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Ph.D-Degree Programmes
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Regulations relating to Ph.D. Degree Programme
I. Administration
By the Post Graduate Council constituted by the Vice Chancellor.
II. ELIGIBILITY
Ph.D. Degree (Law)
The Candidate shall have an LL.M. Degree from recognized University securing ‘B+’ grade or an aggregate of 55% marks or its equivalent.
Ph.D. Degree (Inter-disciplinary)
1. The candidate having a Master’s Degree in any discipline through regular stream with a minimum of 55% or equivalent grade and a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University through regular stream shall be eligible for admission;
2. The candidate having passed the Company Secretaryship examination conducted by the ICS in India and been awarded Associate Membership of the Institute (ACS) and having a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University through regular stream shall be eligible for admission;
3. The candidate having passed the Chartered Accountants examination conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants and been awarded Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and having a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University through regular stream shall be eligible for admission.
III. DURATION
1. The candidates are required to carry out research for a minimum period of three years from the date of registration, which includes residential requirement as detailed in Rule VIII and submit thesis within a maximum period of five years.
2. Failure to complete within the stipulated time (maximum period of five years) will lead to cancellation of registration.
IV. ADMISSION PROCEDURE
1) Application
1. Application along with the research proposal of about 10 to 12 pages to be submitted within the stipulated time.
2. The research proposal should contain
i) Title
ii) Statement of the problem and the background information on the subject
iii) A set of research questions along with Hypothesis & Methodology
iv) A Research Design containing chapters
c) The research proposal for inter-disciplinary research shall have components which have a bearing on legal aspects, review and reform.
2) Admission Test
a) There shall be a written test which will consist of two papers
i) Paper I – Research Methodology
ii) Paper II – Research Proposal specific paper
b) Each paper shall carry maximum of 100 marks and the candidate securing not less than 50% marks in each paper will qualify for making an oral presentation before the expert panel.
c) The candidates who have qualified for UGC NET / JRF, SLET and M.PHIL.,Ph.D and the FOREIGN NATIONALS are exempted from taking the Admission Test.
3) Presentation
The candidates successful in written test and the candidates exempted from taking the admission test shall be required to make an oral presentation before a panel of expert on the dates specified for the University.
V SELECTION PROCESS
The candidates will be selected by the P.G. Council upon consideration of the research proposal and the report submitted by the expert panel on the presentation.
VI ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SUPERVISORS
1. The Professors, including the Chair Professors and the Retired Professors of NLSIU will be recognized as `Supervisors’.
2. Associate Professors and Assistant Professors with Ph.D. and five years of teaching including three years teaching after Ph.D. will be recognized as `Supervisor’.
VII ALLOCATION OF SUPERVISORS
1. The allocation of the Supervisor for a selected candidate shall be decided by the P.G. Council in a formal manner depending on the number of candidates per faculty member, the available specialization among the faculty supervisor.
2. A supervisor ordinarily cannot have more than Eight Ph.D. Scholars at any given point of time.
VIII COURSE WORK & RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT
a) The first three months after the commencement of the programme, the candidates are required to fulfil the following by obtaining atleast 50% of marks in each paper:
i) To attend the “Research Methodology” course in a Trimester;
ii) To attend computer application classes conducted by the University in a Trimester; and
iii) Course work with the Supervisor (fine tuning of the research proposal and submitting a refined version to the Supervisor) in a Trimester.
b) Scholars failing to secure 50% of marks in the courses mentioned above, may be provided an opportunity to re-appear one or more time(s) within three months of the publication of results;
c) The scholar shall be allowed to continue further research work only after completing the course work as mentioned above;
d) Residential requirement for at least 6 months including `course work’ as specified in (a) above is compulsory.
In addition to course work, residential requirement is satisfied by offering a seminar course or assisting the Supervisor / Faculty in teaching work or research assistance assigned by the University for three months – anytime during the course of 3 years duration.
IX REPORT SUBMISSION & PRESENTATION
1. There shall be three presentations during the programme.2. On completion of three months from the date of completion of the `course work’, the
candidate is required to send / submit the first report of progress to the Examination Department which will be sent to the respective Supervisors for their evaluation and suggestions. Thereafter the candidate will be furnished with the suggestions on the report made by the supervisors.
3. The first presentation should be made within one month of the receipt of the suggestions on the first report. It would require the candidate to detail out the identified problem, research outline, a set of research questions, proposed methodological approach, besides survey of literature.
4. On completion of six months after the first presentation, the candidate is required to submit a report of the research work which would explain and analyse the progress made by the researcher to the Examination Department which will be sent to the respective Supervisors for their evaluation and suggestions. The candidate will be furnished with the suggestions on the report made by the supervisors.
5. The second presentation should be made within one month of the receipt of the suggestions on the second report. The second presentation will be evaluated by at least two experts specialized in the area. The suggestions / comments made by the experts will be furnished to the candidate by the respective Supervisors along with their suggestions.
6. The final presentation should be made at any time after completion of three years from the date of registration, once the final draft thesis is approved by the Supervisor. The candidates are required to submit 4 (four) copies of the draft thesis to the Examination Department with an endorsement by the Supervisor. The final presentation will be scheduled approximately one month after the submission of the draft thesis. .
7. There shall be at least three external experts on the panel to evaluate the final presentation. The comments and suggestions of the experts shall be consolidated and made available to the supervisor for suitably advising the candidate. After incorporating the suggestions of the experts as certified by the Supervisor, the candidate is permitted to submit his final thesis.
XI EVALUATION
1. The candidates are required to submit the thesis both in soft copy and hard copies in quadruplicate (4 copies) after paying the requisite fee.
2. The thesis shall be in English and it shall be the result of candidate’s own work keeping in mind the standard of literary presentation.
3. The thesis should not include any other work done by the candidate for any other degree successfully completed at the present University or elsewhere.
4. The candidate should obtain a certificate from the Supervisor and the thesis should contain the same.
5. The thesis submitted by the candidate will be sent to three external examiners (two examiners from India and one examiner from foreign countries) selected by the Vice-Chancellor, from out of a panel of ten external examiners submitted by the P.G. Council.
6. The examiners shall send detailed evaluation reports which shall include:
i) A detailed report in the proforma sent by the University;
ii) Questions to be asked or points to be clarified at the Viva-voce examination;
iii) A definite recommendation as to whether the thesis be accepted in the present form or with minor revision or major revision or to be rejected.
7. If the three examiners recommend unanimously the award of the Degree, an `Open Viva-voce examination’ shall be conducted by a panel consisting of three examiners, out of which at least one examiner shall be among the three examiners who evaluated the thesis, constituted by the Vice-Chancellor. After successful conduct of viva-voce examination, the award of the Degree is recommended to the Academic council.
8. In case of two of external examiners not recommending the award of the Degree, the candidate shall be provided through the Supervisor copy of the suggestions / comments made by the examiners. The candidate is required to resubmit the thesis after incorporating the suggestions / comments and submit the modified thesis within three months along with the prescribed fee. Only one such resubmission shall be permitted.
XII AWARD OF DEGREE
The Degree shall be awarded after completion of all the above process at the time of Annual Convocation. However, the candidate is entitled to take a Provisional Certificate as and when the results are declared.
XIII GENERAL
1. Cases of Malpractice/Plagiarism – All Ph.D. thesis submitted will be subjected to plagiarism scrutiny / software. Anyone found guilty of committing plagiarism or any kind of malpractice in the research work shall be subjected to punishment and penalty imposed by the University in addition to cancellation of registration / withdrawal of the Degree as the case may be. In such cases, the Supervisorship of the Research Supervisor shall also be withdrawn.
2. Following the successful completion of the evaluation process and announcements of the award of Ph.D. Degree, the University shall submit a soft copy of the thesis to the UGC
within a period of thirty days, for hosting the same in INFLIBNET, accessible to all Institutions / Universities under intimation to the University and at least one copy of the published work must be submitted to the University Library for the purpose of record.
XIV GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF THESIS
a) The length of the thesis should be preferably restricted to 300 printed pages;
b) Total number of references preferably to be restricted to 200;
c) The thesis to be printed on single side;
d) The thesis should be written in English;
e) The font shall be `Arial’ (12 font size to the body of the text and 10 font to be used for tables, figure, appendices, etc.;)
f) To begin each chapter on a new page;
g) A margin of at least 4 cm to the left, top, bottom and right side may be stick to 2.5 cm;
h) The thesis should be free from grammatical and punctuation errors.
i) For Certificate, Declaration, etc.,- reference may be made to the thesis which have been awarded the Degree and kept in the NLSIU library.
Fee Structure
Ph.D..
Rs.25,000/- : Registration Fee
Rs.15,000/- : Examination Fee (at the time of submission of thesis)
Rs.10,000/- : Continuation fee for 2 years after completion of three years
Rs.15,000/- : Re-submission of thesis
Ph.D. in LawSeats available: 16
Eligibility: LL.M. with 50% marks.
Duration of the Course : Minimum two years (Four semesters)
Admission: By Entrance Test held in July and January every year. The candidates who have qualified UGC/CSIR (JRF) Examination/ SLET/Teacher fellowship holders or have passed M.Phil. examination are exempt from entrance test.It shall be followed by an interview organized by the Department, where the candidate is to discuss their research interest/area.
Fee structure:Enrolment Fee : Rs. 300/-Edibility Certificate : Rs. 200/-University Miscellaneous charges : Rs. 5000/ approximately Examination Fee : Rs. 10,000/-Viva-voce fee : As per expenses incurred. Tuition Fee (including library and computer fee) : Rs. 35,000/- per semester
Allocation of Research supervisor: To be decided by the Department concerned.
First Semester:Course Work (As Pre-Ph.D. preparation)Course on Research Methodology, Computer applications, Review of published research in the relevant field followed by written examination. The Course work may be carried out by the doctoral candidates in sister departments/Institutes either within or outside the University.
Minimum qualifying marks to proceed further: 60% of total marks in the examination conducted after the Course work would qualify a candidate to proceed further with the writing of the dissertation.
Submission of Synopsis: The candidate with the approval of the Supervisor shall submit three copies of the Synopsis of the topic on which he intends to undertake research to the Research Committee or Head of the Department. The Research Committee of the Department or the Head, as the case may be, shall approve the Synopsis and send it to the Registrar (Research). The candidate shall proceed to undertake the research work and produce a draft thesis within a reasonable time.
Pre-Ph.D. presentation: Prior to submission of thesis, the candidate shall make a presentation in the Department that shall
be open to all faculty members and research students, for getting feedback and comments, which may be suitably incorporated into the draft thesis under the advice of the supervisor.
Publication of an article: The candidate shall publish one research paper in a referred Journal before the submission of the thesis.
Submission of thesis: It shall be allowed only after two years of admission in the course and undergoing the above procedure.
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Ph.D
The University offers registration for advanced research and Ph.D. Program. Interested candidates may apply to the University in the prescribed form.
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For Application Form click here Ph.D. in collaboration with IMT
Ph.D. Program The Ph.D. Programme in collaboration with National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur, aims at providing high quality training to the students to become distinguished, pioneering and innovative teachers, trainers, consultants and researchers. This collaborative venture will ensure that its Ph.D. students are equipped as to meet the global standards of quality learning.
The Ph.D. Degree shall be awarded by NLU in collaboration with IMT.
Areas of Research
Tentative prospective areas of research for this collaborative programme shall be in the field of Management, Science and Technology, Law, Humanities and other emerging and interdisciplinary areas such as IPR and Cyber Law & Security, etc.
Eligibility
Minimum eligibility for this Ph.D. Programme shall be Post Graduation in the concerned discipline or subject, from an Indian or a foreign University, with minimum 55% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in the Post Graduate examination.
School of Law offers Ph. D Program. Minimum qualification is LLM. with 55% marks & 5 years of experience in Teaching or Research experience or law related work experience . The candidate has submit a research proposal along with the application specifying the broad field of study and the importance and significance of the research. Application form and other details can be obtained from, IGNOU.Minimum Course Duration: 2 YearsMaximum Course Duration: 5 YearsCourse Fee: Rs. 14,000
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Students aspiring for PhD in law should be aware that the course is a serious one and changes the way to look at society, life, mainly deals with justices & constitutions of India. There are different categories of law like corporate law, criminal law, public law, etc in which candidates can do PhD. The students can expect to become professionally competent & technically sound lawyers by the two years of course provided by the institute.
Eligibility Criteria
Students aspiring to pursue this course must have a Master’s degree in Law/ Master’s degree with M.Phil in Humanities or Social Sciences with degree in Law/ degree in law with PhD in any discipline/ Judge of any State High Court or Supreme Court of India with minimum three years of experience/ Master’s in Taxation and Business Law/ passed Company Secretary by ICSI. The candidates who have cleared UGC NET/JRF, M.Phil, and SLET need not to give extra exam conducted by the respective universities for admissions.
Course Outlook
The course generally comprises of both full- time and part- time. The duration of full-time course is minimum 2 years in the university and maximum 3 years for submitting the research articles and publishing in the well-known journal. In case of part-time course is minimum 3 years in the university and maximum 5 years for submitting their research article for evaluation. Thus depending on their performances the placements are being done.
Job Prospectus
The jobs are being provided by the institutes or being hired by the companies as interns or professional lawyer on their respectective backgrounds and merits.
Best Places to Pursue
1. National Law School of India University, Bangalore.2. National Law University, Jodhpur.
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Eligibility Criteria / Entry Requirements
An applicant seeking admission to Ph.D. Degree programme must have a) Master of Laws degree from any recognised University having scored a minimum of 55%; or b) M.Phil in Law from a recognised University With a view to encouraging interdisciplinary studies with strong legal component, the NLSIU encourages candidates from other disciplines to register for Ph.D. Such candidates must have : i) Masters Degree in any subject relevant to the field of research with a Bachelors Degree in law ; or ii) Masters Degree in any subject relevant to the research with established research credentials by way of publications ; or iii) Masters Degree in any subject relevant to the research with long term indepth practical experience in the area to be researched ; or iv) passed Company Secretaryship examination conducted by the Institute of Company Secretary in India and awarded Associate Membership of the Institute (ACS) ; or v) passed Chartered Accountants examination conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants and should be a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants ; or vi) an M.Phil degree in the relevant subject with excellent academic background.
Course Pattern
Information Not Available
Mode of Admission
Eligible candidates may apply to the Registrar in the prescribed form which can be obtained after paying an application fee of Rs. 1000/- by Demand draft drawn on the State Bank of India or any other nationalised bank, payable to NLSIU at Bangalore and submit the same duly filled in within the stipulated time. Along with the application, a candidate is required to submit the following : a) An outline of the scheme of research intended for the thesis ; b) A chapter-wise proposal of the work in about 2,000 words ; c) A Certificate from the institution concerned testifying length of service, wherever required; d) An attested copy of the Membership Certificate; e) An attested photocopy of LL.M. , M.Phil., and M.A., M.Sc., M.Com. Degrees whichever is applicable, along with the marks sheet ; and f ) One set of published papers, monographs, articles and books, if any.
Information about the courses provided here is partial and should not be treated as comprehensive. i.e The institution would be offering other course than those mentioned here. Students are advised to check with the intitution for the latest information in regard to the course.
Other Similar Courses offered by National Law School of Indian University
The following is a partial list of courses similar to Doctorate of Philosophy offered by National Law School of Indian University
National Law School of Indian University - Doctor of Laws (LLD)
National Law School of India University is one of the sought after law colleges in Bangalore. The university was drawn up as a culmination of the syndicated efforts of the Bar Council of India, the Karnataka Bar Council, the Bangalore University, the Judiciary and the Government of Karnataka.
The university rose out of a need to have a center for legal research and education in India. Today the name “National Law School of India” is synonymous with unprecedented legal education and opportunities.
The Bangalore edition of the National Law School of India sits on twenty-three acres of lush green area. The campus is located in Nagarbhavi, adjacent to the Institute of Social and Economic Change. The campus evolved into an exclusively residential university with halls of residence for men, women and staff quarters.
Courses offered
The National Law School of India University offers comprehensive legal education including undergraduate, post-graduate, research degrees, distance education and endowment chairs.
The master’s degree is offered in two separate branches:
The business laws branch and The Human rights laws branch
Research degrees at the university include:
1. Master of philosophy2. Doctor of Philosophy3. Doctor of laws
Distance Education Courses
Distance education programs at this law college in Bangalore empower candidates with a deep legal knowledge. With no age limits or a strict class schedule, graduates from any stream can apply for distance education programs. The courses offered are:
One year post graduate diploma in cyber law and cyber forensics One year post graduate diploma in consumer law and practice One year post graduate diploma in child rights law One year post graduate diploma intellectual property rights law One year post graduate diploma in environmental law One year post graduate diploma in medical law and ethics One year post graduate diploma in human rights law Master of business laws
Admission and Eligibility
The Common Law Admission Test, popularly known as the CLAT is a national test for admission to the B.A., LL.B (Honors) program at the university. The admission is purely based on merit. Reservation of seats for backward classes is in accordance the applicable law in India.
Admission to the master’s program is similar to the bachelor degree admission. A Common Law Admission Test particularly for the master’s program determines the merit of the student.
The eligibility for admission is the student having passed the bachelor law degree from a recognized university with not less than 55% aggregate marks of the maximum marks.
Extra-curricular Activities
The National Law School of India has been a socially responsible and ethically aware institution from its inception. Members of faculty and students engage in numerous programs to further legal awareness among women and girls of the society.
There is a legal services clinic and a center for women and the law that offers legal advice to women and disadvantaged sections of society. Students and faculty help settle disputes while negotiating and mediating for people who do not have the wherewithal to fight for themselves.
Several workshops, events and competitions aligned with education, sports and cultural interests fill the gaps leading to a holistic education that is largely unparalleled.
Exchange Programs
The collaboration between the National Law School of India, the National University of Singapore, Osgoode Hall Law School, Buceuius Law School Germany and York University Canada, allows for students to study at universities outside the country for at least one trimester.
The exchange program facilitates exchange of ideas not only between law colleges but between cultures and modes of education and learning.
The exchange program also applies to members of the faculty. The exchange program for faculty members is facilitated via the Exchange and faculty improvement programs of the British Council in Chennai. Through the exchange program, members of faculty have the opportunity to teach and engage in research at the University of Wales, Nottingham and Warwick.
Eminent judges and professors from universities across the world have been involved in the process of education at the college. Guest lecturers from U.S.A., U.K., Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, South Africa, Malaysia and New Zealand at various points have interacted and taught the students widening their perspectives beyond the boundaries of the college and even the country.
Research
The National School of India believes in research and enquiry. There are numerous ongoing research projects at the school. Some of the prominent research projects are funded by the Government of India, the Government of Karnataka, the UGC, the Women and Child Development, the UN agencies, HIVOS and the World Bank amidst numerous other reputed agencies. The faculty and students alike at the school have benefited from the research projects.
Infrastructural Facilities
Faculty members and students form a congregation of members of nearly every state in the country. Such diversity aids in developing an education system based on the differences of experience. Students develop better inter-personal and communication skills residing on campus.
Residential facilities for students and faculty members are immaculate. The campus boasts of separate hostel facilities for male and female students, staff quarters for teaching and support staff and hostel facilities for post graduate women students.
IT Infrastructure
A separate IT committee reviews, renews and maintains the IT infrastructure and services on campus. A wireless network system in classrooms, academic block, hostel, library and faculty blocks allow students and staff to remain updated and connected. A computer lab and computer and projector systems for every classroom enhance the student and teacher experience in manifold ways. A video conferencing facility allows the various campuses spread out across India to communicate and stay in touch.
Library Facility
The library in the Bangalore campus is dubbed as Sri Narayana Rao Memorial National Law Library as the library was built under the beneficent aegis of Mrs Sudha Murty of Infosys Foundation. A total built area of nearly 30,000 square feet affords the campus an unending supply of reading material (40,000 volumes) including but not limited to general and special subjects of study, textbooks, reference books, journals and reports pertaining to law education.
Links with other libraries in and around Bangalore allows students to have access to books outside of the campus. The library has access to many international online databases allowing students to access reports that are not limited to the state or even the country.
Contact information
Address
National Law School of India UniversityP.O. Bag 7201, Nagarbhavi,Bangalore, Karnataka 560072
Phone: +91 80 2321 3160/2316 0532/2316 0533/2316 0535Fax: +91 80 2316 0534Email : [email protected] : www.nls.ac.in
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Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, has invited application for admission to its Diploma, Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral Programmes in Engineering, Architecture, Management and Law departments, for the new academic session in 2014-15.
Departments offering many Undergraduate, Masters, Integrated and Diploma Programmes under it:
1. Engineering Courses (Uttaranchal Institute of Technology)2. Law Courses (Law College Dehradun)3. Management and Computer Application Courses (Uttaranchal Institute of Management)4. Ph.D. Research Program/Doctoral Course Department
Note: The new undergraduate course added from 2014 session is: B. Arch., B. Pharm, B. Com (Hons.), and Diploma course - D. Pharm.
Eligibility Criteria
1. Undergraduate: Candidates must have passed 10+2 examination in relevant discipline from any of the recognised board of examination. 2. Postgraduate: Candidates should have passed Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline with 50% of marks from any of the recognised universities.
Applying Procedure
Both Online and Offline modes are applicable to fill and submit the Application form.
• Offline mode: Duly filled in Registration Form along with the required documents can be submitted in person or can also be sent through postal service at the University Admission Cell along with registration fee of Rs. 1200/- in cash/DD drawn in favour of Uttaranchal University, payable at Dehradun. Here’s the address:
“Admission Cell, Uttaranchal UniversityArcadia Grant, PO-Chandanwari,Prem Nagar, Dehradun-248007Uttarakhand (India)”
• Online mode: Apply here: http://uttaranchaluniversity.ac.in/admissions/payment/
For Brochure and Registration form, please visit: http://uttaranchaluniversity.ac.in/download/
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