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{{Short description|Private university in Haryana, India}}
{{Short description|Private university in Haryana, India}}
{{about-distinguish-text|the university in Haryana|[[O.P. Jindal University]], the university in Chhattisgarh}}
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'''O.P. Jindal Global (Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University)''',<ref name="jgu.edu.in">{{cite web|url=https://jgu.edu.in/about-us/|website=jgu.edu.in|title=O.P. Jindal Global (Institution of Eminence Deemed To Be University) &#124;|access-date=2020-12-14}}</ref> is a [[Private university (India)|private university]]<ref name=Private>{{cite web|title=State-wise List of Private Universities as on 6.10.2017|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Private%20University/Private%20University%20Consolidated%20List%20Private%20Universities%20as%20on%2006.10.2017.pdf|website=www.ugc.ac.in|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|access-date=2017-10-30|date=6 October 2017}}</ref> located at [[Sonipat]], [[Haryana]], India. It was established in 2009 as a philanthropic initiative of its founding chancellor, [[Naveen Jindal]] in memory of his father, [[Om Prakash Jindal|O.P. Jindal]].<ref name=AboutUs /> In 2019, UGC named JGU as an [[Institutes of Eminence|Institute of Eminence]], making it one of the ten private universities in India to have received the distinction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=20 Institutionrecommended for status of 'Institutions of Eminence'|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=192458|website=pib.gov.in|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>


== Constituent colleges ==
'''O.P. Jindal Global University''' (JGU) is a [[Private university|private]] [[deemed university]] in [[Sonipat]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]. It was established in 2009 under the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=UGC Audit Report |url=https://www.ugc.gov.in/oldpdf/privateuni/opjindalsonepat.pdf |publisher=University Grants Commission |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505233549/https://www.ugc.gov.in/oldpdf/privateuni/opjindalsonepat.pdf |archive-date=5 May 2023 |access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref> Named after industrialist [[Om Prakash Jindal]], the university was founded by his son, [[Naveen Jindal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Naveen Jindal announces establishment of O.P. Jindal Global University |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Naveen-Jindal-announces-establishment-of-OP-Jindal-Global-University/article16875645.ece |work=The Hindu |date=30 January 2009 |access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> In 2020, JGU was designated an [[Institute of Eminence]] by the Government of India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Institutions of Eminence |url=https://www.education.gov.in/ioe |publisher=Ministry of Education, Government of India |access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref>
The university consists of twelve schools:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Schools - O.P. Jindal Global University|url=https://jgu.edu.in/schools/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=jgu.edu.in}}</ref>
* Jindal Global Law School (JGLS)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal Global Law School {{!}} JGLS|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jgls/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=Jindal Global Law School|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Jindal Global Business School (JGBS)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal Global Business School {{!}} JGBS|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jgbs/|access-date=2022-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal School of International Affairs {{!}} JSIA|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jsia/|access-date=2022-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal School of Government and Public Policy|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jsgp/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=JSGP|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities (JSLH)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities {{!}} JSLH|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jslh/|access-date=2022-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Jindal School of Journalism & Communication (JSJC)<ref>{{Cite web|title=JSJChome|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jsjc/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=Jindal School of Journalism and Communication (JSJC)|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Jindal School of Banking and Finance (JSBF)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal School of Banking & Finance {{!}} JSBF|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jsbf/|access-date=2022-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Jindal School of Art & Architecture (JSAA)<ref>{{Cite web|title=JSAA {{!}} Jindal School of Art & Architecture|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jsaa/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=jgu.edu.in}}</ref>
* Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability (JSES)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-04|title=Jindal School of Environment & Sustainability {{!}} JSES|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jses/,%20https://jgu.edu.in/jses/|access-date=2022-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling (JSPC)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jindal School of Environment & Sustainability |url=https://jgu.edu.in/jses/ |website=O.P. Jindal Global University |access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref>
*Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development (JSPH)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development – Just another WordPress site|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jsph/|access-date=2022-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Jindal School of Languages and Literature (JSLL)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal School of Languages and Literature|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jsll/|access-date=2022-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
=== Research Centres ===
 
* [[Jindal Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship]]
* Centre for Security Studies<ref>{{Cite web|title=Research Centres -|url=https://jgu.edu.in/research-centers/|access-date=2020-08-02|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Centre For Security Studies -|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jsia/centre-for-security-studies/|access-date=2020-08-02|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Centre For Security Studies -|url=https://www.cssjsia.com/|access-date=2022-06-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Centre for Health, Law, Ethics, and Technology
* Centre For Middle East Studies
* Centre for Israel Studies
* Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
* Centre for Public Law & Jurisprudence
* Centre for India-China Studies
* Centre for Comparative and Global Education
* Centre for New Economics Studies
* Jindal Centre for Global South
* Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies<ref>{{Cite web|title=Research Centres -|url=https://jgu.edu.in/research-centers/|access-date=2020-08-02|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Rankings ==
== Rankings ==
The university was ranked 751–800 in the [[QS World University Rankings|QS World Rankings 2020]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/op-jindal-global-university-youngest-in-india-to-enter-qs-world-rankings/story-XTCRdO6kRY7oTGAHUOI71N.html|title=OP Jindal Global University enters QS World rankings|date=2019-06-19|website=Hindustan Times|location=New Delhi|language=en|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/-op-jindal-university-becomes-youngest-university-to-enter-top-1000-qs-ranking-list-2020-hrd-minister-congratulates-varsity-1558457-2019-06-29|title=OP Jindal University becomes youngest to enter top 1000 QS ranking list 2020, HRD minister congratulates varsity|date=2019-06-02|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref> making it the youngest university to break into the rankings.<ref name="Indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/-op-jindal-university-becomes-youngest-university-to-enter-top-1000-qs-ranking-list-2020-hrd-minister-congratulates-varsity-1558457-2019-06-29|title=OP Jindal university becomes youngest university to enter top 1000 QS ranking list 2020, HRD minister congratulates varsity - Education Today News|website=India Today|date=29 June 2019|access-date=2020-12-14}}</ref> JGLS, and [[National Law School of India University|National Law School of India]], Bangalore, were the only two Indian law schools to make it into the rankings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal Global Law School and National Law School break into the QS World University rankings|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/indias-jindal-global-law-school-and-national-law-school-break-into-the-qs-world-university-rankings/articleshow/74487804.cms|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=QS ranks Jindal Global Law School as India's No.1 law school|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/qs-ranks-jindal-global-law-school-as-india-s-no-1-law-school/story-tZZlatiCpDdkQp4vTMz3nK.html|date=2020-03-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>
O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has been included in the [[QS World University Rankings]]. It was ranked in the 751–800 band in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/op-jindal-global-university-youngest-in-india-to-enter-qs-world-rankings/story-XTCRdO6kRY7oTGAHUOI71N.html|title=OP Jindal Global University enters QS World rankings|date=19 June 2019|website=Hindustan Times|location=New Delhi|language=en|access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref> 651–700 in 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021|title=QS World University Rankings 2021|website=Top Universities|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> and 951–1000 in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2024|title=QS World University Rankings 2024|website=Top Universities|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> JGU appeared in the QS Top 150 Under 50 Rankings in 2020 and 2021, recognizing its status as a university established within the last 50 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/top-50-under-50-next-50-under-50/qs-top-50-under-50-2020|title=QS Top 50 Under 50 2020|website=Top Universities|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> In India, private universities like JGU have sometimes faced skepticism regarding their academic credibility compared to public institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/there-has-been-a-historic-prejudice-against-private-universities/articleshow/66600397.cms|title=There has been a historic prejudice against private universities|date=19 November 2018|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>
In the QS World University Rankings 2021 Edition, JGU was ranked in the top 651-700 universities across the world.<ref name="topuniversities">{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/op-jindal-global-university/undergrad|title=O.P. Jindal Global University|website=Top Universities|access-date=2020-12-14}}</ref> This placed JGU as the highest ranked private university in India.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/2020/jun/11/jindal-university-indias-top-private-varsity-survey-2155122.html|title=Jindal University India's top private varsity: Survey|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-12-14}}</ref> As a result of having been instituted in 2009, JGU was also ranked in the QS Top 150 under 50 Rankings in 2020<ref name="topuniversities2">{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/top-50-under-50-next-50-under-50/qs-top-50-under-50-2020|title=QS Top 50 Under 50 2020|website=Top Universities|access-date=2020-12-14}}</ref> as well as 2021.<ref name="topuniversities3">{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/top-50-under-50-next-50-under-50/qs-top-50-under-50-2021|title=QS Top 50 Under 50 2021|website=Top Universities|access-date=2020-12-14}}</ref>
Jindal law school ranked 76 out of all law schools globally in the [[QS World University Rankings|QS World Rankings 2021]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.aninews.in/news/business/jindal-global-law-school-enters-global-top-100-in-the-world20210304134335/ | title= Jindal Global Law School enters global top 100 in the world | publisher= ANI | accessdate=7 March 2021}}</ref>


The university was again ranked as the number 1 private university in India in [[QS World University Rankings|QS World Rankings 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pr|first=Ani|date=2021-06-11|title=JGU once again ranked Number 1 Private University in India by the QS World University Rankings 2022|url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/jgu-once-again-ranked-number-1-private-university-in-india-by-the-qs-world-university-rankings-2022/676200/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> The university has also been granted the status of Institute of Eminence by the Government of India in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-30|title=OP Jindal University gets Institution of Eminence tag|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/op-jindal-university-gets-institution-of-eminence-tag-6909196/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
The Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) was ranked as India's top law school in the QS World University Rankings by Subject from 2020 to 2024, and was placed 76th globally in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=QS ranks Jindal Global Law School as India's No.1 law school|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/qs-ranks-jindal-global-law-school-as-india-s-no-1-law-school/story-tZZlatiCpDdkQp4vTMz3nK.html|date=4 March 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/jindal-global-law-school-maintains-no-1-ranking-in-india-for-fifth-year/articleshow/108345678.cms|title=Jindal Global Law School maintains No. 1 ranking in India for fifth year|date=10 March 2024|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> In 2020, JGU was designated an [[Institute of Eminence]] by the Government of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.education.gov.in/ioe|title=Institutions of Eminence|publisher=Ministry of Education, Government of India|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref>


In 2017, the university was also termed the cleanest campus in India by Swachhta Ranking 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=OP Jindal Global University & Kongu Arts and Science College emerged as the cleanest university & college - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/op-jindal-global-university-kongu-arts-and-science-college-emerged-as-the-cleanest-university-college/articleshow/60515168.cms|access-date=2021-06-17|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In 2021, JGU was also ranked amongst the top 500 in the world in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/qs-graduate-employability-rankings-2022-top-10-indian-universities-check-here-101632458227115.html | title=QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022: Top 10 Indian universities, check here | date=24 September 2021 }}</ref>
== Student initiatives ==
O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) supports various student-led activities, including a [[legal aid clinic]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGLS Legal Aid Clinic Wins Herbert Smith Freehills Community Engagement Awards 2017|url=https://www.livelaw.in/jgls-legal-aid-clinic-wins-herbert-smith-freehills-community-engagement-awards-2017/|last=Sahni|first=Simran|date=11 September 2017|website=LiveLaw|language=en|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> a [[Rotaract club]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGU Rotaract club wins Best Club award|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/jgu-rotaract-club-wins-best-club-award|website=Bar and Bench|date=15 April 2019|language=en|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> and cultural societies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGU announces its annual fest Biswamil 2018 [5th–7th Oct 2018]|url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2018/08/17/jgu-announces-its-annual-fest-biswamil-2018-5th-7th-oct-2018/|last=Saba|date=17 August 2018|website=SCC Blog|language=en-US|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> The university hosts two annual festivals: the cultural festival ''Biswamil'' in the fall semester and the sports festival ''Magnus'' in the spring semester.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGU announces Sports Fest Magnus' 18|url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2018/02/27/jgu-announces-sports-fest-magnus-18/|date=27 February 2018|website=SCC Blog|language=en-US|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref>


== Notable faculty ==
=== Legal aid clinic ===
The university is distinguished to have many respectable faculty members, and has also signed MoUs with universities abroad for faculty exchange and collaboration.<ref>{{Cite web|title=O.P. Jindal Global University signs agreements with seven top Australian Universities|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/op-jindal-global-university-signs-agreements-with-seven-top-australian-universities20191206170407/|website=ANI News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> The university is considered to be one of the "few 'elite' non-profit universities"<ref name="universityworldnews">{{Cite web|title=Why India is still not able to attract global faculty|url=https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20191001114117234|website=University World News|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> besides [[Ashoka University]] and [[Indian School of Business]] to attract the best faculty.<ref name="universityworldnews"/><ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-06-24|title=Academicians welcome O P Jindal Global University's entry in prestigious QS global rankings|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/academicians-welcome-o-p-jindal-global-university-s-entry-in-prestigious-qs-global-rankings-119062400848_1.html|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>
JGU's student-led [[legal aid clinic]] offers legal counseling, awareness programs, and support for public interest litigation (PIL). In 2017, it received the [[Herbert Smith Freehills]] Community Engagement Award for its efforts, including work by students Shivkrit Rai and Nipun Arora in uncovering an admissions scam at the [[National School of Drama|National School of Drama, Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGLS Legal Aid Clinic Wins Herbert Smith Freehills Community Engagement Awards 2017|url=https://www.livelaw.in/jgls-legal-aid-clinic-wins-herbert-smith-freehills-community-engagement-awards-2017/|last=Sahni|first=Simran|date=11 September 2017|website=LiveLaw|language=en|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=JGLS Legal Aid Clinic wins 2017 Herbert Smith Community Engagement award|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/jgls-wins-herbert-smith-freehills-award|last=Emmanuel|first=Meera|website=Bar and Bench|date=25 August 2017|language=en|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> The clinic contributed to a 2017 writ petition at the [[Allahabad High Court]], leading to the ''Sudheer Kumar v. State of U.P.'' decision, which affirmed that unaided private schools are subject to the [[Right to Education Act]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Equity fused with right|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/equity-fused-right-1502473562.html|date=27 August 2017|website=The Statesman|language=en-US|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> It also made representations to the [[National Human Rights Commission (India)|NHRC]] regarding police conduct during the [[CAA protests]] in 2019–2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CAA round-up: 30 NLS students, 1 prof, 4 Nalsarites detained by cops|url=https://www.legallyindia.com/lawschools/caa-round-up-30-nls-students-1-prof-4-nalsarites-detained-by-cops-law-firm-shuts-shop-statements-galore-more-nujs-mnlu-student-politics-20191219-11084|last=Ganz|first=Kian|website=Legally India|language=en-gb|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref>


Some of the noted faculty members include:
=== Moot court society ===
JGU's [[Moot court|moot court society]] competes in national and international competitions. It won the Oxford Price Media Moot in 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal moots hard, wins Oxford Price for India hat-trick|url=https://www.legallyindia.com/mooting/oxford-price-indian-hatrick-with-jgls-win-nalsar-finally-puts-asia-in-vis-east-hall-of-fame-20140408-4586|last=Shrivastava|first=Prachi|website=Legally India|language=en-gb|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> the India rounds of the [[Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition|Philip C. Jessup International Moot]] in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGLS wins the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot (India National Rounds), NALSAR clinches second|url=https://www.barandbench.com/apprentice-lawyer/jgls-wins-philip-c-jessup-international-law-moot-india|last=V|first=Shreya|website=Bar and Bench|date=2 February 2015|language=en|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> and was runner-up at the [[Willem C. Vis Moot|Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot]] in Vienna in 2017, also reaching the world finals in Hong Kong in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGLS team runners-up at Willem C. Vis Moot in Vienna|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/jgls-team-runners-willem-c-vis-moot-vienna|website=Bar and Bench|date=20 April 2017|language=en|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> The society has hosted events like the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court's India rounds.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stetson International Environmental Moot Court [India Rounds] at Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat [Feb 14–16, 2020]: Register by Nov 14|url=https://www.lawctopus.com/stetson-environmental-moot-court-at-jindal-global-law-school-sonipat/|date=12 November 2019|website=Lawctopus|language=en-US|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>


* Justice (Retd.) [[Swatanter Kumar]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGLS hires 'unparalleled' 104 new teachers, incl 27 NLU LLBs at Rs 20-40L avg pay|url=https://www.legallyindia.com/lawschools/jgls-hires-unparalleled-104-new-teachers-incl-27-nlu-llbs-at-rs-20-40l-avg-pay-20200207-11189|last=Ganz|first=Kian|website=www.legallyindia.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prof. Justice Swatanter Kumar -|url=http://www.jgls.edu.in/prof-justice-swatanter-kumar|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> former judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]].
== Blended learning ==
*Padma Shri [[Upendra Baxi]],<ref name="legallyindia">{{Cite web|title=JGLS scoops 3 former vice chancellors as profs: Baxi, MP Singh, Chimni + BB Pande to boost research, teaching, PhDs|url=https://www.legallyindia.com/lawschools/jgls-scoops-3-former-vice-chancellors-as-profs-baxi-mp-singh-chimni-bb-pande-to-boost-research-teaching-phds-20190906-10831|last=Ganz|first=Kian|website=www.legallyindia.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref name="careers360">{{Cite web|title=3 former VCs to teach law at O.P. Jindal Global University|url=https://news.careers360.com/3-former-vcs-teach-law-at-op-jindal-global-university|website=news.careers360.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> former vice-chancellor of [[University of Delhi]].
O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), through its Jindal Global Business School and Jindal School of Banking & Finance, offers an MBA degree in Digital Finance and Banking in a [[blended learning]] format in partnership with the ed-tech platform upGrad.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Umarji |first=Vinay |date=16 June 2020 |title=In a first, edtech firm upGrad launches online blended degree programmes |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/vin-a-first-edtech-firm-upgrad-launches-online-blended-degree-programmes-120061601484_1.html |access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JGU partners upGrad to launch MBA in digital finance & banking |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/jgu-partners-upgrad-to-launch-mba-in-digital-finance-banking/articleshow/76459113.cms |access-date=15 June 2025 |website=Business Insider}}</ref>
* [[B. S. Chimni]],<ref name="legallyindia"/><ref name="careers360"/> former vice-chancellor of the [[West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences]].
* [[Mahendra Pal Singh]],<ref name="legallyindia"/><ref name="careers360"/> former vice-chancellor of the [[West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences]] and revising author of ''V.N. Shukla's "Constitution of India''".
* [[Shiv Visvanathan]]
* [[Ramin Jahanbegloo]]
*[[Guðmundur Eiríksson]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gudmundur Eiriksson -|url=http://www.jgls.edu.in/gudmundur-eiriksson/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> former member of [[United Nations International Law Commission]] and judge, [[International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea]].
* [[Armin Rosencranz]]
*[[Flavia Agnes]] (visiting faculty)
*Vesselin Popovski,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr.Vesselin Popovski -|url=http://www.jgls.edu.in/our-faculty/dr-vesselin-popovski/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> former diplomat.
*Gagan Kumar Kwatra,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gagan Kumar Kwatra -|url=http://www.jgls.edu.in/gagan-kumar-kwatra/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> former head of Indian Council of Arbitration.
*[[Michael C. Davis]]<ref>{{Cite web|title='Largest employer of NLU graduates': Jindal law school hires 25 new teachers, 32% NLU alums|url=https://www.legallyindia.com/home/jindal-law-we-are-the-largest-non-corporate-employer-of-nlu-graduates-32-of-25-newest-teachers-are-nlu-alums-20170809-8708|last=Ganz|first=Kian|website=www.legallyindia.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>


== Student Initiatives ==
JGU's Jindal Global Law School offers a one-year LL.M. programme in both residential and non-residential modes, with the latter described as [[blended learning]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=UGC issues new guidelines for enrolling in ODL and online programmes for 2024, check here |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/ugc-issues-new-guidelines-for-enrolling-in-odl-and-online-programmes-for-2024-check-here/articleshow/115261883.cms |access-date=14 March 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=13 November 2024}}</ref> The [[Bar Council of India]] (BCI) and [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) do not recognize non-residential, [[Open and Distance Learning]] (ODL), or fully online LL.M. programmes for professional practice in India, which may include JGU's non-residential blended learning offerings.<ref>{{cite web |title=BCID-0468-2024 (LE Circular-06/2024) – Comprehensive Implementation of Legal Education Reforms, Mandatory Guidelines, Norms & Rules of Legal Education |url=https://www.barcouncilofindia.org/info/comprehens-ku2hwr |website=Bar Council of India |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UGC issues new guidelines for enrolling in ODL and online programmes for 2024, check here |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/ugc-issues-new-guidelines-for-enrolling-in-odl-and-online-programmes-for-2024-check-here/articleshow/115261883.cms |access-date=14 March 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=13 November 2024}}</ref>
The university has a healthy culture of student engagement and student-led initiatives. This includes an active social service society,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Social Service Society -|url=https://jgu.edu.in/social-service-society/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> [[Legal clinic|legal aid clinic]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Legal Aid Clinic -|url=https://jgu.edu.in/legal-aid-clinic/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> a [[Rotaract|Rotaract club]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGU Rotaract club wins Best Club award -|url=https://jgu.edu.in/jgu-rotaract-club-wins-best-club-award/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> and several cultural societies.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Our Law Students Have Been Placed In Top Firms In India And Abroad'|url=http://businessworld.in/article/-Our-Law-Students-Have-Been-Placed-In-Top-Firms-In-India-And-Abroad-/22-02-2017-113278|last=Singh|first=Poonam|website=BW Businessworld|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> The university also hosts two annual [[Cultural festival (India)|festivals]]: cultural festival ''Biswamil''<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGU announces its annual fest Biswamil 2018 [5th-7th Oct 2018]|url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2018/08/17/jgu-announces-its-annual-fest-biswamil-2018-5th-7th-oct-2018/|last=Saba|date=2018-08-17|website=SCC Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> in the fall semester and sports festival ''Magnus''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magnus 2020 {{!}} Games and Sports {{!}} Sonipat {{!}} Onspon|url=https://www.onspon.com/event/games-and-sports/magnus-2020/sonipat|website=www.onspon.com|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=JGU announces Sports Fest Magnus' 18|url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2018/02/27/jgu-announces-sports-fest-magnus-18/|date=2018-02-27|website=SCC Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> in the spring semester.


=== Legal Aid Clinic ===
In July 2025, JGU established the Motwani Jadeja Institute for American Studies (MJIAS) with a US$5 million endowment from philanthropist Asha Jadeja Motwani. Named in honor of computer scientist [[Rajeev Motwani]], the institute promotes research, academic exchange, and policy collaboration between [[India]] and the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Arun |date=9 July 2025 |title=Asha Jadeja Motwani establishes Institute for American Studies in India |url=https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/07/09/asha-jadeja-motwani-establishes-institute-for-american-studies-in-india-464821/ |access-date=28 July 2025 |website=The American Bazaar |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bench |first=Bar & |date=23 July 2025 |title=JGU launches Motwani Jadeja Institute for American Studies in New York to Strengthen India-US Ties |url=https://www.barandbench.com/Law-School/jgu-launches-motwani-jadeja-institute-for-american-studies-in-new-york-to-strengthen-india-us-ties |access-date=28 July 2025 |website=Bar and Bench – Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref>
The university has a fully student-led [[Legal clinic|legal aid clinic]] and gets frequent attention for its impact and initiatives. In 2017, the Clinic won the prestigious [[Herbert Smith Freehills]]' Community Engagement Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGLS Legal Aid Clinic Wins Herbert Smith Freehills Community Engagement Awards 2017|url=https://www.livelaw.in/jgls-legal-aid-clinic-wins-herbert-smith-freehills-community-engagement-awards-2017/|last=Sahni|first=Simran|date=2017-09-11|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal Global Law School, India; Bags the 2017 Herbert Smith Freehills Community Engagement Award|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/jindal-global-law-school-india-bags-the-2017-herbert-smith-freehills-community-engagement-award-642206703.html|last=University|first=O. P. Jindal Global|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> A legal news website noted that the "student run initiative offers legal counselling services, awareness building sessions and assistance in filing PILs. They will also receive a £2,000 cash prize as part of the award."<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGLS Legal Aid Clinic wins 2017 Herbert Smith Community Engagement award|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/jgls-wins-herbert-smith-freehills-award|last=Emmanuel|first=Meera|website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> In 2017, the Clinic's student board members and law students ''Shivkrit Rai'' and ''Nipun Arora'' exposed an admissions scam at the [[National School of Drama|National School of Drama, Delhi]], which also helped the Clinic bag the award.<ref>{{Citation|title=HSF Nomination 2017 - Legal Aid to Women & Children|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUBDO774NiI|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>


==== Right to Education Litigation ====
== Controversies ==
in 2017, a writ petition was filed by the faculty-director of the Clinic before the [[Allahabad High Court]], which led to the landmark decision of ''Sudheer Kumar v. State of U.P.'', ruling that even unaided private schools are covered under the [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009|Right to Education Act]], and for wrongful denial of admission, the school ought to cover cost of education till graduation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Equity fused with right|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/equity-fused-right-1502473562.html|date=2017-08-27|website=The Statesman|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> In July 2020, the Legal Aid Clinic took up the case of a child who was denied admission by [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School]], Delhi under the [[Economically Weaker Section|EWS]] quota as per [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009|Right to Education Act]]. The Clinic filed a writ petition through alumnus & advocate ''Nipun Arora'' and secured a favourable order for the child.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Saxena|first=Akshita|date=2020-07-08|title=JGLS Legal Aid Clinic Secures Favorable Interim Order For EWS Student Who Was Allegedly Wrongly Denied Admission To Modern School, Delhi [Read Order]|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/jgls-legal-aid-clinic-secures-favorable-interim-order-for-ews-student-who-was-allegedly-wrongly-denied-admission-to-modern-school-delhi-read-order-159573|access-date=2020-08-02|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref>


==== Human Rights Representations ====
=== 2018–2022 Non-Participation in NIRF ===
The Clinic made complaints against police brutality during [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|CAA protests]] in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and also made representations to the NHRC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CAA round-up: 30 NLS students, 1 prof, 4 Nalsarites detained by cops • Law firm shuts shop • Statements galore + more NUJS, MNLU student politics • ...|url=https://www.legallyindia.com/lawschools/caa-round-up-30-nls-students-1-prof-4-nalsarites-detained-by-cops-law-firm-shuts-shop-statements-galore-more-nujs-mnlu-student-politics-20191219-11084|last=Ganz|first=Kian|website=www.legallyindia.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tweet by Legal Aid Clinic JGU|url=https://twitter.com/lac_JGLS/status/1206915178870104064|website=Twitter}}[[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tweet by Legal Aid Clinic|url=https://twitter.com/lac_JGLS/status/1206915530084368384|website=Twitter}}[[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]</ref> In April 2020, during the [[COVID-19 lockdown in India|national lockdown]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the Clinic made a representation to the [[Home Secretary of India]] to exempt the protection officers under the Domestic Violence Act.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Include Work Of Protection Officers Under Domestic Violence Act As Essential Services; Legal Aid Clinic At JGLS Writes To MHA [Read Letter]|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/include-work-of-protection-officers-under-domestic-violence-act-as-essential-services-legal-aid-clinic-at-jgls-writes-to-mha-156076|last=Kashyap|first=Nitish|date=2020-05-01|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> The Clinic also wrote to the union law minister when three environment-advocacy websites were banned in India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malik|first=Anukriti|title=India censors three environmental advocacy groups for criticising draft EIA rules|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/07/17/india-censors-three-environmental-advocacy-groups-for-criticising-draft-eia-rules|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Newslaundry|language=en}}</ref>
Prior to 2022, JGU faced criticism for opting out of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The Vice-Chancellor argued that NIRF's methodology did not adequately reflect the university's focus on humanities, social sciences, and professional courses, favoring international rankings like QS World University Rankings instead.<ref>{{cite news |title=There has been a historic prejudice against private universities |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/there-has-been-a-historic-prejudice-against-private-universities/articleshow/66600397.cms |work=The Times of India |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> JGU later participated in NIRF in 2024, with its Jindal Global Law School ranked as India's top private law university.<ref>{{cite web |title=O. P. Jindal Global University: Courses, Admission 2025, Fees, Scholarship, Placements, Ranking |url=https://universitykart.com/university/universitydetails/o-p-jindal-global-university-sonepat |website=universitykart.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615184818/https://universitykart.com/university/universitydetails/o-p-jindal-global-university-sonepat |access-date=15 June 2025 |archive-date=15 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Institutional Ranking Framework Submitted Institute Data for NIRF'2024 Institute Name: OP Jindal University [IR-M-U-0832] |url=https://www.opju.ac.in/documents/nirf/Management_2024_OP%20Jindal%20University20240130-.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615185315/https://www.opju.ac.in/documents/nirf/Management_2024_OP%20Jindal%20University20240130-.pdf |access-date=15 June 2025|archive-date=15 June 2025 }}</ref>


=== Moot Court Society ===
=== 2023 Professor Sameena Dalwai Privacy Breach ===
The university has a student-run society for [[Moot court|moot court competitions]] and regularly participate in national and international competitions. The society won Oxford Price Media Moot 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal moots hard, wins Oxford Price for India hat-trick {{!}} Nalsar finally puts Asia in Vis East hall of fame|url=https://www.legallyindia.com/mooting/oxford-price-indian-hatrick-with-jgls-win-nalsar-finally-puts-asia-in-vis-east-hall-of-fame-20140408-4586|last=Shrivastava|first=Prachi|website=www.legallyindia.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> won [[Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition|Phillip C Jessup International Moot]]'s India rounds in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGLS wins the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot (India National Rounds), NALSAR clinches second|url=https://www.barandbench.com/apprentice-lawyer/jgls-wins-philip-c-jessup-international-law-moot-india|last=V|first=Shreya|website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> runners-up in [[Willem C. Vis Moot|Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration]] moot in [[Vienna]] in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jindal Global Law School, India Runners-Up at Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/jindal-global-law-school-india-runners-up-at-willem-c-vis-international-commercial-arbitration-moot-in-vienna-619684173.html|last=University|first=O. P. Jindal Global|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> World Finalist in 16th [[Willem C. Vis Moot|Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot]] in Hong Kong in 2019,<ref name="jgls">{{Cite web|title=Moot Court Society -|url=http://www.jgls.edu.in/moot-court-society/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> and runner-up in [[Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition|Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Competition]] in 2020 and declared the 2nd best speaker (India rounds).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Live Updates : Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 2020 – Indian Rounds|url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2020/01/30/live-updates-philip-c-jessup-international-law-moot-court-competition-2020-indian-rounds/|last=Reporter|first=Student|date=2020-01-30|website=SCC Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>
In December 2023, a month after expressing views on the [[Gaza war]], an FIR was filed by the Sonipat Police against Professor Sameena Dalwai for allegedly 'outraging women's modesty' after using the dating app [[Bumble]] as a pedagogical tool during a lecture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jindal varsity prof booked in Bumble app case |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/jindal-varsity-prof-booked-in-bumble-app-case-574846/ |access-date=16 September 2025 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Maktoob |date=8 January 2024 |title="Persecuted for Muslim identity and political beliefs": 500+ academics express solidarity with Professor Sameena Dalwai |url=https://maktoobmedia.com/india/persecuted-for-muslim-identity-and-political-beliefs-500-academics-express-solidarity-with-professor-sameena-dalwai/ |access-date=16 September 2025 |website=Maktoob media |language=en-US}}</ref> Consequently, more than 500 academics, writers and students signed a statement of solidarity for Professor Dalwai against alleged persecution by the university on account of her [[Islamophobia in India|Muslim identity and political beliefs]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 January 2024 |title=Put an end to vicious witch hunt: Historians, academics come out in support of Jindal prof Sameena Dalwai |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/historians-academics-come-out-support-jindal-prof-sameena-dalwai-9098723/ |access-date=16 September 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Scroll |date=7 January 2024 |title='Targeted for Muslim identity;': Academicians back Jindal professor facing FIR for lecture on dating |url=https://scroll.in/latest/1061750/targeted-for-muslim-identity-academicians-back-jindal-professor-facing-fir-for-lecture-on-dating |access-date=16 September 2025 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


==== Competitions Hosted & Organised ====
=== 2024 Ram Mandir Discussion Protest ===
The JGLS moot court society organised the JIRICO Law & Technology Moot Competition (2016),<ref>{{Cite web|title=A First of its Kind Moot on IP and Competition Organised by Jindal University|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/a-first-of-its-kind-moot-on-ip-and-competition-organised-by-jindal-university-578500305.html|last=University|first=O. P. Jindal Global|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> 7th Indian [[Willem C. Vis Moot|Vis Pre-Moot]] Competition,<ref>{{Cite web|title=7th Indian Vis Pre-Moot (24th–26th Feb, 2017) @ Jindal Global Law School. Deadline: 31st Dec., 2016|url=https://www.lawof.in/7th-indian-vis-pre-moot-24th-26th-feb-2017-jindal-global-law-school-deadline-31st-dec-2016/|last=Administrator|first=By|date=2016-12-07|website=LawOF|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> Stetson Moot Competition (India Rounds - 2018)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stetson International Environmental Moot Court [India Rounds] at Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat [Feb 14-16, 2020]: Register by Nov 14|url=https://www.lawctopus.com/stetson-environmental-moot-court-at-jindal-global-law-school-sonipat/|date=2019-11-12|website=Lawctopus|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> and hosted the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition.<ref name="jgls"/>
In February 2024, Jindal suspended two students, Ramnit Kaur and Mukundan Nair, for organizing a discussion titled "Ram Mandir: A Farcical Project of Brahmanical Hindutva Fascism" on 7 February, hosted by the Revolutionary Students' League, a [[Marxist]] student group at the university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Students, Alumni of Jindal University Protest Suspension of Organisers of Ram Mandir Discussion |url=https://thewire.in/education/students-alumni-of-jindal-university-protest-suspension-of-organisers-of-ram-mandir-discussion |access-date=16 September 2025 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref> Citing "derogatory and provocative statements", the university issued semester-long suspensions and allegedly manhandled the students during hostel evictions, including dragging a student on all fours out of campus grounds by security.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 April 2024 |title=Jindal University upholds suspension of two students over discussion on Ram temple |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/jindal-university-upholds-suspension-of-two-students-over-discussion-on-ram-temple-9267103/ |access-date=16 September 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sodhi |first=Tanishka |date=16 February 2024 |title=An 'absolutely apolitical' space: Why Jindal University suspended two students this week |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/02/16/an-absolutely-apolitical-space-why-jindal-university-suspended-two-students-this-week |access-date=16 September 2025 |website=Newslaundry |language=en}}</ref><ref name="edict">{{cite web |title=Jindal Students Protest After Peers Suspended, Physically Abused for Ram Mandir Discussion |url=https://www.the-edict.in/post/jindal-students-protest-after-peers-suspended-physically-abused-for-ram-mandir-discussion |website=The Edict |date=15 February 2024 |access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref> Over 150 students protested on 15 February, demanding reinstatement and an apology, among other demands relating to academic freedom on campus.<ref name="edict"/>


==Notable alumni==
=== 2024 Non-Residential LL.M. Programme Concerns ===
In 2024, JGU's one-year LL.M. programme, offered in partnership with upGrad, faced scrutiny for its non-residential, blended learning format. The [[Bar Council of India]] (BCI) and [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) do not recognize non-residential, [[Open and Distance Learning]] (ODL), or fully online LL.M. programmes for legal practice in India, raising concerns about their validity.<ref>{{cite web |title=BCID-0468-2024 (LE Circular-06/2024) – Comprehensive Implementation of Legal Education Reforms, Mandatory Guidelines, Norms & Rules of Legal Education |url=https://www.barcouncilofindia.org/info/comprehens-ku2hwr |website=Bar Council of India |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UGC issues new guidelines for enrolling in ODL and online programmes for 2024, check here |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/ugc-issues-new-guidelines-for-enrolling-in-odl-and-online-programmes-for-2024-check-here/articleshow/115261883.cms |access-date=14 March 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=13 November 2024}}</ref> Some students reported dissatisfaction, citing misleading information from upGrad counselors and inadequate university support.<ref>{{cite web |title=OP Jindal Global University Online LLM Fees 2025 – Online LLM Cost and Scholarships |url=https://www.collegevidya.com/institute/op-jindal-global-university-online/courses/llm |access-date=15 June 2025 |website=College Vidya}}</ref>


* [[Thomas George Karimpanal]], sport shooter
=== 2024 Distance Education Misrepresentation ===
*Arman Sood,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arman Sood on starting up E-Shack from Jindal Global Law School and being an entrepreneur|url=https://superlawyer.in/arman-sood/|last=Editor|date=2014-05-09|website=SuperLawyer - share your career experience and professional insights with law students and lawyers|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> founder of Sleepy Owl Coffee,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Majumdar|first=Meghna|date=2018-06-15|title=What is cold brew coffee? Sleepy Owl gives answers|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/what-is-cold-brew-coffee-sleepy-owl-gives-answers/article24171583.ece|access-date=2020-05-03|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Story Of Three Friends Who Brewed 'Sleepy Owl' To Life & Changed How Indians Enjoyed Their Coffee|url=https://www.mensxp.com/special-features/features/50564-the-story-of-three-friends-who-brewed-lsquo-sleepy-owl-rsquo-to-life-changed-how-indians-enjoyed-their-coffee.html|website=www.mensxp.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> named in [[Forbes 30 Under 30|Forbes 30 under 30]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sleepy Owl Coffee: Brewing Big Business|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30-2020/sleepy-owl-coffee-brewing-big-business/57645/1|website=Forbes India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>
In 2024, JGU faced criticism after third-party websites advertised its programmes as distance education, despite UGC guidelines prohibiting JGU from offering courses in this mode. The university clarified that it does not provide distance learning programmes, causing confusion among prospective students.<ref>{{cite web |title=OP Jindal Global University Distance Education?: UGC guidelines do not permit OP Jindal Global University to offer courses through distance learning |url=https://icdistanceeducation.com/op-jindal-global-university-distance-education/ |access-date=15 June 2025 |website=IC Distance Education |date=14 March 2024 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203032903/https://icdistanceeducation.com/op-jindal-global-university-distance-education/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=July 2025}}


== Blended Learning ==
=== 2024 AI-Generated Content Suspension ===
The Jindal Global Business School and Jindal School of Banking & Finance offers MBA degree in Digital Finance and Banking through a blended learning mode through their partnership with ed-tech startup upGrad.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JGU partners upGrad to launch MBA in digital finance & banking|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/jgu-partners-upgrad-to-launch-mba-in-digital-finance-banking/articleshow/76459113.cms|access-date=2020-06-19|website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Umarji|first=Vinay|date=2020-06-16|title=In a first, edtech firm upGrad launches online blended degree programmes|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/vin-a-first-edtech-firm-upgrad-launches-online-blended-degree-programmes-120061601484_1.html|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=upGrad Enables Online Blended Degree Programs, Outlays ₹150 Crore For The Launch|url=http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/upGrad-Enables-Online-Blended-Degree-Programs-Outlays-150-Crore-For-The-Launch-/16-06-2020-287872|access-date=2020-06-19|website=BW Education|language=en}}</ref>
In 2024, the Punjab and Haryana High Court addressed a case involving Kaustubh Anil Shakkarwar, an LLM student suspended for submitting AI-generated content in an assignment. On 22 October 2024, the court set aside the suspension, ruling that the disciplinary process lacked fairness due to insufficient notice and hearing, and directed the university to reconsider the case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaustubh Anil Shakkarwar vs Jindal Global Law School And Others |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/164375666/ |website=Indian Kanoon |date=22 October 2024 |access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref>


== See also ==
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* {{Official website|https://jgu.edu.in/}}


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O.P. Jindal Global University
Mohd. Hamid Ansari delivering the inaugural address at the "Conference on Federalisms and Localisms at O.P. Jindal Global University
MottoA Private University Promoting Public Service
TypePrivate deemed university
Established2009 (2009)
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission
ChancellorNaveen Jindal[1]
Vice-ChancellorC. Raj Kumar[2]
Location
Sonipat
,
Haryana
,
India

28°55′39″N 77°03′23″E / 28.9274°N 77.0564°E / 28.9274; 77.0564
CampusRural[3]
Institute of EminenceDesignated in 2020[4]
Colours   Blue and white
NicknameJGU
Websitejgu.edu.in

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) is a private deemed university in Sonipat, Haryana, India. It was established in 2009 under the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2009.[5] Named after industrialist Om Prakash Jindal, the university was founded by his son, Naveen Jindal.[6] In 2020, JGU was designated an Institute of Eminence by the Government of India.[7]

Rankings[edit | edit source]

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has been included in the QS World University Rankings. It was ranked in the 751–800 band in 2020,[8] 651–700 in 2021,[9] and 951–1000 in 2024.[10] JGU appeared in the QS Top 150 Under 50 Rankings in 2020 and 2021, recognizing its status as a university established within the last 50 years.[11] In India, private universities like JGU have sometimes faced skepticism regarding their academic credibility compared to public institutions.[12]

The Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) was ranked as India's top law school in the QS World University Rankings by Subject from 2020 to 2024, and was placed 76th globally in 2021.[13][14] In 2020, JGU was designated an Institute of Eminence by the Government of India.[15]

Student initiatives[edit | edit source]

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) supports various student-led activities, including a legal aid clinic,[16] a Rotaract club,[17] and cultural societies.[18] The university hosts two annual festivals: the cultural festival Biswamil in the fall semester and the sports festival Magnus in the spring semester.[19]

Legal aid clinic[edit | edit source]

JGU's student-led legal aid clinic offers legal counseling, awareness programs, and support for public interest litigation (PIL). In 2017, it received the Herbert Smith Freehills Community Engagement Award for its efforts, including work by students Shivkrit Rai and Nipun Arora in uncovering an admissions scam at the National School of Drama, Delhi.[20][21] The clinic contributed to a 2017 writ petition at the Allahabad High Court, leading to the Sudheer Kumar v. State of U.P. decision, which affirmed that unaided private schools are subject to the Right to Education Act.[22] It also made representations to the NHRC regarding police conduct during the CAA protests in 2019–2020.[23]

Moot court society[edit | edit source]

JGU's moot court society competes in national and international competitions. It won the Oxford Price Media Moot in 2014,[24] the India rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot in 2015,[25] and was runner-up at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna in 2017, also reaching the world finals in Hong Kong in 2019.[26] The society has hosted events like the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court's India rounds.[27]

Blended learning[edit | edit source]

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), through its Jindal Global Business School and Jindal School of Banking & Finance, offers an MBA degree in Digital Finance and Banking in a blended learning format in partnership with the ed-tech platform upGrad.[28][29]

JGU's Jindal Global Law School offers a one-year LL.M. programme in both residential and non-residential modes, with the latter described as blended learning.[30] The Bar Council of India (BCI) and University Grants Commission (UGC) do not recognize non-residential, Open and Distance Learning (ODL), or fully online LL.M. programmes for professional practice in India, which may include JGU's non-residential blended learning offerings.[31][32]

In July 2025, JGU established the Motwani Jadeja Institute for American Studies (MJIAS) with a US$5 million endowment from philanthropist Asha Jadeja Motwani. Named in honor of computer scientist Rajeev Motwani, the institute promotes research, academic exchange, and policy collaboration between India and the United States.[33][34]

Controversies[edit | edit source]

2018–2022 Non-Participation in NIRF[edit | edit source]

Prior to 2022, JGU faced criticism for opting out of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The Vice-Chancellor argued that NIRF's methodology did not adequately reflect the university's focus on humanities, social sciences, and professional courses, favoring international rankings like QS World University Rankings instead.[35] JGU later participated in NIRF in 2024, with its Jindal Global Law School ranked as India's top private law university.[36][37]

2023 Professor Sameena Dalwai Privacy Breach[edit | edit source]

In December 2023, a month after expressing views on the Gaza war, an FIR was filed by the Sonipat Police against Professor Sameena Dalwai for allegedly 'outraging women's modesty' after using the dating app Bumble as a pedagogical tool during a lecture.[38][39] Consequently, more than 500 academics, writers and students signed a statement of solidarity for Professor Dalwai against alleged persecution by the university on account of her Muslim identity and political beliefs.[40][41][39]

2024 Ram Mandir Discussion Protest[edit | edit source]

In February 2024, Jindal suspended two students, Ramnit Kaur and Mukundan Nair, for organizing a discussion titled "Ram Mandir: A Farcical Project of Brahmanical Hindutva Fascism" on 7 February, hosted by the Revolutionary Students' League, a Marxist student group at the university.[42] Citing "derogatory and provocative statements", the university issued semester-long suspensions and allegedly manhandled the students during hostel evictions, including dragging a student on all fours out of campus grounds by security.[43][44][45] Over 150 students protested on 15 February, demanding reinstatement and an apology, among other demands relating to academic freedom on campus.[45]

2024 Non-Residential LL.M. Programme Concerns[edit | edit source]

In 2024, JGU's one-year LL.M. programme, offered in partnership with upGrad, faced scrutiny for its non-residential, blended learning format. The Bar Council of India (BCI) and University Grants Commission (UGC) do not recognize non-residential, Open and Distance Learning (ODL), or fully online LL.M. programmes for legal practice in India, raising concerns about their validity.[46][47] Some students reported dissatisfaction, citing misleading information from upGrad counselors and inadequate university support.[48]

2024 Distance Education Misrepresentation[edit | edit source]

In 2024, JGU faced criticism after third-party websites advertised its programmes as distance education, despite UGC guidelines prohibiting JGU from offering courses in this mode. The university clarified that it does not provide distance learning programmes, causing confusion among prospective students.[49][better source needed]

2024 AI-Generated Content Suspension[edit | edit source]

In 2024, the Punjab and Haryana High Court addressed a case involving Kaustubh Anil Shakkarwar, an LLM student suspended for submitting AI-generated content in an assignment. On 22 October 2024, the court set aside the suspension, ruling that the disciplinary process lacked fairness due to insufficient notice and hearing, and directed the university to reconsider the case.[50]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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  2. ↑ "C Raj Kumar reappointed as Vice Chancellor of OP Jindal Global University". The Times of India. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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  41. ↑ Staff, Scroll (7 January 2024). "'Targeted for Muslim identity;': Academicians back Jindal professor facing FIR for lecture on dating". Scroll.in. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  42. ↑ "Students, Alumni of Jindal University Protest Suspension of Organisers of Ram Mandir Discussion". The Wire. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  43. ↑ "Jindal University upholds suspension of two students over discussion on Ram temple". The Indian Express. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  44. ↑ Sodhi, Tanishka (16 February 2024). "An 'absolutely apolitical' space: Why Jindal University suspended two students this week". Newslaundry. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 "Jindal Students Protest After Peers Suspended, Physically Abused for Ram Mandir Discussion". The Edict. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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