About Faculty Development Programme by Manipal University
- The One Week program is conceived as a reflective, capacity-building initiative aimed at re-examining traditional approaches to legal teaching and encouraging a transition to pedagogies that are socially responsive, context-sensitive, and learner-centric. As Indian legal education confronts complex contemporary challenges ranging from access to justice and legal pluralism to technological transformation and interdisciplinary demands, there is an increasing need for law teachers to move beyond purely doctrinal instruction and embrace socio-legal perspectives that connect law with lived realities.
- This FDP seeks to provide a collaborative platform for faculty members to engage in scholarly dialogue, share best practices, and explore innovative teaching methodologies that integrate doctrinal rigor with socio-legal awareness. Through expert sessions, interactive discussions, and experiential learning components, participants will be encouraged to critically reflect upon their teaching philosophies and redesign classroom practices that cultivate analytical thinking, ethical sensitivity, and social consciousness among law students.
Eligibility
- The programme is open to:
- Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors in Law and Social Sciences
- Researchers and Doctoral Scholars pursuing research in Law and Social Sciences
Theme
- Reconstructing Pedagogy in Indian Legal Education
- The FDP focuses on reimagining legal education through interdisciplinary, innovative, and socially engaged pedagogical approaches that prepare future legal professionals for contemporary challenges.
Importance of the Theme
- Legal education today must address rapid technological advancements, changing societal realities, and increasing demands for interdisciplinary learning. Traditional lecture-based teaching methods often fail to adequately equip students with critical thinking, problem-solving, ethical sensitivity, and practical legal skills.
- This FDP highlights the importance of:
- Integrating interdisciplinary perspectives into legal education
- Promoting experiential and outcome-based learning
- Addressing challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence and digital technologies
- Embedding constitutional values within legal pedagogy
- Developing socially conscious and ethically responsible legal professionals
- Enhancing academic integrity and research quality
- The programme seeks to contribute to the larger goal of transforming legal education into a more inclusive, dynamic, and socially responsive enterprise.
Registration fees
- Legal Academicians (Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor): INR 500
- Research Scholars: INR 300
Participation guidelines
- Participants are expected to join the sessions at least 10 minutes before the scheduled time and maintain punctuality throughout the programme.
- Attendance shall be monitored daily. Participants must attend all sessions regularly to be eligible for the certificate of participation/completion
- Feedback and short assignments relating to individual sessions shall be conducted daily to ensure continuous academic engagement and assessment of learning outcomes.
- A final evaluative assignment shall be conducted on 11 July 2026.
Important dates
- Last Date for Registration: 30 June 2026
- Programme Dates: 06–11 July 2026
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