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Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of Jindal Global University Sonipat has appointed 103 new faculty members for this academic year 2020-21, making the number of total faculty members to 425- better than anywhere in India in terms of faculty-student ratio. Out of 103 new members, 42 are Academic Tutors & TRIP Fellows. Further, 76% of the JGLS faculty have at least one international qualification. Nearly 11% of them are international academics, from 24 countries and regions of the world.

In addition to these faculty members, 12 Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court of India and 11 law firm Partners offer 21 specialized elective courses to the students of JGLS under the aegis of the Lawyering Excellence for Advocacy Development (LEAD) Programme and the Corporate Lawyering Advancement through Immersion and Mentoring (CLAIM) Programme.

On the new development, Prof (Dr) C Raj Kumar, Founding Vice-Chancellor of OP Jindal Global University and Founding Dean of JGLS commented:

“This is an incredible milestone for a young law school, which will be celebrating its 11th anniversary at the end of this month. We have recruited some of the most outstanding individuals from India and around the world to be part of a vibrant intellectual community of scholars and researchers. Notwithstanding the COVID-19 crisis and the global pandemic, we are working towards fulfilling our institutional responsibilities and shared commitment to our students and to the larger cause of legal education, research, and social transformation.”

Explaining the rationale behind the recruitment of new faculty members at JGLS, Prof Kumar said:

“Within a short span of eleven years, JGLS has been able to attract and retain faculty members from across the world by focusing on the five core principles: first, providing academic freedom, autonomy, and independence to the faculty members; second, promoting pluralism and celebrating diversity; third, promoting collegiality and teamwork; fourth, focusing on the faculty development programmes to emphasize on knowledge creation, research, publications, and citations; and fifth, maintaining highest ethical standards in professional and personal behaviour.”

24 graduates and post-graduates of JGLS have joined their alma mater to teach and research after completing their higher studies from the world’s leading law schools. Last year, JGLS hired 75 new faculty members, including the likes of veteran Professors Upendra Baxi, BB Pande, MP Singh, and BS Chimni.

Professor (Dr.) S.G. Sreejith, Executive Dean of JGLS observed: 

“JGLS appoints faculty members mindful of, among other relevant things, the vision and philosophy of its programmes and courses. For example, world-class researchers and scholars for supervising Ph.D. students; outstanding faculty possessing specialized knowledge for teaching postgraduate programmes; faculty with rich academic and professional experience for honours and elective courses and; highly qualified, accomplished and well-published faculty for core courses. This approach not only helps JGLS to provide the best and the most broadening learning experience to its students but also evinces our deep commitment to the University Grants Commission and the Bar Council of India regulations regarding faculty appointments”.


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