Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), School of Law , in association with Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia has launched a first of its kind Master’s Programme in Intellectual Property Law (MIPL). A two year Master’s programme which is India’s only Master’s programme in Intellectual Property law, shall be delivered and managed by Rainmaker, India’s leading solutions provider to the Legal industry, through its proprietary online learning platform, eMentor.
MIPL programme has been designed by an Expert Committee conmprising of leading academicians from the IGNOU-School of Law panel and others such as Professor Kamal Puri from the QUT, who have established international reputations in the field. In addition, leading practitioners, such as Rodney Ryder, form part of the panel of experts contributing to the programme.
The programme is delivered completely online, and, is open to graduates from all streams. It has been designed to suit the learning needs of both legally qualified and “non-legal” professionals, and aims to provide an in-depth examination of both classical and contemporary areas of, and developments in, Intellectual Property law.
The MIPL programme is delivered using virtual-learning friendly components such as self-instructional text, audio-video materials, radio and television broadcasts, online counselling, video-conferencing, and other innovative internet-based learning techniques and systems.
The next batch of the programme commences on March 1,2010.
Registration shall continue till March 31,2010.
The programme fee is Rs.36,000/- which can be paid in two installments.
For more details ,please see here.
To download the programme brochure,click here.
would this be recognized by the Bar council of India.
well ! checked about this .. but I am pretty apprehensive whether this course in correspondence tender any value as Masters .. I mean in context to an eligibility for a Professor in the Indian Universities ? Do let me know
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> “The Bar council of India is an approving body only for the Ll.B degree. For one to be eligible to practice in a court or be registered with any State bar association one must possess an Ll.B degree. The Bar council of India does not recognise an Ll.B earned through distance learning mode. However the Bar council of India is not the governing body for the Master’s in Intellectual Property Laws programme, since this degree alone does not make one eligible to be registered with a bar or to practise in court – the focus of the MIPL programme is on developing a comprehensive understanding of Intellectual Property Laws, rather than enabling one to practice before a court of law.
> The MIPL programme has been approved by the Central Government and the Association of Indian Universities. All IGNOU degrees – including the MIPL degree – are recognised on par with any degree awarded by any other Indian university. Furthermore, all students who successfully complete the MIPL programme would be awarded a Master’s degree, which is recognised, and hence would make them eligible to take up higher education such as M.Phil or Ph.D through distance learning or otherwise.”
> “The Bar council of India is an approving body only for the Ll.B degree. For one to be eligible to practice in a court or be registered with any State bar association one must possess an Ll.B degree. The Bar council of India does not recognise an Ll.B earned through distance learning mode. However the Bar council of India is not the governing body for the Master’s in Intellectual Property Laws programme, since this degree alone does not make one eligible to be registered with a bar or to practise in court – the focus of the MIPL programme is on developing a comprehensive understanding of Intellectual Property Laws, rather than enabling one to practice before a court of law.
> The MIPL programme has been approved by the Central Government and the Association of Indian Universities. All IGNOU degrees – including the MIPL degree – are recognised on par with any degree awarded by any other Indian university. Furthermore, all students who successfully complete the MIPL programme would be awarded a Master’s degree, which is recognised, and hence would make them eligible to take up higher education such as M.Phil or Ph.D through distance learning or otherwise.”
IS this program semester wise?
Anyone pursuing this course pls tell about this course. many aspirants are eager to know the feedback as the course is completely online.
Thank you Kunal for all the relevant information .. would love some of Mr Basheer’s views on this matter