LLM ASPIRANTS RISE BY 10%; 3,072 APPLY FOR ENTRANCE EXAM

MUMBAI: The competition to join the Master of Laws (LLM) course at the University of Mumbai (MU) is set to get tougher.

The varsity received 3,072 applications for its common entrance test (CET), up from the 2,800 applications received last year, the department of law has revealed. In 2016, around 1,700 aspirants had registered for the test.

According to Rashmi Oza, the head of the law department, the rise in applications can be attributed to the fact that the varsity’s department of law is the only centre in the city that offers LLM.

There are 600 seats available in the first year of the course across six specialisations – constitutional law, criminal law, business law, environmental law, human rights and intellectual property rights. MU’S Ratnagiri sub-campus is the only other centre for the post-graduation course, which offers one specialisation – criminal law.

The university twice extended the registration deadline for the entrance examination, giving time for more students to sign up for the test. The registration process culminated on Saturday.

The growing popularity of LLM is consistent with the rising demand for undergraduate law courses. The enrolment in undergraduate law courses in the state has increased by 39% in a year.