About NUSRL Law Review

The NUSRL Law Review (NLR) is the flagship journal of NUSRL, Ranchi. It seeks to foster critical legal scholarship, advance research across branches of law and encourage interdisciplinary dialogue. The Law Review follows the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and employs a transparent double-blind peer-review process.

Editorial Team:

· Chief Editor: Prof. (Dr.) Ashok R. Patil, Vice-Chancellor, NUSRL, Ranchi

· Faculty Editor: Mr. Abhinav Gupta, NUSRL, Ranchi

· Student Editor-in-Chief: Anurag Kumar

About the Competition

The 1st National Blog Writing Competition aims to provide a platform for students, legal professionals and other contributors to engage with contemporary legal issues through accessible, original and thought-provoking writing. Entries should present clear arguments supported by relevant legal authorities, empirical evidence or other reliable sources. Authors are encouraged to explain technical concepts in simple language and avoid unnecessary jargon.

Each blog must contain between 800 and 1,500 words. In exceptional cases, the Editorial Board may exercise its discretion, and its decision shall be final.

The top 10 entries will be published on the official NUSRL Law Review website.

Themes

Submissions are invited on contemporary legal issues. Indicative themes include:

· Constitutional Law

· Consumer Law

· Fintech Law

· Corporate and Commercial Law

· Intellectual Property Rights

· Human Rights Law

· Environmental Law

· Technology and Cyber Law

The themes are illustrative and not exhaustive. Contributors may submit blogs on any contemporary legal issue or area of law.

Eligibility

Submissions are invited from students, lawyers, academicians, researchers, journalists and practitioners from allied disciplines. Co-authorship is permitted, with a maximum of two authors per submission.

Competition Dates

· Competition period: 15 October 2026 to 15 November 2026

· Submission deadline: 15 November 2026 at 11:59 PM

Registration Fee

· Single authorship: ₹300

· Co-authorship (maximum two authors): ₹250 per author (₹500 per entry)

Awards and Prizes

· First Prize: ₹3,500 and a Certificate of Merit

· Second Prize: ₹2,500 and a Certificate of Merit

· Third Prize: ₹2,000 and a Certificate of Merit

· Top 10 entries: Publication on the official NUSRL Law Review website

Submission Guidelines

· Submissions must be original and must present clear, concise and explanatory titles.

· Blogs must be between 800 and 1,500 words, subject to the Editorial Board's discretion in exceptional cases.

· Submit the manuscript in DOCX format only.

· The manuscript body must not contain the author's name or other identifying information, to preserve anonymity.

· All sources relied upon must be duly acknowledged and cited.

· If generative AI is used, its use must be disclosed in the registration form.

Formatting Guidelines

· Font: Garamond, size 12, single-spaced.

· Margins: 1.5 inches on all sides.

· Title and Level 1 subheadings: left-aligned, bold, size 14 for the title and size 12 for Level 1 subheadings, using Title Case.

· Level 2 subheadings: left-aligned, italicised, size 12, using sentence case.

· Use double quotation marks and italics for verbatim quotations.

· Names of statutes, cases and other legal documents must be italicised.

· Hyperlink references within the text wherever possible. Where an online source is unavailable, use endnotes.

· Endnotes must strictly follow the Bluebook, 21st Edition.

AI Use and Plagiarism Policy

All submissions must be the original work of the author(s). Plagiarism is prohibited, and every source relied upon must be cited. The competition's rulebook states that plagiarism should ordinarily be 10% or below, with up to 15% permitted, and that generative-AI writing tools may be used only to the extent of 15% of the submission. Any AI use must be disclosed in the form. Submissions will be checked using Drillbit, with footnotes, case laws and quoted text excluded from the plagiarism calculation.

Participants should consult the attached rulebook for the complete policy and comply with the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2018.

How to Register and Submit

Registration and manuscript submission must be completed through the designated Google Form only:

Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ0uhywyh0C1KUd5l3fyzKnNOp3zbrLEtKxGZDKoe6pTzPfg/viewform?usp=send_form

The brochure and rulebook should be referred to for complete details.

Contact for Queries

· Adhiraj Sehgal, NLR Blog Head: +91 7462088120

· Anurag Kumar: +91 8340262767

Email: nusrllawreview@nusrlranchi.ac.in

Website: https://www.nusrllawreview.in/