Information for CLAT 2020 Brochure

5-Year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) :

The 5-year integrated B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degree is on offer for persons who have
successfully completed 12 years of school education. To obtain the degree, students are
required to accumulate 200 credits from a mix of mandatory, elective and seminar courses.
Foundational courses in History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology and English have
to be completed to fulfil the BA part of the degree. In addition, students are required to earn
nine credits by choosing from a vibrant list of social science seminars offered by home and
visiting faculty. All those law courses that the Bar Council of India (BCI) requires to be
compulsorily pursued have been designated as mandatory. In addition, the University has
designated Law and Poverty and Law of Intellectual Property as mandatory courses.

If the compulsory component of the program is driven by what the regulator and the
university consider every student must learn; the elective part of the degree is totally
informed by student choice. Students can create their own study regimen by choosing from
a diverse bouquet of elective, seminar and clinic courses, which are offered by home and
visiting faculty. Whilst the elective courses are largely driven by the subject expertise of the
faculty, the seminar courses adopt participative methodologies and the clinical courses
allow for more hands on learning.

Since its inception in 2012, the university has proactively pursued policies which strengthen
the choice element of the choice based elective system. To that end the university has not
restricted its scholastic invitations to mainstream academics but drawn from all sources of
learning across disciplines and sectors. Thus, along with courses on Regulatory
Governance or Comparative Constitutional Law or Justice in the Anthropocene; courses on
Learning by Performance, Documentary as Evidence and Toolbox for Maximum lawyering
have also been offered.

In order to ensure that student choice is not controlled by the schedule or traditional
clustering, the University provides a comprehensive list of courses on offer in a semester
and seeks their preferred combination before finalizing the schedule. This preliminary
survey allows the final schedule to be informed by student preference and permits unusual
combinations to be created. Whilst a prescription exists on the minimum number of credits,
there is no upper limit. Provided there are no time clashes, students can pursue as many
additional courses as they wish free of any additional fee. The system of additional credits
allows each student to be evaluated on their strengths as the CGPA is calculated on the
best 200 credits. The best of system operates at every stage of the degree.

Every mandatory course requires each student to undertake a certain percentage of

research and writing through different kinds of assignments, which are to be submitted in a
staggered manner through the semester. The assignments have been created to enable
every kind of intelligence to flourish. A project bidding system allows students to choose the
kind of research project they wish to undertake for each course.

The robustness of the credit-based elective system can be appreciated from this list of
some of the courses which have been offered in the previous years
Elective Courses
 A Theory of Law and Meaning  Goods and Service Tax
 Acontextual Lawmaking: The Curious  Insolvency and Winding up of
Case of India’s Land Laws Companies
 Agriculture, Law and Policy: Selected  International Human Rights Law
Themes  International Humanitarian Law
 Agroecology and Law: Themes and  International Price Management: Laws
Perspectives and Paradigms

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 Ancient Greek Jurisprudence And Its  International Security Law
Relevance To Modern Society  International Taxation and Transfer
 Applied Jurisprudence Pricing
 Aviation Law  Interpreting Trade Agreements: Impact
 Biotech & Software Patents in the US. for Nations or Business
 Capital Markets and Securities  Investment Treaty Law
Regulation  Judicial Process And Statutory
 Challenges to Copyright Law in 21st Interpretation
Century India  Land Laws
 Climate Law and Anthropocene Justice  Law on Real Estates
 Commercial Equity and Trusts  LGBT Impact Litigation
 Comparative Political Equality  Life Cycle Of An Equity Investment
 Competition Law Transaction
 Constitutional Obligations Of Non-State  Modern Insurance Law
Entities  New and Old Peasant Movements in
 Constitutional Theory: Problems of India: A comparison
Interpretation & Historicism in Modern  Overview of Patents
Constitutions  Patent Analysis, Mapping, and
 Contemporary Themes in Data Visualization systems (PAT informatics)
Governance in India  Protection of Minorities and Indigenous
 Corporate Taxation Peoples in International Law
 Creative Destruction: Changes in the  Re- Imagining Surveillance
Law of Commercial Insolvency - Theory  Recruitment to Termination: Practical
and Practice. Insights into Labour & Employment
 Cyber Laws, Crimes and Technologies Issues
 Deconstructing the Public-Private Divide  Remote Sensing for Legal and
in Comparative Constitutional Law Regulatory Support
 Digital Evidence Retrievals and Analysis  Space Law and Contemporary Issues
Systems (DERAS)  Technology and Law
 Fractured Freedoms: Understanding  Telecom Laws, Policies and Regulation
Life in India’s Margins  The Right to Privacy in India: Structure
 Gender Dysphoria and Medical and Scope
Jurisprudence  Theory and Practice of Animal Laws in
 Global Banking and Finance Law and India
Practices  Thinking About Equality
 Global Internet Governance: Institutions,  Toolbox for ‘Maximum’ Lawyering
Issues and Methods  Transactional Aspects of IP
Seminar Courses in Law Social Science Seminars

 An Inquiry Into Transgender Issues In  Citizenship and Belonging: Politics of

USA & India Inclusion and Exclusion
 Cine-Politics in India  Caste and Political Mobilization in India
 Colonial Economy: 1757-1947  Commons, Conservation, Poverty and
 Cyber Crimes-Law, Policy & Regulation the Forests
 Defence & Security Laws  Engendering a 'Right to the City'
 Democracy and Development: A view  Hermeneutics and Justice
from India and the Global South  Industrial Relations: An Introduction
 Discourses (and Counter Discourses)  International Intellectual Property
on Disadvantaging Bi/Multilinguality  Justice in the age of Capitalism and
 Dispute Resolution and Advanced Colonialism
Mediation  Language Policy, Language in Human
 Dynamics of Indian Democracy Rights, Language Imperialism,
 Entrepreneurship and the Law Languages and Linguistic Genocide in
 Gender and Labour Education, Language Ecology
 Horizontality in Comparative  Law and Culture

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 Constitutional Law  Law and Politics of Food and Nutrition
 Ideology and Cultural Context in  Law and Society
Colonial India  Learning Through Performance
 International Commercial Arbitration  Marginalised Societies
 Interrogating The Idea Of Justice  Politics and Society: Characterization of
 Into the Colonial and Out of It: Caste, the Modern State
Gender and Other Subject Positions.  Predistribution, Liberal Socialism and
 Is Labour Law Dead? Property-Owning Democracy
 Language Conflict and Language  Pscho-Analysing Politics in the Context
Rights of Human Behavior
 Language, Democracy and National  Social Movements
Identity in India  State, Citizenship and Democracy
 Law & Technology  Theatre and the Law
 Law and Politics
 Law and Religion
 Law of Environment and Health
 Locating Texts: Methods and Forms
 Policy Issues in India: A Holistic
Approach for Prospective Practitioners
 Sentencing: Law, Policy and Practice
 State, Criminal Justice System and
Individual Liberty
 Strict Liability in Criminal Law
 The Legal Philosophy of Jürgen
Habermas
 Tracing Patterns in Acts of Resistance
 Water Disputes Law
Note : Visit NALSAR website for full list of elective and seminar courses offered by the
University.

One year LL.M. programme:

The LL.M. programme offered at NALSAR is intensive. It includes a combination of taught
courses and sustained research work. As per the guidelines laid down by the University
Grants Commission (UGC), a student must complete three mandatory subjects (carrying 4
credits each), six optional subjects (carrying 3 credits each) and a dissertation (carrying 6
credits) as part of the one-year LL.M. programme. Since NALSAR has tailored its LLM for
persons who wish to pursue a career in academics, it encourages students to explore their
interests in a range of areas instead of anchoring on any one field too soon. We believe that
no one can be a specialist without being a generalist. Since universities look for generalists
rather than specialists in their fresh recruits, a very wide range of courses are offered to
widen horizons and maximize learning.

In the same spirit of exploration and exposure the University does not require students to
opt for a specialisation but organically reach one if their subject choices proceed in that
direction A student has to complete at least 15 credits of coursework in their preferred area
of specialization in order to obtain the same. Subject to the availability of teaching
expertise and the university rules on the minimum number of enrollments required
for transacting a course the University has offered courses which could lead to a
specialisation in corporate and commercial laws; criminal law; family law; intellectual
property; international trade and business law; legal pedagogy and research and public law
and legal theory.

Applicants for the LL.M. programme are advised to opt for NALSAR if they have an interest
in pursuing careers in teaching and research. NALSAR graduates are coveted by law
schools all over the country as the university’s program of teaching assistantship provides

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live teaching opportunities. Students preparing for civil services and judicial services
examinations have also found the programme to be useful and we have obtained in the
successful pursuit of their goals. The program has not been designed to facilitate
recruitment in commercial law firms or business houses and such opportunities are pursued
by students solely by their efforts.

LL.M., Ph.D. Programme:

Beginning with the academic year 2017-18, NALSAR has started an integrated LL.M., Ph.D.
programme. It aims to attract bright law graduates who are interested in pursuing careers in
teaching and research. It involves the combination of advanced course work in research
methods, teaching responsibilities for undergraduate courses and the preparation of a full
length doctoral dissertation. The duration of the programme is four years and the admitted
candidates receive stipends throughout their studies. Admissions to this programme are
made through a separate entrance test that is conducted annually by NALSAR. For the
academic year 2020-21, the entrance test will be conducted in May 2020. Details will be
made available on the NALSAR website.

Ph.D. Programme (Full-time / Part-time):

NALSAR has a doctoral program which can be pursued either on a full time or part time
basis. Applications can be made by persons who have completed a master’s degree in law,
social sciences, humanities or management. The Admissions Process consists of a written
screening test (not required for those who have cleared the UCG-NET) followed by the
submission of preliminary research proposals and an oral presentation of selected research
proposals before the Research Board of the University. Candidates whose research
proposals are approved by the Research Board are then registered. The application details
along with the date of the written exam are made available on the NALSAR website on an
annual basis.

2 year full-time M.B.A. programme:

In a pioneering move among the National Law Universities (NLUs), NALSAR started a two-
year M.B.A. (Master’s in Business Administration) programme in 2013 with the aim of
integrating higher education in laws with management studies. This programme offers
specializations in Corporate Governance, Court Management, Financial Services & Capital
Markets, Sustainability and Innovation Management, Marketing Management, Human
Resource Management and Business Regulations.

Programmes for Professionals:

To reach out to a larger section of the public, the University offers Masters and Post
Graduate Diplomas in several areas that have practical relevance. The Directorate for
Distance Education offers PG Diplomas in Patent Laws, Media Laws, Cyber Laws,
International Humanitarian Laws, Animal Protection, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Family
Dispute Resolution, Aviation Law and Air Transport Management, Advanced Maritime
Laws, Criminal Law and Forensic Science, Financial Services and Legislations besides
Masters programmes in Aviation Law and Air Transport Management and Security and
Defence Laws. These courses are transacted through periodic contact classes with
examinations held at the end of the academic year / semester. They are open to graduates
from disciplines other than law as well. Application details are made available on
www.dde.nalsar.ac.in

Collaborations with Foreign Universities:

In recognition of the increasing importance of comparative and international dimensions of
higher education, the University has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with
nearly 32 foreign Universities of United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom,
Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Israel, The Netherlands, Singapore, Brunei and Spain.
These MoUs provide for the exchange of faculty members and students as well as the
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pursuit of collaborative research projects. These partnerships enable our students to
develop a rich understanding of cultures from other parts of the world and consequently
enhance the quality of discussions and scholarship at NALSAR. Approximately 20-25
students get the opportunity to study at foreign universities in every academic year.

Faculty:
NALSAR has a team of highly dedicated and competent faculty, comprising of a good mix of
experienced scholars and young talent. The faculty has been drawn from prestigious
national and international universities. Additionally, NALSAR has an 'open-door' policy for
its alumni to supplement the teaching efforts of its faculty. In addition to teaching, faculty
members are engaged in various research projects that are on the cutting edge issues of
law and policy reform.

Research Centres:
To create support structures for advanced learning and creative scholarship, NALSAR has
set up dedicated research centres whose activities are co-ordinated by senior faculty
members. The broad mandate of these centres is to produce scholarly publications, policy
recommendations and newsletters connected to these areas apart from organizing guest
lectures and discussions to build awareness about them.

As mentioned above, there are several research projects that are anchored by faculty
members. NALSAR completed a three-year study titled ‘Knowledge based Interventions to
Strengthen the Realization of Socio-Economic Rights’ for the Ford Foundation. Following
this, the Ford Foundation has sanctioned another three-year project titled 'Incubating a
Discourse for Cooperation, Contentment and Care to enable Justice for All'. NALSAR has
submitted a report on ‘Court Management Techniques for Improving the Efficiency of
Subordinate Courts’ and a report that provides a critical legal analysis on ‘Transfer of
Technology in the Indian Defence Sector: IPR Issues and Challenges’ to the Defence
Research and Development Organization (DRDO). With support from the Union Ministry of
Law and Justice, NALSAR has undertaken a study on the considerations related to the
access to legal education, quality of academic inputs and social relevance of the output.
This is based on empirical evidence collected from a cross-section of faculties and
departments that are offering legal education as a part of Central Universities, State
Universities, Private Universities and Deemed Universities.

NALSAR is working closely with the Government of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to
revise various legislations and also to provide training for the State Officials of various
departments for the improvement of governance. In collaboration with Landesa (RDI),
NALSAR reviewed and revised nearly 112 Legislations relating to the Land and Revenue
sector. NALSAR has prepared the draft State Rules for the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and
draft Telangana (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Market (Amendment) Rules, 2016 for
the State of Telangana. For the State of Andhra Pradesh NALSAR has drafted the Land
Acquisition (Rehabilitation and Resettlement) Bill 2016 and the Andhra Pradesh Skill
Development Bill, 2016. Presently University is in the process of reviewing and revising the
Land Laws for the State of Andhra Pradesh. On the request of the respective State
Governments, the University has been conducting training programmes for their Revenue
Officers. NALSAR submitted a report on ‘The Conditions and Reformative Activities in the
Telangana State Prisons’ to Telangana State Legal Services Authority.

The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution, New Delhi has established a Consumer Law Chair at NALSAR. Under this
Chair, the University has established Mediation Centres and is organizing training
programmes in Consumer Law. It is also planning to organise Consumer Law Clinics in
three Districts.

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Facilities:
The campus is spread over 50 acres and is located 26 kilometers away from the city of
Hyderabad. Students are provided with double occupancy rooms in the Halls of Residence
with a common Dining Hall facility. Subject to availability, some single rooms may be
allotted to senior students. The Halls of Residence have common room facilities including a
functional Gym, provision for Indoor Games, Badminton courts and Television. The campus
is Wi-Fi enabled with State of Art internet architecture with minimum dedicated broadband
speed of 20 Mbps which supports 4G video calling. The Library has a rich collection of
books, journals (printed and electronic) and e-databases. NALSAR also has a state-of-art
Moot Court Hall, video conferencing facilities, a football stadium, two tennis courts, and
separate basketball and volleyball courts for boys and girls. All buildings, including the Halls
of Residence, are powered with diesel generators for twenty-four hour power back-up. The
University has a Health Centre with Medical Officer, Gynaecologist, Dentist and two
Resident Nurses along with one Lab Technician. In addition, the University has a
Counselling Centre.

Eligibility for Admission

The eligibility is as per CLAT – 2020 Notification. For details see CLAT website.

To be eligible for admission under the Resident Student of Telangana category seats, in
addition to complying with the eligibility as per CLAT-2020, candidates must fulfill the
following conditions and must secure appropriate rank in order of merit in CLAT-2020:
 For admission to 5-Year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Course–a person who after
studying in the State of Telangana for four consecutive years appears for the
qualifying examination in the same State (or)
A person who has in the previous seven years resided in the State of
Telangana for at least a period of four years, and completed the qualifying
examination, i.e., 10+2 or equivalent from the educational institutions in the
State of Telangana.
 For admission to LL.M. Course - a person who after studying in the State
of Telangana for four consecutive years appears for the qualifying
examination in the same State (or)
A person who has in the previous seven years resided in the State of
Telangana for at least a period of four years, and completed the qualifying
examination, that is LL.B. from the educational institutions in the State of
Telangana.

Intake and Reservation*

B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) LL.M.
Category TOTAL No. of Seats Number of TOTAL No. of Seats Number of
Seats for Seats for Seats for Seats for
Category- All India Resident Category- All India Resident
wise candidates Students of wise candidates Students of
Telangana Telangana
General 86 75 11 41 37 04
Scheduled Caste 18 14 (15%) 04 (15%) 09 07 (15%) 02 (15%)
Scheduled Tribe 08 07 (7.5%) 01 (6%) 05 04 (7.5%) 01 (6%)
OBC 08 NIL 08 (29%) 05 NIL 05 (29%)

[A(7%)-02; [A(7%)-01;
B(10%)-02; B(10%)-01;
C(1%)-01; C(1%)-01;
D(7%)-02; D(7%)-01;
E(4%)-01] E(4%)-01]
TOTAL SEATS 120 96 24 60 48 12

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30% (36 seats) Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for Female candidates for
admission to B.A.,LL.B.(Hons.) course.
05% {06 seats for B.A.,LL.B.(Hons.) and 03 seats for LL.M. course} Horizontal reservation
shall be applicable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWD).

Note : Three additional candidates may be admitted over and above the sanctioned
intake through CLAT both for B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M., out of which one seat
shall be offered to Resident Students of Telangana General Category and two seats
shall be offered to All India General Category candidates.

*The Intake and Reservations may vary as per the decision of the University Bodies.

If a Resident Student of Telangana qualifies for admission in the regular All India merit, he /
she shall be considered against the All India Seat only and not against Telangana Quota
Seat. If no candidate is available against the Seats reserved for Resident Students of
Telangana, such Seats shall be added to the relevant Categories under All India Quota. The
vacant seats of Resident Student of Telangana - OBC shall be converted to Resident
Students of Telangana General Category and later to All India General Category.

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.

Direct Admission

24 (twenty four) seats are allocated to Foreign Nationals for the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) course
out of which 04 (four) seats are for candidates from SAARC Countries; 10 (ten) seats for
candidates from non-SAARC Countries and 10 (ten) seats for ICCR / Government of India
nominees.

12 (twelve) seats are allocated to Foreign Nationals for the LL.M course out of which 04
(four) seats are for candidates from SAARC Countries; 04 (four) seats for candidates from
non-SAARC Countries and 04 (four) seats for ICCR / Government of India nominees.

The candidates who possess citizenship of a country other than India shall only be
considered under this Category. Foreign Nationals, need not take CLAT-2020 and
should apply directly to NALSAR.

Note : The vacant seats of ICCR / Govt. of India Nominees and the SAARC shall be offered
to the candidates from Non-SAARC Countries. If there are vacant seats in the Non-SAARC
category, they may be offered to SAARC Countries, if candidates are available. If sufficient
candidates are not available under Foreign National Category, University may invite fresh
applications till the closure of admissions and the seats may be filled as per merit.

Fee Structure
Particulars B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) LL.M.
(Rs.) (Rs.)
Tuition Fee 1,35,000/- p.a. 65,000/- p.a.
Other Academic Charges 15,000/- p.a. 13,000/- p.a.
(Library Fee, Exam Fee etc.)
User charges 67,000/- p.a. 67,000/- p.a.
(Room Rent, Electricity, Water,
Internet Charges etc.)
Onetime payments 10,000/- 10,000/-

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 Refundable Deposits Rs. 20,000/- Rs. 20,000/-
(Rs. 14,000/- for SC/ST) (Rs. 14,000/- for SC/ST)
Note:
1. There shall be an increase of Rs. 5,000/- p.a. in the Tuition Fee every academic
year for the 5-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Programme.
2. Payment towards Mess shall be made separately by the students in advance on
yearly basis which comes to approximately Rs. 35,000/- p.a.
3. The fees / charges are provisional and subject to revision from time to time as per
the decision of university bodies.

Financial Aid
Fee Concessions / Scholarships are provided to economically weak and meritorious
students. For details see the University website.

Important Note: The University reserves the right to change the Intake, Fee Structure and
Course Curriculum from time to time for both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Programmes.

For Further Details Contact:

Registrar
NALSAR University of Law
Justice City, Shameerpet, Medchal District. 500 101, Telangana, India.
Tel: 040 – 23498105 / 115 / 104, Fax: 040 – 23498385 / 386
Website: www.nalsar.ac.in; Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

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