Dear Student, Not all institutes can offer a one year programme. UGC has set some criteria - such as : (From the UGC website) (I) Every university desirous of starting one year LL. M. programme under these Guidelines shall establish a Centre for Post-Graduate Legal Studies (CPGLS) which will have a dedicated team of senior teachers competent to guide post-graduate scholars including Ph.D. students. (ii) Post-Graduate education in law is to be offered only after fulfilling the minimum requirements in terms of faculty, infrastructure etc. Prescribed under these Guidelines. (iii) Admission to one-year LL. M. Degree shall be done through an All India Admission Test conducted every year by the Universities individually or by a group of universities collectively. (iv) While reducing the duration to one year, universities must ensure that steps may be taken to make the course rigorous to maintain academic quality and standards. Towards this end, the programme is to be organized on a trimester basis ensuring at least twelve weeks of teaching/research/practical in each trimester. The switch from the two year to one year programme will involve syllabus changes, logistics changes etc. So it will take some time for all institutes to eventually move to a one year pattern. The two year pattern will still remain in niche areas, since it allows for a higher degree of specialisation and the institutes offering it will have a higher level of autonomy in terms of syllabus, admissions etc. Any one with a Bachelor degree in law can apply for LL. M, provided the applicant should meet the minimum marks criteria for the qualifying degree stipulated by the concerned university. The branches of law, wherein LL. M being commonly offered are Criminal law, Constitutional law, Cyber law, International law, etc. There are multiple universities from where you can do 1-year LL. M. Like IILM University Gurugram offers with Moot Court Internship, Seminar, Workshops, Experiential Learning along with Inter-Disciplinary Curriculum. For more details visit their website
https://iilm.edu.in/.
