The University of Madras has issued admission notification, inviting interested and eligible candidates to enroll for its Master of Law (M.L) programme through English medium only, in the Department of Legal Studies. Compulsory P.C.P (Personal contact programme) classes will be conducted every year for a period of 10 days only at Chennai.
The M.L degree is offered in the following branches under private study:
- Br-I - International Law and Constitutional Law
- Br-III Criminal Law
- Br-V- Intellectual Property Law
- Br-VI- Human Rights and Environmental Law
- Br-VII- Labour and Administrative Law
Eligibility criteria
Educational qualification: The candidates applying for this course, should have passed 3 years B.L/ L.L.B., or 5 years BL/ L.L.B. from a recognized university under regular pattern of study i.e.(10 plus 2 plus 3 plus 3) or (11 plus 1 plus 3 plus 3) or (10 plus 2 plus 5) are eligible to apply.
Eligibility for award of Degree: A candidate should complete the degree within five years from the academic year in which he /she registers for the course. The candidate should each year attend the compulsory ten days personal contact program classes. Only then he/she will be eligible for the I & II year examinations respectively.
Selection procedure: The candidates whose registration have been approved shall apply for the M.L. degree examination in the prescribed form together with the prescribed examination fee and be eligible to appear in the immediately following June examination for the first year papers and after a lapse of one year for the second year papers .
Important dates: The last date for submission of applications is October 30.