LL. M. Programme

Post-Graduate Program (One-Year LL.M.) :

HNLU offeres one-year LL.M. Program spread over three trimesters. The LL.M. program is designed to inculcate research skills and analytical abilities in students. In addition to classroom training imparted through innovative teaching methods, the LL.M. Program is focused on self-learning and research conducted by the students under the guidance of the faculty members.

Eligibility :

Admission to the LL.M. Program shall exclusively be based on the performance of the candidate in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). However, in order to be eligible to appear in CLAT, a candidate should have obtained a LL.B./B.L. Degree or an equivalent degree from a recognized University with not less than 55% marks in aggregate (50% in case of SC and ST candidates). The candidates who have passed the qualifying degree examination through supplementary / compartment and repeat attempts are also eligible for such candidates will have to produce the proof of having passed the qualifying examination with fifty-five/fifty percent marks, as the case may be, on the date of their admission or within the time allowed by the respective universities.

The candidates who are appearing or have appeared in the qualifying degree examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to appear in the test. However, the candidate must have passed/appeared in the final semester/final year examination of the qualifying examination on the date of his/her admission. Such candidates will be provided provisional admission only and they will have to submit their final results of qualifying examination within the timeframe prescribed by the respective Universities/Institutes.

Intake and Reservation :

• 3% seats shall be reserved horizontally for Persons with Disability (PWD)
• 30% seats shall be reserved horizontally for female candidates across all the categories of seats.

Wards of Kashmiri Migrants under the Supernumerary Quota :

Fee Structure for LL.M. Program (Annual Fees) :

Note : *Total amount of fees to be paid by a candidate at the time of admission.

• Mess Fee shall be payable separately.
• The fees are provisional and subject to revision from time to time by the university authorities.
  

Course Structure :

As per the UGC Guidelines dated 18^th January 2013 regarding introduction of one-year LL.M. Program, HNLU has adopted the one-year LL.M. Program from the Academic Session 2013-14. It follows a trimester system wherein following courses are taught in different terms.

Specializations Offered in LL.M. Program :

1. Corporate Law
2. Intellectual Property Rights Law
3. Environmental law

The specialization courses will be offered subject to the availability of faculty and a minimum number of students opting for such specializations. The University reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of specialization papers.