Janamaitri Campus (JMC), a pioneering non-profit community campus in Kuleshwor, Kathmandu, affiliated with Bagmati University, has opened admission inquiries for the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) program.
Program Description
The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) is a three-year postgraduate professional degree program, offered by Bagmati Province University, Hetauda, and designed for students who have already completed a Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Being a postgraduate law program, the LL.B. curriculum exclusively comprises law and law-related subjects, structured in line with national legal education standards with emphasis on the Nepalese legal system, comparative and international legal perspectives, clinical and experiential learning, and legal research and professional ethics. The program follows a year-wise structure with compulsory and optional subjects, ensuring both core legal competence and subject-area specialization.
Program Objectives
- Provide students with an in-depth understanding of substantive and procedural laws, jurisprudence, constitutional principles, and international legal frameworks.
- Enable students to analyze legal problems, interpret statutes and judicial decisions, and apply legal reasoning in diverse contexts.
- Equip students with essential skills in legal drafting, pleading, conveyancing, advocacy, negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution, through clinical courses and moot courts.
- Develop competence in legal research methodology, academic writing, case analysis, and evidence-based legal argumentation.
- Instill values of professional ethics, integrity, accountability, and social justice, in line with the standards of the legal profession.
- Prepare graduates for careers as advocates, judicial officers, legal advisors, prosecutors, academicians, policy analysts, and other legal professionals.
- Promote understanding of human rights, gender justice, inclusion, environmental protection, and the role of law in social transformation.
Eligibility
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) 3 years
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university or institution.
- Minimum 45% aggregate marks at the Bachelor's level.
- Applicants from a grading system must have a minimum CGPA of 2.00.
- Bachelor's degree must be completed before admission to the program.
- Must pass any admission requirements prescribed by Bagmati Province University, including an entrance examination and/or interview, if applicable.
- This is a three-year graduate-entry law program for Bachelor's degree holders.
- Students seeking direct entry after Grade 12 (+2) may apply for the five-year BALLB program offered by the campus.
Why Janamaitri Multiple Campus?
- A Pioneering Community Campus with a Three-Decade Legacy. Established in 1991 AD by academicians, intellectuals, and social workers from the Kuleshwor area, JMC has operated for over three decades as a non-profit institution dedicated to serving students, society, and the nation through accessible, quality education.
- The First QAA-Certified Campus in Kathmandu Valley. JMC holds formal Quality Assurance and Accreditation (QAA) certification from the University Grants Commission (UGC) the first campus in the Valley to earn this distinction and continues to operate under UGC's guidance and supervision.
- A Genuine Commitment to Inclusive Education. Since its founding, JMC has offered scholarships to socially marginalized, economically disadvantaged, differently abled, and meritorious students to broaden access to higher education.
- Purpose-Built Infrastructure. The campus sits on roughly 2,200 sq. m. of its own land with a four-story building and modernized learning resources, developed with continuous UGC support and contributions from its management committee, faculty, and staff.
- A Genuinely Multi-Faculty Campus. Under one roof, JMC offers programs across Management (BBA, BHM, BPSM), Law (LLB, BALLB), Information Technology (BIT), Education (B.Ed), and a Master's program (MBS), giving students a real breadth of academic choice.
- A Track Record of Academic Toppers. JMC students have placed as university and board toppers across multiple programs, and the campus runs a dedicated Research Management Cell that publishes student and faculty research.