Center for PG Legal Studies

Overview Admission Courses Fees Scholarship

The Center for Post Graduate Legal Studies was established in 2018. It offers the One Year LLM Degree programmes from 2018-2019 academic year onwards. At present, the CPGLS offers the following: ? One Year LL.M. (Corporate and Securities Laws) Programme (Code: LLM01) ? One Year LL.M. (Intellectual Property Laws) Programme (Code: LLM02) ? One Year LL.M. (Natural Resources Law) Programme (Code: LLM03) These programmes are offered under the UGC Guidelines for One Year LLM Degree Programme, 2012 following the semester pattern. As per TNNLU LLM Regulations, 2017 students shall study three compulsory courses along with 4 programme specific courses and 2 elective courses. Curricula for these programmes are designed to deliver advance knowledge, critical thinking and enquiry suitable for candidates with interest in varied career paths such as the academia, research, roles in regulatory bodies, policy think tanks, and tribunals, joining the Bar, transactional lawyering etc. In order to get the LLM with specific specialisation, a student must complete the compulsory courses, Page 17 of 20 the dissertation and a minimum of four courses from the relevant LLM programme. Further, one may choose the remaining two elective courses from courses offered in any of the LLM programmes.

Post-Graduate Programmes at the Center for Post-Graduate Legal Studies (CPGLS):

In order to seek admission to any of these programmes it is mandatory to have a pass in 3 years /5 years B.L. or LL.B. or B.L. (Hons.) or LL.B. (Hons.) or its equivalent B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)/B.Com.

LL.B.(Hons.) Degree or an equivalent examination with not less than

1. fifty five percent (55%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to unreserved/OBC/Specially Abled Persons (SAP) and other categories
2. fifty percent (50%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories

Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination in April/May, 2023 are also eligible to appear in CLAT 2023. However, they shall be required to produce evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they will lose their right to be considered for admission.

The result of the qualifying examination in point number 1 above should be submitted by the candidate on or before the last date of closure of admission failing which the candidate may be ineligible for admission to the programme.

Seats Distribution (Maximum intake: 60^)

Admissions to these programmes are on merit, subject to rules of reservation, through the Common Law Admission Test only.

Table 3: Distribution of Seats

Category of Reservation	LLM (Corporate and Securities Laws)	LLM (Intellectual Property Laws)	LLM (Natural Resources Law)
TN General	3	3	3
TN ST	1*	0	0
TN SC(A)	0	1*	0
TN SC(O)	1	1	1+1*
TN MBC & DNC	2	2	2
TN BC(M)	1*	0	0
TN BC	2	2+1*	2+1*
AI - General	3	3	3
AI-OBC	5	5	5
AI SC	1+1*	1+1*	1
AI ST	0	0	1*
Horizontal Reservation
AI SAP	1		1
TN SAP		1
Total	20	20	20
Grand Total	60

^ Proposed intake, subject to approvals of the relevant University authorities.

[TN – Tamil Nadu, AI – All India, ST – Scheduled Tribes, SC(A) – Scheduled Castes (Arunthathiyar), SC (O) – Scheduled Castes (Others), MBC & DNC – Most Backward Communities & Denotified Communities, BC(M) – Backward Classes (Muslims), BC (O) – Backward Classes (other than Backward Classes Muslims), OBC (All India Category) – Includes all OBCs irrespective of whether they belong to creamy layer or non-creamy layer, PWD/SAP

– Person with Disabilities / Specially Abled Persons]

On rotation basis.

Note:

A minimum intake of 5 candidates is required for offering that particular LL.M. programme in a given academic year.
Unfilled seats, if any, in any of the U.G. or P.G. programmes after CLAT provisional lists of allotment and counseling process will be filled through admission against vacant seats based only on CLAT rank in the order of merit. A separate notification will be issued on the university website for that purpose only if vacancies arise after the CLAT counseling process. Allotment of LLM programmes is on choice cum merit and subject to availability of seats in respective categories and preference shall be given to candidates who joined through CLAT counseling process only.
TNNLU Seat Conversion Policy may be applied in case of vacant seats

Reservation and distribution of seats as mentioned above are subject to change from time to time as per the orders of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

The list of courses includes:

Course Structure for One Year Post-Graduate LLM Programmes

LLM (Corporate and Securities Laws)	LLM (Intellectual Property Laws)	LLM (Natural Resources Law)
Law and Justice in a Globalizing World*
Comparative Public Law*
Research Methods and Legal Writing*
Corporate Law and Corporate Governance	General Principles of Intellectual Property Rights	Rights Relating to Natural Resources
Corporate Finance Law	Law and Practice of Patents	Law Relating to Water
Law of Securities (Secondary Market Regulations)	Copyrights and Access to Knowledge	Legal Regulation of Forest and Wildlife
Corporate Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law	Law of Trademarks and Geographical Indications	Energy Law and Regulation
Corporate Taxation Law (Direct Taxation)	International Intellectual Property Law	Biodiversity and Biological Resources
Corporate Restructuring (Mergers, Acquisitions etc.)	Law of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights	Property Rights Over Land
Law and Practice of Shareholder’s Agreements	Intellectual Property Rights and Litigation	Mines and Mineral Laws
Corporate Compliance, Investigation of Corporate Matters, Corporate Criminal Liability, and Adjudicatory Mechanism	Pharma Patents and Public Health
	Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law
Law and Society in Modern India**
Business and Human Rights**
Dissertation*

Compulsory/Mandatory courses ** Common elective

Intellectual Property Laws

Law and Justice in a Globalizing World*
Comparative Public Law*
Research Methods and Legal Writing*
General Principles of Intellectual Property Laws
Law and Practice of Patents
Copyrights and Access to Knowledge
Law of Trademarks and Geographical Indications
International Intellectual Property Law and Policy
Law of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights
Intellectual Property Rights and Litigation
Pharma Patents and Access to Medicines
Intellectual Property and Competition Law
Law and Society in Modern India**
Dissertation

* Compulsory/Mandatory Courses

** Common Elective Course

Corporate and Securities Laws

Law and Justice in a Globalizing World*
Comparative Public Law*
Research Methods and Legal Writing*
Corporate Law and Corporate Governance
Corporate Finance Law
Law of Securities and Derivatives Contracts
Corporate Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law including Revival of Sick Companies
Corporate Taxation Law (Direct Taxation)
Corporate Restructuring (Mergers, Acquisitions etc.)
Law and Practice of Shareholder’s Agreements
Corporate Criminal Liability, Investigation of Corporate Matters and Adjudicatory Mechanism
Law and Society in Modern India**
Dissertation

* Compulsory/Mandatory Courses

** Common Elective Course

Natural Resources Law

Law and Justice in a Globalizing World*
Comparative Public Law*
Research Methods and Legal Writing*
Rights Relating to Natural Resources
Law Relating to Water
Legal Regulation of Forests and Wildlife
Energy Law and Regulation
Biodiversity and Biological Resources
Property Rights Over Land
Mines and Mineral Laws
Law and Society in Modern India**
Dissertation

* Compulsory/Mandatory Courses

** Common Elective Course

Fee Structure

Table4: Fee Structure

Particulars of fees etc.	Amount (Rs.)
Tuition Fee	55,000/- p.a
Examination Fee	4,000/- p.a
Library Fee	6,000/- p.a
Moot Court, Seminars and Other Co-curricularActivities	2,000/- p.a
Particulars of user charges
Room Rent	12,000/- p.a
Mess	30,000/- p.a
Internet	5,000/- p.a
Electricity	12,000/- p.a
Generator Diesel	5,000/- p.a
Water	12,000/- p.a
Security	3,000/- p.a
Sports and Games facilities	3,000/- p.a
Particulars of one-time payments
Admission Fee	5,000/-
Particulars of refundable deposits
Library Deposit	5,000/-
Hostel Deposit	10,000/-
Mess Deposit	5,000/-
Total amount for candidates who studied in the Tamil Nadu	1,74,000/- (1,68,000/- for All India - SC/ST; 1,13,000/- for Tamil Nadu – SC/ST)
Eligibility Certificate Fees (For candidates who have passed from an Institution outside of Tamil Nadu only)	500/-
Total amount for candidates who have passed from an Institution outside of Tamil Nadu	1,74,500/- (1,68,500/- for All India - SC/ST; 1,13,500/- for Tamil Nadu – SC/ST)
Note: The fees/charges are subject to revision as per the decision of the University Authorities

Fees Waiver and Scholarships

TNNLU Financial Assistance Scheme offers full or partial waiver of fees and/or charges for the entire or part of the programme of study on the basis of the financial abilities of a student’s family. All the SC and ST students from Tamil Nadu are exempted from the payment of tuition fees throughout the duration of the programme as the same is borne by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Eligible students are encouraged to apply for these and other scholarships provided by the Union of India and their respective states.