The Department of Laws appeared in 1970 when the University was set up. At first it was housed in D.A.V. School, Middle Bazar. Later it was moved to Ava Lodge, Chaura Maidan where it stayed useful for a few years. The Department was migrated in the University grounds in 1984 lastly moved to its own working in 1993. Since its commencement the division has been effectively occupied with conferring lawful instruction, preparing and lawful research profiting understudies burning of seeking after their profession in law.

The Department has a qualification of delivering some best experts, statesmen and officers rendering valuable support of the country. Its Alumni incorporate Judges of High Courts, Union Cabinet Ministers, State Cabinet Ministers, , Senior Bureaucrats, Police Officers, officers of subordinate legal, law officers, government workers and individuals from the lawful calling.

Programmes Available

Name
Duration
Total Seats
Fee (in. Rs.)

1
Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.)
3 years course in 6 sems.
Total number of seats = 210, (Subsidised category = 200 + Non-subsidised category = 10)
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2
Master of Laws (L.L.M.)
2 years course in 4 sems.
Subsidised category = 16
Non-subsidised = 19
Non-Subsidised Category= Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) per year plus other charges
Subsidised Category=Rs.1,104/- for female candidates, Rs.1,344/- for male candidates and Practical fees Rs.1,000/- for all the students

Qualification

1. Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.)

Single guys Degree of any personnel of University built up by law in India with no less than 45% imprints. If there should be an occurrence of SC/ST applicants the qualification rate might be brought down by 5%.

Premise of Admission

Affirmation might be made entirely on the premise of imprints got in the Entrance Test and past scholarly record as under :-

Sr. No. Modalities Maximum Marks

1. Composed Entrance Test 100

2. Weightage of graduation examination 10

3. Weightage of +2 Examinations or proportional examinaions 10

4. Weightage of High School/Matric Examinations. 10

Total MARKS : 130

The base qualifying marks in the Entrance Test will be 35%. If there should arise an occurrence of SC/ST competitors the base qualifying marks might be lessened until the full SC/ST portion for confirmation has been depleted.

A hopeful looking for admission to the course ought not have finished the age of 26 years if there should arise an occurrence of young men, 28 years in the event of young ladies and 29 years in the event of SC/ST (both for young men and young ladies) as on July 1, of concerned year

The educational cost expense might not be charged from the young lady understudies who have passed their qualifying examination from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, H.P. Krishi Visva Vidyalaya, Palampur or Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, H.P.

The advancement/continuation to next semester should be liable to the arrangements of Act, Statutes, Ordinances and standards and controls of the University.

2. Master of Laws (L.L.M.)

Affirmations should be made entirely on legitimacy on the premise of imprints got in the Entrance Test gave he/she gets no less than half checks in the Entrance Test (45% imprints for SC/ST applicants). This is a two year program of general review. Under the recently affirmed UGC syllabus which is spread more than four semesters, a hopeful needs to study two subjects which are mandatory in each semester i.e. from first to IIIrd and one extra paper to be chosen from the specialization gather offered by the hopeful in each of these semesters. In the IVth semester, the applicant is required to compose an exposition which is of 200 imprints including a viva-voce of 50 imprints. The courses planned cover Theory Paper of 60 denote each in addition to 40 checks in every course allocated for home task and class paper presentations. According to the new LL.M. syllabus which has come into drive from July 2003

Contact

Chairperson
Department of Laws,
Himachal Pradesh University,
Summer Hill, Shimla, PIN 171 005
Tel. No.
91-177-2830935
Extn. 5920
E-Mail ID: lawdepartmenthpu@gmail.com