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Programmes

Courses

Two law degrees of the Karnataka State Law University. Each academic year has two semesters of 18 weeks.
3 years · 6 semesters

LL.B: 3-year law degree

For: Graduates in any discipline

Medium
The medium of instruction is English. Students may answer examinations in English or Kannada.
Dress code
White shirt and black trousers. Final-year LL.B students wear black blazers for moot court classes.
Admission details

Eligibility

  • A graduate in any discipline from a university established by an Act of Parliament or a State Legislature, an equivalent national institution recognised as a deemed university, or a foreign university recognised as equivalent to an Indian university by a competent authority.

Minimum marks

  • General category: at least 45% of total marks in the qualifying examination (44.5% and above is treated as 45%).
  • SC and ST: at least 40% (39.5% and above is treated as 40%).

LL.B syllabus

  1. Semester I

    • Constitutional Law
    • Contract-I
    • Law of Torts
    • Family Law-I: Hindu Law
    • Criminal Law-I: Indian Penal Code
  2. Semester II

    • Contract-II
    • Company Law
    • Property Law
    • Administrative Law
    • Family Law-II: Mohammedan Law & Indian Succession Act
  3. Semester III

    • Jurisprudence
    • Labour Law
    • Law of Taxation
    • Criminal Law-II: Cr.P.C., JJ Act & Probation of Offenders Act
    • Clinical Course-I: Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System
  4. Semester IV

    • Public International Law
    • Optional-I: Human Rights Law and Practice / Insurance Law
    • Optional-II: Banking Law / Right to Information
    • Clinical Course-II: Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems
  5. Semester V

    • Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act
    • Optional-III: Intellectual Property Rights-I / Penology & Victimology
    • Optional-IV: Interpretation of Statutes and Principles of Legislation / Competition Law
    • Clinical Course-III: Drafting, Pleading and Conveyance
  6. Semester VI

    • Law of Evidence
    • Environmental Law
    • Optional-V: Intellectual Property Rights-II / White Collar Crimes
    • Optional-VI: Land Laws / Law relating to International Trade Economics
    • Clinical Course-IV: Moot Court Exercise and Internship
5 years · 10 semesters

BBA LL.B: 5-year integrated law degree

For: Students after PUC / 10+2

Medium
Teaching is in English and Kannada. Students may answer examinations in English or Kannada.
Dress code
White shirt, black trousers and a black blazer for classes, with the college ID card.
Admission details

Eligibility

  • Pre-University Course (PUC), Senior Secondary School Course (+2), or an equivalent qualification such as (10+1) or 'A' Level in the Senior School Leaving Certificate Course,
  • from a recognised university or institution in India or abroad, a Senior Secondary Board or equivalent body constituted or recognised by the Central or a State Government, or an equivalent foreign institution recognised by its government as issuing a 10+2-equivalent certificate.

Minimum marks

  • General category: at least 45% aggregate in the qualifying examination.
  • OBC: at least 42%.
  • SC and ST: at least 40%.

BBA LL.B syllabus

  1. Semester I

    • General English
    • Business Environment
    • Managerial Economics
    • Financial Accounting
    • Legal Methods
  2. Semester II

    • Kannada / Kannada Kali
    • Principles & Practice of Management
    • Economic Development in India
    • Entrepreneurship Development
    • Law of Torts
  3. Semester III

    • Business Communications
    • Cost and Management Accounting
    • Human Resources Management: Industrial Relations
    • Business Statistics
    • Constitutional Law-I
  4. Semester IV

    • Financial Management
    • International Business
    • Constitutional Law-II
    • Law of Crimes-I: IPC
    • Contract-I (Law of Contract)
  5. Semester V

    • Labour Law-I
    • Jurisprudence
    • Family Law-I: Hindu Law
    • Contract-II (Specific Contracts)
    • Administrative Law
  6. Semester VI

    • Labour Law-II
    • Company Law
    • Property Law
    • Family Law-II: Mohammedan Law & Indian Succession Act
  7. Semester VII

    • Public International Law
    • Law of Taxation
    • Criminal Law-II (Cr.P.C.)
    • Clinical Course-I: Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System
  8. Semester VIII

    • Law of Evidence
    • Optional-I: Human Rights Law and Practice / Insurance Law
    • Optional-II: Banking Law / Right to Information
    • Clinical Course-II: Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems
  9. Semester IX

    • Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act
    • Optional-III: Intellectual Property Rights-I / Penology & Victimology
    • Optional-IV: Interpretation of Statutes and Principles of Legislation / Competition Law
    • Clinical Course-III: Drafting, Pleading and Conveyance
  10. Semester X

    • Environmental Law
    • Optional-V: Intellectual Property Rights-II / White Collar Crimes
    • Optional-VI: Land Law / Law relating to International Trade Economics
    • Clinical Course-IV: Moot Court Exercise and Internship
Instruction & training

Classes, moot court and internship

The same rules apply to both degrees.

  1. 01

    Not less than 30 class hours a week, including tutorials, moot court exercises and seminars, with at least 24 lecture hours.

  2. 02

    For each paper, four one-hour classes and one hour of tutorial, moot court or project work every week.

  3. 03

    At least 20 weeks of internship over the course, with NGOs, trial and appellate advocates, the judiciary, legal regulatory authorities, legislatures and Parliament, market institutions, law firms, companies and local self-government.

  4. 04

    No internship may run for more than four continuous weeks in a year.

  5. 05

    Every student attends the chamber of a trial court or appellate court advocate at least once during the course.

  6. 06

    Each student keeps an internship diary in the form set by the University. It is evaluated by the internship guide and a core faculty member, and marked in the final semester under the fourth clinical course.

Attendance

Law courses are regular courses, and students who cannot attend classes regularly will not be admitted. Under University and Bar Council of India rules, 70% attendance is compulsory to sit the University examinations.

Discipline

Students must abide by the rules and regulations of the institution. A student who indulges in anti-social activities such as misbehaviour or ragging will be debarred and rusticated, and penal action will be taken. Students must follow the college dress code strictly; no student is allowed into class without the proper uniform.

Anti-ragging