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, under the UGC Guidelines for One Year LLM Degree
Programme, 2012 following the semester pattern.

 Curriculum for LLM Business Laws is 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.

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

  1. 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
  1. 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.
 
  1. 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.

Distribution of Seats

Category and Reservation of Seats Total Seats
TAMILNADU (50% of 60 seats = 30 ) GENERAL (UR) 9
ST 1*
SC(A) 1
SC(O) 5
MBC & DNC 6
BC(M) 1
BC (O) 8
Total – TN Category   31
ALL INDIA  GENERAL (UR) 9
(50% of 60 seats = 30) SC 5
  ST 1
  OBC 15
Total AI Category   30
Total No. of seats 61

^ 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]

Note:

  1. 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.
  2. TNNLU Seat Conversion Policy may be applied in case of vacant seats
  3. 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

 
COMPULSORY COURSES
1. Law and Justice in a Globalizing World
2. Comparative Public Law
3. Research Methods and Legal Writing
CORE COURSES[FOUR SPECIALIZATION COURSES]
1. Contracts Law
2. Corporate Laws
3. Intellectual Property Laws
4. Banking and Insurance Laws

 

ELECTIVE COURSES [ANY TWO OPTIONAL COURSE]
1. Intellectual property and Competition Law
2. Corporate Finance Law
3. Law on Securities
4. International Trade Law
5. Consumer Protection: Law and Practice
6. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
7. Corporate Restructuring
8. Arbitration Law and Practice
9. Private International law
DISSERTATION

Note: Courses are subject to approval and may be modified

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Particulars of fee Fee for academic year Fee for academic year 2025-2026(INR)
Tuition Fee  75,075
Student Welfare Fund 1,260
Examination Fee 5,040
Dissertation Evaluation Fee  10,500
Library Fee 7,560
Seminars and other Co-Curricular Activities Facilitation Fee 2,520
Total fees(A) p.a. 1,01,955
Particulars of user charges
Room Rent  15,120
Internet 6,300
Electricity  15,120
Generator Diesel 6,300
Water  15,120
Security 3,780
Sports and Games facilities 3,780
Cleaning & Maintenance  5,250
Total fees (User Charges) (B) p.a.  70,770
Total fees (A+B)  1,72,725
ONE TIME FEE
Campus Development Fund Fee  10,000
Admission Fee  10,000
Total (One Time Payments) © 20000
Refundable Deposits
Library Deposit  5,000
Hostel Deposit 4,000/- for AI &TN SC/ST
10000 for others
Mess Deposit 5,000
Total fees (Refundable deposits) (D) 14,000/- for AI & TN SC/ ST
20,000/- for others
Total One Time Payable Fees (C+D) 34,000/- for AI & TN SC/ ST
40,000/- for others
Mess Fees Per annum
Mess Fee 37,800
Explanation
Total amount for candidates who
have studied their UG Programme
in Tamil Nadu State Universities.
2,50,525
(2,44,525/- for All India SC/ST;
1,69,450/- for TN SC/ST)
Eligibility
Certificate Fees (For candidates who have studied
their UG Programme in Tamil Nadu
deemed or private universities and
Institutions outside Tamil Nadu)
(For candidates who have studied
their UG Programme in Tamil Nadu
deemed or private universities and
Institutions outside Tamil Nadu)
500/-
Total amount for candidates who
have studied their UG Programme in
Tamil Nadu deemed universities,
private universities and universities
outside Tamil Nadu.
2,51,025/-
(2,45,025/- for All India SC/ST;
1,69,950/- for TN 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.