LL.M. in Commercial Law 

at DSNLU, Visakhapatnam

The University grants an LL.M. in one year. The Monsoon Semester (July–November) and the Spring Semester (January–May) comprise of the two semesters of the academic year.

The university will conduct a screening exam, group discussion, and interview to select students for this specific degree program. There are 60 seats available for the dual degree, 10 of which have been put aside for international students. The remaining seats are distributed in accordance with Andhra Pradesh government regulations.

Selection Standards for the LL.M. programme at Andhra Pradesh's Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University:

• LL.B. or any other comparable degree with 50% (SC/ST) or 55% (Unreserved/OBC/SAP) from an accredited university.
• Applicants who are scheduled to take their qualifying exam in March or April are also eligible to apply, as long as they bring the necessary documentation with them when they check in.

DSNLU Application Process 2024:

1. Offline admission will be done for all courses. The CLAT website is where candidates must register for the BA-LLB (Hons) and  LLM programs. For PhD, candidates can directly apply through the university website
2. Applicants who meet the requirements must download the application from the university website.
3. To finish the application process, pay the application fee via DD.
4. The eligible candidates' merit list will be made public.
5. To finish the process, eligible candidates must go through document verification.

Fees for LL.M. at Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Andhra Pradesh is 1.8 Lacs for 1 year LL.M course.

Detailed fees Structure :

• Admission Fees : 3000
• Tution Fees : 88000
• Other Fees : 89000

Total fees- Rs.1,80,000 .

DSNLU, CLAT-PG Cutoff 2023 for General Category, The overall cutoff for CLAT-PG :

• Round 1- 1411
• Round 2- 1614
• Round 3- 1727
• Round 4- 2171
• Round 5- 2583

DSNLU Law ranking by IIRF is 31 out of 39 in India in 2023 and it was ranked 32 out of 36 in India in 2022 and NIRF is 28 out of 30 in India in 2021.

The one-year LL.M. programs in Constitutional Law, Commercial Law, and Criminal Law are available at Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU). To be eligible for this course, applicants must pass the CLAT exam. It is required to have a bachelor's degree in law or an equivalent to sit for the exam.

Candidates can use the official CLAT website to submit an application. Applications will be accepted from January through April. When registering for an exam, the DSNLU LLM course must be selected as the institute and course.

Eligibilty :

Eligibility for the institute will be same as that of CLAT exam;

• LL.B. degree or any other equivalent from a recognised university with minimum 55% marks (50% for SC/ST). 
• Candidates awaiting for their qualifying examination results are also eligible to appear in CLAT examination.

LL.M. at Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Andhra Pradesh is better than GITAM School of Law.

Here are some pros of joining DSNLU:

1. Faculties are very Helpful.
2. A lot of opportunities are provided, but you should have an idea to use it.
3. In terms of education, its best college out there.
4. Great location, beautiful campus.

Although, nothing is perfect. One of the major cons is that DSNLU is still growing.

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Andhra Pradesh is a state goverment property and GITAM school of law is private owned college.

In terms of Placements, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Andhra Pradesh has an average package of 6.3 Lacs per year compared to 3.2 Lacs offered by GITAM, School of Law.

Fees for LL.M at Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Andhra Pradesh is Rs.97,000 for 1 year and GITAM School of Law has 1.25 Lacs for 1 year.

Exams accepted by DSNLU, Andhra Pradesh are Andhra Pradesh PGLCET, CLAT and for GITAM School of law are LSAT India, Andhra Pradesh PGLCET, CLAT.

Accreditation and Approval for DSNLU, Andhra Pradesh is approved by UGC.