Programme Highlights
The interdisciplinary UG/PG program in law at Chanakya University provides early and in-depth exposure to research-based teaching and learning to all learners. The emphasis on formative assessment facilitates critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving skills, and competencies to enable future academic and professional pathways. The Undergraduate students will be supported with internships at the end of their even-semester. As part of the requirements for the Postgraduate degree, the students shall work on a dissertation based on their fieldwork or internship.
| B.A., LL.B (Hons.) PROGRAMME STRUCTURE | |||||
| Semester – 1 | Semester – 2 | ||||
| Course Name | Credits | Course Name | Credits | ||
| Legal Methods | 4 | Law of Contract – I | 4 | ||
| Law Of Torts | 4 | Family Law – I | 4 | ||
| English – I | 4 | English – II | 4 | ||
| Kannada | 4 | Political Science –II (Contemporary Political Theory) | 4 | ||
| Political Science – I (Political Science: Key Concepts and Theories) | 4 | Sociology- II (Sociology: Key Concepts and Theories) | 4 | ||
| Sociology- I (Sociology: Key Concepts and Theories) | 4 | Political Science –III State and Political Obligation | 4 | ||
| Computer Education | 2 | ||||
| Total | 26 | Total | 24 | ||
| Semester – 3 | Semester – 4 | ||||
| Course Name | Credits | Course Name | Credits | ||
| Constitutional Law – I | 4 | Constitutional Law – II | 4 | ||
| Law of Crimes Paper – I Penal Code | 4 | Law of Crimes – II Procedural Code | 4 | ||
| Law of Contract – II (Special Contract/ Commercial Agreements) | 4 | Jurisprudence | 4 | ||
| Family Law – II | 4 | Legal History of Modern India | 4 | ||
| Economics -I (Microeconomics) | 4 | Economics -II (Macroeconomics) | 4 | ||
| Political Science – IV (Public Administration: Concepts and Theories) | 4 | Political Science – V (International Relations and Organizations) | 4 | ||
| Total | 24 | Total | 24 | ||
| Semester – 5 | Semester – 6 | ||||
| Course Name | Credits | Course Name | Credits | ||
| Civil Procedure Code & Law of Limitation | 4 | Company Law – II | 4 | ||
| Environmental Law | 4 | Labor & Industrial Law – I | 4 | ||
| Interpretation of Statutes & Principles of Legislation | 4 | Public International Law | 4 | ||
| Administrative Law | 4 | Property Law | 4 | ||
| Company Law – I | 4 | Law of Evidence | 4 | ||
| Elective Paper I (Revisiting India) | 4 | Elective Paper II (Personnel process and Life Planning) | 4 | ||
| Total | 24 | Total | 24 | ||
| Semester – 7 | Semester – 8 | ||||
| Course Name | Credits | Course Name | Credits | ||
| Labor & Industrial Laws – II | 4 | Taxation Law | 4 | ||
| Human Rights | 4 | Private International Law | 4 | ||
| Intellectual Property Law | 4 | DPC (Clinical Paper I) | 4 | ||
| Elective Paper – III* | 3 | Elective Paper –IV* | 3 | ||
| Hons Paper – I (Equity, Trust, Specific Relief) | 4 | Hons. Paper –III (Penology & Criminology) | 4 | ||
| Hons Paper – II (Partnership, LL.P. & Law of Limitations) | 4 | Hons. Paper –IV (Probation, Parole & Constitutional Home) | 4 | ||
| Total | 23 | Total | 23 | ||
| Semester – 9 | Semester – 10 | ||||
| Course Name | Credits | Course Name | Credits | ||
| Land Laws | 3 | Elective Paper – VI (Financial Literacy) | 4 | ||
| Banking Law | 3 | Moot Court & Internship (Clinical Paper – III) | 3 | ||
| ADR (Clinical Paper – II) | 3 | Professional Ethics (Clinical Paper – IV) | 3 | ||
| Elective Paper V (Global Citizenship) – | 4 | Hons. Paper VII (Forensic Science) | 3 | ||
| Hons. Paper – V (Women & Child Law) | 3 | Hons. Paper VIII (Dispute Resolution & Legal Aid) | 3 | ||
| Hons. Paper – VI (Offences Against Child & Offences by Juvenile) | 3 | Seminar Paper – To be presented later. | 3 | ||
| Total | 19 | Total | 19 | ||
Total Credits – 230 | |||||
*Electives Offered for Semester VII & Semester VIII (Subject to minimum enrolment of students)
- Psychology
- Media and Mass Communication
- Artificial Intelligence and Law
- Dharma shastra
- Bio-Ethics
- Cyber Security
- Blockchain
** Indicative, Subject to Change
Careers in the legal profession and other fields such as academia, policy-making, social work, Corporate, and business. Graduates of the program are well-equipped to become legal professionals who are knowledgeable about the law and have a broader understanding of its historical, social and cultural context. Following are some of the potential careers for law graduates:
- Opportunities in Judiciary as Judge
- Public prosecutor
- Legal officer
- Legal Associates or partners in law firms
- Consulting bodies
- International and regional governmental or non-governmental organisations
- Banking and insurance sector
- NGOs and think-tanks