Prof. (Dr.) Nisha Nair

Prof. (Dr.) Nisha Nair joined JGU in May 2014 and is currently a Professor at Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) and Vice Dean at the Office of Admissions and Outreach. She is a Fellow at the International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building (IIHEd) at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU). Over the years, she has been responsible for various administrative roles at JGU including being an Assistant Dean (Mentorship Programme), Associate Dean (Teaching Assistantship), and the Director for JGLS Arts Programmes; B.A. Legal Studies and B.A. Criminology and Criminal Justice at the Office of Academic Affairs at JGLS.

Prof. (Dr.) Nisha Nair did her under graduate and post graduate education in English Literature from the University of Delhi. She later obtained a Master’s in Education from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi and holds a Ph.D. in Educational Studies from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. 

Her research work explores education policy, quality and strategies to enhance educational outcome in tertiary education. Prof. Nair has over 10 years of experience in the field of education. As a Fellow at the International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building (IIHEd) she has been a key contributor and co-author of the State Higher Education Plan for Haryana under Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan and a book titled The Education President: Institution Building for Nation Building published by Universal Law Publishing (Lexis Nexis) in the year 2017. She also contributed in developing the implementation plan for National Educational Policy 2020, a project undertaken by IIHEd in collaboration with the Association of Indian Universities. Her most recent publication include Global Higher Education During and Beyond COVID-19: Perspectives and Challenges published by Springer (2022).

She has made immense contributions towards enriching the campus and community life at JGU through her initiatives including being the founder member and faculty coordinator for Gender Studies Group, JGU Book Club, JGU Shakespeare’s Guild and the Literary and Fine Arts Society.