MATS Law School, Raipur
MATS University is an University as per Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 and was established under the Chhattisgarh Act No.29 of 2006 enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh and notified in the Chhattisgarh Gazette (Extraordinary) dated 3rd November 2006. His Excellency the Governor of the State of Chhattisgarh is the Visitor of the University. Shri R. Chenraj Jain is the Chancellor, Padma Shree Dr. C.G. Krishnadas Nair is the Vice Chancellor, Prof. (Dr.) R.K. Singh is the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. A.K. Shukla is the Registrar of the University and Prof. S. Shanthakumar is the Director of the Law School.
The University is being administered as per the Statute & Ordinance of MATS University, which was approved under Section 26 and 28 of the Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment & Operation) Act, 2005 by the Chhattisgarh Private University Regulatory Commission, Raipur. The Statute & Ordinance came in to force on 23rd August 2008, the date of its Notification in the Chhattisgarh Gazette.
MATS University offers approximately 50 diverse courses ranging from Fashion Designing to Biotechnology. Apart from the MATS Law School, the MATS University has 9 other Schools of Excellence, namely:
- School of Management Studies and Research
- School of Engineering and Technology
- School of Business Studies
- School of Information Technology
- School of Life Sciences
- School of Basic Sciences
- School of Library and Information Science
- School of Humanities and Social Science; and
- School of Education
With the help of dedicated and experienced teachers drawn from all over India and in a state-of-the-art campus with modern teaching and research facilities, all the above Schools offer innovative, career oriented programs, both at the Under Graduate and Post Graduate levels, matching the requirements of the industry.
The Quality Policy of the MATS University is “To create and deliver value added educational products to achieve quantifiable benefits for all stake holders of MATS University” with strong focus on needs of students, parents, industry, society and national environment.
The MATS Law School (MATS Law School) has been established with the object of providing world class legal education, which aims at preparing legal professionals who will play decisive leadership roles, not only as advocates practicing in courts, but also as academics, legislators, judges, policy makers, public officials, civil society activists as well as legal counsel in the private sector, maintaining the highest standards of professional ethics and a spirit of public service.
Knowing thoroughly well that today, legal education has to meet not only the requirements of the Bar and the new needs of trade, commerce and industry but also the requirements of globalization, MATS Law School will ensure academic excellence and prepare legal professionals, equipped to meet the new challenges and dimensions of internationalization, where the nature and organization of law and legal practice are undergoing a paradigm shift.
- At MATS Law School, Law teaching is interwoven with related contemporary issues, including international and comparative law perspectives. The curricula and syllabi are based in a multidisciplinary body of social science and scientific knowledge. Curriculum development includes:
- expanding the domain of optional courses,
- providing deeper understanding of professional ethics,
- modernizing clinical courses,
- mainstreaming legal aid programs and
- developing innovative pedagogic methods. All the above are coupled with competent, dedicated and devoted faculty members having sufficient teaching experience in various National Law Schools/Universities of the Country.
- At MATS Law School, evaluation methods test critical reasoning by encouraging essential analytical, writing and communication skills. The end-semester examination will be problem-oriented, combining theoretical and problem oriented approaches rather than merely testing the memory. Moot Court Exercises, Project Papers, Project and Subject viva, along with an end-semester examination will be the pedagogic methods imperative for improving quality.
- At MATS Law School, steps are taken to develop a serious culture of research like:
- emphasizing analytical writing skills and research methodology as integral aspects of the LL.B program;
- creating excellent infrastructure (including research friendly library facilities, availability of computers and internet; digitization of case law);
- providing access to latest journals and legal databases available worldwide;
- rationalizing the teaching load to leave faculty members sufficient time for research;
- Institutionalizing periodic faculty seminars; and
- publishing quality peer-reviewed journals;
- At MATS Law School, we have realized that building world class law schools today will require positive response to the growing international dimensions of legal education and of the legal profession, where it is becoming increasingly necessary to incorporate international and comparative perspectives, along with necessary understanding of domestic law. Hence the initiatives taken to promote such international perspectives include:
- building collaborations and partnerships with noted foreign universities;
- finding ways of evolving transnational curricula to be taught jointly by a global faculty through video conferencing and internet modes;
- creating international faculty, international courses and international exchange opportunities among students.
- At MATS Law School, the aim of our 5 year BBA.LL.B. (Honours) Degree Program is to create lawyers who are comfortable and skilled in ‘dealing’ with the differing legal systems and cultures that make up our global community while remaining strong in one’s own national legal system. The MATS Law School students will be trained to specialize in international trade practices, comparative law, conflict of laws, international human rights law, environmental law, gender justice, space law, biomedical law, bio-ethics, international advocacy etc. They will also acquire a general knowledge of American, English, and European Union legal system apart from a working knowledge of official languages of the United Nations like Arabic, French, Russian and Chinese.
The MATS Law School Infrastructure:
The MATS Law School is situated in a beautiful, serene, pollution free, sprawling 50 acres campus alongside the Aarang-Kharora High Way, at Gullu Village, Aarang Tehsil, Raipur District, Chhattisgarh.
The Law School has well furnished & ventilated class rooms with modern teaching gadgets; two well furnished and enviable Moot Court Halls; spacious, serene, well lit and ventilated, well equipped state of the art library at the third floor; well furnished Computer/Internet Centre with 50 latest branded computers; well furnished Conference Hall for small conferences, workshops, round-table discussions, tutorials and small group teaching; One Large Seminar Hall to listen to Guest Speakers/Experts; Wi-Fi / study room for students; One furnished office for the Internship/Placement cell; Free legal aid centre; separate common rooms for boys and girls; separate hostels for boys and girls near the City Information Centre of the MATS University at Pandri, Raipur; etc. The MATS LAW SCHOOL students will have the advantage of having access to the state-of-the art sporting facilities in the Campus.
The Learning Resource at MATS Law School:
One of the Core objects of MATS University is to make the MATS Law School a Legal Research Centre par excellence. MATS LAW SCHOOL is in the process of building its Library as one of the best Law Library in the Country. MATS LAW SCHOOL has procured all titles of leading law publishers like LexisNexis Butterworth Wadhwa Nagpur, Eastern Book Company and Universal Law Publishing, and plenty of other books on other social sciences. The MATS Law School has subscribed to all leading professional law journals like AIR, SCC, Cr.LJ, DMC, Company Law Journals, LLJ, etc. with back volumes.
Apart from the above books, MATS LAW SCHOOL has subscribed to web based online legal databases like Indlaw; Westlaw International; and EBSCO Host.
The Course Plan for 5 year BBA LLB (Honours) Degree Program:
The MATS LAW SCHOOL has designed a unique, comprehensive and most modern course matrix. The following is the Course Matrix:
I Year |
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I Trimester |
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II Trimester |
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III Trimester |
1.1 |
Legal Method |
2.1 |
Jurisprudence –I |
3.1 |
Jurisprudence - II |
|
1.2 |
Law Of Torts |
2.2 |
Law Of Contracts - I |
3.2 |
Law Of Contracts - II |
|
1.3 |
Principles Of Management |
2.3 |
Principles Of Managerial Economics |
3.3 |
Principles Of HR Management |
|
1.4 |
Business Environment |
2.4 |
Financial Accounting |
3.4 |
Basics Of Marketing |
|
II Year |
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IV Trimester |
|
V Trimester |
|
VI Trimester |
4.1 |
Family Law - I |
5.1 |
Family Law – II |
6.1 |
Property Law |
|
4.2 |
Law Of Crimes (IPC) |
5.2 |
Law Of Crimes (CRPC) |
6.2 |
Law Of Evidence |
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4.3 |
Principles Of Organisation Behaviour |
5.3 |
International Business |
6.3 |
Business Ethics |
|
4.4 |
Introduction To Entrepreneurship |
5.4 |
Banking –Theory & Practice |
6.4 |
SME Management |
|
III Year |
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VII Trimester |
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VIII Trimester |
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IX Trimester |
7.1 |
Constitutional Law – I |
8.1 |
Constitutional Law - II |
9.1 |
International Law |
|
7.2 |
Administrative Law |
8.2 |
Labour Law – I |
9.2 |
Labour Law - II |
|
7.3 |
Human Rights Law |
8.3 |
Civil Procedure Code |
9.3 |
Conflict Of Laws |
|
7.4 |
Intellectual Property Rights |
8.4 |
Corporate Law - I |
9.4 |
Corporate Law - II |
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IV Year |
|
X Trimester |
|
XI Trimester |
|
XII Trimester |
10.1 |
Environmental Law |
11.1 |
Clinical Course - 1 |
12.1 |
Clinical Course - 2 |
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10.2 |
Optional – 1 |
11.2 |
Optional – 2 |
12.2 |
Optional - 3 |
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10.3 |
Honours – 1/1 |
11.3 |
Honours – 1/3 |
12.3 |
Honours – 2/1 |
|
10.4 |
Honours – 1/2 |
11.4 |
Honours – 1/4 |
12.4 |
Honours – 2/2 |
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V Year |
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XIII Trimester |
|
XIV Trimester |
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XV Trimester |
13.1 |
Clinical Course-3 |
14.1 |
Clinical Course - 4 |
15.1 |
English Legal System |
|
13.2 |
Honours – 2/3 |
14.2 |
European Union Law |
15.2 |
Optional - 5 |
|
13.3 |
Honours – 2/4 |
14.3 |
Optional - 4 |
15.3 |
Optional - 6 |
|
13.4 |
US Legal System |
14.4 |
Seminar - 1 |
15.4 |
Seminar - 2 |
Subjects for Optional and Honours Courses:
Constitutional Law Group
o Legal Philosophy including theory of Justice
o Indian Federalism
o Affirmative Action and Discriminative Justice
o Comparative Constitution
o Human Right Law and Practice
o Gender Justice and Feminist Jurisprudence
o Fiscal Responsibility & Management
o Local Self Government including Panchayat Administration
o Right to Information
o Civil Society & Public grievance
o Government Accounts & Audit
o Law on Education
o Media & Law
o Health Law
o Citizenship & Emigration Law
o Interpretation of Statutes and Principle of Legislation
o Legislative drafting
Business Law Group
o Law and Economics
o Banking Law
o Investment Law
o Financial Market Regulation
o Foreign Trade
o Law of Carriage
o Transportation Law
o Insurance Law
o Bankruptcy & Insolvency
o Corporate Governance
o Merger & Acquisition
o Competition Law
o Information Technology Law
o Direct Taxation
o Indirect Taxation
o Equity and Trust
o Law on Project Finance
o Law on Corporate Finance
o Law on Infrastructure Development
o Special Contract
International Trade Law
o International Trade Economics
o General Agreement on Tariff & Trade
o Double Taxation
o Dumping and Countervailing Duty
o Trade in Services & Emigration Law
o Cross Border Investment
o Agriculture
o Dispute Resolution
o International Monetary Fund
o Trade in Intellectual Property
o International Banking & Finance
Crime & Criminology
o Criminal Psychology
o Forensic Science
o International Criminal Law
o Prison Administration
o Penology & Victimology
o Offences Against Child & Juvenile Offence
o Women & Criminal Law
o IT Offences
o Probation and Parole
o Criminal Sociology
o Comparative Criminal Procedure
o Financial and Systemic Fraud
o White Collar Crime
International Law
o International Organization
o International Human Rights
o Private International Law
o International Environmental Law
o IMF & World Bank
o Regional Agreement & Regionalization
o UNCITRAL Model Codes
o International Labour Organization & Labour Laws
o International Dispute Resolution Bodies
o Maritime Law
o Law of the Sea and International River
o Humanitarian and Refugee Law
o International Criminal Law and International Criminal Court
Law & Agriculture
o Land Laws including Tenure & Tenancy system
o Law on Agriculture Infrastructure: seed, water, fertilizer, pesticide etc.
o Law on Agricultural Finance
o Law on Agricultural Labour
o Agricultural Marketing
o Farming & Cultivation
o Farmer and Breeders’ Right
o Cooperative and Corporatization of Agriculture
o Dispute Resolution and Legal aid
o Agricultural Insurance
o Law on SMEs on agricultural processing and rural industry
Intellectual Property Law
o Patent Right creation and Registration
o Patent Drafting and Specification Writing
o IPR Management
o Copyright
o Trade Mark and Design
o Trade Secret and Technology transfer
o Other Forms of IPR creation and registration
o IPR Litigation
o IPR Transactions
o Life Patent
o Farmers and Breeders right
o Bio Diversity protection
o Information Technology
o IPR in Pharma Industry
o IPR in SMEs
Single credit courses will be offered to provide opportunities for students to know the contemporary developments in various fields of law especially in highly specialized areas of law. This will be done without disturbing the regular schedule of teaching. These courses comprise of 12 hour lectures spread over a week or so. This also facilitates the otherwise busy leading professionals and academics from foreign universities to teach at MATS LAW SCHOOL. The grades obtained in these courses are incorporated in the final transcript of the candidates.
1st TRIMESTER Computer Skills
2nd TRIMESTER Professional English Proficiency
3rd TRIMESTER Legal Research & Writing Skills
4th TRIMESTER Mooting / Advocacy Skills
5th TRIMESTER French
6th TRIMESTER Arabic
7th TRIMESTER Russian
8th TRIMESTER Chinese
9th TRIMESTER Presentation Skills
10th TRIMESTER Group Discussion and Personal Interview Skills
11th TRIMESTER Grooming for Campus Recruitment
12th TRIMESTER Grooming for Campus Recruitment
Internship/Externship is compulsory for a duration of 8 weeks in a year with leading Law Firms, Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court and High Courts, Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, Advocates of various trial courts, Legal divisions of Banks, Insurance Companies and other corporate entities, LPOs, NGOs, etc. The MATS Law School-CDC (Career Development Centre) with a dedicated placement officer, will assist students in securing their internships / externships.
MATS Law School has innovatively conceived a program named as TAP (Trimester Abroad Program) to give an international exposure to the students of MATS Law School. MATS Law School has an arrangement with a reputed University in U.K. for staying and studying one trimester completely in U.K. Unlike few Universities sending one or two students abroad, MATS Law School will facilitate each and every student as a batch to travel, stay and study abroad for a Trimester. The first batch admitted in July 2009 will spend one trimester in U.K. starting from the last week of June 2010 till third week of September 2010.
Apart from the Trimester Abroad Program (TAP), MATS Law School is negotiating with few Universities in USA and elsewhere for a six weeks intensive course on highly specialized branches of law.
MATS Law School will also assist students to secure externship / internship at various international institutions, law firms, NGOs, etc.
Annual Fee will be Rs. 1 lakh only. Apart from the Annual Fee the following amounts shall be paid:
- Refundable Caution Deposit: Rs.20000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) shall be paid as an interest free refundable Caution Deposit at the time of Admission.
- One Time Non-Refundable Admission fee: Rs.25000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) shall be paid at the time of Admission.
- Food and Accommodation Charges: Rs. 48000/- per annum shall be paid towards hostel and food charges.
Eligibility For Admission At MATS Law School:
A candidate for admission to B.B.A. LL.B. (Honours) Degree Course:
- Should have passed the 10+2 examination in any stream with not less than 50% marks in aggregate; and
- Should not have completed 20 years of age as on 1st July 2009.
Admission to BBA LLB (Honours) Degree Course is made strictly on the basis of merit as assessed through a National Entrance Test (MATSNET - 2009) to be conducted at the following 30 Centres all over India.
- Ahmedabad
- Allahabad
- Bangalore
- Baroda
- Bhopal
- Chandigarh
- Chennai
- Cochin
- Dehradun
- Delhi
- Faridabad
- Gurgaon
- Guwahati
- Hissar
- Hyderabad
- Indore
- Jaipur
- Jammu
- Jamshedpur
- Kanpur
- Kolkata
- Lucknow
- Ludhiana
- Mumbai
- Nagpur
- Noida
- Patiala
- Patna
- Raipur
- Ranchi
Click here to view the MATSNET 2009 Question Paper pattern 
Application forms for MATSNET 2009 may be obtained from any of the LST Centres across the Country by paying a sum of Rs.1000/- which includes the Entrance Examination Fee.
Last Date for submission of Application forms is 3rd June, 2009.
Date of National Entrance Test: Sunday, the 7th June, 2009.
For any other / further information about the Law School, Contact:
Prof. S. Shanthakumar
Director, MATS Law School
Phone: 09229434265
Email: dls@matsuniversity.ac.in
Some of The Distinctive Features of MATS Law School:
Academic Matrix
- Trimester Pattern for a Stress Free Education
- Twin Specialization Honours Courses
- Single Credit Courses on Super Specialty Subjects
- Competent and Dedicated Faculty for each Course
- Continuous Evaluation System
Internships & Placements:
- Compulsory Internships and Externships with Reputed Law Firms, Lawyers, etc.
- Dedicated Placement Officer
- Value Addition Courses like Legal Research & Writing Skills, Mooting/Advocacy Skills, Negotiation & Mediation Skills, Presentation Skills, Foreign Languages, etc.
- Personal Mentor System to take personal care of Student
- Clinical Legal Education through Free Legal Aid Clinic & Camps
Facilities For Legal Research:
- Access to 1000s of Journals through Westlaw International and EBSCO Host.
- Subscription to Indlaw for a minute to minute update on legal developments & judgments delivered by Supreme Court and Other High Courts.
- Excellent Library with all titles of Reputed Law Publishers
- Well Furnished Internet Centre with dedicated leased line connectivity
- Air Conditioned Class Rooms with modern Teaching Equipments
Moot Courts/Seminars and Conferences:
- Two well furnished Moot Court Halls for Court Room Simulation Exercises.
- Dedicated Coach for National & International Moot Court Competitions
- Periodical National and International Moot Court Competitions
- Periodical Special Lectures by Experts from the Legal Profession
- Periodical Seminars, Conferences and Workshops on Contemporary Legal Issues
- Publishing Quality Peer-Reviewed Journal – "MATS Law Review"
Foreign Visits and Collaborations:
- Trimester Abroad Program – For One Trimester, Classes will be held at Cardiff Law School, U. K. (Proposal is in the Negotiation Stage)
- Collaborations and Partnerships with Other Foreign Universities
- Courses on Foreign Legal Systems and Foreign Languages
- Transnational Curricula
- Free Lap Top to every Student