UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS FOR FIVE YEARS

B.A.LL.B.(HONS.) COURSE

1. There shall be a course of study leading to the degree of B.A. LL.B (Hons.).The duration of the
course shall be five years having ten Semesters. There shall be ten written examinations, viz.,
Semesters I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X, one at the end of each Semester of six
months duration. A candidate must have to pass in each of these examinations to qualify for the
B.A.LL.B (Hons.) Degree.
2. The subjects and papers for the course shall be as per the Course Structure notified by the
University. The University has discretion to amend and revise the Course structure from time to
time upon recommendation of the Board of Studies.
3. (a) The students admitted to the Course in the Academic session 2004-05 shall have an end-
semester examination for the 1st and 2nd Semester for a total of 60 marks. The remaining 40
marks shall comprise internal assessment during the 1st and 2nd Semester examinations.
(b) Ordinarily written examinations for 60 marks shall be for a period of 3 hours and the
candidates shall be required to answer 5 questions consisting of long and short answer type
questions including objective type questions.
4. The students admitted to the course in the Academic Session 2004-05 shall have an end-
semester examination for the 3rd , 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Semester for a total of 100
marks. The examination shall be of three hours duration and the candidates shall be required to
answer 5 (five) questions consisting of long and short answer type questions. There shall be no
internal assessment except in the Practical Papers. The Practical Papers shall be of 100 marks
and there shall be total internal assessment for those papers. The marks of internal assessment
shall be submitted to the University by the College/Institute concerned at or about the time of
the written examination.
5. All written examinations shall be in English.
6. A candidate who has prosecuted a regular course of study in Semester I shall be admitted to
that Examination subject to submission of Examination Enrolment Form and other requirements
in such form and within such time as may be notified by the University.
7. A candidate who has passed the examination of Semester I/II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII/IX and
prosecuted a regular course of study in Semester II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII/IX/X as the case may
be shall be admitted to the respective examination subject to submission of Examination
Enrolment Form together with the other requirements in such form and within such time as may
be notified by the University.
The list of qualified candidates who pass the Semester I/II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII/IX examination
as the case may be shall be published by the University as soon as possible after the
Examination.
8. (a) If a candidate after completion of a regular course of study in a Semester fails to enroll as
a candidate for the respective Semester examination or fails to present himself/herself at the
examination or appears but fails to complete the examination on account of illness or any other
reason considered sufficient by the University or appears but fails to pass the examination in
more than two Papers, he/she shall be eligible to appear at anyone or, if necessary, both of the
two immediately following examinations of the same standard as a casual candidate without
attending classes.
(b)A casual candidate can avail of not more than two consecutive chances to pass the Semester
Examination.
9. In order to pass the examination in any Semester a candidate must secure 40% marks in each
paper including Practical Paper.
10. There shall be no post-publication re-assessment of paper in any Semester of B.A.LL.B (Hons.)
Course.
11. (a) A student must pass separately in each paper of different examinations. Those who pass in
a paper shall not be permitted to sit for examination in that paper again. Non appearance in a
paper will be counted as failure in that paper.
(b)All candidates shall be promoted to the next semester class of a year after the examination
of the previous semester irrespective of marks scored at the said semester subject to fulfillment
of conditions hereunder:
 i) A candidate of Semester I shall be promoted to Semester II if he/she does
not have more than two back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester I.
ii) A candidate of Semester II shall be promoted to the Semester III if he/she
does not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester I and Semester II examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester II examination shall not exceed two.
iii) A candidate of Semester III shall be promoted to the Semester IV if he/she
does not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester II and Semester III examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester III examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester I.
iv) A candidate of Semester IV shall be promoted to the Semester V if he/she
does not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester III and Semester IV examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester IV examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester II.

v) A candidate of Semester V shall be promoted to the Semester VI if he/she

does not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester IV and Semester V examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester V examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester III.
vi) A candidate of Semester VI shall be promoted to the Semester VII if he/she
does not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester V and Semester VI examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester VI examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester IV.
vii) A candidate of Semester VII shall be promoted to the Semester VIII if
he/she does not have more than four back papers out of all the examination
papers of Semester VI and Semester VII examinations, provided that the number
of back papers of Semester VII examination shall not exceed two and he/she has
cleared all the back papers of Semester V.
viii) A candidate of Semester VIII shall be promoted to the Semester IX if he/she
does not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester VII and Semester VIII examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester VIII examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester VI.
ix) A candidate of Semester IX shall be promoted to the Semester X if he/she
does not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester VIII and Semester IX examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester IX examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester VII.

(c) Candidates failing in one or two papers of any examination of Semester

I/II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII/IX shall be eligible to clear those back papers in the regular
examinations of same standard to be held in subsequent semesters. A candidate shall
get two chances to clear the back papers in the immediately following examinations.

(d) There shall be no repeat / supplementary examinations.

(e) A special final examination of all the back papers not exceeding two for each
candidate of Semester VIII/IX/X shall be held for Semester X candidates only normally
after six weeks of publication of the result of the examination of Semester X.

(f) Candidates who fail to pass in all papers of their examinations when they first appear
in the Semester X examination and in the special final year examination shall be
eligible to appear as casual candidates in the Semester X examination of the next
session. The maximum number of such chances shall however be governed by the
provisions of Clause 8(a).
12. A candidate securing at least 60% marks in aggregate in all ten semester examinations taken
together shall be placed in the First Class and the candidates securing 40% and above but less
than 60% in the aggregate shall be placed in the Second Class.

13. The Board of Studies in Law shall recommend a panel of names of paper-setters, examiners,
moderators and scrutinisers.

14. The examiners for answer-scripts of all LL.B (Hons.) examinations shall ordinarily be the whole
time teachers holding either substantive posts or contractual appointments drawing minimum
basic pay of a lecturer. The examiners for the Pre-law Papers i.e. the Social Science papers shall
be the Part-time faculty as recommended by the Board of Studies.

15. The paper setter for a paper shall normally be a teacher as mentioned in clause 14.

16. (1) The Board of Moderators shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on recommendation of
the Board of Studies. The Board of Moderators shall moderate the questions in order to ensure
that the questions are in conformity with the syllabus and the students are required to answer
questions of all types.
(2) If the Board of Moderators is of the opinion that the questions have not covered the
syllabus, it may set questions from those parts of the syllabus which have not been covered.

17. In any case not covered under these Regulations, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to
issue directions not inconsistent with the Act/Statute/Ordinances.
 UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION REGULATIONS

FOR
FIVE YEAR B.A. LL.B. HONOURS COURSE

1. These regulations may be called the regulations relating to the B.A. LL.B (Hons.) Course passed
by the executive council on ……………….
2. There shall be a course of study leading to the degree of B.A. LL.B (Hons.).The duration of the
course shall be five years having ten Semesters viz., Semesters I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX
and X.
3. The subjects and papers for the course shall be notified at the commencement of the course in
each semester. The University has discretion to amend and revise the Course structure from
time to time upon recommendation of the Board of Studies.
4. Each semester shall be of six months duration and at the end of each semester there shall be
an end semester examination. All examinations shall be in English.
5. A candidate must have to pass in each of these examinations to qualify for the B.A. LL.B
(Hons.) Degree.
6. A candidate who has prosecuted a regular course of study in Semester I shall be admitted to
that Examination subject to submission of Examination Enrolment Form and other requirements
in such form and within such time as may be notified by the University.
7. A candidate who has passed the examination of Semester I/II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII/IX and
prosecuted a regular course of study in Semester II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII/IX/X as the case may
be shall be admitted to the respective examination subject to submission of Examination
Enrolment Form together with the other requirements in such form and within such time as may
be notified by the University.
The list of qualified candidates who pass the Semester I/II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII/IX examination
as the case may be shall be published by the University as soon as possible after the
Examination.
8. (a) If a candidate after completion of a regular course of study in a Semester fails to enroll as
a candidate for the respective Semester examination or fails to present himself/herself at the
examination or appears but fails to complete the examination on account of illness or any other
reason considered sufficient by the University or appears but fails to pass the examination in
more than two Papers, he/she shall be eligible to appear at anyone or, if necessary, both of the
two immediately following examinations of the same standard as a casual candidate without
attending classes.
(b)A casual candidate can avail of not more than two consecutive chances to pass the Semester
Examination.
9. In order to pass the examination in any Semester a candidate must secure 40% marks in each
paper including Practical Paper.
10. (a) A student must pass separately in each paper of different examinations. Those who pass in
a paper shall not be permitted to sit for examination in that paper again. Non appearance in a
paper will be counted as failure in that paper.
(b)All candidates shall be promoted to the next semester class of a year after the examination
of the previous semester irrespective of marks scored at the said semester subject to fulfillment
of conditions hereunder:
i. A candidate of Semester I shall be promoted to Semester II if he/she does not
have more than two back papers out of all the examination papers of Semester I.
ii. A candidate of Semester II shall be promoted to the Semester III if he/she does
not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester I and Semester II examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester II examination shall not exceed two.
iii. A candidate of Semester III shall be promoted to the Semester IV if he/she does
not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
 Semester II and Semester III examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester III examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester I.
iv. A candidate of Semester IV shall be promoted to the Semester V if he/she does
not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester III and Semester IV examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester IV examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester II.

v. A candidate of Semester V shall be promoted to the Semester VI if he/she does

not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester IV and Semester V examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester V examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester III.
vi. A candidate of Semester VI shall be promoted to the Semester VII if he/she does
not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester V and Semester VI examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester VI examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester IV.
vii. A candidate of Semester VII shall be promoted to the Semester VIII if he/she
does not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester VI and Semester VII examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester VII examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester V.
viii. A candidate of Semester VIII shall be promoted to the Semester IX if he/she does
not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester VII and Semester VIII examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester VIII examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester VI.
ix. A candidate of Semester IX shall be promoted to the Semester X if he/she does
not have more than four back papers out of all the examination papers of
Semester VIII and Semester IX examinations, provided that the number of back
papers of Semester IX examination shall not exceed two and he/she has cleared
all the back papers of Semester VII.

b. Candidates failing in one or two papers of any examination of Semester

I/II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII/IX shall be eligible to clear those back papers in the regular
examinations of same standard to be held in subsequent semesters. A candidate shall
get two chances to clear the back papers in the immediately following examinations.

c. A special final examination of all the back papers not exceeding two for each candidate
of Semester VIII/IX/X shall be held for Semester X candidates only normally after six
weeks of publication of the result of the examination of Semester X.

d. Candidates who fail to pass in all papers of their examinations when they first appear in
the Semester X examination and in the special final year examination shall be eligible to
appear as casual candidates in the Semester X examination of the next session. The
maximum number of such chances shall however be governed by the provisions of
Clause 8(a).

11. A candidate securing at least 60% marks in aggregate in all ten semester examinations taken
together shall be placed in the First Class and the candidates securing 40% and above but less
than 60% in the aggregate shall be placed in the Second Class.

12. The Board of Studies in Law shall recommend a panel of names of paper-setters, examiners,
moderators and scrutinisers.

13. The examiners for answer-scripts of all LL.B (Hons.) examinations shall ordinarily be the whole
time teachers holding either substantive posts or contractual appointments drawing minimum
 basic pay of a lecturer. The examiners for the Pre-law Papers i.e. the Social Science papers shall
be the Whole time or Part-time faculty as recommended by the Board of Studies.

14. The paper setter for a paper shall normally be a teacher as mentioned in clause 13.

15. (1) The Board of Moderators shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on recommendation of
the Board of Studies. The Board of Moderators shall moderate the questions in order to ensure
that the questions are in conformity with the syllabus and the students are required to answer
questions of all types.
(2) If the Board of Moderators is of the opinion that the questions have not covered the
syllabus, it may set questions from those parts of the syllabus which have been covered.

16. Each paper in the course shall carry 100 marks. For each individual paper falling within the
category pre-law courses, compulsory law courses, honours law courses and optional law
courses there shall be end semester written examination for 80 marks and remaining 20 marks
shall be allocated for internal evaluation.
17. There shall be Seminar law Courses and Clinical law courses from the fifth semester as per
approved Course Structure and each paper falling within the category of seminar law courses
and clinical law courses shall be of 100 marks. The performances of the students in each of
those papers shall be assessed through internal assessment.
18. In Semester-X, the paper falling within the category Honours law course shall be treated as a
Seminar law course and rules relating to seminar law courses shall be applicable thereto.
19. Students may apply for scrutiny of end semester answer scripts. Scrutiny is to check allotment
of marks and calculations. Fee for scrutiny is rupees two hundred per paper. No student can
apply for scrutiny of answer scripts for more than 50% of the total number of subjects/ papers
of the semester concerned.
20. Students may apply for review of end semester answer scripts. In case of review, answer script
shall be re-evaluated. The examiner for re evaluation shall be recommended by the Board of
Studies. Fee for review of answer script is rupees three hundred per paper. No student can
apply for review of answer scripts for more than 50% of the total number of subjects/ papers of
the semester concerned.

21. In any case not covered under these Regulations, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to
issue directions not inconsistent with the Act/Statute/Ordinances.
From:
Prof Amit Sen
M.A., LL.M., PhD.(London)
Chairman, Expert Committee in Law,
University of Kalyani.

To Date …………..
The Vice-chancellor,
University of Kalyani,
Kalyani, Nadia.

Sir,

Taking into consideration the limited time-frame and the paucity of number of
classes/ lectures in a semester-wise course structure, it is felt that the existing
syllabus of the 5-year Integrated B.A., LL.B. Honours course needs to be revised in
order to make it more rational and perfect for the semester system. Keeping this in
view, the entire syllabus of five year Integrated B.A. LL.B (Hons.) Course have been
revised without affecting the course structure and nomenclature. I am enclosing
herewith the revised syllabus for your kind consideration and approval.
Thank you so much.

Sincerely yours

Prof. Amit Sen

Chairman Expert Committee in Law
as constituted by the former Vice-Chancellor