clat 2014 brochure

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WCOMMON LAADMISSION TESTCLAT 2014

INFORMATION

BROCHURE

GUJARAT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

Organizing University

GANDHINAGAR,GUJARAT

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CORE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

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NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY,

BANGALORE

NALSAR UNIVERSITY OF LAW, HYDERABAD

THE NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL

THE WEST BENGAL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JURIDICAL

SCIENCES, KOLKATA

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, JODHPUR

HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR

GUJARAT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, GANDHINAGAR

DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY,

LUCKNOW

RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAW, PUNJAB

CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, PATNA

THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES,

KOCHI

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY ODISHA, CUTTACK

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF STUDY AND RESEARCH IN LAW,

RANCHI

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY,

ASSAM, GUWAHATI

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The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an all India entrance examination conducted on

rotation by 14 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their under-graduate and

post-graduate degree programmes (LL.B. & LL. M.). The 14 participating NLUs in the order of

their establishment are:

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www.clat.ac.in About CLAT 2014

1. National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)

2. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR)

3. National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)

4. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)

5. National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)

6. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)

7. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)

8. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)

9. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL)

10. Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)

11. National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)

12. National Law University Odisha,Cuttack (NLUO)

13. National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)

14. National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam,Guwahati (NLUJAA)

The first CLAT Core Committee consisting of Vice-Chancellors of

the seven participating NLUs at that time decided that the test

shall be conducted by rotation in the order of their establishment.

Accordingly, the first Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was

conducted in the year 2008. Now there are 14 participating NLUs

and following the practice the seventh Common Law Admission

Test (CLAT) will be conducted by the Gujarat National Law

University, Gandhinagar in 2014.

The fourteen NLUs mentioned above offer a number of five-year

integrated under-graduate law courses leading to B.A. LL.B., B.Sc.

LL.B., B.B.A. LL.B., B.S.W. LL.B., B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.) degrees.

While B.A. LL.B. is offered by most of the universities, B.Sc. LL.B.

Course is offered by WBNUJS (Kolkata), NLU (Jodhpur) and GNLU

(Gandhinagar). B.B.A. LL.B. is offered by NLU (Jodhpur), GNLU

(Gandhinagar), CNLU (Patna) and NLUO (Cuttack); whereas B.S.W.

LL.B. and B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.) degree courses are offered by GNLU

(Gandhinagar) alone.

To be eligible to appear in CLAT-2014, a candidate should have

obtained a Higher Secondary School/Intermediate (10+2) or its

equivalent certificate from a recognized Board with not less than

45% marks in aggregate (40% in case of SC and ST candidates) and

should be below 20 years of age as on 1 July 2014 (22 years in

case of SC/ ST / Persons with Disability(PWD) candidates)*.

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Candidates who are appearing in March/April, 2014 or have

appeared in the 10+2 examination and are awaiting results are

also eligible to appear in the test. However, such candidates are

required to have passed the qualifying examination at the time of

their admission and must be able to submit proofs in support of

their claims. No provisional admission shall be provided to those

candidates who are not submitting the result of the qualifying

examination (i.e. 10+2) at the time of admission.

1. English including comprehension

The English section will test the candidates' proficiency in English

based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the

comprehension section, candidates will be questioned on their

understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of

words used therein etc. The grammar section requires correction

of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences

with appropriate words, etc.

2. General Knowledge and Currents Affairs

As far as general knowledge is concerned, the candidates will be

tested on their general awareness including static general

knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidates on

their knowledge of current affairs.

3. Mathematics

This section will test candidate's knowledge on elementary

mathematics, i.e. maths taught up to Class X.

4. Legal Aptitude

This section will test candidate's interest towards study of law,

research aptitude and problem solving ability. Questions will be

framed with the help of legal propositions (described in the

paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be

applied. Some propositions may not be "true" in the real sense

(e.g. the legal proposition may be that any person who speaks in a

movie hall and disturbs others that are watching the movie will be

banned from entering any movie theatre across India for one

year). Candidates will have to assume the "truth" of these

propositions and answer the questions accordingly.

5. Logical Reasoning

The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the

candidate's ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify

illogical arguments. It will include a wide variety of logical

reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences,

analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.

Total Marks 200

Number of multiple-choice questions of one mark each 200

Duration of Examination Two Hours

Subject areas with Weightage

English including Comprehension 40 Marks

General Knowledge and Current Affairs 50 Marks

Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) 20 Marks

Legal Aptitude 50 Marks

Logical Reasoning 40 Marks

* Subject to State reservation at the University concerned.

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Note: There shall be a system of Negative Marking wherein 0.25 marks will

be deducted for each of the wrong answer.

Pattern of the CLAT Question Paper

Different Subject Areas of CLAT Question Paper

Tie-Breaking

Post-Graduate Programmes

In the event of equal marks scored by two or more candidates in

the CLAT-2014, the tie will be broken in the following procedure

and order:

(i) Higher marks in the section of legal aptitude in CLAT-2014

(ii) Higher age

(iii) Computerized draw of lots

The information of the LL.M. degree course offered at the various

NLUs with the duration and the specializations have been

provided in detail under the sections of each University. The

candidates are also advised to check the websites of respective

Universities from time to time to keep themselves updated about

the changes in the course structure and other details.

Eligibility

To be eligible to appear in CLAT-2014, a candidate should have

obtained a LL.B./Five-Year Integrated LL.B. degree/any other

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Pattern of the CLAT Question Paper

Tie-Breaking

Procedure For Application

Mode of Payment through CLAT Website

Fees

Total Marks 150

Duration of Examination Two hours

Long Essay Type Descriptive Questions (covering subject

areas such as Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence)

100 Marks (4

questions of

25 marks each)

Multiple-Choice Questions (Covering all compulsory law

subjects prescribed by the BCI for the Under-Graduate

Course except Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence)

50 Marks (50

questions of

1 mark each)

than 55% marks in aggregate (50% marks in case of SC and ST

category candidates)*. The candidates who have passed the

qualifying degree examination through supplementary/

compartment and repeat attempts are also eligible for appearing

in the test and taking admission provided that 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 have appeared or

are appearing in the qualifying degree examination by

March/April, 2014 are also eligible to appear in the test. Such

candidates may submit the final results of the qualifying

examination within the time-frame prescribed by the respective

Universities and shall be provided provisional admission only.

* Subject to State reservation at the University concerned

Note: There shall be a system of Negative Marking wherein 0.25

marks each will be deducted for each of the wrong answers to

Multiple Choice Questions.

In the event of equal marks scored by two or more candidates in

the CLAT-2014, the tie will be broken in the following procedure

and order:

(I) Higher marks in the Long Essay Type Descriptive Questions in

CLAT-2014

(ii) Higher age

(iii) Computerized draw of lots

Application Form and Information Brochure

The CLAT-2014 Online Application Form will be accessible on the st st

CLAT website January, 2014 and 31 (www.clat.ac.in) between 1

March, 2014 alongwith the Information Brochure. No hard copy

of the Application Form and Information Brochure will be sold this

time.

CLAT-2014 Information Brochure (not the application form) will

also be accessible from the respective website of all the

participating NLUs.

A candidate will have to make payment on three occasions

through CLAT website viz., (i) submitting the Online Application

Form (ii) if interested in downloading the Previous Year's Question

papers and (iii) while participating in the counseling session. The

mode of payment through the website is both online and offline.

The online payment can be made through net-banking, debit

card, credit card etc. wherein the candidate will have to bear the

additional transaction costs for remitting the fees through

payment gateways.

For paying the fees offline through website, the candidate will

have to download the 'Bank Challan' that will be generated with

the required information, as filled in by the candidate, and make

the payment with additional bank charges at any branch of the

State Bank of India. After making the requisite payment at the

bank, the candidate needs to fill-in the details as required at the

relevant section of the website.

The fees to be remitted while submitting the Online Application

Form of CLAT-2014 for General/OBC/PWD and other category

candidates is ` 4000/- (for SC and ST category candidates it is

`3500/-), excluding the bank charges or additional transaction

costs for remitting the fees offline/online through payment

gateways.

Mode of Application

There is only one mode of application i.e. online which can be

accessed by a candidate after registering self on the CLAT

website by creating a LOGIN ACCOUNT. The Online Application st st

Form can be submitted only between 1 January, 2014 and 31

March, 2014 (11:59 p.m.). The submitted Online Application

Form in PDF format and other details will be available and

accessible in the LOGIN ACCOUNT of the candidate.



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Pattern of the CLAT Paper

Mode of Admission

Declaration of Results

Previous Year's Question Booklets

No copies of the filled in Online Application Form or uploaded

certificates/documents need to be sent to the CLAT Office.

The Hall-Ticket/Admit Card may be accessed/downloaded by

the candidate in the personal LOGIN ACCOUNT. The candidate

is required to take the printout of the Hall-Ticket/Admit Card

to the Examination Hall.

Candidates applying must visit and carefully read the

instructions given in the CLAT-2014 website (www.clat.ac.in).

Incomplete application or application in any mode other than

online or application after the last date and time shall not be

considered. It shall be the obligation of the candidate to fill the

Online Application Form in a timely manner and the

Organizing University, i.e. GNLU, Gandhinagar shall not be

responsible in anyway.

Documents to be Uploaded

The original certificates/documents issued by the competent

authority as specified in the CLAT- 2014 Information Brochure are

to be submitted to the allotted University only at the time of

admission. The relevant attested photocopies of the

certificates/documents (Photograph and signatures of the

Candidate and Parent/Guardian need not be attested) in support

of one's claim for admission are to be uploaded while filling the

Online Application Form. The photocopies of documents need to

be attested by a Gazetted Officer not related to the candidate.

(i) The scanned photocopies of the documents to be uploaded in

the PDF format (or as specified) by all the candidates are:

Birth Certificate (If not available then Standard X passing

Certificate issued by a Board or Passport can be uploaded)

Standard X Marksheet

Qualifying Examination Marksheet/Certificate such as 10+2 or

its equivalent examination certificate from a recognized Board

(for UG Courses).

Qualifying Examination Marksheet/Certificate such as LL.B. or

its equivalent examination certificate from a recognized

University (for PG Courses).

Passport size photograph (3.5 cms x 4.5 cms) {JPG Format}

Signature of candidate {JPG Format}

Signature of either of the parent/guardian {JPG Format}

(ii) The scanned photocopies of the documents to be uploaded in

the PDF format by a candidate depending on the applicability are:

Category Certificate (Scheduled Tribes/ Scheduled

Caste/Other Backward Classes)

Disability Certificate (Persons With Disability, P.W.D.)

Special Category Certificate like Extremely Backward Classes;

Backward Classes; Women of Backward Classes; Dependant of

Freedom Fighters of U.P.; Socially and Educationally Backward

Classes; Ancestral residents of village Sidhuwal, District

Patiala; Son/Daughter of Defense Personnel Deployed in U.P.

or Defense Personnel of U.P. either retired or killed/ disabled

in action; Dependant of Freedom Fighter of U.P. and Kashmiri

Migrant.

Certificates in support of one's claim for NRI/NRI Sponsored

Candidate

Domicile Certificate in support of one's claim for

consideration under State Quota

The certificates/documents listed above are essential

requirements for admission to the UG and PG courses. In addition

to the above, the candidates may be required to submit such

other certificates/documents as may be specified by various

Universities in their respective websites and also in the

Instructions for Admission to UG/PG Programmes issued along

with the List of Allotted Candidates from time to time. Further,

the candidates will also be required to submit Photocopies of the

relevant certificates/documents as may be specified/ required by

the concerned universities.

Previous Year's Question Booklets for UG and PG courses will be

available at the Organizing University (i.e. GNLU, Gandhinagar) at

a cost of ` 250/- per booklet. The Question Booklets will also be

made available on the CLAT Website and can be (www.clat.ac.in)

downloaded by making online/offline payment of ` 250/- through

the website (excluding the bank transaction costs for remitting

the charges online/offline). In case, the question papers are to be

sent on request through speed post by the Organizing University,

the candidate will have to bear an additional cost of ` 150/-

towards the postage charges.

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CLAT-2014 result will be published on 31 May 2014 on the CLAT

Website with an overall merit list of candidates (www.clat.ac.in)

prepared according to their CLAT Score and Rank along with their

categories. In addition, state specific and all India merit lists will

be prepared for various categories of candidates like

General/SC/ST/OBC/Women/PWD/NRI etc. The candidate will

be able to access the results through the personal LOGIN

ACCOUNT.

Admission To The U.G. Programme

The merit list-cum-preference will be the basic principle of

admission for CLAT-2014 and the allotment of candidates to

various NLUs will be based on the same. Hence, an online



The first 2500 candidates (comprising 40% extra candidates

proportionately from various categories such as

General/SC/ST/OBC/PWD etc.) in the merit list will be allowed

to participate in the online counseling against the actual seats

available with the participating NLUs, by logging in to the

personal LOGIN ACCOUNT created by them at the time of

registration and depositing the adjustable fees of ` 1,00,000/-

(Rupees One Lakh only) either online/offline through the

website.

The candidates seriously interested in taking admission

must deposit the required fees so as to be considered

against the seats available with a NLU. The candidates failing

to deposit the required fees through the website with the

CLAT Office by the specified date will forfeit their right to be

considered for admission in future and their names will be

dropped from the CLAT Merit List.

The university-wise first provisional allotment list based on

merit-cum-preference will be published on the CLAT Website

for the exact number of seats available with a NLU taking into

consideration the university-wise preferences obtained from

the candidates during the counselling session, their CLAT

score and Rank. The list will also be made available to the

respective participating Universities.

The provisionally selected candidates allotted to various NLUs

will have to reserve their seats within a stipulated period at

this stage by logging in to the personal LOGIN ACCOUNT. The

candidates will be provided with three options viz.,

I hereby take admission with the allotted university and

do not want my candidature to be considered for the

next higher preference (This option can be availed only

once), or

I hereby take admission with the allotted university and

also want my candidature to be considered for the next

higher preference, or

I hereby do not want to take part in the admission

process.

Any of the above options exercised by the candidate will be

treated as final and irrevocable. The candidates failing to

reserve their seat through the website with the CLAT Office

by the specified date will forfeit their right to be considered

for admission in future and their names will be dropped

from the CLAT Merit List.

A list of waitlisted candidates will also be issued along with the

Provisional Allotment List, from the first 2500 candidates who

had undertaken the counselling after remitting the fees. The

comprehensive list will be prepared by picking up candidates

proportionately from various categories such as

General/SC/ST/OBC/PWD/DFF/NRI etc. both from the All

India and State (Domicile) category of candidates.

If required, the CLAT Office will publish three more times the

Subsidiary List of candidates allotted to various Universities

against the actual left out seats.

After depositing the required amount of fees and taking part

in the counselling session with the CLAT office by the

stipulated date, if the waitlisted candidates fail to get a seat in

any of the Universities due to non-availability of vacancy, the

entire amount of ` 1,00,000/- deposited by such candidates

will be refunded to them without any deduction.

If the candidates in the merit of first 2500, do not deposit the

required amount of fees (i.e. ` 1,00,000/-) in adequate

number for being considered against probable vacancies, if

any, in future, and if the list of such candidates gets exhausted

and some vacancies still remain thereafter, then a fresh

counselling session will be undertaken by the CLAT Office.

After the candidates are finally allotted to various

Universities, the candidates will be required to approach the

allotted Universities with the balance amount towards the

admission fees and the relevant certificates/documents in

original issued by the competent authority in support of the

various claims made by the candidates, during the scheduled th th

period (24 - 27 June, 2014) and complete the admission

formalities. The certificates in original will be checked by the

respective Universities at the time of their admission.

The candidate not having the required certificates/

documents in original and failing to satisfy the eligibility

requirements will not be allowed to take admission by the

concerned Universities. Hence, the candidates seeking

admission under various categories - especially those

belonging to the reserved categories such as SC/ST/

OBC/PWD/DFF/NRI and the General category candidates

seeking admission under State Domicile category - will be

required to obtain in advance the relevant and authentic

certificates/documents from the competent authorities and

produce the same at the time of admission.

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counselling would take place after the announcement of the st th

CLAT-2014 results from 1 June 2014 to 9 June 2014, wherein

the candidates will be able to mark the preferences of the

NLUs for admission within the stipulated period mentioned in

the schedule.



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Important Points To Be Noted By The Candidates

Those candidates who fail to report to the Universities and th

complete the admission formalities by 27 June 2014 will

forfeit their claim for admission and their seats will be filled-

up by the University by following its own procedure and not

by the CLAT Office. The respective Universities will be th

reporting the details of admission to the CLAT Office by 28

June 2014 including the number of vacancies that might

remain due to non-reporting of the candidates allotted under st nd rd th

the1 , 2 , 3 and 4 Actual Allotment List. This would help the th

CLAT Office make the declaration of the final allotment on 30

June 2014 and complete the admission process on the same

day.

While the candidates will be required to pay the balance

amount of fees to the allotted Universities at the time of

completing the admission formalities, the adjustable amount

of ` 1,00,000/- deposited with the CLAT Office will be

transferred to the respective Universities after the

completion of the admission process.

The candidates withdrawing from the admission process th

before 24 June, 2014 will be refunded the amount by the

CLAT Office after deducting the administrative charges of

`10,000/-.

Admission to the PG Programme

The admissions to the PG programmes through CLAT-2014 will be

done in a centralized manner from the CLAT Office after the

counseling session, as mentioned above for the UG programmes,

by allotting seats based on the merit and preference of the

candidates furnished during the counselling session. The

candidates will be allowed to participate in the online counselling

session by depositing the adjustable fees of `65,000/- (Rupees

Sixty Five Thousand Only) through the website with the CLAT

Office.

All offers of admission by CLAT-2014 shall be provisional and shall

not create any right of admission in favour of a candidate. The

organizing university will not be responsible for any

inconvenience caused or expenditure incurred by the candidate

on travel and stay, etc.

Information regarding details of intake, reservation and the

courses offered along with the fee structure is available in the

CLAT-2014 Information Brochure and on the CLAT-2014

website and the websites of the concerned NLUs. The

candidates are therefore advised to carefully go through the

rules and fee structures of participating NLUs before filling the

application form for UG as well as PG courses, and for the

NRI/NRI Sponsored and Foreign National seats.

Information in the Information Brochure regarding intake,

reservation, courses offered and the subjects taught at

various levels including the areas of specialization, etc. are in

brief. For detailed information, the candidates are required to

take a look at the information provided on the websites of the

member NLUs of CLAT-2014.

Definition of disability for the purpose of admission shall be in

accordance with Persons with Disabilities (Equal

Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,

1995. Disability in the act is defined to include: Blindness, low

vision, leprosy cured, hearing impairment, loco-motor

disability, mental disability or illness. A candidate will have to

produce Disability Certificate from Competent Authority in

accordance with the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities

(Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full

Participation) Act, 1995, at the time of admission.

Candidates with disabilities appearing in the Common Law

Admission Test shall be entitled to an additional time of 40

minutes.

The candidates having impairment and those who require a

scribe to write the test should intimate the same at the

relevant section in the Online Application Form, citing

reasonable cause and attaching attested photocopies (by a

Gazetted Officer) of the relevant supporting documents such

as:

(a) A certificate of impairment from the competent

authority.

(b) A statement indicating whether the scribe will be

brought by the candidate or to be arranged by the CLAT

authorities. The educational qualification of the scribe

should be at least one standard lower than 10+2.

(c) A declaration from the candidates that they will not

request at any point of time the scribe to help them with

the answers other than the normal process of reading

the questions and helping them write and darken the

correct answer. Further if they are bringing their own

scribe, they will have to declare that the selected scribe

fulfils all the pre-requisites.

(d) Documentary evidence regarding the educational

qualification of the scribe (e.g. school certificate or

school identity card)

(e) A declaration from the scribe (if brought by the

candidate) that the scribe complies with the pre-

requisites and he/she will not in any way help the

candidate answer any question in the paper, apart from

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writing and darkening the correct answers.

For details relating to the definition of NRI/NRI sponsored

candidates and the number of seats available for them, please

see the information provided by the participating NLUs in the

CLAT-2014 Information Brochure and their respective

websites.

Some of the Universities will admit the NRI candidates directly

whereas others will do it through CLAT-2014. Please carefully

read the information provided by the participating NLUs on

the subject in the CLAT-2014 Information Brochure and on the

CLAT-2014 website (www.clat.ac.in).

Only Indian Nationals/NRIs are allowed to appear in the CLAT-

2014. Foreign Nationals are not permitted to appear in CLAT-

2014. The foreign nationals desirous of taking admission to

any course in any of the participating NLUs may directly

contact the concerned University having seats for foreign

nationals.

In the event of insufficient number of candidates opting to

appear from a particular Test Centre, the Convener, CLAT-

2014, reserves the right to cancel such a centre and shift the

applicants to another nearby centre or to a centre according to

the candidate's second or third preference.

Information such as the category of candidate, the centre of

the Entrance Test and the preferences for various universities

given by the candidates in the Online Application Form shall be

final and will not be changed thereafter.

As the publication of result and allotment of seats will be made

on merit-cum-preference basis according to the information

furnished in the Online Application Form and during the

Counselling Session, the candidates are required to read the

instructions carefully and furnish correct and authentic

information. In case the information furnished at any stage of

admission process is found false or incorrect or there is any

discrepancy or mismatch between the information furnished

by the candidate at the relevant section and the

certificates/documents produced at the time of admission,

the provisional admission offered to the candidate shall be

cancelled as per the declaration given in the Online

Application Form and at other relevant places without

assigning any further reason.

During the counselling session, it is mandatory for all

candidates to fill in all the available choices of National Law

Universities for the UG and PG courses in order of their

preference. Failure to do so would result in rejection. Choices

once made will not be changed later.

There shall be a centralized admission process for CLAT-2014

on the basis of merit-cum-preference. All admissions shall be

centrally done through the Organizing University, i.e. Gujarat

National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The

information relating to various dates of the admission shall be

placed on CLAT-2014 website (www.clat.ac.in) from time to

time.

The basic principle of admission through CLAT-2014 is merit-

cum-preference. However, if a candidate, at any stage of the

allotment process, wants to forego his claim for the next

higher preference and wants to stay with and take admission

in the allotted University, or wants to leave the admission

process he/she will be given the option to do so. To exercise

this option, the candidate will have to mention the same

within the prescribed time limit at the relevant section of the

website. However, this option exercised once by the candidate

will be treated as final and irrevocable, and the candidate will

be deemed to have been admitted in the University opted as

such by him/her or out of the admission process, as applicable.

All offers of admission by CLAT-2014 shall be provisional and

shall not create any right of admission in favour of a candidate.

The organizing university will not be responsible for any

inconvenience caused or expenditure incurred by the

candidate on travel and stay, etc.

The first 2500 candidates (comprising 40% extra candidates

proportionately from various categories such as General/

SC/ST/OBC/PWD etc.) will be permitted to take part in the

counselling session only after depositing the required amount

of fees. If the candidates allowed to participate in the

counselling session do not deposit the required amount of

adjustable fees (i.e.` 1,00,000/-) and do not take part in the

online counselling session with the CLAT office by the

stipulated date, they will forfeit their right to be considered for

admission to the UG Courses in future and their names will be

dropped from the CLAT Merit List for the purpose of

admission. Same rule is applicable for candidates appearing

for admission to PG Courses through CLAT-2014, except that

the amount shall be ` 65000/-.

Provisional Allotment List/Waiting List will be prepared only

on the basis of the counselling session undertaken by the

candidates and the details filled-in by the candidates in the

Online Application Form. When a candidate's name appears in

the Provisional Allotment List the candidate will have to

confirm his/her intention/seriousness to take admission or to

be considered against the future vacancies, if any, with the

CLAT Office through the CLAT website. The candidates who fail

to do so by the specified date and time will forfeit their right to



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be considered for admission and their names will be dropped

from the CLAT Merit List for the purpose of admission.

The candidates taking part in the counselling session after

depositing the required amount of fees through the website

(online/offline) by the stipulated date and appear in the

waiting list and later if such candidates fail to get a seat in any

of the Universities due to non-availability of vacancy, the

entire amount of ` 1,00,000/-(or ` 65000 as applicable)

deposited by such candidates will be refunded to them

without any deduction within one month from the publication st

of the overall Final Actual Allotment List or by 31 July, 2014,

whichever is later. Fees shall be refunded in the form of a

cheque to be issued by Gujarat National Law University,

Gandhinagar, Gujarat (Convener, CLAT-2014) in the name of

the candidate only.

The fees applicable for SC/ST category (a concessional

amount) cannot be used by a candidate for applying under any

other category. If he/she does so, the application form shall be

rejected.

In order to avail the facility of reservation under state quota

(based on one's domicile), the candidate must submit the

original caste certificate issued by competent authority from

the state of one's domicile. For example, a SC/ST or OBC

candidate from Odisha, who has been staying in Chhattisgarh

for several years and has legally been issued a domicile

certificate by a competent authority of the State of

Chhattisgarh, cannot claim reservation under Chhattisgarh

As per the Ministry of Home Affairs (Government of India)

Guidelines, Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and Persons of

Indian Origin (PIO) Card holders are entitled to the benefit of

Parity with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in respect of

economic, financial and educational fields except in relation

to acquisition of agricultural or plantation properties. No

parity shall be allowed in the sphere of political rights.

Accordingly, the PIO and OCI Card holders will be eligible for

admission under the NRI seats available in some of the

member National Law Universities. Such candidates can

upload the scanned copy of the Overseas Citizen of India

(OCI)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) document at the relevant

section (in place of NRI Certificate) issued to them by the

Competent Authority.

For the CLAT-2014 Schedule and Important Dates, please

refer to the second last page.

certificate by a competent authority of the State of

Chhattisgarh, cannot claim reservation under Chhattisgarh

State SC/ST and OBC category by producing a caste certificate

issued by the Government of Odisha. However, he can avail

reservation under Chhattisgarh State General Category seats

by producing the Domicile certificate from the State of

Chhattisgarh. To avail the reservation under Chhattisgarh

State SC/ST or OBC quota, the candidate has to produce a

SC/ST or OBC Certificate issued by a Competent Authority

from the State of Chhattisgarh.



S.T. Scheduled Tribes

S.C. Scheduled Caste

O.B.C Other Backward Classes

P.W.D. Persons With Disabilities

E.B.C. Extremely Backward Classes

N.R.I Non Resident Indian

O.C.I Overseas Citizen of India

B.C. Backward Classes

W.B.C. Women of Backward Classes (Applicable only for Bihar Domicile)

D.F.F. Dependant of Freedom Fighters

S.E.B.C. Socially and Educationally Backward Classes

O.E.C. Other Eligible Communities (Applicable only for Kerala Domicile)

P.I.O Persons of Indian Origin

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www.clat.ac.in About NLSIU

B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) PROGRAMME

National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is the first Indian

University, established exclusively for legal studies and research.

The National Law School of India Act, 1986, passed by Karnataka

Legislature, provided the statutory basis to this University. It

became functional in 1988. Sponsored by the Bar Council of

India, NLSIU represents the unique partnership between the Bar,

Bench and Academia. Eminent judges and leading lawyers have

been associating with the Law School working side by side with a

committed band of academicians.

NLSIU had a modest beginning in an old building at the Central

College Campus of Bangalore University and was shifted to the

present campus in 1991. Thereafter it has been a period of steady

growth and we have now one of the best equipped and beautiful

campuses. The Library, i.e. Shri Narayana Rao Melgiri National

Law Library is the best Law Library in the country. The entire

campus including the hostels is provided with wireless

connectivity and as a result, the students can access internet

services from anywhere in the Campus and NLSIU is the first Law

School to achieve this distinction. All the class rooms are

equipped with LCD Projectors and other facilities.

There are independent hostels for men and women and being a

residential University, all the students have to stay in the Hostels.

The Library is kept open till midnight in order to facilitate intensive

use of academic resources.

There is a well-equipped moot court hall named after Justice M.

Hidayatullah, former Chief Justice of India. Every student of

NLSIU is expected to participate actively in the moot court

activities. Our students have kept the highest Mooting traditions

of the NLSIU by excelling in National and International Moot Court th

Competitions. For the second time, in the history of Jessup, on 7

April, 2013 NLSIU team consisting of Raag Yadav, Akshaya

Ramdurai, Geeta Hariharan and Shreya Jain has won the finals of

Jessup Moot Court Competition defeating Singapore

Management University (SMU). Raag Yadav was adjudged as the

Best Oralist. NLSIU won Jessup for the first time in 1999 and 2013

is the second time that NLSIU has bagged the World Cup in Moot

Court. NLSIU, Bangalore to date is the only Law School from India

to have won Jessup Memorial Moot Court, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE.

In fact, one of the core ingredients of the NLSIU life is vibrant

debating, mooting and conference culture. Some of the most

exciting competitions, students take part in are client counseling

and negotiation competitions, which promote the art of speaking

without arguing. This goes a long way in making a successful

lawyer. Another aspect of life at Law School is the Legal Services

Clinic. One of the avowed objectives of the Legal Services Clinic is

to bridge the gap created between the legal procedures and the

common man. In pursuance of the same, the Legal Services Clinic

took up severa l in i t iat ives , inc luding but not

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limited to, Prisons Project which involved providing legal aid to

the under-trial prisoners, organising street plays and also

conducting Legal Literacy Programs around Bangalore. In fact LSC

handled more than 100 cases the previous academic year alone.

The National Law School of India Review, The Indian Journal of

Law and Technology, Socio-Legal Review and the Indian Journal of

International Economics Law - these are the four prestigious

journals being published from the NLSIU. All of them are peer

reviewed and have received rave review. All these journals have

been handled by the students only.

As part of the outreach programmes, NLSIU has renewed the

earlier practice of interacting with the law colleges in India in an

attempt to extend the academic support to them from time to

time.

Ms. Anupama Kumar has been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship, th

a prestigious scholarship for the year 2013. This is for the 18 th

time and 8 year in succession that NLSIU students have been

selected for the Rhodes Scholarship.

4 (four) of our first year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) students have won the

prestigious Aditya Birla Scholarship. The Aditya Birla Scholars

will receive scholarship from Aditya Birla Foundation for their

entire studies in NLSIU.

Various donors have established 14 Endowment Chairs in NLSIU

to promote the study of different subjects. These subjects include

Constitutional Law, Refugee Law, Corporate Law, International

Trade Law, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property

Law, Consumer Law, etc. Allen and Overy, a leading British Law

firm, has set up the Chair on International Financial Laws and Prof.

Philipp Wood, a leading authority on the subject, conducted

week's intensive course along with the attorneys of the firm in

NLSIU campus under the auspices of the Chair.

The NLSIU has a well-developed research centres in Juvenile

Justice, Intellectual Property Rights, Environmental Law, Women

and the Law, Child and the Law, Social Exclusion and Inclusive

Policy.

NLSIU follows a trimester system whereunder an academic year is

divided into three parts and four subjects are taught in each

trimester. As a result, a student would have completed sixty

courses by the time he / she completes the five year term. The

wide spread of subjects help our students to acquire extensive

and intensive knowledge of our legal system. All subjects are

compulsory upto the end of fourth year and optional seminar

courses are offered in the final year. These optional seminar

courses provide opportunities to specialise in certain areas. For

example, a student who wishes to pursue career in corporate law

may choose seminar courses on accountancy, securities law,

mergers and acquisitions, etc. NLSIU encourages the involvement

of outside expertise in offering seminar courses. In recent years,

the seminar courses have been offered in subjects such as

European Law, Telecommunication Law, Negotiation Skills,

International Taxation, Media Law & Ethics, etc. To find out the

courses taught at NLSIU and their distribution over the years,

please check NLSIU Website: www.nls.ac.in

Another significant method of involving scholars from outside is

by way of single credit courses. These courses normally comprise

of 18 hour lectures spread over a week. This also facilitates the

nation's otherwise busy leading professionals and academics

from foreign Universities to teach at the Law School. These are

intensive courses and focus on highly specialised areas of Law.

Some of the single credit courses offered at NLSIU during the past

couple of years include International Climate Law & Litigation,

Law, Economics and Religion: A Rational Choice Perspective,

Selected Issues in the Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law,

International Commercial Arbitration, Constitutional Law of the

European Union, etc.

Courses Structure

About NLSIU

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Eligibility

a General Category 55

b Scheduled Caste 12 (i.e. 15%)

c Scheduled Tribe 6 (i.e. 7.5%)

d Persons with Disability (PWD) 2 (i.e. 3%)

e Foreign Nationals 5

Fee Structure

a General Category 1,76,200/- p.a.

b SC / ST Category 1,73,700/- p.a.

c Foreign Nationals USD 7664

Course Structure

Eligibility

a General Category 1,26,200/- p.a.

b SC / ST Category 1,23,700/- p.a.

c Foreign Nationals USD 4164

As per the CLAT 2014 common rule.

The University reserves the right to cancel the admission of any

candidate in accordance with the Rules.

Intake and Reservation

At present, the intake capacity of B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Degree

Programme shall be 80 (eighty) with the following break-up:

Foreign candidates will be admitted directly on the basis of their

performance in the qualifying examination, overall academic

record and command over English language. Preference will be

given to the candidates from SAARC countries and other

developing countries. They will have to apply directly to the

University in the prescribed format available on the NLS Website

along with the supporting documents to the Registrar, NLSIU,

Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 072, on or before the prescribed

date.

[B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Programme]

Total fee (including refundable deposits)

Detailed break-up is available on the NLS website

Post Graduate Programme

LL.M. (Master of Laws) DEGREE PROGRAMME

NLSIU offers One-Year LL.M. Degree programme in two distinct

and separate Branches of specialization:

(I) BUSINESS LAWS (ii) HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS.

Candidates can have an option to join either. The admission to the

chosen branch will be however determined by the inter-se

ranking at the CLAT. Once admitted to a chosen branch, the

admission is final and is not open to change.

The LL.M. programme is based on the Trimester system. In each

trimester four courses are offered for study. In all these subjects,

national and international dimensions are properly highlighted.

During the third and last trimester, students will be required to

undergo writing dissertation. Students will be required to

undergo mandatory internships during the academic break

between second and third trimester and also participate in the

weekly seminar presentations. These two exercises are part of

Curriculum.

As per the CLAT 2014 common rule.

Intake and Reservation [for LL.M. Programme]

At present, the intake capacity of LL.M. Degree Programme shall

be 50 (Fifty) with the following break-up:

BUSINESS LAWS 40HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS 10

Interested foreign students may apply directly to the University in

the prescribed format available on the NLS Website along with the

supporting documents to the Registrar, NLSIU, Nagarbhavi,

Bangalore - 560 072, on or before the prescribed date. They will be

admitted directly on the basis of their performance in the

qualifying examination, overall academic record and command

over English language. Preference will be given to the candidates

from SAARC countries and other developing countries.

Fee Structure [for LL.M. Programme]

Total fee (including refundable deposits)

Detailed break-up is available on the NLS website

1 General Category 30 06

2 Scheduled Caste (15%) 06 02

3 Scheduled Tribe (7.5%) 03 01

4 PWD (3%) 01 01



For Further Details Contact:

Common for both B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. Programme

1. The fees / charges may be revised by the University, but the

revised fees / charges will be applied prospectively.

2. The motto of NLSIU is that no one who secures admission to

NLSIU shall discontinue studies on account of financial

constraints. Keeping this in mind, the NLSIU will provide

necessary financial assistance to the needy students.

Note : If a candidate is withdrawing admission on any ground, in

any of the courses of the University, only the refundable

deposits will be returned. Such candidates will not be

eligible to claim refund of any other fees.


Registrar

National Law School of India University

P.O. Bag 7201, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 072

Karnataka, India

Tel: +91 80 2321 3160, 2316 0532/533/535

Fax: +91 80 23160534

EMAIL: [email protected],Website: www.nls.ac.in

Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor. Prof. (Dr.) O.V. Nandimath, Registrar

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NALSAR's history as an institution, though short, is illustrious. Its

students have won laurels for the institution in academics,

mooting, debating and job placements. The students have won a

number of national and international moot court competitions,

including the Bar Council of India Moot, the D.M. Harish Moot

Court Competition, the Willem C. Vis Moot and the Monroe E-

Price Oxford Moot Court Competition held at Oxford, U.K. They

have been awarded a number of prestigious scholarships

including, but not limited to, the Inlaks, the Rhodes,

Commonwealth, Gates Cambridge, Young India and the Felix

scholarships. This competence has caused as many as 40 gold

medals to be instituted for meritorious students.

NALSAR graduates always secure 100% job placements.

International and National Law Firms, Corporates, PSUs and

Government Agencies come for campus recruitments with highly

attractive pay packages. The annual average pay package has

been 12.5 lakhs.

Under the current Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Faizan Mustafa, a

number of dynamic steps have been taken in order to reinvent the

institution and to make the teacher-taught connect vibrant and

life changing.

The university offers a 5-Year integrated B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Degree

Programme; One-Year Post-Graduate Degree LL.M. with six

specializations; M.Phil. and Ph.D. Degree Programmes. Masters

Course in Taxation and Business Laws is offered to IRS

Courses Offered

About NALSAR

NALSAR University of Law was established at Hyderabad in 1998

as the second institution developed under the 5-year integrated

law school model. The aim of the institution was to provide

quality legal education, encourage all-around development of

students, and produce socially relevant and professionally

competent lawyers. Over the last 15 years, NALSAR has emerged

as a law university second to none, and thus realized the vision of

its founders. This performance has caused NALSAR to be ranked as

the number one law school by the India Today Nielsen Survey in

2013, 2011 & 2008 and by Outlook in 2012. NALSAR has been

consistently ranked amongst the top two law universities of India.

Tagore has spoken of a realm where the mind has not been

broken into fragments by narrow domestic walls. Work and life

coalesce in the 50 acre campus situated at Shameerpet 20 kms

away from the city. With a splendid and well-equipped Library,

state-of-the-art Internet Centre, Moot Court Hall, Stadium,

Football Field, Tennis Courts and Auditorium, the campus

provides ample opportunities for the rounded development of

students.

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Probationers of National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT),

Nagpur. In addition, the university offers 2-Year M.B.A. Degree

Program with four major specializations Court Management,

Corporate Governance, Financial Services & Capital Markets and

Sustainability & Innovation Management; 2-Year Master's Degree

in Aviation Law & Air Transport Management and 2-Year Master's

Degree in Space & Telecommunication Laws. Besides, Post-

Graduate Diplomas in Patents Law; Media Laws; Cyber Laws;

International Humanitarian Law; Aviation Law & Air Transport

Management and GIS & Remote Sensing Laws are also offered.

Post-Graduate Diplomas in Alternative Dispute Resolution and

Family Dispute Resolution are offered as part-time /

correspondence courses in collaboration with the International

Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution, (ICADR), Hyderabad.

Teaching Methodology & Curriculum

In order to obtain the Degree, the students of B.A., LL.B. (Hons.)

are required to accumulate 200 credits by pursuing the

mandatory courses prescribed by the Bar Council of India and

elective courses devised by the university. Students are also

required to pursue courses in social sciences and humanities. The

foundational mandatory courses in History, Political Science,

Economics, Sociology and English offered in the first two years are

built upon in inter-disciplinary seminar courses offered in the

senior years of the degree.

Elective courses with varying credit loads are offered by regular

adjunct and visiting faculty. Each credit is equivalent to 16 hours of

class teaching. The elective courses offered in 2013 include:

The NALSAR teaching program aims to equip students with

requisite research skills. This is done by training the students to

undertake varied tends of research assignments. Some of these

include: newspaper discovery, film review, literature review, book

review, statute review.

NALSAR has Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with 28

Foreign Universities from USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany,

Israel, Singapore, Switzerland, Netherlands etc. for the Faculty

and Student Exchange.

COURSE NAME CREDIT

I - SEMESTER

Legal Theory and Methods 5

Law of Torts 4

English-I 3

History-I 3

Political Science-I 4

Social Science Seminar 3

III - SEMESTER

Law of Contracts II 4

Sociology II 4

Economics I 3

Criminal Law I 4

Family Law II 4


V - SEMESTER

Labour Law-I 4

Constitutional Law-I 5

International Law 5

Law of Evidence 4


Civil Procedure Code and

Law of Limitation 4

COURSE NAME CREDIT

II - SEMESTER

Law of Contracts-I 4

Sociology-I 3

Family Law-I 4

History-II 4

Political Science-II 3

IV - SEMESTER

Criminal Law-II 4

English-II 4

Economics-II 4

Property Law 4

Law & Poverty 4

VI - SEMESTER

Company Law 5

Constitutional Law-II 5

Administrative Law 4

Labour Law-II 4

Taxation 5

COURSE NAME CREDIT

VII - SEMESTER

Intellectual Property Law 5

Clinic 4

Elective Course 4

Elective Course 4

Seminar Course 4

IX - SEMESTER

Clinic 4

Elective Course 4

Elective Course 4

Seminar Course 4

COURSE NAME CREDIT

VIII - SEMESTER

Environment Law 5

Clinic 4

Elective Course 4

Elective Course 4

Seminar Course 4

X - SEMESTER

Clinic 4

Elective Course 4

Seminar Course 4

Banking and Finance Laws Critical Corporate Theory

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Transactions in India

Around the world in search of tax logic

An introduction to income tax design

Capital Markets and Securities Law and Practice of Service Tax

Legal Pluralism and Conflict of Laws International Human Rights Law

The Rule in Law Legislative Process and Interpretation

Approaches to Public Argumentation Law Between Conflict and Resolution

Legal Reform and Social JusticeGender and Religion in the Comparative

Constitutional Context

Religion, Violence and Indian

NationalismRestorative Justice

Criminology and Victimology International IP and Innovation Policy

Patent LitigationAspects of Licensing of Intellectual

Property

Practical Aspects of Litigation

Procedure in IndiaLand Laws

International Trade Law Health & Social Justice

Corporate Crimes Humanitarian & Refugee Law

International Commercial Arbitration Sports Law

Law and Pop Culture Information Technology Law

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Research Centres

In recognition of the fact that academics and research share a

symbiotic relationship, the University has also set up dedicated

Research Centres such as the Centre for Air and Space Law, the

Centre for Disability Studies, the Centre for Environmental Law,

the Centre for Family Law, the Centre for Intellectual Property

Rights, Centre for Legal Philosophy & Justice Education, Centre for

Management Studies and the Centre for Tribal & Land Rights.

These Centres are comprised of members of the faculty,

researchers, professionals, practitioners and students. The aim is

to identify and address emerging issues and concerns in areas of

law through the initiation of deliberative dialogues, discussions,

workshops, conferences and talks. The Centres also accord

internship and research opportunities to law students.

Publications

Some of our prestigious publications include NALSAR Law Review,

Indian Journal of Constitutional Law, NALSAR Student Law Review,

Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Journal of Law

and Economics, Journal of Corporate Affairs and Corporate

Crimes, Environmental Law & Practice Review and Media Law

Review.

Chairs and Endowment Lectures

The university has two Endowment Chairs- one in Intellectual

Property Rights Studies created by the MHRD, Government of

India and the other in Comparative Constitutional Law Studies as

part of the M.K. Nambyar SAARC LAW Centre, which is headed by

Hon'ble Shri Justice M. Jagannadha Rao, Former Chairman, Law

Commission of India. Besides these, the University has instituted

numerous endowment lectures.

Faculty

NALSAR has a team of highly dedicated and competent faculty,

comprising of a good mix of experienced scholars and young

talent. The faculty has generally been drawn from prestigious

national and international universities. Additionally, NALSAR also

has an open door policy for its alumni to supplement the teaching

efforts of its faculty. In addition to teaching, faculty members are

engaged in various research projects on cutting edge issues of law

and policy reform.

Life at NALSAR

The NALSAR student community is vibrant, comprising of

students from varied regions, religions, states and nationalities.

This is evidenced by the range of student-organised extra-

curricular and cultural activities at the university. The students

annually organize the Westlaw NALSAR Inter-Varsity Debating

Championship, an event that draws student participation from

different countries and universities (not limited to law schools) to

participate in a British parliamentary-style debate competition.

Additionally, there are a number of other inter-college and intra-

college sports and cultural events, such as Carpe Diem (the annual

intra-college cultural event where students showcase their

creative and sporting talents), the annual NLSIU-NALSAR Cricket

tournament (which showcases the fierce rivalry between the

country's two oldest national law schools on the cricket field) etc.

Regional food/cultural fests such as Awadh-Magadh, Punjabi

Fest, Telugu Fest, South Indian Fest and the East India Fest are

regular features of the residential life on campus. NALSAR thus

caters to the wholesome growth of students as individuals.

Students are provided with double occupancy rooms in the Halls

of Residence with a common Dining Hall facility. Some single

rooms, subject to availability, may be allotted to senior students.

The Halls of Residence have common room facilities including a

functional Gym, Indoor Games (such as carom and pool),

badminton courts and Television. The Halls of Residence have

internet-connectivity through LAN, whereas wi-fi access is

available in the Library and the Internet Centre. The Library has a

rich collection of books, journals (printed and electronic) and e-

databases. NALSAR also has a state-of-art Moot Court Hall, video

conferencing facilities, a football stadium, two tennis courts, and

separate basketball and volleyball courts for boys and girls. All

buildings, including the Halls of Residence, are powered with

diesel generators for twenty-four hour power back-up. The

University has a Health Centre with Medical Officer, Gynecologist

and Resident Nurse. In addition, the University has Counselling

Centre and also the Restorative Justice Centre.

Eligibility

The eligibility is as per CLAT 2014 Notification. For details see

CLAT website.

To be eligible for the seats under Resident Students of Andhra

Pradesh, a candidate should be a Resident Student of A.P. and

should have passed the qualifying examination from any

educational institution in Andhra Pradesh and should secure

appropriate rank in order of merit in the Common Law Admission

Test-2014.

Statute-V provides that Resident Student of Andhra Pradesh means:

a student who or any one of his parents has resided in the State

of Andhra Pradesh for a period of at least four years; or

a student who has studied in any one of the educational

institutions in the State of Andhra Pradesh for a period of not less

than four years leading to the qualifying examination.



If a Resident Student of Andhra Pradesh qualifies for admission

and is offered a seat in the regular merit of all India CLAT-2014 at

NALSAR, he / she shall be considered against the All India Seat

only and not against A.P. Quota Seat. If no candidate is available

against the Seats reserved for Resident Students of Andhra

Pradesh, such Seats shall be added to the relevant Categories

under All India Quota.

The unfilled Seats reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates are

assigned to Scheduled Tribe candidates and vice-versa. If

sufficient eligible SC and ST candidates are not available to fill

such Seats, they are reallocated to General Category candidates in

order of CLAT merit. The vacant Seats of Persons with Disability

Category shall be offered to the All India General Category

Candidates only in order of CLAT-2014 merit.

Direct Admission

TEN Seats are allocated to Foreign Nationals out of which five

seats for candidates from SAARC Countries and five for candidates

from non-SAARC Countries. The candidates who possess

citizenship of a country other than India shall only be considered

under this Category. Foreign Nationals, need not take CLAT-2014

and should apply directly to NALSAR.

The vacant seats of SAARC Countries shall be offered to

candidates from non-SAARC Countries and vice-versa. If sufficient

candidates are not available for Foreign National Category, such

vacant seats shall be offered to the All India General Category

Candidates of CLAT-2014 in order of merit. For more details, visit

www.nalsar.ac.in

Note:

1. There shall be an increase of ` 5,000/- p.a. in the Tuition Fee for

Indian Nationals every academic year of the 5-year B.A., LL.B.

(Hons.) Degree Programme.

2. Payment towards Mess shall be made separately by the

students in advance on yearly basis which comes to ` 25,000/-

p.a.

3.The fees / charges are provisional and subject to revision as per

the decision of University Bodies.

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Parculars UG (`) PG(`)

Room Rent 12,000/- p.a.

Internet Charges 8,000/- p.a.

Electricity Charges 12,000/- p.a.

Generator Diesel Charges 5,000/- p.a.

Water Charges 12,000/- p.a.

Outsourced Services 3,000/- p.a.

Sports and Games facilities Charges 3,000/- p.a.

Campus Development Fund Fee 5,000/-

Admission Fee 5,000/-

Library Deposit 5,000/-

Hostel Deposit 10,000/- (` 4,000/- for SC / ST)

Mess Deposit 5,000/-

User Charges

One time payments

Refundable Deposits

1,05,000/- p.a. 65,000/- p.a.Tuion Fee

- 3,000/- p.a.Academic Support Services Fee

1,000/- p.a. -Student Welfare Fund

2,000/- p.a. 2,000/- p.a.Examinaon Fee

2,000/- p.a. -Reading Material Fee

5,000/- p.a. 5,000/- p.a.Library Fee

2,000/- p.a. 2,000/- p.a.Journals Fee

SBC, Moot Court, Seminars &

Other Co-curricular Acvies Fund 3,000/- p.a. -

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Registrar

NALSAR University of Law

Post Box No. 1, NISA Hakimpet, Justice City, Shameerpet,

R.R. Dist. 500 078, Andhra Pradesh, India

Tel: 040 23498105 / 108 / 104, Fax: 040 23498385 / 386

Email: [email protected] / [email protected],Website: www.nalsar.ac.in

For Further Details Contact

Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa, Vice Chancellor. Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar, Registrar

Financial Aid

Fee Concessions/Scholarships/Loan Support Programme are

provided to economically weak and meritorious students. For

details see the University website.

One Year LL.M. Curriculum

Mandatory Papers

1. Research Methods and Legal Writing

2. Comparative Public Law / Systems of Governance

3. Law and Justice in a Globalizing World

Specialisations

Corporate and Commercial Laws

Intellectual Property Laws

Legal Pedagogy and Research

International Trade Law

Personal Laws

General

There are no allocated seats under each specialization. A student

will be awarded the LL.M. Degree in a particular specialization if

he or she has pursued at least four papers in that particular

specialization. A student who has opted for papers across

specializations or from the General stream or has chosen papers

from the specializations and the General stream shall be awarded

a LL.M. (General) degree.

Note:

The papers under each specialization will be made available in

accordance with the exigencies of semester schedules and

subject to the university rules on the minimum number of

enrolments required for a paper.

Important Note: The University reserves the right to change the

Intake, Fee Structure and Course Curriculum from time to time for

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Infrastructure

About NLIU

The National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, has been

conceived in an iconoclastic mould to impart quality legal

education, conduct research and training to cope-up with the

challenges of the new world order. NLIU was established by the

Rashtriya Vidhi Sansthan Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1997 an Act

of the Madhya Pradesh State Legislature. NLIU is recognized by the

University Grants Commission and the Bar Council of India.

The VISION of the University is to become one of the best centers

of legal education, training and research in the world. The

MISSION of the University is to develop and nurture the intellect

for the betterment of the nation and humanity through Law and

Justice. The OBJECTIVES of the NLIU interalia, are to contribute to

the national development by instilling a sense of responsibility

among its students, while simultaneously cultivating in them a

spirit of intellectual freedom and qualities of leadership.

Library

The heart and soul of the University is its library Gyan Mandir

which is housed in a centrally air-conditioned building. The

library is well equipped with latest technology and tools and has a

very rich collection of books, national and international journals

of law and social sciences. It also has a large collection of e-

resources like Lexis Nexis, Hein Online, JSTOR, Manupatra, AIR,

SCC, etc.

Auditorium, Classrooms & Hostels

The entire University campus has wireless internet facility. Its

Class rooms are air-conditioned, equipped with LCD projectors

and other facilities. University has a well-equipped air-

conditioned computer lab, with 120 computers equipped with 1

GBPS internet facility. University has a state-of-the-art-video

conferencing facility, auditorium, seminar halls, conference

rooms, etc. There are four hostels for boys and girls and a modern

well furnished guest house.

Sports Facilities

NLIU has both indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Indoor

facilities include modern and fully equipped gymnasium,

badminton courts, table tennis and pool game, outdoor facilities

include tennis courts, volley ball courts and basketball courts.

Canteen

University has a modern, cozy, well-furnished canteen of the

campus.

Security

Entire campus is protected by a boundary wall making it secure

and safe with round the clock security provided by trained

security personnel.

Academic Activities

NLIU has ten Centers of Excellence : Law Governance and Human

Rights; Civil & Criminal Justice Administration; Gender and Health

Law; Science, Technology and Law; Environmental Law; Business

and Commercial Law; Law, Language & Culture; Socio-Legal

Studies; WTO Studies; Clinical Legal Education. It also has a Rajiv

Gandhi National Cyber Law Centre with the support of Ministry of

Human Resource Development, Government of India. The Ministry

of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India has established a

Chair on Intellectual Property Rights. The Ministry of Consumer

Affairs, Government of India has established a Chair on Consumer

Laws at the University

In addition to regular teaching and research, training programs,

refresher courses and workshops for teachers and other target

groups are continuing features of the University. University is

actively engaged in conducting research and consultancy projects.

To mention a few, it had undertaken projects sponsored by

Government of M.P., M.P. State Biodiversity Board, Bureau of

Police Research and Development, Ministry of Human Resources

Development , New Delhi; ICSSR, UGC, UNICEF, UNDP, GTZ

(Germany), UNFPA, etc.

Courses

1. B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)

B.A.LL.B (Hons.) course is of five years duration with a trimester

system. There are three trimesters in a year and each trimester is

of three months duration. In each trimester students are taught

four core courses and at least two skill courses like Computer,

English, Legal Writing, Accountancy and Research Methodology

etc. In the final year in addition to the compulsory courses students

have to choose from a number of optional courses. (Please refer to

the Table-I on next page). NLIU follows a system of continuous

evaluation. In each trimester a student has to undertake a mid-

term examination, an end term examination and a project work

(written and presentation) in each paper and a viva-voce

examination.

(Gymnasium and Indoor Sports Facilities)

2. LL.M.

LL.M. course is of one year duration and is divided into three

trimesters. University offers specialization in Business Law,

Intellectual Property & Business Law, Constitutional and

Administrative Law, Human Rights, and Criminal Law. Allocation

of LL.M. subject specializations is done after the admission on the

basis of merit. A specialization will be offered subject to the

availability of faculty and sufficient number of students opting for

it. A student in each trimester has to undertake a written

examination and a project work in each paper, which includes

written submissions and presentation. In addition to these, in the

final trimester the student has to submit a dissertation and

undertake a viva-voce examination. For the list of subjects visit

University website.

3. Non Credit Courses

The University also offers to its B.A.LL.B (Hons.) and LL.M.

students non-credit courses such as Competition Law,

Comparative Jurisprudence, International Commercial

Arbitration, Global Terrorism, Cyber Law, Law and Economics,

Maritime Law, etc.

4. Post Graduate Diploma through Regular Mode

Post Graduate Diploma courses through regular mode are

offered in the area of Cyber Law, and Environment: Law, Science

and Technology.

5. Post Graduate Diploma through Distance Mode

University offers courses on Cyber Law, Environmental Law,

Media Law, Human Rights.

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6. Ph.D

Ph.D. course is of two years duration. Admission to Ph.D.

programme is done through an All India entrance test conducted

by the University.

7. M.S. in Cyber Law & Information Security

NLIU offers a post graduate degree course in collaboration with

Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya Master Course in Cyber

Law & Information Security.

Learning & Teaching Methods

Based on an underpinning of interdisciplinary approach NLIU

imparts teaching of law with the help of social science subjects.

Case method and Socratic methods of learning and teaching are

the characteristic features of the class room discussions. In

addition, class room teaching is reinforced by moot court

competition, client counseling skills, language and computer

proficiency forming an integral part of learning at the B.A.LL.B.

(Hons.) level. Constant endeavors are made to keep abreast with

the current global teaching practices and to ensure that the

curriculum meets the needs, challenges and opportunities of legal

education in the twenty-first century.

Publications

NLIU publishes three journals: Indian Law Review, NLIU Journal of Intellectual

Property Law and NLIU Law Review. University has also published research

monographs on different topics.

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List of Subjects B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) (Table I)**

I Trimester II Trimester III Trimester

Sociology-I Economics II Political Science-I

Economics I Sociology-IIInternational Trade &

Public Finance

Common Law Method Law of Torts-II Law of Contract-II

Law of Torts-I Law of Contract-I Constitutional Law-I

English I Legal Research Method English III

Computer-I English II Computer-III

Computer-II

IV Trimester V Trimester VI Trimester

Political Science-II Sociology of Law History-II

Family Law-I Constitutional Law-III Property Law-I

Constitutional Law-II Criminal Law-I (IPC) Family Law-II

Criminology History-I Criminal Law-II(IPC)

Equity Trust & Specific

ReliefLegal Writing-II Legal Writing-III

Legal Writing-I

VII Trimester VIII Trimester IXTrimester

Law of Business

Association-ICivil Procedure Code-II Criminal Law-III(Cr.PC)

Human Rights LawLaw of Business

Association-II

Civil Procedure Code-

III(ADR)

International Trade Law Law of Evidence-I Law of Evidence-II

Civil Procedure Code-I Property Law-II Administrative Law-I

Accountancy-I Accountancy-II Accountancy-III

Legal Writing-IV Legal Writing-V Legal Writing-VI

X Trimester XI Trimester XII Trimester

Administrative Law-IIIntellectual Property

RightsILabour Law-I

Law of Business

Association-IIIBanking Law

Intellectual Property

Rights II

Criminal Law-IV(Cr.PC) Insurance Law Environmental Law

Jurisprudence- I Jurisprudence- II Conflict of Laws

Clinical Course-I Clinical Course-II Clinical Course-III

XIII Trimester XIV Trimester XV Trimester

Public International Law Professional Ethics Optional Subjects

Labour Law-II Interpretation of Statutes Space Law

Clinical Course-IV Clinical Course-V Natural Resources Law

Optional Subjects Taxation Law Water Law

Law Relating to Carriage

of GoodsOptional Subjects

Socio Economic Offences Health Law Religion & Law

Juvenile Justice & Human

RightsDisability Law Law and Economics

International

Environmental LawCritical Legal Studies Affirmative Action

Media, Law and Culture Consumer Protection Law Cyber Law

Law and GlobalisationTribal and Customary

Laws

Law Relating to Design

and Topography of IC

Law Relating to

Biodiversity, Traditional

Knowledge, Intellectual

Property Rights

Law, Women and Human

Rights

Competition Law

**The above course table is subject to revision.

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Law Firms

Amarchand & Magaldas & Suresh A.

Shroff & Co.AZB & Partners

Jyoti Sagar & Associates Juris Corp

Khaitan & Co Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan

Vaish & Associates Wadia Gandhy & Co.

Trilegal

Foreign Law Firms

Allen & Overy Ashurst LLP

Clifford Chance Herbert Smith LLP

Link Laters SJ Berwin, LLP

Corporate House

Aditya Birla Group. Airtel

Deloitte Goldman Sachs

ICICI Bank Ltd ICICI Lombard Ltd

ICICI Prudential Ltd JSW Steel Ltd

Larsen & Tubro Ltd Morgan Stanley

Price Waterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd Reliance ADA Group

Government Bodies

Bharat Heavy Electricals LTD Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd

HUDCO Indian Oil Corporation

Ministry of Company Affairs Oil & Natural Gas Corporation

SEBI Unit Trust of India

Legal Process Outsourcing

Pangea3 Quslex

Annual Lectures and Conferences

NLIU organizes annually Justice Shacheendra Dwivedi Memorial

Lecture and special regional and global conferences on

contemporary topics.

Moot Court

NLIU has a Moot Court Association (MCA) an elected body of

students comprising of successful and experienced mooters. NLIU

organizes the NLIU-Juris Corp National Corporate Law Moot Court

competition annually and other moot court competitions from th

time to time. To name a few, it had organized 13 Annual Stetson

International Environmental Law Moot National Rounds 2008-09 rd

and 23 Bar Council of India Trust Moot Court Competition. NLIU

students participate in international moot Court competitions

every year and have brought laurels to the University.

Academic Exchange Program

NLIU has an understanding with the renowned Centre for

Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP),

Seattle, U.S.A., and two students attend the summer course at

Washington University, Seattle every year. CASRIP provides to

these students scholarships to attend the program. NLIU Provides a

scholarship of Rs. 30,000/- each to the scholar students.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

NLIU has MOUs with three International Universities:

1 International Institute of Air and Space Law of Leiden

University, Netherland.

2 McGill University, Canada.

3 Lucerne University, Switzerland.

Placement of Students

Students of NLIU have an excellent track record in placements and

placed in a number of leading national and international Law firms,

banks, govt. establishments, etc. To name a few:-

A number of students are also working with senior lawyers of

Supreme Court & High Courts, and are also practicing as

advocates in district courts, High Courts and Supreme Court.

Some of the students are working as Advocates on Record in

Supreme Court of India and also as Judges in different states.

Some have joined Teaching / Research profession. A number of

students are selected for prestigious Clerkship programme of the

Supreme Court of India.

A number of NLIU students have gone for higher studies to some

of the leading universities of world, like, Oxford University,

Cambridge University, Harvard University, Columbia University,

University of London, NewYork University, National University of

Singapore, etc.

NLIU students have received prestigious scholarships like

Common wealth Scholarship (UK), Erasmus Mundus Scholarship

(EU).

Scholarships & Medals

Pt. Ramlal Ji Sharma Memorial Gold and Silver Medals. Gold

Medal is awarded to the overall topper student of five years,

and a Silver Medal is awarded to the topper student every year

in the first four years, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.).

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