Mumbai University LLM Admission 2021 receives criticism from students over various issues

LLM students have highlighted how a single candidate's more than one application was accepted by the varsity despite a strict admission rule which states that a student cannot apply to more than one division of the course.

Mumbai University LLM Admission 2021: The University of Mumbai is receiving criticism after it released a statement regarding error-free conduction of admissions to the Masters of Law (LLM) course. Highlighting the issues in the Mumbai University LLM Admission 2021 procedure, the students shared a statement with the university vice-chancellor and the governor. LLM students have highlighted how a single candidate's more than one application was accepted by the varsity despite a strict admission rule which states that a student cannot apply to more than one division of the course.

The students said, "As per the university circular dated May 15, only these seats which are vacant as per their list could be applied, and every student can apply to one division only. However once they released the list of applications received, it shows the same applicant's form accepted for all six divisions." However, on May 15, the university’s department of law issued a notice allowing candidates, who could not make it to the first five merit lists, to apply afresh to vacant seats for spot admissions. In the same notice, the department announced that the sixth merit list would be the last one.

At Mumbai University, there are around 600 seats for LLM in six divisions - Constitutional and administrative law, business law, intellectual property and information technology law, human rights law, criminal law and criminal administration and environmental and legal order. As per a statement highlighted in bold in the same circular, MU stated that 'candidate should apply for only one group of LLM depending on availability of vacant seats as per the shared list. Highlighting the same, some students stated how as per this list, only four seats in the general category were vacant across two of the six divisions.

While talking to the media, MU spokesperson said that “since the last admission round for LLM was a special spot-admission round, students were given a free hand to apply across any division as long as there are vacant seats available. Students, however, highlighted that the MU circular speaks otherwise.”

The spokesperson also asked students to share their grievances and complaints against the admissions procedure to the grievance redressal cell for proper verification. He further added this was a computerised process and no foul play has been highlighted.

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