(Established under the Presidency University Act, 2013 of the Karnataka Act 41 of 2013)

School of Law

Five Year Integrated Dual Degree

Program Regulations and Curriculum, 2019
B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.)
2019-2024
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June 2019

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 Program Structure for B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.) 2019- ‘24
Summary of the mandatory program structure and the minimum qualifying credits are detailed in
Table 5.
Table No 5
Program structure - Summary
SL No Courses Number of Minimum
Courses Credits
1 Law Core Courses 24 96
2 Law Clinical Courses 18 31
3 Law Elective Courses 6 24
4 Law Honours Courses 8 32
5 Law Dissertation Course 1 4
6 Liberal Discipline Major Courses 6 24
7 Liberal Discipline Minor 1 Courses 3 12
8 Liberal Discipline Minor 2 Courses 3 12
9 Liberal Discipline Additional Courses 2 8
10 English Language Courses 2 7
11 Foreign Language Courses 1 2
12 Fundamentals of Computer 1 2
13 Professional Development 3 3
Total 78 257

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 Complete list of courses for the program of study are detailed in Table 6 A TO H

Table No. 6 A
List of Courses
LAW CORE COURSES Credits
1
Legal Methods & Legal Reasoning 4
2
Jurisprudence 4
3
Law of Contract 4
4
Special Contracts 4
5
Law of Torts & Consumer Protection Act 4
6
Law of Torts & MV Act 4
7
Family Law-I 4
8
Family Law-II 4
9
Criminology & General Principles of Criminal Law 4
10
Indian Penal Code 4
11
Criminal Procedure Code 4
12
Constitutional Law –I 4
13
Constitutional Law-II 4
14
Property Law 4
15
Law of Evidence 4
16
Civil Procedure Code & Limitation Act 4
17
Administrative Law 4
18
Company Law-I 4
19
Company Law-II 4
20
Public International Law 4
21
Principles of Taxation 4
22
Environmental Law 4
23
Labour & Industrial Law – I 4
24
Labour & Industrial Law – II 4
Total 96

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 Table No. 6 B
List of Courses
LAW CLINICAL COURSES
1 Drafting, Pleading & Conveyancing 3
2 Professional Ethics & Professional Accounting System 3
3 Negotiation 1
4 Mediation 1
5 Arbitration & Conciliation 2
6 Fundamentals of Moot Court 1
7 Fundamentals of Trial Advocacy 1
8 Fundamentals of Client Counselling 1
9 Moot Court 4
10 Internships* 2
11 Internships* 2
12 Internships* 2
13 Internships* 2
14 Internships* 2
15 Internships* 2
16 Internships* 2
17 Internships* 2
18 Comprehensive Internship Diary Evaluation 2
19 Comprehensive Internship Viva 2
Total 37
1 Research Project Writing 4

Table No. 6 C
List of Courses
LANGUAGE COURSES
1 Legal Professional Communication Skills 3
2 General English 4
3 Foreign Language 2
Total 9

Table No. 6 D
List of Courses
FOUNDATIONAL COURSES
1 Computer Fundamentals 2
2 Professional Development-I 1
3 Professional Development-II 1
4 Professional Development-III 1
Total 5

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 Table No. 6 E
List of Courses
MAJOR COURSES
1 Financial Accounting 4
2 Advanced Accounting 4
3 Corporate Accounting 4
4 Banking and Insurance 4
5 Cost Accounting 4
6 Auditing 4
Total 24
MINOR COURSES
MINOR 1 ECONOMICS
1 Microeconomics 4
2 Macroeconomics 4
3 Indian Economy 4
MINOR 2 TAXATION
4 Direct Taxes 4
5 Indirect Taxes 4
6 Taxation of Corporations 4
Total 24

Table No. 6 F
List of Courses
LIBERAL DISCIPLINE
1 Quantitative Techniques 4
2 Legal History 4
Total 8

Table No. 6 G
List of Courses
HONORS COURSES
1 Interpretation of Statutes & Principles of Legislation 4
2 Law of Corporate Governance 4
3 Intellectual Property Law 4
4 Human Rights Law 4
5 International Economic Law 4
6 Capital Markets & Securities Laws 4
7 Cyber Law 4
8 Competition Law 4
Total 32

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 Table No. 6 H
List of Courses
ELECTIVES (Any 6)
1 Banking & Insurance Law 4
2 Maritime & Admiralty Law 4
3 Media Law 4
4 Sports Law 4
5 Bankruptcy & Insolvency Law 4
6 Mergers & Acquisitions 4
7 Laws Relating to Women &Children 4
8 Law Relating to Infrastructure Projects 4
9 International Humanitarian Law 4
10 Air & Space Law 4
11 Water Laws 4
12 Energy Law & Policy 4
13 International Regulation on Intellectual Property 4
Total (Minimum Required) 24

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 Program Curriculum for B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.) 2019- ‘24

Semester I
Course Credit
Contact
Code Course Name Structure Credits
Hours
L T P
BBL301 Quantitative Techniques 4 0 0 4 4
BAL201 Microeconomics 4 0 0 4 4
BCL101 Financial Accounting 4 0 0 4 4
ENG101 General English 4 0 0 4 4
LAW101 Legal Methods & Legal Reasoning 4 0 0 4 4
FOU101 Computer Fundamentals 0 0 4 2 4
LAW103 Law of Contract 4 0 0 4 4
LAW206 Fundamentals of Moot Court 0 0 2 1 2
Total 24 0 6 27 30

Semester II
Course Credit
Contact
Code Course Name Structure Credits
Hours
L T P
BCL102 Cost Accounting 4 0 0 4 4
BAL202 Macroeconomics 4 0 0 4 4
LAW104 Special Contracts 4 0 0 4 4
LAW106 Law of Torts & MV Act 4 0 0 4 4
Legal Professional
ENG102 2 0 2 3 4
Communication Skills
LAW112 Constitutional Law -I 4 0 0 4 4
Fundamentals of Trial
LAW208 0 0 2 1 2
Advocacy
Total 22 0 4 24 26

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 Semester III
Course Credit
Contact
Code Course Name Structure Credits
Hours
L T P
BCL103 Corporate Accounting 4 0 0 4 4
ECO103 Indian Economy 4 0 0 4 4
BCL201 Direct Taxes 4 0 0 4 4
LAW113 Constitutional Law-II 4 0 0 4 4
LAW107 Family Law-I 4 0 0 4 4
FOU102 Professional Development-I 0 0 2 1 2
Fundamentals of Client 0 0 2 1 2
LAW209
Counselling
Law of Torts & Consumer 4 0 0 4 4
LAW105
Protection Act
LAW211 Internships* - - - 2 -
Total 24 0 4 28 28

Semester IV
Course Credit
Contact
Code Course Name Structure Credits
Hours
L T P
BCL105 Advanced Accounting 4 0 0 4 4
BCL202 Indirect Taxes 4 0 0 4 4
Criminology & General
LAW109 4 0 0 4 4
Principles of Criminal Law
LAW117 Administrative Law 4 0 0 4 4
LAW108 Family Law-II 4 0 0 4 4
FOU103 Professional Development-II 0 0 2 1 2
LAW602 Legal History 4 0 0 4 4
LAW203 Negotiation - - - 1 -
LAW211 Internships* - - - 2 -
Total 24 0 2 28 26

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 Semester V
Course Credit
Contact
Code Course Name Structure Credits
Hours
L T P
BCL104 Banking and Insurance 4 0 0 4 4

BCL203 Taxation of Corporations 4 0 0 4 4

Civil Procedure Code
LAW116 4 0 0 4 4
&Limitation Act
LAW110 Indian Penal Code 4 0 0 4 4

LAW114 Property Law 4 0 0 4 4

LAW118 Company Law-I 4 0 0 4 4

FOU104 Professional Development-III 0 0 2 1 2

LAW204 Mediation - - - 1 -

LAW211 Internships* - - - 2 -

Total 24 0 2 28 26

Semester VI
Course Course Name Credit Credits Contact
Code Structure Hours
L T P
BCL106 Auditing 4 0 0 4 4
LAW119 Company Law-II 4 0 0 4 4

LAW111 Criminal Procedure Code 4 0 0 4 4

FLG101 Foreign Language 1 0 2 2 3

Elective 1 4 0 0 4 4

LAW102 Jurisprudence 4 0 0 4 4

LAW303 Intellectual Property Law 4 0 0 4 4

LAW205 Arbitration & Conciliation 1 0 2 2 3

LAW211 Internships* - - - 2 -

Total 26 0 4 30 30

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 Semester VII
Course Course Name Credit Credits Contact
Code Structure Hours
L T P
LAW121 Principles of Taxation 4 0 0 4 4

LAW123 Labour & Industrial Law - I 4 0 0 4 4

Elective 2 4 0 0 4 4

Interpretation of Statutes 4 0 0 4 4
LAW301
&Principles of Legislation
LAW115 Law of Evidence 4 0 0 4 4

Drafting, Pleadings 1 0 4 3 5
LAW201
&Conveyancing
LAW211 Internships* - - - 2 -

LAW122 Environmental Law 4 0 0 4 4

Total 25 0 4 29 29

Semester VIII
Course Course Name Credit Credits Contact
Code Structure Hours
L T P
LAW302 Law of Corporate Governance 4 0 0 4 4

LAW120 Public International Law 4 0 0 4 4

LAW124 Labour & Industrial Law – II 4 0 0 4 4

Elective 3 4 0 0 4 4

Elective 4 4 0 0 4 4

LAW304 Human Rights Law 4 0 0 4 4

LAW305 International Economic Law 4 0 0 4 4

LAW211 Internships* - - - 2 -

Total 28 0 0 30 28

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 Semester IX
Course Course Name Credit Credits Contact
Code Structure Hours
L T P
Elective 5 4 0 0 4 4
Capital Markets & Securities 4 0 0 4 4
LAW306
Laws
LAW307 Cyber Law 4 0 0 4 4
LAW308 Competition Law 4 0 0 4 4
Professional Ethics & 2 0 2 3 4
LAW202 Professional Accounting system

Elective 6 4 0 0 4 4
LAW211 Internships* - - - 2 -
LAW210 Moot Court - - - 4 -
Total 22 0 2 29 24

Semester X
Course Course Name Credit Credits Contact
Code Structure Hours
L T P
LAW211 Internships* - - - 2 -
LAW501 Research Project Writing - - - 4 -
LAW219 Comprehensive Internship Diary - - - 2 -
Evaluation
LAW220 Comprehensive Internship Viva 2
Total 0 0 0 10 0

*Internship of 4 weeks duration is assigned 2 credits, the student may complete the mandatory
requirements of internships (10 credits) during the program of study from the III semester to X
semester.

Minimum Qualifying Credits: 257

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