NLU Meghalaya Law Faculty Tenure Recruitment 2026

NLU Meghalaya Law Faculty Recruitment 2026: Overview

National Law University of Meghalaya (NLU Meghalaya) is recruiting Assistant Professors and an Associate Professor in Law on a tenure basis in Shillong. These are contractual faculty appointments, with an extension option linked to annual performance or the university’s continuing needs. The notice sets out preferred specialisations for Assistant Professor, while keeping the Associate Professor specialisation open.

Posts and Disciplines

• Assistant Professor in Law: The notice groups its preferred areas around international law and intellectual property rights, constitutional and administrative law, commercial and industrial laws, and criminal law and forensic sciences.
• Associate Professor in Law: The specialisation is open. This is the senior faculty grade covered by the same tenure advertisement.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Tenure: Both grades carry an initial term of 3 years. An extension may depend on satisfactory annual performance or the university’s continuing requirements.
• Appointment status: The engagement is contractual and gives you no right to a regular appointment. Any extension remains subject to the conditions in the notice.
• Current employment: If you already work elsewhere, apply through the proper channel. The university also allows an advance copy, with an alternative employer-clearance arrangement for shortlisted applicants.
• Pay protection: This benefit is limited to applicants serving in government institutions whose applications come through the proper channel. It does not automatically extend to everyone currently employed.
• Travel costs: You must cover your own travel and daily expenses for the interview or any other recruitment activity. The university will not reimburse these costs.
• Shortlisting: Meeting the stated requirements does not guarantee a call. The university will contact shortlisted applicants through the email address entered in their application.
• Recruitment changes: The university can change, withdraw or cancel the advertisement in whole or in part at any point. Its decision on these matters is final.
• Records: Records of applicants who are not selected will not be kept beyond 6 months after publication of the selection list.
• Conduct and updates: Canvassing is prohibited. Check the university website for any later amendment or addition affecting your application.