Committees & Chairs at NLSIU

Administration

University Council

  • Vice-Chancellor – Chairperson
  • Registrar – Member
  • Academic Review Committee – Members
  • Chief Finance Officer – Member
  • Chief Operating Officer – Member

Financial Aid Committee:

  • Dr. N S Nigam, Registrar
  • Ms. Kalpana Srinivas, CFO
  • Ms. Sunita Prabhu, SWO
  • Ms. Sneha Kumari, Senior Manager, AAD
  • Ms. Shruthi S.P, Accountant

Academics

1. Academic Review Committee: Under the NLSIU Academic and Examination Regulations 2022, the Vice-Chancellor shall constitute Programme Chairs for two years. The Academic Review Committee comprises the Academic Dean along with all programme Chairs and Vice Chairs.

  • Dean – Academics & LLM Chair: Dr. Saurabh Bhattacharjee
  • BA LLB Chair: Dr. Harisankar K S
  • BA LLB Vice Chair 1: Dr. Ashrita Prasad
  • BA LLB Vice Chair 2: Dr. Karthick Ram Manoharan
  • LLB Chair: Dr. Betsy V Rajasingh
  • LLB Vice Chair: Dr. Rahul Hemrajani
  • LLM Vice Chair: Dr. Ashna Singh
  • MPP Chair: Dr. Sneha Thapliyal
  • MPP Vice Chair: Dr. Devyani Pande

2. BA LLB (Hons) Curriculum Review Steering Committee: Dr. Aparna Chandra, Dr. Rinku Lamba, Mr. Manish

3. Professional and Continuing Education: Dr. Sudhanshu Kumar and Mr. Harsha N, Co-Directors

4. Director – Clinics: Ms. Darshana Mitra

Research

  • Dean – Research: Dr. Mrinal Satish
  • Assistant Dean – Research: Mr. Sidharth Chauhan & Dr. Debangana Chatterjee
  • PhD Programme Chair: Dr. Arun K Thiruvengadam
  • PhD Programme Vice Chair: Dr. Sushmita Pati 
  • Academic Fellowship Programme: Dr. Debangana Chatterjee
  • Journals Patron: Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy
  • Ethics Review Board: Dr. Sushmita Pati, Dr. Gayathri Naik, Dr. Sharada Shinde
  • NLS Archives: Ms. Ammel Sharon, Dr. Megha Sharma

Library Committee

  • Dr. Rinku Lamba – Chairperson
  • Ms. Sanyukta Chowdhury – Member
  • Ms. Meenakshi Ramkumar – Member
  • Dr. Chandrabhan P. Yadav – Member
  • Dr. Kena Wani – Member
  • Ms.Padmini Baruah – Member

Conduct & Safety

  • Anti Ragging Squad: Prof. Nandimath, Ms. Sunita Prabhu, Ms. Della Marks, Mr. Arnav Sharma
  • The Disciplinary Matters Advisory Review and Investigation Committee (DARIC): Dr. Sneha Thapliyal (Chairperson), Dr. Suryaprakash Misra, Ms. Jasmine Joseph
  • Sexual Harassment Inquiry Committee (SHARIC): Dr. Rinku Lamba, Ms. Nikita Ahalyan, Mr. Balu Nair, Ms. Devyani Srivastava, Ms. Veena Krishnan (external member), & Ayushi Jain (Student representative)
  • Sexual Harassment Policy Advisor (SHPA): Ms. Aparajita Lath
  • Equal Opportunity Cell: Dr. Sanjay Jain, Dr. Nagarathna A, Dr. Manpreet Singh Dhillon
  • Complaint Officer under Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019: Dr. Nagarathna A
  • Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Coordinator: Dr. T S Somashekar

Campus & Student Life

  • Intellectual Life: Faculty Seminars and University Lectures: Dr. Arul Scaria, Dr. Karthick R M, Ms. Ammel Sharon
  • Campus Life (Events): Campus & Residential Life Team
  • Careers and Internships: Ms. Sahana Ramesh, Mr. Manish
  • Student and Faculty Exchange Programme: Ms. Radhika Chitkara, Dr. Anwesha Ghosh
  • Faculty Team for Mental Health: Mr. Sidharth Chauhan & Dr. Betsy Rajasingh
  • Writing Centre – Co-Directors: Ms.Ammel Sharon, Ms. Nishtha Vadera, Ms. Diya Deviah, Ms. Shivani Pegatraju
    and Ms. Meenakshi Ramkumar

College Mentors:

Mr. Kunal Ambasta
Ms. Aishwarya Birla
Mr. Rahul Raman
Ms. Keerthana V

SBA Advisors:

  • Faculty Advisor & Student Affairs: Mr. Rahul Raman and Dr. Megha Sharma
  • ADR Board: Ms. Sahana Ramesh
  • Literary & Debating Society: Dr. Sudheesh R C
  • Academic Support Program: Mr. Sidharth Chauhan & Dr. Betsy Rajasingh
  • Moot Court Society: Mr. Pranav Verma
  • Legal Services Clinic: Ms. Darshana Mitra (Director-Clinics)

Residence Life

Wardens:

  • Dr. Aniket Nandan (Chief Warden)
  • D. Anviksha Drall (Women’s Halls)
  • Dr. Dayal P (Men’s Halls)
  • Dr. Vijayamba R (Women’s Halls)
  • Dr. Sulok (Men’s Halls)