Jindal Global University (JGU) and Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) O.P. Jindal Global University is a non-profit university established by the Haryana Private Universities (Second Amendment) Act, 2009 at Sonipat, Haryana (NCR of Delhi). JGU and JGLS are recognised by the Bar Council of India (BCI). The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified JGU as a private university established by the state legislature of Haryana. Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), India s first global law school is situated on a 54-acre state of the art residential JGU campus. The vision of JGU is to promote global programmes, global curriculum, global research, global collaborations, and global interaction through a global faculty. In the academic year 2010-11, JGLS offers a five year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programme; and a three year LL.B. programme. JGLS is also offering a specially designed two year LL.M. programme with three options for specialisation for law graduates, corporate lawyers, legal practitioners, civil servants, diplomats and judges. The classes for the LL.M. programme will be held during late evenings and weekends. Programmes Five Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Programme Three Year LL.B. Programme Two Year LL.M. Programme LL.M. in International Trade Law LL.M. in Corporate and Financial Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property Rights Distinctive features of JGLS Global curriculum and pedagogy Internationally qualified teaching and research faculty Internationally benchmarked quality assurance systems Law library with extensive electronic databases International student and faculty exchange programmes Globally networked career development and placement division Green campus with modern halls of residence Curriculum and Pedagogy JGLS is committed to providing global legal education to its students. To fulfil this objective, the curriculum and teaching pedagogy is designed to give extensive exposure to students to domestic, international and comparative law courses. Students at JGLS study compulsory courses and choose from an unparalleled array of elective courses. In addition to courses on substantive and procedural
law, students will gain lawyering skills through practical training papers and clinical legal programmes. JGLS will inculcate sound research and writing skills among students by requiring them to write research papers and participate in the Research Centres. Research Centres As India s first global and research driven law school, JGLS has established the following ten research centres in cutting edge legal and policy areas: Centre for Global Corporate and Financial Law and Policy Centre for Penology, Criminal Justice and Police Studies Centre for Human Rights Studies Centre for International Trade and Economic Laws Centre for Global Governance and Policy Centre on Public Law and Jurisprudence Centre for Health Law, Ethics and Technology Centre for Women, Law and Social Change Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Studies Centre for Environment and Climate Change International Collaborations International educational collaborations and partnerships are essential to promote the global nature of JGLS. JGLS has developed international collaborations with Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, New York University School of Law, Indiana University School of Law, Sydney Law School, King s College London, University College, Oxford, United Nations University and several other reputed law schools and universities worldwide. These collaborations promote faculty exchange, student exchange, joint teaching, joint research and other initiatives, including conferences and workshops with JGLS. Career Development and Placement Division JGLS has established a Career Development and Placement Division with a view to providing career opportunities to students and graduates of JGLS. JGLS has signed Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) with five reputed Indian law firms, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co, AZB & Partners, FoxMandal Little, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices, and Nishith Desai Associates to develop knowledge based partnerships and interaction with law firms and to facilitate internships and placements for JGLS students and graduates. JGLS has a network of lawyers engaged in international legal practice abroad. The JGLS Committee of International Lawyers (J-CIL) is a New York-based association of practising lawyers from leading law firms worldwide committed to providing global perspectives on emerging legal issues. J-CIL provides insights into global legal profession and offers advice on career counselling to JGLS students and graduates.
Faculty and Administration The international educational background and experience of JGLS faculty members augurs well for our inter-disciplinary approach towards legal education. Our faculty members have educational qualifications from reputed law schools of the world including Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Stanford Law School, Columbia Law School, University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. The global orientation of our faculty members to contribute to teaching and research is the unique characteristic of JGLS. C. Raj Kumar LL.B. (Delhi), B.C.L. (Oxford) LL.M. (Harvard) Professor & Vice Chancellor, JGU and Dean, JGLS Aman Shah M.Com. (Osmania) M.Soc.Sc. Cert.Ed. (Hong Kong) MDP Cert. (Harvard) Registrar Padmanabha Ramanujam B.A.L., LL.B. (B lore) M.B.L. (NLS-B lore) LL.M. (Norwich, UK) Ph.D. Candidate (Asia Link Fellow) & Assistant Dean (Academic Programmes) Vivek (Vik) Kanwar J.D. (Northeastern, USA) LL.M. (NYU, USA) Ashleigh Barnes B.A. (Stetson, USA) J.D. (Florida, USA), LL.M. (Leiden) Ph.D. Candidate (ANU, Australia) Nathan Rehn A.B. (Chicago), J.D. (Columbia) Sreeram Sundar Chaulia D.K. Srivastava M.A., LL.B., LL.M. (Banaras) Ph.D. (Monash, Australia) Professor & Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic), JGU and Vice Dean, JGLS Charu Sharma B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M. (Delhi) Ph.D. Candidate (Macquarie, Australia) Associate Professor & Assistant Dean (Global Programmes) Jonathan A. Burton-MacLeod A.B. (Harvard) J.D. (Queen s, Canada) LL.M. (Harvard) & Assistant Dean (Research) James J. Nedumpara LL.B. (MGU), LL.M. (Cambridge) LL.M. (NYU), LL.M. (NUS) Ph.D. Candidate (NLS- B lore) Sandeep Kindo B.A., LL.B (Hons.) (NLS-B lore) LL.M. (Notre Dame) J.S.M. (Stanford) Charles D. Maddox B.A. (Marlboro, USA) J.D. (Maine), LL.M. (NLS-B lore) Oishik Sircar
B.A. Hons. (Delhi), B.A. (Oxford) M.Sc. (LSE, UK) M.A. & Ph.D. (Syracuse) Associate Professor Ami J. Galani B.A. (Denison, USA) J.D. (Washington, USA) Jindal Global Teaching Fellow Y.S.R. Murthy M.Sc. (Stat.) [Madras] M.A. (Human Rights) [London] Executive Director Centre for Human Rights Studies Ajay Goyal MBA (RGU, Scotland) M.Sc. Applied Eco. and Financial Eco. (Nottingham) Yugank Goyal B.Tech. (NIT, Surat) LL.M. (Erasmus, Hamburg and Manchester) Prabhakar Singh B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) (NLIU, Bhopal) LL.M. (Barcelona) Abhayraj Naik B.A., LL.B (Hons.) (NLS-B lore) LL.M. (Yale) Chakravarti Patil B.S.L., LL.B. (Symbiosis, India) LL.M. (Glasgow, UK) B.S.L., LL.B. (Pune), LL.M. (Toronto) Ajay Kumar Pandey LL.B. (Lucknow, India) LL.M. (Vanderbilt, USA) M.Phil. (JNU) Associate Professor Amit Bindal LL.B. (Delhi), LL.M. (ILI) Priya S. Gupta B.A. (North Carolina, USA) M.Sc. (LSE, UK), J.D. (NYU, USA) Dipika Jain LL.B. (Delhi), LL.M. (Dalhousie) LL.M. (Harvard) Sulbha Rai B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) (Kurukshetra) LL.M. (London, UK) Shilpi Bhattacharya B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) (NUJS, Kolkata) LL.M. (Virginia, USA) Eligibility and Fees Five Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Programme 10+2 examination or equivalent with not less than 50% aggregate marks (students graduating in 2010 can apply).
Proposed Intake 180 Students Tuition Fee Rs. 5,00,000 per year Residence hall, dining and laundry Rs. 1,00,000 per year One time enrolment fee (laptop) Rs. 50,000 Three Year LL.B. Programme Bachelor s degree in any subject with not less than 50% aggregate marks (students graduating in 2010 can apply). Proposed Intake 60 Students Tuition Fee Rs. 6,00,000 per year Residence hall, dining and laundry Rs. 1,00,000 per year One time enrolment fee (laptop) Rs. 50,000 Two Year LL.M. Programme Three year LL.B. or five year B.A. LL.B. with not less than 50% aggregate marks (students graduating in 2010 can apply). Proposed Intake 100 Students Tuition Fee Rs. 4,00,000 per year Residence hall, dining and laundry Rs. 1,00,000 per year (available on request) One time enrolment fee (laptop) Rs. 50,000 LSAT India Admission Test Students for admission to the five year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), three year LL.B. and two year LL.M. programmes at JGLS will be selected on merit, i.e. their performance in the Law School Admission Test India (LSAT India). LSAT India is an entrance test designed by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), USA and is conducted by Pearson VUE, LSAC s affiliate in India. The test will be in a multiple choice format and will cover logical reasoning, analytical reasoning and reading comprehension. A sample test is available on the LSAT India website - www.pearsonvueindia.com/lsatindia. LSAT India Test Centres India: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi Overseas: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Manila, Singapore, Sydney Two Step Application Process Register online for the LSAT India entrance test by logging on to www.pearsonvueindia.com/lsatindia. The LSAT India registration fee is Rs. 3500/-; the fee can be paid online or by Demand Draft. Please contact Pearson VUE at LSATIndia@ pearson.com for more information. For candidates who want to take the LSAT India at
Pearson VUE overseas test centres, the registration fee is US$ 150. Students can find additional details at www.pearsonvueindia.com/lsatindia. Apply to JGLS on the prescribed JGU/JGLS application form by giving a demand draft of Rs. 1000/- in favour of O.P. Jindal Global University. For overseas candidates the application fee will be US$ 30. An online JGU/JGLS application is available on the website - www.jgu.edu.in Scholarships O.P. Jindal Outstanding Merit Scholarships The top five LSAT India test scorers who enroll in the three year LL.B. programme, five year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programme, and the two year LL.M. programme will be awarded the O.P. Jindal Outstanding Merit Scholarship of Rs. 1 lakh each. This will be based solely on their performance in the LSAT India admission test. Naveen Jindal Young Global Scholarships The aim of the scholarship is to nurture, encourage and support young global leaders. One student from the three year LL.B. programme, one student from the five year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programme, and another student from the two year LL.M. programme will be awarded this scholarship on the basis of an independent selection process. An award of Rs. 5 lakhs will be given to each student. Shallu Jindal Outstanding Women Scholarships The aim of the scholarship is to nurture, encourage and support outstanding women to enter the field of law. Two students from the three year LL.B. programme, two students from the five year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), and two students from the two year LL.M. programme will be awarded this scholarship on the basis of an independent selection process. An award of Rs. 2 lakhs will be given to each student. Detailed information relating to scholarships, fellowships and fee concessions is available in the website www.jgu.edu.in Students who qualify under Haryana domicile category may be eligible for full or partial fee concession. Education Loans JGU has established tie-ups with HDFC Bank and Punjab National Bank (PNB) to facilitate education loans to students who are admitted at JGU. Important Dates Monday 19 April 2010 Last date for LSAT India registration Friday 30 April 2010 Last date for LSAT India registration with late fee (Rs. 500/-) Friday 7 May 2010 Last date to submit JGLS admission application
Sunday 16 May 2010 LSAT India examination Monday 31 May 2010 Last date to submit JGLS scholarship application Tuesday 15 June 2010 LSAT India results