BTech LLB Hons A Bold Experiment from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Situated in the picturesque Doon Valley, the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies is one of a kind institution in the nation, as it is the first Indian Energy University, which got approved by UGC. Established under the Act of the State legislature, Government of Uttarakhand, at Dehradun..Situated in the picturesque Doon Valley, the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies is one of a kind institution in the nation, as it is the first Indian Energy University, which got approved by UGC. Established under the Act of the State legislature, Government of Uttarakhand, at Dehradun..Recently the College of Legal Studies under the University (UPES Law School) started a 6-year integrated B.Tech Energy Technology + LL.B. with specialization in Intellectual Property Rights. The aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the fast evolving techno-legal issues in the science and technology sectors. With companies spending huge exhaustive amount of capital for the research and development purpose, the amount of work going under Intellectual Property research is magnanimous, henceforth the need arises of protecting such research and the products. The University seeks to get an edge over the others and equip their students with sharp legal knowledge with this combination. The students will be studying only engineering for the first four semesters and will start with law papers from the fifth semester. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth semesters are fully dedicated for law papers..Another course offered by the University is B. Tech. Computer Science + LL.B. with specialization in Cyber Laws, the program provides a unique amalgamation of computer science knowledge and laws pertaining to cyber laws. The University course covers Computer Science Theory and Practice including high-end computer science courses such as E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise System, Embedded Chips and Computer Security to specialist courses in Cyber Laws such as Introduction to Cyber Laws, Cyber Crimes, Regulatory Framework, Cyber-Jurisprudence, IPR issues in Cyber Space. The students in this course will be studying about the intricacies of cyber world so as to better suit the challenging requirements of today..College of Legal Studies under the University also offers regular 5-year integrated B.A.,LL.B.(Hons) programme concentrating on the Energy laws and also B.B.A., LL.B.(Hons) concentrating on Corporate Laws. Besides this the University offers a variety of courses in Engineering and Management..With eleven assistant professors and more to join in, the Law Department of the University is also turning into a good platform for legal research. The students of UPES Law School stood first in, the Parliamentary Debate organized by CNLU, Patna, stood second in 9th NLSIU Debate, have participated in Surana International moot, Phillip C Jessup and KLA moot to name a few. Besides this they also have come up with a national level Moot Court Competition called UPES Dr. Paras Diwan Memorial Energy Law National Moot Court Competition..The increasing energy market in India and abroad has opened the floodgates for the professionals who are multitasking and loaded with specialized knowledge of science and law. Under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) launched in 1999, private and foreign companies along with the NOCs committed about US$ 5 billion for exploration in more than 100 Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs). The periodic rounds of award of upstream blocks are continuing and the exploration investments are projected to rise considerably. The complete process including bidding, drafting of the contracts, etc. would require legal expertise in the Oil & Gas domain, professional legal experts would also be required to draft specific marketing arrangements and to ensure compliance for the period of contract. All of this more happening at the international level have opened opportunities for the law students of this college to compete with the law students of other well established NLU’s.