Certificate in Intellectual Property Rights(IPR) 

at Maharaja Bir Bikram University, Agartala

Humanities as a stream provides a wide range of courses that can be studied after completing their 12th grade. Pursuing any of these degrees prepares you to understand the various levels of humanities and, as a result, carve out an appropriate job path. Candidates in the humanities can apply for positions in the government sector, such as banking firms, government ministries, legal firms, and political analysts.

Content Writer, Civil Services, Human Resource Manager, Defense Services, Lawyer, Journalist, Counsellor, and Therapist positions are available. As freshers, humanities graduates can expect to earn between INR 2-6 LPA.

Admission to Maharaja Bir Bikram University is conducted through CUET PG scores. Based on the scores, the Maharaja Bir Bikram University cutoff 2024 is released for the candidates. As per the cutoff released, candidates scoring 70 marks in CUET PG will definitely get admission for all the courses available at Maharaja Bir Bikram University under General All India category. Check out the cutoff for the respective courses offered at a 70 percentile from the table given below:

Course	2024
M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics	36
M.A. in English	45
Master of Library and Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc.)	64
M.A. in Political Science	48

The top recruiting companies that hire students from some of the top Digital Marketing colleges in India are mentioned in the table below -

College Name	Top Recruiters
Master's Union Placements	McKinsey, Bain and Company, Google, Microsoft, Cognizant, Pwc, Deloitte, etc.
Shiv Nadar University Placements	Amazon, HCL Technologies, Deloitte, etc.
IIM Bodh Gaya Placements	HDFC Bank, Deloitte, Infosys, HCL, Amazon, Cognizant, etc.
New Delhi Institute of Management Placements	Reliance Jio, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Genpact, Colgate, Accenture, Spicejet, etc.
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Placements	Apollo, Cognizant, Infosys, Genpact, Bajaj, etc.

Source - Official site and may differ.

One of the most popular job profiles after completing a course in Intellectual Property Law is to become a lawyer in the same field. Some other job profiles include:

• Patent Officer
• Copyright Officer
• Registrar for Patents and Copyrights
• IPR Lawyer
• Legal Associate
• IPR Consultant

Hi, For practicing as an IPR lawyer, first of all, you need to have a law degree and a license from the Bar Council thereupon. A specialization in IPR is advisable so that you could handle better. Also under IPR, there are fields as to patents trademarks, Geographical Indications, etc. You need to start practicing for atleast one to become an IPR expert and thereupon you might get clients having IPR issues.

Some popular areas where Intellectual Property Laws are applicable are Copyright, Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Design Rights, Plant Variety Rights, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets etc. Laws related to Intellectual Property control who can use creations such as new products, artistic works as well as designs. The reason why intellectual property laws were formulated was to allow individuals who create/ invent things to genuinely profit from their creations/ work.

IPR professionals should have both soft and technical skills including:

Soft Skills

1. Good understanding of laws and their implications
2. Excellent negotiation skills
3. Good at keeping an eye on competitor's strategy
4. Good at relationship-building with clients, media, press, and PR agents
5. Decision-making skills
6. Analytical skills
7. Precise attention to detail
8. Ability to perform a lot of research and draw conclusions
9. Experience in conducting due diligence
10. Research skills

Technical Skills:

1. Experience in legal and technical writing
2. Detailed knowledge of IP protection laws
3. Knowledge of drafting patent applications
4. Expertise in using tools like Questel similar patent search tools, Questel inventor portal, Orbit prior art search tool, etc.
5. Experience in the maintenance and generation of research & technical reports
6. Ability to draft assignment's licensing and agreements
7. Skilled in creating valuation of intellectual property
8. Knowledge and experience in handling infringement and misappropriation cases
9. Basic knowledge of taxation and accounting esp. the ones related to IP
10. Expertise in maximizing royalty amounts
11. Requisite knowledge of handling pre-grant and post-grant opposition 
12. Ability to safeguard client's business by obtaining legal injunctions
13. Knowledge of international laws and systems
14. Good knowledge of mortgaging and pledging
15. Portfolio management skills