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Regulation - 5 Year B.A L.L.B

INTEGRATED DEGREE COURSE IN LAW

The Vice Chancellor of the Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi makes the following under Section 86 read with Section 34(2) (ii) and Section 49 of the State Law University Act, 2009.

TITLE
Regulations may be called as “the Karnataka State Law University’s Regulations Governing the 5 year B.A., LL.B. Integrated Degree Course in Law”.

EXTENT
These Regulations shall extend to all University Law Colleges, Departments of Studies in Law and Affiliation Law Colleges within the jurisdiction of the Karnataka State Law which are accorded permission to start Five Year Integrated Degree.

COMMENCEMENT
Regulations shall come into force from the beginning of the academic year 2009.

 DEFINITIONS

  1. “Integrated Degree Course in Law” means double degree course comprising the bachelor degree in arts prosecuted simultaneously with the degree course in law in an integrated manner as designed by the university from time to time for a continuous of not less than five years.
  2. b) In these Regulations, the expressions, “University”, University Area”, “College” , “Affiliated College”, “Department”, “Department of Studies”, “Post Graduate”, “Post Graduate Department of Studies”, “Teachers University”, “University Area”, “University College” and “Principal” bear the same meaning/s as assigned under Section 2 of the Karnataka State Law University Act, 2009.

 THE COURSE & DURATION

  1. B.A., LL.B integrated double degree course combines Bachelors’ degree course Arts together with the Bachelors’ degree course in Law.
  2. The duration of the B.A., LL.B course shall be five academic years consisting of Ten semesters.
  3. Each Academic year shall be divided into two semesters.
  4. Each semester shall consist of 18 weeks.
  5. Papers and the syllabus shall be as given in the Schedule appended to these Regulations.

 INSTRUCTIONS & TRAINING

  1. Instructions and training for the course shall be not less than 30 class-hours per week including tutorials, moot room exercise and seminars provided there shall be at least 24 lecture hours per week.
  2. There shall be for each paper four class hours of one hour duration each and one hour of tutorial/moot court/project work per week.
  3. Each registered student shall have completed minimum of 20 weeks of internship during the entire period of legal studies under NGO, Trial and Appellate Advocates, Judiciary, Legal Regulatory authorities, Legislatures and Parliament, other Legal Functionaries, Market Institutions, Law Firms, Companies and Local Self Government.
  4. The internship in any year cannot be for a continuous period of more than Four Weeks and all students shall at least gone through once in the entire academic period with Trial and Appellate Advocated
  5. Each student shall keep internship diary in the form stipulated by the University and the same shall be evaluated by the Guide in Internship and also a Core Faculty member of the staff each time. The total mark shall be assessed in the Final Semester of the course in the 4th Clinical course as stipulated under the Schedule appended to these Regulations.

Explanation

A college of Department shall be deemed to be working whole time if the working time of the college or University Department extends to at least eight hours continuously o every working day comprising of class room teaching of four periods, each period being of one hour duration and the remaining four hours devoted to clinical, curricular activities.

 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION

  1. An applicant who has successfully completed Pre-University course or Senior Secondary School Course(“+2”) or equivalent such as (11+1, ‘A’ level in Senior School Leaving Certificate Course) from a recognized University of India or outside or from Senior Secondary Board or equivalent, constituted or recognized by the Union or by the State Government or from any equivalent institution from a foreign country recognized by the government of that country for the purpose of issue of qualifying certificated on successful completion of the course, may apply for and be admitted into the course.
    Provided that applicants who have obtained +2 Higher Secondary Pass Certificate or First Degree Certificate after prosecuting studies in distance or correspondence method shall also be considered as eligible for admission to the course.
    Provided further that the applicants who have obtained 10+2 or graduation or post graduation through open Universities systems directly without having any basic qualification for prosecuting such studies are not eligible for admission to the course.
  2. Minimum Percentage of marks in qualifying examination shall not be below 45% (44.5% and above shall be treated as 45%) of total marks in case of general category applicants and 40% (39.5% and above shall be treated as 40%) of total marks in case of SC and ST applicants
  3. Maximum age for seeking admission is limited to twenty years in case of general category of applicants and to twenty two years in the case of applicants from SC, ST and other backward communities as on 1st

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

Admission to the course shall be made strictly on the basis of the merit taking into account total marks obtained in the qualifying examination.

Provided that while making admission to the course reservation policy of the Government of Karnataka governing admission to higher educational institutions issued from time to time shall be applied.

INTAKE

  1. No college or Department of Studies in Law authorised to impart education in the B.A., LL.B course shall admit more than 60 students in one division.
  2. The University shall reserve the right to prescribe the number of divisions in each Law College or the Department of Studies in Law.

TUITION AND OTHER FEES

Candidate seeking admission to the 5 Year B.A., LL.B degree course and those admitted to such course shall pay the tuition and other fees as prescribed by the University from time to time.

 CURRICULA

  1. Candidates admitted to the 5 Year B.A., LL.B degree course shall have to attend 10 semester courses spread over 5 years.
  2. In each Semester, the students shall have to study the courses prescribed by the University in these Regulations.
  3. The course descriptions shall be, as set out from time to time, in the Schedule.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTIONS

The medium of instruction in the 5 Year B.A., LL.B degree course shall be English. However, the examinees shall have the option to answer the questions papers in the examination either in English or in Kannada.

ATTENDANCE

No students shall be permitted to appear for the end of semester examination in a given course unless he/she has, to the satisfaction of the course teacher fulfilled the course requirements and has put in not less than 70% attendance in the course concerned.

Provided that a students who has attended not less than 65% of classes in each of the subjects prescribed may be permitted to keep the term for reasons to be recorded in writing and to the satisfaction of the Principal of the College or the Dean of the Faculty as the case may be.

PROHIBITIN AGAINST LATERAL ENTRY AND EXIT

There shall be no lateral entry on the plea of graduation in any subject or exit by way of awarding a degree splitting the integrated double degree course, at any intermediary stage of integrated double degree course.

PROMOTION

  1. No students shall be promoted to the next year of the course unless he/she has passed in a minimum of one subject in each semester.
  2. Students are required to successfully complete the entire course within ten years from admission to the course.

AWARD OF THE DEGREE

A student shall be eligible for the award of the B.A., LL.B (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law) Degree after he/she has successfully completed all the prescribed courses in all the semesters and his or her character and conduct are found to be satisfactory during the course.

AWARD OF CLASSES

The award of classes shall be as under:

  1. 70% and more - First Class with Distinction
  2. 60% and above but less than 70% - First Class
  3. 50% and above but less than 60% - Second Class
  4. 40% and above but less than 50% - Pass Class

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