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    • Administration

    University Council

    • Vice-Chancellor – Chairperson
    • Registrar – Member
    • Finance Officer – Member
    • People and Culture Officer – Member
    • Dean (Research) – Member
    • Dean (Academics) – Member
    • Dean (Students) – Member
    • Chief Technical Officer – Member
    • Director – Communications & External Relations – Member
    • Chief Operating Officer – Member Secretary

    Financial Aid Committee:

    • Dr. N S Nigam, Registrar
    • Ms. Kalpana Srinivas, CFO
    • Ms. Sneha Kumari, Assistant Registrar
    • Ms. Shruthi S.P, Accountant

    Academics

    1. Academic Review Committee: Under the NLSIU Academic and Examination Regulations 2022 (available here), 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
    • Dean – Students & 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. Della Marks, Mr. Arnav Sharma
    • The Disciplinary Matters Advisory Review and Investigation Committee (DARIC): Prof. (Dr.) TS Somashekar (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: Mr. Manish, Ms. Varsha Aithala
    • 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. 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)