Big shoes to fill: NLU Delhi constitutes hunting party for Ranbir Singh’s very attractive VC job

Monday, 30 September 2019 By Legally India Law schools

Ranbir Singh NLU Delhi era to end soon
Ranbir Singh NLU Delhi era to end soon

NLU Delhi has instituted a selection committee to look for a successor to vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Ranbir Singh, who started the law school in 2008 and is due to retire soon.

The position is likely to be a hotly contested one.

NLU Delhi has done well since founding when compared against other younger law schools (in part helped by generous funding from the Delhi government and the highly controversial decision to keep it outside the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)).

Furthermore, its location in Delhi would allow the new boss plenty of hobnobbing opportunities with the political and judicial elites, which makes this one of the sexier NLU postings for pretty much any academic in India.

The three members of the selection committee are, according to authoritative sources:

  • NLU Jabalpur VC Prof Balraj Chauhan (and former VC of RMLNLU Lucknow and NLIU Bhopal), who was nominated by NLU Delhi’s executive council (EC),
  • NLIU Bhopal VC Prof V Vijaykumar is the nominee of the University Grants Commission (UGC), and
  • Delhi high court Justice GS Sistani has been nominated by the university’s chancellor.

We understand that the selection committee is yet to meet.

Singh was re-appointed as NLU Delhi VC in July 2013 for a second five-year term, after founding the university in 2008.

He had been founding VC of Nalsar Hyderabad in 2008, and was professor at NLSIU Bangalore between 1996 and 1997.

We have not been able to confirm his last day in office (which, by the book, should have expired in mid-2018).

We have reached out to Singh for more information.

Update 23:12: Thanks to commenter @19 below for sharing the notification of Singh’s extension dated 20 July 2018: his term will basically expire any time before 23 September 2020.

Ranbir Singh’s extension, potentially until 2020
Ranbir Singh’s extension, potentially until 2020

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Comments

Guest 30 Sept 2019, 13:41
+7 -1
Be warned that NLUD students will go on a class boycott and hunger strike if a transparent and fair procedure is not followed. We will not let NLUD lose its #2 NIRF position and slip downwards.
2.8 1 Oct 2019, 07:13
+4 -5
#2 position - cute.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 13:42
+7 -1
LI has put a photo of RGNUL VC in the pic!!
kianganz 30 Sept 2019, 14:18
+6 -0
Thanks - slight mix up there, thanks for pointing out!
RGNUL-ite 30 Sept 2019, 15:02
+5 -0
Was it actually a mix up or a tongue in cheek hit at the 'man mein laddoo foota' moment Prof. Jaswal has already had about his prospects seemingly great at being appointed.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 15:57
+3 -0
Deliberately done!
Buzz 30 Sept 2019, 13:45
+10 -0
NLUD students are preparing a petition like the one the NLSIU SBA prepared for Sudhir. The points are the same, i.e.:

- Seniority must be secondary to academic excellence
- NLU alumni preferred
- International education/experience preferred
- Quality of publications more important than quantity.
nludrgnul 30 Sept 2019, 14:06
+3 -0
Perhaps now is a good time to release it...
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 14:27
+1 -4
No other NLU alumnus apart from Sudhir currently satisfies the UGC rule of having served ten years as professor.
Scooter- 1 Oct 2019, 06:02
+0 -3
when was it No. 2 bro?
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 13:47
+16 -1
This can make or break NLUD. Once NUJS was the undisputed #2 and headed by giants like Menon, Chimni and MP Singh. One nutcase (appointed through connections) ruined that and paved the way for a Trinamul Congress takeover, which has now appointed its VC of choice.

If NLUD students are not careful, the college may well meet a similar fate. Remember that Sudhir Krishnaswamy and Rajkumar from Jindal are both trying to poach NLUD faculty anyway.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 13:48
+13 -0
Amazing tongue in cheek photo choice, Kian! He is the most likely contender. SKD Rao being a slightly distant second. Both are not very inspiring choices to be honest. But the next VC will definitely have big shoes to fill. Prof. Singh did have the quality of getting people to come along and work with him - that's a rare talent, but that is what made NLUD the place it is. I don't think we give enough credit to Prof. Singh in making NLUD what it is today. Location, money, etc are all great, but not enough.

Prof. Singh got an extension last year, for another year. To the best of my knowledge, he is now in an interim position awaiting his replacement. Perhaps in a couple of months.
kianganz 30 Sept 2019, 14:19
+3 -0
That was totally unintentional but glad it worked out ;)
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 13:58
+4 -5
List of 20 possible candidates (if age limit is 65):

1. Jaswal from RGNUL
2. Venkata Rao from NLSIU
3. Sri Krishna Deva Rao from NLUO
4. Shashikala Gurpur from Symbi
5. Nandimath from NLSIU
6. T Ramakrishna from NLSIU
7. Ramesh from NLSIU
8. Ved Kumari from DU
9. Mrinal from NLUD
10. VK Unni from IIM Calcutta
11. Bharat Desai from JNU
12. Anurag Agarwal from IIM Ahmedabad
13. VC Vivekanandan, now HNLU VC
14. Amita Dhanda from NALSAR
15. Kamala Shankaran from TNNLS
16. Bimal Patel, now Gujarat Maritime University
17. Bajpai from NLUD
18. Maoj Sinha from ILI
19. Tarunabh Khaitan from Oxford, NLSIU alum
20. Prabha Kotiswaran from King's College London, NLSIU alum
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 14:30
+2 -2
9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 20 don't fulfill the UGC essential criterion of professor plus 10 years. A pity, because some of those are good names.
Lets Problematize 30 Sept 2019, 17:20
+10 -0
Prof. Dhanda at No. 14 has had well over 10 years as professor. Over 20 in fact. I haven't verified your other estimates but I hope you just haven't picked random numbers out of a hat.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 17:55
+3 -0
My bad. For her, I meant to say that she isn't the slightest bit interested in a VC position at present. Realised afterward that I'd bundled her with the others.
More Info 1 Oct 2019, 16:23
+1 -1
RVR is 65. Ramakrishna and Ramesh are north of 60, but I think the age limit is different at NLUD. Nandimath, I'm told has also not done 10 years as full prof.
Brioche Patel 30 Sept 2019, 14:35
+4 -0
I'm not at GMU. Pls don't report wrong facts.
GNLUwala 1 Oct 2019, 03:55
+2 -0
Hard not to mix it up considering he's still squatting in the GNLU VC Bungalow
Headless 30 Sept 2019, 18:16
+2 -0
How can you miss Pro FM of Aligarh. If not the J types, it can be FM, what say ?
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 14:00
+1 -1
[img]https://www.legallyindia.com/images/uploads/20190930-235411.jpg[/img]
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 14:03
+2 -5
NLUD will remain in the top 3 despite a bad VC. The locational advantage of Delhi and financial support of the Delhi govt is enough.
nludrgnul 30 Sept 2019, 14:05
+11 -0
Be warned NLUD students, if Jaswal enters, that will be the end for all of you.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 14:12
+7 -0
Jaswal is the establishment favourite and will get the post, unless NLUD students/alumni lobby for Mrinal and pull off a coup like NLSIU.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 14:31
+9 -0
Sudhir was qualified, even as per UGC. Mrinal is not (not referring to his ability here). No amount of lobbying can change that. Nor is he interested in applying at this stage from what I know at least.
Slight Correction 1 Oct 2019, 16:26
+2 -0
What everyone keeps forgetting is that NLS students didn't exactly choose him. He was chosen. The clamour was only for the order to be enforced. I don't think that NLUD students can do much at this stage.
Real Estate 1 Oct 2019, 03:56
+7 -1
Have you seen the NLUD Campus, strike karne ki jagah bhi toh honi chahiye
Ranbir Best VC 30 Sept 2019, 15:09
+6 -3
Who can replace Ranbir Singh? He is just the best. He should remain there forever, in the interest of the institution and students. He brought NLU to this high position.
Anonymous Guest 30 Sept 2019, 15:12
+4 -1
He's at Raksha Shakti University, not GMU.
Agree 30 Sept 2019, 15:16
+1 -4
i think prof. Dr. Nishtha Jaswal will be a good choice. She has lot of implementable ideas but is plagued with lack of funding by HP Government. In NLUD funding will not be an issue and she will be a very good alternative.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 16:00
+1 -1
Is it written in stone that 10 years as prof is required? NLUD students must agitate and demand that this condition is removed.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 16:24
+5 -0
Not in stone but in UGC Guidelines, yes. Given the composition of this search committee, I doubt they are going to look beyond that. Compare this with the search committee that picked Sudhir and you'd yourself find the difference. It's funny how NLSIU found MP Singh good enough to be in their search committee, but NLUD didn't, despite having him amongst them for the last few years.
Slight Correction 1 Oct 2019, 16:27
+1 -0
The CJI constituted the search committee. NLSIU had no say in the same.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 16:34
+2 -0
CJI? Not the EC?
Tauji 1 Oct 2019, 04:34
+3 -0
It is not. NLUD Act in Section 20(1) is quite clear. It says: "The Vice-Chancellor shall be an academic person and an outstanding scholar in law or an eminent jurist..."

And Section 33 is the overriding provision. "33. Overriding Effects: The provisions of this Act and the Rules, Statutes and Regulations made there under shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent contained therewith in any other law or instrument having the force of law for the time being in force."

The students and alumni can actually use this to say that the UGC conditions are not binding. However, they have a lot of work to do. They will need to reach out to people who may be interested in taking up the position/ convince someone to apply and lobby inside the campus and also meet alumni.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 05:09
+2 -0
@Tanuj: This is an interesting point. Would the fact that the university depends on UGC recognition at least for all its post-graduate degrees have any bearing on this? Can the university argue that despite such dependence, its Act still continues to have such overriding effect? Would be quite pathbreaking if any university manages to settle this point of law. After that, all you need to bring would be state legislature changes to override UGC provisions. May actually do these places a lot of good.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 05:23
+1 -0
May not work. Typically universities adopt ugc rules through their regulations. One will have to see whether the regulations which have the 10 year requirement have been adopted by nlud. I would be surprised if this hasn't been done. There may be space to argue for an exception because of NLUD's category 1 autonomy status. But the EC would have to approve.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 13:33
+1 -0
If there is even a single faculty member at NLUD who has got a promotion under UGC Career Advancement Scheme since 2009, then those regulations had to have been adopted. The same regulations mention the VC selection criteria.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 16:00
+3 -0
Remember that Sudhir's chances skyrocketed after MP Singh set an age limit of 60. If 65 is kept as the limit here, the race will heat up.
Slight Correction 1 Oct 2019, 16:29
+3 -0
He did not exactly. I think that the Act mentions that the person should be able to complete a full term. The Act also says that the retirement age for the VC will be 65, at par with the profs. The two read in conjunction would mean that nobody above the age of 60 will be chosen.
Sukku 2 Oct 2019, 03:43
+0 -0
Even a 69 year old Professor can be appointed as VC. The retirement age "seems" to be 70.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 16:04
+5 -1
At least 4-5 good profs from NLUD will likely leave for NLSIU. If the next VC then stacks the place with mediocre stooges, then NLUD is going to lose its sheen.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 16:26
+2 -3
Remains to be seen. The lure of Delhi v. the chances of being allowed more academic freedom under Sudhir compared to whoever takes charge at NLUD. Some may cross over to JGLS even. MP Singh himself did.
Wizard 30 Sept 2019, 16:37
+6 -0
They will indeed prefer NLSIU under Sudhir. What "lure of Delhi" are you taking about? Bengaluru is a much nicer city and NLSIU's reputation will ensure more projects for professors than NLUD, trust me. Remember also that NLSIU is applying for Institution of National Importance Status and will surely get it.

And the NLUD prof will not join JGLS. They had open offers and would have done so long before. For them teaching good students instead of rich kids is more important.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 17:08
+8 -0
Agree. And most of the NLUD biggies have connections to Bangalore. Mrinal is from karnataka, and has studied and taught at NLS. Ditto Aparna. Anup is from Bangalore. Dany has studied at NLS and been Sudhir's colleague at nujs, Yogesh Pai is from Karnataka. Arul doesn't have direct connection, but then he doesn't to Delhi also. Chinmayi, if she is still at nlud, is also from bangalore and has been Sudhir's colleague at nujs. If anything there is a 'lure of bangalore'
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 17:23
+2 -0
Let us agree to disagree on that count. There is a reason why all those good people with connections to Bangalore are currently working in Delhi at an NLU that was largely unproven back when they'd joined it. Proximity to the power corridor does bring opportunities that are more difficult to avail of otherwise. Always has been, always will be.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 17:43
+4 -0
OK, history time. Let's start from the top. Mrinal and Aparna went to NLS and were turned away by RVR. Anup went to NUJS and was turned away by Bhat. Dany and Chinmayi left NUJS because of Bhat. Yogesh was driven out of NLUJ by Poonam Saxena. Arul is the only one on that list who came to nlud straight away. And that is most likely because it was the only law school doing recruitments when he was returning to India. Credit is due to RS that he welcomed all these people and recruited them. But it isn't right to say that are at NLUD because it was their first choice. Its like saying that Sidharth Chauhan is at NALSAR because its in Hyderabad.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 18:01
+1 -2
Agree with most of your points, barring Anup's. It's a common false impression that a lot of people have. He did went to NUJS, but withdrew from there even before he could appear for the interview. Later on the rumour started spreading that Bhat refused to take his interview via Skype, which wasn't actually true. Maybe he could read the writing on the wall in advance about Bhat. Maybe something else. And Chinmayi left chiefly because Anup didn't join. Daniel left mostly because of Bhat though, that's a fact.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 18:33
+2 -0
The Bhat Skype thing was about another person who now teaches at IIT Delhi. I am quite sure Bhat refused Anup and this wasn't in the context of some recruitment. That happened later.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 18:22
+1 -1
Actually Anup got the job. He didn't join because Chinmayi left. Let's give Bhat a little credit.
NUJS alumnus 1 Oct 2019, 03:52
+1 -0
^I can confirm this. He had indeed got the job, but declined it subsequently. Cannot vouch for the reason mentioned here though.
QS 30 Sept 2019, 16:31
+3 -8
Predictions for law school rankings in 2020:

Tier 1
1. NLSIU (zooms even higher under Sudhir)
2. NALSAR (distant second, but steady lead over NLUD due to expected faculty exodus from NLUD).
3. NLUD (slips into a distant third, hurt by faculty exodus, new VC will be the one expected, bad news)

Heading to Tier 2
4. NUJS (slips further with domicile quota and current VC, relying on past glory, desperately needs Nationalisation)

Tier 2
5. NLIU (overtakes NLUJ under new VC, but desperately needs Nationalisation and funding, facing competition from JGLS on placements)
6. NLUJ (also relying on past glory, VC not good, also competition from JGLS on placements, desperately needs Nationalisation)
7. GNLU (improvements under new VC, but still behind NLIU and NLUJ, competition from JGLS)

Tier 3
8. HNLU (improves under new VC, but still struggling with funds, needs Nationalisation).
9. MNLU Mumbai (gradually creeping up)
10. NLUO (stuck in a rut, desperately needs Nationalisation)
11. RGNUL (same as above)
12. RMLNLU (same as above)
13. NUALS (same as above)

Tier 4
14. MNLU Nagpur (gradually creeping up)
15. MNLU Aurangabad (gradually creeping up)
16. TNNLS (gradually creeping up)
17. DSNLU (struggling under Jagan Reddy, no Chandrababu to help)

Tier 5
18. CNLU Patna (struggling)
19. NLU Assam (struggling)
20. NLU Jabalpur (gradually creeping up)
21. HPNLU (struggling)
22. NLU Haryana (struggling)
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 01:58
+5 -0
Keep predicting. At the end of the day, it's all about student achievements. Till date, NUJS students are second to none in that overall aspect, regardless of how much anon trolls keep hating in the comments section here.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 02:23
+4 -0
Give it a rest with your stupid rankings, you troll. They have got zero basis. You haven't even been to more than 80% of the law schools you've named here and you lack the courage to criticise any person or institute openly and using your own name.
NUJS student 1 Oct 2019, 03:57
+5 -0
The two Rhodes scholarships in past three years, the highest number of Day Zero placements in every year, successful entrepreneurial ventures every year, scholarships and higher education pursuits every year, these are not part of any past glory of NUJS, but very much from our present days. I do not want to get into any debate about ranking, nor look down upon any other NLU or their achievements. Just dispelling the rumour that NUJS students are in any way lagging behind others. And all that despite the controversies and persistent anon trolling and admin issues.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 16:40
+5 -0
Will NLUD students have the guts to protest like NLSIU students?
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 17:10
+6 -0
What nls students might say, they protested because it was Sudhir. If it was any Tom, dick and Harry, they wouldn't have been concerned. Nlud is not likely to get a Sudhir type appointment. So what's the point of protesting?
rightsviolations 30 Sept 2019, 17:35
+6 -1
The point of protesting is to not get a Jaswal type appointment.
Guest 30 Sept 2019, 17:23
+3 -1
I am sure Kian is well aware that Sudhir is going to tap the star faculty from other NLUs, while JGLS is also ready. After law firm poaching articles LI will soon flood us with faculty poaching articles!
?? 1 Oct 2019, 03:53
+2 -0
Is there some substance to all of this? Early indications here at Nags, makes it seems like Sudhir doesn't want to upset the entire apple-cart at one go.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 04:23
+3 -0
None whatsoever. These trolls have no idea who Sudhir is and how he goes about doing things. He isn't foolish enough to further endanger an already rocky start by antagonising existing people. His admin xp from APU bears testimony to that. He would want to bring reform no doubt, but on his own terms and at his own pace.
Tauji 30 Sept 2019, 17:28
+11 -0
This notification explains the circumstances of RS’s extension

http://www.hillagric.ac.in/aboutus/registrar/pdf/2018/GA/August2018/2018-08-28-Notification-42180-99-27.08.2018.pdf
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 00:36
+1 -0
Acche din for NLSIU, burre din for NLUD.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 00:45
+2 -0
If the 10 year professor condition is followed, then even without NLU alumni there are some good people eligible, such as Manoj Sinha from ILI, Anurag Agarwal from IIMA, VK Unni from IIMC and Bharat Desai from JNU (BS Chimni's successor). But these people lack Jaswal's clout and it will also be held against some of them that they do not have teaching/admin experience at NLUs.

Jaswal and SKD Rao are the frontrunners.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 04:24
+1 -0
Unni made professor before 2009? That's impressive!
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 05:29
+0 -0
No he didn't, and the guy posting this knows nothing. Anurag Agarwal doesn't have Prof + 10, neither does Unni.
Aardvark 1 Oct 2019, 01:00
+3 -0
If the NLSIU community could name specific candidates to the search committee, what stops NLUD from doing so? A list of 5-6 names can be given, in this format:

A) If quality is given more importance than the 10 year rule:

1. Mrinal @ NLUD
2. Nigam @ BML Munjal
3. Unni @ IIM Calcutta3. Various people teaching abroad at professor level, eg Tarunabh@Oxford, Prabha @ King's, Shyam@Penn, Surya Deva @Hong Kong, Neha@EUI, Shubhankar@Portsmouth

B) If the 10 year rule is followed:

1. Vivekanandan@HNLU
2. Desai @ JNU
3. Anurag@IIMA
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 08:20
+3 -0
10 years professorship is NOT a requirement. There is NO LEGAL BAR to Mrinal becoming VC. The students will go on strike until our demands are met.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 09:05
+6 -2
Do ask Mrinal if he is interested in the position before going on strike on his behalf!
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 13:02
+1 -0
NLUD student petition is ready. Will be released to the media tomorrow. We are seeking an age limit of 60, non-imposition of a 10 year professorship condition, preference to alumni and preference to international experience and high-quality publications.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 13:40
+2 -0
You do realise that NLSIU could have that age limit of 60 because their Act allows the VC to hold position only till 65, whereas your currently serving VC is already 70? I mean, I support bringing young people into the fold as much as you do, but not at the cost of discrimination without reason. If someone is good, then they should be able to beat even older people by merit, not by fixing the game beforehand. Further, preference to alumni? Your first batch graduated not even 6 years back! If you are talking about NLU alumni in general, do remember that you aren't part of the CLAT process, so it's a bit rich making claims on alumni from other NLUs at this stage. The other requirements you suggested are at least logical ones.
Tauji 1 Oct 2019, 13:47
+3 -0
Erm. The students are supposed to meet next week to discuss all this. There is no petition that is ready. Moreover, prefrence to alumni? You want someone from 2013 batch to be the next VC (anyways some 6 people will qualify because of international experience and some 2 for publications).

Let's no unncessary say whatever. Let the students and alumni meet and see what happens.
Guest 1 Oct 2019, 17:28
+2 -0
Students are very concerned and a petition will surely be drafted.
News Flash 2 Oct 2019, 05:12
+1 -0
BREAKING NEWS: students are creating a shortlist of 10 to 15 names and will propose them to the search committee, just like the NLSIU people had done. Some names being talked about have already been mentioned on LI.
Apathetic 2 Oct 2019, 07:24
+1 -0
There's been zero talk about protests or the search for a VC at NLUD. All these posts about it are either overenthusiastic first years, or folks joking around.
Guest0101 2 Oct 2019, 20:26
+2 -0
Act now or it'll be too late to reverse the decision of the committee incase they choose Jaswal.
Ex- Rgnul student
Guest 2 Oct 2019, 17:47
+2 -0
We are meeting TOMMOROW to discuss further course of action on part of the student body. Why in God's name are random people now circulating such baseless stories like "a petition has already been drafted" or "we have a list of names" ? Rumors add nothing of value to the discourse. I request the 2nd years (because I know it HAS to be second years who would do such shit. Even first years are more mature than this) to refrain from their usual behavior atleast this once.
As for us not having a "claim" on alumni from other NLUs, I did not know that appointment process is being reduced to a childish game in your imagination. Grow the fuck up dude.
Dwarka 3 Oct 2019, 04:41
+1 -0
What is your problem with second years? Every student at NLUD has an equal interest in the institution. In fact, first and second years have a greater stake in the next VC appointment as they will have the new VC for longer. The fifth years may eve graduate by the time the new VC assumes office. You attitude is disgusting. You are obviously a lazy person who does nothing and just demeans others.
Guest 3 Oct 2019, 04:47
+1 -0
I think the following should be proposed to the search committee:

1. As a compromise, reduce the 10 year professorship requirement to 5 years and make the field open to people n their 40s. Make the point that Sudhir could become NLSIU VC only because MP Sigh fastracked hm to professor at NUJS.

2. Preference to people who are alumni of NLUs.

3. Preference to people who are graduates of universities overseas, or have done fellowships there.

4. List 20 people in India and abroad who fulfilled the criteria, around 15 to 18 being alumni.

5. Rule out NLU VCs who have faced protest at their NLUs. Then list all the NLUs where protests have taken place.
Guest 3 Oct 2019, 05:59
+2 -0
1. Why would the committee compromise with anything? What is it that they are gaining by that? Sudhir fulfilled the UGC criteria, it doesn't matter how. Your own argument and precedent says it should be about fast-tracking people to professorial positions, not to VC position.
2. Name a few who have applied for NLSIU even, apart from Sudhir? There's no alumnus currently working in India or interested to work, who is senior enough. Shamnad could have been, but for the unfortunate accident. Mrinal isn't interested and in case, he's been professor for not even 5-odd years.
3. This one is not a bad idea, but to be frank, very discriminatory and prone to all sorts of challenge. But I think it can still be done.
4. There won't be that many unless your point one is accepted. Certainly not if point 2 is to be accepted too.
5. This is again a good idea. One may even argue that it's a logical exclusion for proven incompetence. The counter could be that if the concerned guy could settle the protests without outside intervention, then it should probably go in his favour, not against.
Guest 3 Oct 2019, 08:44
+1 -0
Adding on to these, every single NLU that has done well since 1980s has done so under the leadership of a non-NLU alumnus, whereas there is exactly zero precedent of any NLU alumnus ever having been a successful VC of any NLU. 'Kinda' cramps any argument insisting for only NLU alumni as VC. In fact, the only two people who've been VCs of two successful NLUs, Menon himself and RS, have been products of traditional universities without foreign degrees.
Guest 3 Oct 2019, 07:12
+0 -2
NLUD is finished. All the good faculty will leave for NLSIU or JGLS. This will badly hit the college's reputation and it will sink in NIRF. NLSIU>NALSAR>NUJS>NLUJ>NLIU>GNLU>NLUD will be the new ranking.
Guest 3 Oct 2019, 08:53
+1 -0
Lo, ek aur chala aya! NUJS used to be the target of anonymous doomsayers here till yesterday, now it's NLUD. Such jobless people!
Guest 3 Oct 2019, 08:35
+3 -0
Srividhya Raghavan (NLSIU) alum has completed 10 years in professor rank in the US. She should be the next VC of NLUD. She was given professor rank at Okhlahoma University in 2009, according to her CV

https://law.tamu.edu/faculty-staff/find-people/faculty-profiles/srividhya-ragavan
Guest 3 Oct 2019, 08:52
+1 -0
And why would she be interested to come back exactly? Do you know that NLU VCs are often paid less than even the senior professors at those very NLUs, let alone places abroad?
Guest 13 Jul 2020, 08:45
+0 -0
They get some additional perks, but yeah, more or less the same overall with Professors. This is because the original clauses regarding VC salary are seldom overhauled for years.
Guest 13 Jul 2020, 08:02
+0 -0
Almost 1 year is over since the advertisement. The position will now have to be readvertised.
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