HPNLU Professor of Law Recruitment 2026

HPNLU Professor of Law Recruitment 2026: Overview

Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla is filling Professor of Law posts on a regular basis for its campus at Ghandal, on the Shimla-Mandi National Highway. This advertisement reopens the professor recruitment the university first ran in January 2026 — if you applied that time, you do not have to start over. The posts are unreserved, and eligibility follows the UGC Regulations, 2018 for a Professor of Law, so this opening suits senior law teachers and researchers with a strong publication record.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Service rules: Pay, allowances and other service terms follow the rules and regulations of HPNLU Shimla, including its Executive and Service Regulations, 2020.
• No other paid job: You must not be working or appointed anywhere else on a salary or honorarium basis.
• Clean record: You should have no pending or decided criminal case, and no disciplinary case before the Bar Council of India, a State Bar Council or any other authority.
• Shortlisting: Meeting the minimum qualification does not guarantee a call. If many people apply, HPNLU may shortlist using higher qualifications or experience or any other criteria it decides.
• Cut-off date: Your qualification, experience and age are checked as on the closing date of the advertisement.
• Interview call: Interview dates are posted on the university website and sent to shortlisted candidates by email; no TA/DA is paid.
• Serving employees: If you work in government, a PSU, a university, a board or an autonomous body, bring a No Objection Certificate to the test or interview if you did not upload it online.
• Provisional appointment: Appointments depend on checks of your documents and background; false or hidden information can end your service at any stage.
• Joining: You must join within the time given in your joining order; extensions are usually not allowed.
• Posts may change: The university can increase or reduce the posts, or leave them unfilled. Any legal dispute falls under the High Court of Himachal Pradesh.

Application Submission Notes

Register and apply on the HPNLU ERP Portal — offline applications are not accepted, and the fee is paid only through the portal's payment gateway. You also need to fill and upload the API Score Form after reading the API Score Criteria linked in the advertisement.

After submitting online, download your application form, attach proof for every API point you claim, and post the hard copy to The Registrar, Himachal Pradesh National Law University, 16 Mile, Shimla-Mandi National Highway, Village Ghandal, Post Shakarah, Sub-Tehsil Dhami, District Shimla 171014. The hard copy must reach by 28 November 2026 (5:00 PM).

Write down your User ID and password — you will need them for every later update. For help with the portal, call the ERP helpline at 9728233316.

Corrigenda and Notices

• Earlier advertisement dated 30 January 2026: If you applied for Professor (Regular) under Advertisement No. HPNLU-A(7)-11(Advt.)/2022-40, you need not apply again; you can update your existing application on the ERP Portal using your User ID and password.