
Dean’s message
Dr. Vineeth Paleri
Professor and Director-Academics, School of Engineering, Chanakya University
Shaping Leaders for Justice and Governance
In an ever-changing world, where the rule of law is both a shield and a sword, our mission is to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and ethical grounding to navigate the complexities of the legal landscape.
In the global context, the challenges we face are manifold yet ripe with opportunities for growth and transformation. From advancing human rights to tackling environmental crises, the role of legal practitioners and policymakers has never been more crucial. At Chanakya University, we recognize the interconnectedness of legal systems across borders and the imperative of understanding diverse perspectives to address pressing issues of our time.
Law
Our purpose and vision for the school of law, governance, and public policy
We are driven and founded on higher knowledge, service, and social transformation principles to build a globally relevant educational ecosystem rooted in our great nation’s rich legacy and vision for the future. We embody this commitment to shaping a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. We aim to provide an education integrating interdisciplinary approaches with applied learning and research, empowering students to tackle real-world challenges through evidence-based solutions.

Our guiding principles at The School of law, governance, and public policy
- A leading school for applied learning and social transformation
We aspire to be at the forefront of legal and policy education, focusing on teaching, research, and service to address societal needs and foster social change. - Real-world relevance and practical impact
The School of Law, governance, and Public Policy emphasizes practical problem-solving, encouraging students to engage with current and future challenges using data-driven, evidence-based approaches. our curriculum and pedagogy are designed to prepare students for impactful careers that contribute meaningfully to governance and public policy. - Innovative pedagogy for complex problems
We employ cutting-edge, student-centered pedagogical methods to provide a comprehensive understanding of law, governance, and public policy. Through hands-on learning and real-world case studies, we prepare our students to navigate and address the complex issues shaping society today. - A unique curriculum with a global vision
As our country’s first school offering both mainstream and alternative perspectives on law and public policy, integrating IKS into its curriculum. We provide students with the tools and insights to develop innovative solutions to societal challenges. Our curriculum is firmly anchored in the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs), ensuring our students are prepared to contribute to global change.
Rising with Chanakya:
The school of law, governance, and public policy’s curriculum powers our purpose.
Our commitment to our mission extends far beyond the conventional. As we are dedicated to nurturing the next generation of thinkers, doers, and creators, our approach is elevated through an enriched curriculum that transcends the usual and doesn’t simply replicate the past. This enriched curriculum ensures that our vision, values, and founding ethos come to life meaningfully, rising above dated and ordinary paradigms.
Through our distinct Chanakya pathways, we provide a three-way advantage:
- We teach what must be taught much better: imparting a strong conceptual foundation, timeless knowledge, and essential skills that form the core of every student’s journey.
- We go beyond and expand learning: areas where we push the boundaries of the traditional curriculum model, enriching and broadening perspectives.
- We ensure our students maximize: through enriched programs and insights with exceptionally unique offerings designed to prepare students for the challenges of tomorrow, we are enriching and distinctly empowering them to rise with ideals and ideas.
Below, you will find the detailed elements that distinguish our commitment to shaping students, their futures, and the society they will serve with Chanakya pathways.
Expanders:
- 18 credits in electives: Cyber Law, Environmental Law, Space Law, International Law, Bhartiya Jurisprudence, Health Law, and IPR (across centres)
- Innovation in pedagogy: Role plays, thematic skits, and short videos for experiential learning
- Robust Engagement with practitioners: Engaging professionals and entrepreneurs to deliver guest lectures and mentorship
- Skill development: Leveraging the Entrepreneurship Centre (Consciousness Entrepreneurship) to build technical and life skills
- Enhancing students’ proficiency in legal writing, argumentation, and communication through focused modules on drafting, negotiation, and presentation skills
Maximisers:
- Focus on the Indian Knowledge System: The School integrates IKS into its curriculum (Bhartiya Jurisprudence).
- Emphasis on formative assessment with a minimum of 60% weightage
- Capstone projects at the undergraduate level
- Interdisciplinary teaching and learning: Faculties from other schools anchoring core courses (e.g., economics, finance and marketing, corporate and commercial law, forensic science, toxicology, etc.)
- Emphasis on preparing teachers/researchers in India and the use of AI/ML for predictive analysis from case laws (LLM)
Public Policy

Our purpose and vision for The school of law, governance, and public policy
We are driven and founded on the principles of higher knowledge, service, and social transformation to build a globally relevant educational ecosystem rooted in our great nation’s rich legacy and vision for the future. We embody this commitment to shaping a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. We aim to provide an education integrating interdisciplinary approaches with applied learning and research, empowering students to tackle real-world challenges through evidence-based solutions.
Our guiding principles at School of law, governance, and public policy
- A leading school for applied learning and social transformation
We aspire to be at the forefront of legal and policy education, focusing on teaching, research, and service to address societal needs and foster social change. - Real-world relevance and practical impact
The School of Law, governance, and Public Policy emphasizes practical problem-solving, encouraging students to engage with current and future challenges using data-driven, evidence-based approaches. our curriculum and pedagogy are designed to prepare students for impactful careers that contribute meaningfully to governance and public policy. - Innovative pedagogy for complex problems
We employ cutting-edge, student-centered pedagogical methods to provide a comprehensive understanding of law, governance, and public policy. through hands-on learning and real-world case studies, we prepare our students to navigate and address the complex issues shaping society today. - A unique curriculum with a global vision
As our country’s first school offering both mainstream and alternative perspectives on public policy, integrating IKS into its curriculum. We provide students with the tools and insights needed to develop innovative solutions to societal challenges. Our curriculum is firmly anchored in the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs), ensuring that our students are prepared to contribute to global change.
Rising with Chanakya: Public policy curriculum powers our purpose
At Chanakya University, our commitment extends far beyond the conventional. As we are dedicated to nurturing the next generation of thinkers, doers, and creators, our approach is elevated through an enriched curriculum that transcends the usual and doesn’t simply replicate the past. This enriched curriculum ensures that our vision, values, and founding ethos come to life meaningfully, rising above dated and ordinary paradigms.
Through our distinct Chanakya pathways, we provide a three-way advantage:
- We teach what must be taught much better: imparting a strong conceptual foundation, timeless knowledge, and essential skills that form the core of every student’s journey.
- We go beyond and expand learning: areas where we push the boundaries of the traditional curriculum model, enriching and broadening perspectives.
- We ensure our students maximize: through enriched programs and insights with exceptionally unique offerings designed to prepare students for the challenges of tomorrow, we are enriching and distinctly empowering them to rise with ideals and ideas.
Below, you will find the detailed elements that distinguish our commitment to shaping students, their futures, and the society they will serve with Chanakya pathways.
Expanders:
- Deep specialisation: Cyber and Space Policies, Environmental/Sustainability Policy, Data Analysis for Policy
- Teaching-learning practices: Crisis simulation, policy hackathons, outreach through policy briefs, seminar courses (policy dialogue)
- Robust engagement with practitioners: Engaging practitioners and policymakers with an emphasis on the local context
- Skills development: Leveraging the Chanakya Centre for Sustainability, SCB Chair on International Relations, and Centre for Public Health to build technical and life skills
Maximisers:
- Diverse courses: Education Policy, Indian Foreign Policy (IKS and How India Sees the World), Policy Meta Analysis. One-of-a-kind courses in the country
- Focus on Indian Knowledge System: The school integrates IKS into its curriculum, including ancient learnings derived from texts like the Arthashastra.
- Bharatiya jurisprudence: A major knowledge creation part for law and evidence-based public policy for MAPP, based on SDGs with a specific focus on education and health
- Emphasis on formative assessment: With a minimum of 60% weightage, incorporating learner-centric assessment patterns
- Interdisciplinary teaching and learning: Faculty expertise in varied domains anchoring core courses in economics, finance, and marketing
Post Graduate Diploma in Social Sciences (Chanakya Fellowship Programme) offered by the school of law, governance, and public policy
Our purpose and vision
We are driven and founded on the principles of higher knowledge, service, and social transformation to build a globally relevant educational ecosystem rooted in our great nation’s rich legacy and vision for the future. We embody this commitment to shaping a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. We aim to provide an education integrating interdisciplinary approaches with applied learning and research, empowering students to tackle real-world challenges through evidence-based solutions.

The Chanakya fellow – who and why
A Chanakaya Fellow embodies the spirit of critical inquiry, creativity, and deep commitment to solving real-world problems. Guided by the timeless wisdom of Chanakya, mentored by world class thinkers, Fellows are not just here as learners but blossom as thinkers who challenge assumptions, finds solutions, and professionals who apply knowledge to transform society.
At Chanakaya University, we seek individuals who are not only passionate about knowledge but are dedicated to lifelong learning and growth. Our Fellows are interdisciplinary professionals, drawing connections across fields, and using their insights to address complex societal issues. They approach every challenge with a holistic mindset, ensuring that their contributions lead to lasting impact.
Through the Chanakaya Fellowship in Social Sciences as a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Sciences program, we invite those who envision to rise with purpose, ready to embrace this journey of exploration, enrichment, and transformation. Join us as we together build a future that is informed by deep knowledge, driven by purpose, mentored by the greats, and committed to making the world better.
Our guiding principles
- A leading school for applied learning and social transformation
We aspire to be at the forefront of legal and policy education, focusing on teaching, research, and service to address societal needs and foster social change. - Real-world relevance and practical impact
The School of Law, governance, and Public Policy emphasizes practical problem-solving, encouraging students to engage with current and future challenges using data-driven, evidence-based approaches. our curriculum and pedagogy are designed to prepare students for impactful careers that contribute meaningfully to governance and public policy. - Innovative pedagogy for complex problems
We employ cutting-edge, student-centered pedagogical methods to provide a comprehensive understanding of law, governance, and public policy. through hands-on learning and real-world case studies, we prepare our students to navigate and address the complex issues shaping society today. - A unique curriculum with a global vision
As our country’s first school offering both mainstream and alternative perspectives on public policy, integrating IKS into its curriculum. We provide students with the tools and insights needed to develop innovative solutions to societal challenges. Our curriculum is firmly anchored in the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs), ensuring that our students are prepared to contribute to global change.
Rising with Chanakya: a distinct curriculum powers our purpose
At Chanakya University, our commitment extends far beyond the conventional. As we are dedicated to nurturing the next generation of thinkers, doers, and creators, our approach is elevated through an enriched curriculum that transcends the usual and doesn’t simply replicate the past. This enriched curriculum ensures that our vision, values, and founding ethos come to life meaningfully, rising above dated and ordinary paradigms.
Through our distinct Chanakya pathways, we provide a three-way advantage:
- We teach what must be taught much better: imparting a strong conceptual foundation, timeless knowledge, and essential skills that form the core of every student’s journey.
- We go beyond and expand learning: areas where we push the boundaries of the traditional curriculum model, enriching and broadening perspectives.
- We ensure our students maximize: through enriched programs and insights with exceptionally unique offerings designed to prepare students for the challenges of tomorrow, we are enriching and distinctly empowering them to rise with ideals and ideas.
Below, you will find the detailed elements that distinguish our commitment to shaping students, their futures, and the society they will serve with Chanakya pathways.
Expanders:
- The choice to select courses from foundation courses
- Experiential learning: Rural immersion integrated with the curriculum program (e.g., GRAAM/Jaanagraha/AIGGPA)
- Close interaction and continued engagement with eminent professionals, leaders, bureaucrats, and policymakers from the government, development agencies, and think tanks for collaborative learning and research
- International faculty members from the top 50 global universities anchoring courses in person.
Maximisers:
- International and great thinkers as faculty members from the top 50 global universities anchoring courses in-person
- Transformative pathways with an option for Masters/PhD (40 credits)
- Emphasis and positioning of social sciences as a core discipline
- Option for dissertation or internship/capstone project
- Proactive engagement of the Advisory Board for distinguished lectures, workshops, and mentoring sessions
Programme Highlights
The program aims to produce graduates who are:
- Internship as the last trimester
- 3600 Integrity Score and individual mentoring by Executives from Industry
- Rural Immersion for developing social entrepreneurship orientation.
- Faculty drawn from International Universities, Leading corporates and Indian Institutions.
- Courses curated to expose students to the latest trends in the Business World

Career Opportunities
- Digital marketing
- E-Commerce management
- Drop Shipping
- Brand management
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital PR
- Data Scientist

Benefits
Research at Chanakya University is inspired by its Purpose– ‘creating knowledge and transformative leaders for holistic development’.
The University has imbibed its liberal education framework from the new National Education Policy to create an environment of constant curiosity emanating from concern towards issues that need sustainable solutions.

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Advisory Committee
Dr Ramaswami Balasubramaniam
Member-HR, Capacity Building Commission, Government of India
Dr Masayuki Deguchi
Professor Emeritus, National Museum of Ethnology & Professor, Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Prof Shalini Bharat
Former Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.
Prof Arkalgud Ramaprasad
Professor Emeritus of Information and Decision Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
Prof. (Dr.) V. Nagaraj
Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirappalli
Happenings at Chanakya University
Public Policy and its Future Elucidation by Sri Indradeep Ghosh

Research
Research at Chanakya University is inspired by its Purpose– ‘creating knowledge and transformative leaders for holistic development’.
The University has imbibed its liberal education framework from the new National Education Policy to create an environment of constant curiosity emanating from concern towards issues that need sustainable solutions.
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