The National Law School of India University (“NLSIU”) established under the National Law School of India Act, 1986, invites quotations from book vendors, publishers, and journal suppliers for the procurement of books and bound journal volumes for the period starting from May 1, 2025, to March 31, 2027.
Date of Issue of Quotation: 03.04.2025
Last Date of Submission: Up to 5 PM on 17.04.2025
For more details along with the terms and conditions, please read the following:
NLSIU invites interested persons to offer Elective Courses at the University in the first trimester (July 1, 2025 to September 19, 2025) of the Academic Year 2025-26.
An elective course at NLSIU requires 40 hours of classroom engagement. These courses may be delivered in the following format:
Full Term Elective with 40 hours of classroom engagement spread across 10 weeks (July 1, 2025 to September 19, 2025). All classes of full-term elective courses shall be conducted in-person on campus. On request, the University may support Visiting Faculty with an Academic Associate to assist with the delivery of the course.
Elective Courses vary in their focus and pedagogy. Three types of Elective Courses are common at NLSIU:
All classes shall be held between 9 am and 7 pm on weekdays only. Most elective courses are usually scheduled between 2 pm and 7 pm.
The University will reimburse one economy-class airfare, to-and-fro from Bengaluru for domestic flights only. The University will make necessary arrangements for accommodation for individuals selected to teach electives after mutual discussion for initial 10 days from the commencement of the Trimester only. The University will not be able to provide any reimbursement for international flights.
Individuals who are desirous of teaching elective courses at NLSIU must invariably possess a graduate and post-graduate degree in law or the Social Sciences. Post-qualification experience of 3 years or more will be preferred. Alternatively, they may have at least 7-10 years of post-qualification experience in legal practice. Individuals who have published widely in their fields of expertise, shall be preferred.
To apply, kindly fill out the form here. The last date to submit the form has been extended to May 13, 2025.
Your proposal shall be reviewed by the Academic Review Committee (ARC) of the University. The course shall be finalised after registration of choices by students. Please note that a course is offered only if it meets: (1) the approval of the ARC, and (2) a minimum number of students as required by the University’s Academic Regulations subscribe for the course.
For any academic queries please contact Dr. Harisankar K Sathyapalan at . For any other queries, please contact Mr. Shailendra Pratap Singh at .
Here are some FAQs that will help you gain a better understanding of the electives courses and the process for applying to teach these courses. To know more, please click here.
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) invites applications for the position (1 vacancy) of Department of Revenue (DOR) Chair Professor. This is a full time position, based out of the NLSIU campus in Bengaluru on contract basis for 5 years (extendable) or till the age of superannuation i.e., 65 years, whichever is earlier.
NLSIU was established in 1987 and is a premier institution for legal excellence in India. The University has remained the undoubted leader in legal education and research in India and has been ranked first among Law Universities in the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s National Institute Ranking Framework for the last seven years.
NLSIU along with the Department of Revenue, Government of India, has established the Department of Revenue (DOR) to recognize scholars and teachers in the field of taxation law, anti-corruption, and foreign exchange regulation, with the aim of producing high quality research, strengthening pedagogy, engaging in public policy dialogue and attracting world class researchers and academicians to the University.
The Department of Revenue (DOR) Chair Professor will engage in research in areas of direct and indirect tax laws to (i) strengthen the working capacity of DoR in areas of legal and policy research, (ii) to build and maintain an updated knowledge database in tax law and related areas, (iii) to act as a ‘think-tank’ for DoR, and (iv) to provide necessary legal advice on demand and to support DoR in capacity building.
The Chair Professor will lead research and scholarship and mentor faculty in taxation at the University. The Chair Professor will participate in the teaching of taxation law to undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students. The Chair Professor will be expected to publish high-quality research in taxation law in top ranking publications, globally. The Chair Professor will also extend training to DoR officers in Laws by way of seminars, conferences organised by NLSIU from time to time, and provide legal advice and capacity building to DoR personnel.
Interested individuals are requested to go through the University’s website, fill in the Application Form and upload the certificates to support their claim for educational qualifications, age, experience etc. on or before the deadline.
Please note: The shortlisted candidates will be intimated through email.
Last date for submission of the application has been extended to April 29, 2025 (5 pm). | View Official Notification | View Corrigendum
For any clarifications in this regard, you may contact the University at .
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) invites applications for the position (2 vacancies) of Executive – Professional and Continuing Education (PACE). This is a full time position, based out of the NLSIU campus in Bengaluru.
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) was established in 1987 to be a pioneer in legal education. Over the last three decades the University has consistently been an innovative leader in legal education and research in India and has been ranked First among Law Universities in the National Institute Ranking Framework for the last seven years.
The University is committed to building on its legacy to become a leading Asian and Global law school in the next decade. In recognition of its mission to promote excellence in legal education, and to broaden access to the highest standards of learning in the law for all, NLSIU’s Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) Team provides a post-graduate master’s degree, and several post-graduate diplomas for students from all backgrounds. The PACE team designs and delivers training programmes for several leading organizations and government agencies. These programmes blend a deep understanding of the theoretical aspects of the law, practical know-how, and applications and examples from the field.
The PACE (Professional and Continuing Education) department invites online applications for Executive (2 vacancies) for a period of 1 year (extendable). NLSIU invites candidates with no previous academic university experience and from a diversity of careers to apply for the position.
NLSIU is looking to hire a full-time, on-campus PACE Executive. Responsibilities will broadly include coordinating learning and delivery design of classes along with the logistics of examination processes for different programmes. The role will facilitate the academic administration of degree/diploma/certificate and training programmes run by PACE and will report to the Director, PACE.
Roles and Responsibilities
The ideal candidate must have the following skills and qualifications:
Essential Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications
Essential Experience
Desirable Experience
Skills
NLSIU is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our institution.
Please fill this application form and include the following documents:
Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.
The last date for submission of applications has been extended to 5:00 PM, April 24, 2025.
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) invites applications for a full-time on-campus Legal Officer for a period of one year (extendable).
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) was established in 1987 to be a pioneer in legal education. Over the last three decades the University has consistently been an innovative leader in legal education and research in India and has been ranked First among Law Universities in the National Institute Ranking Framework for the last seven years.
NLSIU invites applications for a full-time on-campus Legal Officer for a period of one year (extendable). Candidates with no previous academic university experience and from a diversity of careers are encouraged to apply for the position. Candidates who have taken a career break or are transitioning between careers are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities will broadly include – Providing legal advice on a variety of issues; Managing the University’s litigation; Drafting, negotiating and reviewing policies, notices, agreements, contracts and legal advice on RTIs. The role will work closely with various departments and will report to the Registrar and Vice Chancellor. Key enablers of success in this role include the ability to collaborate and communicate complex legal and policy matters in an understandable, practical manner, to connect legal principles with practical actions, and to understand the unique landscape of an academic institution while providing legal advice and solutions.
The Legal Officer will be responsible for undertaking the following tasks:
Essential Qualifications
(i) A degree in law from a reputed university
(ii) Professional license to practice law
Desirable Qualifications
(i) Post graduate degree in law
Essential Experience
(i) Four (4+) years of post-qualification experience
Desirable Experience
(i) Experience as an in-house legal counsel or litigation experience is desirable
Skills
Salary will be commensurate to the candidate’s educational background, qualifications, and relevant experience.
Please fill this application form and include the following documents:
Interested candidates may apply by filling out the form.
The first round of reviews will take place on April 3, 2025 (5 pm).
The second round of reviews will take place on April 11, 2025 (5 pm).
Applications received shall be considered on a rolling basis.
NLSIU is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our institution.
The Centre for Women and the Law (CWL), along with Aweksha, is organising a release event of ‘A Legal Handbook on Domestic Violence Laws: A Practical Guide,’ at the NLS campus on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The handbook will be released by Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav, High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru.
Please note: Guest entry for the event will be restricted to Gate 3. If you are interested in attending the release, please RSVP here.
This handbook draws from four decades of experience in supporting survivors of gender-based violence, particularly domestic violence. While legal reforms have criminalized domestic abuse and provided protective measures, many women still face challenges in accessing justice due to a lack of information and legal literacy.
Despite legal advancements, many women still struggle to navigate the justice system. This handbook bridges that gap by simplifying legal processes, explaining complaint procedures, and outlining key legal provisions. It offers step-by-step guidance on documentation, civil and criminal matrimonial laws, and essential safety measures. Designed as a practical tool, the handbook aims to transform legal awareness into action, empowering women with the knowledge needed to access justice effectively.
Aweksha (Sanskrit for “Care”) is a Bengaluru-based women’s trust with a strong foundation in gender justice and years of grassroots-level experience. Committed to ending Gender-Based Violence (GBV), with a particular emphasis on Violence Against Women (VAW), Aweksha focuses on creating resilient feminist networks that serve as vital support systems for survivors of abuse. Our work is centred on building trauma-informed safe spaces that foster healing and recovery while addressing gender-based violence through crisis intervention, research, capacity-building, and advocacy. Aweksha recognises that VAW is a systemic issue and a significant public health concern. Our survivor-centric, process-driven, and holistic approach prioritizes the needs of survivors, ensuring they receive the necessary support to make empowered decisions. Through our efforts, we strive to strengthen collective resistance to violence and drive systemic change — bringing justice within reach for all.
11.00 AM: Welcome Address by Kajol, Aweksha
11.05 AM: Release of the Handbook by Honourable Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav, High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore
11.17 AM: Presentation of the Handbook
11.29 AM: Address by Honourable Justice
11.34 AM: Introduction: Why a Handbook on Domestic Violence? by Rahul Raman, Assistant Professor of Law, NLSIU
11.41 AM: Challenges in Preparing the Handbook by Shreya Sunny, Research Associate, C-HELP
11.56 AM: Ground Realities in Implementing the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 by Manoranjini Thomas Kundal, Advocate, High Court of Karnataka
12.06 AM: Taking Law Beyond Classrooms by Noor Ameena, Co-Director, CWL and Assistant Professor, NLSIU
12.16 AM: Survivor Testimonies
12.26 AM: Concluding Remarks by Donna Fernandes, President, Aweksha
The Centre for Women and the Law (CWL) is organising a book talk event by Dr. Radhika Govinda, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Director of GENDER.ED, University of Edinburgh, on her book ‘Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation.’ The event will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 between 5 pm and 6.30 pm at the NLSIU library basement.
Dr. Ashwini Tambe, Director of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Professor of WGSS and History, George Washington University, who is currently in Bengaluru as a Fulbright scholar will be the discussant of the book. Dr. Debangana Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, Social Sciences, NLSIU & Co-Director, CWL, will be the moderator of the discussion.
Registration is mandatory for visitors from outside the NLS community. You can register for the talk here.
‘Insights, Dilemmas and Hopes in Cultivating Knowledge on Feminist Politics in India’
This discussion is a meditation on some of the insights, dilemmas and hopes I have encountered when engaging in knowledge-making on feminist politics in India and beyond. It draws on my engagement – spanning fifteen years and four case studies – with questions of intersectionality, coloniality and neoliberalism in feminist activism, development practice and knowledge production. I reflect on the construction and continued use of the ‘third world woman’ trope, the impact of professionalization of feminism on knowledge-making, the exclusion and erasures in such knowledge-making, and the challenges in decentring northern hegemony in women’s and gender studies and in decolonizing feminist classrooms. My motivation behind these reflections is to disrupt the idea of sanitised linear accounts of feminist knowledge production. The discussion is drawn from my new book, ‘Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation’.
Dr. Arun K. Thiruvengadam, Professor of Law at NLSIU is one of three editors who worked together to curate the works of Professor Upendra Baxi across four volumes of a series titled ‘Law, Justice, Society: Selected Works of Upendra Baxi.’ This set, published by Oxford University Press, was released at an event organised at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi on March 04, 2025. Hon’ble Mrs Justice B. V. Nagarathna, Supreme Court of India presided over the event and delivered the keynote address, where she paid tribute to Professor Baxi’s manifold contributions to the Indian legal system. The event featured presentations on each of the four volumes by the editors, and a short response by Professor Baxi.
Prof. (Dr.) Arun K. Thiruvengadam said: “It was an honour to be invited to curate the works of Professor Baxi on the broad theme of constitutionalism. Professor Baxi is one of the leading scholars of Indian constitutional law and has also contributed important works to the related field of comparative constitutional law. Every student of public law will encounter one or more of Professor Baxi’s varied contributions while making her way through the corpus of scholarly work in this field. Teachers of constitutional law will have particular favourites that they assign as part of their syllabus because of Professor Baxi’s inimitable writing style, and his ability to both zero in on critical issues and provide an unusual perspective to the issues he chooses to focus upon.”
“This project enabled me to read (and re-read) Professor Baxi’s large body of work that he has produced across nearly seven decades. The volume contains 15 works written between 1969 and 2014, which showcase a small part of that vast oeuvre. In my introduction to Volume 2, I have tried to situate these fifteen works within the fields of Indian constitutional law and comparative constitutional law, while identifying some distinguishing features of each work. The 15 works include some classic and much cited works of Baxi, as well as some little known works that deserve recognition because of their prescient observations. They also include extracts from two book-length works that are regarded as classic analyses of the working of the Indian Supreme Court through the tumultuous 1970s and 1980s. The long interview extending to 50 pages allowed me to explore the background context of these works, and Professor Baxi provides some fascinating anecdotes and details about these pieces.”
“Following Professor Baxi’s example, this is not a work of hagiography. The 15 works include pieces that were — and will continue to be — controversial. Professor Baxi responds to these controversies in some parts of the interview and asks readers to judge these works for themselves. It is commendable that Professor Baxi never sought to moderate or influence the choices made by the individual editors on the works that have ultimately been included. I believe that the volume will offer much, both to the diligent follower of Professor Baxi on constitutionalism, and to the reader who is encountering the irrepressible Baxi for the first time on the page.”
Widely regarded as one of the most eminent legal thinkers of India, Professor Baxi is a leading scholar on matters relating to human rights, legal and social theory, and comparative constitutional law and theory.
The set is divided across four themes: ‘Human Rights’ (Vol. 1), ‘Constitutionalism’ (Vol. 2), ‘Law and Society’ (Vol. 3) and ‘Legal Education’ (Vol. 4). Professor Thiruvengadam served as the editor of the second volume on ‘Constitutionalism.’ Structurally, the essays in each volume are introduced by the volume editor, an expert in the field, who provides an assessment of Baxi’s works over the years. Each volume contains an interview between the editor and Professor Baxi, contextualising the latter’s research and discussing the themes covered. The respective volumes essentially conserve and reflect on pedagogical and research contributions made by Baxi to the concepts of law, justice, and society. (Source: Oxford University Press)
The other editors of the book are Amita Dhanda, Professor Emerita, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (who edited both volumes 1 and 4), and Kalpana Kannabiran, Distinguished Professor, Council for Social Development, New Delhi.
Professor Baxi said, “I deeply appreciate the immense dedication of the editors who have devoted nearly a generation to these four volumes. Their careful selection of articles, themes and discussions aim to make my writings more relevant to the present and future generations. I wished them luck then and I wish them luck now in their noble endeavour. I hope these volumes encourage meaningful engagement with the ever-evolving discourse on law, justice, and society.”
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) invites applications for admission to the fifth edition of the Foundations for Legal Education (FLE) Certificate Course for 2024.
Moving from high school to law school is challenging for students – and NLSIU’s Foundations for a Legal Education can set you on the path to acquire the skills and intellectual abilities you need to make this journey easy and effective. In a dynamic four-week curriculum, the FLE Course will introduce you to:
We have curated a new faculty lineup for delivery of the FLE course. Additionally, we have meticulously re-designed the curriculum based on feedback from earlier iterations. The study of law demands specialised skill sets that young individuals may not have exposure to, and the FLE aims to bridge this gap. This course is open to high-school students, graduates and professionals keen to improve their comprehension, articulation, and reasoning abilities.
Applications for the FLE Course are now open! To know more and apply, visit our FLE Course page on the PACE website. The course will begin on May 6, 2025 and end on May 30, 2025.
The deadline for application submission is May 4, 2025, by 11:59 pm (IST).
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) invites applications for the position (1 vacancy) of Manager – Admissions. This is a full time position, based out of the NLSIU campus in Bengaluru.
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) was established in 1987 to be a pioneer in legal education. Over the last three decades the University has consistently been an innovative leader in legal education and research in India and has been ranked First among Law Universities in the National Institute Ranking Framework for the last seven years.
The University invites online applications from accomplished professionals for the position of Manager – Admissions. This is a full-time position, based out of the NLSIU campus in Bengaluru involving field and desk work, and will report to the Director – Communications and External Relations, NLSIU.
A. Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
B. Experience and Skills
C. Role and Responsibilities
The Manager – Admissions will report to the Director Communications and External Relations and work closely with the Academic Administration and the Professional and Continuing Education (PACE), department.
The Manager – Admissions will be responsible for:
D. Tenure
Permanent basis till the age of superannuation i.e. 60 years, subject to confirmation after the satisfactory completion of two year’s probation.
Please use the Google form here to apply.
Learn more about the role and application process here.
Interested individuals are requested to go through the role description, fill in the Application Form and upload the certificates to support their claim for educational qualifications, age, experience etc., on or before April 8, 2025 (5 pm).
