Department of Law, School of Legal Studies, Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Department of Law, School of Legal Studies, Central University of Kashmir Srinagar, set up in the year 2011 is one of the premier constituent college specially catering to the cause of legal education. Situated in Tulmulla, Ganderbal, this co-educational institute has been building professionals in the sphere of law for over 10 years. The department; accredited by Bar Council of India (BCI); provides three broad courses of law education viz., undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral studies. The department is enough strong because of 14 experienced educators in the faculty who provide students with the most comprehensive learning environment.

The Department of Law, School of Legal Studies, boasts itself with part offers of sophisticated learning tools and equipment to its students. A resourceful college library is available, where legal documents, books and other documents are within the reach of its clients. For practical training there is a moot court facility to enable students to practice advocacy by arguing out their cases inside a mock court. The department also has well equipped, creatively designed class rooms, with any necessity advisable for teaching and learning. An auditorium is used to host various events, seminars, and guest lectures that create the right academic environment on any campus. The college to maintain a balanced development the institution provides a sporting activity for enhanced extra curriculum activities. Also, it has functional alumni association which ensures that the existing students network with their predecessors in cases of employment.

Full time courses available for law students in the Department of Law are very diverse depending with the level of legal education. The flagship programme is the Five Year Integrated BA LLB for which the college has got the permission for an intake of sixty students. Besides, for aspirational lawyers who want to acquire more in-depth legal knowledge the department provides two years LLM programme. Existing and prospective legal researchers, writers or faculty members can obtain the Ph.D. in Law which takes six years to complete and enhances the growth of the discipline. All these programmes are intended to give the students a rounded and sound knowledge in law with emphasis on theoretical knowledge as well as skills.

This is because the Department of Law select only the most deserving students via merit hence making the admission channels highly competitive. Meanwhile, the BA LLB programme is through the CUCET which is a common entrance test for admission in various central universities in the country based on the candidate’s ability for study in the law faculty. Likewise, the admissions to the LLM programme are also carried through the CUCET while the admission standards for this course are also quite high.