Medicine, Sports, Aviation and Cyber Law are fast emerging Specialisation areas: NLU Delhi VC
In an exclusive conversation with Shiksha.com, National Law University Delhi, Vice Chancellor Prof. G.S. Bajpai shared his insights about the changing needs of legal profession, role of NLUs, curriculum, interdisciplinary approaches in various fields and more…
National Law University Delhi, Vice Chancellor Prof. G.S. Bajpai
National Law Universities (NLUs) have revolutionised the legal education framework in India, establishing themselves as pivotal institutions within this domain. These universities have set benchmarks for other law schools through their dedicated and comprehensive approach to legal studies. With time, the scope of legal subjects taught has expanded considerably, offering a more inclusive and diverse range of topics.
Below are the excerpts from Shiksha’s interview with the esteemed Vice Chancellor of NLU Delhi.
- Q: How is legal education evolving to meet the changing needs of the legal profession in the 21st century?
- Q: What role do NLUs play in shaping the future of legal education and producing skilled legal professionals?
- Q: In the context of globalization, how are law schools adjusting their curriculum to prepare students for international legal challenges and opportunities?
- Q: With the rise of interdisciplinary approaches in various fields, how is legal education integrating with other disciplines to produce well-rounded professionals?
- Q: What are the emerging areas of specialization in law, and how is legal education responding to the demand for expertise in these areas?
- Q: How is the demand for law graduates changing, and what skills are becoming increasingly important for success in the legal profession?
- Q: How do you envision contributing to the improvement and advancement of National Law University, Delhi in the future?
Q: How is legal education evolving to meet the changing needs of the legal profession in the 21st century?
A: Legal Education has been the forerunner of change, in tandem with, and even ahead of, societal/constitutional expectations and aspirations in India. It has sought to inculcate relevant professional skills, knowledge and values, in turn, enabling a dynamic interface of upcoming young professionals vis a vis the complex legal issues, within the justice delivery system.
Candidates will know their allotted AILET exam centre only from the admit card. There is no way to know the test centre before the release of the AILET admit card. The examination authority allots a test centre to aspirants in the city of their first preference as mentioned in the city. So, candidates can atleast be assured that they will get a test centre in the city they had chosen as first preference in the AILET application form. However, the venue will be mentioned only on the candidate’s admit card. So as soon as the AILET admit card is released, candidates must check the test city and test centre details. In order to avoid any confusion, they must visit the centre at least once before the exam day.
Since 2018, the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru has maintained its position as the top-ranked law college in India according to the NIRF rankings, securing 1st position.
It has suitably evolved in institutional design, curriculum design, pedagogical design, teaching/research methodology having a broad vision to the contemporary and distant legal requisites often punctuated by the gravity of AI and other issues that need continuous observation and adaptation.
Q: What role do NLUs play in shaping the future of legal education and producing skilled legal professionals?
A: NLUs are a new model of legal learning in India. Their role has emerged fundamental to the legal educational landscape and a path breaker whence many law schools have adopted the focus driven subject treatment in terms of extensive content, practical orientation and skill inculcation. The specialised nature of subject exposition through well talented and committed faculty with myriad library /digital resource and other infrastructural facilities is likely to be the formulaic success in the legal educational arena.
Q: In the context of globalization, how are law schools adjusting their curriculum to prepare students for international legal challenges and opportunities?
A: In the legal scheme of things, "the world is my Oyster" seems true but the challenges are immense and many opportunities arise therein too. The changes in curriculum are the best way to incorporate upcoming areas of interest and reckoning. With time, the spectrum of legal themes has diversified and has become expansive in scope, depth and inter-connectedness. The academic /research collaborations with several premium law schools across the world have hugely enriched the faculty - student perspectives to global understanding and working together.
A CLAT rank of 4000 is not considered as a good rank to get admission to one of the top NLUs. However, candidates who belong the reserved category still have chance to secure admission to NLUs with a CLAT Rank of AIR 4000.With the exam pattern for CLAT changing, candidates must aim to score above 100 to secure admission to one of the best NLUs in the country. Before starting the CLAT Preparation 2026 candidates need to understand how the marks are divided in each section.
Q: With the rise of interdisciplinary approaches in various fields, how is legal education integrating with other disciplines to produce well-rounded professionals?
A: A holistic perspective of legal discipline together with other disciplinary majors is the major determinant of the eventual success of outcomes in terms of law/policy prescription/reform, professional argument, judicial intervention/judicial decision etc. There are areas of overlap that need to be converged and of conflict that need to be ironed out for 'just' and practical solutions to societal/legal issues.
Q: What are the emerging areas of specialization in law, and how is legal education responding to the demand for expertise in these areas?
A: The fast emerging areas of specialisation in law as medicine and law, sports law, aviation law, cyber law etc. are across many realms, involving proficient legal craft.
The demand for expertise in these areas is not easy to meet and only the best of experts, presently limited in numbers, can be requisitioned and deployed for the task. It is hoped that more numbers may join the list of experts once the initial teaching cycles are completed (from the graduating students).
Q: How is the demand for law graduates changing, and what skills are becoming increasingly important for success in the legal profession?
A: Law graduates are majoring in huge numbers per annum in India and abroad. Perhaps, every sector of governance and social and economic activity has an actual or potential area of legal application and so there are immense possibilities of absorption in the legal employment sector/legal profession. However, the diverse skills needed for these various ventures need special honing and grooming.
The gap needs to be filled in early at the law school and through continuing legal education beyond the law school. Academicians and practitioners can combined provide a supplementary network of skill formation opportunities for a law graduate.
Q: How do you envision contributing to the improvement and advancement of National Law University, Delhi in the future?
A: NLUD has assumed centre stage in the legal educational framework in the country. In terms of the number of years of existence so far, it has achieved much, yet is still young and herein lies the strength in the relative youthfulness of its existence that propels it forward with innovative programs and projects. The Abhyasa initiative, Eklavya Program, International Visitors Program etc. are some of the recent additions in the list of regular programs at NLUD that have garnered much appreciation and wide association. There are more programs on the anvil and certainly the presence of NLUD in the capital city of India, an emerging superpower, can be explored in a more exhaustive manner to realise the aspiration of a world ranking University.
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