LL.M. in Criminal Law 

at School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

Yes, the PG level 2 year LLM is available in School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University with students able to apply as long as they meet the course eligibility which is offered in the specialisations of:

• Intellectual Property Rights
• Criminal Law
• Constitutional & Administrative Law
• Environmental Law

School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University LLM are given in certain specialisations. At the time of application process, students can choose any of the specialisations according to their choice. The names of the available specialisations are: 

• Criminal Law
• Constitutional and Administrative Law
• Environmental Law
• Intellectual property Rights & Cyber Law

To apply for LLM at School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University students must meet the eligibility of having a UG degree in LLB with a minimum aggregate score of 50% while the selection process for admissions will depend on the MGU CAT exam.

The application fee for School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University LLM course is might similar to the fees of MGU CAT. Thus the application fee for the course is as follows:

Yes, School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University shares a campus with its parent university which has separate hostel accommodations for both its female and male students with all the basic amenities including security, electricity, water supply, internet, etc.

The School of Indian Legal Thought is a Public institute and was founded by the Mahatma Gandhi University as one of its teaching departments and exists as a constituent of the university.

As such Mahatma Gandhi which is also a public government institute extends the same status to its constituting SILT MGU.

Yes, it is worth joining School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University. The institute has since been recognised by the Bar Council of India (BCI) with its founding university having a NAAC grade of 'A+' and is recognised by the UGC. The School of Indian Legal Thought rankings or of its parent institute Mahatma Gandhi University have fared well over the years being ranked 43 in the 'Universities' category by NIRF 2025 while it was ranked 129 by the 'QS Asia University Rankings- Southern Asia 2026'. BBA LLB is the most popular course at the institute. Well trained faculty is offered with all the required facilities to the students.

The flagship programme at School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University is its BBA LLB course which is extended at the UG level for a duration of 5 years or 10 semesters. To be eligible for School of Indian Legal Thought course admissions to the BBA LLB programme students must have passed Class 12 with a minimum score of 45% (40% for reserved candidates).

The School of Indian Legal Thought faculty is experienced and empathetic. The teaching staff consists of various Degree and Doctorate-holders. Below are some of the faculty members of the institutions: