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University of Burdwan

The University of Burdwan also known as the Burdwan University or B. U. is a public university situated in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was set up by the West Bengal Government as a teaching and affiliating university on 15 June 1960 with 6 graduate departments and 30 undergraduate colleges spread over three districts that come under the jurisdiction of the university. The university currently offers more than 30 undergraduate and 66 postgraduate courses.

Course Name  Ph.D

Fees ?5,500 (First Year Fees)

Course Duration 5 Years

Course Level Degree

Course Place On Campus

Course Type Full Time / Doctorate/M.Phil

28 Streams are available for PhD

Education|Mathematics|English|Human Resource|Mass Communication|Commerce|History|Computer Science|Economics|Business Administration|Environmental Science|Hindi|Sanskrit|Tourism Management|Physics|Zoology|Microbiology|Bengali|Political Science|Geography|Philosophy|Botany|Library & Information Science|Sociology|Statistics|Biotechnology|Chemistry|Law

Burdwan University Ph.D. Basic Eligibility Criteria

* A student needs to have a Master's course degree with at least 55% aggregate marks scored or equivalent grade B in the UG-7 point scale and a second class honors degree in the respective subject to be eligible for the Ph.D. study course.

* For students belonging to the SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/Differently Abled and other categories, the minimum marks required to become eligible for the Ph.D. study program is 50%

Burdwan University Ph.D. course Admission Guidelines 

The selection procedure will be based upon the marks secured by the candidate in the entrance test conducted by the university and the interview round.

The application procedure can be initiated by firstly filling up the application form provided on the official website of the university.

How to Apply?

* Visit the official website of the institute

* Go to the home page and select the 'Apply Now' tab

* Fill in all the necessary personal and academic details in the application form to proceed

* Upload scanned personal documents, photograph,s and other necessary documents

* A system generated Provisional Enrolment Number will be provided to the applicant for further communication and references

* The candidates then need to make payment for the application fee either through the online payment or through a Demand Draft as specified

* After filling up the entire application form step by step then click on the submit option and keep the fee receipt safely for future concerns.

Burdwan University Ph.D. Course Details

The course work of the study program is a prerequisite for the students in the case of the Ph.D. study courses and it will be offered as one-semester regular program of the 12 credits. The course duration is of 5 Years.

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Burdwan University PhD: Fees, Admission 2024, Placement, Courses

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Updated on - Mar 19, 2024

Burdwan University PhD Fees & Courses List

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₹ 20,000 ( 5 Years)

Ph.D (Economics)

Ph.d (commerce), ph.d (english), ph.d (physics), ph.d (education), ph.d ( mathematics).

₹ 24,000 ( 5 Years)

Ph.D (Hindi)

Ph.d (chemistry), ph.d (bengali), ph.d ( biotechnology), ph.d (botany), phd (business administration) (human resources management), ph.d (business administration), ph.d (computer science ), ph.d (environmental science), ph.d (geography), ph.d (history), ph.d (library and information science), ph.d (mass communication), ph.d (microbiology), ph.d (philosophy), ph.d (political science).

₹ 20,000 ( 3 Years)

Ph.D (Sanskrit)

Ph.d (sociology), ph.d (statistics), ph.d (tourism management), ph.d (zoology), explore nearby colleges view all.

Dishari College of Education

Burdwan, West Bengal

Dr. Bhupendra Nath Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya

Memari College, Burdwan

Burdwan Institute of Management and Computer Science

Get Free Scholarship worth 25000 INR

Present Position: Serving as Professor of Law w.e.f. 26 June 2013 to the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata.

Present Academic Grade Level: 14

Educational Qualifications: Ph.D. (Law), LL.M. LL.B. B. Sc.

Teaching Subjects: International Environmental Law (LL.M.), Environmental Law (LL.B.), Water Law, Agricultural Law

Successful PhD Supervision (NUJS)

Ms. Kuhumita Laha (year of Registration-2013) PhD Title- "International Law on Protection and Preservation of Wetlands and India's Response: An Analysis" (award of PhD degree in June 2020).

Ms. Shelley Ghosh (year of Registration-2013) PhD Title- "Enviro-Ethics of Environmental Jurisprudence- Anthropocentrism versus Ecocentrism" (award of PhD degree in January, 2019).

Ms. Mahasweta Sengupta (year of Registration-2012) PhD Title- "The Legal Issues And Challenges Relating To The Clean Energy Sector In India" (award of PhD degree in December, 2018).

Mr. Shounak Chatterjee (year of Registration-2012) PhD Title- "Creation And Enforcement Of Mortgages In India: Issues And Roadmap For The Future With Special Reference To Banks And Financial Institutions" (award of PhD degree in October, 2018).

PhD Viva Voce Examiner (External)

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Subhra Bakul Karmakar taken at Google meet of the Burdwan University (BU), Law Department, on Oct 2020

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Ratul Chandra Saikia taken at Google meet of Gauhati University (GU), Law Department, on Oct 2020

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Pratim Sarkar taken at Burdwan University (BU), Law Department, on Dec 2019

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Mr. Atul Kumar Dubey taken at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Law Department, in April 2019

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Atasi Ray Khaskel taken at Burdwan University (BU), Law Department, on Nov 2018

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Maushree Basistha taken at Burdwan University (BU), Law Department, on July 2018

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Rajib Hassan taken at Burdwan University (BU), Law Department, on July 2018

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Partha Sarathi Adhya taken at Burdwan University (BU), Law Department, on April 2018

Ph. D. Viva Voce of Vikas Bhati taken at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow, November 2017

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Shambhu Prasad Chakrabarty taken at North Bengal University (NBU), Law Department, on April 2017

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Satarupa Ghosh taken at North Bengal University (NBU), Law Department, on January 2016

Ph.D. Viva Voce of Amiya Kumar Sahu at Berhampur University (BU), Law Department, February 2012

PhD Thesis Examiner (External)

Ph. D. Thesis examiner of Ananya Ghosal of Burdwan University (BU) Law Department, Burdwan, July 2020

Ph. D. Thesis examiner of Kamal Yash Sahwal of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Law Department, Varanasi, June 2020

Ph. D. Thesis examiner of Ratul Chandra Saikia of Gauhati University (GU) Law Department, Gauhati, February 2020

Ph. D. Thesis examiner of Subhra Bakul Karmakar of Burdwan University (BU) Law Department, Burdwan, February 2020

Ph. D. Thesis examiner of Pratim Sarkar of Burdwan University (BU) Law Department, Burdwan, September 2019

Ph. D. Thesis examiner of Atul Kumar Dubey of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Law Department, Varanasi, October 2018

Ph.D. Thesis examiner of Soma Dey Sarkar of North Bengal University (NBU), Law Department, October 2018

Ph.D. Thesis examiner of Atasi Ray Khaskel of Burdwan University (BU), Law Department, July 2018

Ph.D. Thesis examiner of Rajib Hassan of Burdwan University (BU), Law Department, July 2018

Ph.D. Thesis examiner of Sharita Sharma of North Bengal University (NBU), Law Department, June 2018

Ph.D. Thesis examiner of Sangeeta Chatterjee of North Bengal University (NBU), Law Department, April 2018

Ph.D. Thesis examiner of Dipankar Debnath of North Bengal University (NBU), Law Department, April 2018

Ph.D. Thesis examiner of Pukhraj Agarwal of North Bengal University (NBU), Law Department, April 2018

Ph. D. Thesis examiner of Fardin Mohammadi of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Law Department, Varanasi, August 2017

Ph. D. Thesis examiner of Vikas Bhati of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow, June 2017

Ph.D. Thesis examiner of Ripon Bhattacharjee of North Bengal University (NBU), Law Department, 2016

Ph.D. Thesis examiner of Kiran Kumar Pradhan of Berhampur University (BU), Law Department, January 2012

Question Moderation (External)

JIS University on 10.07.2020

JIS University on 12.06.2020

JIS University on 14.10.2019

JIS University on 06.09.2019

JIS University on 07.05.2019

JIS University on 12.11.2018

MPhil thesis examiner (External)

M.Phil Thesis examiner, Sikkim Central University, Law Department, May 2016

MPhil Viva Voce (External)

M.Phil Thesis, Sikkim Central University, May 2017

LLM Dissertation examiner (External)

LLM. Dissertation Examiner, Amity University, Kolkata, May 2018

LLM. Dissertation Examiner, Amity University, Kolkata, May 2016

Successful LLM Dissertation Supervision (NUJS)

Selection Committee Member (External)

Selection Committee Meeting, Teacher’s selection, Kingston Law College, Online Meeting Kolkata, 29 September, 2020

Selection Committee Meeting, Teacher’s selection, Kingston Law College, Online Meeting Kolkata, 21 September, 2020

Selection Committee Meeting, Teacher’s selection, Kingston Law College, Madhyamgram Kolkata, November, 2019

Selection Committee Tezpur Central University, November, 2019

Selection Committee JIS University, Kolkata, July, 2019

Selection Committee Meeting, Teacher’s selection, Kingston Law College, Barasat Kolkata, July, 2019

Selection Committee, NUJS Guest Faculty Appointment, July, 2019

Selection Committee Meeting, Teacher’s selection, Kingston Law College, Madhyamgram Kolkata, October, 2018

Selection Committee Meeting, PhD Candidate, JIS University, October, 2018

Selection Committee Meeting, Judicial Officer, Tripura High Court, August 2018

Selection Committee Meeting, Teacher’s selection,Kingston Law College, Barasat Kolkata, August, 2018

Selection Committee Member (Legal), Coal India Ltd. Kolkata, July-August 2017

Selection Committee Tezpur Central University-2016

Selection Committee JIS University, Kolkata-2016

Selection Committee JIS University, Kolkata-2015

Board of Studies Meeting

PGBS meeting Dept. of Law, Burdwan University 28/08/2020

BoS meeting on August 2020 at JIS University

PGBS meeting Dept. of Law, Burdwan University 28/05/2020

Bos meeting May 2019 at Sikkim Central University

BoS meeting on April 2019 at JIS University

BoS on February 2019 at JIS University

BoS on December 2018 at JIS University

Bos meeting May 2018 at Sikkim Central University

Bos meeting May 2017 at Sikkim Central University

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Special meeting of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) on September 27, 2019

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) meeting on September 6, 7 & 8, 2019

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) meeting on August 21st & 22nd of August 2019

ADMINISTRATIVE/ACADEMIC DUTIES

Present position (outside NUJS)

External Expert, Research Advisory Committee (RAC), Bankura University, 2019-20

External Expert, LLB Syllabus Review Committee, Bankura University 01.05.2019 for 2018-19

External Expert of Post-graduate Studies in Law, Burdwan University from 22.04.2019

External Member, Board of Moderators, Bankura University 26.04.2019 for 2018-19

Attended Moderation Committee Meeting, JIS University, Kolkata, Nov 2018

Attended as Member, Board of Studies (Law) meeting, JIS University, Kolkata, July 2018

Attended as Member, Board of Studies (Law) meeting, Sikkim Central University, May 2018

Member, Board of Studies (Law), Amity University, Kolkata, 2016 till date

Member, Board of Studies (Law), Sikkim Central University, Gangtok, 2016 till date

Member, Feasibility Committee to start 3 year LL.B. course at North Bengal University (NBU), April 2016

Member (Legal), Committee on Commercial Utilization of Bioresources of West Bengal Biodiversity Board, 2015 till date.

Member, Board of Studies (Law), JIS University, Kolkata, 2015 till date

Present position (NUJS)

Member, Admission Committee, September 2020

Member, Academic Programme Committee w.e.f. 01.11.2019

Member, Committee on Medal Qualification, 22.10.2019

Member, Building Committee NUJS, w.e.f. 03.09.2019

Convenor, Sub-Committee, Academic Council for revising Regulation of LLB & LLM dated 09.08.2019

Member, Committee for framing of Rules concerning Moderation of Marks from 11.07.2019

Member, Committee to look into Abuse by Caste name. from 12.07.2019

Chairman, Moderation Committee, Question Paper from 11.07.2019

Member, IQAC from 11.07.2019

Sub-Committee, Academic Council, NUJS to report on University Review Commission (URC) concern on academic matters. Constituted on 22.01.2019.

Member, Hostel Committee, NUJS, July 2018 till now

Member, Admission Committee, June 2018 till now

Chairperson, Under Graduate Council, NUJS, from 18.6.2018

Member, Procurement Committee, NUJS, from 18.6.2018 till now

Member of the Centre of Post Graduate Legal Studies (CPGLS), w.e.f 2017

Member, Faculty Board (FB) from 2009 till date.

Head – School of technology law and development. w.e.f. 2007

Chairperson – Intellectual property technology law society (IPTLS), w.e.f. 2007

Chairperson – Society for the Protection and Promotion of Environment (SPPE), w.e.f. 2006

Previous Positions

Member, Research Advisory Committee, NUJS July 2018 to August 2020

Chairman, Core Committee of Admission, June 2018

Member, Admission Committee, June 2018

Chairperson, Moderation Committee (Marks), NUJS, from 18.6.2018

Member, Procurement Committee, NUJS, from 18.6.2018

Member, Advisory Committee, NUJS Review Commission, September 2017

Member, Anti-Ragging Squad, June, 2017

Member, Academic Council, NUJS wef December 05, 2014

Member, Moderation Committee wef August 30, 2013

Member, Doctoral Committee wef August 30, 2013 till 2018

Faculty Advisor to Student Juridical Association (SJA) w.e.f. August 7, 2012 till May 2018

Member, Admission Committee, 2017

Member, State Level Sub-Committee in the line of National Court Management System, High Court, Kolkata wef 18.12.2013 till March 2018.

Chairperson, subcommittee of the academic Council, August 2016

Member, Under Graduate Council, wef June 20, 2014 till 2016

Convenor, Medal Committee, Convocation , February 2014

Member, Scholarship Committee, September 5, 2013

Member, Tender Committee wef August 30, 2013 till 2016

Member, Academic Council, MNLU wef January 24, 2015 till March 2016

Chairman, Under Graduate Council, wef August 7, 2013 till 20.06.2014

Faculty advisor – Nature Committee, NUJS, w.e.f. 2005 to 2013

Member - of the Sub Group (Under the Working Group on Water Governance) on Legal issues related to Ground Water Management and regulation , including the strengthening of the ground water regulatory authorities at the Centre and State. Planning Commission, Govt. of India, Water Resources Department (2011).

Member- Committee on Techno-Commercial Viability of the Tenders in NUJS 2011.

Co-ordinator- Committee for the selection of candidates under foreign national category of NUJS (2011).

Registrar (Acting), NUJS, 2010-11– for about 11 months.

Member– Board of trustee, NUJS, w.e.f. 2006

Member – Faculty Advisory Board, NUJS w.e.f. 2010 to 2012

Member – Academic Council, NUJS, w.e.f. 2008 to 2012

Member, Ph.D. Regulation Framework Committee, 2011-12, NUJS, Kolkata.

Member – Scholarship Committee (NUJS);

Member – Standing Committee, NUJS

Assistant Registrar (Academic), NUJS – for about 7 months.

Convener – Purchase Committee - Computers and Furniture

Convener – Laptop agreement committee

Chairperson - Canteen Committee, NUJS

Chairperson – Admission Committee, NUJS

Member – Implementation Committee – Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

Member – Ph.D. guidelines committee

Member - Post Graduate Committee, NUJS

Member – Library Committee, NUJS

Teacher in –charge – Midnapore law College 2002-03

Coordinator – Examination - Midnapore law College 2002-03

Member – Board of Studies – Vidyasagar University WB 2003-04

Warden – Boys Hostel – the WBNUJS 2004-05

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Postgraduate Law Research: How to Apply?

We accept applications at any time, though we strongly encourage research students to begin their studies at the start of the UK academic year (i.e. in September). There are, however, deadlines for applying for financial support. This section is designed to guide you through the application process and to help you identify funding opportunities.

Step 1: Which degree?

We offer three different postgraduate research degrees:

• PhD: 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
• MPhil:  2 years full-time, 4 years part-time
• MJur :1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

PhD students are initially registered on the MPhil programme and are expected to submit a 10,000 word paper showing PhD potential between 9 and 18 months after registering at the School. Your registration is then transferred to 'full' PhD status and, following further work, a thesis of 80,000 words is submitted. Full-time students are expected to complete their work within three years. 

The MPhil programme requires you to research and write a 60,000-word thesis under the supervision of a member of academic staff. Full-time students are expected to complete their thesis within two years.

The MJur programme requires you to research and write a 40,000-word thesis under the supervision of a member of academic staff. Full-time students are expected to complete their thesis within one year.

Entry Requirements

• Please check our coursefinder page about the programme for the current entry requirements

Step 2: Contact a member of staff

Once you have identified the subject area that you want to research, we recommend that you contact a member of our staff with appropriate expertise to discuss your proposed research. Please contact only one member of staff in the first instance; if necessary, we will redirect your email to a member of staff with expertise more directly relevant to your proposed research. If you are unsure which member of staff to approach, please contact  [email protected] for advice.

This is a pre-application step to help us match your research interests with our expertise. We will give you a preliminary view about whether you proposed research and academic background is a good fit with the School’s research strengths. If there is a good fit between your proposed research and our research strengths, we will give you advice on a draft of your research proposal before you make a formal application. We will also help you to identify funding opportunities.

When contacting a member of our staff, it would be helpful to include the following:

• A draft research proposal  or a summary of your research ideas - view a sample proposal .
• Details of university-level qualifications and any relevant professional experiences
• Details on how you propose to fund your research.

A list of our research strengths can be found here . 

You can also consult individual staff profiles to find more about our research interests as well as our contact details.

Step 3: Explore funding opportunities

There is a wide range of funding opportunities available to students interested in pursuing postgraduate research at Birmingham Law School—but it is vital that you explore these opportunities early. For more information, including details of funding deadlines, see here .

Step 4: Submit a formal application

Applications are submitted online . Applications are made directly to the University of Birmingham by using course finder and clicking on the course you wish to apply for. To complete an online application, you will require the following:

• A research proposal
• Copies of university transcripts
• Two references from referees who are able to comment on your academic and professional background
• Certificates to show competence in the English language (if English is not your first language).
• A personal statement of no more than one side of A4 in length explaining why you are interested in studying on your chosen programme.

It normally takes us 8-12 weeks to make a decision as we select students with care and your application is likely to be considered by several members of academic staff. If you have followed the steps above, however, we are likely to arrive at a decision much more quickly. During the application process, we may ask you to refine or reformulate your proposal in the light of comments from staff involved in assessing your project. You may also be invited for an interview. If you have any questions on the application process, please contact  [email protected]

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• UB law professor endorses Biden’s Supreme Court reforms

UB law professor endorses Biden’s Supreme Court reforms

By CHARLES ANZALONE

Published August 15, 2024

A School of Law expert on constitutional law and the Supreme Court says President Biden’s proposed court reforms could prevent a drift toward an authoritarian executive, protect separation of powers and restore judicial accountability.

Biden’s recently proposed reforms include a constitutional amendment stating that the Constitution does not confer immunity from criminal prosecution for acts committed by the president; 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices; and a binding code of conduct for those justices.

The “challenge,” says Manoj Mate, professor in the School of Law, is the difficulty of amending the Constitution.

“The proposals to reform the Supreme Court are a response to recent decisions in which the court has overturned settled precedent protecting fundamental rights, including civil rights, voting rights and the right to abortion” says Mate, an expert in the areas of constitutional law, election law, and public law and judicial politics in U.S. and comparative contexts. 

“And more recently, the court in Trump v. United States held that the president has broad immunity from prosecution for criminal acts committed while president.”

Trump v. United States has been heavily criticized by scholars and commentators across the political spectrum for “failing to properly analyze the text, history and structure of the constitution,” according to Mate.

Collectively, these decisions and related developments have caused many observers and commentators to “sound the alarm that the court has entered a new phase of judicial aggrandizement.”

“In addition, the Biden reform plan also responds to recent examples of ethics scandals involving unreported gifts to certain justices,” he says.

Biden’s proposed code of conduct would require justices to “disclose gifts, refrain from public political activity and recuse themselves from cases in which they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest.”

The stakes are exceedingly high, says Mate. The recent decision in Trump v. United States poses “an existential threat to U.S. democracy and separation of powers by creating a pathway to an authoritarian presidency that is above the law,” he says.

“These recent Supreme Court decisions have profound consequences for fundamental rights, separation of powers and the accountability of the executive branch. In addition, these developments raise serious concerns about an unaccountable imperial Supreme Court.

“These are sensible and common-sense reforms that would restore equilibrium to our system of separation of powers and the rule of law,” Mate says.

In discussing the reform plan, Mate highlights critiques and challenges facing the plan.

First, although some have suggested the plan represents a threat to judicial independence, the reforms do not amount to more far-reaching proposals that would have immediate impacts on the composition of the court or its powers, according to Mate.

“Biden’s plan is not a court-packing plan like the plan advanced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to court decisions that invalidated key New Deal policies,” Mate says.

“Rather, the plan seeks to address and respond to recent court decisions and political developments that present existential threats to precedent and the rule of law, core fundamental rights and our system of separation of powers. In addition, the plan does not seek to restrict or curb the power or jurisdiction of the court in line with recent proposals.”

Inherent obstacles

Second, Mate notes some of the challenges facing enactment and implementation of the plan.   

“The proposed binding code of conduct is a welcome step and would go a long way toward addressing conflicts of interest and perceived corruption by applying the same code that is binding on lower federal court judges to Supreme Court judges,” says Mate.

However, the other two proposals will be more difficult to enact, given they would likely require amending the Constitution.   

“It would require the enactment of constitutional amendments that would be very difficult to enact, given the high procedural hurdles for amendment, which requires a two-third vote in the House and Senate, and ratification by three-fourths of the states.

“While court packing proposals have been frowned on by some as an attack on judicial independence, a proposal to expand the court may be the only way to immediately address the threats posed by the court’s recent decision in Trump v. United States,” Mate says.

Mate recently joined UB Law from DePaul University College of Law, where he was the inaugural faculty director of the DePaul Racial Justice Initiative. He has also held visiting faculty or fellowship appointments at Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and the University of California, Irvine School of Law.

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It is a cental aided college so the fee is very feasible. Only cash is accepted by the college, there is no additional fees orchargeshad to be paid in orderto secure admission in this course, yes the college provide full transparency in the fee breakdown.

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