Eligibility For Admission:
To be admitted to the candidature for a Doctoral degree an applicant shall have:
- obtained a Master's Degree in law of any recognised university securing not less than 55% marks or its equivalent
or - obtained a degree in law and Masters Degree with M. Phil in social sciences or humanities of any recognised university with not less than 55% marks or its equivalent
Provided that candidates with qualifications in social sciences and humanities may be admitted to the programme if the research they wish to pursue interface with the discipline of law with a special focus on Public Policy or Law.
or - Degree in law and Ph.D. in any discipline.
or - Judge of any State High Court in India with three years experience or Judge of Supreme Court of India.
The Vice-Chancellor may permit a member of the NLU, Delhi faculty to take up Ph.D. Degree course along with his / her teaching assignment in the interest of faculty improvement on the condition that his / her teaching and other responsibilities are not hampered in any way provided such candidates fulfills the conditions prescribed in the Ph.D. Regulations.
Procedure For Admission:
- The admission shall be through a written test to be conducted by the university.
- The candidates who have qualified for UGC NET / JRF, SLET, and M. Phil. are exempted from taking the admission test.
- All qualified candidates shall make a presentation before the Doctoral Committee on the proposed topic of research on a date notified by the University.
Entrance Test
There shall be a written test which will consist of two papers:
- Paper I – Research Methodology
100 marks, Objective type 100 questions of Multiple Choice,
Duration 1 hour 30 minutes - Paper II – Research Proposal Specific Paper
The paper-II shall not be a written paper. The candidate has to submit research proposal not exceeding 15 pages on the topic in which the candidate want to pursue Ph.D.
The Research Proposal shall contain
a) Title
b) Statement of problem & background information on the subject
c) A set of research questions along with hypothesis & Methodology; and
d) Research design
The candidate must submit the Research Proposal (three copies) by 16 May, 2011 failing which the candidate will not be interviewed.
Each paper shall carry maximum of 100 marks and the candidate securing no less than 50% marks in each paper will qualify for making an oral presentation before the Doctoral Committee.
The candidate successful in written test shall be required to make an oral presentation before the Doctoral Committee on the dates notified by the University.
Fee Structure:
| Sr. No. | Head of Fee | Indian Nationals | Foreign Nationals |
| 1 | Registration Fee | Rs.20000/- | Rs.60000/- |
| 2 | Examination Fee | Rs.10000/- | Rs.35000/- |
| 3 | Re-submission of thesis | Rs.10000/- | Rs.35000/- |
| 4 | Re-registration fee | Rs.10000/- | Rs.35000/- |
| 5 | Refundable Security Deposit | Rs.15000/- | Rs.30000/- |
In case Hostel accommodation is provided, Room Rent, Electricity Charges and Mess Charges will be as per University Rules.
Categories of Enrolment
- Full-time enrolment
i) Enrolment for the Ph.D. Degree shall ordinarily be full-time. The candidate shall put in a minimum of two-years residence of which at least 18 months shall be in the university. There shall thus be provision for the candidate to earn credits for research work done outside the university.
ii) Three years shall be the maximum period in which a full time candidate should complete the work and submit it for evaluation. - Part-time enrolment
There shall be provision for part-time enrolment for the Ph.D. Degree.
i) A part-time candidate shall put in a minimum of three years of part-time study in the University including time spent for research at any other place with the permission of the supervisor.
Provided that the part-time candidate shall put in residence in the University for at least a total period of 06 months spread over the three year period.
ii) Five years shall be the maximum period in which the part-time candidate shall complete the research work and submit it for evaluation. - Conversion either from part-time to full-time or from full-time to part-time is to be permitted only with the approval of the Doctoral Committee.
- In cases of both part-time and full-time enrolment the supervisor of the candidate shall ensure monitoring of the research work done by the scholars outside the university campus by insisting on production of adequate proof of work done.
- Expiry / Lapse of Enrolment:
Enrolment for the Ph.D. shall be deemed to have lapsed after three years from the date of enrolment in the case of full-time scholars and five years in the case of part-time scholars. In such cases, however, the Doctoral Committee, on the application by the concerned scholar along with the report of supervisor, may give extension of time for a period of six months at a time but for a maximum period of not more than one year.
Course Work:
The scholars should undertake course work for a minimum period of one semester and take three courses. The details of the three courses are as follows:
- 1. Course on Legal Education and Research, 2. Course focusing on the research area of Ph. D scholar and 3 Practical Teaching Course
- The scholars possessing M. Phil./ Ph.D. Degree may be exempted from taking the Research Methodology paper in the course work provided they have completed such course earlier.
- The Ph. D scholar shall secure at least 50% of marks in each paper.
- The course work shall be completed within six months from the date of registration.
- Ph.D. Scholar failing to secure 50% of marks in the courses mentioned above, may be provided an opportunity to re-appear one or more time(s) within three months of the publication of results.
- The Ph. D scholar shall be allowed to continue further research work only after completing the course work as mentioned above.
Eligibility Of Teachers For Guiding Research Students:
- Professor, Visiting Professor with total ten years of teaching experience will be eligible to guide five students for Ph.D.
- Associate Professor with total eight years of teaching experience with Ph.D. will be eligible to guide four students for Ph.D.
The Number of seats for Ph.D. will depend on the availability of suitable candidates but it will not exceed 10 students in an academic year.
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