NLUO opens registrations for 7th CLS Credit Course on Indian constitutionalism and beyond

The deadline for the early bird registration is January 20, 2026.

NLUO CLS Course

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18 Jan 2026, 4:18 am

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The Constitutional Law Society (CLS) of National Law University Odisha (NLUO) is organizing the 7th CLS Credit Course on 'Law, Power and Privilege in Indian Constitutionalism and Beyond' from February, 1-22, 2026.

Despite constitutional guarantees, discrimination in India persists across institutions, schools, workplaces, hospitals, families, public offices, and private markets.

This course becomes especially relevant in such a diverse democracy, where discrimination operates not only as an individual wrong but as a systemic phenomenon embedded in institutions, relationships, and cultural norms.

This course examines the layered operations of caste, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, and reproductive inequality in modern India.

It draws from landmark judgments, global jurisprudence, social-movement histories, and contemporary scholarship to understand how discrimination is produced, justified, contested, and regulated.

By grounding legal analysis in lived experiences and current events, the course highlights the realities that shape access to dignity and equality today, from caste bias in elite institutions to medical discrimination, queer exclusion from family law regimes, reproductive autonomy questions, and the challenges of ensuring inclusive governance.

Resource Persons

Dr Gnana Sangha Mithra S, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Research – Interdisciplinary) at Vinayaka Mission’s Law School, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (DU), Chennai.
Dr Asang Wankhede, DPhil, MPhil in Law (University of Oxford), LLM (SOAS, Distinction)
Dr jur Ceren Kasim, research and teaching fellow, Germany.
Jwalika Balaji, Research Fellow, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Delhi. BCL Oxford, LLB (Hons) NLSIU.

Assessment of the Course

The course shall be held in online mode and has been scheduled for 33 hours.

As per the evaluation framework, the assessment for this Credit Course will consist of application-based multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The MCQ assessment will comprehensively cover all six modules and will test the participants’ understanding of constitutional principles, statutory frameworks, case laws, and contemporary debates discussed throughout the course.

Course modules, registration guidelines and procedure to complete payment are provided in the brochure.

The fees for this Credit Course follow a two-tiered registration process which is as follows:

Early bird registration: ₹ 750 for NLUO students and ₹ 900 for non- NLUO students.
Regular registration (Post-Early Bird): ₹900 for NLUO students and ₹1200 for non-NLUO students.
The deadline for the early bird registration is January 20, 2026. Post that, the regular registrations shall continue till January 30, 2026.