Associate Professor and Assistant Professor at NLU Odisha [5 Seats, Salary Rs 57K to 1.31L]: Apply Now!

About National Law University Odisha

National Law University Odisha, a premier Law University in India inviting applications in the prescribed format for the following faculty positions on regular basis. The qualification is as per the UGC 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.

About the Job

National Law University Odisha, Cuttack invites application for the post of Associate Professor (Law) and Assistant Professor (Law).

Name of the Post: Associate Professor (Law) and Assistant Professor (Law)

No. of Post:

Associate Professor (Law): 02 (Two)

Assistant Professor (Law): 03 (Three)

Eligibility

Associate Professor (Law)

• A good academic record, with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant disciplines.
• A master’s degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a pointscale, wherever the grading system is followed).
• 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 given in Appendix II, Table 2 (check notification).

Assistant Professor (Law)

A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian university, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. Relaxations of 5% shall be allowed at the Master Level for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / OBC (NCL) / Differently Abled Category for the purpose of eligibility and assessing good academic record for direct recruitment. The eligibility marks of 55% (or equivalent grade) and the relaxation of 5% to the above-mentioned categories are permissible, based only on the qualifying marks without including any grace marks procedure. ii. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, 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 or who are or have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from time to time as the case may be exempted from NET/SLET/SET: Provided, the candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Byelaws/Regulations of the Institution awarding the degree and such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to the fulfilment 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 is 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; Or

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).

Salary

• Associate Professor (Law): Academic Level 13A with rationalized entry pay of Rs. 1, 31, 400/-
• Assistant Professor (Law): Academic Level 10 with Rationalized Entry Pay of Rs. 57,700/

Deadline

06 Aug 2025

Application Procedure

Interested candidates are required to submit in their application in the prescribed format and shall submit it to Registrar, National Law University Odisha, Kathjodi Campus, CDA-13,Cuttack-753 015.

The official notification is here.