1-Week Faculty Development Programme by Manipal University: Register by June 20

About Manipal University Jaipur 

The Manipal Education & Medical Group, with its heritage of excellence in higher education for over 71 years, launched Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) in the year 2011. Manipal University Jaipur is a multi-disciplinary university accredited with an A+ Grade by NAAC and is committed to nurturing talent and strengthening academics & research by adopting unique & innovative practices.

The multi-disciplinary University offers career-oriented courses at all levels, i.e., UG, PG, and doctoral, and across diverse streams, including Law, Engineering, Design, Management, Basic Sciences, Arts, etc

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About Faculty of Law, Manipal University Jaipur

Manipal University Jaipur forayed into the field of legal education by introducing Five-year Integrated BALLB(Hons.), BBALLB (Hons.), Bachelor of Law (LLB), Master of Law (LLM), and PhD programs.

As an institution of excellence and a leading university in Rajasthan, Manipal University Jaipur is dedicated to providing students with a world-class education in the field of law. The institution is ranked 32nd by NIRF 2025 in the individual category of Law.

About MUJ-TEC

Manipal University Jaipur Teacher Empowerment Centre (MUJ TEC), established in 2017, is dedicated to advancing teacher training and fostering the professional and personal growth of educators. Through diverse training programmes, workshops, and experiential learning opportunities, MUJ TEC equips faculty members with innovative teaching methodologies, practical skills, and academic leadership capabilities. The Centre promotes collaborative learning, effective student engagement, value-based education, and continuous professional development, thereby contributing towards enhanced teaching effectiveness and improved student learning outcomes across the institution

About Centre For Advanced Studies In International Humanitarian Law (Cash), RGNUL Punjab  

The Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Law (CASH) is dedicated to promoting research, awareness, and academic engagement in the field of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The Centre seeks to strengthen understanding of humanitarian principles through conferences, workshops, sensitisation programmes, research initiatives, and academic collaborations.

CASH aims to facilitate advanced research, policy discourse, and dissemination of knowledge relating to armed conflict, human rights, and humanitarian protection. The Centre actively encourages interdisciplinary learning and capacity building by organising training programmes, seminars, and moot court competitions, while also supporting researchers and students through its specialised academic resources and library facilities

About the FDP

The One Week program is conceived as a reflective, capacity-building initiative aimed at re-examining traditional approaches to legal teaching and encouraging a transition to pedagogies that are socially responsive, context-sensitive, and learner-centric. As Indian legal education confronts complex contemporary challenges ranging from access to justice and legal pluralism to technological transformation and interdisciplinary demands, there is an increasing need for law teachers to move beyond purely doctrinal instruction and embrace socio-legal perspectives that connect law with lived realities.

This FDP seeks to provide a collaborative platform for faculty members to engage in scholarly dialogue, share best practices, and explore innovative teaching methodologies that integrate doctrinal rigor with socio-legal awareness. Through expert sessions, interactive discussions, and experiential learning components, participants will be encouraged to critically reflect upon their teaching philosophies and redesign classroom practices that cultivate analytical thinking, ethical sensitivity, and social consciousness among law students.

Eligibility

The programme is open to:

• Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors in Law and Social Sciences
• Researchers and Doctoral Scholars pursuing research in Law and Social Sciences

Theme

• Reconstructing Pedagogy in Indian Legal Education
• The FDP focuses on reimagining legal education through interdisciplinary, innovative, and socially engaged pedagogical approaches that prepare future legal professionals for contemporary challenges.

Importance of the Theme 

Legal education today must address rapid technological advancements, changing societal realities, and increasing demands for interdisciplinary learning. Traditional lecture-based teaching methods often fail to adequately equip students with critical thinking, problem-solving, ethical sensitivity, and practical legal skills.

This FDP highlights the importance of:

• Integrating interdisciplinary perspectives into legal education
• Promoting experiential and outcome-based learning
• Addressing challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence and digital technologies
• Embedding constitutional values within legal pedagogy
• Developing socially conscious and ethically responsible legal professionals
• Enhancing academic integrity and research quality

The programme seeks to contribute to the larger goal of transforming legal education into a more inclusive, dynamic, and socially responsive enterprise.

Key Sessions Include 

Session 1

• Transforming Legal Pedagogy: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Perspectives
• Speaker: Prof. (Dr.) David Ambrose

Session 2

• Instructional Design Strategies for Tangible Learning Outcomes in Higher Education
• Speaker: Prof. (Dr.) Jayaram Raghunath

Session 3

• AI, Academic Integrity and the Future of Legal Research & Writing: Emerging Challenges and Pedagogical Responses
• Speaker: Dr. Niteesh Kumar Upadhyay

Session 4

• Embedding Constitutional Values in Legal Education: An Intra and Interdisciplinary Approach
• Speaker: Prof. (Dr.) Bharti

Session 5

• Legal Education in the Age of Technological Transformation: Preserving Humanistic Constitutional Values
• Speaker: Prof. (Dr.) M.K. Bhandari

Schedule 

06 July 2026

• 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
• Inaugural Session
• 2:30 PM onwards
• Transforming Legal Pedagogy: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Perspectives
• Prof. (Dr.) David Ambrose

07 July 2026

• 2:00 PM onwards
• Instructional Design Strategies for Tangible Learning Outcomes in Higher Education
• Prof. (Dr.) Jayaram Raghunath

08 July 2026

• 2:00 PM onwards
• AI, Academic Integrity and the Future of Legal Research & Writing
• Dr. Niteesh Kumar Upadhyay

09 July 2026

• 2:00 PM onwards
• Embedding Constitutional Values in Legal Education
• Prof. (Dr.) Bharti

10 July 2026

• 2:00 PM onwards
• Legal Education in the Age of Technological Transformation
• Prof. (Dr.) M.K. Bhandari

11 July 2026

Final Assessment

Registration fees 

• Legal Academicians (Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor): INR 500
• Research Scholars: INR 300

Participation guidelines 

• Participants are expected to join the sessions at least 10 minutes before the scheduled time and maintain punctuality throughout the programme.
• Attendance shall be monitored daily. Participants must attend all sessions regularly to be eligible for the certificate of participation/completion
• Feedback and short assignments relating to individual sessions shall be conducted daily to ensure continuous academic engagement and assessment of learning outcomes.
• A final evaluative assignment shall be conducted on 11 July 2026.

Important dates 

• Last Date for Registration: 30 June 2026
• Programme Dates: 06–11 July 2026

Registration Procedure 

Click Here to Register.

The payment is here.

Contact information 

• Mr. Arpan Verma, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Manipal University Jaipur | Email: [email protected]
• Ms. Darshika Rughani, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Manipal University Jaipur | Email: [email protected]

The brochure is here.