IGNOU Law Admissions 2025 - Application Form (Open), Eligibility, Fee, Courses

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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What is School of Law, IGNOU?

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.

IGNOU Law Admission 2025

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.

How to fill IGNOU Application Form for Law

• 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.

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Law Courses offered by IGNOU in 2025

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.

PG Diploma Programmes

Given below are the PG Diploma programmes.

Post-Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights (PGDIPR)

Course duration - One year (maximum duration - three years)

Eligibility - The candidate should be a graduate in any discipline.

Course fee - Rs 10,200

Post Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice (PGDCJ)

Course duration - One year (Maximum duration - Three years)

Eligibility - Graduation in any discipline.

Course fee - Rs 10,800

PG Certificate Programmes

The details of the PG certificate programmes offered by IGNOU are given below.

Post Graduate Certificate in Cyber Law (PGCCL)

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

Post-Graduate Certificate in Patent Practice (PGCPP)

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.

IGNOU Law Diploma Programmes

The diploma programme offered by IGNOU is given below.

Diploma in Paralegal Practice

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

IGNOU Law Certificate Programmes

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.

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PhD in Law from IGNOU-School of Law

IGNOU offers a doctoral degree in regular mode. The course details are given below.

Eligibility criteria

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.

Admission test

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