UGC Notification mandates 2-year minimum duration for LL.M. degree; Questions loom over newly introduced 1-year course

A notification published by the University Grants Commission on July 5, 2014 may signal the abrupt end of the one-year LL.M. program that was recently introduced in various law schools. Furthermore, the said notification also lays down certain guidelines for “integrated” courses such as the increasing popular 5-year BA LLB degree that is offered at various law institutes across the country.