IIT KGP RGSOIPL LLM Entrance Official Announcement 2019

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IIT Kharagpur has announced the RGSOIPL LLM Entrance CET for the LLM program commencing from the 2019 academic year.

The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL) is a part of the prestigious IIT Kharagpur. Established in 2006, this School of Law has the unique feature of imparting conventional legal education along with contemporary law courses that cater to the needs of the global economy, including Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and fields related thereto.

The School is engaged in, and striving for, a world-class excellence in legal education in India. Its enviable infra-structure and academic ambience bonded with friendly atmosphere foster the students desire to excel. The School and its faculty seek to cultivate and nurture the spirit of excellence among the students.

RGSOIPL equips the students to unravel intricacies of different laws and legal issues and to appreciate or critique them in the given setting with apt logical reasoning. The weekly discussions, seminars and debates in the classroom provide them a unique forum to sharpen their skills and logic. RGSOIPL has been ranked 4th in India by NIRF, MHRD.

Important Dates for RGSOIPL LLM Entrance CET

• Availability of Application forms online : 4th January, 2019
• Last date to submit Online application forms 15th March, 2019
• Date of entrance examination 20th April, 2019
• Date of Personal Interview 20th April, 2019 & 21st April, 2019

Considering that the Personal interview dates are on and immediately after the online exam, the interviews will be held in the same cities.

Ensure that your schedule is free for these two days.
Visit the IIT KGP RGSOIPL official website for the latest updates and details

 

Online Entrance Examination:

The Online Entrance Exam will be conducted in centers across Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Mumbai
(The institute reserves the right to add, cancel or change test centers. The changes, if any, will be notified to candidate well in advance.)

 

Highlights of the Program

• An innovative program for law students willing to join academia, Bar, Bench, Firm or Industry.
• Specializations in broad range of subjects including corporate law, competition law, intellectual property, constitutional law, taxation, criminal law & justice and international law.
• Exposure to lectures, interactive sessions with acclaimed legal luminaries and industry Doyens from India and abroad.
• State of the art infrastructure with rich library resources
• Right blend of classroom lectures, tutorials, weekly discussions, colloquia, interactions with invited experts, clinical exercises including teaching-learning assistance programs.

 

Eligibility for Admission to the LL.M. Program commencing in 2019

• First class (or equivalent ) in Bachelor of Laws LL.B./B.L. (5 years) program from any recognized University, or
• First Class (or equivalent) in Bachelor of Laws LL.B./B.L.(3 years) program from any recognized University along with Bachelor’s Degree (not less than 3 years) in Humanities/ Science/ Commerce or equivalent.
• Students having LL.B (Hons.) in Intellectual Porperty Law from the IIT Kharagpur with CGPA of 8.5 or above are eligible for admission without appearing in the All India Common Entrance Examination (CET).
• The requisite qualifying marks for admission to postgraduate and research programmes of the Institute are CGPA 6.5 in 10 point scale or 60% marks for GE/OBC candidates (these are CGPA 6.0 and 55% marks for SC/ST/PWD candidates).
• The CGPA will not be converted into percentage marks if the degree awarding institute provides marks in CGPA system. Their admission will be based on the CGPA awarded in the transcript.
• If the CGPA is on a different scale other than 10.0, the eligibility of the candidate will be calculated corresponding to the equivalence stated above.

 

Admission Procedure 2018

• Applicants are required to apply online. Click here for the Online Application portal – This form will be active from 4th Jan 2019
• Application fee is Rs. 3000/- for General/OBC and Rs. 1500/- for SC/ST candidates.

 

Instructions To Fill In Online Application Form

STEP-I : Fill in the ONLINE application form
Register with Your Email Id and Login. FILL in the appropriate data. Please note that you have to upload your testimonials wherever it is required to validate your information along with your digital photograph and signature. (Online form will be active from 4th Jan 2019)

STEP-II : Make PAYMENT and SUBMIT Application
Payment of application fee has to be made through online payment gateway only.

STEP-III : Take PRINT
After final submission of your online application, you will be able to generate your online application print with your specific details/data. This application print may be retained with you for future requirement.

Please note that you NEED NOT SEND the application by post. Your application will be considered on the basis of your final submission through online. You can check submission, shortlisting, selection and other application related status from Application Status menu. You should remember your login id and password for the same.

 

Shortlisting Information:

The candidates shortlisted for online test will be informed through email only. Their names will also be notified in the webpage. However, candidates can see their status through login and download the interview letter, if shortlisted. If you have any questions, you can send an email to admissions@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

 

General Instructions to candidates for LL.M 2019 Admission

• Examination time on 20th April, 2019: 10 AM to 12 PM. (2 hours)
• Personal Interview on 20th April, 2019: 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM and 21st April, 2019: 10:00 AM onward.
• Reporting to the center : 1 hr. before the time specified in the call letter.
• At the time of entrance, candidates must carry hard copy of the admit card along with other photo identification documents such as university ID card/driving license/passport/PAN Card / Aadhar card (Any two minimum).
• Candidates belonging to the reserved/physically challenged categories must upload supporting document/certificate as recognized by the Competent Authority.
• Any Electronic gadgets including mobiles, iPads / laptops are not allowed in the examination hall.

In case of any difficulty you may send an email at admissions@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

IIT Kharagpur may change the application process and other details at their discretion; ensure that you keep track of the latest details on their official website : http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/llm

RGSOIPL LLM Entrance Question Paper Pattern & Syllabus

Syllabus for the LLM Entrance test : Legal aptitude 120 marks (Objective Type). IIT KGP does not provide a detailed syllabus for the entrance exam. However, based on an analysis of the model question paper and feedback from previous test takers, we have compiled our online practice pack as per the expected syllabus for the RGSOIPL

There are no specific details provided by IIT KGP about negative marking in the RGSOIPL LLM Entrance. However, for optimum practice, we have included 0.25 marks negative marking in our RGSOIPL Model Question Papers and Mock Tests.

Click here to view the Official Sample Questions / Model Paper for the RGSOIPL LLM entrance

For details contact:
The Dean
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur 721302
Phone: +91 – 3222 – 282237
FAX: +91 – 3222 – 282238
Email: admissions@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.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

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