NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad CLAT PG LLM Overview

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About NALSAR Hyderabad

NALSAR University of Law was established by Act 34 of 1998. It has been pursuing the objective of imparting comprehensive legal education while promoting cultural, legal and ethical values in order to foster the rule of law.

The University is committed to delivering the highest quality of legal education and undertaking research on contemporary areas in order to produce socially relevant lawyers. The University also bears the responsibility of promoting legal awareness in the community so as to strive for social and economic justice.

NALSAR has been repeatedly acknowledged as a leader of legal education in the country with its academic standards being compared with international counterparts.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) awarded it an ‘A’ grade with a score of 3.60 on a scale of 4.00 which is the highest among the National Law Universities (NLUs). This has placed NALSAR at the 5th spot among all the Higher Educational Institutions in the country and at the first place among the State Universities in Telangana. Subsequently, NALSAR was accorded the status of a Category I University under the UGC (Categorization of Universities (only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018. This means that the institution now has the
autonomy to start new programmes and course offerings without the approval of the UGC.

 

The Faculty at NALSAR

NALSAR has a team of highly dedicated and competent faculty, comprising of a good mix of experienced scholars and young talent. The faculty has been drawn from prestigious national and international universities. Additionally, NALSAR 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 that are on the cutting edge issues of law and policy reform.

 

NALSAR One year LL.M. programme through CLAT PG

The LL.M. programme offered at NALSAR is intensive. It includes a combination of taught courses and sustained research work. As per the guidelines laid down by the University Grants Commission (UGC), a student must complete three mandatory subjects (carrying 4 credits each), six optional subjects (carrying 3 credits each) and a dissertation (carrying 6 credits) as  part of the one-year LL.M. programme.

NALSAR allows its LL.M. students to work towards their own areas of specialization in accordance with their academic interests and career plans.

A student has to complete at least 15 credits of coursework in their preferred area of specialization in order to obtain the same. The following areas of specialization are likely to be on offer during the academic year :

• Legal Pedagogy and Research
• Corporate and Commercial Laws (including Consumer Laws)
• International Trade and Business Law
• Criminal Law
• Public Law and Legal Theory

More specialisations such as Intellectual Property Law and Family Laws etc.may be offered to the admitted students depending on the availability of teaching resources during the academic year.

The optional courses under each specialization will be made available subject to the availability of teaching expertise and the university rules on the minimum number of enrollments required for transacting a course.

Applicants for the LL.M. programme are advised to opt for NALSAR if they have an interest in pursuing careers in teaching and research. Those who are preparing for civil services and judicial services examinations may also find the programme to be useful for enhancing their knowledge and skills.  However, this programme is not designed for facilitating recruitment in commercial law firms or business houses.

 

LL.M., Ph.D. Programme

NALSAR has started an integrated LL.M., Ph.D programme. It aims to attract bright law graduates who are interested in pursuing careers in teaching and research. It involves the combination of advanced course work in research methods, teaching responsibilities for undergraduate courses and the preparation of a full length doctoral dissertation.

The duration of the programme is four years and the admitted candidates receive stipends throughout their studies. Admissions to this programme are made through a separate entrance test that is conducted annually by NALSAR. Details will be made available on the NALSAR website.

 

Eligibility for Admission through the CLAT (CLAT PG LLM) Entrance Test

The eligibility is as per CLAT ( CLAT PG ) Notification. For details see the official CLAT website for the year.

Visit the official CLAT Consortium website for more details about the CLAT PG LLM entrance exam : https://clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in

NALSAR LLM Seats and Reservation through CLAT PG

NALSAR LL.M. Seats through CLAT PG
Category	TOTAL Seats Category- wise	No. of Seats for All India candidates	Number of Seats for Resident Students of Telangana
General	38	31	7
Scheduled Caste (15%)	8	6	2
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%)	4	3	1
TOTAL SEATS	50	40	10

To be eligible for admission under the Resident Student of Telangana category seats, in addition to complying with the eligibility as per CLAT ( CLAT PG ), candidates must fulfill the following
conditions and must secure appropriate rank in order of merit in the CLAT :

For admission to LL.M. Course through CLAT PG  –  A person who after studying in the State of Telangana for four consecutive years appears for the qualifying examination in the same State (or) A person who has in the previous seven years resided in the State of Telangana for at least a period of four years, and completed the qualifying examination, that is LL.B. from the educational institutions in the State of Telangana.

Note : Three additional candidates may be admitted over and above the sanctioned intake for the LL.M. program, out of which one seat shall be offered to Resident Students of Telangana General Category and two seats shall be offered to All India General Category candidates.

If a Resident Student of Telangana qualifies for admission in the regular All India merit, he / she shall be considered against the All India Seat only and not against Telangana Quota Seat. If no candidate is available against the Seats reserved for Resident Students of Telangana, 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.

Direct Admission ( CLAT PG not required ) : 10 (ten) seats are allocated to Foreign Nationals for the LL.M course out of which 5 (five) seats are for candidates from SAARC Countries and 5 (five) seats 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 PG LLM entrance 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 PG in order of merit.

 

Fee Structure for LLM through the CLAT PG

• Tuition Fee – Rs. 65,000/- p.a.
• Other Academic Charges (Library Fee, Exam Fee etc.) – Rs.13,000/- p.a.
• User charges (Room Rent, Electricity, Water, Internet etc.) – Rs. 67,000/- p.a.
• One time payments (Miscellaneous) – Rs. 10,000/-
• Refundable Deposits – Rs. 20,000/- (Rs. 14,000/- for SC/ST)

Note:
1. Payment towards Mess shall be made separately by the students in advance on yearly basis which comes to approximately Rs. 35,000/- p.a.
2. The fees / charges are provisional and subject to revision from time to time as per the decision of university bodies.

 

Scholarship and Financial Aid

Fee Concessions/Scholarships are provided to economically weak and meritorious students. For details see the University website.

Important Note : The University reserves the right to change the Intake, Fee Structure and Course Curriculum from time to time for both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes.

Address & Contact Details

Registrar
NALSAR University of Law
Justice City, Shameerpet, Medchal District. 500 101,
Telangana, India.
Tel: 040 – 23498105 / 115 / 104,
Fax: 040 – 23498385 / 386
Website: www.nalsar.ac.in
Email: admissions@nalsar.ac.in / registrar@nalsar.ac.in

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I got AIR 21 in CLAT PG. Thank you so much. Your mocks helped me a lot in my preparation 🙂 - Ayushi Jain

I have subscribed to your CLAT PG program and got AIR 36 in this year CLAT PG. I have also secured AIR 54 in AILET PG exam. I would like to thank you. Your mock paper really helps a lot - Shrashank Tripathi

I would like to thank you for the CLAT PG LLM COURSE. Practising mock tests there helped me in getting confidence and hence I was able to get AIR 45 in CLAT PG LLM - Akshay Awasthi

A year back, I relied on the IIT Kharagpur RGSOIPL mock test series by LawMint to prepare for my RGSOIPL entrance test. Few months back, I relied on your UGC NET Law series to prepare for UGC NET. I was the topper of the RGSOIPL entrance, and have cracked JRF in UGC NET. All thanks to LawMint - Anshuman Sahoo

"I got AIR 18 in CLAT PG and General Category rank 28 in AILET PG. I want to thank you for helping me practice well in controlled conditions from any place. It gave me a lot of confidence and I took the tests while travelling too. I also made it to IIT Kharagpur." - Vinodharani

"Lawmint has been of great help to me in securing AIR 25 in AILET PG and AIR 29 in CLAT PG examinations. The subjective and objective approach of the test series kept me up to date with the latest exam pattern." - Bhawna Nanda

"I, Nimmy Saira Zachariah joined you clat test series. I cleared AILET PG with 30th rank. Your test series were of immense help as it gave me clear idea of where my preparations stand thank you once again law mint." - Nimmy S Z

"Hey guys. Where do I start? If I thought that getting AIR 59 in Clat PG was it, then how wrong I was. With Lawmint now I have cracked UGC NET as well." - Joyanta Chakraborty

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