Jawaharlal Nehru University Law

I want to do PhD course from Centre for the Study of Law and Governance of Jawaharlal Nehru University so tell me the eligibility criteria and the admission process for PhD course? Tell me the entrance exam for admission in PhD course in this centre?

Can you provide me objectives of the PhD Programme in Law and Governance Program offered by Centre for the Study of Law and Governance of Jawaharlal Nehru University?

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The Centre for the Study of Law and Governance offers PhD programme which has a distinctive student profile, which includes members of the defence and civil services, lawyers, teachers and people working with civil society organisations.

PhD Programme in Law and Governance

The objectives of the Ph.D. Programme in Law and Governance include the following:

To prepare one for doctoral research in public policy and socio-legal research that is not limited by uni-disciplinary training.

To prepare students with the skills necessary to undertake research in areas of public policy, including a special focus on the legal implications of these issues, by developing their expertise in these varied disciplinary areas, and so to enable a more complex and multi-layered approach to issues of governance, public policy and law

To inform the qualified practitioner policy-maker, civil servant, lawyer or civil society professional with the major issues in this area

The thesis carries 10 credits and is to be completed by the end of the fourth semester. While 3 core compulsory courses provide a general overview of the issues and debates in the area of law and governance, the optional courses provide with the opportunity to develop a specialization, and so build up an expertise that can be further channelized in the dissertation work.

Admission to the Programme is by an entrance exam conducted by the University, followed by a viva voce for those candidates who qualify in the written examination.

The eligibility conditions for taking the exam are a Masters degree in Political Science, Public Administration, Economics, Sociology, History, Philosophy or Law with 55% marks; or 60% in any branch of natural science.

The written test has essay type questions from the fields of Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Economics, and Law. The test will assess ones analytical abilities and competence in discipline.

The areas covered by the test will relate to issues such as the following: the changing role of the state; the relationship between the state, market and civil society; civil service improvement and the new public management; regulatory commands; local governance, both rural and urban; the rule of law and access to justice; the social and economic bases of law; and global governance.