Vice-Chancellor’s Desk

The legal education landscape in India underwent a paradigm shift after the establishment of National Law School of India University at Bengaluru in 1986.  Legal historians would scientifically account the legal education’s growth into ‘before’ and ‘after’ NLS.  The impact was that profound. 

With that emerged a unique dual integrated five-year dual degree programme in law.  Probably for the first time ever law was seen as the powerful tool of social transformation.  The students were prepared to apply law beyond the four walls of courtroom; made them to realize their role as ‘social engineers’.  This brought back the sheen and shine of legal education in India.  Naturally the instant success of the model triggered mushrooming growth of National Law Universities (NLUs) across the country.

After making the NLS Bengaluru a great success Prof. N. R. Madhav Menon, established the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS).  Not only the best practices of NLS were sowed into this University, but Prof. Menon also went much beyond.  The entire academic culture of NUJS is built upon three I’s – Innovation, Interdisciplinary and Internationalization.  The NUJS’ intellectual environment believes providing an opportunity for its students and faculty for bold legal experiments. 

All our taught and research courses are unique and unparallel in their own way, providing ample space for the learner to think independently, out-of-the-box and with deeper sense of social-responsibility.  Students and faculty from diverse backgrounds enhance the diversity quotient and make the learning experience truly multicultural.  Enhancing the learning experience by innovating both in curriculum and pedagogy is another unique feature of the University. 

Our students have already proved themselves that, they can solve any complex intertwined legal, social and moral challenges of the real world. 

Although I personally feel in a diverse India it is extremely difficult to weigh any institution against a set standard, NUJS is ranked as among the top four legal institutions in India.  Please do come and explore the intellectually challenging ecosystem at NUJS yourself, that also in a colorful backdrop of the city-of-joy Kolkata.