I am looking to get the admission to the law school at the Banaras Hindu University can you please help me in this?

Established in the year 1923 Law School of the BHU has played a significant role in imparting legal education to the thousands of the students at the country and is ranked within top ten Law Schools in India. Law School BHU conducts regular three years Ll.B. Course and two years Ll.M. courses. Law School has a library that has many books and journals.

Law School BHU offers following courses:-

Bachelor Degree Courses
Three Years Full Time LL.B.(Hons.) Course

Master Degree Courses
Two Years Full Time LL.M. Course (General)
Two Years Full Time LL.M. Course (HR)

Research Course (Ph.D.) In Law

Here are the details of the admission to the law school of the BHU-

LL.B. (Bachelor of Law) Course

For the purpose of LL.B. (Honours)(Three Year) Course admission, the Banaras Hindu University conducts Undergraduate Entrance Test (UET), during 3rd - 4th week of May every year to grant the admissions . Admissions are made according to merit in the UET, subject to fulfilling of eligibility requirements by the aspirant and availability of seats.

LL.M. (Master of Law)

For the purpose of admissions in two different kinds of LL.M Courses, Banaras Hindu University conducts separate Postgraduate Entrance Tests (PET) during May-June in every year for the aspirants. Admissions are made according to merit of the PET, subject to fulfilling of eligibility requirements by the aspirant and availability of seats at the institute.

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Details of the admission to the law courses at the BHU-



LL.M. (Master of Law)

For the purpose of admissions in two different kinds of LL.M Courses, Banaras Hindu University conducts separate Postgraduate Entrance Tests (PET) during May-June in every year. Admissions are made according to merit of the PET, subject to fulfilling of eligibility requirements and availability of seats. In BHU there are two kinds of LL.M. courses as under:
1. LL.M. ( this course is also known as LL. M.(General) because within the University this course comes under the category of ‘General Course’ and it is a non self financing course ).
Duration of the Course: Four Semesters (Two Years)
No. of Seats: 38 (Approx.)
Note: In addition to the aforesaid total 38 seats , there exists10 per cent Supernumerary Seats under category of ‘ Paid Seats’:

2. LL.M. Course in Human Rights & Duties Education (HRDE)

Duration of the Course: Four Semesters (Two Years),
No. of Seats : 15
Note: LL.M. (HRDE) is basically a self financing course (it comes under the category of ‘Special Course’ in the University) and annual fee of this course, in addition to the regular University fee, is Rs. 30,000/-(Thirty Thousand) per annum.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements for LL.M. (General) and LL.M. (HRDE) Courses

3-Year LL.B. after Graduation under at least 10+2+3 pattern or five years LL.B. under 10+2+5 pattern recognized by the Bar Council of India securing a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate in LL.B. Degree.

Relaxation in Minimum Eligibility for SC/ST/OBC/OBC–Minorities/Physically Challenged (PC) Candidates:

In the case of SC/ST candidates, for all the above courses there will be no requirement for minimum percentage of marks in the aggregate in the qualifying examinations except that they must have passed the qualifying examination & appeared in the concerned Entrance Test. Further, for OBC (OBC-Minorities) and PC candidates, there will be a relaxation of 5% marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination in minimum eligibility requirements in comparison to general candidates.

Reservations in the LL.M. Courses:
1) Scheduled Castes : 15%
2) Scheduled Tribes : 7.5%
3) Other Backward Classes ( OBC’s & OBC – Minority) : 27%
“As per the decision of the Central Government, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, vide Resolution No. F 1-1/2005-U.1 A/846 dated 22nd December' 2011 and Office Memorandum of the same date, clarified that reservations in admission to the educational institutions as elucidated in its earlier Resolution would continue to apply subject to a sub-quota of 4.5 % for minorities, as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 out of the 27 % reservation for Other Backward Classes, in accordance with the Central List of SEBCs/OBCs notified state-wise from time to time by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with exclusions notified by the Department of Personnel and Training vide OM No. 36012/22/93-Estt (SCT) dated 8.9.1993 as amended by OM No. 36033/3/2004-Estt.(Res.) dated 9.3.2004 and as modified by said Ministries from time to time, as applicable for the purposes for implementing reservation in admission to Central Educational Institutions as defined in the CEIs Act, 2006. Therefore, as per referred to notifications, such OBCs as belonging to Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsees) communities will also be considered under 4.5% sub-quota for minorities within the 27% quota for OBCs as provided above.”
4) Physically Challenged : 3%
“Visually Impaired (1%)+ Hearing Impaired (1%) + Orthopaedically Handicapped (1%) (on horizontal reservation basis). Such candidates will have to submit a self attested copy of Disability Certificate issued by the District CMO with the Application Form. The candidates called for counseling for possible provisional admission will be examined by a Medical Board constituted by BHU and if necessary, will be referred by the Medical Board to other recognized bodies for the purpose, as per criteria fixed by the University. The decision of the Medical Board constituted by BHU will be final. The Entrance Test for Blind candidates will be held at Varanasi Centre only. ‘Writer’ will be provided by the University to each blind candidate. The qualifications of ‘writers’ shall be decided by the University. Such a candidate is required to apply for ‘writer’ to the Controller of Examinations on the prescribed application form for the purpose at least 15 days prior to the date of the Entrance Test.”

5) Supernumerary Seats:

A) BHU Employee Wards :
“10% supernumerary seats in all the courses (including special courses) shall be available for the sons/daughters of permanent employees (including those on probation) of BHU currently in service or during the academic Session immediately preceding the Session for which the Entrance Test is held, provided the candidate fulfils the minimum eligibility requirements and claims that he/she belongs to employee ward category in the Application Form and qualifies in the UET.”

B) Paid Seats: 10% of total seats in LL.M. (General) Course. The provision of this Paid Seats is not applicable for LL.M (HRDE) Course which itself is a self financing course.

C) Sports Seats : 1 Seat

D) Institutional Preferences : 25%
“Institutional preference will be available to Banaras Hindu University student as per directive of the Supreme Court, to a maximum of 25% out of the seats in the open category. In this reference a “Banaras Hindu University student” is one who has been admitted through University Entrance Test, Banaras Hindu University and has passed the Qualifying Examination from Banaras Hindu University in the year of the Test or one year immediately preceding the Test. Any seat left vacant out of the ‘preferential’ seats for ‘BHU students’ consequent upon the aforesaid directions shall be made available for open General Category candidates.”

E) Foreign Nationals : 15%
“Provision to the extent of 15% supernumerary seats for Foreign Nationals exist: Out of which 5% seats shall be filled up by children of NRIs [Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)] and 5% by children of Indian workers in Gulf and South Asian Countries.”

Notes Relating Minimum Eligibility Requirement

I) Candidates appearing in the Final Year of the Qualifying Examination may also apply and appear in the Test. However, the candidate will be required to produce the original mark sheet of the qualifying examination at the time of counseling for getting admission.

II) Candidates who were admitted as regular students to Part I / I-Semester of any of the above courses of study in this University through Entrance Test in earlier years(s) and who were eligible for appearing in the concerned Examination shall not be allowed to re-appear in the Entrance Test for admission in the same Course with the same combination of subjects, unless specifically permitted by the Ordinance of the concerned Faculty. However, they may appear in the Entrance Test for change of combination of subjects of the same course. Further, such candidates who were not eligible for appearing in the concerned examination due to shortage of attendance or for not filling the examination form in time will be allowed to appear in the Entrance Test for that course if otherwise eligible.

III) If the applicant has passed the qualifying Exam where grades are awarded and:

A) where the Grade Sheet does not mention the equivalent percentage of marks from grade points, the candidate should submit such a Certificate of conversion from the concerned Institution mentioning either the converted percentage, or the formula for the actual conversion of grade point average to percentage of marks;

B) where the Grade Sheet itself mentions the equivalent percentage of marks from grade points, or the formula for such conversion, the candidate should get both sides of the Degree/Grade Sheet photocopied showing the equivalent percentage of marks/conversion formula.

“Aggregate percentage of marks” will also include grace marks awarded to a candidate. However, it will not include the marks of those subjects where only pass marks are required such as compulsory language, compulsory environmental studies etc. and which do not contribute to the total in the final (degree) mark sheet. Similarly marks of additional subject (if any) for improvement of aggregate percentage/division will not be considered for calculating the aggregate percentage for admission in the University. Decision of the University in regards to such calculation shall be final.”

Entrance Test Structure : There will be separate Test Paper for each course.


 For LL. M ( General) Course : There shall be one paper of 120 minutes duration carrying 450 marks containing 150 multiple-choice questions on Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Law of Contracts, Law of Torts, Law of Crimes, Environmental Law, Public International Law, Indian Evidence Act, Hindu Law and Muslim Law.
 For LL. M. (Human Rights & Duties Education) Course : There shall be one paper of 120 minutes duration carrying 450 marks containing 150 multiple-choice questions on Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Law of Crimes, Environmental Law, Public International Law, Indian Evidence Act, Criminal Procedure Code, Law of Human Rights and Law and Child and Law and Women.
Entrance test Centre: Varanasi, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad.

The final decision to allot a Centre to a candidate shall rest with the University. An outstation Centre can be cancelled due to inadequate number of candidates or due to any other reason. The candidate in such a case shall be allotted another Centre. Blind candidates will be allotted Varanasi Centre only.

Evaluation & Result:

Three marks shall be awarded for each correct answer while one mark shall be deducted for each incorrect answer .Un attempted question will be awarded zero mark. Candidate shall be selected in order of merit on the basis of aggregate marks secured in the Entrance Test provided he/she fulfils the minimum eligibility criteria and minimum qualifying marks in the test. The University reserves the right to fix minimum qualifying marks for different courses and/or different categories. Only those candidate who are selected/waitlisted for admission, will be informed through a 'Call Letter' by the concerned Heads of the Departments. The University tries to announce the results of the candidates around 3rd-4th week of June every year which may be available on BHU Website: (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi). No query regarding result shall be entertained.

Entrance Test Fee:

Entrance Test Fee for SC and ST is Rs.300/- and for others it is Rs. 700/-

Course Name, Course Code Number:
1. The candidates will be required to write the course name and course code number on the ‘Application Form’ as indicated in the UET Information Bulletin.
2. A separate test will be conducted for each LL.M. course.


Important Dates Regarding Sale and Submission of Application Forms :

Commencement date of sale of application forms from the office counter : February each year
Last date for sale of application forms from the office counter : March each year
Last date for receipt of duly completed application forms : March each year
Date of Test : May each year
The facility for filling the application forms online is also available. For further details on submission for 'Online', please visit the website Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Note:
Following modes of submission of duly filled up and complete application forms are available:
(i) ONLINE submission on BHU website as per procedure prescribed on the BHU website
(ii) Submission by Hand at the Counters of the Office of Controller of Examinations
(iii) Postal submission of forms

Telephone Numbers (Faculty of Law):
Dean: 0542-6701902, 2307630, 2369018
Office: 0542- 6701896, 2307631
Note: Above informations have been summarized as per the provisions contained in the BHU-PET Information Bulletin - 2012 and are subject to changes or amendments. Therefore, one should confirm the procedures/provisions of the admission through the PET Bulletin of the concerned year.

Address-

BHU
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Rd, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005 ‎
0542 236 8938

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