LLM aspirants can re-submit university preference

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) committee has allowed Masters in Law (LLM) applicants to re-submit their university preferences online. The decision was taken at core committee’s meeting at Raipur on Thursday, in view of changes affected by the introduction of the one-year LLM degree.

According to a notification posted on the official website, “In pursuance of the UGC Guidelines dated 18th January 2013 regarding the introduction of One-Year LL.M. Program, most of the NLUs have introduced One-Year LL.M. Program from the Academic Session 2013-14.…In the changed situation wherein the LL.M. Program has undergone some kind of restructuring with regard to the duration of the course and the specializations offered, there were a number of requests from LL.M. Applicants for CLAT-2013 asking for giving them an opportunity for submitting fresh preferences for universities so that the allotment could be made accordingly.…The candidates who have appeared in CLAT-2013 for admission to the LL.M. program are therefore instructed to take a look at the LL. M. program and specializations offered by various NLUs and submit their preferences online latest by 12:00 midnight of 4th June 2013.”

One-year LLM

The one-year LLM is being offered by nine national law universities (NLU). Aspirants will compete for a total of 374 seats. To know the seats available in each college, click here.

RMLNLU Lucknow, NUALS Cochi and NLUJAA Guwahati continue offering the two-year LLM degrees.

According to University Grants Commission (UGC), law schools which have a “centre for post-graduate studies” will be allowed to run the one-year law program. In February 2013, Nalsar Hyderabad and NUSRL Ranchi became the first schools to introduce the one-year law program. According to the CLAT brochure 2013, “Duration of the LLM program offered by the NLUs including the course structure and specialisations may get restructured in due course of time… The candidates are therefore advised to check the websites of respective institutes/universities from time to time to keep themselves updated about the changes in the course structure and other details”.

Results of CLAT 2013 are expected to be declared today. About 30,915 appeared in the entrance test for admission into 14 premier law institutions in the country.