Department of Law, University of Mumbai

Department of Law, University of Mumbai

Department of Law was established in November 1959 for the Purpose of imparting post-graduate legal education and encouraging Legal research.

Department of Law, Room No.126, 1st floor,
University of Mumbai,
Fort, Mumbai- 400 032 India
Phone No. : 22652819 or 22652825 Ext. 12

Courses Offered

LL.M. (by papers) ? Duration 2 years, Semester System.

The academic year which consists of two terms beings in July and ends in May.

The arrangement of terms is subject to change and the same will be notified when made.

The revised Syllabus is based on the U.G.C. model curriculum.

Titles of the papers offered and structure for LL.M. are as follows:


Foundation Course -- Compulsory Papers

Paper I - Law And Social Transformation In India

Paper II - Indian Constitutional Law: The New Challenges

Paper III - Judicial Process

Paper IV - Legal Education And Research Methodology

Optional Papers

Group I - Constitutional And Administrative Law

Group II - Business Law

Group III - Law Of Intellectual Property And Information Technology

Group IV - Human Rights Law

Group V - Law Of Crimes

Group VI - Environmental Law

Admission Procedure :-

LL.M..(by Papers)

The minimum qualification for making an application for admission to the LL.M. degree course is a Second Class LL.B. degree obtained at the one and same sitting of this University or a degree recognized as equivalent thereto for general category. However candidate belonging to reserved category they make an application to the LL.M. Degree course with a Pass Class.

An application for admission to the LL.M. degree course must be made in the prescribed form and be submitted to the Department of Law within the prescribed time, immediately after the declaration of the results ofthe LL.B. degree examination of this University held in first half of every year.

Admission forms for the LL.M. degree course shall be referred to the Committee comprising of Head of University Department of Law and the recognized Post-graduate teachers of the University.


Ph.D. in Law :-

Ph.D. in Law- Minimum 2 Years after LL.M. 3 Years after LL.B.

Ph.D. admission will generally be restricted to the students who have obtained the LL.M. degree of this University or of any other University recognised by this University as equivalent thereto with minimum of fifty-five percent marks. and fifty percent marks in the case of Reserve Category. A student who has obtained the LL.B. degree may be admitted to the Ph.D. degree if - he has to clear an aptitude test conducted by the concerned Department of the University.

A candidate for Ph.D. Degree must have worked for a minimum period of two years (24 months) from the date of registration. A student with LL.B. degree is required to work for a minimum period of three academic or calendar years. For the Ph.D. Student is required to be in residence in Mumbai for the full period during which he is keeping terms and to meet his guiding teacher from time to time.

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