Postgraduate
Programme

Constitutional Morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

The postgraduate programme at National Law University Meghalaya will be offered in two forms - (i) regular two years residential programme and (ii) micro - degree credit postgraduate programme (MDCPP) offered in hybrid mode along with short campus stay. The total credit requirement for MDCPP will be the same as residential postgraduate programmes and will follow the same credit requirement for taught and non-taught courses. The students may convert MDCs (micro – degree credits) in postgraduate degree on completion of stipulated credits;

The following postgraduate programme is available

  • Master of Laws [LL.M (Major in Corporate Law)]

Definition of Course Levels in the University

Level Definition

  

100s: 

First-year – General Topics, High School course prerequisites;

200s: 

Second-year - General Topics, 100 Prerequisites;

300s: 

Third-year - More narrow topics, 200 and 100 prerequisite;

400s: 

Fourth-year – 300 prerequisite;

500s: 

Specialised courses - 400 prerequisite or Graduation;

600s: 

More Specialised courses – 400 prerequisite or Graduation;

700s: 

Highly Specialised courses – 500 and 600 prerequisite [ PhD level courses].

To complete the postgraduate program requirements, a student must accumulate a minimum of 80 and a maximum of 140 credits within a two-year period.

Structure and Credit Load of Postgraduate Programmes [Range]

Non – Taught Courses (A)

  

Dissertation

40
 

Advisory Support Courses

Research – led Courses

40
   

Critical Legal Thinking

20
   

Seminar

4
   

Viva Voce

4

 

Sub Total (A)

 

108

 

 

 

 

 

Subject Level

 

 

Taught Courses (B)

      
 

500-600

Core Courses

12
 

500-600

Depth Electives

10
 

500-600

Open Electives

6
 

500-600 & 700

Major

10
       

 

Sub Total (B)

 

38

For Postgraduate programme, the following category of taught and non-taught courses shall be offered to students as approved by the Academic Council from time to time:

  • Foundational Course: shall be 400-500.
  • Core Courses: Six courses of two credits each shall be offered for postgraduate students. The course level for postgraduate courses shall be 500 – 600.
  • Depth Elective Courses: Depth electives are grouped together under specific legal domain heads for postgraduate programmes. Postgraduate students are required to select electives from among the 500-level courses and above.
  • Advisory Support Courses: [including Advanced Teaching- Learning, Advanced Writing, Critical Thinking and Research Led Courses]
    1. In Advanced Teaching Learning, postgraduate students have to assist faculty in undergraduate programs. Such assistance shall include preparing course content, readings (study materials), research topics, and project proposals. Students may also be involved in cooperative teaching in class with the faculty member associated with them.
    2. Advanced Writing will include submitting a research paper on small empirical work or data analysis on a defined problem, case comments, book reviews, etc.
    3. Critical Thinking will involve theoretical analysis of a conceptual framework.
    4. Research Led Courses will redefine the micro-domain to emerging understanding in the existing domain or emerging knowledge domains.
  • Seminar.
  • Viva Voce.
  • Dissertation: The dissertation shall carry a total of 40 credits.