Ph.D Legal Studies at School of Legal Education, REVA University, Bengaluru Offline Course

Subject to the conditions stipulated in these Regulations, the following persons are eligible to seek admission to the Ph.D. programme:

• Candidates for admission to the Ph. D programme shall have a Master's degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions.
• Candidates who have cleared the M. Phil. course work with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and successfully completing the M. Phil. Degree shall be eligible to proceed to do research work leading to the Ph. D. Degree in the same Institution in an integrated programme.
• A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, is allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) / differently-abled and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the UGC from time to time.
• The eligibility marks of 55% (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible based only on the qualifying marks without including the grace mark procedures.
• A person whose M. Phil. dissertation has been evaluated and the viva voce is pending may be admitted to the Ph.D. programme on the condition that the admission is automatically withdrawn if the candidate fails to submit the marks cards / grade cards within one month after the closing date of admissions and also if he / she does not pass the M Phil with required marks / grades for admission to Ph D.
• Candidates possessing a Degree considered equivalent to M. Phil. Degree of an Indian Institution, from a Foreign Educational Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be eligible for admission to Ph.D. programme.
• To encourage experts from industries to pursue their passions for continuous learning in the field of computer science, candidates with rich industrial experience and possessing any Master’s degree can be permitted to Pursue research in Computer Science and Applications. However, such candidates should undergo two semesters of course work with a total credit of 30.
• Candidates from abroad with relevant degree should submit equivalence certificate to pursue Ph.D. in REVA University
• Candidates with four-year degree programme with minimum of 70% aggregate or equivalent grade in UGC 7 -point scale are eligible for Ph.D. programme.