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Ph.D. in Law

The program is designed to provide emerging scholars with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed as legal educators and researchers.  The program is a pathway to advanced degrees in cognate fields, legal practice, clerkships, fellowships and law teaching.

Program USP

  • The Ph.D. Law program offers emerging scholars an opportunity to attain expertise in Law from an inter and intra- disciplinary perspectives.
  • The research carried out during Ph.D. program aims to enhance the knowledge of Law from doctrinal and empirical perspectives by nurturing the research skills.
  • The Ph.D. Law program aims to expose the scholars to the contemporary trends and transitions of Law at the national and global level with an intent to equip them to comparative legal literature and practice.
  • The Ph.D. Law programme necessitates an original contribution to the body of knowledge aimed at the production of a significant academic research and writing under the close supervision of the guide, beneficial for careers as legal scholars, expert professional and educators.

Eligibility

Candidates for admission to the programme shall have a Master's degree in Law (LL.M.) or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master’s degree in Law (LL.M.) by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions.

  • Ph.D. in Law.
  • All students will have to complete Pre-Ph.D. course work.
  • On successful completion of Pre-Ph.D. course work student will be registered for Ph.D.

Those candidates who have obtained their LL.M. degree through distance learning, correspondence courses, externally, open school from recognized University are eligible to apply and register as per UGC guidelines.

The candidates appearing or awaiting for final year result are also eligible to apply. Candidates are required to submit all mark sheet/s / certificates at the time of admission.

The candidates are required to submit Graduation & Master’s degree all mark sheets of all years, also AIU Certificate (University Equivalence) is mandatory for those candidates who have completed their graduation/post-graduation from Overseas Universities.

 

Selection Process

  • The candidate must have passed Entrance Test conducted by the University.
                                                                OR
  • The candidate is qualified in UGC-NET (including JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/SLET/GATE/
  • Phil. for Law examination of the apex bodies in higher/technical professional education or other equivalent examination

 

Duration

Minimum 3 years and Maximum 6 years (including course work)

 

In Take Capacity

10 seats

 

Campus

Mumbai

 

Admission Open 2024

Important Dates

Admission Handout

Ph.D. Scholarship Form

Ph.D. Guidelines

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