MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY MUMBAI

Vision

‘To become a world-class law university committed to foster an environment of excellence in

research, scholarship, education and justice.’

About the University

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai (“MNLU Mumbai”) is one of the premier national law
universities established in the State of Maharashtra to promote world class legal education and
research. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, Judge, Supreme Court of India, is the Chancellor
of the University.

Hon’ble the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court is the Pro-Chancellor of the University.

The envisaged object of the University is to advance and disseminate learning, knowledge of law and
legal processes; to develop in the students a sense of responsibility to serve the society and to impart
skills on advocacy and justice, legal services, legislation and law reforms, thereby making law and
legal processes efficient instrument of social development. Towards attaining these objectives, MNLU
Mumbai lays emphasis on its five year integrated B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), one year LL.M. and Ph.D.
programme.

MNLU Mumbai is a vibrant institute that explores the curious legal dimensions of public policy, ethics,
business, and also a plethora of issues in order to produce quality legal scholarship, capable of facing
the real world challenges. From its very inception, MNLU Mumbai has aimed to attain excellence in all
aspects of legal training and education. It encourages students to engage in a host of curricular, co-
curricular and extra-curricular activities for their mental, physical and professional growth. No wonder,
the students are leaving their indelible imprint by winning numerous mooting, debating and sports
competitions of national and international repute thereby putting the University firmly on the national
circuit.

MNLU Mumbai has entered into MoUs with various institutions of international repute including
L’Universite’ Paris Nanterre and Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL), Germany and thereby
facilitating regular student exchange programmes with the prestigious Universities. The University
also runs various extra credit and certificate courses such as Mediation, Data Protection Law, Cyber
Law and foreign languages such as German and Spanish on regular basis.

An erudite scholar of law Prof. (Dr.) Bhavani Prasad Panda, the founder Vice Chancellor, created
strong foundation for MNLU Mumbai.

Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey, the present Vice Chancellor, is having a very glorious
academic career as a Professor of Law. He has worked in various capacities
right from Professor to Head-Department of Law, Pune University, Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, SRTM University Nanded, Acting Vice Chancellor, SRTM University
Nanded. Accordingly, he has an experience of more than 27 yrs. of teaching,
research and administration.

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 Shri Vivek B. Gavhane, a District Judge, by profession, is presently serving the
University as Registrar, with renewed zeal and working towards achieving the
laudable mission and vision of MNLU Mumbai.
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MNLU Mumbai is steered by distinguished judges, senior advocates, seasoned
bureaucrats and eminent academicians as members of its governing bodies.
Adhering to the motto: Dharme Tatparta, the University is committed to
championing the cause of social justice. It practices 'Zero Tolerance' towards any
discrimination based on sex, race, creed, class, caste, place of birth, religious
belief or professional or political or other opinion.

Mission of MNLU Mumbai

1. To impart legal education by nurturing diversity, equity, ethics and inclusiveness

2. To inculcate passion for creative and critical thinking and a commitment to transformative
solutions
3. To promote and encourage service to society and lifelong learning
4. To adopt research strategies that promote professional skills and scholarly training

Research Centres:
With an aim of achieving excellence in research, the University in short span of time, has already
established following research Centres:

1. Centre for Clinical Legal Education (CCLE)

2. Centre for Maritime Law and Research (CML&R)
3. Centre for Research in Criminal Justice (CRCJ)
4. Centre for Information and Communication Technology and Law (CICTL)
5. Centre for Goods and Services Tax and Training (CGSTT)
6. Centre for Mediation & Research (CMR)
7. Centre for Advanced Legal Studies, Training & Research (CALSTR)

Location and Infrastructure:

MNLU Mumbai being located in the coveted Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, has wide exposure to the
sprawling urban facilities of Mumbai city. The campus location is in proximity to IIT Bombay and is 13
kms from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. The centrally air conditioned floors of the
Academic block have all essential amenities like smart classrooms, library, reading room, moot court
hall, mediation centre, legal service clinic, internship cell, board room and conference hall etc., ideal
for optimizing the students’ learning, research, training and extension activities. The University
facilitates access to a well-equipped library with large number of books, law journals, magazines and
subscription to multiple online databases such as JStor, Hein Online, SCC Online, Manupatra and
Westlaw.

The Government of Maharashtra has identified 50 acres of land for MNLU Mumbai at Pahadi,
Goregaon for raising a spacious State-of-the-Art Campus. Necessary steps are being taken to
complete the formalities and launch the building project at the earliest.

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Faculty and Teaching

To facilitate its elaborate teaching programmes, MNLU Mumbai has a team of both young and
experienced dedicated faculty members in law, social sciences and humanities. The faculty adopts
both conventional and non-conventional pedagogical methods such as case law method, problem
solving, role play, simulations, mock trials, group activities, ex-tempore drafting and quantitative
tweaking in their teaching and learning processes. The University through these teachers promotes
mentor/mentee engagement to nurture the students to attain their goals. Most of the teachers are on
rolls at regular cadres with UGC scale of pay.

The faculties at MNLU Mumbai are regularly involved in contributing to the knowledge domain
through publication in journals of high repute. Further to provide a platform for wider dissemination of
knowledge, ‘MNLU Mumbai Law Review’, a faculty initiated bi-annual peer reviewed journal is
published regularly.

Students and Learning

Students of MNLU Mumbai are aware of the predicaments associated with a young and growing
University and exhibit a unique sense of belongingness. Students are indeed partners in the making
of the University. They organize regular debating and other co-curricular activities to nurture the skills
demanded in legal profession. Equal importance is given to the sports, both indoor and outdoor for
cumulative development of the student.

The news letter of the University-“NYUSURETA” is solely managed by the students who
meticulously carry out the responsibility of bringing out this illustrious newsletter. These initiatives are
amongst many other activities taken up by the students which have reposed confidence and radiated
zeal all around the University.

All students are covered under a comprehensive health insurance scheme and the University has
appointed counselor to ensure wellbeing of the students.

For physical fitness wide range of sports facilities are made available to the students which includes
foose ball, snooker, table tennis, lawn tennis, volleyball, football, badminton, basketball and cricket.

Hostel Facilities

As a residential institution, the University has hired space for accommodating all students at the
International Hostel of Centre for Excellence in Telecom Training and Management (CETTM) of
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), situated across the road. The residential blocks
include adequately furnished and spacious double-sharing hostel rooms with WI-FI connectivity.
Every room has attached washroom and a spacious balcony.

Courses:
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Programme:

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The University is in the process of extending its academic programmes in accordance with the
changing paradigm of educational needs. The programmes are being designed to maximize legal
outreach and market potential of global economy in general and of Mumbai in particular.

The five year integrated B.A.,LL.B.(Hons.) Programme offered by the University is designed in
accordance with the approved norms of the Bar Council of India, integrating at the same time
innovative course modules evolved by the faculty which embraces the best practices of premier
centres of legal education.

The detailed course structure is as follows:

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 B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) 5 Years Integrated Degree Programme
Programme Structure For Batch 2019-2024

Semester I
Course Name Credits
1.1 Economics I 4
1.2 Political Science I 4
1.3 Sociology I 4
1.4 Legal Methods 4
1.5 Law of Torts (Motor Vehicles Act 4
and Consumer Protection Act)

1.6 English I 4
1.7 Foreign Language (Foundation 2
Course)
Semester II
Course Name Credits
2.1 Legal and Constitutional History 4

2.2 Economics II 4
2.3 Political Science II 4
2.4 Sociology II 4
2.5 Law of Contract I 4
2.6 English II 4

Semester III
Course Name Credits
3.1 Economics III 4
3.2 Political Science III 4
3.3 Sociology III 4
3.4 Constitutional Law I 4
3.5 Law of Contract II 4
3.6 Family Law I 4
Semester IV
Course Name Credits
4.1 Economics IV 4
4.2 Constitutional Law II 4
4.3 Family Law II 4
4.4 Jurisprudence 4
4.5 Law of Crimes I 4
4.6 Civil Procedure Code and 4
Limitation Act
Semester V
Course Name Credits
5.1. Economics V 4

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5.2 Interpretation of Statutes 4
5.3 Administrative Law 4
5.4 Law of Crimes II 4
5.5 Law of Evidence 4
5.6 Company Law 4
Semester VI
Course Name Credits
6.1 Economics VI 4
6.2 Property Law 4
6.3 Public International Law 4
6.4 Environmental Law 4
6.5 Drafting, Pleading and Conveyance 4

6.6 Elective 1 4
Semester VII
Course Name Credits
7.1 Labour and Industrial Law I 4
7.2 Principles of Taxation Law 4
7.3 Elective 2 4
7.4 Honors I 4
7.5 Honors II 4
7.6 Alternate Dispute Resolution 4
Semester VIII
Course Name Credits
8.1 Labour and Industrial Law II 4
8.2 Elective 3 4
8.3 Elective 4 4
8.4 Elective 5 4
8.5 Honors III 4
8.6 Honors IV 4
Semester IX
Course Name Credits
9.1 Elective 6 4
9.2 Elective 7 4
9.3 Honors V 4
9.4 Honors VI 4
9.5 Professional Ethics and Accounting 4
System
Semester X
Course Name Credits
10.1 Elective 8 4
10.2 Elective 9 4
10.3 Honors VII 4
10.4 Honors VIII 4
10.5 Moot Court and Internship 4

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 *The above course structure is subject to change in order to incorporate
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)

I. MNLU Mumbai’s curriculum provides equal emphasis on compulsory courses

and elective courses so that students may tailor their studies from among the
offered elective courses according to their individual aspirations, career goal,
market needs and public interest inclination.
II. Elective courses and foreign languages shall be offered depending upon the
availability of course expert teachers and minimum registration of 30 students for
the course or as may be prescribed from time to time.
III. During the semester, students are also engaged in field work, projects, seminars,
tutoring, etc for skill augmentation.
IV. Considering the significance of new courses aforesaid scheme may be subject to
revision.
V. (A) Tentative List of Elective/Optional Courses
1. Space and Law
2. Applied Criminal Law
3. Sports Law
4. Nuclear Law
5. Patent Filling and Specification Drafting
6. Trade Mark and Copyright Filling
7. Education Law
8. Data Protection Law
9. Judgment Writing
10. Litigation Lawyering
11. Law for Armed Forces
12. Research Methodology
13. Law for Child and Elderly
14. Law regulating Public Sector Undertaking
15. Information Technology Crimes
16. Aviation Law
17. Law of Trusts and Equity
18. Law of Transport and Carriages
19. Structuration of Contracts
20. Private International Law
21. Gender Justice and Feminism
22. Disaster Management
23. Health Law
24. Law on Infrastructure Development
25. Law and Health and Medicine
26. Biodiversity and Biotechnology Law
27. International Trade Law
28. Forensic Science
29. Law and Archaeology
30. Electricity Law

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 31. Medical Negligence
32. Product Liability
33. International Torts
34. Mass Disaster
35. Law of the Sea
36. Geo-Information System and Law
37. UNCITRAL Model Codes
38. Land Law including Tenure and Tenancy system
39. Financial Market Regulation
40. Trade Secrete and Technology Transfer
41. Law on Project Finance

(B) Foreign Languages

1. Spanish
2. German

LL.M. Programme:-

The University offers one year Post Graduate LL.M. course in three specializations,
viz:
1) Corporate & Commercial Law
2) Constitutional & Administrative Law
3) Criminal & Security Law.

The course is designed in accordance with University Grant Commission 2012

guidelines. A Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies has been established by MNLU
Mumbai which includes a team of dedicated teachers to guide students. The
pedagogy of the course involves a combination of regular classes and concurrent
research.

The LL.M. programme for 2019-20 batch would be semester wise and each course
will have 3 credits each.

Semester-I
Serial No. Course Name
1 Comparative Public Law
2 Law and Justice in a Globalizing
World
3 Research Methods and Legal Writing
4 Elective – I

Semester-II
Serial No. Course Name
1 Elective – II
2 Elective – III

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 3 Elective - IV
4 Dissertation

Note:
Option for the course is available:
I. Subject to the availability of faculty within the University.
II. Subject to the required number of students opting for the course

The University reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of specializations in

LL.M. programme.

Ph.D. Program in Law

Ph.D. Programme in Law has commenced from academic session 2018-19. The
admission of Research Scholars is strictly on the basis of clearing of NET/SLET or an
Admission Test conducted by MNLU Mumbai followed by interview. The total intake of
Ph.D. Programme is 24.
Eligibility:
Supernumerary Seats:
MNLU Mumbai admits students to B.A., LL.B In furtherance to the above, the University
(Hons.) and LL.M. Programme through the reserves the right to operate supernumerary seats
Common Law Admission Test-2019. for B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) & LL.M. Programme as
For details please visit
follows:
CLAT-2019 www.clat.ac.in
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.)
Intake: 1. 20 (Twenty) supernumerary seats under
Foreign National/NRI/NRI Sponsored category.
The total intake to the under graduate
B.A., LL.B (Hons.) programme is 100 (One 2. 2 (Two) seats for permanent resident of Jammu &
Hundred) and that of LL.M. is 50 (Fifty) students. Kashmir in accordance with the UGC directives.
All these are subject to Maharashtra LL.M.
State Reservation Norms as approved 1. 10 (Ten) supernumerary seats under Foreign
by the Executive Council. National/NRI/NRI Sponsored category
2. 2 (Two) seats for permanent resident of Jammu &
Kashmir in accordance with the UGC directives.

Supernumerary seats shall be filled in by the University

DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS UNDRseparately.
VARIOUS CATEGORIES *

Seats
Percentage
Categories B.A., LL.B, (Hons.)
% LL.M.
Programme - 5 Years*
Maharashtra State
69 36
Category – [A]

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All India Category – [B] 31 14
Maharashtra State -
13 13 07
Schedule Caste
Maharashtra State -
07 07 04
Schedule Tribe
Maharashtra State:-

 Denotified Jatis (A) 03 03 02

 Nomadic Tribes (B) 2.5 03 01
 Nomadic Tribes (C) 3.5 04 02
 Nomadic Tribes (D) 02 02 01
Specially Backward Class 02 02 01
Maharashtra State –
19 19 10
Other Backward Class*
Educationally & Socially
16 16 08
Backward category

Total Seats 100 50

*Seat allocation table is prepared as per the Government of Maharashtra’s order

dated: 05th December 2018 GO/BCC2018/P.K.581A/2018/16-B.

Note: Horizontal reservations

i. Candidates belonging to Special Backward Class (SBC) will be offered reservation

up to 2% of the intake seats, available for Maharashtra State OBC (Non Creamy
Layer) category seats.
ii. 30% for women across all categories.
iii. 5% for sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel.
iv. 3% seats for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) of Maharashtra State Domiciles.

Concessions/Scholarships:
Concession:
1. For students domiciled in Maharashtra, the University provides 25 percent concession
in the tuition fees subject to fulfillment of requisite conditions.
Scholarships:
2.1. The University facilitates the students belonging to reserved category of Maharashtra state
to avail the scholarship offered by the Department of Social Justice & Assistance,
Government of Maharashtra.

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2.2. The University facilitates scholarship for students domiciled in other states in accordance
with Central/State government rules and policies.

ONE YEAR LL.M. COURSE

Fee structure 2019-20

Particulars ( Amount in Rupees)
(A) Admission Fee 3,000
(B) Tuition Fee
(i) Maharashtra Domiciled students 33,000
(ii) All India students 44,000
(iii) Foreign National / NRI / NRI sponsored
students USD 10,000 or INR equivalent
(C) Other Charges
Library Services 6,000
Journal Fee 6,000
University Development Fund 9,000
Internet / IT facilities 10,000
Outsourced Services 18,000
Student Welfare 10,000
Examination Fee 15,000
Total (C) 74,000

(D) Refundable Deposits

Library Caution Money 5,000
Hostel & Mess 10,000
Total (D) 15,000
(E) Hostel Fee: ##
Accommodation 55,000
Mess Charges 35,000
Total (E) 90,000
Grand Total
(i) Maharashtra Domiciled students 215,000
(ii) All India students 226,000
(iii) Foreign National / NRI / NRI sponsored
students USD 10,000 plus INR 1,82,000
Note:-

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* The above structure is open to revision by the University at any time.
* Fees in full, are payable at the time of admission.
* Fees are payable by credit to designated account of the University via
payment gateway. Online link available on website homepage.
## Subject to change at any time as per the requirements.

Fee structure 2019-20 B.A., LL.B (Hons)

( Amount in Rupees)
Particulars / Semester ODD EVEN TOTAL
A Admission Fee
3,000 - 3,000
B Tution Fee
Maharashtra Domiciled
(i)
students 46,875 46,875 93,750
(ii) All India students
62,500 62,500 125,000
USD 5,000
Foreign National / NRI / USD 5,000 or USD 10,000 or
(iii) or INR
NRI sponsored students INR equivalent INR equivalent
equivalent
Academic Support
Services 6,000 - 6,000
Student Welfare
4,000 - 4,000
Library Services
6,000 - 6,000
Journal Fees
6,000 6,000
SBA, Moot Court, Seminar
C & Other co-curricular
9,000 - 9,000
activites
University Development
Fund 9,000 - 9,000
Internet / IT facilities
10,000 - 10,000
Outsourced Services
9,000 9,000 18,000
Examination Fee
3,000 3,000 6,000
Total (A+B+C)
(i) Maharashtra Domiciled

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 students 111,875 58,875 170,750
(ii) All India students
127,500 74,500 202,000
USD 5,000
Foreign National / NRI / USD 5,000 USD 10,000 +
(iii) + INR
NRI sponsored students + INR 12,000 INR 77,000
65,000

D Refundable Deposit:
Library Caution Money
5,000 - 5,000
Hostel & Mess
10,000 - 10,000
TOTAL (D)
15,000 15,000

E Hostel & Mess Fee: ##

Mess
17,500 17,500 35,000
Accommodation
27,500 27,500 55,000
TOTAL (E)
45,000 45,000 90,000
Note:-
* The Fee structure is open for revision by the University at any time.
* Tuition fee increases progressively by Rs. 5,000/- every year.
* Fees are payable before the due dates in June and December as notified for
Semester ODD and EVEN respectively.
* Fees are payable by credit to designated account of the University via payment
gateway.
* Students who fail to pay the requisite fees before the respective due dates
notified by the Accounts Department from time to time, their names will not be
registered for the academic year / semester, and consequently will lose class
attendance.
## Subject to change at any time as per the requirements.

For further details contact:

The Registrar
MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY MUMBAI
2nd Floor, CETTM-MTNL Building, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai,
Mumbai- 400076.
Post Box No. 8401.
Tel. No.: 022-25703187/88
Email: [email protected]
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