National Law University And Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) Invites Applications For Their Ph.D. Degree Programme 2023: Apply By 21st July 2023

What Is NLUJAA?

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) an institution of eminence in the field of legal
education and research, is a residential University established by the National Law University and
Judicial Academy, Assam Act, 2009 and is the fourteenth National Law University in the country. The
University is committed to achieving excellence in the field of legal education by promoting
innovative research in the field of Law, Social Sciences and Humanities. National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam invites applications from eligible candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Degree Programme of the University.

What Are The Details Of The Opportunity?

• Eligibility:
  • To be admitted to the candidature for Ph.D. Degree Programme, an applicant shall have:
    • (I) fulfilled the eligibility criteria as established by the UGC from time to time. Or
    • (ii) officiated as District and Session Judge or equivalent with five (5) years of experience.
    • (iii) officiated as Judge of any High Court in India with two (2) years’ experience or Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
    • (iv) passed the Company Secretary Examination conducted by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and awarded the Associate Membership of the Institute (ACS). Such candidates shall be eligible for admission to the programme, if the research they wish to pursue interfaces with the discipline of law with a special focus on public policy or law. Or
    • (v) passed the final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi.
• Categories of Enrolment:
  • Full-time Enrolment
  • Part-time Enrolment
• Expiry / Lapse of Enrolment: Enrolment for the Ph.D. Degree Programme shall be deemed to have lapsed after three years from the date of enrolment in the case of full-time scholars and 6 years in the case of part-time scholars.
• No. of seats: 8
  • SC – 1
  • ST (P/H) – 1
  • OBC – 2
  • UR – 4 (5% reserved for PWD)
  • Out of 8 seats, 5 will be filled by candidates having qualified NET/SET and remaining from Admission Test
• Fee Structure: CLICK HERE for the details
• Procedure for Admission:
  • (a) All the candidates shall appear for admission test except those candidates who have qualified UGC NET / JRF, SLET / M.Phil. or are officiating as Judge
  • (b) All the candidates who have cleared the admission test as well as those who are exempted from appearing for it are required to attend an interview with the Research Committee.
  • (c) All the candidates who have cleared the admission test as well as those who are exempted from appearing for it are required to submit a preliminary proposal of 1000 words indicating the hypothesis, the statement of problem, research outlines, set of research questions, proposed research methodology and survey of literature. The shortlisted candidates shall be called for interview by the Research Committee.
  • (d) All research proposals including the preliminary proposals shall be screened through the anti-plagiarism software. If the percentage of plagiarism for any proposal exceeds 15% or more of the total work, or 10% or more of total work from a single source then the candidates shall not be called for the interview.
  • (e) Candidates who have cleared the admission test and the interview shall be provisionally admitted for Ph.D. and are required to attend a course work programme conducted by the University.
• Test Centre: National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, Amingaon, Hajo Road, Kamrup, Guwahati – 31
• Application Form: (Annexure II) can be downloaded from the University website. CLICK HERE to download the form and the filled in form should be submitted along with self-attested testimonials and a Demand Draft for Rs.1,000/- for Indian Nationals (Rs.750/- for SC/ST), drawn in favour of “Registrar, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam” payable at Guwahati.
• Last date to apply: The duly filled-in form must reach the Registrar on or before July 21, 2023
• Tentative Time Line of Activities:
  • Admission Test: August 8, 2023
  • Result of Admission Test: August 16, 2023
  • Submission of Research Proposal: August 22, 2023
  • Personal Interview/Interaction: August 28, 2023
  • Announcement of Result: August 31, 2023
  • Provisional Admission: September 1, 2023
  • Commencement of Coursework: September 5, 2023

For More Information:

CLICK HERE For The Notification & Syllabus For Admission Test

CLICK HERE For More Details

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