
Chair on Consumer Law and Practice, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution of India
The Chair on Consumer Law and Practice (CLAP) was established in August 2008, by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi at NLSIU to…

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Chair on Intellectual Property Rights
The DPIIT Chair on IPR promotes teaching and research in Intellectual Property Rights at NLSIU. This Chair was initially set up under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, GoI, and is now under the Department…

Department of Revenue Chair
The Department of Revenue Chair set up by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, GoI at NLSIU with a vision to carry out the following tasks: Teaching at NLSIU: Impart training in the field…

Ford Foundation Chair on Public Interest Law
The purpose of the Chair is to enable the NLSIU to further conceptualise the study and practice of Public Interest Law in India and in the dissemination of India’s experience world wide, keeping in view…

HAL Defence Public Sector Undertaking Chair in Business Laws
The HAL Chair was set up in 2012 under an MoU that was signed between the National Law School of India University and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bengaluru. The key objectives of this Chair include the…

IBA-CLE Professorial Chair on Continuing Legal Education
The NLSIU has laid firm foundation in the sphere of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programmes. The International Bar Association (IBA) has established an Endowment Chair in this regard. The University has been conducting series of…

ICICI Professorial Chair on Business Laws
ICICI, the leading financial institution in India and abroad has established an Endowment Chair in Business Laws. The activities of the Chair would include initiation of measures to enhance the academic quality in this discipline…

Ministry of Commerce Chair on WTO
NLSIU has been able to establish this Chair with the support of Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. The Chair designs courses on multilateral trade negotiation skills, International commercial transactions, and international arbitration for students…

Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Chair on Urban Poor and the Law
The Chair on Urban Poor and the Law was established at NLS with the vision of engaging the concerned stakeholders to address the problems of the subaltern in the urban milieu & explore for solutions…

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Chair on Juvenile Justice
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has established a Chair on Juvenile Justice at the National Law School with an endowment. The Chair will undertake, coordinate and manage studies, academic courses, training, curriculum development…

M.K. Nambyar Chair on Constitutional Law
One of the leading lawyers of the country Mr. K.K. Venugopal created an endowment in the name of his illustrious father M.K. Nambyar to establish the first Chair on Constitutional Law at NLSIU. Chair Professor…

Ness Wadia Foundation Chair
This Endowment Chair was set up with the support of the Sir Ness Wadia Foundation, Bombay in 1992 for carrying out research work by the National Law School of India University. Chair Professor (In Charge):…

NHRC (National Human Rights Commission) Chair on Human Rights
The NIHR entered into an agreement with NHRC to establish the National Human Rights Commission’s Chair on Human Rights at NLSIU in November 1998. The Chair envisages an ambitious three-pronged programme of human rights promotion,…

Reliance Chair on Corporate Law and Governance
This Endowment Chair was instituted with the support of Reliance Industries Limited. The Chair will be undertaking extensive fundamental and applied research in the areas of Corporate Governance, Accountability, Corporate Ethics, Shareholder’s Democracy, etc. Besides…

D C Singhania Chair on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
This Chair on ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’ was instituted by the University through an endowment from M/s. Singhania & Co., New Delhi . The activities of the Chair include teaching, research, training, documentation, publication and establishment…