NUJS announces Summer School in association with National University of Singapore

The National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (NUJS) in association with professors from the National University of Singapore, shall be holding its inaugural Summer Law School Programme to be conducted in June 2012 at the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management Campus, Shillong..The Summer School shall be held from June 4-16, 2012 and all students shall be accomodated at the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management campus in Shillong..The Programme shall include courses on.1. Modern Indian Penal Code (2 credits) by Professor Stanley Yeo, NUS, Singapore.2. Mergers and Acquisitions (2 credits) by Dr. V. Umakanth, NUS, Singapore.3. Corporate Governance (1 credits) by Dr. V. Umakanth, and.4. Comparative Family Law (2 credits) by Associate Professor Wing Cheong Chan, NUS, Singapore.(The outlines for these courses are available on the NUJS website).As per the press release, each 2 credit course shall have a total of six four-hour classes and the one-credit course would have 12 teaching hours in total. Students have to complete at least 3 credits for completion of the programme. However, no student shall be permitted to take more than 4 credits..The program is open to outstanding students, enrolled in any 5-Year LL.B. Programme in India or any comparable programme abroad, and who would have completed their second year studies by May 31, 2012. Students registering for Modern Indian Penal Code must have completed Criminal Law. While there are no prerequisites for the other courses, basic understanding of corporate law would be helpful in partaking the full benefit of the courses on Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Governance..The fees for the Summer School are Rs. 40,000 (Tuition: Rs. 20,000 & Accommodation and Food: Rs.20, 000) and the entire fees for the programme would have to be paid at the time of the confirmation of admission.The application form and the necessary instructions can be obtained from summerschool.nujs@gmail.com.Applicants are required to mail the completed form, along with:.A Letter of Recommendation from an academic referee,an official statement of their current grades/marksA Demand Draft of Rs. 550/- [non-refundable application fees]drawn in favour of “WB NUJS, Kolkata”, payable at Kolkata.to The Registrar, W.B. National University of Juridical Sciences, Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan, 12, LB Block, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata..Applicants are also requested to email the completed form to summerschool.nujs@gmail.com and the last date for receipt of the form and other documents is April 2, 2012. NUJS-NUS Summer Law School Certificate Programme 2012 must be written in Block Letters on top of the Envelope.Selected candidates would be informed of their selection by April 10, 2012 with admission to be completed by April 22, 2012..(The above post is based on a press release received by Bar & Bench from NUJS)