8-Week Online Certificate Course on Arbitration Law & Practice at NLU Delhi (Starts 25 July, Fee Rs 12,000-15,000)
National Law University Delhi (in academic collaboration with mentblue).About the Course
The Centre for Regulatory Studies (CRS), National Law University, Delhi has announced a certificate course on Arbitration Law & Practice: Proceedings, Procedure and Related Litigation, offered under The Practice Series in academic collaboration with mentblue. It is a two-month intensive programme running from July to September 2026.
The course takes participants through an arbitration the way it is actually conducted, from the arbitration agreement to enforcement of the award. Across 15 live online sessions, partners and senior practitioners from India's leading law firms walk participants through the full arbitration lifecycle using the frameworks and documents they use in live mandates. The programme is built for participants who want to move from knowing arbitration law to conducting the arbitration.
Organising Institutions
National Law University, Delhi approves the curriculum, provides institutional oversight, supervises assessment standards and awards the certificate to participants who complete the course. The Centre for Regulatory Studies (established 2019) is the University's research and capacity-building wing focused on the law of regulated industries, financial markets and corporate practice, and is the academic home of the Practice Series at NLU Delhi.
mentblue is a practitioner-led legal education platform founded and run by former law firm lawyers. It designs the curriculum, convenes the faculty and runs the course end to end, including admissions and participant support.
Format and Schedule
Duration: 8 weeks / 2 months, July to September 2026
Structure: 15 live online sessions across 4 modules
Days and time: Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 am to 11:00 am IST
Mode: Online and live
Recordings: Session recordings with replay access for 6 months
First session: Saturday, 25 July 2026
Final session: Saturday, 19 September 2026
Class dates: 25 and 26 July; 1, 2, 8, 9, 22, 23, 29 and 30 August; 5, 6, 12, 13 and 19 September 2026.
Curriculum
Module 1 - Foundations & the Arbitration Agreement: Foundations of Arbitration & the Indian Legal Framework; The Arbitration Agreement - Drafting, Validity & Complexities; Institutional vs. Ad Hoc Arbitration - Frameworks, Rules & Initiating Proceedings.
Module 2 - Jurisdiction, Constitution & Interim Measures: Jurisdiction, Arbitrability & Appointment of Arbitrators; Interim Measures - Section 9 & Section 17 Applications; Emergency Arbitration & International Institutional Practice; Mid-Course Assignment Workshop.
Module 3 - Procedure, Evidence & Advocacy: Pleadings & Framing the Case; Evidence in Arbitration; Managing the Arbitral Proceedings - Procedure, Directions & Court Assistance; Oral Advocacy & Examination of Witnesses.
Module 4 - Awards, Challenge & Enforcement: The Arbitral Award - Requirements, Costs & Post-Award Applications; Challenging Awards - Section 34 Grounds & Appellate Proceedings; Enforcement of Awards - Domestic & Cross-Border; Final Assignment Workshop plus Career Roadmap & ADR Landscape.
Eligibility
The minimum qualification is a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from a recognised university, or current enrolment in a recognised undergraduate or postgraduate programme. The programme welcomes participants from law, finance, accountancy and corporate strategy backgrounds.
Law students: currently pursuing a 3-year LLB, a 5-year integrated law programme, or an LLM at any recognised university in India or abroad
Lawyers / law firms: advocates and law graduates with at least an LLB or equivalent qualification from a recognised university
Finance & accountancy: CA, CS, CMA and CFA candidates and qualified professionals at any career stage; investment bankers and analysts
Corporate & in-house: graduates with corporate, strategy or transactional experience, including in-house counsel and corporate development teams
Faculty
Varuna Bhanrale, Partner, Trilegal
Altaf Fathima, Partner, Saraf & Partners
Ishita Mathur, Counsel, S&R Associates
Varuni Mohan, Partner, CMS IndusLaw
Aishwarya A., Partner, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Sanya Sud, Partner Designate, Saraf & Partners
Ribhu Garg, Counsel, Trilegal
Anirban Sen, Counsel, CMS IndusLaw
The Course Director is Dr. Raghav Pandey, Assistant Professor at National Law University, Delhi and Director of the Centre for Regulatory Studies. Day-to-day delivery is coordinated by the mentblue team.
Fee and What Is Included
Students: Rs 12,000 (inclusive of all taxes), for those currently enrolled at any recognised university. Professionals: Rs 15,000 (inclusive of all taxes), for working professionals, in-house counsel, lawyers and other professionals.
The fee includes 15 live online sessions with full Q&A access, session recordings with replay access for 6 months, curated reading materials (precedents, templates and case law), a document library covering arbitration notices, pleadings, interim applications and award drafts, the NLU Delhi Certificate of Completion, and Practice Series alumni network access. Payment is via a secure link and EMI options are available. Group nominations from law firms, corporates and in-house teams are accepted on request by writing to support@mentblue.com.
Certification
The certificate is issued by National Law University, Delhi. The certificate of completion records that the participant completed the certificate course on Arbitration Law & Practice: Proceedings, Procedure & Related Litigation, conducted by the Centre for Regulatory Studies, NLU Delhi in academic collaboration with mentblue, from July to September 2026. It is signed by the Course Director (Dr. Raghav Pandey, CRS, NLU Delhi) and the Course Coordinator (Prafful Goyal, Co-founder, mentblue).
A minimum of 75% attendance across the live sessions is required for certification. The course also carries two applied drafting assignments built around real Indian arbitration disputes, spanning the full arbitration lifecycle.
How to Enrol
Registration is through the mentblue courses page, where the course is listed separately for students and for professionals. The brochure notes that cohorts are kept small and that seats fill on a first-come basis, so applicants are advised to apply early.
Please note: the official brochure, the official course creative and the mentblue registration page do not publish a last date for enrolment. Bookings were open at the time of listing. Since the first live session is on 25 July 2026, applicants should enrol well before that date.