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Ph. D. in Law

Overview

As the field of law is dynamic, there is a greater need to undertake research. Since law research is multidimensional and interdisciplinary, the programme provides excellent academic support with experienced faculty that facilitates researchers in making significant contributions to their areas of research.

Areas of Research

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  • Climate Change and Sustainability
  • Constitutional and Administrative Law
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Criminal Law and Security Law
  • Cyber and Technology Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • LGBTQ Rights
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Tech & AI Policy
  • Viksit Bharat 2047
  • Women and Child Rights

Salient Features

Research fellowship of Rs.35,000 per month and a contingency grant of Rs.25,000 per year for full-time scholars.

Rs.1 lakh funding support on case by case basis once during the programme for attending International Conferences / Seminars.

Rs.30,000 per year funding support for attending national workshops if scholar is not availing any funding support from the agency.

Commence of the course

January 2020 & July 2020


Course Duration

3 Years*


Mode of Study

Full Time Course

Eligibility


  • Applicants holding a master’s degree with minimum 55% marks or equivalent Grade in a point scale as may be prescribed by the UGC from time to time, wherever the grading system is followed.
  • Applicants whose result of the final examination of a programme leading to master’s degree is awaited can be given provisional admission if he / she fulfils other requirements for admission. After the provisional admission the candidate will be required to furnish proof of completing master’s degree with minimum of 55% marks within three months from admission failing which his / her admission will be cancelled.
  • Applicants holding foreign Degree’s equivalent to that of a Master’s degree study with minimum 55% marks or equivalent Grade in a point scale as may be prescribed by the UGC from time to time, wherever grading system is followed; Provided that applicants with a foreign Degrees shall be admitted to the Ph.D. programme, subject to clearance by the Equivalence Committee of Alliance University.
  • Applicants having completed M.Phil. Coursework with a minimum 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent Grade, in the UGC point scale and those candidates who having their M.Phil. Dissertation evaluated, but viva-voce is pending, maybe may also be admitted to the Ph.D. programme.
  • Applicants possessing a degree, approved as equivalent to the M.Phil. Degree in India, obtained from a foreign Educational Institution accredited by the UGC if candidates with a degree from a foreign Institution shall be admitted to the Ph.D. programme, subject to the clearance by the Equivalence Committee of Alliance University.
  • Admission of candidates belonging to the SC/ST/OBC, or other reserved categories shall be governed by the Karnataka State Rules in this regard, from time to time.
  • Students from a four-year undergraduate programme (with Honors) can enroll directly if they have scored 75% or above, with a 5% relaxation for specified categories as per UGC regulations. Those who have scored between 55% and 75% may qualify after completing either a one-year master's programme or a bridging course of 36-40 credits.
    (Refer National Credit Framework NCrF 2024).
  • For students from a three-year undergraduate programme, Ph.D. eligibility requires the completion of a bridging programme of 36-40 credits along with the necessary coursework.
    (Refer National Credit Framework NCrF 2024).

Facility for transfer of research scholars from other universities or research institutions to Alliance University and vice-versa.

Specific provisions and relaxations with respect to women research scholars and specially-abled persons.

Extensive interaction and guidance with luminaries including 40+ Ivy League supervisors and faculty listed among top 2% scientists.

Rs.10 Crores revolving fund for entrepreneurial initiatives.

Centres of Excellence, fostering innovation and cutting-edge research.

Research projects worth 75+ Crores from government and non-government agencies.

Central Instrumentation Facility - AU-STIC established to serve as the cornerstone of scientific advancement, offering researchers access to state-of-the-art equipments.

Numerous subscribed databases such as IEEE, Scopus, Scival, Ebsco, Dervent, Case Center, and Harvard Case studies.

Our institution has achieved 1,772 SCOPUS-indexed publications with 7,832 citations and an H-index of 41, averaging 4.2 citations per paper, with 65% of articles in Quartile 1 and 2 journals, 60% of publications cited by top 10% journals, a field-weighted citation impact of 1.93, and 34% of papers produced through international collaboration.

Course Work

Courses:
  • Research Methodology
  • Core Subjects I: Constitutional Judicial Legislative process-Law making, Jurisprudence
  • Core Subjects II: Environmental Law, Contracts, Company Law, Human Rights
  • Research & Publication Ethics
Research Methodology

Research Methodology is a foundational course offered for imparting knowledge on design, methods and techniques used in social science disciplines. The course will help scholars to apply the methodology used in social sciences to legal and socio-legal research. The course is aimed to provide scholars to familiarize with various aspects of research, from formulating a research problem to research reporting and publication.

Core Subject

The main objective of the present syllabus is to enable the scholars to read, understand and research effectively and to familiarize the scholars with the fundamentals of applied legal concepts relating to core subjects.

Research and Publication Ethics

This course focus on basics of philosophy of science and ethics, research integrity, publication ethics. Hands-on-sessions are designed to identify research misconduct and predatory publications. Indexing and citation databases, open access publications, research metrics (citations, h-index, Impact Factor, etc.) and plagiarism tools will be introduced in this course.

Paper 2

Core Law: Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Legislative Drafting

Paper 3

Area Selected for the Research Work

Recommended Books
  • How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper:; Robert A. Day, Barbara Gastel; 6th edition; Cambridge : Cambridge University; 2006
  • Research Methodology Methods and Techniques; C R Kothari; 2nd edition; New Age International; 1990 (epublished in 2009)
  • Research Methodology Methods and Statistical Techniques; Santhosh Gupta; New Delhi : Deep & Deep Publications ; 2000
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