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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Law is an offered Full-time Doctoral program and it is offered by Dr BR Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat. Ph.D. program shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including course work and a maximum of six years. Extension beyond the above limits will be governed by the relevant clauses as stipulated in the Statute/Ordinance of the individual Institution concerned.


Eligibility Criteria

An applicant, who is seeking admission to the Ph.D. in Law, must have: a) A Degree of Master of Laws from any recognized University by the UGC, with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade point average, for unreserved candidates; and 50% marks or an equivalent grade point average, for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, & Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category and any other category of candidates as per the decision of the UGC from time to time in this regard. Or b) M.Phil., Degree in Law with 55% of marks or B+ grade or its equivalent. c) In the case of foreign students, an equivalency Certificate is required to be produced by the candidate regarding satisfying the above two criteria, while applying for admission to the Ph.D. in Law. d) Candidates whose result of the qualifying exam, is awaited for any reason, may also be allowed to apply for admission to Ph.D. in Law. Such a candidate shall, however, have to produce the certificate of final result of the qualifying examination before/at the time, when he/she appears in the interview.

Admission Details

Admission Procedure for the candidates who applied through the Entrance Test. i. University shall make admissions to the 50% seats available for the Ph. D. program in Law, through an Entrance Examination and Interview/viva voce, for the candidates, who are not qualified for the UGC-NET/JRF Examination. ii. The Entrance Exam shall be of 70 marks and Interview/viva voce, shall be of 30 marks. iii. The Interview shall be of 30 marks. Out of 30 marks, 15 marks weightage shall be given to ‘domain knowledge’, and 15 marks weightage shall be given to ‘Research Aptitude’. iv. The final merit list shall be prepared out of 100 Marks. (70 Marks, Entrance Examination + 30 Marks, Interview/Viva Voce). v. The Entrance Examination shall be conducted at the Centre(s) notified in advance by the University.

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