Faculty Recruitment 2026 at National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. Apply by 2nd January 2026.
Faculty Recruitment 2026 at National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. Apply by 2nd January 2026.
About NLSIU, Bengaluru:
NLSIU, established in 1986 as India’s first National Law University, has led legal education reforms for nearly four decades. It pioneered the five‑year BA LLB (Hons) in 1988, later adding LLM, MPP, PhD, and the three‑year LLB (Hons) in 2022. In 2025, it introduced India’s first BA (Hons) programme by a professional law university. Consistently ranked #1 in the NIRF and other rankings, including 2024 and 2025, NLSIU remains the country’s premier institution for legal education and research.
Call for Applications: Faculty Positions at NLSIU
The University invites applications from accomplished, committed, and dynamic individuals for the following positions. Please click on the titles to view the official notifications of each position with roles and responsibilities.
Available Positions:
1. Assistant Professor (Law) (5 year contract): 06 vacancies
Pay Structure: Level 10, As per VII CPC
Essential Qualification:
- A Master‘s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed).
- A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the graduate and master’s level for the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Differently-abled categories for the purpose of eligibility and for assessing good academic record during direct recruitment to teaching positions.
- A relaxation of 5%, may be provided, to the Ph.D Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19 September, 1991.
- The eligibility marks of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in a point scale prescribed by these regulations and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based on only the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedures.
2. Assistant Professor (Law): 03 vacancies
Pay Structure: Level 10, As per VII CPC
Appointment: Permanent basis till the age of superannuation i.e. 65 years, subject to confirmation after the satisfactory completion of two years’ probation.
Essential Qualifications:
- A Master‘s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed).
- A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the graduate and master’s level for the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Differently-abled categories for the purpose of eligibility and for assessing good academic record during direct recruitment to teaching positions.
- A relaxation of 5%, may be provided, to the Ph.D Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19 September, 1991.
- The eligibility marks of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in a point scale prescribed by these regulations and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based on only the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedures.
Eligibility:
- NET/SLET/SET Requirement
- Candidate must have cleared UGC NET, CSIR NET, or a similar test accredited by the UGC (like SLET/SET).
- Exemptions for Ph.D. Holders
- Ph.D. degree holders may be exempted from NET/SLET/SET, subject to conditions:
- Ph.D. registered before July 11, 2009 must meet all of the following:
- Awarded in regular mode
- Thesis evaluated by two external examiners
- Open viva voce conducted
- At least two research papers published from Ph.D. work (one in a refereed journal)
- At least two conference/seminar presentations based on Ph.D. work, supported by UGC/ICSSR/CSIR or similar agency
- Candidates with Master’s degrees in disciplines where NET/SLET/SET is not conducted are also exempt.
- Foreign Ph.D. Holders
- Ph.D. obtained from a foreign university/institution ranked among the top 500 globally (by QS, THE, or ARWU rankings) is valid for eligibility.
3. Associate Professor (Law): 03 vacancies
Pay Structure: Level 13A, As per VII CPC
Appointment: Permanent basis till the age of superannuation i.e. 65 years, subject to confirmation after the satisfactory completion of two years’ probation.
Essential Qualifications:
- A Master‘s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed).
- A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the graduate and master’s level for the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Differently-abled categories for the purpose of eligibility and for assessing good academic record during direct recruitment to teaching positions.
- A relaxation of 5%, may be provided, to the Ph.D Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19 September, 1991.
- The eligibility marks of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in a point scale prescribed by these regulations and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based on only the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedures.
Eligibility:
(i) A good academic record, with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant disciplines.
(ii) A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and / or research in an academic/research position
equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry
with a minimum of seven publications in peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals and a total research score
of Seventy five (75) as per the criteria as per the UGC Regulations, 2018.
Submission Deadline:
2nd January 2026 (5 PM IST).
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