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NLU Delhi Professor of Practice Recruitment 2026

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Oct. 13, 2026
Professor of Practice (Corporate Industry)Professor of Practice (Law & Technology, AI, Data Governance)

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Vacancies
2
Pay Scale
₹1,50,000 per month (Consolidated)
Age Limit
Not Specified / No Upper Age Limit Mentioned
Job Location
Delhi58New Delhi56

Crucial Recruitment Dates

Official schedule & key deadlines

Published

Oct 12, 2026

2

Starts

Oct 12, 2026

3

Deadline

Oct 31, 2026

4

Exam Date

TBA

Application Window12 – 31 Oct 2026
Exam / Test DateTo Be Announced

Eligibility Criteria & Educational Qualifications

Who is eligible to apply for this recruitment? Check essential educational qualifications, branch/stream criteria, and age limits.

Educational Qualification

Distinguished experts and senior professionals from corporate industry, judiciary (superannuated judges), bureaucracy, senior advocacy, or legal-tech sectors with at least 15 years of service/experience, preferably at a senior level. In accordance with UGC Guidelines, formal academic qualifications and prior academic publications are exempted in lieu of exemplary professional practice.

Age Limit & Relaxations

No specific age limits are prescribed in the official advertisement. Open to active senior practitioners and superannuated judges/bureaucrats with 15+ years of professional standing.

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Selection Procedure & Screening Stages

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Multi-stage interview and rubric-based evaluation procedure.

Online Application & CV/Portfolio Scrutiny

OnlineQualifying Only

Personal Interaction / Selection Committee Presentation

OfflineMerit Scored

Selection will be carried out in accordance with UGC Guidelines for Engaging Professor of Practice. Eligible candidates will be shortlisted based on the scrutiny of their Curriculum Vitae, submitted ideas, professional achievements, and 15+ years of senior-level industry expertise. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interaction/presentation before the duly constituted Selection Committee of National Law University Delhi. No TA/DA is admissible for attending the interaction.

Selection Criteria & Marking Scheme

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Official weightage breakdown, qualification scoring, and interview evaluation criteria.

Evaluation Parameter / ComponentMax Marks / WeightageAssessment Criteria & Guidelines
Professional Standing & Seniority (15+ Years Service)Core EligibilityProven track record at senior executive levels in corporate industry, judiciary, bureaucracy, senior advocacy, or legal technology
Innovative Pedagogy & Course Curriculum DevelopmentTechnical CompetenceVision and actionable proposals for introducing cutting-edge interdisciplinary courses in AI, Data Governance, or Corporate Law
Industry-Academia Collaboration & Student MentorshipPractical ImpactDemonstrated capacity to mentor law students in innovation/entrepreneurship and bridge corporate practice with clinical legal education
Collaborative Research & Policy AdvisoryInstitutional ValuePotential to co-author joint research publications, policy briefs, and consultancy assignments in collaboration with regular NLU Delhi faculty

Aspirant Ground Reality & Career Trajectory

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Practical service rules, posting locations, transfer policy, and promotion ladder curated from official gazettes.

Work Culture & Environment

Office/fieldwork balance, duties, organizational environment.

Professors of Practice at National Law University Delhi operate at the intersection of high-level legal practice and academic excellence. Based at the Dwarka campus, appointees develop specialized industry-aligned electives, deliver seminar lectures, mentor students for moot court competitions and entrepreneurial legal-tech initiatives, and drive policy consultancies alongside regular faculty members.

Posting & Transfer Policy

Initial posting criteria, zone preferences, transfer liability.

Full-time engagement on a purely temporary contractual basis under the UGC Guidelines for Engaging Professor of Practice. Initial appointment is typically for up to 1 year, extendable based on institutional requirements and performance, but confers no right to regularization or regular faculty pensionary benefits.

Career & Promotion Ladder

Promotion timeline, seniority ladder, pay grade scaling.

This is a non-tenure lateral appointment specifically designed for industry veterans and distinguished experts. While there is no traditional promotion ladder into regular academic cadres (such as Professor to Senior Professor), it offers eminent standing, leadership of research centers, and substantial influence on national legal and technology policy.
Crucial Application Warnings & Eligibility Traps

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  • Strict 15-Year Seniority Floor: Only distinguished experts with at least 15 years of proven professional service/practice, preferably at a senior level, are eligible to apply.
  • Online Submission Mandatory: Applications must be submitted through the university's online careers portal (careers.nludelhi.ac.in) by 31.10.2026, 11:59 PM. Incomplete applications or those without the required vision document/CV will be summarily rejected.
  • Application Fee Requirement: A non-refundable fee of ₹1,000/- must be paid online by General and OBC applicants; SC/ST/PwD candidates are exempted.
  • Temporary Contractual Status: The engagement is purely temporary and does not carry retirement, healthcare, or sabbatical entitlements applicable to permanent university faculty.

Category-Wise Vacancy Breakdown & Pay Scale

Detailed post distribution across UR, OBC, EWS, SC, ST quotas and 7th CPC Pay Matrix / Monthly Stipend.

Category-Wise Vacancy Distribution

  • Corporate Industry and Other Organizations1
  • Law & Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance1
Total Vacancies2

Pay Scale & Monthly Remuneration

Fixed consolidated monthly remuneration of ₹1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand). No additional allowances or regular pensionary benefits are admissible.

Consolidated monthly remuneration of ₹1,50,000/- for full-time engagement. Purely temporary contractual appointment under UGC Guidelines for Engaging Professor of Practice in Universities and Colleges, without regular faculty benefits or right to regularization.

How to Apply Online Step-by-Step?

Follow this verified step-by-step application procedure on the official recruitment portal.

Application Procedure

  1. Review the detailed UGC Guidelines for Engaging Professor of Practice linked in the advertisement circular.
  2. Visit the official National Law University Delhi careers portal at careers.nludelhi.ac.in.
  3. Fill out the online application form with personal particulars, professional profile, and area of expertise (Corporate Industry OR Law & Technology/AI/Data Governance).
  4. Upload a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) highlighting 15+ years of senior professional practice, accompanied by your proposed ideas and teaching/research plans for NLU Delhi.
  5. Pay the non-refundable application fee of ₹1,000/- online (SC, ST, and PwD candidates are exempted from the fee).
  6. Submit the completed online application before 31st October, 2026 at 11:59 PM. Candidates may also email their expression of intent to [email protected].

Application Fee & Category Concessions

Non-refundable application fee of ₹1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand) payable online via the careers portal. Candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PwD categories are completely exempted from payment of the application fee.

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Frequently Asked Questions & Crucial Aspirant Queries

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No. In accordance with UGC Guidelines, formal academic qualifications (such as Ph.D. or UGC-NET) and prior academic publication records are not essential, provided the candidate has at least 15 years of exemplary senior-level professional practice.

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