RULES FOR STANDARD OF PASSING BENEFIT ETC. FOR B.A.LL.B

STANDARD OF PASSING

To pass the Ist and IInd years of B.A.LL.B Examination (Five year law course),a candidate must obtain

• 40% of the full marks in each paper
• 40% of the total marks in the examination

To pass the IIIrd year of BSL and IVth and Vth year of B.A.LL.B (Five year law course)a candidate must obtain

• 35% of the full marks in each paper and
• 50% of the total marks in the examination.

ENTITLEMENT TO APPEAR AT THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR

A candidate who has completed his term for Semester I, III, V, VII or IX of the five year B.A.LL.B course and has paid examination fees for such examination for such Semester Examination but has remained absent for any or all papers or has failed in any or all papers at such Semester Examination shall be entitled to appear for any or all of such papers respectively along with the Semester II, IV, VI, VIII or X examination respectively.

Any student who has appeared for Semester I, III, V, VII or IX examination of the five year B.S.L LL.B. course shall be entitled to reappear for all or any of the papers along with the Semester II, IV, VI, VIII or X examinations for improving his marks.

EXEMPTION

A candidate who obtains at least 50% of the full marks in a paper shall at his option be exempted from that paper at a subsequent examination. He shall however have to pass in the remaining paper or papers in accordance with the standard of passing laid down above. The benefit of exemption so earned may be available for six years only.

FIRST – SECOND CLASS

At the end of the academic year, those of the successful candidate who obtains 50% or more of the total marks will be placed in the second class and whose who obtain 60% or more of the total marks will be placed in the First Class and whose who obtain 70% or more marks will be placed in First Class with Distinction.

ALLOWED TO KEEP TERMS

A candidate who obtains at the Ist, IInd, IIIrd year of B.A.LL.B or IVth year of B.A.LL.B (Five year B.A.LL.B course) (hereafter year) 50% of the full marks in the number of subject given below out of the total number of papers prescribed for the respective academic year shall be allowed to keep terms respectively for the next year, i.e. the IInd, IIIrd year of B.A.LL.B and IVth and Vth year of B.A.LL.B Examination i.e. ATKL for 1/3 of the total subjects.

Provided however that he shall be required to clear such subjects before he joins the class following such next year, or shall not be declared to have passed the Vth year ofB.A.LL.B Unless he has passed such subjects and the examination of the previous year.

Such a candidate shall not be eligible for a Class prize or scholarship awarded at the examination.

OR

Provided however that he shall not be declared to have passed the examination of such next year, i.e.IInd and IIIrd year of B.A.LL.B and IVth and Vth year of B.A.LL.B Unless he has passed such subject and the remaining papers in the examination of such previous year according to the standard of passing laid down above.

Such a candidate shall not be eligible for a class prize or scholarship awarded at the examination.

First Year of the B.A.LL.B (Five years Course)
Semester I (June-October)