Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Kumar Chaturvedi is a distinguished legal scholar and academician, currently serving as the Dean, Faculty of Law, Ranchi University. He has been associated with Chotanagpur Law College, Ranchi since October 2001. Dr. Chaturvedi, being an eminent scholar in the field of education, boasts an impressive academic list that spans multiple disciplines. He holds a Ph.D. in Law, along with two postgraduate degrees including an LL.M. and an M.A. in Economics, accompanied by an LL.B. His academic journey commenced at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, where he completed his undergraduate studies, followed by earning an LL.M. at Banaras Hindu University. Dr. Chaturvedi later attained his doctoral degree in Law from Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University in Bihar.

• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Personal Law
• Procedural Law

• 25 years of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in law.
• Appointed as Principal cum Associate Professor of Chotanagpur Law College, Ranchi in July 2017.
• Promoted to Professor in October 2017.

• Published an internationally recognized book on Uncodified Hindu jurisprudence.
• Supervise and Examine PhD work in Ranchi University as well as at various universities across India.
• Established the Journal of Chotanagpur Law College, initially served as its Executive Editor and currently as Editor

• Appointed as Dean, Faculty of Law, Ranchi University, in August 2017.
• Currently serving as a Senate Member of Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand.
• Member of academic council and syndicate in Ranchi University.
• Served as Board of Studies member in numerous Universities throughout India.
• Served as Coordinator of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), CNLC Ranchi, 2016.
• Served as Director of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), CNLC Ranchi, helped achieving highest score during NAAC evaluation 2022.
• Previously served as the Director of the Institute of Legal Studies at Ranchi University, Ranchi.
• Formerly held the position of Bursar (Finance Officer) at Chotanagpur Law College, Ranchi.
• Coordinator for evaluation centers of various universities and center superintendent.

• Delivered lectures as a resource person in judicial academies (Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh).
• Invited thrice to Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy as a resource person.
• Provided expertise to public service commissions, including UPSC and Lok Seva Ayog (PSC).
• Made significant contributions to various regulatory bodies of numerous Universities, Bar Council of India (BCI) New Delhi, and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
• Service rendered in various Selection committee and Screening committee for recruiting teaching and non-teaching staff across multiple Government and Private Institutions in India.
• Invited to speak at Indian Law Institute, ISIL, and universities such as Patna University and Ranchi University.
• Engaged with government departments like Doordarshan, BSNL, and Indian Agricultural Research Institute for lectures.

• Coordinator of three law refresher courses under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme, formerly known as the Staff Academic Council renamed from Human Resource Development Centres (HRDCs) on capacity building for faculty and staff in higher education institutions.
• Regular external faculty at Shri Krishna Law Administrative Authority.

• Presented at and participated in 70 national and international seminars.
• Contributed as a resource person at various academic and legal conferences.

• Authored 39 articles in leading journals, focusing on constitutional law, administrative law, and Hindu law.
• Published the book Uncodified Hindu Jurisprudence, lauded by international academic circles like Harvard University