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Law University semester and exam dates

Students have been asking when the current even semester ends, when exams would commence and when the next odd semester (new academic year) starts. Here's my take. These are my guesses based on experience. In any case, this is not the official communication from the university. I cannot assure this will happen for sure. So take this information with a pinch of salt. 1. Current even semester (2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th sem)  may end by around June 6th, 2025…
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How do bad educational institutions manage to survive?

I was discussing with a friend about the quality of education and educational institutions. So my friend pointed to an educational institution that isn't of good quality (no good teachers, no good placement record), but was getting good number of students. They had hiked their fees by around 40%, yet the demand hasn't come down. So I provided a hypothesis: "It's all about demand and supply. The government has been rather negligent and not starting / expanding the government educational…
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When are the KSLU results coming out?

Law students in Karnataka right now have just one question: "when are the results coming out?" As per my astrological predictions, results should be out by around 10-15th March. If you need astrological /  tarot card  predictions on your future, don't contact me. Once a law student approached a parrot astrologer to predict his results. The parrot came out, stood still for a minute and fainted! Gini Shastra - astrological prediction using a parrot! If you are from south India,…
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Observing those in teaching profession

I have been at a gathering of teachers and these are my observations Almost all of them look like they are so tired of the never ending work. Most of them look depressed too. And are somehow trying to cope up by joking or forcefully laughing. The ones in their 20s look like they are in their 30s. The ones in their 30s look like they are in their 40s or 50s. Some 80% of them are in a hurry…
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Karnataka Government decides to shut down 10 new universities: Lessons to learn

Karnataka Government has decided to shut down 10 new universities that were established in the last 5 years. Mandya and Chamarajanagar Universities are two among the many new universities that were decided to be shut down. They will be merged with their parent universities. So Mandya and Chamarajanagar Universities will be merged with the  University of Mysore. This reminds me of an event mentioned in the novel Jugaari Cross written by Poornachandra Tejaswi. In the novel, the protagonist would be…
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Shifting goalposts for lecturers in India

Being college lecturers / professors in India is already riddled with many issues. University Grants Commission (UGC) is the apex body that controls Universities and college education in India. UGC comes up with the guidelines for eligibility and other rules for the college lecturers keeps changing the rules the way they wish and it causes more problems, than solving the existing ones. My friends hinted me that UGC has come up with a draft proposal to make rules whereby the…
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Choosing an optional subject between Human Rights and Law of Insurance

KSLU gives an option to choose between Human Rights Law and Law of Insurance during the 3rd Semester of 3 years LLB course and 8th Semester of 5 years LLB courses. In The Past: Law of Insurance earlier was never an optional subject, but a compulsory paper. Some universities had one paper that had Law of Insurance and Banking Law as a single subject. Human Rights Law on the other hand used to be taught as a part of the…
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Doing LLM in India or abroad

Many students, especially the ones good in studies approach me and ask - (a) if it is a good idea to do LLM after LLB and (b) what are the best places to do LLM. In this article, I will cover two aspects: (1) Purpose of doing an LLM (2) Where to do LLM. Purpose of Doing an LLMLL.M. stands for Legum Magister. It is the post-graduate degree or masters in law. In India, LL.M. is done mostly for the…