NEW DELHI: Delhi University (DU) is expected to launch a five-year LLB programme in the 2023-24 academic session.Currently, students can pursue a three-year LLB programme at DU after completing their graduation. Once the five-year programme is launched, students will be able to take it up right after Class XII — like in other national law universities.Speaking to TOI, senior DU officials said the university is planning to offer two kinds of programmes — BA LLB and BBA LLB. The proposal to launch the five-year programme has received in-principle approval from the varsity’s academic council and executive council, they said.The university is in the process of finalising a location to set up a campus for the new programme and the same will be done after receiving approvals from various stakeholders, including the Bar Council of India. The course structure is also in the process of being designed, officials said.A senior university official, who did not wish to be named, said, “Once the programme is launched, it will temporarily be based out of DU’s main campus till we have a separate building as per the norms. In the first year, there will be around 60 students each for the two programmes and by the end of five years, the total number is projected to be 600. We need to have a long-term plan. Hence, the university is in the process of finalising details about having a separate infrastructure for the same.”The existing teachers at the faculty and other departments are expected to take classes for the new programmes initially and the university will appoint new members when the need arises, the official said.“We have the Faculty of Management Studies and professors from there can teach certain papers of the BBA LLB programme. Similarly, law includes papers on political science as well. There might be five different kinds of papers and the professor with the relevant specialisation can teach the course. Given DU’s position, with a huge pool of resources, students will be enriched with this programme.”The official added the varsity may further add BCA LLB and B.Com LLB in the future.
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