LL. B Degree (Three Year Course)

Academic Program 5 LL. B Degree

LL.B Degree (Three Years Course)

The College offers three years professional degree programme recognized by the Bar Council of India. The study of law during these three years stretches much beyond books and engages the students in development of their talents as well as community participation. The students have ample opportunities to gain experience through various endeavours of the college like the moot court and the mock trail exercises which hone their argumentative and analytical abilities.

The College also provides firsthand experience of community interaction and service through its 35 permanent Free Legal Aid Cells operating in various places throughout the State. Not only the legal knowledge but also the skills of communication, building public relations, oratory, and acting are enhanced through these activities. Along with making students into skilled professionals, the College also believes in creating socially sensitive lawyers. This is very well manifested through its Legal Aid Cells, Consumer Clinic, Child Rights Clinic, and the Prison Clinic which is run by the students. Learning at VMS is a life-enriching experience.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE FOR LLB

Program Outcomes

On the completion of this program, the student will acquire the eligibility to :

Practice Law

Legal Process Outsourcing

As Law Clerk

Judicial Services

As Legal Advisor In Law Firm

Government Services

LL. M (In country/ Abroad)

Non-Governmental Organization

Legal Officers In PSUs And Private Organizations

Philosophy of Law

As Prosecutors

9The ability to find law, understand the law, Comprehend it, apply it to a particular fact situation, break it down into its component parts, recognize it and employ it creatively to serve client’s interests, and evaluate the strength of its authority and its probable impact on clients.

9Oratory skills necessary for a legal professional.

9The Knowledge and understanding of Indian Legal System and the administration of justice in India.
9The skills to deal with ethical and moral issues in the legal profession.
9The ability to render legal advice in a professional manner to the clients.
9The ability to make use of information and materials from a variety of sources in research in the field of law to find solutions.
9The skills necessary to integrate the knowledge, frame suitable questions for examination of witness in the court, and develop suitable strategies to provide competent representation to the clients.
9Skills in legislative drafting.
9Learn the different role of lawyers and the ways in which lawyers can effect social change through innovative interpretation of legal principles.

9Leadership skills enabling the student to lead as well as to work in a group.

9The understanding of the professional ethics and the responsibility of a legal professional.

9The ability to bridge the gap between law and society and make the law socially relevant.

The course is designed to create professionally competent and socially sensitive students. The LLB program also seeks to provide students with exposure to the theoretical as well as practical aspects of law.

Program Specific Outcomes

It is an integrated Program with combination of law subjects with other subjects such as History, Economics and Political Science. The student learns to adopt an interdisciplinary approach towards the study thereby making it comprehensive.
Provide the opportunity to place the law in the context of other disciplines in order to provide an integrated understanding of law and its function in society.
To develop integrated approach to the legal problems by using the knowledge in other allied subjects.
Learn to appreciate the interrelation between law and subjects such as economics, political science and history.

Students desirous seek admission to the Three Year Law Program have to fulfill the eligibility criteria below and also undergo the requirements of the admission procedure.

Eligibility Criteria

A candidate shall be eligible for admission to the LL.B Degree Program (Three Years Course), subject to scoring a minimum of 45% for General and 40 % for ST & SC Candidates at the Bachelors Degree examination of Goa University or equivalent, in any stream/branch of study for admission to first year of the program. As per the Bar Council directive, fractions cannot be rounded off for the purpose of eligibility for admission.
Students from other universities should obtain the eligibility from Goa University before seeking admission to the First Year L.L.B. of the three year course.
Only candidates who have appeared for the Goa Law Common Admission Test (CAT) shall alone be eligible for admission to the first year of the three year program.