Ph.D Law at MNLU Nagpur Offline Course

(i) To be admitted to the candidature for a Ph.D. Degree Programme an applicant shall have : 

(a) Obtained a Master’s Degree in law (regular mode) from any recognised University including a foreign University securing not less than 55% marks or its equivalent. 

or 

(b) Obtained a Master’s Degree (regular mode) in any discipline from a recognized University including a foreign University with not less than 55% marks or its equivalent. Provided that the candidate with qualifications in sciences, social sciences and humanities may pursue his / her research interfacing with public policy or law. Provided further that the candidate whose final result of the qualifying examination is awaited, for any reason, shall be allowed to appear provisionally in the admission test. Such candidate shall have to produce the final result of the qualifying examination at the time of the final presentation of his / her Ph.D. proposal. Provided further that the requirement of 55% marks or its equivalent at Master’s Degree is relaxed to 50% marks or its equivalent in case of candidate belonging to SC / ST / OBC (non- creamy layer) and Specially Abled Persons (SAP). 

(c) A Judge who has served for minimum three years as a Judge of High Court in India or Judge of the Supreme Court of India. 

(d) The candidate who has passed the Company Secretary examination conducted by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and has been awarded the Associate Membership of the Institute (ACS) and having a Bachelor Degree in Law from a recognised University through regular stream shall be eligible for admission to the programme. Provided that the research he/ she wishes to pursue interfaces with a special focus on public policy or law 

or 

(e) The candidate who has passed the Chartered Accountants examination conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi and has been awarded Membership of the Institute and have a Bachelor Degree in Law from a recognised University through regular stream shall be eligible for admission to the programme. Provided that the research he/ she wishes to pursue interfaces with a special focus on public policy or law. 

(ii) The Vice-Chancellor may permit a faculty member of the Maharashtra National Law University,Nagpur to take up PhD Degree Programme along with his / her teaching assignment in the interest of faculty development, provided that his / her teaching assignment(s) and other responsibilities do not hamper in any way and fulfils the eligibility conditions prescribed in these Regulations.