Schools NUJS is organised into a number of schools of study, each independent in conception and operation, yet integrated through programmes of teaching, research and extension activities: School of Criminal Justice and Administration. School of Economic and Business Laws. School of Legal Practice and Development. School of Private Laws and Comparative Jurisprudence. School of Public Law and Governance. School of Social Sciences. School of Technology, Law and Development. Research centres Centre for Gender research Law. Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Studies Centre for WTO Law Centre for Financial and Regulatory Governance Studies (cfrgs.nujs.edu) Endowed chairs Ford Foundation Chair on Human Rights Ministry of Human Resource Development Chair on Intellectual Property Rights Sir Justice Asutosh Mookerjee Chair for Studies in Tradition, Law and Social Transformation in Bengal The schools and the centres undertake projects which are funded by the government of India, the Department of Economic Affairs, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the United Nations Development Programme and the Ford Foundation, among others. Academics Academic programmes B.A./B. Sc. LL. B (Hons.) The admission shall be based exclusively on the performance in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). However, to qualify for admission, the candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary School Examination (10+2) or an examination equivalent thereof, securing, in aggregate, not less than 50% in all the core subjects and English put together. The five-year undergraduate course is divided into ten semesters and enrolls 125 students every year. The students represent almost all states of India and a few join from foreign countries. This programme offers advanced legal education with an emphasis on critical thinking and self-enquiry on the one hand and acquisition of practical skills and knowledge on the other. LL.M programme The LL.M degree course is a one-year post graduate course, offering specialisations in five streams - (i) International and Comparative law (ii) Corporate and Commercial law (iii) Criminal Law (iv) Intellectual Property Law (v) Law and Technology. This programme is interested in attracting students who either wish to join academia or seek to acquire advanced research skills before joining the legal profession. The admission is based exclusively on the performance in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). To qualify for admission, the candidate should have secured LL.B degree or its equivalent from a recognised university, having obtained not less than 55% marks in the aggregate. The LL.M programme comprises