University Law College
University of Calcutta, Dept. of Law
The Faculty of Law/ Department of Law, University of Calcutta is situated at 51/1, Hazra Road, Kolkata-700019. The Faculty/Department has six affiliated Law Colleges imparting 5 Years B. A. LL. B. Course. The Department including two other affiliated Law Colleges (Jogesh Chandra Chaudhury Law College and South Calcutta Law College) also imparts B. A. LL. B (Honours) Course. Besides, the Department imparts 2 Years LL. M. Course as well as Ph. D. Programme. The Department also provides Post-Doctoral research (LL.D.) facilities in appropriate cases. The Department of Law, University of Calcutta is in present position since 1983.
Year of Establishment
January 1909 as University College of Law
And from February 1983 as Department of Law, University of Calcutta
Address
FACULTY OF LAW
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
HAZRA CAMPUS 51/1,
Hazra Road
Kolkata-700019
India
Phone : (+91)(033) 266 4711/12Extn : 551,552 (Office), 560 (Head)
FAX : 2461-4849
Website: www.caluniv.ac.in/academic/law.htm
Duration
The Bachelor of Laws (B. A. LL. B.) including B.A.LL.B. HONOURS is a full time 5 Years Semester System course. Session starts in July.
Classes
Normally the classes in the Department of Law are held in between 10 A. M. to 5 p.m. Timing of other affiliated colleges may differ.
COMMENCEMENT OF LL.M. COURSE
Duration
The Master of Laws (LL. M.) is a full time 2 Years course.
Classes
The classes are held during normal working hours.
Eligibility :
The admission to the Bachelor of Laws (B. A. LL. B.) course is done, following strictly the merit list prepared on the basis of the Entrance Examination. Any person passed H.S. (10 + 2 Level) examination with minimum 45% (40% in case of SC, ST and PH) marks in aggregate (taking into consideration best of 4 papers excluding WBCHSE Environmental Science) will be eligible for admission to the B. A. LL. B. Course; the person appearing in the (10 + 2 Level) examination will be allowed to sit for the Entrance Test. But their admission to B. A. LL. B. Course will be subject to the condition of successful completion of (10 + 2 Level) examination at the time of Counseling of the admission. The admission to the B. A. LL. B. (Honours) course from sixth Semester is done through merit list considering the marks of (10 + 2 Level) examination and First Semester to Fourth Semester marks together after inviting application by the Secretary, Faculty Council for Post Graduate Studies in Law from time to time.