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राष्ट्रीय रक्षा विश्वविद्यालय

Dr. Divyashree

Dr. Divyashree

School of Criminal Law and Military Law (SCLML)

Associate Director (SCLML) & Assistant Professor (Criminology)

+91-9601060618
divyashree.harjai@rru.ac.in, ap3.sclml@rru.ac.in

About

Dr. Divyashree is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Law and Military Law (SCLML). She holds a PhD in Police Administration from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India. She has pursued her M.A. in Criminology with specialization in Police Administration and Investigation from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi which is affiliated to Guru Gobhind Singh Indraprasta University, Delhi. She qualified the UGC NET/JRF in the subject of Criminology in December 2010. Dr. Divyashree has experience in teaching at the undergraduate and post-graduate level and extension activities at the Rashtriya Raksha University, the first Police/internal security university of the country. Dr. Divyashree has organised various activities for the students, including MALHAAR – the famous cultural event of the University. She is a trained classical dancer in Bharatnatyam and Mohiniattam with great passion for Art and culture. Recipient of the Young Scientist award (2011) for the best research paper at the Indian Society of Criminology Conference organised by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Dr. Divyashree has great interest in Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice issues. She is the recipient of the Sage International Bursary (2011) of £560 and one among the 26 presenters at the Post graduate conference of the British Society of Criminology hosted by the University of Northumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. She has held various academic and administrative positions such as Program Coordinator of M.A. in Criminology course since 2015 onwards, Chairperson, Internal Complaints Committee since February 2017 onwards, Head of Cultural Committee since 2015 onwards; Hostel In charge (Girls), Girls Hostel, RSU since July 2019 onwards; Member of Student Counseling Cell, Member, Training and Placement Cell, Member Examination Committee, RSU; Member of Board of Studies in Criminology, Secretary, Committee for Drafting BASM syllabus. Dr. Divyashree is also appointed as the Member of Gujarat Jail Manual Review Committee by the Home Department, Gujarat.