Faculty of Law University of Calcutta Hazra Kolkata Answered Questions

The candidates who are Class 12 or equivalent exam pass from a recognised board are eligible for admission. However, the qualifying exam should have been passed with a minimum of 45% aggregate (40% for reserved categories). Aspirants must hold the pass certificates with them. These documents are required by the university for verification purposes. The applications are accepted by the eligible students only.

Yes, the Calcutta University, Faculty of Law offers a two-year LLM programme. The full-time course is divided into semester patterns. For selection in this course, aspirants have to take the Calcutta University Law Entrance Test (CULET-UG) and secure a good score. The course aspirants who meet the eligibility criteria can visit the university's official website to register and apply.

The university accept applications via online mode. Hence, the eligible students can visit the university official website to register and apply. The details required for registration are basic details, such as applicants name, mobile number, interested course, etc. Moreover, the application form must be submitted on or before the prescribed deadline. To submit the form successfully, the application fee amount of INR 500 for general and INR 250 for reserved categories has to be paid.

The Calcutta University Law Entrance Test (CULET-UG) 2024 was conducted on Aug 18. This exam date is as per the 2024 official notification released by the university. For 2024 admission, the e-counselling rounds were scheduled on Aug 30, 2024,  Sep 9, 2024 and Sep 13, 2024, as per unofficial sources. 

The university has 42 seats for the LLM course. Faculty of Law, CU LLM seat allotment process is carried out through e-counselling. The seats are allotted based on the applicants scores in the CULET-UG examination. It must be noted that the mentioned seat intake is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

In order to submit the application form successfully, candidates are required to pay the application fee amount. Faculty of Law, University of Calcutta LLM application fee is INR 500 for the general and EWS category candidates. Additionally, the fee is INR 250 for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/PWD categories. The course fee can be paid via the provided bill desk link.

After completing LLM from University of Calcutta, Faculty of Law, the candidates can find jobs in both public and private sectors. The degree holders can work as legal advisors in government departments on important policy and legislative issues or as government policy analysts, analysing legal issues and assisting in developing public policy. There are jobs in government sector as well for LLM degree holders. The PG degree holders can work as a public prosecutor, civil judge, and legal associate in various government departments.Read more about career scopes after LLM to know the career prospects.

The admission process for the PG course is almost completed. Calcutta University Law Entrance Test (CULET-UG) 2024 was conducted on Aug 18. This exam date is as per a notification released by the university. Moreover, for the 2024 admission, the e-counselling rounds were scheduled on Aug 30, 2024,  Sep 9, 2024 and Sep 13, 2024, as per unofficial sources. 

The Calcutta University may reserve certain seats for candidates belonging to SC/ST or other such categories. It follows the reservation rules of the Government of West Bengal. Candidates taking admission under a reserved category have to submit the relevant document for verification. Moreover, the university has a seat intake of 120 for the BA LLB course. This seat count is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

The admission to the LLM programme is done on the basis of applicants scores in the Calcutta University Law Entrance Test (CULET-UG) scores. Candidates seeking admission are thus required to register and apply to take the test. Before filling out the form, aspirants must check out the eligibility requirements. Candidates who get shortlisted based on exam score have to participate in the e-counselling round. In this round, the seat allotment is done followed by which the fee payment can be done for admission confirmation.