in 1953, when sarkar started teaching at the law faculty, university of delhi, she was the first female lecturer in the faculty. law was still a new field for women, initially there were only 10 girls in the course, a number which grew to 80–100 by the 1960s . she taught here till 1983, teaching eminent jurist and lawyers, and finally became the head of the law faculty, and also the university don.