Postgraduate Diploma inConsumer Law & Practice(PGDCLP)
Overview
The PGDCLP provides in-depth knowledge and understanding of consumer laws and their application for consumers, businesses, professionals, and service providers. Graduates from the programme are equipped for roles requiring consumer dispute management and resolution, and advisory roles in areas related to business strategy, policy, and business liability. The PGDCLP has been provided continuously since 2011.
Programme Highlights:
- Historical overview of the development of consumer law internationally, as well as in India, providing contextual expertise for those interfacing with consumers as business representatives, as well as for individuals and consumer organisations interfacing with businesses.
- Builds expertise in areas such as service deficiencies and the rights of consumers in online transactions.
- Includes studies of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and Lok Adalats that ensure graduates are able to put into application the knowledge and understanding they have developed in the programme.
- The programme is spread across one year and gives learners the flexibility to design their own learning pathway.
Courses
Paper I - Introduction to Law & Legal Systems
This paper introduces the student to legal thinking and reasoning, and to legal systems, with a particular focus on Indian law and the Indian legal system. Those students who are from a non-law background would find this course particularly helpful.
Paper II - Development of Consumer Protection Law
This paper consists of the following modules:
Module I: Consumer Protection: Global Scenario
Module II: Evolution of Consumer Protection In United Kingdom
Module III: Evolution of Consumer Protection in India
Module IV: Consumer Protection Act, 1986 & Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Paper III - Product Liability and Service Providers Liability
This paper consists of the following modules:
Module I: Product Safety Standards and Liability
Module II: Food Adulteration Act; Food Safety and Standards Act; Insecticides
Module III: Service Providers Liability
Module IV: E-Consumer Protection: Advertisement
Paper IV - Alternate Dispute Redressal Mechanism
This paper consists of the following modules:
Module I: Regulatory Authorities
Module II: Arbitration, Conciliation, Mediation and Lok Adalat
Module III: Sustainable Consumption and Environment Protection
Module IV: Competition Law and Policy
Paper V - Dissertation
A list of dissertation topics will be provided to students in the hand book sent to them along with course study materials. These topics are suggestive, and students could improvise on the suggested topics, or formulate a new topic.
Faculty
Visiting Faculty
Professor, Chair of Consumer Law and Practice
Varsha Iyengar
Visiting Faculty
Dr. Anita Desai Patil
Visiting Faculty
Fee
For Indian Nationals
| Regular Fees | |
| Application fees | Rs. 1,500 |
| Admission fees | Rs. 2,500 |
| Course fees | Rs. 16,000 |
| Total fees | Rs. 20,000 |
| Optional | |
| Printed study material | Rs. 1,500 |
| Other fees | |
| Admission late fee | Rs. 500 |
| Examination fee | Rs. 500 per paper |
| Examination late fee | Rs. 300 per application |
| Continuation fee | Rs. 2,500 per year |
| Extension fee | Rs. 5,000 per year |
| Re-evaluation fees | Rs. 800 per paper |
For Foreign Nationals
| Regular fees | |
| Application fees | Rs. 1,500 |
| Admission fees | Rs. 2,500 |
| Course fees | Rs. 56,000 |
| Total fees | Rs. 60,000 |
| Postage of printed study materials to address outside India | |
| Courier Charges | Rs. 5,000 |
Apply
Please note the following information regarding eligibility, deadlines for receiving your application, and the method of applying to this programme.
Eligibility
The minimum eligibility for applying for this programme is a graduate degree (in law or other field) from a recognized university.
Students with a degree certificate or its equivalent from any UGC-recognized university, Association of Indian Universities, CA, CS, ICWA, Open University/distance learning can apply. There shall be no restriction as to age,nationality, gender or employment status.
Deadline for receipt of applications
We are accepting applications for PGDCLP until 11:59 pm, Sunday, September 6, 2020. Interested candidates may write to ded@nls.ac.in
How to apply
You may apply to this programme either online, or offline by downloading the form and mailing it to us.
FAQs
These are some commonly asked questions about this programme. For general questions about the NLSIU Distance Progamme, please visit the General FAQs page.
Is there a time limit for completion of course?
P.G.Diplomas: Post Graduate Diploma is 1 year course. Every candidate admitted to the course shall pay the prescribed fees at the time of admission. If a candidate is required to continue the course beyond one academic year because of his/her non-fulfilment of the prescribed requirements for the award of the degree, he/she will be permitted to continue for the subsequent two academic years by paying a continuation fee as prescribed for each year (prevailing fee Rs.2,500/-).
After a period of three years if the candidate is not still able to clear the course s/he may be given an extension of another 2yrs by paying Rs.5,000/- per year for the subsequent two years as extension fee provided, s/he should have cleared 50% of the papers (out of the total number of theory papers prescribed)
At the end of the fifth academic year if the candidate fails to fulfil all the requirements for the award of the degree, the admission stands automatically cancelled.
What if the candidate does not complete the course in 3 years?
If the candidate does not pass or complete the course, his enrollment ceases. He will have to register afresh by following the usual procedures prescribed for first admission. His performance at the earlier exams is not carried forward. He will have to redo the entire academic exercise prescribed, in the syllabus.
What is Scheme of Examination?
Diploma candidates are expected to write 100 marks in-class examination for paper I to IV. Diploma students are expected to write a Dissertation on the suggested topic for Paper V. The Dissertation would carry 80 marks. Students are expected to take an oral exam-viva voce, which will be based on the Dissertation they write. The vive voce would carry 20 marks. Submission of Dissertation is one month before the examination.
What is dissertation and when should be the dissertation submitted?
Students are expected to write a Dissertation on their chosen topic (from the list of topics provided in the Hand Book). The Dissertation should approximately be of 25000 words, (or about 90-100 A4 size pages in double spaced typing). The Dissertation would carry 80 marks and a viva voce of 20 marks. Dissertation should be submitted along with the Examination form.
Dissertation can be submitted any time during the course of their study (1+2) for any of the annual/supplementary examination. As and when the candidate clears all the five papers the degree of diploma will be awarded.
Duration
1 Year
Number of Courses
5
Course Fee (Indian Nationals)
Rs. 20,000
Course Fee (Foreign Nationals)
Rs. 60,000