Admission to the One Year LL.M. Degree Programme is made strictly on merit based on the performance at the Common Law Admission Test. For details visit www.clat.ac.in. ELIGIBILITY The eligibility is as per CLAT Notification. For details see www.clat.ac.in. To be eligible for the seats reserved under NALSAR (Amendment) Act No. 6 of 2010 for “Resident Students of Andhra Pradesh”, a candidate should be a Resident Student of A.P. and should have passed the qualifying examination from any educational institution in Andhra Pradesh and should secure appropriate rank in order of merit in the Common Law Admission Test.

Statute-V provides that “Resident Student of Andhra Pradesh” means: i) a student who or any one of his parents has resided in the State

of Andhra Pradesh for a period of at least four years; or ii) a student who has studied in any one of the educational

institutions in the State of Andhra Pradesh for a period of not less than four years leading to the qualifying examination.

INTAKE AND RESERVATION

LL.M. Category TOTAL

Seats Category-

wise

No. of Seats for All India

candidates

Number of Seats

for Resident Students

of A.P. General 36 29 07 Scheduled Caste (15%) 08 06 02 Scheduled Tribe (7.5%) 04 03 01 Persons with Disability (3%) 02 02 -- TOTAL SEATS 50 40 10

If a Resident Student of Andhra Pradesh qualifies for admission and is offered a seat in the regular merit of all India CLAT at NALSAR, he / she shall be considered against the All India Seat only and not against A.P. Quota Seat. If no candidate is available against the Seats reserved for Resident Students of Andhra Pradesh, such Seats shall be added to the relevant Categories under All India Quota. The unfilled Seats reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates are assigned to Scheduled Tribe candidates and vice-versa. If sufficient eligible SC and ST candidates are not available to fill such Seats, they are reallocated to General Category candidates in order of CLAT merit. The vacant Seats of Persons with Disability Category shall be offered to the All India General Category Candidates only in order of CLAT merit.

DIRECT ADMISSION TEN Seats are allocated to Foreign Nationals out of which five seats for candidates from SAARC Countries and five for candidates from non-SAARC Countries. The candidates who possess citizenship of a country other than India shall only be considered under this Category. Foreign Nationals need not take CLAT and shall apply direct to NALSAR. The vacant seats of SAARC Countries shall be offered to candidates from non-SAARC Countries and vice-versa. If sufficient candidates are not available against 10 seats for Foreign National Category, such vacant seats shall be offered to the All India General Category Candidates in order of CLAT merit. For more details, visit www.nalsar.ac.in. COURSES ON OFFER FOR ONE YEAR LL.M. PROGRAMME Mandatory Papers

1. Research Methods and Legal Writing 2. Comparative Public Law / Systems of Governance 3. Law and Justice in a Globalizing World

General Stream

1. Administrative Law and Regulatory Agencies 2. Federal Features of Constitution 3. Election Laws 4. The Pyramid and the Web : Questions of Power and Responsibility 5. The Challenges of Enforcement : Jurisprudence of Rights and Duties 6. The New Paradigm of Legal Personality : Universal and Evolving Legal Capacity 7. People’s Participation and Deliberative Democracy 8. Law, Religion & Culture 9. The Eastern and Western Critique of Legal Positivism 10. The Inception, Evolution and Transformation of the Concept of Property 11. International Environmental Law 12. Indian Environmental Law – Regulation of Pollution and Land Use 13. Energy and Environment / Environment and Mining / Environmental Rights 14. Indian Environmental Law – Conservation of Natural Resources, Diversity and

Species 15. Trade and Environment 16. Waste Management / Corporate Social Responsibility and Environment 17. Crime, Criminology, Penology & Victimology 18. Principles of Criminal Law and Practice 19. Administration of Criminal Justice and State 20. Law of Evidence in Criminal Trial, Forensics and Cyber Forensics 21. International Criminal Law and Humanitarian Law 22. Organized Crime

Specializations on Offer In addition to the papers enumerated under the General Stream the University is offering the following specialisations with the papers as indicated below: Corporate and Commercial Laws

1. Company Law 2. Law of Insurance 3. Corporate Taxation 4. Company Administration - Mergers & Acquisitions 5. International Commercial and Business Laws 6. International Commercial Arbitration 7. Investment and Infrastructure 8. Intellectual Property Laws 9. Transactional Issues in IP

Intellectual Property Laws

1. Foundations of IPR 2. Law of Patents 3. Law of Trademarks 4. Law of Copy Rights 5. Emerging IP Regimes 6. International IP Regimes 7. Law of Traditional Knowledge & Geographical Indications 8. Transactional Issues in IP 9. International Commercial and Business Laws 10. International Commercial Arbitration

Legal Pedagogy and Research

1. Education Law 2. Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy 3. Expanding Learning Spaces: Online Pedagogy and Research 4. Justice Education and Pedagogy 5. Educational Psychology, Multiple Intelligences and Teaching Techniques 6. Exploring Understanding and Critiquing Instrumental and Intrinsic Research

Pursuits

7. World Wide Reforms in Legal Education 8. Publish or Perish : What to Write and How to Publish 9. Inducting Theoretical Perspectives into Pedagogy and Research

International Trade Law

1. International Trade Law 2. International Law of Banking and Insurance 3. International Law of Investments and Infrastructure 4. International Commercial and Business Laws 5. Comparative Corporate and Competition Laws 6. Regional Trade Regulations: A Focus on SAARC 7. International IP Regimes 8. International Trade Law and Dispute Settlement

Personal Laws

1. Law of Marriage and Separation 2. Child Rights and Protection 3. Law of Inheritance and Succession 4. Rights of Women and their Protection 5. Person, Family and Society 6. Religious and Charitable Endowments 7. Uniform Civil Code 8. Emerging Issues in Family Law

There are no allocated seats under each specialization. A student will be awarded the LL.M. Degree in a particular specialization if he or she has pursued at least four papers in that particular specialization. A student who has opted for papers across specializations or from the General Stream or has chosen papers from the specializations and the General stream shall be awarded a LL.M. (General) degree Note: The aforesaid papers will be made available in accordance with the exigencies of semester schedules and subject to the university rules on the minimum number of enrolments required for a paper. COURSE FEE AND OTHER CHARGES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 – 14

Particulars Amount (in Rs.)

Tuition Fee 65,000/- p.a. (for Indian Nationals) US $2,000 per annum or its

equivalent in Indian Rupees (for Foreign Nationals)

Academic Support Services Fee 3,000/- p.a. Examination Fee 2,000/- p.a. Library Fee 5,000/- p.a. Journals Fee 2,000/- p.a.

User Charges

Room Rent 12,000/- p.a. Internet Charges 8,000/- p.a. Electricity Charges 12,000/- p.a. Generator Diesel Charges 5,000/- p.a. Water Charges 12,000/- p.a. Outsourced Services 3,000/- p.a. Sports and Games facilities Charges 3,000/- p.a.

One time payments

Campus Development Fund Fee 5,000/- Admission Fee 5,000/-

Refundable Deposits

Library Deposit 5,000/- Hostel Deposit 10,000/-

(Rs. 4,000/- for SC / ST) Mess Deposit 5,000/-

Note:

1. Payment towards Mess shall be made separately by the students in advance on yearly basis which comes to Rs. 25,000/- p.a.

2. The fees / charges are provisional and subject to revision as per the decision of University Bodies.

Financial Assistance: Fee Concessions / Scholarships are provided to deserving and needy students. Important Note : The University reserves the right to change the Intake, Fee Structure and Course Curriculum from time to time.