The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-K) has invited applications from interested eligible candidates to apply for its residential Master of Law (LL.M) programme in Intellectual Property Law at the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL) for the commencing academic session.

The duration of the course is of two years.

To be eligible for the program, a candidate must have:

• First class or equivalent (Minimum of 60% marks OR a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10 point scale) in Bachelor of Law LL.B. / B.L. (5 years) program form any recognised University, or
• First class or equivalent (Minimum of 60% marks OR a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10 point scale) in Bachelor of Law LL.B. / B.L. (3 years) program form any recognised University along with Bachelor's Degree (not less than 3 years) in Humanaities / Science / Commerce or equivalent.
• For students completing LL.B. Degree from the School with CGPA of 8.5 or above will be eligible for direct admission to the Programme.

An all-India entrance examination, group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI) will be conducted by the institute for selecting the candidates.

• Intellectual Property Law
• Corporate Law
• International Law
• Constitutional Law
• Competition Law
• Criminal Law & Criminal Justice
• Taxation Law

• An innovative program for law students willing to join academia, Bar, Bench, Firm or Industry.
• Specialisations in broad range of subjects including corporate law, competition law, intellectual property, constitutional law, taxation, criminal law & justice and international law.
• Exposure to lectures, interactive sessions with acclaimed legal luminaries and industry Doyens from India and abroad.
• State of the art infrastructure with rich library resources including globally accessed e-resources like West law, Manupatra, JSTOR, Springer, WIPS, SCC Online, Oxford, Hein Online, Cambridge and many others.
• Right blend of classroom lectures, tutorials, weekly discussions, colloquia, interactions with invited experts, clinical exercises including teaching-learning assistance programs.

Applicants are required to apply online. Application fee is Rs. 1500/- for General/OBC and Rs. 750/- for SC/ST candidates. Women candidates are exempted from the payment of application fees.

STEP-I : Fill in the ONLINE Application form

Register with Your Email Id and Login. FILL in the appropriate data. Please note that you have to upload your testimonials wherever it is required to validate your information along with your digital photograph and signature.

STEP-II : Make PAYMENT and SUBMIT Application

Payment of application fee has to be made through online payment gateway only.

STEP-III : Take PRINT

After final submission of your online application, you will be able to generate your online application print with your specific details/data. This application print may be retained with you for future requirement.

Please note that you NEED NOT SEND the application by post. Your application will be considered on the basis of your final online submission. You can check submission, shortlisting, selection and other application related status from Application Status menu. You should use your login id and password for the same.

The candidates shortlisted for test & interview will be informed through email only. Their names will also be notified on the webpage. Candidates can also see their status through login and download their interview letter, if shortlisted.
If you have any questions, you can send an email to admissions@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Guwahati and Kolkata. (The Institute reserves & the right to cancel or change test centres. The changes, if any, will be notified to candidates well in advance.)

• Examination: 16th April, 2016: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M.
• GD / PI : 16th & 17th April, 2016 as specified in call letter.
• Reporting to the center and interview venue: 1 hr. before the time specified in the call letter.
• At the time of entrance, candidates must carry hard copy of the admit card along with other identification documents such as University ID card/driving license/passport/PAN Card/Aadhar Card (Any two minimum).
• At the time of interview the candidate must carry photocopy of all certificates from 10th standard to qualifying degree along with original mark sheets and degree certificates.
• They are also to carry a latest passport size photograph for verification.
• Candidates belonging to the reserved/physically challenged categories must carry supporting document certificate as recognized by the Government of India.
• Any Electronic gadgets including mobiles, iPads/laptops are not allowed in the examination hall.
• Please refer to the Question paper pattern for necessary details regarding the written examination. There is no negative marking in the written test.
• In case of any difficulty you may call at 03222-282237 or contact at
  admissions@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

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