Va ke >) ) J) NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY, ASSAM TEES NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY, ASSAM National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) was established by the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam Act, 2009 (Act No. XXV of 2009 as the fourteenth National Law University established in the country and is located in Guwahati the capital city of Assam, Hon'ble, the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court is the Chancellor of the University. The objectives of the National Law University and Judicial ‘Academy, Assam are to impart comprehensive legal ‘education and training at all levels to achieve excellence in legal education; to promote research in all branches of law; to disseminate legal knowledge by organising lectures, seminars, symposia, workshops and conferences on contemporary issues of law to promote legal awareness in the communities to achieve social and economic justice and to promote cultural, legal and ethical values with a view to promote and foster the rule of law and the objectives enshrined in the Constitution of India; and to liaise with institutions of higher learning and research in India and abroad. National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam offers BA, LLB. (Hons.) Five Years Integrated Programme, LLM, One Year Programme and Ph.D. Programme, Various Diploma, Certificate and Degree courses through distance mode and online being offered by various Centres established in the University for advanced legal studies and research. The Centres shall also address the socic-legal issues and challenges specifically of the North-East region. Some of the Centres pect . fnieTp GREETS for he kod large oops The Unies fs bi eters 50 acres. of booutl eee sAmingson, Guwahati ie: tic ia asad on he Perse North bank of the ‘Vice-Chancelor Brafmaputa River wih animpoeng onto oer sie The constuction ofminsrave Block, Academe Block, ys Host, Gif’ Hosa, Power House, Compound and Main Geto. with. security Rotel aesasTtts Construction of Library, Auditorium, and Staff ee nie non-teaching staff, VC's eaten wah fil speed Jka onan eee ang wine Unversy and ee wis one of the unique "RGD Tap ksh exparinonta In the. legal cesar erseee sO eet erat aea single campus. The campus has been naturally blessed with arich green landscape where the students shall be in close proximity to nature, To inculcate the environment friendly values and to make them socially responsible, the University shall play a key role in the development and implementation of sustainable green practices. The University has affiliation with the UGC under Section 2{f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, the Bar Council of India (BC!) and the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The University has initiated the process of its accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Coune!l(NAAC) THE INFRASTRUCTURE National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam has state-of-the art infrastructure in its campus. The Centrally air conditioned Academic Block is built with the state-of- the-art facilities with customised class rooms with smart board, LCD screen, projector, spacious seating arrangements, etc. The Moot Court Hall reflecting all the requirements of a regular bench of a High Court with spacious seating arrangement for 150 students is commissioned. There is a Conference Hall with seating 89 CLAT COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST 2017 arrangement for 150 students to conduct national and Intemational conferences, seminars and workshops with excellent world lass facilities, In addition, enough number ‘of meeting rooms, discussion lounges, faculty rooms, various Academic Centres are housed with all modem ‘amenities in the Academic Block. Adjacent to the Academic Block is Administrative Block with modem facilities housing VC's Office, Offices of Registrar, Finance Officer, Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrars, Academic, Administrative, Examination, Finance, Development, Engineering Sections and all other support services. There is a Meeting Hall with excellent IT arrangements adjacent VC's office for conducting meeting of Academic Councl, Council, General Council and other bodies. There is a Conference Hall accommodating 150 persons to conduct various enablement programmes for the officers and officials. Executive On the top floor of the building the Library is housed as a temporary measure and will be shifted to an independent customised building under construction soon after its completion. National Law University and JudicialNATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY, ASSAM ‘Academy, Assam Library is a gateway to quality education ‘and research in the field of law, social sciences and humanities. The University rary has a collection of more than twelve thousand titles in the field of law, social sciences and humanities. Over the years, the library has procured various Law Journals, both print and electronic. Online databases such as Lexis Nexis, Manupatra, JSTOR, Westlaw India, SCC Online, HEIN Online, DELNET, Cambridge Book Online, and ELGAR have also been made available to facilitate access to quality material for doing study and research by students, research ‘scholars and faculty members and visiting scholars. The University provides Remote Access faciliy to the students and faculty members while they are away from campus. With the use of VPN connectivity the e-resources and databases can be browsed via internet irrespective of the physicallocation. National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assamhas ‘a well-equipped Health Centre to provide first- ald and basic medical faciities.To tackle any kind of medical ‘emergency the University owns an ambulance which is available 24x7. The University also provides an air- ‘conditioned bus for transportation of students for their academic visits to Courts, Legal Aid Camps and other co- curricular activities, ‘There are two hostels one for boys and the other for girls, with single and double occupancy, with smokeless kitchen, spacious dining area, reading hall, gymnasium, yoga. prayer hall andlibrary room, et ‘A Counselling Centre has been established to provide holistic support to the students by an experienced counsellor to address issues relating to academic and non-academic stress and anxiety, and to foster positive behaviour and personality development The University provides suitable infrastructural facilities for Specially Abled Persons inallits buildings. ACADEMICACTIVITIES. National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam has a strong contingent of 21 well-experienced, committed ‘and qualified full time permanent faculty with a blend of senior and young teachers. To provide specialised leaming, eminent experts/scholars in different areas are invited to deliver guest lectures on cutting edge knowledge in various domains of legal profession. The Visiting and guest faculty, inter alia, Includes both servingas well as the retired judges of the Supreme Cour of India and the Gauhati High Court, other High Courts, practicing lawyers from the Supreme Court, High Courts and Trial courts, distinguished academicians and alumni of reputed National Law Universities across the nation. ‘The faculty members at National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam have been instrumental in organising various events at the University such as Workshops on “International association with the Intemational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC}"State Level Consultation on Children’s Court and Special Court in Assam" with the support of UNICEF and Government of Assam; National Workshop fn "Maintenance of Intemational Peace and Security’; Regional Round Table Conference of North-Eastern States and Sikkim on “Effective Implementation of Juvenile Justice Act” jointly organised with UNICEF and the High Court Monitoring Committee on Juvenile Justice; “The Rajiv Gandhi Advocate's Training Programme for young lawyers in Assam" in collaboration with Department of Legal Affairs, the Ministry of Law and Justice, Bar Council of Assam and Bar Council of India and "National ‘Seminar on Gender Divide” ‘The Centre for Child Rights in collaboration with the UNICEF has been organising various capacity building programmes for various stakeholders on Issues relating to child rights viz, “Capacity Building of Police Officers”; “State Level Consultation on POCSO Act’; “Capacity Building of Police Officers on Child Related Laws"; “Regional Consultation on Strengthening Restoration and Humanitarian Law'in ot CLAT COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST 2017 Rehabilitation of Children under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)Act, 2000"; "National Conference on Protection of Child Rights in Tea Plantations of India, with a particular reference to the implementation of The Plantation Labour Act, 1951” in collaboration with Department of Labour and Employment, Government of Assam supported by UNICEF and Ethical Tea Partnership.The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy & Research (CELAR) had organised a Symposium on “Evolving a Strategic International and National Climate Change.” National Law University, Assam signed a MoU with National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru on October 16, 2015 which fosters a partnership between the two institutions of excellence for ‘academic collaboration. The University also signed a MoU with UNICEF Office for Assam on June 24, 2015 towards conducting programmes for different stakeholders on Protection of Child Rights’ The National Law University and Judicial Academy, ‘Assam has a Legal Aid Cell inits premises. The Cell had organised various legal awareness programmes on various social legal issues like gender justice, cyber stalking, Tights of prisoner, juvenile justice, child labour, child rights, rights of manual scavengers, etc. The Cell organised legal aid awareness programmes thorough various mediums such as street play, pamphlet distributions, visits to jal, children’s homes, old age homes and educational institutions. During such visits the University students, para-legal volunteers along with the Legal Ald Coll teachers actively participate in providing legal discourse and clarify doubts on contemporary legal issues and challenges. The Cell also organises court visits at the Gauhati High Court and Lower Courts in the city with the objective of educating and exposing students and paralegal volunteers to the legal technicalities of the bench and the bar. In addition, students are also exposed tothe nitty grity of court functioning consumerism, domestic violence, The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy and Research ofthe University provided academic and logistic support to a Common Wealth Research Scholar Ms. Ritambra Manuvie from the School of Law, University ofNATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY, ASSAM Edinburgh, Germany in her research project on Climate Change induced disasters and related displacement Issuesin North East India PUBLICATIONS ‘The University has been instrumental in facilitating engagements with various sections of society for deliberations over a variety of socic-legal issues through publication of its flagship journals, viz., ‘NLUA Law and Policy Review’; ‘NLUA Law Review; “Journal of Enviro- Legal Research and Advocacy’. Italso has to its eredit the publication of @ fortnightly newsletter, Lex Terra; a quarterly newsletter, ‘The Green Advocate’. The University is planning to publish journals on Intellectual Property Rights, Environmental Law and some other select areas during the course of academic year. STUDENT BAR COUNCIL To look after the overall wellbeing of the students and to ‘encourage their participation in general administration of the University, the Students Bar Council is constituted ‘every academic year by conducting election to promote the democratic set up for decision making process in the University:The Student Bar Council, in addition to the Office-Bearers, consists of elected members from the students of B.A.,LL.B, (Hons.) programme to the following Committees: Academic Committee; Cultural Committee; Hostel and Campus Welfare Committee; Literary and Debating Committee; Mess and Hospitality Committee; Moot Court Committee; Sports Committee;and Student Welfare Committee. ‘The University also has a number of committees for extra- curricular activities to accommodate varied interests ofthe students and hone their skills. Moreover, the committees through the faculty advisors provide mentoring support to the students by encouraging their participation within and ‘outside the University, STUDENTS’ACHIEVEMENTS Since inception, students of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam have been actively involved in ‘making their presence felt in the realm of legal education through participation in various moot court competitions, seminars, conferences and various extra-curricular ‘events all over the country. Important events include ‘Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy Competition; Amity ICC Moot Court Competition; K.K.Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition; 3rd Intellectual Property Law Moot Court Competition, IT Kharagpur:NLIU Juris Corp Moot Court at NLIU Bhopal; HNLU Moot Court Competition and Lexomania National Moot Court competition with commendable performances including, First Runner-up and Best Memorial Prize in first PB. Sawant Moot Court Competition Pune and First Best ‘speaker and Second Best Speaker awards in IP Law Moot Court Competition organised by IIT Kharagpur. The students of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam have won laurels by winning the 4th Intemational Banking and Investment Law (|BAIL) Moot Court Competition 2015 and Best Advocate Award of the ‘competition organized by Seedling School of Law and Governance, Jaipur National University in Jaipur, Rajasthan; The Best Researcher award in the 2nd IIT Kharagpur National Moot Court Competition, 2015 organised by Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL), IT Kharagpur; Runners Up in the NCU Law School National Moot Court Competition (Il Edition) 2016 organised by the NorthCap University, Gurgaon; Best Team in the Moot Court Competition LEGULEIAN, 2K16 organised by University Law College, Guwahati; Best Delegate, SILLONG MUN 2018; Best Memorial ‘Award, 4th KIT National Moot Court Competition 2016; Mr. Subornadeep Bhattacharjee, a students of fourth Year, B.A,LL.B. (Hons.)was awarded the ‘Star of IDIAAward for 2016’ at the Annual Award Ceremony held in Mumbai on the 15" October, 2016. He has also been one ofthe five All India recipients of the IDIA-J. Sagar Fellowship for 2016, Which carries a fellowship amount of Rs, 50000/-; NLU, ‘Assam Drama Society achieved Special Performance ‘Award at Tooryanaad’16, Maulana Azad National institute of Technology, Bhopal. The students of National Law University and Judicial ‘Academy, Assam have been active in participating in various Model United Nations Conferences all over the country as well as at Intemational and National Seminars ‘and Conferences. Their laudable performances at such events have brought various awards and distinctions to the University. UNDER-GRADUATE DEGREE COURSE BA.LLB.(Hons.) 92CLAT COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST 2017 ‘National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam and the curriculum and teaching methodology are offers B.A.,LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Course with semester designed to include classroom assignments, seminars system where Social Sciences and Humanities subjects and project work in each subject. To establish an effective are integrated with law subjects in the frsttwo years ofthe teaching-leaming relationships between the faculty course. However, from third year onwards, the course members and students, the faculty members provide selt- curriculum comprises of law subjects. All subjects are prepared course material to all the students at the ‘compulsory in the first four years of the programme. Inthe beginning of each semester. fifth year, students are offered optional subjects that include Specialisation in Administrative Law, Business Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Eligibility for Admission to B.A.,LL.B. (Hons) The eligibilly is as per the CLAT-2017 Notification, for i T Websi Criminal Law, Criminology, Environmental Law, Human “etalssee CLAT Website. Rights Law, Intellectual Property Law and International Intake and Reservation: Total= 60 Seats Law (a) General Category 30 Seats iene oats room teaching Emphaet elas on | ©) Sehedue Caste 04 Seals participative and interactive methods of teaching and _|(¢) Schedule Tribe (Plains) 06 Seats learning. The University follows a mult-discipiinary anda |(d) Schedule Tribe (Hills) 03 Seats rene saat esau ae aeacr the [ope a tes ae for the subjects in their area of interest from the pool ofthe [Assam (State Domicile)’ 15 Seats ‘subjects offered by the University in an academic yearand Total 60 Seats ‘mandatory credits of the course by opting foran additional *0ur of 60 seats, here is a reservation of 25 percent, ie, IS taught paper, seminar paper, mootcourtorintemnship. The seals are reserved under the Stale Domicile category for University recognises individual needs of every student Permanent Residents of Assam. Semester ‘Semester-II LI English -1 21 English -1 12 History -1 22 History -11 13 Political Science -1 23 Political Science — 11 14 Sociology -1 24 Sociology — I 15. Legal Methods and Social 25 Comparative Legal Systems Science Rescarch Methodology 1.6 Law of Torts and Motor Vehicles Act 2.6 Consumer Protection Law Semester -IIL ‘Semester-IV 3.1 Economics = 1 4.1 Economies - 32. History — mI 42 Constitution Law 1 3.3 Political Science - I 43° Family Law 34 Sociology — IIT 44 Indian Penal Code 3.5 Law of Contracts — 45° Law of Contracts —I1 3.6 Jurisprudence — I 4.6 Jorisprudence ~ It 93s.1 52 53 54 55 56 a 72 73 14 15 16 9 92 93 94 98 96 NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY, ASSAM Semester -V Economies - IIL Constitutional Law =I Family Law — Il Code of Criminal Procedure Corporate Law- Property Law Semester -VIL Law of Evidence Conflict of Laws Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing, Banking and Finance Laws Corporate Law — I Taxation Law-l Semester -IX Air and Space Law / Cyber Law Information Technology Law Law of Equity, Truss, Suit Valuation and Registration Public Interest Lawyering, Legal Aid and Para Legal Services Optional —1 Optional —11 Project Report and Moot Exercise 6 62 64 6s 66 al 82 83 84 8s 86 10. 102. los 104 105 106 Semester-VI Environmental Law Administrative Law International Law Code of Civil Procedure and Law of Limitation Labour and Industrial Law Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law ‘Semester-VIIL Principles of Legislation and Interpretation of Statutes Land Laws Altemative Disputes Resolution System Insurance Laws Merger, Acquisition and Competition Laws Taxation Law-Il ‘Semester-X Law and Medicine / Law Relating to Child and Woman / Law and Poverty International Trade Law Professional Legal Fthies, Accountancy, Bench Bar Relations Optional —1 Optional — 11 Project Report and Moot Exercise * Students are required to opt two subjects in the IX and X Semesters from the lst of Specialization papers as Optional Papers 4 part of the Honours Degree. Fee Structure for B.A.,LL.B. (Hons) ‘ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-2018 T [Tatton Fee 75,000.00 (Per Annum) TO] Moot Cour Fee 5,000.00 (Pex Annum) 2 | Ramission Fee 3,000.00 (One Time) 11 [ SRR BRTARCICN 0000 One Tin) | Examinations Fee 6,000.00 (Per Annum Hosel Rent and Tapas Development 2 30,000.00 (Per Annum) 4 | Gampas Pevelon 5,000.00 (Per Annum) Amenities Fee 0 TS | Mess Fee 35,0000 (Actual Expenses) 5 | Ribrany Fee 5000.00 (Per Anna) Tibia © | Internet Services Fee | 8,000.00 (Per Annum) epost | 10:000-00 (One Time) 7 [Toumals Fee 7,500.00 (Per Annum) Tonal 14| Refundable 10,000.00 (One Time) Tatermahip Placement Deposit P 5 s [me 5,000.00 (Per Annum) Mess | 10,000.00 (One Time) 3 [Student Welfare Fund [5,000.00 (Per Annum DepositPOST GRADUATE DEGREE COURSE - ONE-YEAR uM National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam offers One-Year Post Graduation Degree Programme (LLM))-The eligible candidates are admitted to the course and thereafter students are required to choose their specializations, viz., Corporate and Commercial Laws;Intellectual Property Laws; LawEnvironmental Law; Constitutional Law; Personal Laws; and Human Rights. The university reserves the right to offer the specialisations subject to the exigencies of faculty in any given academic year, The University may expand the number of specializations if merited by the faculty expertise. International Eligibility for Admission The admission shall exclusively be based on the performance of the candidate in the Common Law ‘Admission Test (CLAT) 2017. However, to qualify for the admission, the candidate must have passed LL.B. Three- Year / Five-Year Integrated Degree from any recognized institution/university with §5%marks for General candidates (50% marks for SC/ST candidates). The candidates who have passed the qualifying degree examination through supplementary/compartment and repeat attempts are also eligible for appearing in the test and taking admission provided that such candidates will have to produce the proof of having passed the qualifying ‘examination with §6/ 50 percent marks, as the case may be, on the date of their admission or within the time allowed by the National Law University and Judicial ‘Academy, Assam. The candidates who are appearing or have appeared in the qualifying degree examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to appear for the CLAT-2017 subject othe condition that they shall produce the proof of having passed the qualifying examination with the prescribed percentage of marks at the time of their interview / counselling Intake and Reservation The total number of seats for the LL.M. Course is ten (10). The division of seats is as under: 95 CLAT COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST 2017 (@) General Category 06 Seats™ (B) Schedule Caste 01 Seat (© Schedule Tribe (Plains) | 1 Seat (@ Schedule Tribe (Hills) [01 Seat © Person with Disability | 01 Seat (PwD) Total 10 Seats *Out of the six seats, one seat shall be reserved forthe Permanent Residents of Assam. The candidate who does not specify the Category as ST (Plains) or ST (Hills) will be considered under the Category of ST (Plains) only Fee Structure for LLM. ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-2018 Tuition Fee 50,000.00 (Per Annum) 2_| Admission Fee 3,000.00 (One Time) 3_| Examinations Fe 4,000.00 (Per Annum) ‘Campus Development 4 Tana 5,000.00 (Per Annum) Library 5,000.00 (Per Annum) Tnternet Services Fee | 8,000.00 (Per Annum) Tournals Fee 2,500.00 (Per Annum) g_ | Intemship Placement | 5 99.99 (Per Annum) Fee 9_| Student Welfare Fund | 5,000.00 (Per Annum) “Term Papers and 10 | Sertanon Fee 5,000.00 (Per Annum) Trostel Rent and Fi 11 | serenitice Fee 30,000.00 (Per Annum) 12 | Mew Foe 35,000.00 (Actual Expenses) Library - Depoatt | 1000.00 (One Time) Hostel fundable (One Time) 13 | Refundable | sit | 102000-00 (One Time) Mess Deposit | 1000.00 (One Time)NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY, ASSAM Course Curriculum ‘Students admitted to One Year LL.M. Degree Programme have to complete three mandatory papers and six elective papers and a dissertation in order to complete the programme. Student who opts for minimum four out of six electives ina particular specialisation will secure an LL.M. in that specialisation whereas the student, who do not make such an option and/or opt for papers from diverse specialisations or from the general pool, will be awarded LLM. (General). Each paper shall consist of 100 marks. The Dissertation is of 200 marks. Three mandatory papers and three Elective Papers are prescribed in the first ‘Semester. Three Elective Papers may be opted from the specialisation or from the general stream as per the option of the student from the pool of specialisations offered by the University in an Academic year Elective Courses are courses which a student chooses to study exercising the options available and include both optional and seminar Assam papers. Optional papers are taught through contact classes and are evaluated for 100 marks each on the basis of an end semesteriend of course examination. ‘Seminar papers are transacted through contact classes ‘and are evaluated on the basis of research draftireport and presentation. Seminar Papersare evaluated through the submission of Research Paper and Presentation to a ‘group of faculty members. The division of marks for this paper is 30 marks for Presentation and 70 marks for Research Paper, Ifa teacher indicates any one paperfrom ‘among the pool of specialisation papers as mandatory to bbe studied to obtain hat specialisation, such a paper must be offered and completed within the stipulated period. Note: The University reserves the right to amend the Intake, fee structure, course curriculum and duration of courses from time to time for both undergraduate and postgraduate Degree Course. For Further Details: Registrar National Law University and Judicial Academy, NEJOTI Building, Bholanath Mandir Path, Ulubari, Guwahati - 781 007, Assam Ph.No.: +91-361-2738891 Tel, Fax: +91-361-2738892 E-mail: registrar@nluassam.ac.in Website: http:/Amww.nluassam.ac.in 96