Five Year B. A., LL. B. Course

04 Definitions

(a) “Integrated Degree Course in Law” means double degree course comprising the bachelor degree in arts prosecuted simultaneously with the degree course in law in an integrated manner as designed by the University from time to time for a continuous period of not less than five years.
(b) In these Regulations, the expressions, “University”, “University Area”, “College”, “Affiliated College”, “Department”,“Department of Studies”, “Post Graduate Department”, “Post Graduate Department of Studies”, “Teachers”, “University”,“University Area”, “University College” and “Principal” bear the same meaning/s as assigned under Section 2 of the Karnataka State Law University Act, 2009.

06 Instructions & Training

(a) Instructions and training for the course shall be not less than 30 class-hours per week including tutorials, moot room exercise and seminars provided there shall be at least 24 lecture hours per week.
(b) There shall be for each paper four class hours of one hour duration each and one hour of tutorial/moot court/project work per week.
(c) Each registered student shall have completed minimum of 20 weeks of internship during the entire period of legal studies under NGO, Trial and Appellate Advocates, Judiciary, Legal Regulatory authorities, Legislatures and Parliament, other Legal Functionaries, Market Institutions, Law Firms, Companies and Local Self Government.
(d) The internship in any year cannot be for a continuous period of more than Four Weeks and all students shall at least gone through once in the entire academic period with Trial and Appellate Advocates.
(e) Each student shall keep internship diary in the form stipulated by the University and the same shall be evaluated by the Guide in Internship and also a Core Faculty member of the staff each time. The total mark shall be assessed in the Final Semester of the course in the 4th Clinical course as stipulated under the Schedule appended to these Regulations.

Explanation

A College or Department shall be deemed to be working whole time if the working time of the College or University Department extends to at least eight hours continuously on every working day comprising of class room teaching of four periods, each period being of one hour duration and the remaining four hours devoted to clinical, curricular and co-curricular activities.

07 Eligibility Criteria For Admission

An applicant who has successful completed Pre-University course or Senior Secondary School Course (‘+2’) or equivalent such as (11+1, ‘A’ level in Senior School Leaving Certificate Course) from a recognized by the Union or by the State Government or from any equivalent institution from a foreign country recognized by the government of that country for the purpose of issue of qualifying certificate on successful completion of the course, may apply for and be admitted into the course.
Minimum percentage of marksin qualifying examination shall not be below 45% (44.5% and above shall be treated as 45%) of total marks in case of General category applicants, 42% (41.5% and above shall be treated as 42%) for OBC category and 40% (39.5% and above shall be treated as 40%) of total marks in case of SC and ST applicants.
Maximum agefor seeking admission is limited to 20 yrs (twenty years) in case of General category of applicants and to 22 yrs (twenty two years) in the case of applicants from SC, ST and Other Backward Communities as on 25^th April, 2019.

A Writ Petition (civil) No. 1023/2016 pending before the Supreme Court of India regarding the maximum age limit prescribed for admission. The admission of the students who have crossed the age limit is subject to the outcome of the said writ petition. In this regard, college has to obtain an undertaking from the students who have crossed the age limit in the proforma enclosed.

Explanation:

Provide that the applicants who have obtained +2 Higher Secondary Pass Certificate of First Degree Certificate after prosecuting studies in distance or correspondence method shall also be considered as eligible for admission to the Law Course.

Provided further that the applicants who have obtained 10+2 or graduation or post-graduation through open Universities system directly without having any basic qualification for prosecuting such studies are not eligible for admission to the Law course.

08 Admission Procedure

Admission to the course shall be made strictly on the basis of the merit. While making admission to the course reservation policy of the Government of Karnataka governing admissions to higher educational institutions issued from time to time shall be observed.
2 seats under supernumerary quota shall be reserved for the Jammu and Kashmir students within the sanctioned intake until the last date of admission as per the orders of Govt. of India.
5% of seats shall be reserved for the Kashmiri Migrants until the last date of admission as per the orders of Govt. of India, Dept. of HRD, New-Delhi. The persons claiming the status of Kasmiri Migrants should produce the identity card issued by the Jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of the Government of Karnataka to this effect.
Reservation for Hyderabad- Karnataka students under Art 371(J) as per rules shall be adhered to 8% of the seats shall be reserved for them.
3% of seats shall be reserved for physically challenged students as per rules applicable.
5% of seats shall be reserved for Gadinadu/Horanadu Kannadiga (Those studied 1 to 10 std. in kannada medium from the outside Karnataka state)

13 Attendance

No student shall be permitted to appear for the end-of-semester examination in a given course unless he/she has, to the satisfaction of the course teacher, fulfilled the course requirements and has put in not less than 70% attendance in the course concerned.

Provided that a student who has attended not less than 65% of classes in each of the subjects prescribed may be permitted to keep the term for reasons to be recorded in writing and to the satisfaction of the Principal of the College or the Dean of the Faculty as the case may be.

19 The necessary documents by the Applicant to the college, a below.

The Eligibility Certificate issued by the University, in case of Non-Karnataka and Foreign students 5 year B.A.LL.B at the time of admission.
10^thMarks Card & P.U.C./12^th Std/H.S.C. or any equivalent examination Marks cards in case of 5 year B.A. LL.B. admission, at the time of admission.
In case of SC/ST/Cat-1/OBC student, Caste & Income Certificate shall be submitted by student to the college at the time of admission.