Faculty of Law University of Calcutta Hazra Kolkata Answered Questions

The Calcutta University Law Entrance Test (CULET-UG) 2024 was conducted on Aug 18. This exam date is as per the 2024 official notification released by the university. For 2024 admission, the e-counselling rounds were scheduled on Aug 30, 2024,  Sep 9, 2024 and Sep 13, 2024, as per unofficial sources. 

The admission process for the PG course is almost completed. Calcutta University Law Entrance Test (CULET-UG) 2024 was conducted on Aug 18. This exam date is as per a notification released by the university. Moreover, for the 2024 admission, the e-counselling rounds were scheduled on Aug 30, 2024,  Sep 9, 2024 and Sep 13, 2024, as per unofficial sources. 

The Calcutta University may reserve certain seats for candidates belonging to SC/ST or other such categories. It follows the reservation rules of the Government of West Bengal. Candidates taking admission under a reserved category have to submit the relevant document for verification. Moreover, the university has a seat intake of 120 for the BA LLB course. This seat count is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

After completing LLM from University of Calcutta, Faculty of Law, the candidates can find jobs in both public and private sectors. The degree holders can work as legal advisors in government departments on important policy and legislative issues or as government policy analysts, analysing legal issues and assisting in developing public policy. There are jobs in government sector as well for LLM degree holders. The PG degree holders can work as a public prosecutor, civil judge, and legal associate in various government departments.Read more about career scopes after LLM to know the career prospects.

To submit the application form successfully, applicants need to pay the application fee amount. The fee amount varies depending upon the category to which the candidate belongs. The fee amount can be paid through the provided bill desk link. The below table mentions Faculty of Law, Calcutta University BA LLB application fee:CategoryApplication FeeGeneral & EWSINR 500SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/PWDINR 250

The admission to the BA LLB course is entrance-based. Aspirants have to secure a good score in the Calcutta University Law Entrance Test (CULET-UG) to get selected. Shortlisted students have to take part in the e-counselling for seat allotment. Apart from this, aspirants must fulfil the course-specific eligibility requirements as well. Aspirants who have passed Class 12 with 45% aggregate (40% for reserved categories) are eligible to apply.

Yes, the Calcutta University law application form can be filled out in online mode. The eligible candidates can visit its official website to register and apply. Candidates have to first complete the registration and then login to fill out the appication form. All the details in the application should be filled out as per the official documents. It must also be submitted on or before the prescribed deadline.

For admission to LLM course at Calcutta University Faculty of Law, the aspirants should have passed a valid law programme. Hence, candidates with a valid LLB/BA LLB or equivalent degree passed with required minimum aggregate are eligible for admission. Moreover, the qualifying exam should have been passed from a recognised university. Candidates must also hold the relevant documents/pass certificates for verification of documents.

No, the University of Calcutta may not admit candidates without a valid score of CULET-UG. Hence, the aspirants must take the entrance exam and secure a good score in it. Apart from this, the aspirants must fulfil the course-specific eligibility requirements, i.e., LLB/BA LLB or equivalent degree pass with the required minimum aggregate.

The admission to the LLM programme is done on the basis of applicants scores in the Calcutta University Law Entrance Test (CULET-UG) scores. Candidates seeking admission are thus required to register and apply to take the test. Before filling out the form, aspirants must check out the eligibility requirements. Candidates who get shortlisted based on exam score have to participate in the e-counselling round. In this round, the seat allotment is done followed by which the fee payment can be done for admission confirmation.