Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2016 Syllabus and Pattern is out

The Syllabus and Pattern of the Common Law Admission Test 2016 is published by the Organising Committee in the official Website. The CLAT is scheduled on May 8, 2016;Here is the Syllabus and PatternFor Undergraduate ProgrammeMaximum Marks     : 200Duration of CLAT-2016 Examination     : 02:00 HoursTotal Number of Questions     : 200Sr. No.SubjectsMarks1English including Comprehension40 Marks2General Knowledge and Current Affairs50 Marks3Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability)20 Marks4Legal...

CLAT 2016 Notification is out

The date for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2016 to be conducted by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala is announced. According to CLAT 2016 Notification, the exam will be conducted on 8th May, 2016. The registrations for the same will begin from 1st January, 2016.As per the CLAT 2016 Notification, the exam is held for admissions to 17 national law universities. Notably, CLAT is conducted for taking admissions to five years integrated Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law (BA LLB)...

Constitutional Law Society of NUJS Kolkata launches 'Constitutional Law Answers'

Earlier this year, the Constitutional Law Society (CLS) of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences created a cyber hotline known as 'Constitutional Law Answers', where members of the Society address various questions and queries within the realm of Constitutional Law. This initiative has currently taken the form of a Facebook page, the link to which is provided below. The initiative has been well received, with questions flowing in from all corners of the world.This page is an...

Nirma University awarded Excellence in Technology for Education Delivery in FICCI Education Awards 2015

Nirma University established in the year 2003 as a Statutory University under a special act passed by the Gujarat State Legislative Assembly has been recently awarded under the category of 'Excellence in Technology for Education Delivery' during the FICCI Education Awards 2015, as a part of the Eleventh FICCI Higher Education Summit 2015 which was organized at FICCI Federation House, New Delhi, by FICCI in association with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.On behalf...

IDIA launches Disability Access Programme (i-DAP) Team

On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of People with Disability 2015, IDIA announces the launch of our new IDIA Disability Access Programme (i-DAP) team.One of the core objectives since IDIA’s inception has been to contribute to making the legal ecosystem more disabled-friendly. IDIA has sensitised, trained and supported many students with disabilities, as well as undertaken policy research and reform for making legal education and legal profession more accessible to students...

Auro University celebrates Constitution Day

Auro University School of Law celebrated Constitution Day on 26 November, 2015 by conducting elocution competition on the day. Various current topics were selected such as Corruption in India, Transgender Policy, Maggi ban, Meat Ban in Maharashtra, etc.  A total 8 students participated in the event to mark the Constitution Day celebration. Shreya Mandhana from second year law bagged the first prize, followed by KayanDordi and Saumya Kasat who got second and third positions respectively.Judges...

IRClass awards Shri Venkiteswaran Scholarships to Law Students of Mumbai University

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) is an independent ship classification society providing ship classification and certification as well as technical inspection services. IRClass is a full Member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).Covering a wide range of shipping, offshore and industrial projects, their team of dedicated professionals has brought international standardisation and assurance to your doorstep.Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has awarded...

Rishika Sehgal from NLU-Delhi accorded the Rhodes Scholarship

Student of 2015 batch from National Law University, Delhi, Rishika Sehgal has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. With this she became the first student from the institution to receive this scholarship. Last year Ms Mansi Sood from National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Ms. Sanya Samtani from NALSAR University of Law were awarded the same.The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards for supporting the exceptional students from around the world to study at the...

Death due to delay in reaching hospital caused by road blockage; MP HC directs compensation and appreciates Law Student who won the PIL [Read Order]

“We also appreciate the valiant effort made by a student of law as a responsible citizen of Indore and also make a request to the general public that such negligence should not re-occur and it should be more sensitive to the critical cases of such nature and priority should be given to such patients in the traffic”.In a Public Interest Litigation filed by Shri Abhishek Gilke, a law student from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyala, Indore praying compensation from various authorities of the state...

Rajasthan state Govt. shuts down Dr Ambedkar Law University

The Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan on Tuesday scrapped Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University, which was announced by the Congress government way back in 2013 but had failed to progress when Raje-led BJP came to power later that year. In this way,  Rajasthan has become the first state to shut any of its university in the country. Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University was declared closed on November 25 citing feasibility issues.Notably, it was never allowed to admit students. Professor Yashpal...

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Financial Management and Business Laws

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is organizing two years residential program on Master of Business Administration in Financial Management And Business Laws. This programme aims to cater to the human capital requirements of Indian and multinational corporations, investment and banking houses, public sector undertakings, regulatory authorities and international organizations, etc. The program aims to prepare Strategic Legal Advisers with good insights into the functioning of business and...

NLSIU to publish book on RTI

National Law School of India University, Bangalore  proposes to publish a book titled GOOD GOVERNANCE – THE RTI WAY, as an outcome of the One Day National Seminar organized  to mark 10 years of the RTI Act, as ‘NLSIU Book Series – 3’. The first book in this series, titled CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS AND PUBLIC POLICY IN INDIA was released at the hands of the Hon. Chief Justice of India at the NLS Convocation 2015. Professor Sairam Bhat will again serve as an editor for the volume.  Contributions from...