(Notification) Himachal Pradesh National Law University National Law Entrance Test (HPNLET-2017)

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ONLINE applications are invited for admission to Under-Graduate, Post Graduate and Ph. D. Programmes of Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla for the academic session 2017-18, as per the following schedule:

UNDER-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES [B.A./B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Five Year Integrated Course]

Educational Qualification:

For Under-Graduate Programme [B.A./B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Five Year Integrated Course]: Passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with a minimum of (i) 50% marks in case of candidates belonging to Unreserved/OBC/Specially Abled Person (SAP)/NRI/NRI Sponsored Categories/Kashmiri Migrants, (ii) 45% marks in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST Categories. Candidates appearing in qualifying examination in March/April, 2017 are also eligible to apply.

Applicants who have obtained 10+2 through Open School/Universities system directly without having any basic qualification are not eligible for the Law Course.

Age Limit: Candidates should be below 20 Years of age in case of Unreserved/NRI/NRI Sponsored categories, and below 22 Years in case of SC/ST/OBC/SAP categories as on 1st July, 2017

POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES (One Year LL.M. Course)

Educational Qualification:

LL.B. (Three Years/Five Years) or equivalent degree with a minimum of 55% marks in case of Unreserved/OBC/SAP categories and 50% in case of SC/ST Categories. Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in April/May 2017 are also eligible to apply.

Ph. D. Programme

Educational Qualification:

LL.M. or equivalent Degree with a minimum of 55% marks. Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in April/May 2017 are also eligible to apply

Duration of The Semester

Under Graduate

Duration of the Semestersin UnderGraduate (UG) programs shall beof 18 weeks each with not less than 30 class hours per week including tutorials, examination etc.
Provided there shall be at least 24 lectures per week; providedfurther that for Honors Law Courses there shall be notless than 36 Hoursper week including Seminars etc., and 30 minimumlecture hours per week.

Post Graduate

The duration of the programme shall be One Year, with minimum of 30 contact hours in each week and eighteen weeks for each of the semester including class room teaching, library work , seminars and research;
The entire programme shall be spread evenly for the duration of the programme, with not more than 12 credits in each semester.
Each of the semester shall be of a working duration of 18 weeks respectively.
Each candidate during his LL.M. is required to have 6 weeks teaching internship at any of the NLUs or the Universities approved by the committee for this purpose.

Ph. D.

Minimum two years and Maximum five years. See Annexure II

P. G. Diploma

Maximum period is one year.

Syllabus:

For B.A./B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)

General Awareness: 50
Legal Awareness & Reasonning: 40
Quantitative Aptitude: 30
English Comprehensive: 30

Total no. of Marks – 150 marks

For LLM

120 MCQ from the areas below

Constitutional Law
Law of Contract
Law of Torts
Family Law
Criminal Law
Public International Law
Jurisprudence
Corporate Law and
30 Marks essay on Contemporary Legal Problems, total 150 Marks

For Ph. D

Paper I: 50 MCQs of Legal Research Methodology of 100 Marks
Paper II 50 Marks essay on a Topic related to Law and Social Transformation.

Total – 150 Marks

Fee Structure

Fee structure for different courses

Particular	Amount in Rs
Particular	B.A./B.B.A/B.Com. LL.B	LL.M.	Ph. D.	Diploma Courses
Admission Fee (One Time)	15000/-	1000	5,000/-	1,000/-
Tuition Fee:
Indian Students	60,000/- (Per Semester)	50,000/- (Per Semester)	25,000/- (per semester)*	50,000/- (One Time)
NRI / NRI Sponsored Students	7,00,000/-
SAARC Candidates (Excluding Indians)	3,50,000/-
Note: In case of NRI/SAARC Candidates rest of charges are same as applicable to Indian students
Examination & Facilities Fee:
Campus Development Fund	3,000/-	3,000/-	3,000/-
Student Development Fund	25,00/-	25,00/-	2,000/-
Student Bar Council Fund	25,00/-
Library and Multimedia	4,000/-	4000/-
Internet Charges	9,000/-	9,000/-
Journal Fee	15,00/-	2,000/-
Sports and Game Facilities	2,000/-	2,000/-
Reading Material Fee	1,000/-	3,000/-
Examination Fee	3,000/-	3,000/-	3,000/-
Dissertation Fee	1,000/-	1,000/-	6,000/-
Re-registration Fee	5,000/-	5,000/-	5,000/-
Repeat Examination Fee	5,00/- (per Paper)	5,00/- (per Paper)	5,00/- (per Paper)
Moot Court & Seminar workshop/visiting Faculty	5,000/-	5,000/-
Electricity Charges	8,000/-	6,000/-
Hostel Charges
Halls/Hostel Residence Charge	20,000/-	20,000/- (subject to availability)	20,000/- (subject to availability)
Mess deposit	3,000/-	3,000/-	3,000/-
Mess Advance	20,000/- (for 10 months)	20,000/- (for 10 months)	20,000/- (for 10 months)
Refundable Charges (One Time)
Library Security Deposit	5,000/-	5,000/-	5,000/-
Hostel Security Deposit	5,000/-	5,000/- (2,000/- for SC/ST)	5,000/- (2,000/- for SC/ST)
Mess Deposit	3,000/-	3,000/-	3,000/-
For Indian Candidates-II Semester
Tuition Fee	60,000/-
Library and Multimedia Fee	4,000/-	4,000/-
Grand Total	2,07,500/-

There shall be annual increase of Rs. 5000/- in the Tution Fee in every academic session of every programme. Such increase will equally apply to supernumerary.

*For Ph. D. Programme: The semester fees will be charged for the entire period of enrollment of the research scholari.e. up to the date of the submission of the thesis.

NOTE: A candidate cannot claim refund of any amount which he/she has deposited at the time of his/her admission to any course.

However,in case, last date of admission is not over, or the classes have not commenced whichever is earlier, the Registrar in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor may decide as to the amount which may be refunded. But, in no case the amount should exceed one-fourth of the total fee paid.

Examination Schedule

The End-Term Examination of Semester-I will be held as per the schedule given below:

Date	Subject	Time
01-03-2017	Legal Methods, Legal Research and Legal Reasoning	03.00 PM-06.00 PM
03-03-2017	Economics-I	11.00 AM-02.00 PM
05-03-2017	Law of Torts and Consumer Protection Act	11.00 AM-02.00 PM
07-03-2017	Sociology I	11.00 AM-02.00 PM
09-03-2017	English I	11.00 AM-02.00 PM
11-03-2017	Political Science I	11.00 AM-02.00 PM

Schedule for Semester-II

Semester-II
Duration of Semester-II Classes	14th March-23rd June
Holidays
4th April, 2017	Durga Ashtmi
14th April, 2017	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti

The Mid-Term Examination of Semester-II will be held as per the schedule given below:

Date	Subject	Time
01-05-2017	Paper-I
02-05-2017	Paper-II
03-05-2017	Paper-III
04-05-2017	Paper-IV
05-05-2017	Paper-V
06-05-2017	Paper-VI

The End-Term Examination of Semester-II will be held as per the schedule given below:

Date	Subject	Time
28-06-2017	Paper-I
30-06-2017	Paper-II
01-07-2017	Paper-III
03-07-2017	Paper-IV
05-07-2017	Paper-V
07-07-2017	Paper-VI

How to Apply:

Minimum Requirements of online application

Valid E-mail Address
Valid Mobile Number

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