Prof GS Bajpai takes over as National Law University Delhi's Vice Chancellor

Prof. (Dr.) GS Bajpai has over thirty years of professional experience as an author, researcher, teacher and administrator. He has also held positions at the Indian Institute of Public Administration (1989), Bureau of Police Research & Development (1989- 1995), Punjab Police Academy, Punjab and Department of Criminology & Forensic Science, University of Saugar, M.P. 

Prof. (Dr.) GS Bajpai has recently taken charge as the Vice Chancellor of National Law University Delhi (NLUD).

He has over thirty years of professional experience as an author, researcher, teacher and administrator.

The university tweeted,"@NLUDofficial is delighted to announce that Professor (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai has assumed charge as Vice Chancellor with effect from Tuesday, 28 February, 2023. The University looks forward to his guidance and leadership in taking NLU Delhi to greater heights."

Before joining NLUD, he was the Vice Chancellor at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab. He has also served as Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (Law); Chair Professor at K.L Arora Chair in Criminal Law; and Chairperson of the Centre for Criminology & Victimology at National Law University Delhi. Before that, he served as Professor (Law & Development) & Chairperson at the Centre for Criminal Justice Administration, National Law Institute University, Bhopal. 

Professor (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai also held positions at the Indian Institute of Public Administration (1989), Bureau of Police Research & Development (1989- 1995), Punjab Police Academy, Punjab and Department of Criminology & Forensic Science, University of Saugar, M.P. Under his guidance, as many as 12 students have already completed doctoral dissertations (Ph. D.). 

In addition to a Master’s specialisation in Criminology & Criminal Justice, he holds a doctorate in victimology and a post-doctorate in criminal justice from Leicester University, U.K., as a Commonwealth Fellow at the Department of Criminology, Leicester University, U.K.

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