RPNLU Prayagraj Appoints 12 Assistant Professors, Expands Faculty Strength To 18
Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj (RPNLU) has strengthened its academic framework with the appointment of 12 Assistant Professors, taking the University's total faculty strength to 18 members. The expansion includes 14 faculty members from the discipline of Law and 4 from Social Sciences, reflecting the University's commitment to interdisciplinary legal education.
According to the University, the newly appointed faculty members bring diverse academic and professional experience from institutions such as the University of Delhi, University of Allahabad, Banaras Hindu University, University of Lucknow, Gautam Buddha University, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, National Law University Jodhpur, National Law University Delhi, National Law University Odisha, and the Indian Institutes of Technology Kharagpur, among others.
The University stated that the new appointments are expected to strengthen teaching and research in emerging areas of law, including human organ transplantation, consumer protection, data privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, forensic evidence, medical jurisprudence, FinTech, and regulation of digital businesses and emerging technologies.
The newly appointed faculty members are Dr. Aakriti Sharma, Dr. Astha Misra, Dr. Garima Singh, Dr. Gaurav Kumar, Dr. Gaurav Singh Sachan, Dr. Keerty Dabbas, Dr. Nikita Chaudhary, Dr. Ravi Prakash Rahul, Dr. Swati Kumari Mawandiya, Dr. Vivek Trivedi, Ms. Tanya Sagar, and Mr. Yash Saxena. The University stated that they have already assumed teaching responsibilities and have begun contributing to various academic and administrative committees.
The academic session 2026–27 commenced on August 1, 2026, with a range of academic, co-curricular and student-focused activities. The University expects the enhanced faculty strength to improve teaching, research, mentoring and institutional engagement.
RPNLU currently offers the five-year integrated B.A. LL.B. programme, along with LL.M. and Ph.D. programmes. The University stated that it aims to emerge as a centre of excellence in legal education, research and scholarship while fostering competent, ethical and socially responsive legal professionals.
At present, the University is functioning from its transit campus, while construction of its permanent campus at Jhalwa is progressing. Speaking about the development, Registrar Varun Kumar Pandey said that the permanent campus project has received significant support from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who serves as the Chairperson of the University. He added that the transition to the permanent campus is expected to enhance the University's academic and infrastructural capabilities.
Highlighting the University's growth, Vice-Chancellor Senior Prof. (Dr.) Usha Tandon said that under the leadership of Justice Manoj Misra, Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Visitor of the University, and Justice Arun Bhansali, Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and Chancellor of the University, RPNLU is emerging as a vibrant centre of legal education and academic excellence.
The University stated that with its growing faculty strength, interdisciplinary academic orientation and developing permanent campus, it aims to strengthen its position in the national legal education landscape.