West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) CLAT PG LLM Overview

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About West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS)

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) was established under the WBNUJS Act, 1999 (West Bengal Act IXof 1999). It is a university as per sub-section (f) of section 2 and section 12-B of the UGC Act, 1956 and has permanent affiliation from the Bar Council of India. The Chief Justice of India is the Chancellor of the University and Chairman of its highest governing body – the General Council.

NUJS has firmly established itself as one of the premier national law universities in India. It has consistently been ranked amongst the top law schools in India in reviews conducted by the likes of Outlook India, Mint and LexisNexis Halsbury’s Law Monthly. The University was also awarded the prestigious SILF-MILAT INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD in 2015 for its overall excellence in the field of Legal Studies.

Location and Infrastructure:
NUJS is located in the city of Kolkata, a major metropolis of India. Kolkata, the City of Joy, is renowned for its heritage and culture. A subtle blend of tradition and modernity distinguishes the city. The old Kolkata thrives alongside the growing expanses of modern townships, including Salt Lake City, where the NUJS campus is situated.

NUJS strives to offer the best in legal education in order to prepare its graduates for the diverse spheres of litigation, corporate legal practice, legal academia, legal research, social service and
public leadership.

 

Campus Recruitment at NUJS

As per the Institute, the Student Recruitment Committee at NUJS boasts of a near 100% recruitment success rate. Graduating students join leading law firms and companies in India and abroad, clerk with judges at the Supreme Court, and work towards the betterment of society with prestigious NGOs. Several alumni are litigators at the Supreme Court and various High Courts.

No separate placement details have been provided for the LLM program.

 

Faculty at NUJS Kolkata

Being one of the top Law Schools in India, NUJS has an excellent faculty with a good mix of young and experienced scholars. The faculty includes Rhodes, Fulbright, Commonwealth and Chevening scholars, and alumni from universities including Oxford University, Columbia University, University of Michigan, SOAS, University of Vanderbilt, London School of Economics, NUS, University of Liverpool and Max Planck Institute.

Faculty members have published in numerous prestigious international and national law journals.

 

Fees &Scholarships for the LLM PG program through CLAT PG

Despite being able to achieve the status of an academic institution of exceptional caliber, NUJS has maintained a relatively modest fee structure. It further seeks to ensure that no student is forced to discontinue studies on account of financial constraints. With generous donations from individual donors and institutions, the University has built up a Scholarship Fund, proceeds of which are disbursed to students every year on a “need” basis.

The Government of West Bengal has provided the University with a generous grant for revenue expenditure including supporting the ‘means-cum merit scholarship’ granted by the University. Out of a total grant of Rupees 4.3 Crores, Rupees 40 lakhs has been set aside for supporting scholarship program.).

The alumni of NUJS have also instituted many scholarships. Arrangements are in place for students of NUJS to secure educational loans from any bank of their choice on mutually agreeable terms. NUJS aims to reach out to potential candidates across the length and breadth of India and aboard. It provides quality education to those hailing from the most marginalized and poorest sections of society.

All efforts are made to provide free or subsidized education to such students. NUJS also offers separate scholarships sponsored by various donors. In addition, students can also avail of various scholarship schemes sponsored by the Central Government and the State Government for underprivileged and economically weaker sections.

 

Eligibility for PG LLM program at NUJS through the CLAT ( CLAT PG )

As a member of the CLAT Consortium, NUJS LLM Eligibility norms shall be the same as specified by CLAT.

 

LLM Seats and Allocation – for CLAT PG admissions

Category  – Total Seats

• General – 31 seats
• Scheduled Caste – 06 seats
• Scheduled Tribe – 03 seats
• Foreign Nationals – 02 seats
• Persons with Disabilities (PWD) – 02 (Horizontal Reservation)

In case of vacant seats in the reserved Foreign Nations category, the seats are treated as unreserved General Category.

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

Fees Structure for the PG LLM Program through CLAT PG

PG LLM – Monsoon Semester

• Admission Fee – Rs. 5,000
• Tuition Fee
  – NRI/Foreign Students – US$ 1,500
  –  All other Students – Rs. 34,000
• Examination Fee – Rs. 4,000
• Study Materials Fee Rs. 2,000
• Library Fee Rs. 14,000
• Computer Fee Rs. 16,000
• Student Welfare Fee Rs. 10,000
• Development Fee Rs. 10,000
• Infrastructure and Maintenance Fee Rs. 5,000
• Composite (Hostel) Fee Rs. 12,000
• Amenities & Others Rs. 8,000
• Adjustable (Hostel) Deposit# Rs. 15,000
• Refundable Deposit# Rs. 10,000

PG LLM – Winter Semester

• Tuition Fee
  – NRI/Foreign Students – US$ 1,500
  –  All other Students – Rs. 34,000
• Composite (Hostel) Fee ** – Rs .12,000
• Adjustable (Hostel) Deposit ** – Rs.15,000

** LL.M. students would not be considered for hostel accommodation in the first instance.  So, LLM students should also factor in the cost of accommodation outside the campus.

 

NUJS LLM Program Specialization & Course Content

Specialized streams on Commercial Law and International Law are offered in the LL.M. Programme through the CLAT PG entrance.

• Corporate and Commercial Law
• International and Comparative Law

I. Corporate and Commercial Law Specialization
Monsoon Semester

• Research Methods and Legal Writing
• Comparative Public Law/ Systems of Governance
• Company Law
• International Trade Law
• Optional Paper -1

Winter Semester

• Law and Justice in a Globalizing World
• Bankruptcy Law
• Competition Law/ Investment Law
• Optional Paper -11
• Dissertation

II. International and Comparative Law Specialization
Monsoon Semester

• Research Methods and Legal Writing
• Comparative Public Law / Systems of Governance
• Public International Law
• International Organizations
• Optional Paper -1

Winter Semester

• Law and Justice in a Globalizing World
• Air and Space Law
• International Human Rights Law / International Criminal Law
• Optional Paper -11
• Dissertation

 

Address & Contact Details

Registrar
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan, 12, LB Block, Sector III,
Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700 098
Telephone : (+91) 33-2335 7379 / 0765 / 2806 /2809 / 2811 / 2812
Fax : (+91) 33-2335 7422 / 0511
Website : http://www.nujs.edu/

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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

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