LL.M. in General Legal Studies
Why pursue an LL.M. in General Legal Studies?
The LL.M. in General Legal Studies offers a platform to students for exploring a diverse array of legal topics and issues through an interdisciplinary lens and advanced pedagogy that promotes rigorous intellectual analysis and cutting-edge research. This programme is designed to provide students the flexibility to choose courses from different areas of law, so that they can tailor their study in order to develop expertise on a given area or in a wide variety of subjects. Students of this LL.M. programme will have the freedom to move beyond the confines of a specialisation and therefore, are free to create their own path for advanced exploration of topics and issues that their professional and personal interests, and career aspirations. The LL.M. in General Legal Studies will help students develop their legal research and analytical skills.
What makes our LL.M. in General Legal Studies special?
This programme offers postgraduate students a unique opportunity to gain expertise in a wide variety of topics. The mandatory courses will allow students to engage with complex legal issues from international, comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives in a rigorous manner. Students in this programme will have the choice to select courses from a wide array of electives ranging from international law, human rights, constitutional law, jurisprudence, and private law. JGLS also offers interdisciplinary elective courses on law and gender, law and development, law and popular culture, law and literature, socio-legal studies, law and the arts, and law and philosophy.
What will you study?
LL.M. in General Legal Studies is a 24-credits program including three core courses (3 credits each), six electives courses (2 credits each) and a dissertation (3 credits).
Fee
Tuition Fees*: 5,00,000 (INR per annum)
| Particulars | Amount in (Rs.) |
| Accommodation Charges* | 2,31,100 per annum |
| Other Allied Services Charges* (Other Services including but not limited to food, Laundry, Security Services, Housekeeping charges, electricity etc.)* | 1,24,900 per annum |
| Refundable Security Deposit** (One time payment) | 50,000 |
*The Tuition fee, accommodation charges and other allied service charges are subject to an annual increase of ten percent (10%).
**The security deposit will be fully refunded, subject to the completion of studies and/or receipt of a ‘No Dues Certificate’. The security deposit shall not carry any interest.
Admissions Team
Prof. Anand Prakash Mishra,
Director Law Admissions and Associate Professor of Legal Practice & Associate Dean (Admissions, Outreach & Institution Building)
Ms. Anitha Shibu,
Manager, CPGLS
: ashibu@jgu.edu.in 
: +91 8396907246
Mr. Vir Vikram
Assistant Manager – JGLS Admissions: vir.vikram@jgu.edu.in : +91-741 9614 881