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Mr. Amit Raj Agrawal

Assistant Professor

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Full Name Mr. Amit Raj Agrawal
Email amitraj.agrawal4@gmail.com
Designation Assistant Professor
Qualifications BBA LL.B. (H), LL.M., UGC-JRF/NET
Joined Institute on 01 Aug 2026
EXECUTIVE PROFILE

UGC-JRF/NET qualified law academic and legal researcher with 10+ years of experience across premier law schools, university departments, judicial-services training platforms, government training programmes, and socio-legal research projects. Recognized for strong subject-matter command in Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Law of Evidence, Election Laws and Jurisprudence. Published author, journal reviewer and editor with experience in government-officer training, faculty development programmes, moot court evaluation, legal awareness initiatives, curriculum delivery and academic administration.

SIGNATURE STRENGTHS

Public Law Expertise

Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Election Laws, Jurisprudence

Legal Training provided to Gov Officials

BIPARD government-officer training, judicial-services coaching, lecture-note preparation

Research & Publications

Books, book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles, book reviews and socio-legal studies

Academic Leadership

Centre Head role, FDP coordination, committee work, legal-services outreach

Editorial & Review

Kamkus Law Journal editor; ILI Law Review reviewer and manuscript evaluation

Student Mentoring

Teaching, mentoring, moot evaluation and examination-oriented academic support

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Assistant Professor – Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Chotanagpur Law School, Ranchi. 
  • Seved as a Guest faculty with the  Law Centre-I, Faculty of Law , University of Delhi (Oct 2024- May 2026). 

Centre Head, Judicial Training and Coaching Centre | School of Law, G.D. Goenka University, Gurugram

  • Leading judicial training and coaching Centre initiatives with emphasis on structured legal learning, examination orientation and academic mentoring.

Assistant Professor of Law | School of Law, G.D. Goenka University, Gurugram

  • Handled teaching, academic coordination, student mentoring, FDP participation/coordination, panel discussions, moot-related activities and institutional academic responsibilities.

Resource Person / Trainer | Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD) | 2023 – 2024

  • Delivered government-officer training sessions on Law of Evidence for Combined Induction Course and Foundation Course batches.
  • Delivered training on Constitutional Law-I and Constitutional Law-II for Assistant Prosecution Officer trainees.

Research Associate | ICSSR-sponsored Socio-Legal Research Project | Apr 2021 – Dec 2021

  • Contributed to the research project “The Plight of Migrant Labor during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Delhi: A Socio-Legal Study,” including legal research, documentation and analysis.

Faculty | APS Judicial Academy, Delhi | Nov 2021 – Dec 2021

  • Delivered lectures and prepared study material for judicial-services aspirants.

Legal Advisor and Legal Researcher | Forum for Democracy, New Delhi | Nov 2019 – Mar 2020

  • Supported legal research, advisory work and policy/legal documentation.

Assistant Professor of Law | DME Law School, Delhi Metropolitan Education, Noida | Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

Assistant Professor of Law, Ad-hoc | Law Centre-I, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi | Aug 2015 – Jan 2018

  • Taught Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Election Laws and Jurisprudence; contributed to Legal Services Society, NAAC Committee and NSS Committee.

Faculty | Rau’s IAS Study Circle, New Delhi | 2017 – 2018

Assistant Professor | Amity Law School, Centre II, Amity University, Noida | Jul 2014 – Aug 2015

  • Chaired the Legal Awareness and Literacy Committee; served as In-charge of Class Representative System; organized academic seminars and student activities.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
  • LL.M, The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi in 2014
  • BBA LL.B. (Hons.), ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University, Dehradun in 2011
  • Certificate Course: Parliamentary Institutions and Procedures, Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies in 2018
  • Higher Secondary, CBSE in 2005
  • Matriculation, CBSE in 2003
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
  • Prof. K.N.C. Pillai Medal / Gold Medal, The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi — 2013; awarded in 2016.
  • UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and NET qualified — June 2013; NTA UGC-NET qualified — June 2019.
  • All India Bar Examination qualified — Bar Council of India, 2011.
  • All India Rank 2 — LL.M Entrance Examination, The Indian Law Institute, 2012.
  • All India Rank 12 — LL.M Entrance Examination, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, 2012.
  • All India Rank 10 — LL.M Entrance Examination, Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University, 2012.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • Authored book reviews published in the  Journal of the Indian Law Institute, including “Parents at War: Custody Battles in Indian Courts” and “Goyle’s Law of Specific Performance (2020).”
  • Authored article on police powers during criminal investigation under CrPC, 1973, with reference to constitutional safeguards, GDGU SOL Law Review, 2022.
  • Co-authored Springer Nature book chapter on Mahatma Gandhi’s views on education and Indian education in “Relevance of Duties in the Contemporary World,” ISBN 978-981-19-1835-3.
  • Authored a book titled : “Religious Freedom in Secular Democracy of India: A Constitutional Perspective,” ABS Books, Delhi.
  • Authored a research article: “National Food Security Act, 2013 — A Statutory Leap to Combat Hunger and Malnutrition,” Madras Law Journal, 2014.
  • Co-authored a research article titled “Impact of Technology on Human Lives: A Human Right perspective with Kashmir Journal of Legal Study, February 2022, ISSN: 2250 2084.
  • Co-author research article titled “Concept of Education under the Constitution of India—A Study with Reference to Centre-State Relationship” with Journal of Law Teachers of India — ( ISSN: 2231–1580 JOLT- India) : 9 JOLT-I p (2019-20).
  • Published a book review of the book , titled “From Shah Bano to Shayara Bano” published with the Journal of the Indian Law Institute (JILI), (2020)62 JILI 503.
  • Published a book chapter on Constitutional conscription of just principles and its observation in India in a book titled Research at DME, 2019, Thomson Reuters (ISBN 978-93-89046-12-0).
  • Authored a research article on Constitutional sentiments and Judiciary – A study on freedom of Religion in India with special reference to Triple Talaq (Talaq-e-biddat) ruling in ILI Law Review, summer issue 2018, e-ISSN No-0976-1489.
EDITORIAL, REVIEW & SCHOLARLY SERVICE
  • Editor, Kamkus Law Journal, Vol. VII, 2023 — Special Issue on Completion of Fifty Years of the Basic Structure Doctrine, ISSN 2582-1156.
  • Reviewer for Indian Law Institute Law Review; reviewed manuscripts on constitutional interpretation, extra-territorial operation of law, arbitrariness test, anti-defection law and related themes.
  • Reviewed chapters of “Freedom of Expression and the Law of Sedition in India,” published by Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.
SELECTED CONFERENCES, FDPS & INVITED ENGAGEMENTS
  • Co-convened one-week FDP on “Innovative Interdisciplinary Research and Publication Ethics,” School of Law, G.D. Goenka University, August 2023.
  • Panelist, National Symposium on Gender Equality: Issues and Challenges, School of Law, G.D. Goenka University, April 2023.
  • Workshop participant: “Use of Artificial Intelligence in Legal Teaching and Research,” Indian Law Institute and Kamkus College of Law, July 2023.
  • Delivered talks through the Association of the Indian Law Institute Alumni on the Preamble of the Indian Constitution and Judicial Review of Administrative Action in India.
  • Presented papers at national/international academic events, including SGT University/Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia colloquium and NLSIU Bangalore seminar on energy law and policies.
TEACHING & RESEARCH AREAS

Administrative Law | Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Election Laws | Jurisprudence | Socio-Legal Research