NLU Delhi Data Analyst Recruitment 2026

NLU Delhi Data Analyst — 1 Post

National Law University Delhi (NLU Delhi) has invited applications for one Data Analyst for a diagnostics study on understanding Ease of Justice in India. The engagement is contractual for one year, from 1 December 2026 to 31 August 2027, based in Delhi NCR. Applications close on 15 November 2026.

About the study

The study is a supply-side institutional capacity assessment of justice delivery in India, with a focus on civil and commercial jurisdictions. It is commissioned by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, in collaboration with UNDP India, and designed and executed by NLU Delhi. Using a six-pillar diagnostic framework and a mixed-methods design across 12 states and 24 districts, including 2,000 survey respondents, 60 key informant interviews, six regional focus group discussions, 36 facility assessments and case-file review, the study will identify bottlenecks in justice delivery and propose practical, scalable reforms aligned with SDG 16.3. This is a separate call from the Senior Researcher call for the same study, with its own eligibility and deadline.

Who can apply

• A Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Public Policy, Sociology or a related quantitative discipline, with a minimum of 55 percent marks or equivalent CGPA.
• A minimum of three years of experience in analysing large-scale survey or administrative data.
• Proficiency in Stata, R, SPSS or Python, including descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analysis.

Desirable: a Master's or higher degree in the same disciplines with a minimum of 55 percent marks; experience with digital data collection platforms (CAPI, KoBoToolbox or SurveyCTO), data cleaning and quality checks; familiarity with constructing composite indices; experience with judicial datasets such as the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) is an advantage; understanding of research ethics, data protection and secure data management; and good written English for reporting.

What the work involves

The analyst will assist in the conceptualisation and execution of the study, manage its quantitative data including field data syncs, cleaning, coding and validation across 12 states, run data-quality checks including back-checks and data-quality notes, build the six pillar indices, analyse survey, case-file and facility data including supply-demand performance gaps, conduct descriptive and inferential analysis, and ensure secure, anonymised data handling in line with study protocols and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

Pay

The remuneration is Rs. 70,000 per month, based on qualifications and experience.

Fee

The notification prescribes no application fee. There is no fee to pay for this call.

Age limit

No age limit is stated anywhere in the notification.

How to apply

This is an email application. There is no online form. Send your updated CV, a writing sample and a Statement of Purpose of 500 words by email to ccv@nludelhi.ac.in, with the subject line "Data Analyst Application - Ease of Justice Study", and include a cover letter in the body of the email. The deadline is 15 November 2026. For queries, contact ccv@nludelhi.ac.in.