Faculty Profile

Dr. Nabanita Sen is an Assistant Professor of Law at Xavier Law School, St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata. She is a member of the Expert Committee of the University for Environmental Studies and Sustainability. Her teaching career and research interests were advanced at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, as an Academic Fellow. During her engagement with NUJS, apart from teaching, she extended assistance in research to the Criminal Laws Review Committee established by the West Bengal Government, Home and Hill Affairs Department. Before joining WBNUJS, she worked alongside corporates, gaining valuable experience. Previously, she was Lecturer at Pailan College of Management and Technology, Kolkata. She was a Visiting Faculty at Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata. She secured First Class First Rank and awarded Gold Medal from the University in both B.A.LL. B (Hons.) and MBA, holding specialization in Human Resource Management. Given her passion for teaching and research, she completed courses on Advanced Criminal Law from WBNUJS, Kolkata and Cyber Law from ILI, Delhi. Thereafter, she pursued LL.M., followed by doctoral degree in 2025 from Bankura University, West Bengal. She holds experience as a researcher and field investigator in research projects, including an ICSSR-funded Research Programme. Has participated in multiple seminars and conferences with publications in international journals, including Wiley-Blackwell, Sage Publications, Inderscience in the form of book articles to her name, which are indexed in Scopus, Web of Science and peer-reviewed journals. She has experience in chairing various International Conferences too. Served as Reviewer for many international publishers, including Emerald and Sage Publications. Has adjudicated debates and moot court competitions, such as the Herbert Smith Freehills Moot Court. With a career that spanned academia, research and industry exposure, she brings unique multi-disciplinary approach to her teaching and research.

• Doctor Of Philosophy Ph. D (LAW), Bankura University
• LLM (Regular), Vidyasagar University
• MBA (Marketing & Human Resource) (Regular), Vidyasagar University
• 5 Years B.A. LLB (Hons.), Vidyasagar University
• ICSE, ST. AGNES CONVENT SCHOOL, KHARAGPUR, WEST BENGAL

• Served as Academic Fellow in West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata
• Served as Visiting Faculty (Department of Law) at Sister Nivedita University, New Town, Kolkata
• Served as Lecturer in Pailan College of Management & Technology, Kolkata
• Served as Faculty at Sikkim Manipal University

• Had been engaged as a Field Investigator under the ICSSR-funded Two-year (2022-2024) Research Programme, with an amount grant of Rs. 1575000/-, titled “Lives and livelihood of migrant workers from West Bengal: Aftermath of the spread of COVID-19” in the research area of ‘Covid-19 Pandemic: Different Social Science dimensions, Models and Profile analysis, policy concerns, recovery Roadmap etc

• An article entitled “Female Migrant Workers in Conflict with Life and Livelihood Amid COVID-19: Violence and Gendered Crisis”, published in The International Journal of Community and Social Development (SCOPUS), (Print ISSN: 2516-6026; e-ISSN: 2516-6034), Vol. 6, No. 4, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/25166026241293280, November 2024, published by SAGE.
• An article entitled “Revisiting, Reframing and Recovering Learning Loss: An Arched Impression on Primary Education During Covid Epoch”, published in Education and Urban Society (SCOPUS), (Print ISSN: 0013-1245; e-ISSN: 1552-3535), DOI: 10.1177/00131245241293141, November 2024, published by SAGE.
• An article entitled “Right to Repair: A Reflective Facet of Consumer Justice”, published in Studia Iuridica Lublinensia [S.I.] (SCOPUS), Vol. 32, No.2, pp.11-34 (Print ISSN: 1731-6375; e-ISSN: 2449-8289), DOI:10.17951/sil.2023.32.2.11-34, June 2023.
• An article entitled “Harsh Realities of Migrant Workers During Covid-19 Epoch: An Investigation from the Backward Remote Districts in India”, published in International Journal of Services, Economics and Management (SCOPUS, Q3), Vol.14, No.3, pp.301-320 (Print ISSN: 1753-0822; Online ISSN: 1753-0830), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSEM.2023.132231, 2023, published by INDERSCIENCE.
• An article entitled “Panoramic View of Digital Education in COVID-19: A New Explored Avenue”, published in Review of Education (SCOPUS AND WEB OF SCIENCE), Vol.9, No.2, pp.405-423 (ISSN: 2049-6613), 2021, published by WILEY-BLACKWELL.

• Awarded GOLD MEDAL for FIRST CLASS FIRST (COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY TOPPER) by the then Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of Vidyasagar University (Dr. Swapan Pramanick) in B.A.LLB (Hons.), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore.
• Awarded GOLD MEDAL for FIRST CLASS FIRST (UNIVERSITY TOPPER) by the HON’BLE GOVERNOR OF WEST BENGAL (SHRI M K NARAYANAN), Chancellor of Vidyasagar University in MBA, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore.
• Served as Reviewer for revised article FIB-2021-0841.RV1 entitled ‘Gender Discrimination and Retaliation at Pinterest’ for Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) Business Review, Sage Publications, New Delhi (E-ISSN: 2455-2658, P-ISSN: 2319-7145), January 2022.
• Served as Reviewer for an article FIB-2021-0841 entitled ‘Gender Discrimination and Retaliation at Pinterest’ for Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) Business Review, Sage Publications, New Delhi (E-ISSN: 2455-2658, P-ISSN: 2319-7145), October, 2021.
•  Served as Reviewer for an article entitled ‘Influence of Immersive Learning Technologies (ILTs) on Academic Achievement: The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy’ for the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Emerald Publishing (ISSN: 1467-6370, eISSN: 1758-6739), May, 2026.