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FACULTY OF LAW
Sr.No. Name of the courses
1.

Bachelor of Law
(LL.B.)

Ordinance
No.
O.5077

MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Duration

A candidate for being eligible for admission to the First Three Years
and
semester of 3 years LL.B. Degree Course must have
passed/completed Degree Examination in
any
Faculty of a Five Years
recognized University or equivalent qualification with minimum
45% of marks at the qualifying examination if there is no Eligibility
test and, 40% of marks at the qualifying examination if there is
an eligibility test. However, the above percentage of Marks shall be
relaxed by 5% for the candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
For admission to the First semester of 5 years LL.B. Degree
Course must have passed/completed H.S.C. Examination or
equivalent qualification with minimum 45% of marks at the
qualifying examination if there is no Eligibility test and, 40% of
marks at the qualifying examination if there is an eligibility test.
However, the above percentage of Marks shall be relaxed by 5% for
the candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.

Circular No.
No.UG/368 of
2001, Dated
20th October,
2001

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Bachelor of Law
(LL.B.)
(Three Years)

3.

Bachelor
of
(LL.B.)
(Five Years)

O.5078

Law

O.5084

O.5085

-2For admission to the First Semester of 3 years LL.B. or 5 Three Years

years LL.B. Course of the candidates securing more than 40% but or Five Years
less than 45% of marks at the respective qualifying examinations
(with further 5% relaxation for the candidates belonging to
SC/ST
categories) the University may conduct Common
Eligibility Examination. The Common Eligibility Examination may
be conducted either through University Department of Law or
through any of the assenting Law Colleges affiliated to the
University of Mumbai on behalf of the University of Mumbai as
shall be recommended by the Board of Studies in Law. The
candidates passing in such examinations shall become eligible
for admission to the respective Law Courses and may be admitted
in any of the Law Colleges conducting the respective Courses,
subject to the availability of the admissions/ seats in the College
for the course and the Class.
A candidate for being eligible for admission to the First
Semester of 5 years LL.B. Degree Course must have
Passed/completed H.S.C. examination or equivalent qualifications
with minimum 45% of marks at the qualifying examination if
there is no Common Eligibility test and, 40% of marks at the
qualifying examination if there is a Common Eligibility Test.
However, the above percentage of Marks shall be relaxed by 5%
for the candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
For admission to the First Semester of 5 years LL.B. Course
of the candidates securing more than 40% but less than 45% of
marks at the respective qualifying examinations (with further 5%
relaxation for the candidates belonging to SC/ST categories) the
University may conduct Common Eligibility Examination. The
Common Eligibility Examination may be conducted either through
University Department of Law or through any of the assenting
Law Colleges affiliated to the Mumbai University on behalf of
the University of Mumbai as shall be recommended by the Board
of Studies in Law. The candidates passing in such examinations

Five Years

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2001, Dated
20th October
2001

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2001

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and may be admitted in any of the Law Colleges conducting the
respective course, subject to the availability of the admissions in
the college for the course and the class.
4.

Master of Law
(LL.M.)

O.5231

The minimum qualification for a candidate of general category Two Years

making an application for admission to the LL.M. degree course is
a Second Class LL.B. degree obtained at one and same sitting of
this University or a degree recognized as equivalent thereto.
However candidates belonging to reserved category may make an
application to the L.L.M. degree course with a pass class.

No. UG/169 of
2004, Dated
30th April, 2004

5.

Master of Law
By Research
(LL.M.)

O.3865

Any person who has passed by the LL.B. degree examination Two Years
(under three year course /5 years course) of this University or of by thesis
any other University recognized as equivalent thereto shall be
eligible for admission to the degree of LL.M. by Research.

No.UG/279 of
1998, Dated 14th
August,1998

6.

Diploma Course in
Labour Laws and
Labour Welfare

O.2875

Every candidate for admission to the course for the Diploma in One Year
Labour Laws and Labour Welfare must have passed the Bachelors
degree examination in any faculty either of this University or of
other Universities whose
examinations are recognized as
equivalent to the corresponding examinations of this University.

Pamphlet No.222

7.

Diploma course in
Taxation Laws

O.2878

Every candidate for admission to the course for the Diploma in One Year
Taxation Laws must have passed the
Bachelor s degree
examination in any faculty either of
this University or of other
Universities whose examinations are recognized as equivalent to
the corresponding examinations of this University.

Pamphlet No.223

8.

Post-Graduate
Diploma Course in
Cyber Laws

O. 5525

Graduation from any Faculty

No.UG/296 of
2005, Dated
22nd July, 2005

1 Year

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10.

Post-Graduate
Diploma Course in
Forensic Science and
Law
Post-Graduate
Diploma Course in
Human Rights and
Laws

O. 5527

Graduation from any Faculty

1 Year

No.UG/ 296 of
2005, Dated
22nd July, 2005

O. 5529

Graduation from any Faculty

1 Year

No.UG/ 296 of
2005, Dated
22nd July, 2005

11.

Post-graduate
Diploma in Criminal
Law, Procedure and
Practice.

O.5553

Graduate from any Faculty

One year

No.UG/324 of
2005, Dated
9th August, 2005

12.

Post-graduate
Diploma course in
Intellectual Property
Rights

O.5555

Graduate from any Faculty from recognized University

One year

No.UG/ 324 of
2005, Dated
9th August, 2005

13.

Post-Graduate
Diploma course in
Juvenile
Jurisprudence and
Juvenile Justice
system.

O. 5531

Graduation from any Faculty from recognized University

1 Year

No.UG/ 296 of
2005, Dated
22nd July, 2005

14.

Post-Graduate
Diploma in
Environmental Laws
and Practice

O. 5523

Graduation from any Faculty

1 Year

No.UG/ 296 of
2005, Dated
22nd July, 2005

15.

Post-Graduate
Certificate course in
Alternative Dispute
Resolution (A.D.R.)

O.5449

A candidate for being eligible for admission to Post-Graduate Fourteen

Certificate Course in Alternative Disputes Resolution should be a weeks
practicing
Advocate/
Chartered
Accountant/Company
Secretary/Doctor/Engineer with minimum three years practice.

No.UG/375 of
2008,Dated
13th August,
2008

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