
Programs offered by RGSOIPL: RGSOIPL offers three academic qualifications i.e. LL.B. (Hons) in Intellectual Property Rights, LL.M with specialization in the areas of Intellectual Property Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law and International Law and Ph.D. RGSOIPL is recognized by Bar Council of India. Eligibility for the LL.B program is limited to the graduates with First Class Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine or Masters Degree in Science or Pharmacy. LL.B. program offered by RGSOIPL is one the most comprehensive law programs in India. Besides the Core subjects of law and subjects from the domain of International Law, Criminal Law, Environmental law, and Corporate Law entire gamut of Intellectual Property Law subjects like Copyright, Patents, Trademark and Design, Biodiversity Law, IPR Creation and Registration, IPR Transaction and Technology Transfer, Entertainment Industry Law, IPR Management, IPR Litigation and IPR in SMES are offered to make students fully equipped to face the upcoming challenges of Intellectual Property Laws. Moot court is one of the essential and unique features of the curriculum of RGSOIPL. In LL.B for initial 4 semesters, moot court is a compulsory part of curriculum which is instrumental in creating a lawyers of tomorrow. RGSOIPL has vibrant group faculties drawn from different disciplines of law, and among them are two Fulbright scholars. They also teach across different IIT departments, conduct various international, governmental as well as sponsored industrial research projects. The faculty-student ratio is lowest among all law schools in India. Extra-curricular activities: Despite a hectic academic schedule, the students involve themselves in numerous activities. The Cultural club, a Moot Court Society and a Debating club are totally students driven with faculty’s backing. ‘Legal Aid and Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell’ offers free consultation over legal and IP matters to the general public, students and IIT community and organizes court visit for students and legal aid camps. Workshops, visiting guest lectures, clinical legal courses, Court room exercises provide the students in-house training in practical aspects of legal education. Placement and Internship RGSOIPL students have over the years earned accolades and respect in their respective organizations and legal practice. they have taken up responsibilities in in-house legal and IP cells, IP management, legal compliance, techno-legal consulting, corporate law, merger & acquisition departments. Owing to the specialization of the course a majority of students have taken employment in the Intellectual Property domain, but significant number of students have also taken up legal practice and are appearing before almost all High Courts, Tribunals and Supreme Court. Some students have taken up judgeship in the lower judiciary. Some of the recruiters at the campus are, General Electric, Siemens India, Honeywell, Battelle India, Robert Bosch GmbH and Novo Nordisk and Eaton Corporation. Among Indian firms are Indian Oil Corporation, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, TVS Motors, Infosys, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, Cognizant, Johnson & Johnson, Venus Remedies and Avesthagen. Some of the Tier-I law firms like Amarchand & Mangaldas, Anand and Anand, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra, Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan, IUS Juris, Remfry and Sagar, Nishith Desai Associates have the Law school alumni working with them in various positions. Students have to compulsorily undergo 4-week and 8-week summer internship at the end of 2nd and 4th semester. Entrance Test and Selection Procedure: Admission to the academic programs is done through entrance examination which comprises written test and interview. Application for the next academic year have been announced and prospective students are recommended to visit the official website for more information. Author: Parth Thummar
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