CHANDIGARH: Prof Nishtha Jaswal, department of laws,
Panjab University, has been appointed as vice-chancellor of
Himachal Pradesh National Law University
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh for a period of five years. She is the first woman vice-chancellor selected from Panjab University.
Prof Jaswal has 32 years of teaching experience and 34 years of research experience. Her field of specialization is constitutional law,
administrative law,
human rights and
environmental law.
She has 65 papers published till now and has six books published in her name.
She has served PU in various capacities and remained chairperson of department of laws and Panjab University Committee Against Sexual Harassment (PUCASH). She has also been on various other committees.