Dr. Jayanta Boruah

Dr Jayanta Boruah is presently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Law, School of Legal Studies, Central University of Karnataka. Prior to this, he served as an Assistant Professor at the School of Law, VIT, Chennai; Dr Rohini Kanta Baruah Law College, Dibrugarh, Assam; and NERIM Law College, Guwahati, Assam. He also served as a Guest Faculty member for various specialised occasions at different institutions in Assam. He was also enrolled as an Advocate in the Gauhati High Court. He completed his PhD in the Department of Law at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, in 2023. He completed his LL.M. in Environmental Law and Policy at National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, and secured a Gold Medal. He also secured a Gold Medal in MA Sociology from Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University. He completed his BA, LL.B., from University Law College, Gauhati University, and a BA in Political Science from Indira Gandhi National Open University. He also received a special memento from the then Chief Minister of Assam, Mr Tarun Gogoi, for securing the highest marks in Political Science in the state and Distinction in HS. He also received the Anadoram Borooah Award for securing Star Marks in HSLC. In addition, he completed a Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights and Management, and certificates in Human Rights, Space Law, International Humanitarian Law, Criminal Justice Administration, and Access to Justice. He has authored 4 Books published in Europe and Moldova. He has more than 50 publications, including research papers, book chapters, conference proceedings, and other popular articles in various reputed national and international journals, edited books, newsletters, magazines, and conference proceedings, including Scopus-indexed publications. He also has Patents under his name. He also presented numerous papers at national and international conferences in India and abroad. Dr Boruah has also been part of many research projects, including a 1-crore-rupee project funded by NBCC. He has also edited many books with ISBNs and is a member of the Editorial Board of various institutional journals. He has also served as a Judge of various Moot Court Competitions at national and regional levels and served as a resource person for many institutions, including Aligarh Muslim University Malappuram Centre and Osmania University. He also organised many events including ICSSR-Sponsored Conferences, FDPs in collaboration with Foreign Universities, Nyayadrishti Samvad-A Pro Bono Marathon Series of 100 Lectures, etc. Culturally, Dr Boruah completed Visharad in Vocal and Visharad Part-1 in Tabla from Bhatkhande University. He is also trained in acting from Ex-NSDian. He also acted in many dramas and directed many skits for different institutions. He was also part of 2 National-Level Documentaries produced by NLU Assam. He also published many creative write-ups, including poems and stories, in different magazines and souvenirs. During his student life, he won more than 50 prizes in different literary, debate, extempore speech, cultural, and research presentation competitions at national, state, and institutional levels.