ELIGIBILITY – 5 YEAR COURSE

Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination under 10+2 pattern with not less than 45% of marks which is recognized by the syndicate as equivalent to Higher Secondary Examination of the Government of Tamil Nadu, are eligible for admission.
For S.C./S.T. candidates concession of 5% marks in the minimum of marks required for admission for B.L. 5 year Degree Course of study as prescribed in the regulations will be given.

ELIGIBILITY – 3 YEAR COURSE

Candidates who have passed a three year Degree Examination of Universities in Tamil Nadu and Such degree awarded by Member Universities of Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi for purpose of mutual recognition on reciprocal basis, after 10+2+3+ or 11+1+3 pattern and also recognized by Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University alone are eligible for admission to B.L. (3 years) Degree Course.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LAWS AND FINANCE (LL.M.,)

Qualifications:

A candidate who has passed the B.L. Degree Examination and has secured not less than 45% of the aggregate marks in all the Three Years of the Three Year B.L. Degree Course or in all Five Years of the Five Year B.L. Degree Course together, as the case may be, shall be eligible for admission to the LL.M., Degree Course.

Semester Pattern:

LL.M Degree Course shall be of semester pattern consisting of Four Semesters, each semester consisting of 90 working days. The Semester Pattern is designed with continuous assessment system. The continuous assessment made for a candidate in a particular semester shall be final. If any candidate fails to complete the continuous assessment, he/she shall be permitted to redo the same internal assessment on payment of a fee of Rs.500/- in the ensuing semester.

Papers prescribed for each Semester:

In the First Semester four compulsory papers are prescribed that are common to all branches. In the Second Semester three core subjects and a paper on practical are prescribed. In the Third semester three core subjects are prescribed. In the Fourth Semester one optional Paper (an Optional Paper has to be chosen by the student from the list of subjects offered by the University) and a Dissertation are prescribed.

Dissertation:

In the Fourth Semester a student shall submit a Dissertation in partial fulfillment of LL.M Degree Course. The Dissertation shall be based on research on a single subject chosen in consultation with the Guide. The Dissertation shall be not less than 100 pages.
The subject of the Dissertation should be chosen at the end of the Third Semester and the Dissertation must be submitted before the last working day of the Fourth Semester. Dissertation shall carry 200 marks which includes 50 marks for Viva Voce. Evaluation of the Dissertation and the conduct of the Viva Voce Shall be by two examiners, one internal and the other external. In the Viva Voce the student will be examined on the theme of the Dissertation.

A candidate who failed to attend the Viva Voce in the 4th Semester, shall be permitted to attend the Viva Voce in the ensuing semester on specific recommendations of the Principal on payment of a fee of Rs. 1,000/-.

Passing Minimum:

Each paper shall carry 60% marks for written examination and 40% marks by continuous assessment. The passing minimum shall be 50% marks separately for written examination and continuous assessment from the year 2014 onwards. . .

Classification of successful candidates:

Students who have secured 60% and above shall be classified as having passed the examination in the First Class. Students who have secured more than 50% but less than 60% will be placed in the Second Class. Students who secure not less than 75% in the Aggregate shall be declared to have passed the examination with Distinction.

Students shall be eligible for ranking only if they have passed all the subjects in the first attempt within the duration of the course of two years. Where a student is absent or does not appear for the examination in all the papers prescribed for the course, on the completion of each semester will not be eligible for ranking.

Attendance:

A candidate is eligible to write the examination for the semester only on obtaining a minimum of 75% of the attendance prescribed for each semester.

SUBJECTS FOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LAWS AND FINANCE (LL.M)

S.No Subject Name Subject Code
SEMESTER – I  
1 Law and Social Transformation in India PFI
2 Constitutional Law PFJ
3 Judicial Process PFK
4 Research Methodology and Clinical Legal Education PFL
SEMESTER – II  
1 Introduction to Corporate Governance and Globalisation PSA
2 Corporate Laws in India PSB
3 Practical PS1
4 Corporate Finance and Investor Protection PSC
SEMESTER – III  
1 Mergers and Acquisitions: Law, Concepts and Transaction Drafting PSD
2 Corporate Governance and Comparative Law PSE
3 Corporate Taxation PSF
SEMESTER – IV  
1 Insurance and Corporate Governance (optional) PSG
Alternative Dispute Resolution Laws and Corporate Governance  (optional) PSH
2 Dissertation PSI