Bangalore University LLM Admission 2023: Dates, Fees, Eligibility, Entrance Exam, Merit List, Application Form

Bangalore University offers the two-year LL.M course at the University Law College & Dept of Studies of Law. The LL.M course follows the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). Admission to the LL.M program at Bangalore University is done through the Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by the college. The application mode is both online and offline. LL.M course offers specialization in five branches of law Constitution and Legal Order, Corporate and Commercial Law, Labour and Employment Law, Criminal Law. The course has an intake of ten students under the general admission policy laid down by the Government and two students per branch under-payment seats category with enhanced fees.

Bangalore University LLM Admission Dates 2023

Bangalore University LLM Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must meet the following criteria for admission to the LL.M program-

• Passed LLB degree of Bangalore University or any other UGC recognized universities
• They should have secured at least 45% in the aggregate of 3 year/5 year LL.B Degree examination
• There is a 5% relaxation to the aggregate requirement given to candidates belonging to SC/ST, Cat-I, and person with disabilities categories

Bangalore University LLM Admission Guidelines

The application form for admission to the course both online and offline. The first part of the application is online and followed by offline document verification. 

• Fill the application form online on the Bangalore University official website.

• Duly filled applications form along with self-attested copies of all relevant documents must be submitted in either person or by post before the last date of submission to the Office of the Chairman, University Law College & Dept. of Studies in Law, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bengaluru-560056.
• Applicants need to collect the acknowledgment of verification of relevant documents.
• Announcement of provisional eligible candidates for Common Entrance Test (CET)
• Appear for the entrance test
• The merit list is announced and the online allotment of seats is done.

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Bangalore University LLM Course Details

The two-year LL.M course offers four specialized branches of law - Constitution and Legal Order, Corporate and Commercial Law, Labour and Employment Law, and Criminal Law. The course is divided into four semesters and includes compulsory and specialization papers. The semester wise course structure is as follows -

Semester I: Compulsory papers

• Research Methods and Legal Writing 
• Comparative Public Law 

Specialization papers

Constitution and Legal Order

• Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy 
• Local-Self Government and Federal Governance

Corporate and Commercial Law

• Banking Law
• International Trade Law

Labour and Employment Law

• Collective Bargaining
• Industrial Adjudication 

Human Rights and Environmental Laws

• International Environmental Law 
• Environmental Laws and Policies in India 

Criminal Law

• Comparative Criminal Procedure
• Drug Addiction, National Security and Human Rights

Semester II

Compulsory papers

• Advanced Jurisprudence
• Judicial Process 

Specialization papers

Constitution and Legal Order

• Mass Media Law 
• Center-state Relations and Constitutional Governance

Corporate and Commercial Law

• Intellectual Property 
• Competition Law

Labour and Employment Law

• Law Relating to Civil Servants
• Laws relating to Agricultural labor and other forms of Unorganized Workers

Human Rights and Environmental Laws

• Resource Management and the Law
•  Concept and Historical Development of Human Rights

Criminal Law

• Juvenile Justice and Law Relating to Women
• Crime and Justice: Penology and Treatment of Offenders 

Semester III

Compulsory papers

• Practical Paper

Specialization papers

Constitution and Legal Order

• National Security, Public Order, and Rule of Law.
• Open Elective
• MOOCs

Corporate and Commercial Law

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Open Elective
• MOOCs

Labour and Employment Law

• Wages
• Open Elective
• MOOCs

Human Rights and Environmental Laws

• Human Rights- International Perspectives
• Open Elective
• MOOCs

Criminal Law

• Socio-Economic Crimes: Origin and Development
• Open Elective
• MOOCs

Semester IV

Compulsory papers

• Dissertation - Report and Viva-voce

Specialization papers

Constitution and Legal Order

• Judicial Review 

Corporate and Commercial Law

• Cyber Law

Labour and Employment Law

• Social Security Law 

Human Rights and Environmental Laws

• Human Rights- Indian Perspectives 

Criminal Law

• Collective Violence and Criminal Justice System

Bangalore University LLM Fee Structure

The total semester wise and year wise fees for LLM course is as follows:

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Bangalore University LL.M Placements

The University Law College has a Central Placement Cell (CPC). It is managed by student members under the guidance of an appointed Faculty Advisor, the Chairman, and the Principal of the College. CPC helps students to gain internships, placements, and other employment opportunities. They approach and invite recruiters to hire graduating students. Some of the companies where the students are placed include L & T Constructions, Just Law, Equitas Legal, Agraa Legal, Kings and Stubbs, Aditya Narayan and Co, Shiva and Co., Spectrum Legal, M/s Sundarasamy and Ramdas, Pragati Law Chambers, Thakur & Sinha Law Offices LLP, Diwakara & Associates.

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