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About the Research Programms

School Of Law
Admission Process for Ph. D. Programme:-
  • Admission Process for Ph. D Programme programme shall be made through a written test (200 Marks). The duration of the examination is 2 hours. The qualifying marks in the written test are 50%.
  • The candidates for Ph.D. Programme shall be admitted through an Entrance Examination followed by Personal Interview. The candidate is required to submit an application along with the requisite documents and Entrance Examination Fee.
  • The Entrance Examination and Personal Interview shall be conducted normally twice in a year or depending on the availability of seats. However, in case if any seat remains unfilled, the Entrance Examination and Personal Interview may be conducted during the semester with the permission of the Vice-Chancellor. Such vacancies shall be notified through advertisement in newspaper as well as displayed on the website of the University.
  • The Entrance Examination will comprise one paper having two Parts. The paper will contain 100 MCQs with 4 optional answers carrying 2 marks each. The duration of the each Paper shall be two hours.
  • The syllabus for this Paper shall be as per UGC/NET syllabus of the concerned discipline.
  • Total 200 marks (Paper I & Paper II) Pass percentage is 50%.
  • A candidate who has appeared in the Entrance Examination shall be eligible to appear in Personal Interview only if he/she has secured pass marks as stated above.
  • The candidates who have qualified UGC-NET (including JRF)/Teacher Fellowship Holder will be exempted from the Entrance Examination but they shall have to appear in the Personal Interview along with other candidates who have qualified the Entrance Examination of the University.
  • Those who qualify at the written test and/or in JRF / NET / etc. shall be called for an interview, which carries 50 marks, where the candidates will be tested in analytical abilities, research aptitude, understanding of the subject and communication skills.
  • The final result will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in Paper I, Paper II and Personal Interview (total 250 marks) and the Final Result/Merit List of the Entrance Examination shall be notified after getting approval of the Vice-Chancellor.
Syllabus of Research Methodology
  • Nature of Research
  • Methods of Investigation and tools for collection of data
  • Analysis and Interpretation of Data
  • Scientific Tools in Research Syllabus of Subject (Law)
Jurisprudence
  • Nature and sources of law
  • Schools of jurisprudence
  • Law and morality
  • Concept of rights and duties
  • Legal personality
  • Concepts of property, ownership and possession
  • Concept of liability
  • Law, poverty and development
  • Global justice
  • Modernism and postmodernism
Constitutional And Administrative Law
  • Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy.
  • Union and State executive and their interrelationship
  • Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers
  • Judiciary
  • Emergency provisions
  • Temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states
  • Election Commission of India
  • Nature, scope and importance of administrative law
  • Principle of natural justice
  • Judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds.
Public International Law And Ihl
  • International law – Denition, nature and basis
  • Sources of International law
  • Recognition of states and governments
  • Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
  • Extradition and asylum
  • United Nations and its organs
  • Settlement of international disputes
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • International humanitarian law (IHL) – Conventions and protocols
  • Implementation of IHL – Challenges
Law Of Crimes
  • General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability
  • Stages of crime and inchoate crimes – Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt
  • General exceptions
  • Offences against human body
  • Offences against state and terrorism
  • Offences against property
  • Offences against women and children
  • Drug tracking and counterfeiting
  • Offences against public tranquility
  • Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime
Law Of Torts And Consumer Protection
  • 1. Nature and denition of tort
  • General principles of tortious liability
  • General defenses
  • Specic torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation 5. Remoteness of damages
  • Strict and absolute liability
  • Tortious liability of the State
  • The Consumer Protection Act 1986 – Denitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism
  • The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – No fault liability, third party insurance and claims tribunal
  • The Competition Act, 2002 – Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations
Commercial Law
  • 1. Essential elements of contract and e-contract
  • Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements
  • Standard form of contract and quasi-contract
  • Specic contracts – Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency
  • Sale of Goods Act, 1930
  • Partnership and limited liability partnership
  • Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
  • Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures
  • Company law – Directors and meetings
  • Corporate social responsibility
Family Law
  • Sources and schools
  • Marriage and dissolution of marriage
  • Matrimonial remedies – Divorce and theories of divorce
  • Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship
  • Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce
  • Maintenance, dower and stridhan
  • Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement
  • Succession and inheritance
  • Will, gift and wakf
  • Uniform Civil Code
Environment And Human Rights Law
  • Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’
  • International environmental law and UN Conferences
  • Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India
  • Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India
  • National Green Tribunal
  • Concept and development of human rights
  • Universalism and cultural relativism
  • International Bill of Rights
  • Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections
  • Protection and enforcement of human rights in India – National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes
Intellectual Property Rights And Information Technology Law
  • 1. Concept and meaning of intellectual property
  • Theories of intellectual property
  • International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties 4. Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
  • Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
  • Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies
  • Protection of Geographical Indications
  • Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
  • Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers
  • Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication
Comparative Public Law And Systems Of Governance
  • Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison
  • Forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal
  • Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India
  • Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions
  • Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France
  • Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA
  • Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France
  • Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa
  • Ombudsman –Sweden, UK and India
  • Open Government and Right to Information – USA, UK and India

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