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Postgraduate
Program
2 YEAR LL.M.
DEGREE PROGRAM
ADMISSION
PROCEDURE
Eligible
candidates should apply in the prescribed form with supporting
attested documents in the University Office. Candidates for
LL.M. course shall be selected by the Admission Committee
consisting of the Director of the School of Law as Chairman
and other members of the Faculty nominated by the Vice
Chancellor as members, based on assessment of performance at
the interview to determine the aptitude for higher studies and
research.
Eligibility For Admission &
Age limit
A candidate for
admission to LL.M. Course should have passed LL.B./B.A. LL.B.
Degree or its equivalent from a recognized University and
should have secured at least 50% of marks in aggregate of the
maximum marks prescribed.
Total Number
of Seats: 40
Postgraduate
Council
There shall be a
Legal Education Council (LEC) constituted by the Vice
Chancellor for each year with the Director of the MATS School
of Law as its Chairperson and not less than two teachers of
the Law School. Every teacher will submit to the LECC at the
beginning of each Trimester, the outline of the course he/she
is teaching, a detailed teaching plan, and the plan being
adopted for evaluation of student performance. The course
outline, the teaching plan as well as the evaluation scheme
will be made available to the students at the beginning of the
Trimester itself.
Course Design
The LL.M. course
is a two-year programme consisting of six Trimesters. The LL.M.
course at MATS University is organized on the basis of the
report of the Curriculum Development Committee (CDC) of UGC
(University Grants Commission). All the candidates have to
undergo the prescribed compulsory courses. The University may
periodically revise the courses of study.
Courses of
Study
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Trimester-I |
Trimester-II |
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Core
Course: Law and Social Transformation in India.
Core Course: Indian Constitutional Law: The New
Challenges
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Core
Course: Judicial Process Optional Course: Paper - I
Core Course: Legal Education and Research Methodology
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Trimester-III |
Trimester-IV |
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Optional
Course: Paper-II
Optional Course : Paper-III |
Optional
Course: Paper-IV Optional Course: Paper-V |
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Trimester – IV |
Trimester – VI |
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Optional
Course: Paper-VI
Practical (Research Methodology, Law Teaching and
Clinical Work) |
Dissertation
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THE
UNIVERSITY OFFERS THE FOLLOWING OPTIONAL COURSES
1. International Law
2. Environmental Law
3. Constitutional Law
4. Human Rights Law
Evaluation/examination
The courses
indicated in the first five Trimesters, both compulsory and
optional, shall carry 100 marks each, with 60 marks for
written examination and 40 marks for internal assessment. The
40 marks for internal assessment may be distributed as
indicated below:
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i) |
Project
Report |
10 marks |
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ii) |
Project
Viva/Presentation |
10 marks |
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iii) |
Test (Mid
Term Examination) |
15 marks |
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iv) |
Attendance |
5 marks |
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v) |
Total |
40 marks |
The dissertation
is equivalent to two courses and would carry a total of 200
marks - 150 marks for the dissertation and the remaining 50
marks for presentation and viva voce on the dissertation. The
Examination papers and the dissertation would be evaluated by
an internal (course teacher) as well as an external examiner.
However, if the difference between the internal and external
examiners is more than 15%, then it would be sent to a third
examiner, who shall be an external examiner, and whose
evaluation shall be final. The total marks for the entire
course would be 1300.
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Trimester |
No. of
Courses |
Maximum
Marks |
Total
Marks |
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First |
3 |
100 |
300 |
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Second |
2 |
100 |
200 |
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Third |
2 |
100 |
200 |
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Fourth |
2 |
100 |
200 |
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Fifth |
2 |
100 |
200 |
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Sixth |
Dissertation |
200 |
200 |
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TOTAL |
12 |
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1300 |
However, the
marks obtained by the candidates in these courses would be
indicated through a seven point scale with their Grades and
Values indicated as given below:
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i) |
Above
70% |
O
[Outstanding] |
7 |
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ii) |
Above 65%
to 70% |
A+ |
6 |
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iii) |
Above 60%
to 65% |
A |
5 |
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iv) |
Above 55%
to 60% |
B+ |
4 |
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v) |
50% &
above to 55% |
B |
3 |
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vi) |
Below 50% |
F |
0 |
Candidates who
secure at least "B" grade in every course shall be declared
successful. Those who secure 'F' shall be deemed to have
failed. Such failed candidates may take the same course again
and complete all the requirements as indicted above in the
corresponding trimesters. However the candidates failing in
the dissertation may resubmit the dissertation on such date as
may be fixed by the Legal Education Council.
Attendance
No candidate shall be permitted
to take the examination in any of the courses if he/she has
not attended at least 75% of the classes in every course.
Award of the
Degree
A candidate shall be
eligible for the award of the LL.M. degree only when he/she
has completed all the prescribed courses, including the
dissertation, by securing at least the minimum B grade in all
courses and a minimum grade point average of 3.00 out of 7.00
within a maximum period of four years from the date of
enrollment.
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