VARANASI: Three law syllabus entries dated Thursday, November 5, 2026, on Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith's official index give students access to programme structures and assessment requirements for B.A. LL.B., LL.B. and LL.M. Students at the university near Maldahiya Crossing should open the document for their own programme and check the applicable session before planning assignments, examinations or specialist options.
The university's address is Station Road, Maldahiya Crossing, Kashi Vidyapith, Chetganj. The immediate action for law students is to compare the programme name and semester on their records with the relevant syllabus. All three linked documents carry an effective session of 2025-26. The November 5 date on the index should therefore not be read as a declaration that every provision has just changed.
One specific condition matters for postgraduate students choosing a specialisation: the LL.M. document requires at least 15 students for a separate third semester specialisation group. A group with fewer students may not run that session. Students should check availability with the Faculty of Law before treating an intended option as confirmed.
Three programmes with different study lengths
The official syllabus index places the three entries in its professional programmes section. Their names are similar, but their study structures differ. The integrated B.A. LL.B. covers five years and ten semesters; the graduate LL.B. covers three years and six semesters; the LL.M. covers two years and four semesters.
| Programme | Duration in the document | Index date |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. | Five years, ten semesters | November 5, 2026 |
| LL.B. | Three years, six semesters | November 5, 2026 |
| LL.M. | Two years, four semesters | November 5, 2026 |
In the integrated programme's first semester, the paper list combines English, political science, sociology and history with contract and constitutional law. The second semester continues those subject streams. This structure helps a student identify the intended combination of humanities and law papers, instead of using the three year LL.B. list because both programmes lead to a law degree.
The B.A. LL.B. document describes theoretical papers carrying four credits, divided between three credits for a written examination and one for internal assessment. Its assessment table allocates 75 marks to the written component and 25 to the assignment and viva component. Practical and clinical papers are subject to their separate provisions.
What residents should do
Students should first check the complete document for their course, then ask the department about any requirement that affects their own semester. Keep the course code with the paper title when checking assignments or an examination form. A subject name alone can be insufficient where a sequence is divided across semesters.
The three year LL.B. syllabus begins with constitutional law, contract, tort and consumer protection, family law, and public international law in its first semester structure. Its rules provide for optional papers in the fifth and sixth semesters. The listed examples include human rights, insurance, intellectual property and banking law.
For LL.B. students, the document also sets out an attendance requirement of 75 per cent in each paper for semester end examination eligibility. It describes relaxation to 66 per cent on valid grounds through recommendation by the Dean and approval by the Vice Chancellor. A student who needs consideration under that provision should seek the faculty's instructions and supporting document requirements.
Postgraduate choices and research work
The LL.M. syllabus includes constitutional law, legal philosophy and law and social transformation in its opening semester. The structure also includes legal aid and awareness work. In the next semester it lists interpretation of statutes, environmental law choices, and women, law and gender justice, alongside field or apprenticeship related work.
Third semester specialisation options are organised in groups covering criminal law, administrative law and contract related study. Research methodology and a first dissertation component appear in that semester. The final semester includes further dissertation work and a viva. Students should read the paper descriptions as well as the group heading when discussing their preferred research direction.
The postgraduate rules specify a dissertation carrying four credits and 100 marks, to be submitted before the last paper of the fourth semester examination. Evaluation involves internal and external examiners. A separate dissertation viva also carries four credits and 100 marks. Students organising their research should discuss the faculty submission process as well as the examination schedule, since the document ties submission to the last paper rather than publishing a calendar date for every student.
The documents provide curriculum information, rather than a dated examination timetable. They do not establish a new examination day or reopen admission. For separate current university notices, readers can consult the earlier reports on semester application deadlines, missing practical marks and physical education counselling. Each notice has its own scope and dates.
