Academic Profile

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The Department of Law follows choice-based credit system for LL.M Programme. Students are taking elective courses offered by the departments in the school of Legal Studies. The department is also offering two elective courses. We follow, power point lectures, multimedia presentations, white-board and marker pen, videos, case discussion, Student Presentations, in class and take-home assignments. We follow continuous assessment and end semester exams to evaluate the student performance.

Academic Structure/ Flexibility

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At present the Department of Law offers only an LL.M course which shall be of two years duration, full time, consisting of four semesters. A duly constituted Consultative Committee in its meeting held on 23, August 2014 has framed the structure and scheme of LLM course having two Specializations. The structure of the Course was suggested to be in the following lines;

• Compulsory Core Courses: 24 credits
• Elective Courses: 16
• Specialization 1 Core Courses: 16 credits
• Specialization 2 Core Courses: 16 credits
• Total credits: 72

The Committee also discussed and finalized the essential details of the Courses as indicated below;

Objectives, Structure, and Duration:

The LL.M Degree Programme offered in the Post Graduate Department of Law is intended to produce

• i) Law teachers
• (ii) Researchers
• iii) Experts in law required for other institutions.

The courses and transaction are designed to achieve these objectives.

Specializations:

The specializations offered in the Department are the following ones.

• Administrative Law
• Commercial Law
• Constitutional Law
• Criminal Law
• Health Care Law;
• Public International Law
• Environmental Law

Admissions

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Admission to the Programme is done based on the rank list prepared after the publication of the result of the “Central Universities Common Entrance Test” (CUCET) conducted in the month of May every year. This all-India test is being organized by nine Central Universities together, for admission to about 322 Integrated/ undergraduate, Post-graduate and Research Programmes in these Universities. It provides a single window opportunity to the students from different parts of the country to seek admission in nine central universities across the country.

• Number of Seats

  Total number of seats in the Department is Fifty. Number of students to be admitted to one specialisation is limited to fifteen.

• Eligibility:

  A candidate who has passed LL B Examination of a University recognized as equivalent by Central University of Kerala, securing not less than 50% of the marks in the aggregate shall be eligible to be considered for admission. Relaxation of minimum marks and reservation of seats will be according to the norms followed by Central University of Kerala.

• Fees:

  The tuition fees, examination fees and other fees will be as prescribed by Central University of Kerala from time to time.

• Evaluation:

  Evaluation of the courses shall be done by the teachers themselves and duly empanelled external examiners on the basis of continuous internal assessment, and end-semester examinations, as per University norms.

• Internal Assessment:

  The student’s attendance and classroom performance as well as the feedback received from tests, and assignments shall form the basis for internal assessment. The marks for internal assessment for a course of 100 marks are 40, and marks for internal assessment for a course of 50 marks are20.Any change from this scheme will be specifically indicated wherever required.

• Distribution of Courses:

  The Compulsory Core Courses and Core Courses of each of the specializations are given in Regulation 2. Students may choose appropriate Elective Courses from the Schedule of Courses given under Regulation 13, of course, with the approval of the Department. A student is not permitted to choose a course as elective that forms a core course of his/her specializations or compulsory core courses. The tables given below provide for details regarding internal and external marks, respective credits.

• End-Semester Examination:

  The end-semester examination, which accounts for the remaining 60 marks or 30 marks as the case may be, will be as per the regular norms of the Central University of Kerala. The Dissertation, on a topic of current importance, submitted by the students shall be valued by two examiners, one, a Faculty Member from the Department, and the other, an external examiner, to be appointed by the Head of the Department from a panel approved by the Vice Chancellor. The Viva Voce at the end of the Programme, which accounts for 40 Marks, shall be conducted by a Board of Examiners constituted by the Department. The Board, in addition, will have an External Examiner from outside the University to be appointed by the Head of the Department from a panel approved by the Vice-Chancellor.

All other aspects will be governed by norms followed by Central University of Kerala.