Vishwakarma University was established in 2017 as a State private university in Pune. The university has been recognised by the University Grant Commission and offers various courses. 

The Master of Law Course, more commonly referred to as the LLM course, is a one-year comprehensive course with multiple specialisations. The admission is based on the 

Vishwakarma University National Entrance Test (VU NET), an in-house entrance exam. 

The university also accepts other exams such as Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) and MH-CET.To be eligible for this course, an applicant must have an essential qualification from a recognised law university. 

Vishwakarma University LLM Key Highlights 

With an increasing amount of globalisation in the world, there has been an increase in the number of socio-legal issues: human rights, ecological problems, and economic problems. 

Specialisation in a field of law allows you to deal with the complexities of these problems. Multinational corporations are looking for legal advisers, and thus the law is an emerging field to study. Graduates can get jobs as legal advisors, public prosecutors, law teachers, judicial officers etc.

The L.L.M course is a 1-year full-time postgraduate course and offers specialisations in the following five areas: 

  1. Criminal law 
  2. Business law 
  3. International law and arbitration 
  4. Cyberlaw
  5. Intellectual property laws
  • These courses help in providing more significant knowledge about the law. 
  • They allow students to understand social, economic, and other problems in society. 
  • The specialisation allows them to conduct investigations as they provide in-depth information about the fields. 
  • The fee for the entire course is 50,000 rupees. 

Vishwakarma University LLM Important Dates

Exams Dates
VU entrance examination 29th May 2021 
MHT CET  To be notified 
CLAT  13th June 2021 
AILET 20th June 2021 
LSAT  25th March 2021 

Vishwakarma University LLM Course Fee

VU Entrance Exam  INR 500- Open Category INR 350- Reserved Category 
Installment -1 INR 10,000 - In case of total programme fees is up to INR 2,00,000- per academic year. INR 25,000- In case of total programme fees is more than INR 2,00,000/- per academic year 
Installment -2  50% of annual fees minus the amount paid as installment.

Refund of fees:

  1. The college refunds different sums of money till the cut-off date. 
  1. No money will be refunded after the cut-off date. 

Vishwakarma University LLM Eligibility criteria 

  • Basic Qualification Required for admission: Bachelor of Law for three years or five years 
  • Special Subject (if any): Law 
  • Minimum percentage of marks required in essential qualification: 45% for Open Category
  • Entrance Examination accepted by the college. CLAT/AILET/LSAT/ VUNET / MH -CET 
Exam  Time given Marks Topics
VU-NET  2 hours 30 minutes  100  Constitution of India, international law, human rights, criminal laws, cyber laws, intellectual property rights 
CLAT  2 hours 150  Legal Reasoning, Legal General Knowledge, Logical reasoning, English Comprehension, General knowledge, Quantitative Techniques & Mathematics, Current Affairs 

How to apply for LLM at Vishwakarma University?

Admission process:

Offline mode:

  1. Visit the Vishwakarma University at its Pune Campus. 
  2. In the main building, room no 1006 is the Admission and Counselling office. 
  3. Get detailed information about the course, eligibility, infrastructure, staff, and hostels. 
  4. Apply in person for provisional admission by filling the provisional admission form with all the required documents. 

Online Mode:

  1. Visit Vishwakarma University (VU) website:?www.vupune.ac.in 
  2. On the home page, there is an orange band with a scroller saying click here to secure provisional admission. 
  3. Clicking on “Secure Provisional Admission” will take you to a form where you will have to fill in all your basic details and submit the form. 
  4. After filling the admission form, you will have to pay the first instalment to secure admission 
  5. Successful filling both the form and paying the fees will secure your payment 
  6. You will receive both an email and phone call once the process is complete. 

Documents required:

  • 10th Examination Mark Sheet and Passing Certificate
  • 12th Examination mark sheet and passing certificate. 
  • Graduation Mark Sheet from college 
  • Graduation Passing Certificate. 
  • Birth Certificate or School Leaving Certificate. 
  • Birth Certificate or Passport. 
  • Entrance Test Scorecard 
  • Two Latest Passport Size Photographs. 
  • Transfer and Leaving Certificate from the previous college.
  • Migration Certificate from college 
  • Aadhar Card. 
  • Scanned Copy of Passport Size Photograph and signature for Identity Card and other documentation. 
  • Caste certificate, a non-creamery certificate for reserved category students

Vishwakarma University LLM Course Details 

  • The course is a one-year program, and it consists of two semesters. 
  • The first semester consists of the following.
    1. Foundation paper -Research Methodology and Legal Writing
    2. Foundation paper -Comparative Public law
    3. Foundation paper- Law and Justice in a globalising world
    4. Generic Core Courses 

Principles of Criminal Law OR

Corporate Law & Governance OR

Public International Law OR 

Fundamentals of Cyber Law OR 

Copyright and Patents Law 

Semester two has three main courses and a dissertation that needs to be submitted.

Generic Core Courses II -1. Criminology and Penology 

  1. Corporate Finance
  2. International Commercial Arbitration
  3. E-commerce and Legal Issues
  4. Trademarks Law and Geographical Indication 

Generic Core Courses III -1. Investigation and Forensic Science 

  1. Competition Law
  2. International Economic Law
  3. IPR in Cyber Space
  4. Designs and Undisclosed Information 

The program is a choice-based credit system with 26 credits in the span of one year. 

Vishwakarma University LLM Placements

The college has a comprehensive approach towards placements. They develop various skills in their graduates to provide them with better placements. They offer career readiness and career support programmes where graduates are trained in soft skills, give mock interviews, and their profiling is done. 

The university collaborates with various multinational corporations and has around 100 recruiters and place projects. Some of the companies are Berger, Jio Bose, axis bank etc. 

Vishwakarma University LLM FAQs 

Ques. What is the benefit of an LLM degree? 

Ans. An LLM degree provides you with a specialisation in one field, which allows you to get in-depth information about the law. It provides you with a better chance at getting jobs. 

Ques. Do you have to apply before the qualifying exam result? 

Ans. Yes, the admission process starts before the declaration of results. The qualifying exam results need to be added before the last day of admission for the LLM course, which is entrance based.

Ques. What are the jobs you can get after an LLM course? 

Ans. You can get various jobs such as legal managers, judicial officers, Arbitrator, law reporters, legal advisors etc. 

Ques. What are the various facilities offered to children? 

Ans. Vishwakarma University offers various facilities such as a study room facility, canteen, on-campus ATM and bank, sports and recreational facilities, medical facility to their graduates. 

Ques. What is the eligibility for the course? 

Ans. An LLB degree from a recognised college with an aggregate of 45 per cent marks for open category and 42 per cent for OBC category, and 40 per cent for SC or ST.