Dr. Rajesh Hooda is a faculty and chairperson at the Department of Law BPS Women University Khanpur Kalan Sonipat Haryana India. She has experience of more than 18 years in teaching and 3 years in industries as an associate advocate, advisor. She has published more than 30 research papers and attended more than 40 seminars and conferences. Her organizational skills include coordination of several debates, Moot court competitions, seminars, and SDPs. She has contributed to building a value system, promoted democratic functioning in the department, strived for fraternity and cooperation among students and faculty. Her endeavor and aim is to ensure social transformation and development by organizing Orientation and awareness programs to sensitize people around us especially on Environmental and prevailing social problems. 

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What is the latest program that you are offering in your department?

“Five years integrated course of Law help students to outperform and stand apart from the crowd”

Department of Laws (BPSMV, Khanpur Kalan) is offering five years integrated courses of B.A.LL.B /B.B.A.LL.B, LL.M, Ph.D. and PG Diploma courses. These are professional courses that enable students to know the legalities behind every action or omission. They stand for justice with all professional and legal abilities and continuously strive to contribute to the field of law and society. 

What are the factors that make this program the best for the students to opt for?

“Integrated degree of Social science /management stream is best for students to opt”

These are some of the best programs for students to choose in the contemporary interdisciplinary scenario because they offer an integrated (in a way double) degree of social science /management stream Graduation while obtaining their degree as a Law Graduate. Various academic, professional, and extracurricular activities help students to build capacities necessary to face the challenges in legal education, career, and socio-legal fronts.

How does the curriculum of your college ensure the best practice of industry?

“Providing Students with industrial meets and quizzes regularly”

The best practices include practical aspects of their learning during the program The curriculum is designed to inculcate necessary professional skills to prepare better to take challenges and opportunities coming their way. Moot Court competitions, simulation exercises, practical training sessions, seminars, and conferences are part of routine academic and department activities.

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What are some valuable insights into the program that you are offering at your department?

“We have a deep-rooted value-based system with insight to educate the girl child”

BPSMV is the first women's university in this zone and it has a deep-rooted value-based system, with a vision to educate the girl child and help her to stand tall before society as a strong individual, ready to challenge all oppressions instead of suffering silently. Courses are aimed to impart skills and meet the demands of the legal profession. Students also study many additional subjects along with compulsory subjects including foreign languages and many more.

How does the program ensure that students are being prepared for the future?

“Provide students with Professional qualification along with knowledge and strength”

The future of an individual is based on 3 P's

  1. Professional qualification
  2. Power of knowledge 
  3. Personal strength 

All three are properly imbued among our students to make them strong enough to follow their passion religiously.

How did you train yourself/faculty to deliver this program to the students?

“Provide Faculty with Faculty development courses, seminars, and webinars”

Good trends have been set by attending refresher courses, seminars, webinars and having educational projects and assignments to evolve and involve themselves in academic pursuits. Department is committed to enriching its faculty and students by organizing Orientation and Induction Programs as well as through participation in FDPs, SDPs frequently.

How do you make the Course Curriculum industry-oriented?

“To bridge the gap between the practical and theoretical skills of students”

The content of the courses has a strong component of corporate laws as well as scope for taking up projects which establish an industry connection. Our faculty members also have specialization in related themes like IPR etc. In the future also we would like to specifically focus on achieving a more rigorous interface between industry and legal education with a specific focus on employability.

What were the challenges that you faced while inculcating this program in your curriculum?

“Technical as well as societal challenges are faced by me while inculcating this program”

Setting trends is always difficult. I too faced many technical as well as societal challenges. It is really difficult for society to accept women to go for such professions. Many students of the Department are from a rural background, we have to stand with our students always to help them to follow their dreams and sometimes even to complete their course.

What are the types of projects that the students are working on through this program?

“Students are encouraged to do intensive research activities to refine their skills”

Students are intensively involved in research activities refining their academic and professional skills; engaged in training with NGOs, NCW, etc., and also at legal firms as well as multinational companies. Students also look forward to Moot Court competitions, mock trials, debates and discussions, an academic forum addressing various socio-legal developments and issues. 

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What are the benefits and career options after pursuing this course?

“This course provides a large variety of career options for students”

Every pass-out student can practice as a lawyer individually, they don’t always need to look forward to an immediate job. Students may apply for government jobs like ADA, DA, JUDICIARY, IAS, IPS, HCS, etc. Students are also trained so well to work as associates with legal firms, corporate offices in the country and abroad as well. They can ably meet the standards of legal education locally and globally.