CONTENTS

ACADEMIC YEAR 2007 - 2008

From the Desk of the Vice-Chancellor

About NUJS IGuiding NUJS

Academic Programmes and Structure

Recruitment

Student Achievements

Funds and ' wments

Medals

National Admission Test (NAT) - 2007

Fee Structure

Faculty Members

Visitors to NUJS

Dates to Remember

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NUJS BROCHURE 2007 - 2008

The WB National University of Juridical SciencesDrAmbedkar Bhavan12, LB Block, Sector III, Salt Lake City Kolkata 700 098TELEPHONE: 2335 0534/ 7379/ 0765/ 2806/ 2809/ 2811/ 2812FAX: 2335 7422/ 0511 GRAM: JURVARSITYEMAIL: nujs@vsnl.com, nujs@cal3.vsnl.net.inWEBSITE: wwwnujs.edu

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1. Instructions for Application Form1. The NAT application form is enclosed with the Brochure along with its own envelopeand another small envelope for despatching admit card.2. Return the duly filled-in NAT application form only in the envelope provided.Enclose with the application form (A) attested photocopy of SC/ ST/ PH certificate,if applicable, (B) In case of candidates applying for B.A./B.Sc. LL.B (Hons.) programmein NRI category, Sponsorship letter in the given format and copy of sponsor's passport,(C) In case of foreign nationals copy of citizenship certificate & pass port of the candidateand (D) the small envelope after completing all the entries, including your completepostal address with pin code & contact telephone/ mobile number at the space provided.Write also the Category and Centre chosen on the top left corner of the envelope. DONOT STAPPLE, PIN OR STITCH THE DOCUMENT/S AND THE SMALL ENVELOPETO THE NAT APPLICATION FORM. KEEP THEM LOOSE ALONG WITH THE NATAPPLICATION FORM INSIDE THE ENVELOPE. NONE OF THESE SUPPORTIVEDOCUMENT/S WILL BE ACCEPTED IF NOT ENCLOSED WITH NAT APPLICATIONFORM.3. The application form has 25 entries spreading over two separate sheets, a declarationand admit card.4. Use only HB Pencil for filling all boxes and / or circles for entries from 1 to 13 & 15.5. Use Black Ball pen for filling entries in 14 & from 16 to 25, the declaration & theadmit cards. The declaration is in the reverse side of the admit card page.6. Entries from 1 to 13 & 15 contain rectangular cells (into which letters - written inCAPITALS - or numbers, have to be entered) and /or corresponding circles whichhave to be darkened.7. Since the NAT application form will be read by machine, ensure that you fill in thecells clearly, darken the circles evenly and completely, and do not leave any smudgesor stray marks on the NAT application form.8. Do not tear, bend or mutilate the NAT application form.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING THE NATAPPLICATION FORMi) For entries from 1 to 15: -1.Application For: Darken the appropriate circle.2. Name of the candidate: Write your name in capitals in the cells. Leave acell blank between two parts of your name. Abbreviate the name if space isinsufficient. Darken the corresponding circle under each letter.3. Date of Birth: Enter your date of birth in the cells correctly & darkencorresponding circle under each digit.4. Application form No.: Application form number is printed on the top ofNAT application form. Enter the application form number in the cells &darken the corresponding circle under each digit.5. Gender: Darken the appropriate circle.6. Category: Darken the appropriate circle. The full forms of the abbreviationsare: SC -Scheduled Caste, ST- Scheduled Tribe, PH - Physically Handicapped& NRI - Non Resident Indian.7. Higher Secondary (10+2): Candidates applying for B.A. /B.Sc. LL.B (Hons.)programme need to darken the appropriate circle. Candidates applying forLL.M programme need not darken any circle in this box.8. Bachelor's degree in Law: Candidates applying for LL.M programme needto darken the appropriate circle. Candidates applying for B.A. /B.Sc. LL.B(Hons.) programme need not to darken any circle in this box.9. Aggregate percentage in LL.B: Candidates applying for LL.M programmeneed to darken the appropriate circle. Candidates applying for B.A. /B.Sc.LL.B (Hons.) programme need not to darken any circle in this box.10. Choice of centre: Darken only one appropriate circle against the centreyou like to appear for NAT.11. Blood group: Darken the appropriate circle.12. RH factor: Darken the appropriate circle.13. Percentage of marks in Higher Secondary (10+2): Three cells (two cellsfor a two digit number followed by a decimal point and one cell for the firstdecimal place digit) have been provided in each box. The percentage of marksobtained should be rounded off to one decimal place. Letter grades or gradepoints should be converted to percentage of marks. Enter the percentage ofmarks obtained in the subject in the cells & darken the corresponding circle,under each digit. Aggregate percentage has to be calculated & enteredaccordingly. Name of the subjects other than English is to be written in thespace provided.14. Signature: Candidates need to sign here in black ball pen.15. Address: Candidates need to enter the address for correspondence in thecells & darken the corresponding circle under each letter/ digit / sign.ii) For entries from 16 to 25, declaration and admit cards:Write all the information asked clearly & completely in black ball pen.

2. Instructions for NATDate & Day of National Admission Test - 2007for LL.B & LL.M programmes - 28.01.07, Sunday

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR NATIONALADMISSION TEST - 2007 FOR LL.B PROGRAMME1. Candidates shall report to the Test centre at least half-an hour before thecommencement of the Test and take their seats 15 minutes before thecommencement of the Test.2. Candidates shall fill-up Side I of the given Answer sheet very carefully. Answersheet will be supplied 10 minutes before the commencement of the Test.3. The Test will be objective in nature and for each question four answerswill be given of which ONLY one answer will be correct or most appropriate.4. The Answer Sheet will be machine scored and therefore requires specificprocedure to be followed as given below:a) The answers shall be marked only by pencil and that too only by an HBone. Answers marked by pen shall be treated as wrong answer.b) Each question will be followed by answers marked by (A), (B), (C) & (D).Select the correct or the most appropriate answer. Blacken the oval bearingthe correct answer index against the serial number on the answer sheet byusing HB pencil. For example, if the answer to question number 2 is C, it isto be marked as follows:2.

A B C Dc) Do not blacken more than one OVAL for any question.d) DO NOT mark your answer or fill up information by using any of thefollowing methods of marking.(Use of tick mark) V (Use of Line Mark) -(Use of cross mark) X (Half filled oval)(Use of dot) (Mark outside the oval) EIDII■In all the above cases, though you may have given the right answer, it maynot be read by the machine because of wrong method of marking the answer.e) Please note that the mark should be dark enough and the oval should befilled in as completely as possible. Otherwise your answer will not be evaluatedby the machine.f) How to change your Answer: If you wish to change your answer, ERASEcompletely the already darkened oval using good quality eraser and thenblacken the new oval bearing your revised answer. If smudges are left on theerased oval, the question will be read as having two answers and will beignored for giving any credit.5. Some important points:a) The machine will first read your Application Form no, Name & Categoryfrom the answer sheet and then evaluate your answers. Therefore, you MUSTINDICATE YOUR APPLICATION FORM NO., NAME & CATEGORYCORRECTLY BY FILLING CORRECT OVALS WITH HB PENCIL mentionedon Side I of your Answer Sheet.b) You are advised to bring with you the following things:

(i) HB pencils, a good quality eraser, a sharpener and a ball pen.(ii) Admit Card

c) There will be NO negative mark for wrong answer.d) You are advised not to bring any paper whatsoever, books, mobile phone,calculator or other electronic device inside the Test Hall.e) Copying, talking, making gestures and disturbing other candidates willdisqualify a candidate for appearing at the Test and he/she may be suspendedforthwith.f) Candidates should not leave the hall until all Answer sheets and Questionpapers are collected, verified, tallied and found to be in order by theinvigilator/s.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR NATIONALADMISSION TEST - 2007 FOR LL.M. PROGRAMME1. Candidates shall report to the Test centre at least half-an hour before thecommencement of the Test and take their seats 15 minutes before thecommencement of the Test.2. You are advised to bring with you the following things

(i) Ball pen(ii) Admit Card

3. You are advised not to bring any paper whatsoever, books, mobile phone,calculator or other electronic device inside the Test Hall.4. Copying, talking, making gestures and disturbing other candidates willdisqualify a candidate for appearing at the Test and he/she may be suspendedforthwith.5. Candidates should not leave the hall until all Answer sheets are collected,verified, tallied and found to be in order by the invigilator.IIMI111111111111111111111111111111111

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FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) strives to offer holistic legaleducation in order to prepare its graduates for the diverse worlds of litigation, law andcorporate firms, and law teaching and research. It seeks to equip students with the knowledge,skills and values to promote the ends of justice through the instrument of law.

NUJS students are exceptionally trained in the theory and practice of law. They have wonlaurels the world over in the fields of mooting and debating, have publications in peerreviewed national and international journals, and have received appreciation for their outreachand legal aid activities. The internship system that has been devised ensures that each studentexperiences the real world of law by interning with law firms, companies, senior advocates,NGOs etc.

All this explains why the Campus Recruitment Committee has received in the case of its firsttwo batches of graduates such an enthusiastic and positive response from leading law andcorporate firms. Nearly all students who sat for campus recruitment in the past two yearsfound good placements. A few students joined the Bar and others enrolled in premieruniversities in the US and UK for higher studies with scholarships. One student of the 2006graduating batch has received the prestigious Rhodes scholarship.

In the past two years we have increased the intake of LL.M. students and strengthened theLL.M. teaching and research programme. Two scholarships have also been instituted toencourage good students to join the LL.M. programme.

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I want to say a few more words about the university. NUJS is committed to building aunique environment in which to learn about law and the relationship between law andsociety. We are in the process of creating a law school with a difference with the aim ofoffering balanced and quality legal education. The central elements of the distinctive visionthat informs legal education in NUJS are the following.

First, we are trying to create a democratic culture in the university with active studentinvolvement. We believe that an educational institution can mature and grow only in an

environment that supports collective thinking and treats good arguments, irrespective of theirsource, with respect. Consequently, the student body is playing a crucial role in shaping theacademic ethos of the university. Besides, it organizes through the Student Juridical Associationa range of extra-curricular activities related to sports, theatre, music, quiz etc.

Second, we are encouraging critical thinking and knowledge so that the NUJSstudent go beyond learning the law by rote to develop a deeper understandingof the place and function of law in society. A number of conferences, symposia,and workshops are conducted towards this end. Most significantly, students areactively encouraged to participate in them. Students regularly bring out theirown journal the Indian Juridical Review. Last year one of our students publisha full-length book even before he had graduated, without doubt a uniqueachievement.

Third, we are equipping our students to help the nation meet the challenges of globalizationby teaching cutting edge subjects such as cyber law, WTO law, water law, environmentallaw, sports law etc. Optional or seminar courses are offered from the third year itself so thatstudents can do a range of courses dealing with contemporary developments in national andinternational law.

Fourth, NUJS has identified some areas of the law in which to develop special expertise,albeit without compromising in any way the high teaching standards in other subjects. Threeareas we wish to focus on at present are the criminal justice system, economic and businesslaws (including WTO law), and human rights law.

Fifth, we seek to sensitize our students to issues of social justice, in particular to the concernsof the marginal and disadvantaged sections of our society. We want the NUJS graduate tobe at all time conscious of his or her larger responsibility towards society.

We have an excellent faculty, with a good balance of experienced and young faculty members,and above all, outstanding students who can compete with the best in the world. We alsohave the self-belief that NUJS is in the process of becoming the premier law university inthe country. We invite you to join our journey towards creating and sustaining a center ofexcellence for legal studies. The standards set for you at NUJS are already high. Those whojoin NUJS will be expected to sustain, if not improve upon, those standards. Together wecan endeavor to make NUJS not only the top law university in the country but also a lawuniversity that provides complete legal education.

PROFESSOR (DR.) B S CHIMNIOCTOBER 2006, KOLKATA

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ABOUT NUJS

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences was established under the WBNUJSAct, 1999 (West Bengal Act IX of 1999) adopted by the West Bengal Legislature in July, 1999.The University was notified under Clause (f) of Section 2 of the UGC Act, 1956 in August2004 and has been granted permanent affiliation by the Bar Council of India in July 2005.

ObjectivesThe objectives of the University inter alia are to:- advance and disseminate learning and knowledge of law and legal processes and their

role in national developmentpromote legal knowledge and to make law and legal process efficient instruments ofsocial developmentdevelop in the student and research scholar a sense of responsibility to serve society inthe field of law by developing skills in regard to advocacy, legal service, legislation, lawreforms and the likepromote inter-disciplinary study of law in relation to management, technology, internationalcooperation and development.

The City of KolkataNUJS is located in the city of Kolkata, the first capital of the British Empire, and is amongthe four major metropolises of India. Tradition, culture and age mark this city of joy. Thecity is reputed for its heritage and architecture-indeed, the entire city is redolent with history.It boasts of an active theatre movement running over a century. Its people are well knownfor their love of books, music and food. A subtle blend of tradition and modernity distinguishesthe city. The old Kolkata thrives alongside the growing expanses of new townships, includingSalt Lake City, where the NUJS campus is situated. Kolkata is also destined to be a major IThub and promoter of e-learning.

The CampusThe University is located on a prime land at the Salt Lake City, overseeing the EasternMetropolitan Bypass. The 4.83 acre Campus consists of an academic and three residentialblocks - two seven storied halls of residence for girls and boys apiece and a double storiedstaff accommodation cum guest house.The academic block is a four storied majestic structure-a beautiful edifice in stone. Itcomprises of 105 rooms in all with lift facility along with an auditorium and a computerlaboratory. It is an inward looking building octagonal in shape and rounded by widespreadverandahs that open up to the vast central courtyard with an artificial water body on oneside. The building has nearly everything a modern University ought to have - a host of classrooms, seminar halls, a vast library with a sprawling reading room and medical facilities. Theacademic complex has been named after Dr. B R Ambedkar.The University insists that all students reside in the University Halls of Residence situatedin the Campus. Girls and Boys hostel can accommodate 204 and 300 students respectivelyin single as well as double occupancy basis. Each of the hostels has a state of the art kitchen,lift facilities and spacious recreation rooms. The hostels provide reasonably good amenitiesto the students and an atmosphere conducive to serious study, wholesome relaxation andall round development.

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LibraryThe University Central Library occupies a central location commanding a spectacular viewof the quadrangle and hostels. The reading room is spread over 758 sq. metres of floorspace, providing 400 seats. As of 2006 the Library has a collection of more than 10000books and more than 5000 volumes of bound periodicals as well a sizeable collection ofelectronic materials in CD-ROMs and legal databases providing online access via majorlegal platforms including SCC, Grand Jurix, and Manupatra online.As an integral component of the academic programs, the Library supports the University'steaching and research. From the humble initiatives on 1 June, 2000, there has been rapidgrowth in the collection at par with the giant strides the university took in the six years ofits existence. Currently the library subscribes to 124 journals including top-notch internationalpublications - Journal of World Trade, American Journal of International Law, InternationalLegal Materials, Economist & Time to name a few.The library archives hold the complete set of All England Law Reports from 1558 to date,All India Reports 1920 onwards, Fleet Street Reports, US Supreme Court Reports and otherequally noteworthy collections. It has also been enriched by donations from renownedpersonalities and organizations, the most significant being the invaluable manuscripts and

commentary on the Constitution of India of LateJustice Durgadas Basu.

r`1tr Anybody Me studied history of the Conetttntion of In addition to the central library there areffoii ° forget he baneful effects er specialised collections held at the various Schools

nowmual av:.rd. , the plate I n~,aunal yreaentatinrlPr Tit - and Centres of studies open to access byA" 1` ioo of India a thtrrvcatrof the territory °I India students. The library holds institutionalon the baaia or rollginn. As a reaction ei thea retmgrade ,tape , membership with the British Council and thebe nation... t aaere of divided India raid any concept of

yea°° :ationfro. the~ orriel~ianRe„1 ° American Information Resource Centre,etch they adopt/ In ;949 . b„ n, >< %p( , ) kt=srr ea red t„at enabling students to access the collection andhere a nald be no ddecrhoinatinf Citroen on the gtnmh i databases. Tertiary facilities like photocopying,

religi°" It "an :p'a`ne°'" t. early naae of a""°",aa<;; printing and internet facilities are availableC„ammken ' ~bat my repreeenrati°n or reservation on the ground of

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Juridical Review have been published. Whilethe inaugural issue was devoted to `Water

Resources Law' , the subsequent issues were on `Intellectual Property Law ' and ` ContemporaryConstitutional Issues'. Each issue has been received with encouraging recognition.

IAN FacilityBoth the hostels are connected via a Local Area Network (LAN) designed by the students.Connectivity to 24x7 Internet facilities through ADSL is also provided, and managed entirelyby the Cyber Committee, a student body with very little outside help. At present, 142 studentshave subscribed to this nominally charged service. The facility is in great demand, upgradationof the Internet service through Leased Line is also in the pipeline.

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Sports FacilityThe University has been permitted to use the highly advanced sporting facilities of the SportsAuthority of India (SAI), Kolkata for all outdoor sporting events including football andcricket. SAI is located at a mere five minute walking distance from the University. University

also offers on campus facility of playingvolleyball, carom and table tennis.Study Loan, ScholarshipsNUJS seeks to ensure that no studentis compelled to discontinue study dueto financial constraints. The Universityhas arranged that students mayapproach any Bank of their choice andcomplete loan formalities on mutuallyagreeable terms. The Indian Bank,which is celebrating its centenary in2006, has announced a special studyloan package whereby any student ofNUJS can avail loan facility withoutcollateral or other formalities at a softerrate of interest.Proceeds of the Scholarship Fund ofthe University, built up with generous

donations from institutions and individuals, and are given to students on need basis. Shri.Gopal Subramanian, the eminent jurist, has instituted two merit scholarships for LL.M.students. Scholars in the first year are chosen on the basis of their rank at the LL.M. AdmissionTest, and in the second, the award is based on academic performance in the first year.

Medical FacilityThe University has a medicalunit, where a doctor isavailable for routineconsultation. He also visits thehostels regularly and isresponsible for preventive andemergency health care. Twostate of the art hospitals,Apollo and AMRI, locatedwithin a distance of 1 kilometrefrom the campus, providesecured services at any time ofneed.

Banking FacilityCorporation Bank, a publicsector undertaking, has itsbranch inside the campus tooffer doorstep-bankingfacilities. It provides access to ATM and other banking facilities inside the campus.

Canteen FacilityA canteen functions from inside the academic block, where items of light refreshment areavailable at a moderate price.

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GUIDING NUJS

General CouncilHon'ble Mr. Justice Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal, Chief Justice of India, Chancellor ofNUJS, Kolkata, ChairpersonProf. Bhupinder Singh Chimni, Vice - Chancellor, NUJS, KolkataHon 'ble Mr. Justice S B Sinha, Judge, Supreme Court of IndiaHon 'ble Mr. Justice Tarun Chatterjee, Judge, Supreme Court of IndiaHon 'ble Mr. Hashim Abdul Halim, Speaker, West Bengal Legislative AssemblyHon'ble Mr. Justice Vikas Shridhar Sirpurkar, Chief Justice, Calcutta High CourtDr. Ashim Das Gupta, Hon 'ble Minister in Charge for Finance Department, Governmentof West BengalHon'ble Mr. Sudarshan Ray Chaudhury, Minister in Charge for Higher Education,Government of West BengalHon 'ble Mr. Rabi Lal Maitra, Minister in Charge for Law and Judicial Departments,Government of West BengalMr. Balai Chandra Ray, Advocate General, West BengalHon'ble Mr. Justice Shyamal K Sen, Chairperson, West Bengal Human RightsCommissionHon'ble Mr. Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee, Former Chief Justice of Calcutta & BombayHigh CourtsProf. Sukhadeo Thorat, Chairman, University Grants Commission, New DelhiMr. Jaganath Patnaik, Chairman, Bar Council of IndiaMr. Sanatan Mukherjee, Chairman, West Bengal Bar CouncilMr. Dipankar P Gupta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court, New DelhiMr. Kottayan Kattankot Venugopal, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of IndiaProf. Tharaileth Koshy Oommen, Former Chairperson, Centre for Studies in SocialSystems, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New DelhiProf. Shekhar Chaudhuri, Director, Indian Institute of Management, KolkataProf. P Balaram, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Executive CouncilProf. Bhupinder Singh Chimni, Vice - Chancellor, NUJS, Kolkata, ChairmanHon'ble Mr. Justice S B Sinha, Judge, Supreme Court of IndiaHon 'ble Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Basu, Judge, Calcutta High CourtHon 'ble Mr. Rabi Lal Maitra, Minister in Charge for Law and Judicial Departments,Government of West BengalMr. Balai Chandra Ray, Advocate General, West BengalMr. Samar Ghosh, Principle Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, FinanceDepartmentMr. Asok Mohan Chakrabarti, Principal Secretary to the Government of West Bengal,Higher Education DepartmentMr. Shyamal Kanti Chakraborty, Secretary to the Government of WestBengal, Judicial DepartmentHon'ble Mr. Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee, Former Chief Justice of Calcutta & BombayHigh CourtMr. Kottayan Kattankot Venugopal, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of IndiaProf. Tharaileth Koshy Oommen, Former Chairperson, Centre For Studies in SocialSystems, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New DelhiMr. Anirban Mazumder, Lecturer in Law, NUJS, KolkataMr. Nandan Nawn, Lecturer in Economics, NUJS, Kolkata

Academic Council- Prof. Bhupinder Singh Chimni, Vice-Chancellor, NUJS, Kolkata, Chairperson- Mr. Balai Chandra Ray, Advocate General, Government of West Bengal

- Mr. Asok Deb, MLA, West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Member, Bar Council of India

- Prof. Mool Chand Sharma, Vice-Chairperson, University Grants Commission, New Delhi

- Prof. K N Chandrasekhara Pillai, Director, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi- Prof. Ashok Ranjan Thakur, Vice-Chancellor, West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata

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- Dr. Chandra Nath Bhattacharya, Director, Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Ministryof Home Affairs, Government of India, Kolkata

- Prof. N S Gopalakrishnan, Professor of HRD Chair on IPR and Director, School of LegalStudies, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi

- Ms. Ruchira Goswami, Lecturer in Sociology, NUJS, Kolkata

- Mr. Shiju Mazhuvanchery Verghese, Lecturer in Law, NUJS, Kolkata

Finance CommitteeHon'ble Mr. Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee, Former Chief Justice of Calcutta & BombayHigh Courts, ChairpersonProf. Bhupinder Singh Chimni, Vice-Chancellor, NUJS, KolkataMr. Balai Chandra Ray, Advocate General, West BengalMr. Samar Ghosh, Principle Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, FinanceDepartmentMr. Shyamal Kanti Chakraborty, Secretary to the Government of West Bengal,Judicial Department

Standing CommitteeProf. Bhupinder Singh Chimni, Vice-Chancellor, NUJS, Kolkata, ChairpersonHon'ble Mr. Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee, Former Chief Justice of Calcutta & BombayHigh CourtHon 'ble Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Basu, Judge, Calcutta High CourtMr. Balai Chandra Ray, Advocate General, West BengalMr. Nisith Adhikary, Additional Advocate General, West BengalMr. Shyamal Kanti Chakraborty, Secretary to the Government of West Bengal,Judicial DepartmentMr. Samar Ghosh, Principle Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, FinanceDepartmentMr. Asok Mohan Chakrabarti, Principal Secretary to the Government of West Bengal,Higher Education DepartmentDr. Tapas Bannerjee, Senior Advocate, Calcutta High CourtMr. Anirban Mazumder, Lecturer in Law, NUJS, KolkataMr. Nandan Nawn, Lecturer in Economics, NUJS, Kolkata

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES AND STRUCTURE

StructureNUJS has organized itself into a number of Schools and Centres of study, each independentin conception and operation, yet integrated through programmes of teaching, research andextension activities.

SCHOOLS- The School of Criminal Justice & Administration (SCJA)- The School of Economic & Business Laws (SEBL)- The School of Legal Practice & Development (SLPD)- The School of Private Laws & Comparative Jurisprudence (SPLCJ)- The School of Public Law & Governance (SPLG)- The School of Social Sciences (SSS)- The School of Technology, Law & Development (STLD)

CENTRES- Centre for Consumer Protection and Welfare- Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Studies- Centre for Studies in WTO Laws- Centre for Women and Law

Research, Training and ExtensionSchools and Centres of the university have undertaken a number of research projects,provided training and undertaken extension activities. The list, inter alia, includes:

Certificate course on `Human Rights Law', inJune-August 2006, in which students camefrom diverse backgrounds. The University isin the process of offering certificate courses onother subjects as well.Publication of `Criminal Justice India' seriesfocusing on the contemporary status of CriminalJustice in the different States and UnionTerritories, funded by the Ford Foundation,2000-05.Project titled `Use of Forensic Science in theinvestigation and trial of criminal cases',funded by Bureau of Police Research andDevelopment, Ministry of Home Affairs,Government of India.Project titled `Legal Framework to Support Transition in Agricultural Sector-Select Issuesand Problems ' , 2001-03, funded by United Nations Development Programme throughDepartment of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.Project on `Environmental Law Capacity Building', funded by the World Bank, throughthe Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2001-03.Project on ` Land Reforms and Tea Estates in Assam ' , for the Tea Board of India,2005-06.

Drafting of `Manual on Human Rights' for PublicProsecutors, funded by National Human RightsCommission, 2005 onwards.Regional Outreach Training Programme, forupholding the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,funded by NHRC, in collaboration with CanadianHuman Rights Commission and IGNOU, 2005.Induction Training Programme for newlyrecruited Assistant Public Prosecutors of WestBengal, May, 2005.Research Project on `Bengal Vagrancy Act 1943:Recommendations for Change', 2005, funded byAction Aid International-India.

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Seminar on the WTODispute SettlementMechanism for Asian andPacific Economies', forGovernment Officials ofthese countries, inassociation with WTOSecretariat, Geneva,2005.- Project on ConsumerAffairs related Evaluationof the working of the StateCommission, WestBengal and four DistrictDispute Redressal Fora ' ,sponsored by IndianInstitute of PublicAdministration, NewDelhi.

Series of Vertical Interaction Courses for Senior Police Officers, funded by Bureau ofPolice Research and Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, since2002.Training of Trainers for Prosecutors of States of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal onAnti-Human Trafficking, 2006, funded by UN Office on Drugs and Crimes, RegionalOffice for South-Asia, New Delhi.

Programmes on OfferB.A./B.Sc. LL.B. (HONS.) DEGREE PROGRAMME

This programme attracts school leaving bright young aspirants to the field of law. The fiveyear undergraduate programme is divided into ten semesters and enrolls 125 students everyyear. The students represent almost all the States of India and a few join from foreigncountries. This programme offers advanced legal education with an emphasis on criticalthinking and self-enquiry on the one hand and acquisition of practical skills and knowledgeon the other. The eventual goal is to train the next generation of leaders in the academia,bar, judiciary, and non-governmental organizations worldwide.

Programme StructureThe students of NUJS are exposed to a goodblend of both pure law courses as well associal science courses, so that they candevelop a comprehensive understanding ofthe legal process.A rigorous system of evaluation has been putin place. Other than having to give the endsemester examination, the students are towrite projects (or short papers) on each andevery course of study, so that they find anopportunity to demonstrate their creativity,enterprise and writing skills. Classpresentations and seminar presentations arealso a regular feature of their coursework.

Marks for AttendancePercentage of Attendance Marks

75% 2.575% and above but below 80% 380% and above but below 85% 3.585% and above but below 90% 490% and above but below 95% 4.5

95 % and above 5

Grading Scheme for LL.B. Programme

S. Percentage Grade GradeNo. of Marks Value1 75% and above E (Excellent) 72 70% and above but below 75% A+ (Distinction) 63 65% and above but below 70% A (Very Good) 54 60% and above but below 65% B+ (Good) 45 55% and above but below 60% B (Fair) 36 50% and above but below 55% C+ (Average) 27 40% and above but below 50% C (Pass) 18 Below 40% F (Fail) 0

From sixth semester onwards, students startworking on their optional seminar courses. Interested faculty and other senior faculty

advisors work hard throughout the year to helpstudents identify and refine their study objectives,then develop an appropriate sequence of optionalcourses and other work related to it.

Apart from end-semester examinations and projects,there are subject viva and project viva for compulsorycourses. For some of the courses, there is a mid-semester examination as well. Optional courses haveend-semester examination and project submission,presentation and viva.

As per the Bar Council of India regulations, students not having secured 75% attendanceare not allowed to sit for the end-semester examination. On the other hand, a student, byvirtue of having attendance 95% and above can get the maximum 5 marks stipulated forthis category in any course.

Courses that are taught and their distribution throughout the 5 year period in the B.A./B.Sc.LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Programme are provided in the next page.

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0C5mpulsory CoursesFIST ~.EMESTER1.1'LegJl Method1.2 Sociology - I1.3 Indian Legal and

Constitutional History1.4 Economics-I1.5 Law of TortsSECOND SEMESTER2.1 Contracts - I2.2 Family Law - I ,,2.3 Political Scien2.4 Sociology - II l2.5 Economics-IITHIRD SEMESTER3.1 Contracts - II3.2 Family Law - II3.3 Criminal Law - I

(Indian Penal Code)3.4 Constitutional Law - I

(Fundamental Rights)3.5 Criminal Law II

(Criminal Procedure Code)FOURTH SEMESTER4.1 Science, Technology and Law4.2 Public International Law4.3 Constitutional Law - I4.4 Evidence4.5 Civil Procedure CodeFIFTH SEMESTER5.1 Labour Law5.2 Environmental Law

"- 5.3 Property Law°_ 5.4 Corporate Law - I

(Company Law)5.5 Administrative LawSIXTH SEMESTER6.1 Jurisprudence6.2 Intellectual Property Law -6.3 Corporate Law - II

(Competition and SecuritiesLaw)

6.4 Agricultural Law6.5 Optional Seminar Course (1)SEVENTH SEMESTER7.1 Intellectual Property Law - II7.2 Clinic-I7.3 Optional Seminar Course (2)7.4 Optional Seminar Course (3)7.5 Optional Seminar Course (4)EIGHTH SEMESTER

i i!a]FLS8.1 Law of Direct Taxation8.2 Banking Law and

Negotiable Instrument Act8.3 Clinic-II8.4 Optional Seminar Course (58.5 Optional Seminar Course (6)NINTH SEMESTER9.1 Clinic-III9.2 Law of Indirect Taxation

10.1 Professional Ethics10.2 Optional Seminar Course (10)10.3 Optional Seminar Course (11)10.4 Optional Seminar Course (12)10.5 Option Se '. a` ar Course (1OptionalAdvanced Constitutional History ownAdvanced Environmental LawAdvanced I.P. LawAir and Space LawAlternative Dispute ResolutionBio-technology LawCompetition LawConflict of LawsCorporate GoverCorporate Finan°;,Criminology and mologyDisability and Law 3 1Economic Offences ~~;ol,,

Electian.Law i '"Electricity Law ,Energy LawEntertainment ..; ~e Media Law-Fore

nsic Scienc

Gender and LaInformation Te gy LawInsolvency LawInsurance Law[nternational Conternational Cririin

International Human Rights LawInternational Refugee and Humanitarian LawInternational Relations and Contemporary Global IssuesInternational Sale of Goods LawInternational Trade LawJuvenile JusticeLaw and DevelopmentLaw and EconomicsLaw and Literature - I and IILaw of Carriage "-

.vLaw of the SeaLaw of ValuationMarine and Shipping LawMedicine and Public Health Law

ediation and Commercial Conciliilitary Lawping and Petroleum Lawcurities Law

social Security LawSports Law -:.Water Law

9.3 Optional Seminar Course (7)9.4 Optional Seminar Course (8)9.5 Optional Seminar Cour (9)TENTH SEMESTER

InternshipSince its inception, the University has sought to ensure that students obtain an insight intothe workplace by encouraging students to intern with law firms, companies, Senior Advocates,NGOs etc. In the first year, students are required to work with NGOs, after their secondyear at the trial court level, at the completion of third year, at the Appellate Court, and aftertheir fourth year either with law firms or companies. Internships undergone by studentsof NUJS include:FIRMS

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff& Co.ALG India Legal OfficeALMT LegalAnand & AnandARA LawAZB & PartnersBhasin & Co.Baker McKenzie (Hong Kong)Crowford Bailey 1

HCo.

DSK LegalDesai and DiwanjiDua AssociatesEconomic Law Practice

rnst & Youngox and Mandal

Freshfields, Bruckhaus & Deringer (Paris)Freshfields, Drew and Napier (Singapore)Holla and Holla, Patil & NettarHong Kong International Arbitration CentreIndian Council of ArbitrationJ.Sagar AssociatesKhaitan & Co.Krishna and SaurastriLail and SethiLittle & Co.Lovelock & Lewes ConsultingLuthra & Luthra Law OfficesLuthra, Anand & AssociatesMajmudar & Co.Menon & Pai

UMore Fisher and Brown (London)Mulla & Mulla & Craig Blunt and CaroeNew Delhi Law AssociatesNishith Desai AssociatesP & A Associates

H Parekh & Co.Paras Kuhad & Associates

oovayya & Co.ricewaterhouse Coopers Private Limited

RamRais & PartnersSandersons MorgansSingapore International Arbitration CentreSinghania & Co.

uri & Co.itus & Co.rilegaldwadia & Udeshiictor Moses & Co.adia Ghandy & Co.ong Partners

COMPANIESApeejay GroupBenett & Coleman Ltd.Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.Birla GroupBritish OxygenDr. Reddy's LaboratoriesEssar Group, MumbaiGeneral ElectricGlaxo Smithkline BeechamHindustan Lever Ltd.Hindustan MotorsICICI Bank Ltd.InfosysITC Ltd.Larson & ToubroNicholas Piramal India Ltd.Reliance Industries Ltd.Reliance InfocommSahara India PariwarStatesmanTata Consultancy ServicesTata MotorsTata SonsTata SteelTennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, USAWEBELWiproNON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONSAction Aid IndiaAlternative Law ForumAmnesty InternationalAsian African Legal Consultative OrganizationAsian Development Research InstituteCentre for Science and EnvironmentChild Relief and YouCommonwealth Human Rights InitiativeCommunity Business (Hong Kong)Greenpeace International (Australia)Human Rights Law NetworkInternational Committee of the Red CrossInternational Labour OrganizationLawyers CollectiveNational Human Rights CommissionNarmada Bachao Andolan (NBA)OxfamSanlaapSocio-Legal Aid Research & Training CentreSouth Asian Human Rights Documentation CentreSpastic Society of Northern IndiaThe Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)UN High Commissioner for RefugeesUnited Nations Population FundWorld Wide Fund for Nature

LL.M. ProgrammeThe LL.M. degree programme is of two year duration. This post graduate programme isinterested in attracting students who either wish to join the academia or seeks to acquireadvanced research skills before joining the legal profession. The students therefore comefrom a wide variety of backgrounds with divergent legal interests and career plans. Oursenior faculty members work closely with the students to help them in realising their fullacademic potential. We also actively involve students in our ongoing efforts to improve andenhance the programme. Together, we work to make each student's experience in the NUJSa rich and fulfilling one that broadens his or her intellectual horizons.

The LL.M. programme comprises of a range of compulsory and optional courses and adissertation to be completed within a time frame of four semesters. In the first semester,the students are expected to complete three compulsory courses. In each of the next twosemesters, they have to complete three optional courses respectively. These courses areidentified by the Post Graduate Council (PGC) of the University in consultation with itsFaculty Council. Students are allowed to make their suggestions regarding choices/preferencesof any course or courses to the PGC which is given due consideration. A dissertation is tobe written in the final semester on an approved topic. The students are expected to makepresentation on their dissertation one month in advance to their submission and also takeup independent teaching assignments on certain courses.

M.Phil. ProgrammeThe M.Phil. Degree Programme is specifically designed for aspiring legal academics, thatis, students who wish to pursue sustained independent study and research and are planningcareers in law teaching.

PGC constitutes an Advisory Committee of three members for each M.Phil. student. Eachstudent works under the supervision of a Faculty member (Faculty Advisor) who is identifiedaccording to his/her specialization in the field of law in consonance with the student's topicfor the dissertation. A work-plan is then chalked out by the Faculty Advisor, indicating theteaching, research, seminars and other assignments to be undertaken by the M.Phil. student.This work-plan is then executed by the student with prior approval from both the FacultyCouncil and the PGC. The candidate then becomes eligible for receipt of the degree subjectto fulfillment of the prescribed requirements of the programme within a maximum periodof three years.

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Ph.D. and the LL.D. ProgrammesThe Ph.D. and LL.D. degrees are two of the most advanced law degrees. The candidates tothese degrees are expected to produce a thesis that will constitute a substantial and valuablecontribution to legal scholarship. The students would be expected to incorporate the insightsof other disciplines into their work, drawing on the expertise and assistance not only availableat NUJS but also from other leading universities of the world. The doctoral programme callfor intense individual efforts requiring sustained discipline and self-direction. Since thedoctoral programme is designed to train law teachers, having the opportunity to practiceones teaching skills is critical. The candidate would therefore be given teaching assignmentsin addition to making presentations before the faculty community.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PH.D. PROGRAMME

Initially the candidate has only a provisional registration with the University. For eachcandidate an Advisory Committee (AC) is formed by the Vice-Chancellor, which constitutesa Principal Guide and two other senior faculty members of the University. However, thereare provisions of inducting one or two experts from outside. The Principal Guide becomesthe chairperson of the AC. It is the prerogative of the AC to review the research proposaland suggest any changes it feels suitable and also help design a work-plan for the candidate.The research proposal and the work-plan are to be duly ratified by the Vice-Chancellor andthe Academic Council. After six months from the date of registration the candidate is toqualify in a Comprehensive Examination (CE) conducted by the Advisory Committee.

On the basis of the report from the AC, the Registrar, with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor,confirms the candidate's admission in the Ph.D. programme. All the prescribed requirementsfor the programme should be completed within a maximum period of five years from thedate of admission.

REQUIREMENTS FOR LL.D. PROGRAMME

For every registered LL.D. candidate the Vice-Chancellor constitutes an Advisory Committeewith a Principal Guide (a faculty member having specialization in the student's area ofresearch), two senior faculty members and one or more experts from outside. The PrincipalGuide usually holds the status of a Chairperson within the Advisory Committee.The Advisory Committee reviews the research proposal submitted by the candidate andsuggests changes, if any, in the nature and scope of the research in consultation with thecandidate concerned. The Advisory Committee then designs a work-plan where it stipulatesthe number of teaching assignments to be taken up, number of seminars to be conducted,the quantum of resource material that the candidate should be acquainted with and otherspecific academic activities that she should be involved with. The work-plan and the researchproposal will finally be approved by the Vice-Chancellor.

Six months after the date of registration of the candidate, the Advisory Committee makesan evaluation of the progress made in the area of research before confirming his candidaturein the LL.D. Degree programme. Subject to the report of the Advisory Committee, theRegistrar, with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, confirms the candidate's admission inthe LL.D. programme. A candidate admitted to the LL.D. programme is to complete all theprescribed requirements within a maximum period of seven years from the year of registration.

RECRUITMENT

The first two batches of NUJS have graduated in 2005 and 2006 respectively. In 2005, outof eighty-four on-campus job offers, sixty-three were accepted. A few students have joinedlitigation and a few others have gone abroad for higher studies with scholarships. Together,in a batch of ninety-three students, twenty-one students were placed in Companies, twenty-one in Law firms, thirteen joined Civil Society Organisations, while eighteen joined the Bar,two opted for Judge Clerkships and ten students went abroad for Higher Studies.In 2006 from a batch of sixty six students, sixty five students sat for campus recruitment.As many as thirty-six students were placed with twelve Corporate Law firms, three studentswere placed in Litigation Law Firms, seventeen students have been absorbed by eightCompanies, four students decided to work with senior lawyers of Supreme Court while sixstudents opted for higher studies abroad. A composite snapshot of firms, companies, lawyers,civil society organisations, and academic institutions for two batches together is given below:

COMPANIESApeejay FinanceBalmer LawrieDevelopment Consultants Pvt. Ltd.Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesHindustan Lever Ltd.IBMICICI Bank Ltd.Infosys Technologies Ltd.ITCPangea3QuislexReliance InfocommSahara India PariwarSatyamSREIState Trading CorporationTATA Sons

NON-GOVERNMENTALORGANISATIONSSouth Asia Human Rights Documentation CentreCentre for Civil SocietyHuman Rights Law NetworkSanlaapACADEMIC INSTITUTIONSOxford University, UKHarvard University, USALondon School of EconomicsNational University of Singapore, SingaporeAmerican University, USA

et,

FIRMSAmarchand Mangaldas & Suresh A.Shroff & Co.ALMT LegalAZB & PartnersEconomic Laws PracticeErnst & YoungJ. Sagar AssociatesJuris CorpKochhar & Co.Luthra & LuthraNew Delhi Law OfficesO. P. Khaitan & Co.Paras Kuhad & AssociatesSaha & RayThakker & Co.Thakker & ThakkerTitus & Co.Tottenham India Law AssociatesTrilegalUdwadia Udeshi & Co.Wadia Ghandy AssociatesLAWYERS ' CHAMBERS

Abhrojit MitraAmarjeet S. ChandiokBikash BhattacharyaDr. Surat SinghL. Nageshwar RaoRaju RamachandranV.R. Reddy

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Moot Court SocietySince the very beginning, students of NUJS have shown consistency in their excellence inNational as well as International Moot Court competitions. Besides winning severalcompetitions, and a few being the First Indian team to do so, Moot Court Society of theuniversity has organized two NUJS National Moot Court Competitions in 2004 and 2005on Corporate Social Responsibility. Some of the notable achievements include:- 10TH WILLEM C. VIS. INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

MOOT, VIENNA, 2003The NUJS team is the first one from India, in the history of the competition, to haveemerged champions, apart from being the second Asian University to achieve this feat.The team emerged victorious defeating 128 Law Schools, which included institutions likeHarvard, Monash, Copenhagen, Cologne and Humboldt, to name just a few, from morethan 44 countries in the world and is also the first ever Law School to achieve thisdistinction in their first year of participation at the said competition.

- THE COMMONWEALTHMOOT COURT COMPETITION, MELBOURNE, 2003The team from NUJS, which was selected to represent South Asia by emerging asChampions in the South Asian Region Selection Round, defeated well-known law schoolsacross the Commonwealth of countries and emerged as runners-up. This is the bestperformance by India and the region of South Asia in the history of the CommonwealthMoot Court Competition.

- WILLEM C. VIS [EAST], INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATIONMOOT, HONG KONG, 2004 & 2005At the inaugural edition of this competition, the NUJS team representing India awardedthe Neil Kaplan Best Oralist Award, the 2nd Best Speaker Award. They were also therecipients of the Fali Nariman Respondent Memorial Award. In 2005, NUJS were thechampions.THE COMMONWEALTH MOOT COURT COMPETITION, LONDON, 2005NUJS team emerged champions at the South Asian Regional Round of the Commonwealthand was semi-finalists in the international round. Best speaker at both National andInternational rounds.STETSON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MOOT COURT COMPETITION,FLORIDA, 2005An NUJS team-member was declared 8 th best oralist at the international round, and theteam came 2in Northern National Rounds.THE ELSA WTO MOOT COURT COMPETITION, GENEVA, 2006This was the first time NUJS has sent a team to the ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition.The NUJS team was adjudged the winner at the Southwest Asia Regional Round withBest Overall Written Submissions. At the International Round, it was ranked first in thePreliminary Ranking Rounds and was awarded the `Gabrielle Marceau Award' for BestComplainant Memorial.

- MANFRED LACHS INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW MOOT COURTCOMPETITION, SYDNEY, 2006NUJS team won the ISRO sponsored National rounds in Bangalore and was semi-finalistat Asia Pacific rounds in Sydney

Other International Moot Court Competitions where teams from NUJS haveconsistently represented India include:1. The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Washington D.C.,

2002, 2003 & 2005.2. Sherman & Sterling International Rounds, 2005.3. The Willem C. Vis. International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna, 2004 & 2005.4. Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition, Sydney, 2004.5. Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition Florida, U.S.A., 2003

& 2004.

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Apart from the above international competitions, the students have also emerged victoriousat a number ofNational Moot Court Competitions among which include:1. 3rd ` Justa Causa Law Fest ' Moot Court Competition, 2005.2. 4th Justice P. N. Bhagwati Moot Court Competition, 2005.3. M. K. Nambyar SAARC LAW International Moot Court Competition, 2005 (National

Rounds).4. 1st Nani Palkhivala Moot Court Competitions on Taxation Laws, 2004.5. 1st Symbiosis National Moot Court Competition, 2004.6. 1st NUJS National Moot Court Competition, 2004.7. The Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, (India National

Rounds), 2004.8. The Raj Anand Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition, 2003.9. The 18th Bar Council of India Moot Court Competition.10.The 13th, 14th 15th and 16th editions of the All India Kerala Law Academy Moot Court

Competition.11.The 1st Henry Dunant All India Moot Court Competition (Indian Society of International

Law, Delhi).12.The 7th Afro Asian International Law Moot Court Competition.13.6th M.M. Singhvi Memorial Moot Court Competition.14.2nd Amity National Moot Court Competition.15.Hamline University- Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation International

Commercial Arbitration Moot, 2005-2006.16.Surana & Surana National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition, 2005.Besides, the teams achieved significant accolades in a number of other competitions.

National Essay Writing CompetitionStudents from NUJS have bagged top honours at various National essay writing contestssuch as:1. Bronze medal in International Insolvency Research awarded by the International

Insolvency Institute for original research and analysis in international insolvency, 2006.2. Third Prize in Annual Essay Prize Competition, 2004, organized by the Indian Institute

of Public Administration, New Delhi.3. Third Prize in Vyas Government Law College National Legal Essay Competition, 2005-

20064. The Bodh Raj Sahwny Memorial National Essay Contest, 2004

DebatesNUJS students have participated in the most prestigious international and national debatecompetitions and won accolades for the University. These include, amongst many others,the following;

The 25th World Universities Debating Championship, 2005, Multimedia University,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.This is the largest student competition in the world. Team was semifinalist in the ESLcompetition, while the two student members were adjudged best speaker and best speakerrunners-up in South Asian region. Both of them were ranked among the top ten ESLspeakers of the world.Oxford Inter-Varsity Debating Competition, 2005, Oxford University, UK.Two students were ranked fifth and eighteenth among all speakers, and were rankedhighest and fourth respectively among speakers from Asia.11th and 13th All Asians Inter-Varsity Debate Championship, Assumption University,Thailand and University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.One student was selected as chair for the debate and qualified to the Grand Finals of thePublic Speaking Competition. The University team broke to the Octo-Finals as the secondIndian team ever to do so.10th International Parliamentary Debate Championship, 2005, Government CollegeUniversity, Lahore, Pakistan.NUJS team were runners-up, while one member of the team was adjudged runners-upto the ` Best Speaker ' prize.6th L.N. Birla Memorial Inter Institutional National Debate Competition 2005 (NationalFinals).Student from NUJS won the title of National Champion.1st All India Law College Debate Competition, Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi.NUJS team were adjudged runners-up and one member of the team was the highestranked speaker of the debate.National Library Centenary Debate.NUJS was adjudged the `best team', and one of the members was the `best speaker'. Theteam was felicitated by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal.

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- Annual Surana and Surana Parliamentary Debate, 2004, NALSAR, Hyderabad.The team was `overall winner' of the debate.

The teams also received honourable mention in the following debates:1. The 2nd and 3rd Shajiwana International Debating Championship, 2005, University

College, Lahore.2. Derozio Memorial Debate, 2003, Presidency College, Kolkata.3. Vox Populi Debate, 2003, BITS, Pilani.4. LeGala Debate, 2003, NLSIU, Bangalore.5. Justice Durgadas Basu Memorial Debate, Indian Law Institute and Law Research Centre,

Calcutta High Court.7. 6th Inter-Institutional L N Birla National Debate (Regional Competition), Birla High

School, Kolkata.8. 3rd Annual National Law School All India Debate, 2004, NLSIU, Bangalore.9. Xavostav Debate, 2004, St. Xaviers College, Kolkata.Besides, one student has received an international fellowship from the World Debate Institute,with the completion of which would qualify the student to teach international Parliamentarydebating at the university level; and teams are slated to participate in Oxford Inter-varsityDebate, the Cambridge University Debate and the World's Debate in the remaining part ofthis year.

Student PublicationsNUJS students have published numerous articles in prestigious national and internationaljournals, which include- Albany Law & Environmental Outlook - Economic and Political Weekly

- All India Reporter - Indian Bar Review

- Commonwealth Law Bulletin - Journal of Intellectual Property Rights

- Company Law Journal - Labour Law Journal

- Corporate Law Cases - The Environmental Law Reporter

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Criminal Law Journal - The Indian Journal of International Law- The Routledge Journal of Sports in Society

Participation in International Seminars & ConferencesNUJS students have received academic scholarships and have been invited to present papersin numerous international seminars and conferences. A few of these are:

International Summer Programme, Touro College, Jacob D Fuchsberg Law Centre,Potsdam, Germany, 2006.International Summer Programme Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Centre (NewYork), Shimla, 2004-06. One student received the CALI awards for highest marks inclass in all four subjects offered.The International Inter-Disciplinary Convention on Child Rights organized by the UnitedNations. University of Ghent Belgium.The IUCN International Colloquium on Environmental Law, organised by the UnitedNations Environmental Programme. Pace Law School (New York). One student ' s paperwas the only paper selected from South Asia for presentation.Summer School Programme in Intellectual Property Law and Policy, London School ofEconomics, UK, 2006.International seminar on Healthcare Issues in the Developing World organized by YaleUniversity at New Haven, Connecticut, 2006.Summer Course on International Law conducted by the Indian Society on InternationalLaw, 2003, 2004, 2006.5th International Conference on Priorities in Health Care, Wellington, New Zealand, 2004.Summer Academy on International Commercial Arbitration organised by The GermanInstitute of Arbitration & Centre for Transnational Laws, 2004.International Law Summer Programme, London School of Economics, 2004.Summer Programme on International Trade Law, Hong Kong University, 2004.Conference on Liberty & Socialism organised by George Mason University, Virginia, 2004.Commonwealth Legal Education Association Regional Conference, 2002.

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Life Outside the ClassroomLife at NUJS provides a student exposure to a whole range of activities, outside the contoursof `academic' activities. The University encourages students to participate and excel in allkinds of extra curricular activities ranging from debates to sports and quizzes to music. NUJSteams have won prestigious inter-University festivals all over the country, which also includeddancing, writing and painting. All these form an integral part of the all-round education onereceives at NUJS. The Student Juridical Association (SJA) is the organisation of students topromote these co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. There are several specialisedsocieties run by students with common interest, with occasional inputs from the FacultyAdvisors. Some of the activities the students involve themselves in and have excelled are:QUIZZINGThe NUJS team emerged as one of the most respected teams in the quizzing circuit in Kolkataand has won all major competitions in the past, not only in Kolkata but also outside. Thelong list of achievements includes outstanding performances in Quizzes and at BITS, Pilani;IIT, Kharagpur; St. Xavier 's College, Mumbai and Kolkata; NLSIU, Bangalore; NALSAR,Hyderabad; Presidency College, Kolkata, to name a few.DRAMAThe Drama Club of the NUJS has staged plays in some of the most prominent platforms inthe country and has won both critical and popular acclaim. Our students have won awardsat theatre festivals like Pratyancha, IIMC, Springfest, IIT, Kharagpur and NLS Fest. TheNUJS Drama Club was also invited to perform at prestigious forums like the Black CoffeeTheatre Festival. The Club, in association with the Legal Aid Society, has also contributedgreatly in spreading awareness by staging a variety of street plays on 'Employment Rightsof HIV+ Persons' and 'Right to education of HIV+ Children in Legal Aid camps and alsoduring outreach training programmes that the University organizes for various Governmentofficials.Besides the Cultural Committee of the University has started organizing the NUJS annualfest OUTLAWED since 2005, where many teams from other colleges and universitiesparticipated. NUJS also has a SPICMACAY chapter, and has hosted famous performers likePt. Shiv Kumar Sharma and Smt. Girija Devi.COMMUNITY OUTREACHThe Legal Aid Society of NUJS provides an opportunity to the students to get involved in thepractical side of legal education, in terms of counselling, advising, formation of opinion anddrafting, so that they can apply the skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom. This six-year old society has in a short span of time earned praise from Calcutta High Court as wellas State Legal Services Authority. Few notable contributions made by the clinic include,a. Holding several Legal Awareness Camps in the districts of Murshidabad, Nadia,

24-Parganas (South), 24-Parganas (North) and Medinipur in collaboration with NGOsand Government bodies including Panchayats

b. Providing free legal aid, on all working days, like legal advice and drafting of petition, etc.c. Para-Legal Services and Training in order to forge relationships with NGOs, to facilitate

exchange of information.d. Holding Mahila Paribarik Lok Adalat, in association with the State Women's Commission

and Legal Services Authority of West Bengal, being the first of its kind to be held outsidethe premises of a Court.

e. Adult Education and Legal Awareness courses for the benefit of mess, housekeeping andsecurity staff of the University.

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FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS

FORD CHAIR ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP STUDIESThe Ford Foundation, New Delhi Office has made a grant To

of US$ 250,000 in 2005 to provide tie-up support for Athe purpose of creating Ford Chair on Human Rightsand Citizenship Studies. Prof. Upendra Baxi, eminenthuman rights activist and former Vice-Chancellor ofDelhi University has been its first incumbent. He deliveredthe inaugural Ford lecture on `Towards StructuralAdjustment of Judicial Activism? Human Rights amidstContemporarylndian Judicial Globalisation', in June,2006.

KESHAB CHANDRA BASU ENDOWMENT ON LAW & ECONOMICSProfessor Kaushik Basu, Professor of Economicsin Cornell University, USA, and son of LateKeshab Chandra Basu has established anendowment of Rs. 3 lakhs to promote the studyof Law and Economics. Mr K C Basu was a brilliantand distinguished lawyer, and was the unopposedmayor of Calcutta Corporation in 1960, memberof Legislative Assembly in 1962 and Speaker ofthe Assembly from 1962-67. Professor AmartyaSen delivered the first lecture on `Law, Economicsand Social Justice ' in December, 2003. Subsequentlectures were given by Prof. Pranab Bardhan on` Legal and other Institutions and Economic

Development' in December, 2004 and Mr. N R Narayana Murthy on `A Framework forReforms in Higher Education in India' in August, 2006.SHRI GOPAL SUBRAMANIUM ENDOWMENT FUNDShri Gopal Subramanium, eminent Jurist donated Rs. 10 Lakhs in September 2002 as thefirst phase of creating an endowment Chair. Two LL.M. scholarships have been institutedfrom the proceeds of this fund.M/S S R R K SHARMA GOLD MEDAL FUNDM/s S R R K Sharma Associates, Chartered Accountant, donated Rs. 75000 to institutegold medals for University toppers in Criminal Law and Jurisprudence.

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DR. DURGA DAS BASU MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUNDDr. Saradindu Basu, has created an endowment ofRs. 9 lakhs to institute an annual lecture in thename of his illustrious father, late Dr. DurgadasBasu. Acharya Dr. Durgadas Basu, one ofindependent India's foremost jurists, was a teacher,lawyer, a high court judge as also a member of LawCommission of India. He was a Padmabhushan,National Research Professor, recipient of honoriscausa from six universities. He was a prolific writerwho made invaluable contributions to constitutionalresearch through his famous Commentary on theIndian Constitution that has reached its silver jubileerecently. Mr. Fall S Nariman, among the mosteminent jurists of contemporary India delivered the

inaugural lecture on `The Silences in Constitutional Law' in October, 2005.PROF. N R MADHAVA MENON MEDIA LAW ENDOWMENTThe founding Vice-Chancellor of the University made a donation of Rs. 3 Lakhs to createan endowment to the University for the purpose of promotion of scholarship in Media Law.A gold medal in Media Law has been instituted out of the proceeds of the endowment.

MedalsSeveral medals have been instituted by the University through donations received for thepurpose from its well wishers. These are awarded in recognition of academic excellenceduring the convocation of LL.B. students.

• University Gold Medal for securing first rank.• University Medal for securing second rank.• Sir Asutosh Mookerjee Memorial Gold Medal for securing first rank.• Justice V R Krishna Iyer Gold Medal for securing highest marks in Criminal Law.• N R Madhava Menon Gold Medal for securing highest marks in Media Law.

D S Chimni Gold Medal for securing highest marks in Public International Law.• Shanbhogue Raghavendra Rao Subbalakshamamma Gold Medal for securing highest

marks in Jurisprudence.• R Gopalakrishnan Saroja Gopalakrishnan Gold Medal for securing highest marks in

Constitutional Law.

Ms. Nemika Jha, of 2000 batch, receiving the University Gold Medal fromShri Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal

on the occasion of the First Annual Convocation, 2005.

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NATIONAL ADMISSION TEST (NAT)

Admission to the B.A./B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. Programme is granted on the basisof National Admission Test which will be organized by the University on January 28, 2007.The examination centres will be Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Guwahati,Bhubaneshwar, Gandhinagar, Siliguri and Jamshedpur. It is the University 's prerogativeto add or remove any one of these centres. Selection for LL.B programme will be made onthe basis of the National Admission Test result. In case of LL.M., short-listed candidateson the basis of the National Admission Test will have to appear for group discussion/interview.Subsequently the final selection will be made.The admission test for both the programmes would be held for two hours. Candidates forB.A./B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) programme would be tested for General Knowledge, GeneralEnglish, Mathematics, Elementary Science, Analytical Reasoning and Aptitude for LegalStudies. For the LL.M. programme, subjects will be Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law.The examination would be conducted in the English language. Results of the NAT will bedeclared by 15 March 2007 and shall be on display in the University as well as posted in theUniversity website

The B.A./B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) Degree ProgrammeELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The candidate must have qualified in the Higher Secondary Examination or an equivalentone (i.e. 10+2) with not less than an aggregate of 50% marks in all the core subjects withEnglish put together and he/she must also have secured a minimum of 35% marks ineach of the subjects. Candidates shall be permitted to take the National Admission Testin the same year in which they will be appearing for their (10+2) examination but theywill be given provisional admission so long an undertaking is given that confirmationwould follow only with the fulfilment of the eligibility criteria.The age of the candidate can be maximum 21 years as on December 31, 2007 (i.e. notborn before 01.01.87). The candidates of SC/ST categories will be given a relaxation ofone year.Candidates are expected to have a certain degree of proficiency in the English languageand also in the practice of operating computers. Selected candidates, not trained in theuse of computers, are advised to acquire the skill prior to their admission to the Universitywhich will be in the month of May.Foreign Nationals seeking admission should satisfy the prescribed academic qualification.They shall be exempted from answering all other sections except English in the NATand the rule concerning the age limit will not apply in their case. The candidate shouldhave studied English Language as one of the compulsory subjects in 10 + 2 or any otherequivalent Higher Secondary School Examination.

TOTAL NUMBER AND ALLOCATION OF SEATS ACROSS CATEGORIESNumber of seats available for B.A./B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Programme, shall be 125 outof which 15 seats will be reserved for Scheduled Caste students, 8 seats for Scheduled Tribestudents, 18 for NRI Sponsored students, 4 for Foreign Nationals and 2 seats will be reservedfor Physically Challenged students. However, in case of non-availability of Foreign Nationalsthese 4 seats will be offered to general category students.Note : Applicants belonging to Foreign Nationals, NRI Sponsored, SC/ST and PhysicallyChallenged Categories must obtain the minimum percentage of marks in the NationalAdmission Test as may be decided by the University.

The LL.M. Degree ProgrammeFor the admission to the LL.M. degree programme, a candidate should have secured a LL.B.degree from a recognized University, having obtained not less than 50% marks in theaggregate. Candidates in the final year of their LL.B. Course can also apply but their admissionwould be confirmed only after they submit their LL.B. results with the required 50% marksin the aggregate.Annual intake in LL.M. programme is 10 students; out of which 2 seats are reserved forForeign Nationals. However, in case of non-availability of Foreign Nationals these 2 seatswill be offered to Indian students.

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FEE STRUCTURE

All Fees in NUJS are payable at the time of admission to the first year course, except adjustable depositsfor the hostel residents for second semester. For subsequent years, the same schedule is followed.Details of fees, etc payable are:

B.A/B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) Degree ProgrammeTuition Fee Rs. 35000 per annum.

US$ 3000 or its equivalent in Rupees per annumfor foreign nationals/NRI sponsored students

Admission Fee Rs. 1000 for the entire programmeLibrary Deposit Rs. 5000 (Refundable)Hostel Deposit Rs. 5000 (Refundable)Mess Deposit Rs. 1000 (Refundable)Academic Support Services Rs. 5000 per annumBasic Services (Hostel) Rs. 5000 per annumCampus Development Fee Rs. 5000 per annumRoom Rent Rs. 5000 per year (Rs. 6000 from the Second Year onwards)Adjustable Deposits Rs. 10000 per semester (For the odd semester along with(For hostel residents only) annual fees, and for the even semester within a fortnight of

the commencement of the even semester)Total amount including refundable/adjustable deposits payable at the time of admission is Rs. 77,000for Indian Non-NRI students and Rs. 42,000 plus US$ 3000 for foreign nationals/NRI sponsoredstudents by 15th April 2006.SCHEDULE OF REFUND ON WITHDRAWALWITHDRAWAL BY QUANTUM OF REFUND12/05/2007 Entire amount of deposit less Rs. 1000020/05/2007 Entire amount of deposit less Rs. 16000On or after 21/05/2007 No refund except refundable deposits i.e. Rs. 11000

Tuition Fees in excess of Rs. 35000 is refunded toNRI sponsored/Foreign students.

Note: All the five study materials and the ID card, if issued to the student, must be returned alongwith the application for withdrawal after enrolment.

LL.M. Degree ProgrammeTuition Fee Rs. 10000 per annum

US$ 1000 or its equivalent in Rupees per annumfor foreign nationals

Admission Fee Rs. 1000 for the entire programmeLibrary Deposit Rs. 5000 (Refundable)Hostel Deposit Rs. 5000 (Refundable)Mess Deposit Rs. 1000 (Refundable)Academic Support Services Rs. 5000 per annumBasic Services (Hostel) Rs. 5000 per annumCampus Development Fee Rs. 5000 per annumRoom Rent Rs. 5000 per annum (Rs. 6000 per annum for Second Year)Adjustable Deposits Rs. 10000 per semester (For the odd semester along with(For hostel residents only) annual fees, and for the even semester within a fortnight of

the commencement of the even semester)LL.M. Dissertation Fee Rs. 1500 (by notified date)Examination Fee Rs. 300 per subject (by notified date)Total amount including adjustable/refundable deposits payable at the time of admission is Rs. 52000for Indian students and Rs. 42,000 plus US$ 1000 for foreign nationals.

M.Phil. Degree ProgrammeRegistration Fee Rs. 1000 (At the time of registration)Examination Fee Rs. 3000 (before submission of dissertation)

Ph.D./LL.D. Degree ProgrammeApplication Fee Rs. 300Registration Fee Rs. 1000Examination Fee Rs. 10000Others fees (for undergraduate students only)Re-admission Fee Rs. 500 per subjectTuition Fee for Re-registered student Rs. 2000 per subjectScrutiny of Answer Scripts Rs. 100 per SubjectRe-evaluation fee of Rs. 300 per SubjectEnd Semester Answer Script

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FACULTY MEMBERS

BHUPINDER SINGH CHIMNI, VICE-CHANCELLOR - He taught international law in theSchool of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi for nearly two decades.He has been a Visiting Professor at the International Center for Comparative Law and Politics,Tokyo University, a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School, Visiting Fellow at MaxPlanck Institute for Comparative and Public International Law, Heidelberg, a Visiting Scholarat York University, Canada and a Visiting Fellow, Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciencesand Humanities (CRASSH), University of Cambridge. He has published/edited four books andfour dozen articles on a range of subjects of international law in national and international

journals. He has given talks at several universities abroad including Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, McGill andTokyo Universities. He has also participated in numerous conferences abroad. He is one of the General Editorsof the Asian Yearbook of International Law. He is also on the international advisory board of a number ofinternational journals. He has supervised five PhD thesis and nearly two dozen M Phil dissertations. He was aMember of the Expert Committee on Trade and Environment set up by the Ministry of Commerce. He was alsoa member of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner forRefugees between 1996 and 2000. In 1999 he delivered the first Barbara Harrell Bond Lecture at Refugee StudiesCentre, Oxford University. In March 2006 he delivered the prestigious Grotius Lecture at the Centennial AmericanSociety of International Law meeting in Washington, USA. His most recent publications include `AlternativeVisions of Just World Order: Six Tales from India', Harvard International Law Journal, Vol 46 (2005) and `TheWorld Trade Organisation, Democracy and Development: A View from the South', Journal of World Trade, vol.40 (2006). His areas of research interest are international legal theory, international trade law and internationalrefugee law.

ANIRBAN CHAKRABORTY - He has passed LL.B from Calcutta University in 2001 and LL.M.from NUJS in 2006. Subsequent to his LL.B, he joined the Calcutta High Court Bar and practicedin Constitutional and Civil matters. Title of his LL.M. dissertation is `The working of the JuvenileJustice Act 2000 with special reference to State of West Bengal ' . He teaches one compulsorypaper, Legal Methods and co-teaches one Clinic course and offers optional courses on InternationalCommercial Arbitration and Law of Carriage to the LL.B students. He has been awarded aTuition Merit Scholarship to pursue LL.M. in Case University (U.S.A.).

ANIRBAN MAZUMDER - He has graduated from the University of Calcutta and obtained LL.B.degree from the University of Burdwan. He has completed Post Graduation in Business Lawfrom NLSIU, Bangalore, and obtained M.Phil. degree from NUJS. He has done research onLegal Regime Regulating Internet Crime and Legal Framework Governing Electronic Commerce.He had been a Visiting Scholar at Touro Law School, New York University, Cardiff Universityand Tel Aviv University. He was awarded a fellowship by Max Planck Institute of IntellectualProperty, Munich. He has been a Visiting Faculty of Army Institute of Management, Calcuttawhere he taught Business Laws. He has delivered number of lectures on Cyber Law and Intellectual

Property Law. He is a member of Expert Committee on Intellectual Property in IGNOU. He teaches two courseson Intellectual Property Law and offers one optional course, Information Technology Law to LL.B. students.

ANUPAMA GHOSAL - She has been the university topper and gold medalist for her graduationin Political Science and Masters Degree programme in International Relations from JadavpurUniversity in 1999 and 2001 respectively. She is at present pursuing her research at the sameinstitution. She had been associated with a number of colleges in Calcutta University as wellas Kalyani Mahavidyalaya (College) prior to her joining NUJS in 2005. She offers PoliticalScience, a compulsory course and International Relations and Contemporary Global Issues anoptional course to LL.B. students. She is also an active singer, and has a number of CDs, Cassettesand records against her name.

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ARUN PRAKASH MUKHERJEE - He did his graduation in Economics, MA in Political Scienceand Ph.D. in History from Calcutta University. In his distinguished career, he has been Governorof Mizoram, Advisor to Union Home Minister, Vigilance Commissioner, West Bengal Government,Director General of Police, West Bengal, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, AdditionalDirector and Director, CBI, head of the Interpol in India, leader of the Indian delegation to theInterpol General Assembly in 1989 and many other equally elevated positions. Post-retirement,he is associated with a number of NGOs, specialized on a variety of areas including welfare ofthe de-notified tribes (Lodhas and Kheria Sabars). Apart from publications in newspapers and

professional journals, his book on Crime and Public Disorder in colonial Bengal (1860 - 1912) was publishedin 1995. Presently he is a member of Administrative Reforms Commission of India. He offers an optional courseon Economic Offences to LL.B. students.

ARUP KUMAR PODDAR - He has completed B.Sc., LL.B. and LL.M. from University of NorthBengal. Environmental Law was his specialisation in LL.M. and the title of his dissertation was`Role & Perception of United Nations and Indian Response towards Environmental Protection ' .He has submitted his Ph.D. thesis in the same institution on `Conservation of Natural Resourcesand International Law Regime with special reference to Indian Position ' . Before joining NUJShe was practicing as an advocate in Siliguri Court and subsequently in Calcutta High Courtand then teaching in Midnapore Law College. In NUJS he has been involved in preparing aManual on Environmental Protection, supported by Ministry of Environment & Forests,Government of India in collaboration with W.B. Pollution Control Board. He has submitted a study report on`Impact Assessment of State Commission and District Fora' supported by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Governmentof India. He teaches two compulsory courses, Environmental Law and Agricultural Law and two optional courses,Water Law and Conflict of Laws (Private International Law) to LL.B. students.

BIRENDRA KUMAR PANDEY-He has graduated in Mining from Indian School of Mines,Dhanbad. Thereafter, he obtained First Class Mine (Coal) Managers Certificate of Competencyfrom Board of Mining Examination. He worked with coal mining sector for about 40 years invarious capacities including the Mine Manager to Chief General Manager. He has vast experienceof underground and opencast mechanised mining, dealing planning, operation, marketing,Human Resource Management and Finance Management etc. He also managed multilateralloan agreements with international financial institutions, bilateral projects agreements withother developed countries for underground and opencast mechanisation projects. He also dealt

with 3 international arbitrations. After retirement from Coal India Ltd., he worked with ICICI Bank, WINFRAdivision, as technical consultant. He has been a visiting faculty with the university for the last three years, offeringan optional subject, Mining and Petroleum Laws, to LL.B. students. He is a life member of Mining Geological andMetallurgical Institute of India.

BIKRAMJIT DE - He has completed his graduation in History at Presidency College, Kolkata.He has completed an MA in Politics [International Studies] at the School of International Studies,JNU, New Delhi. He was an ICHR Junior Research Fellow at the Centre for Historical Studies,Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi where he completed an M.Phil. in Modern IndianHistory. He was a Commonwealth Scholar at Wolfson College, Oxford, where he completed aD.Phil. in Modern History. He is the recipient of several awards such as the RadhakrishnanMemorial Bequest Fund, Charles Wallace [India] Trust Grant, Beit Fund Board of ManagementJunior Members ' Grant, Oxford University Chest and Wolfson College Field Trip Grants. Hehas delivered a chaired lecture and has published articles in edited volumes, journals and newspapers. His mostrecent publication is entitled `Imperial Governance and the Challenges of War: Management of Foodsupplies inBengal, 1943-44 ' , in Studies in History, 22(1), n.s. (2006). He teaches Indian Legal and Constitutional History,a compulsory course and Advanced Constitutional History of India, an optional course to LL.B. students.

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BINDU S RONALD - She has graduated in Law from Symbiosis Law College, Pune, in 1994and completed LL.M. from Department of Law, Pune University. She was the Pune Universitytopper for both LL.B. & LL.M. and received gold medal for LL.M. She holds a diploma in LabourLaws & Labour Welfare from Pune University. She has completed Ph.D. from Mumbai University,with a thesis titled as `Capital Management and Shareholders Protection in Joint Stock Companiesunder Companies Act 1956 ' . She has been a visiting faculty at IBMR, Pune, and the Army Instituteof Management Calcutta for Business Laws. She is the Co-author ofManual of MaharashtraLaws, Vol.1-19 and The Bombay Stamp Act. She has been associated with various projects for

Ministry of Finance and Tea Board of India. She is the Secretary of Commonwealth Legal Education Association(CLEA) India chapter. She offers two compulsory courses on Corporate Law, co-teaches one compulsory course,Clinic-III and offers two optional courses, Marine and Shipping Law and Corporate Governance for LL.B. students,and teaches Corporate Governance to LL.M. students.

DHRUBA NARAYAN BANERJEE - He began his professional career as a member of the WBJudicial Service and served as Magistrate and Civil Judge. Later he became Secretary of theWB Legislative Assembly and then moved to the executive wing and worked as Administrator,Calcutta Municipal Corporation. Subsequently he was the Chairman, Central Valuation Board,West Bengal. He has the rare distinction of having served in all the three organs of the governmentlegislature, executive and judiciary. After retirement, he has been a visiting Professor, SardarPatel University, Gujarat for ten years and joined the University in 2002. He has authored eightbooks including those on the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, West Bengal Municipal Act,Building Bye-laws, Principles and Practice of Valuation and Promoter's Law in India. He has addressed andchaired many International Conferences abroad. He offers an optional course on Law of Valuation for LL.B.students.

DURGADAS BANERJEA - He joined Judiciary in 1959 and served it in various capacities suchas, Presidency Magistrate, Calcutta, Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Burdwan, AssistantSessions Judge, Howrah, Chief Judicial Magistrate, 24 Parganas (undivided) and District andSessions Judge, Midnapore (undivided). The last position he held in Judiciary was that ofRegistrar, High Court, Calcutta, now designated as Registrar-General. This Judge turned Teacherbegan his academic career , in SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad, where he taughtCriminal, Administrative and Constitutional Law, for five and half years. Later he taught inLBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie for more than fifteen years where he was

a Professor and the Co-ordinator, Faculty of Law. As a Fellow of UNDP, he studied `Quality assurance in HigherEducation' in Heriot Walt University, Scotland. He was the leading author of three books on Law, and Chief Editorof two publications, Judicial Activism and Criminal Justice and Supreme Court of India. He was the Chief Co-ordinator of an project titled `Use of Forensic Science in Criminal Investigation and Trial', sponsored by the Bureauof Police Research and Development, Government of India,. He performed the key role in managing the researchprojects on the status of Criminal Justice in 26 different States/Union Territories of India and also in editing 23issues of the Criminal Justice Series (all published in the form of books). He has also guided many researchoriented studies,and developed enormous teaching material. He organised a large number of training programmesfor the senior public servants. He taught Criminal Justice to LL.M. and LL.B. students. He is also associated withthe teaching of Administrative Law, Human Rights, Professional Ethics and Professional Development and ClinicalLegal Education.

JASMINE JOSEPH - She did her Graduation in Law from the Mahatma Gandhi University andPost Graduation from the Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala. Before joining NUJSin 2003, she has taught in Government Law College Thrissur, Kerala and practiced in trial court asassistant to Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor. She teaches two compulsory courses,Constitutional Law-I (Fundamental Rights) and Jurisprudence and offers two optional courses,Medicine and Public Health Law and Elections Law to LL.B. students and Jurisprudence to LL.M.students.

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KAVITA SINGH - She has done her graduation as well as Post Graduation from Department ofLaw, University of North Bengal. Title of her LL.M. dissertation was `Custodial Violence and EmergingCustody Jurisprudence in India' . She is presently pursuing her Ph.D. in ` Anti Terrorism Laws andIts Impact on Human Rights in India ' from University of North Bengal. She has actively participatedin a joint Research Project by British Council, University of Warwick (UK), NLSIU, Bangalore andUniversity of North Bengal in ` Human Rights OutReach ' Projects focusing on Prisoners Rightsand Prison Conditions. Before joining NUJS she has taught in Department of Law, University ofNorth Bengal and S K Acharya Institute of Law, Kalyani University. She teaches two compulsory

Courses, Criminal Law-I (Indian Penal Code), and Law of Direct Taxation and offers two Optional Courses on Criminologyand Victimology and Military Law to LL.B. students.

LOVELY DASGUPTA - She has completed her graduation from Law Department, Universityof Jammu. Subsequently she joined the Bar, and practiced as a Junior Advocate in the CalcuttaHigh Court. Later she did her LL.M. from NUJS in 2004. She has submitted her M.Phil. thesistitled `Sports Broadcasting in India: Towards an Integrated Legal Framework ' in NUJS. InSeptember 2003 she was appointed as a Research Assistant in an UNDP project at NUJS.Since July 2004 she is a faculty member of the University. She teaches two compulsory courseson Contract, co-teaches one compulsory course, Clinic-III and offers two optional courseson Sports Law and International Sale of Goods to LL.B. students.

NANDAN NAWN - He graduated in Economics from Calcutta University i n1993 and completed his MA and M Phil from the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JawaharlalNehru University in 1995 and 1998 respectively. Title of his M.Phil. thesis was `Trade Policy as aTool for Controlling Environmental Degradation ' . Currently he is pursuing Ph.D. from the sameCentre on `Comparative Study of Modern Chemical Based Agriculture and Organic Farms in termsof Sustainability'. Apart from being a University Grants Commission, Junior Research Fellow whilepursuing M.Phil. and Ph.D., he has been an Associate at UGC Inter-university Centre for Humanitiesand Social Sciences, at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. Recently he has been prepareda module on Environmental Law for web-based Master 's level program of Jadavpur University,

Kolkata. Before joining NUJS in 2001, he has worked as an Associate in Environment Policy Cell, National Instituteof Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, and taught in few colleges of University of Delhi. His areas of interest areDevelopment Economics, Environmental Economics, Law and Economics and WTO Studies. He teaches two compulsorycourses on Economics and offers one optional course on Law and Economics to LL.B. students. He is a life member ofIndian Society for Ecological Economics.

NIHARENDU KONAR - After graduation in Law from Calcutta University he joined the bar.Later he joined West Bengal Civil Service (Judicial) and served the State Law Commission,Departments of Law as well as Judicial, Government of West Bengal, Administrator-Generaland Official Trustee of West Bengal and also as Chief Law Officer of Calcutta MunicipalCorporation. He has also served as a Judge in various Courts including the District Court andthe City Civil Court in Calcutta. After his retirement in from Govt. service as Special Secretaryto the Judicial Department of the Government of West Bengal, he worked as the Judge of FamilyCourt in Calcutta and later became the Legal Advisor to Calcutta Municipal Corporation. Hehas also functioned as the Chairman of the Appeal Committee, Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal andOmbudsman of United Bank of India, Headquarters in Calcutta. He has joined the University in 2001. He co-teaches several compulsory courses in Civil, Criminal Laws like the ones on Interpretation of Statutes, ProfessionalEthics and Professional Development and offers an optional course on Juvenile Justice for LL.B. students. He isalso the Staff Advisor of Student's Legal Aid Society and free Legal Aid Clinic of NUJS.

RUCHIRA GOSWAMI - She graduated in Sociology from Presidency College, Kolkata andcompleted post graduation in Sociology from Calcutta University. She has a M.Sc. Degree inHuman Rights from London School of Economics on a British Chevening Scholarship. She hasbeen a visiting lecturer in International Development Studies, International Summer School,University of Oslo. She teaches as a Guest Lecturer in M.Phil. course & Refresher courses inWomen Studies, organized by School of Women Studies, Jadavpur University. She has alsotaught in the Department of Engineering, Jadavpur University; Department of Sociology,Presidency College, Kolkata and Maulana Azad College, Kolkata apart from the B.Sc. Management

Course under University of London, in Techna Institute, Salt Lake, Kolkata. She is closely connected to severalhuman rights organizations & has delivered talks & conducted workshops on a number of human rights issues-overview of Human Rights, Gender and Rights, Rights of the Mentally Ill, Children's Rights

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in various governmental and non-governmental organizations. She is working on mainstreaming feministjurisprudence in legal education as a member of Gender & Law Association, India. She co-teaches two compulsorycourses in Sociology & offers optional courses in International Human Rights Law and Gender and Law to LL.B.students and co-teaches Law and Social Change to LL.M. students.

RUKMINI SEN - She did her graduation in Sociology from Presidency College, and stood first.She has completed her post graduation in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, NewDelhi. She will be submitting her Ph.D. thesis on `Gendered Construction on Culture ofSilence/Insignificant Articulation' by the end of 2006 to the University of Calcutta. She is theGuest Faculty in the M.Phil. course at the Women 's Studies Centre, Calcutta University. Shehas served as a resource person for many civil society organisations and other institutions inthe city involved with women's rights and rights of persons with disability. She has attendedand made paper presentations in national and international conferences and seminars on

sociology of law, legal pluralism, and women's writings. She is actively involved with many of the women's rightsgroups in the city. As an extra-curricular activity she has been pursuing dance for many years. She co-teaches twoCompulsory courses in Sociology, offers an Optional Course on Disability and Law to the LL.B. students, and co-teaches Law and Social Change to LL.M. students.

SANGITA LAHA - She has completed graduation in Political Science, securing first class, fromPatna Women 's College. She did her post graduation in Political Science from Patna University.After her MBA she completed LL.B. and LL.M. from Patna University. Currently, she is pursuingPh.D. on the topic ` Women and Legal Profession ' . Before joining NUJS in 2002, she was apracticing lawyer in Patna High Court. She offers two compulsory courses on Family Law toLL.B. students.

SARFARAZ AHMED KHAN - He completed his LL.B from Calcutta University in 1999 anddid LL.M. from NUJS in 2003. He was awarded British Chevening Scholarship for studyingLL.M. in International Human Rights Law from University of Essex, United Kingdom, in 2004- 05. In 1999, he began his professional career as an advocate, and practiced for two years atAlipore Judges Court and High Court, Calcutta. After joining NUJS in 2002, he was associatedwith several research projects. He coordinated the project on the `Use of Forensic Science inCriminal Investigation and Trial', sponsored by Bureau of Police Research & Development,Govt. of India. He participated in several National and International Seminars. His publications

include a book, Lok-Adalat: An Effective Alternative Dispute Resolution. His areas of interest are CriminalProcedure, Evidence Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Commercial Arbitration, Criminal Justiceand International Human Rights Law. He is also the visiting faculty of Central Detective Training School andAdministrative Training Institute, Kolkata. He teaches one compulsory course, Law of Evidence, co-teaches onecompulsory course on Criminal Law-II (Criminal Procedure Code) and offers two optional courses on AlternativeDispute Resolution and International Commercial Arbitration to LL.B. students and teaches International HumanRights Law and International Commercial Arbitration to LL.M. students.

SHEELA RAI - She has done her LL.B. from the D D U Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur andLL.M. from the NLSIU, Bangalore. Before joining NUJS in 2004 she had worked as ResearchAssistant in this University and thereafter had worked as Researcher in Consumer Unity andTrust Society (CUTS) in its Centre for Competition Investment and Economic Regulation(CCIER). She has published articles in various journals like Economic and Political Weekly,Foreign Trade Review, Indian Journal of International Law and Journal of World Trade. Shehas also published a book titled Antidumping Measures Under GATT/WTO. She teaches onecompulsory course, Law of Indirect Taxation and offers International Trade Law and ElectricityLaw, two optional courses to LL.B. students, and teaches International Trade Law to LL.M. students.

SHIJU M.V - He completed his LL.B. from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala and LL.M.from Cochin University of Sciences and Technology in the year 1999. He secured M.Phil. Degreefrom Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, in 2001. Title of his thesis was `CompetitionLaw in India - A Critical Overview'. His areas of interest include Constitutional Law, CompetitionLaw and International Trade Law. He teaches two compulsory courses on Labour Law andConstitutional Law-II and offers two optional courses, Competition Law and Social SecurityLaw at the LL.B. level and teaches Constitutional Law and Human Rights Jurisprudence toLL.M. students.

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SOUVIK CHATTERJEE - He has done his LL.B. from Calcutta University in 2000 and completedLL.M. from Warwick University, UK in 2002. He has been involved in a UNDP Project onConsumer Protection and published `A Proactive Agriculture focused Consumer Forum forFarmers and Agricultural Workers ' and also worked on a project titled `Impact Assessmentand Evaluation of State Commission and District Consumer Forum in the State of West Bengal',sponsored by IIPA, New Delhi. He teaches two compulsory courses, Civil Procedure Code andProperty Law, co-teaches two Clinic courses (Clinic-I), and offers an optional course, ForensicScience, to LL.B. students. He is currently on leave pursuing LL.M. in Global Legal Studies at

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

SUDARSANA SARKAR - After completing post graduation in English literature from CalcuttaUniversity, she acquired qualification in B.Ed. from Madurai Kamraj University, ComputerApplications from NCC, UK and M.B.A. with specialization in Operations Management fromIGNOU. She has been a visiting faculty to the Institute of Engineering and Management, SaltLake City, Kolkata, for English language and communication and corporate strategy. Duringthis stint she was involved in conducting corporate workshops for English communication inseveral Government of India Undertakings like Joint Plant Committee, MSTC Ltd. etc. Shehad remained the English examiner to the West Bengal Technology University from 2001 -2003. She teaches English and offers two optional courses on Law and Literature to the LL.B. students.

SUJATA ROY - She has completed her graduation as well as post graduation in Law from UtkalUniversity. ` The Housing Finance Major and the Emerging Global Finance Institutions ' is thetitle of her LLM dissertation. She has also completed her `Master in Software Engineering'.Before joining WBNUJS, she has been associated with Capital Law College, Bhubaneshwar andMidnapore Law College, Medinipur. She offers an optional subject, Corporate Finance to LL.B. students.

SUPRIYO ROUTH - He has done his graduation in Law from the University of North Bengaland has done his LL.M. from the NUJS. His LL.M. dissertation was on ` Business ProcessOutsourcing and the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970: A Legal Analysis ' .Previous to his joining NUJS, he has worked with Balason Society for Improved Environment,Darjeeling and has also been the Students' Counsellor of the Snehangshu Kanta Acharya Instituteof Law, University of Kalyani. He has been a visiting faculty to the University of North Bengal.He has worked as a researcher in Projects sponsored by the BPR&D, Tea Board of India, BritishCouncil and Price Waterhouse Coopers. His co-curricular interests include painting and drama.He co-teaches two compulsory subjects, Administrative Law and Science, Technology Law, and offers two optionalcourses, Biotechnology Law and Entertainment & Media Law.

TVGNS SUDHAKAR - He did his graduation in Economics from Nagarjuna University, AndhraPradesh and thereafter obtained a degree in Law from the same University in 1993. The topicfor his LL.M. Thesis was `Role of International Court of Justice in the development of InternationalLaw' for which he was awarded the first place. He has done his M.Phil. in International Lawwith a dissertation titled `Contemporary Refugee Crisis and the Application of PreventiveMeasures; an overview ' in 1999. He obtained Ph.D. in International Law with a thesis titled`Protection of Human Rights in Non-International Armed Conflicts and the Emerging InternationalCriminal Law', both from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has also participated

in the South Asia Teaching Sessions on `International Humanitarian Law, and Refugee Law ' held in NLSIU,Bangalore hosted jointly by United Nations High Commission for Refugee, International Committee of the RedCross and NLSIU, Bangalore. He has also published number of articles on various aspects of International Lawin reputed journals. He teaches a compulsory course on Public International Law, and offers two optional courseson International Criminal Law and Refugee and Humanitarian Law to LL.B. students, and teaches PublicInternational Law to LL.M. students.

VANEETA PATNAIK -Prior to her joining NUJS in 2003, she has taught in University LawCollege, Utkal University and at the Centre for Women and Law at Utkal University. Her areasof interests include Family Law, Contracts and Corporate Law. She teaches a compulsory subject,Laws of Banking, and offers two compulsory courses on Corporate Insolvency Law and InsuranceLaw to LL.B. students. She is currently on leave pursuing Masters in Law and Business programmeat the Bucerius Law School/WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Hamburg, Germany.

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VISITORS TO NUJS

Dr. Justice V R Krishna IyerProf. Andre BeteilleDr. Flavia AgnisDr. Justice A S AnandProf. Barun DeDr. Bibek DebroyMr. Justice Yacoob (South Africa)Prof. N S GopalkrishnanDr. Rajiv DhawanMr. Justice G PatnaikProf. V S ManiMr. N P JainMr. Justice Rajendra BabuProf. Pratap B MehtaMr. Arun JaitleyLord Robin AuldProf. Mritunjoy MohantyMr. Vinod KothariMr. Emmanuel PierratProf. Marc OsielLate Dr. Raja RamannaProf. Pranab Bardhan

Mr. Justice CampbellProf. Kamal PuriDr. Vandana ShivaProf. Srimati BasuProf. Charles RickettMr. Soli SorabjeeJustice Shyamal K SenProf. Kaushik BasuProf. David SandborgMr. Gopal SubramaniumDr. Santanu BasuProf. Amartya SenMs. Deepa SwaminathanProf. Martin AdelmanProf. Madhura SwaminathanMr. B G VergheseMr. N R Narayana MurthyMr. Fall S NarimanMr. Michael CerneaDr. Bharat DesaiMr. Scott ErwinDr. Eric GhoshThe Right Hon 'ble Sir Igor Judge

Prof. Kaushik Basu

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Schedule for Sale and Receipt of Application Form and date of NationalAdmission Test 2007 for B.A./B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons). & LL.M. Programmes

FORM SELLING:Commencing Date: 02 November, 2006Closing Date: 15 December, 2006Last Date of Receipt of Application: 15 December 2006Date of National Admission Test: 28 January, 2007

ADMISSION TEST CENTRES

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Major Hotels Located Near NUJS

Harry 's Guest HouseAE 329, Sector ISalt Lake CityKolkata 700 091, IndiaPhone: 2337 6716/2321 5096Fax: 033 2321 7376

Hyatt RegencyJA-1, Sector IIISalt Lake CityKolkata 700 098, IndiaPhone: 033 2335 1234Fax: 033 2335 1235

ITC - Sonar Bangla1, Haldane AvenueKolkata 700046, IndiaPhone: 033 2345 4545Fax: 033 2345 4422

MBD Airport HotelKolkata AirportDum DumKolkata 700 052, IndiaPhone: 033 2511 9111

The StadelGate No. 3, Yuba Bharati KriranganSalt Lake CityKolkata 700 091, IndiaPhone: 033 2335 7220Fax: 033 2335 7219

The SojournKB-23, Sector-IIISalt Lake CityKolkata 700 091, IndiaPhone: 033 2335 1462Fax: 2335 1590

Udayachal Guest HouseDG Block, Sector-IISalt Lake CityKolkata 700 091, IndiaPhone: 033 2337 8246

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