About IIT Kharagpur
Established in 1951, IIT Kharagpur is India’s first IIT and a pioneer in multidisciplinary education. With 19 academic departments, 13 schools of excellence, 8 multidisciplinary centres, and 25+ R&D units, IIT KGP nurtures innovation and leadership across disciplines.
Recognised as an Institute of Eminence (2019), it was also the first IIT to integrate law and management into its academic portfolio, embodying its motto “Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam — Excellence in Action is Yoga.”
About RGSOIPL
Founded in 2006, RGSOIPL is India’s first law school within an IIT, dedicated to bridging law and technology. It was ranked 1st in Legal Research (NIRF 2024).
About Call for Extended Abstracts
The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL), IIT Kharagpur invites academicians, scholars, and researchers to the 7th Research Colloquium 2025 on the theme:
“Harmonising Doctrine and Data: Advancing Empiricism in Legal Scholarship”
Dates: 24th – 26th October 2025 | Venue: IIT Kharagpur
Scholars are invited to submit extended abstracts (max 1000 words) engaging with doctrinal and empirical legal questions.
Suggested Areas
- Crime, Justice, and Accountability
- Constitutional rights and safeguards
- IP & AI: Legal and ethical challenges
- Rule of Law and Environmental Protection
- International Human Rights Law
- Gender, Discrimination, and Access to Justice
- Trends in Corporate & Commercial Law
- Contemporary Challenges in Environmental Law
Awards will be given to the three best paper presenters.
Submission Guidelines
- Word Limit: Up to 1000 words (excluding footnotes)
- Structure: Introduction → Methodology → Outcomes → Conclusion → References
- Style: OSCOLA (4th ed.)
- File Format: PDF, DOC, or DOCX
- Co-authorship: Max 2 authors (with bios)
- File Naming: “FirstAuthorName_ExtendedAbstract”
- Review: Rolling acceptance, first-come, first-served
Click Here to Submit.
Beyond the Panels
The Colloquium will also host interactive activities such as:
- World Café: Collaborative table discussions
- Research Methodology Design Challenge: Doctrinal vs empirical teams
- Blind Spot Diagnosis: Peer-review without author details to test implicit biases
Registration Fees
- Academician/Faculty: ₹4500
- Research Scholars: ₹2500
- IIT KGP Students: ₹500
Includes two lunches & two dinners (accommodation available at the Guest House on request with applicable rates).
Important Dates
- Abstract Submission Deadline: 20th September 2025
- Notification of Acceptance: 10th October 2025
- Registration Deadline: 15th October 2025
- Colloquium Dates: 24th – 26th October 2025
Contact
Email: colloquiumrgsoipl@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9674903709
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur, 721302, West Bengal
The brochure is here.
