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Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has opened the application form for various law programmes to be offered in the January 2025 admission cycle session in November 2024. Candidates can apply online till February 28, 2025. The application link for IGNOU law registration 2025 is given below. IGNOU law programmes 2025 include PG and advanced diploma, PG and advanced certificate courses and various other programmes. All these law programmes of IGNOU are offered in online, distance education mode. It should be noted that, IGNOU does not offer 3-year LLB, BA LLB, BBA LLB or LLM programmes because the apex legal education body, the Bar Council of India doesn’t recognise the law degree programmes completed in distance education mode.
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The law department of IGNOU is known as - School of Law, IGNOU. It was established in 2005 to impart legal education through the distance learning system. IGNOU offers Cyber Law, Criminal Justice, IPR, Para Legal, Consumer Law, Human Rights, Humanitarian Law and Human Trafficking and other programmes.
Indira Gandhi National Open University has released the IGNOU law application form for the January 2025 session in online mode in November 2024. Candidates have to simply register themselves for IGNOU law programmes by filling out the application form and submitting their application fee along with the course fee. The application process is explained below.
Visit the official admission portal of IGNOU.
Click on the link given for new registration.
Read the instructions and fill the registration form.
Select the law programme and mode of receiving study material.
Upload the relevant documents and submit the course fee using IGNOU’s payment gateway.
Take a printout of the filled-in application form for future reference.
Check IGNOU registration status once the status has been updated by the authorities.
IGNOU offers a total of 11 programmes divided into the following programmes.
PG Diploma
PG Certificate
Diploma
Certificate
The details of IGNPU law programmes are given below.
Given below are the PG Diploma programmes.
Course duration - One year (maximum duration - three years)
Eligibility - The candidate should be a graduate in any discipline.
Course fee - Rs 10,200
Course duration - One year (Maximum duration - Three years)
Eligibility - Graduation in any discipline.
Course fee - Rs 10,800
The details of the PG certificate programmes offered by IGNOU are given below.
Course duration - Six months (maximum duration - two years)
Eligibility - The candidate should be a graduate in any discipline. Also, candidates who are 4th and 5th-year students of the Five-year integrated LL.B course and who have passed three years may also apply for PG Certificate in Cyber Law.
Course fees - Rs. 8.400
Course duration - 6 months (maximum duration - two years)
Course Fee: Rs. 9,600
Eligibility criteria
The candidates should have a degree in Science/Technology/Medicine.
Candidates appearing in the 4th or 5th year of the five-year integrated LL B Course who passed three years are also eligible to apply for a Post-Graduate Certificate in Patent Practice.
The diploma programme offered by IGNOU is given below.
Course duration - One year (maximum - 3 years).
Course fee - Rs. 8,400
Eligibility criteria
The candidate should have passed 10+2 or equivalent of IGNOU is Bachelor's Preparatory Programme.
Language - English and Hindi
SOL-IGNOU offers the following certificate programmes.
Certificate in Human Rights (CHR)
Certificate in Consumer Protection (CCP)
Certificate in International Humanitarian Law (CIHL )
Certificate in Anti Human Trafficking (CAHT )
Certificate in Co-operation, Co-operative Law (CCLBL )
Eligibility criteria
To apply for the IGNOU law certificate programmes mentioned above, the candidate should have passed 10+2 or its equivalent examination at a recognised board/institution, or Bachelor's Preparatory Programme (BPP) from IGNOU.
For IGNOU’s Certificate in Co-operation, Co-operative Law (CCLBL), the graduate freshers are eligible to apply.
Name of programme | Course duration | Fees |
---|---|---|
Certificate in Human Rights (CHR) |
| Rs. 2,400 |
Certificate in Consumer Protection (CCP) | Rs. 1,800 | |
Certificate in International Humanitarian Law (CIHL ) | Rs. 2,700 | |
Certificate in Anti Human Trafficking (CAHT ) | Rs. 1,400 | |
Certificate in Co-operation, Co-operative Law (CCLBL ) | Rs. 8,400 |
IGNOU offers a doctoral degree in regular mode. The course details are given below.
The candidate should have a Master’s degree from a UGC-recognized university with at least 55% marks (50% for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer) and differently able candidates.
GNOU conducts a national-level entrance test for admission to Qualifies in the entrance examination conducted by IGNOU at the National level for admission to Doctor of Philosophy in Law (PHDLE). The admission to PHDLE programme is conducted around the month of July, every year.
PhD in Law from IGNOU-School of Law - Duration and fee details
Name of programme | Minimum course duration | Maximum course duration | Course fee |
---|---|---|---|
Doctor of Philosophy in Law (PHDLE) | Three years | Six years | Rs 16,800 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No, IGNOU doesn’t offer the LLB programme. Also, the Bar Council doesn’t recognise LLB done through distance mode.
No, IGNOU doesn’t offer LLM through distance education. It offers PG and diploma programmes in law.
The School of Law-IGNOU offers PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights and Criminal Justice.
The SOL-IGNOU offers PG Certificate in Cyber law and Patent Practice.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
If you are pursuing your master’s from IGNOU (January 2025 batch), you will become eligible to get into M.Phil. or Ph.D. programme only after completing your master’s degree successfully with the required minimum percentage which is (usually 55%).
However, you should know that as per the latest UGC regulations, M.Phil. programmes have been discontinued in most of the universities across India, and admissions are now being offered directly to the Ph.D. programmes based on NET/JRF scores or university entrance tests.
Hope You Understand.
Hey there,
Masters from IGNOU January 2025, you probably will be done with it late 2026 or early 2027. Still, M.Phil won't be an option as per the new education policy (NEP 2020), it has been abolished.
A great majority of universities including IGNOU have already ceased M.Phil courses. In fact, after your masters completion with minimum 55% marks (or 50% for a reserved category), you are eligible to submit your application for doctoral research directly, not M.Phil. Moreover, only qualifying in the entrance test and interview will be your next step.
Hope it helps!!!
Thank you.
Hello,
Yes, both the D.EL.Ed from NIOS (2017-19) and the BA from IGNOU are likely valid. The Supreme Court of India has recognized the NIOS D.EL.Ed program as a valid qualifications for the teaching positions, particularly for in-service teachers who were in service as of August 10, 2017.
I hope it will clear your query!!
Yes, a B.Com degree is eligible for the IGNOU B.Ed entrance test, but with conditions. You must have a bachelor's or master's degree in Commerce, Science, Social Science, or Humanities with at least 50% marks (or 45% for reserved categories). You also need to be a trained in-service teacher in elementary education or have completed an NCTE-recognized teacher education program through face-to-face mode.
Hello,
Thank you for your question!
IGNOU does not offer MSc Zoology as a regular program.
IGNOU mainly provides MSc in Life Science, Environmental Science, and other distance learning programs, but Zoology (regular specialization) is not available. If you want to pursue MSc Zoology, you’ll have to look at state universities like MDU Rohtak, Kurukshetra University, DU, BHU, AMU, etc.
All the best!
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