West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

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{{short description|Law university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India}}
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{{Infobox university
|name = West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
|image = West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Logo.svg
|image_upright = .7
|motto = {{lang|sa|yuktī hīne vicāre tu dharmahāni prajāyate}}
|mottoeng=Judgment Devoid of Logic Destroys Dharma
|established = {{start date and age|1999}}
|type = [[National Law University]]
|accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mitra |first=Dipawali |date=14 December 2024 |title=NAAC awards A+ grade to NUJS |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/naac-awards-a-grade-to-nujs/articleshow/116322745.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214181556/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/naac-awards-a-grade-to-nujs/articleshowprint/116322745.cms |archive-date=14 December 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 December 2024}}</ref>
|chancellor = [[Chief Justice of India]]
|vice_chancellor = O. V. Nandimath<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bose |first=Tanusree |date=19 October 2025 |title=WB NUJS to get new vice chancellor, CJI B R Gavai picks O V Nandimath as replacement for outgoing VC N K Chakrabarti |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/wb-nujs-to-get-new-vice-chancellor-cji-b-r-gavai-picks-o-v-nandimath-10316404/ |url-status=live |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref>
| budget = {{INRConvert|31.41|c}}<br />{{small|([[Fiscal year|FY]]2023–24 est.)}}<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| academic_staff = 66 ({{small|2025}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| students = 1,030 ({{small|2025}})<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2025 |url=https://www.nujs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/The-West-Bengal-National-University-of-Juridical-Sciences20250127-.pdf |publisher=WB National University of Juridicial Sciences}}</ref>
| undergrad = 714 ({{small|2025}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| postgrad = 100 ({{small|2025}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral = 216 ({{small|2025}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
|city = [[Kolkata]]
|state = [[West Bengal]]
|country = India
|coordinates = {{coord|21|8|1.65|N|82|46|44.16|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
|campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
|website = {{Official URL}}
|founder = [[N. R. Madhava Menon]]
| top_free_label = Recognition
| top_free = [[Bar Council of India|BCI]]
|academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]|[[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]}}
}}
The '''West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences''' ('''WBNUJS''' or '''NUJS''' or '''NLU Kolkata''') is a [[National Law Universities|National Law University]] (NLU) located in [[Bidhannagar]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://onlinecourses.nujs.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518041106/http://onlinecourses.nujs.edu/ |archive-date=18 May 2016 |title=NUJS Online Courses - Home}}</ref> In 2024, it was ranked 4th among law colleges in India by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]]<ref name=":0" /> and 2nd by ''[[India Today]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/bestcolleges/2021/ranks/1836829?page=1|title=Best LAW Colleges 2021: List of Top LAW Colleges 2021 in India - Page1}}</ref> It comes under the exclusive chancellorship and purview of the [[Chief Justice of India]] and is considered to be one of the best [[Law school|law schools]] in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About NUJS |url=https://www.nujs.edu/home/about-nujs/ |access-date=7 June 2025 |website=The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata |language=en-US}}</ref>

The university is indeed recognised as one of the pioneering law universities in India to offer a five-year integrated B.A. LLB (Hons.) and an LLM program with five different specialisations (Corporate & Commercial Law, International & Comparative Law, Criminal & Security Law, Law & Technology and Intellectual Property Law),{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} later on added a five-year B.Sc. LLB program (with a general B.Sc. degree) as well which was discontinued in 2011 after a change in BCI requirements regarding the same.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} It then started a B.Sc. LLB (Hons.) course, offering B.Sc. in [[Forensic science]] and [[Criminology]], in 2023. Admission to the B.A. LLB or B.Sc. LLB degree program and the LLM. program is through the [[Common Law Admission Test]] (a highly competitive, ranked among the top 05 hardest entrance examinations in India), held jointly by the national law schools/universities. NUJS/NLU Kolkata also offers M.Sc. in Forensic science, MPhil, Ph.D., LL.D, and diplomas in business laws and other programs, in addition to a number of online courses. In 2024, it has also started a specialised 2-Year LLM. program on Data Science & Data Protection Law, in collaboration with [[IISER Kolkata]] and [[IIIT Kalyani]] as knowledge partners and [[Cognizant]] as the industry partner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2020 |title=MoU between WBNUJS and IISER Kolkata |url=https://www.nujs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MOU_IISER_NUJS.pdf |access-date=19 August 2020 |website=nujs.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 2023 |title=MoU between WBNUJS and IIIT Kolkata |url=https://www.nujs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MOU_IIIT-Kalyani_WBNUJS.pdf |access-date=1 April 2023 |work=nujs.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 November 2022 |title=MoU between WBNUJS and Cognizant |url=https://www.nujs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MOU_Cognizant-Tech-Sol_WBNUJS.pdf |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=nujs.edu}}</ref>

==History==
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! style="background:#ccc;"| Vice-Chancellors{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
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* [[N. R. Madhava Menon]] (1999–2003)
* [[B. S. Chimni]] (2004–2006)
* [[Mahendra Pal Singh (legal scholar)|Mahendra Pal Singh]] (2006–2011)
* P. Ishwara Bhat<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legallyindia.com/201111192411/Law-schools/breaking-mysore-univs-prof-bhat-to-be-next-nujs-vc-in-surprise-decision |title=Breaking: Mysore Univ's Prof Bhat to be next NUJS VC in surprise decision |publisher=Legally India |date=19 November 2011 |access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref> (2011–2018)
* Amit Talukdar ''(acting)''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/former-judge-at-nujs-helm/cid/1414494 |newspaper=The Telegraph India |title=Former judge at NUJS helm |date=8 April 2018 |access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> (2018–2019)
* NK Chakrabarti <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.barandbench.com/news/nirmal-kanti-chakrabarti-new-vice-chancellor-nujs|title= Prof (Dr) Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti appointed new Vice Chancellor of NUJS |publisher=Bar and Bench |date=30 June 2019 |access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref> (2019–2025)
* O. V. Nandimath (2025–present)
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[[File:West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (front entrance, 2006).jpg|thumb|right|The front entrance to the academic block]]
NUJS was established in 1999 by the [[Bar Council of India]] (BCI), with the government of West Bengal. The Founder-[[Vice-Chancellor]] was [[Professor]] [[N.R. Madhava Menon]], a former professor of law at Delhi University, and Founder-Director, [[National Law School of India University]] (NLSIU), Bangalore, who is credited with revolutionising the field of [[legal education in India]], by starting the concept of "national law schools", as opposed to the traditional law colleges prevalent before.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

The NUJS, along with NLSIU and GNLU, remain the only three national law schools that have the honourable [[Chief Justice of India]] as the Chancellor.

The then Chief Minister [[Jyoti Basu]] helped in improving the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha |url=https://speakerloksabha.nic.in/speech/SpeechDetails.asp?SpeechId=225 |website=speakerloksabha.nic.in |access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> Other aspects of the university was worked on by [[Shri|Sh.]] [[Jyoti Basu]], who also was a [[Middle Temple]] barrister,<ref>[http://speakerloksabha.nic.in/speech/SpeechDetails.asp?SpeechId=225 Somnath Chatterjee's address at the Second Annual Convocation of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, 23 June 2007], accessed 21 June 2008</ref> [[Shri|Sh.]] [[Somnath Chatterjee]], former [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]], also a Middle Temple barrister and a leading member of the Calcutta Bar Library; and [[Judge|Justice]] [[Chittatosh Mookerjee]], former Chief Justice of the [[Calcutta High Court]] and the [[Bombay High Court]] and the acting [[Governor of Maharashtra]]. Justice Mookerjee was the university's Honorary Treasurer and has been associated with the university's work since its inception in 1999. The NUJS is an autonomous university.

Initially, classes, which started in 2000, were held at Aranya Bhavan, where the Environment Ministry of the West Bengal government is located, and the first batches of students started living in government flats. On 28 October 2002, the university's present-day permanent campus was inaugurated by the then Chief Justice of India, B. N. Kirpal.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130628041208/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-28/kolkata/27307776_1_legal-education-chief-justice-nujs Laws should be dynamic: BN Kirpal, ''Times of India'', 28 Oct 2002], accessed 21 June 2008</ref> Similarly, the first batch of the B.Sc. LLB (Hons.) program that started in 2023 is being taught in a [[BSNL]] office located in Sector I of [[Bidhannagar]], and currently resides in Sector V of Bidhannagar in renovated government apartments of the BSNL Eastern Nodal Training Centre's residential society (along with the M.Sc. and LL.M. students). Once the ongoing vertical extension of the main campus is completed, the batch is to be shifted to the main campus permanently. In 2006, NUJS was allotted a {{convert|50|acre|m2|adj=on}} plot in [[Rajarhat]], an upscale township, which is being developed by the West Bengal government.

==Campus==
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===Hostels===
[[File:Ambedkar Bhavan academic block, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (Kolkata, 2004).jpg|thumb|right|Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan (University academic block)]]

The Salt Lake Campus consists of an academic block and three residential blocks. The latter comprises two, seven-storied halls of residence for girls and boys, and a double-storied faculty accommodation house-cum-guest house. The second campus in Sector III for the B.Sc. LLB (Hons.), M.Sc., and LL.M. batches has twin three-storied residential blocks, one for boys and one for girls. The university's academic block, christened after [[B.R. Ambedkar]], is a four-storied octagonal structure that opens inwardly to a lawn. The building houses classrooms, a library and reading room, two conference halls, offices and an auditorium.<ref>{{cite web |title=University Campus |url= https://www.nujs.edu/home/about-nujs/university-campus/ |website= nujs.edu |access-date= 3 March 2023}}</ref> The temporary academic block for the B.Sc. LLB (Hons.) program in Sector I is located on the renovated first and second floors of a BSNL office, housing classrooms, a library, a conference hall, offices and an auditorium.

NUJS's main campus is located on a {{convert|5|acre|m2|adj=on}} plot in Salt Lake City, overseeing the [[Eastern Metropolitan Bypass]]. The [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] and the College of Leather Technology border the Campus.
NUJS's [[Rajarhat]] Campus is yet to be built. No significant construction has been undertaken and the land lies vacant.<ref>{{cite web |title= About NUJS |url=https://sja.nujs.edu/about |website= sja.nujs.edu |access-date= 3 March 2023}}</ref>

Admission to the hostels is conducted simultaneously with admission to the university.<ref>{{cite news |title= About NUJS |url= https://www.nujs.edu/home/admissions/admission-2023/|newspaper= The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata |access-date= 3 March 2023}}</ref>

Hostel Names: Kanchenjunga & Nilgiri.

==Organisation and administration ==
===Centers===
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|+ style="font-size: 100%" | '''Research Centres'''
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*Centre for Regulatory Studies, Governance and Public Policy
*Centre for Child Rights
*Justice Radha Binod Pal Centre for Critical Legal Studies
*Centre for Law, Literature and Popular Culture
*Centre for Studies in Legal History
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*Centre for Entertainment and Media Laws
*Centre for Research and Studies in Land, Mining and Real Estate Laws
*Centre for Law and Technology
*Centre for Competition Laws
*Centre for Sports Law and Policy
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*Centre for Politics, Law and International Relations
*Centre for Financial and Regulatory Governance Studies
*Centre for Aviation and Space Laws
*THE WBNUJS Centre for Arbitration
*Centre for Disability Rights and Equal Opportunities
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*Centre For Health Laws & Policy
*Centre for Criminal Law, Criminology and Victimology
*Centre for Law and Social Justice
*Centre for Studies & Research in Forensic Science
*Centre for Technology, Entertainment and Sports Law
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*Centre for Study and Research on Consumer Law
*Center for DIKW Excellence

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===Endowed chairs===
* Ford Foundation Chair on Human Rights
* Justice Sir Asutosh Mookerjee Chair for Studies in Bengal Tradition, Law and Social Transformation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blueprint for the activities of Sir Justice Asutosh Mookerjee Chair for Studies in Tradition, Law and Social Transformation in Bengal |url=https://nujs.edu/downloads/creation-of-sir-asutosh-mookerjee-chair.pdf |website=nujs.edu |access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref>
* Justice Sunanda Bhandare Forum for Natural Resources Law (SBFNRL)
* DPIIT, [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry]] IPR Chair

===Labs===
* Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer Accessibility Lab

===School of Forensic Sciences, WBNUJS, Kolkata===
{{Anchor|School of Forensic Sciences}}
{{Infobox institute
| name = School of Forensic Sciences
| established = 2021
| focus = [[Forensic Science]]
| head = Ankit Srivastava
}}
The School of Forensic Sciences (SFS) at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata, represents a pivotal advancement in India’s [[Interdisciplinarity|interdisciplinary]] [[legal education]]. Established in 2021 to bridge the historical chasm between [[scientific rigor]] and judicial processes, the school operates as a specialized hub for [[Forensic science|forensic research]], training, and academic excellence.

Operating in a strategic partnership with the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Kolkata, the SFS offers a curriculum that is both technologically current and legally grounded. Its flagship '''M.Sc. in Forensic Science''' provides specialized tracks in [[Toxicology]], [[DNA profiling|DNA Profiling]], and [[Cyber forensics|Cyber Forensics]], ensuring that graduates possess the technical dexterity required for modern [[Criminal investigation|criminal investigations]]. Furthermore, the introduction of the '''B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.)''' program reflects a contemporary shift toward producing "lawyer-scientists" capable of navigating complex evidentiary challenges.

The school’s pedagogical approach emphasizes [[empirical research]] and practical laboratory exposure. By fostering collaborations with premier institutions like IISER Kolkata and NFSU, the SFS ensures its students remain at the forefront of forensic innovation. In an era where [[digital evidence]] and [[biometric data]] are increasingly central to the administration of justice, the School of Forensic Sciences stands as a vital institutional response to the evolving needs of the [[Indian judiciary]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Sudeshna |date=23 August 2024 |title=NUJS starts courses in forensic science, data protection laws |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/kolkata/nujs-starts-courses-in-forensic-science-data-protection-laws/cid/2042868 |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] 23.08.24, 04:37 AM |location=[[Kolkata]]}}</ref>

===Centre for Studies & Research in Forensic Science (CSRFS)===
Established in July 2022, the Centre for Studies & Research in Forensic Science (CSRFS) addresses a critical gap in India’s scientific landscape as a premier, independent institution dedicated exclusively to research. While forensic science remains in its nascent stages compared to fundamental disciplines, its necessity within the Indian justice system is expanding rapidly.
The CSRFS serves as a vital catalyst, driving the [[technological evolution]] required to modernize evidence analysis. By prioritizing exhaustive investigation and innovation, the Centre aims to become a global pioneer. Its mission focuses on developing rapid, robust, and errorless methodologies that enhance the precision of forensic findings, ultimately ensuring superior admissibility within the court of law and elevating the standards of [[criminal justice]] both domestically and internationally.

serves as the school's research arm. It facilitates high-level inquiry into the reliability of forensic techniques and the ethical implications of emerging technologies like facial recognition and AI-driven predictive policing. Through MoUs with institutions such as [[IISER Kolkata]] and the [[National Forensic Sciences University]] (NFSU), Gandhinagar, the school ensures that its research remains at the cutting edge of global standards.

Furthermore, its proximity to the [[Central Forensic Science Laboratory|CFSL]] in Kolkata provides a rare opportunity for students to witness the [[chain of custody]] and the rigorous standards required by government laboratories, bridging the gap between classroom theory and institutional practice.

==Academics==
===Academic programmes===
====Master of Business Laws====
An online Masters in Business Laws degree (2 years) is now being offered by the university.<ref>{{cite web|title=Masters in Business Laws|url=http://mbl.nujs.edu|website=Masters in Business Laws - NUJS Kolkata|publisher=NUJS|access-date=27 March 2016}}</ref>

====Diploma and post-graduate diploma====
NUJS, in collaboration with iPleaders,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ipleaders.in/|title=iPleaders|website=ipleaders.in|access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref> offers a diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://startup.nujs.edu/|title=Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws - NUJS, Kolkata|website=startup.nujs.edu|access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref> which has students from 10 different countries. This is university's most successful distance education program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nujs.edu/nujs-programs.html|title=Law NUJS Kolkata WB National University of Juridical Sciences India West Bengal|website=nujs.edu|access-date=18 December 2019}} {{primary source inline|date=February 2024}}</ref>

On 29 April 2013, vice-chancellor P. Ishwara Bhat issued a letter of intent.<ref>http://startup.nujs.edu/PDFuploads/NUJS%20Letter%20of%20Intent%20for%20Institutional%20Arrangements.PDF{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In November 2014, the university has announced an online Executive Certification Program to train HR professionals, in-house legal counsels, NGO workers, women's rights activists and compliance professionals on sexual harassment prevention and workplace diversity management. The program is titled "Executive Certification on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Workplace Diversity Management".<ref>{{cite web |author=The WB National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata India |url=http://sexualharassment.nujs.edu/ |title=Online Executive Certification Course in Sexual Harassment Prevention and Workplace Diversity |publisher=Nujs.edu |date=28 October 2014 |access-date=7 November 2014 |archive-date=30 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530013307/http://sexualharassment.nujs.edu/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

NUJS used to offer a post-graduate diploma program in business law (in partnership with Rainmaker, the firm which provides logistical support in conducting All India Bar Exam),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pgdbl.nujs.edu/index.php |title=PGDBL |publisher=Pgdbl.nujs.edu |access-date=12 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714222903/http://pgdbl.nujs.edu/index.php |archive-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which has been now discontinued. NUJS offers corporate training course on company law to [[Larsen & Toubro]], one of India's largest engineering and construction conglomerates,<ref>{{cite web |author=The WB National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata India |url=http://nujs.edu/nujs-programs.html |title=NUJS India Legal Law Studies Kolkata National University |publisher=Nujs.edu |access-date=12 August 2012 |archive-date=26 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826101926/http://www.nujs.edu/nujs-programs.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Post-Graduate Executive Diploma in Business Management and Law (in partnership with [[IIM Shillong]]),<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/IIM-Shillong-Bengal-law-school-sign-deal-on-new-course/articleshow/10062327.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106134054/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/guwahati/30184174_1_iim-shillong-mukul-sangma-b-school | url-status=live | archive-date=6 November 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=IIM-Shillong, Bengal law school sign deal on new course | date=21 September 2011}}</ref>

===Rankings===
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NUJS was ranked second by ''[[India Today]]''{{'}}s "India's Best Colleges 2022: Law".<ref name="Rankings_IT_L_2022" /> The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it fourth (4th) in India in the law ranking in 2023 and 2024.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=NIRF Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/LawRanking.html |website=www.nirfindia.org |access-date=11 June 2023 |archive-date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922081213/https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/LawRanking.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Faculty===
[[File:NUJS inside view.jpg|thumb|Inside of NUJS Kolkata]]
Among the distinguished faculty at NUJS are former judges of the Supreme Court of India, including [[Uday Umesh Lalit]] (former [[Chief Justice of India]]), who serves as a distinguished visiting professor <ref>{{Cite news |title=Former CJI U U Lalit To Join NUJS Kolkata As Visting Professor |url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/former-cji-justice-u-u-lalit-joins-national-university-of-juridical-sciences-nujs-kolkata-as-visting-professor-214534}}</ref> and [[Ruma Pal|Justice Ruma Pal]], who was the Ford Foundation Chair Professor of Human Rights, [[Arun Prasad Mukherjee]], the former Governor of Mizoram, and [[Shamnad Basheer]], who held the MHRD IPR Chair and who is well known in the field of intellectual property.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.legallyindia.com/201401024210/Law-schools/shamnad-basheer-quits-nujs|title = Prof Shamnad Basheer quits NUJS after losing 'trust' in 'vindictive' VC|last = Ganz|first = Kian|date = 2 January 2014|access-date = 8 July 2014}}</ref>
[[File:NUJS Kolkata courtyard.webm|thumb|Pan across NUJS inner courtyard]]
Teachers at NUJS have degrees and fellowships from prestigious foreign universities such as [[Columbia Law School]], [[University of Oxford]], [[Harvard Law School]], [[University of Cambridge]], [[Yale Law School]], [[University of Michigan Law School]], [[Vanderbilt University]], [[London School of Economics|London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)]], [[School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)]], [[University of Nottingham]], [[University of Essex]], and [[Emory University]]. Lecturers educated in India include alumni of institutions such as [[National Law School of India University|NLSIU]], [[NALSAR University of Law]], [[GNLU]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] and, in a recent trend, NUJS itself. The NUJS faculty has published in journals such as ''[[European Intellectual Property Review]]'', ''International Journal of Biotechnology'', ''Journal of World Investment and Trade'', ''[[Yale Journal of Law and Technology]]'' among others.<ref>{{cite web |author=The WB National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata India |url=http://nujs.edu/nujs-faculty-professors-administration.html |title=NUJS Faculty Professors Administration Calcutta University |publisher=Nujs.edu |access-date=12 August 2012 |archive-date=26 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826101804/http://www.nujs.edu/nujs-faculty-professors-administration.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Library===
[[File:Bookshelves, campus library, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences.jpg|thumb|left|The book section of the NUJS Library]]

== Journals Associated ==

# [https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ale Asian Journal of Legal Education].
#[https://nujslawreview.org/ NUJS Law Review].
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==Student life==
===Legal Aid Society===
[[File:Members of the Legal Aid Society, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (Midnapore Law Camp, 2007).jpg|thumb|left|Members of the Legal Aid Society, assisted by teachers, offering free legal help at [[Midnapore]].]]
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===Mooting achievements===
[[File:NUJS team winners at WTO moot.jpg|left|thumb|Winners of ELSA Moot Court Competition 2015 at the World Trade Organisation headquarters in Geneva. From left to right - Ira Chadha-Sridhar, Abhimanyu Hazari, Werner Zdouc (WTO), Sandeep Ravikumar and Pramiti Parwani.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nujs.edu/downloads/nujs-wins-elsa-moot2015.pdf|title=NUJS ELSA announcement}}</ref>]]


Students have won numerous encomiums at national and international [[Moot Court]] competitions. In 2003, NUJS became the only Indian and second Asian college to win the [[Willem C. Vis Moot|Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot]], held at [[Vienna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/moot/awards10.html |title=Tenth Annual Willem C |publisher=Cisg.law.pace.edu |date=23 April 2003 |access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref> In 2005 and 2017, the University Moot team won the [[Willem C. Vis Moot|Willem C. Vis Moot (East)]] International Commercial Arbitration Moot, which is held each year in [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityu.edu.hk/slw/cisgmoot/awards2005.html |title=SECOND ANNUAL WILLEM C. VIS (EAST) INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION MOOT |website=cityu.edu.hk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060511155515/http://www.cityu.edu.hk/slw/cisgmoot/awards2005.html|archive-date=11 May 2006|access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref> In 2013, NUJS won the Pan Asian Award at the Vis (East) Competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cisgmoot.org/docs/10thVisDocs/20130318_Press_Release_Vis_East_10_March.doc |title=WHAT PEOPLE SAY |website=cisgmoot.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527202637/http://www.cisgmoot.org/docs/10thVisDocs/20130318_Press_Release_Vis_East_10_March.doc |access-date=16 April 2021|archive-date=27 May 2018 }}</ref>
In the field of international trade law, NUJS has twice won [[The John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition]] conducted by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), first in 2010 and next in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://emc2.elsa.org/former-editions/|title=EMC2 {{!}} Former Editions|website=emc2.elsa.org|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref> NUJS is the only Indian law school to have won this competition since its inception. In 2005 & 2023, NUJS also emerged as winners at the Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition at [[Stetson University Law School]] in [[Gulfport, Florida]], USA after winning the India rounds organised by [[Surana and Surana Moots]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.law.stetson.edu/environmental/results2005.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220093102/http://www.law.stetson.edu/environmental/results2005.asp|url-status=dead|title=Stetson University College of Law|archive-date=20 February 2007|access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref> In 2020, NUJS won the [[Willem C. Vis Moot|Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot]], which was held online due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. With this, NUJS became the only Indian university to win the moot twice.<ref>{{Cite news|last=SJA|date=8 April 2020|title=NUJS emerges as the Winner of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2020|url=http://sja.nujs.edu/newsroom/2020/04/08/nujs-team-emerges-as-the-winner-of-vis-vienna-moot-court-competition|access-date=18 September 2020|newspaper=Nujs | National University of Juridical Sciences}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[National Academy of Legal Studies and Research]]
* [[Gujarat National Law University]]

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