Notification Assistant-Prof Law

NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY
NAGARBHAVI, BANGALORE-560 242
Notification No.4/2020 dated 24/12/2020

The National Law School of India University (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, ranked first among Law Universities in the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s National
Institute Ranking Framework for the last three years. The University is committed to building on its
historical and to become leading global law school in the next decade. With this in mind, the University
invites applications from talented, committed, and dynamic legal minds for the position of Assistant
Professor (Law) in the following subject areas:
● Property Law
● International Law
● Business/Commercial/Company Law
● Labour Law
● Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law
● Litigation Advocacy
● Alternative Dispute Resolution
● Administrative Law
● Intellectual Property Law
● Environmental Law
● Constitutional Law
S. No. Name of Post Assistant Professor (Law)

1. Vacancies 4 Posts (Total)
● Scheduled Tribe – 1 post
● Unreserved – 3 posts
2. Pay Structure Level 10 as per VII CPC
3. Appointment Permanent basis till the age of superannuation i.e. 65 years
and subject to confirmation after the satisfactory completion
of two years of probation.
4. Qualifications As prescribed in Section I & II.3 of Appendix A
General Conditions:
1. The candidate must be a citizen of India.

2. The prescribed essential qualifications/experience indicated are the bare minimum. Merely
possession of these qualifications/experience will not entitle the candidate(s) to be called for an
interview.
3. The qualifications prescribed in the table above should have been obtained from recognized
Universities/ Institutions.
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4. Interested candidates are required to submit applications through online mode only by completing
the Application Form and uploading copies of all required certificates. Without these certificates,
the application form will not be considered.
5. The Statement of Purpose is a 1-page write up on the applicant's appreciation of the role and
functions of the position of Assistant Professor Law and how he/she can contribute to the
University as well as why he/she considers oneself to be suited for the post.
6. Candidates shall have to produce original documents at the time of interview.
7. Candidates serving in Government/ Public Sector Undertakings (including Boards/ Autonomous
Bodies) are required to submit their ‘No objection Certificate’ from their current employer at the
time of interview, if not submitted earlier.
8. Where the number of applications received in response to this advertisement is large and it may not
be convenient or possible for NLSIU to interview all the candidates, NLSIU reserves the right to
restrict the number of candidates to be called for interviews to a reasonable limit.
9. No correspondence whatsoever will be entertained from candidates regarding conduct/result of the
interview and reasons for not being called for an interview.
10. Canvassing in any form/bringing in any influence political or otherwise will be treated as a
disqualification for the Post.
11. NLSIU reserves the right of not filling the post advertised and /or filling vacancies irrespective of the
post applied for.
12. If information given in an application is found to be incorrect/false, at any stage, the Candidature is
liable to be cancelled and any appointment made is also liable to be terminated.
13. Last date for submission of the application is24th January, 2021.
14. The shortlisted candidates will be intimated through email.
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 24th
January, 2021.
For any clarifications in this regard, you may contact the University at the following numbers:
Name of the Contact Persons :Ms. Beena and Ms. Savithri
Phone : 080-23160537/23213160/23160533
Email: [email protected]
Bangalore REGISTRAR
24thDecember, 2020
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Appendix A
NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT TO REGULAR POSTS OF TEACHERS IN THE
UNIVERSITY
(PER UGC REGULATIONS, 2018)1
I. Essential Qualifications for All Posts
1. A Master‘s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading
system is followed).
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
II. Eligibility for various Posts
1. PROFESSOR (LAW)
A.
(i) An eminent scholar having a Ph.D. degree in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline, and published
work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with, a minimum of 10
research publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals and a total research score of 120 as per
the UGC Regulations, 2018;
(ii) A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university/college as an Assistant Professor /Associate
Professor/Professor, and/or research experience at equivalent level at the University/National Level
Institutions with evidence of having successfully guided doctoral candidate;
OR
B. An outstanding professional, having a Ph.D. degree in the relevant/allied/applied disciplines, from any
academic institutions/ industry, who has made significant contribution to the knowledge in the
concerned/allied/relevant discipline, supported by documentary evidence provided he/she has ten years’
experience.
2. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (LAW)
(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 the 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.
1UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and
Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018
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3. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (LAW/ SOCIAL SCIENCES)
A. The candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR,
or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET subject to following exemptions:
(i) Ph.D Degree holders may be exempted. Provided, candidates who have registered for the Ph.D.
programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:-
a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;
b) The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners;
c) An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;
d) The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which
at least one is in a refereed journal;
e) The candidate has presented at least two papers based on his/her Ph.D work in
conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC / ICSSR/ CSIR or any
similar agency.
(ii) Candidates who completed Masters Programmes in disciplines for which NET/ SLET/ SET is
not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC
OR
B. The Ph.D degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among top 500 in
the World University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following: (i) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
(ii) the Times Higher Education (THE) or (iii) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of
the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).
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NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY

NAGARBHAVI, BANGALORE-560 242

Notification No.4/2020 dated 24/12/2020

S. No. Name of Post Assistant Professor (Law)

1. The candidate must be a citizen of India.

NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE

I. Essential Qualifications for All Posts

II. Eligibility for various Posts

2. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (LAW)

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