LLM (Criminal & Security Law) – Pending
About the Program
With rising global threats, cybercrimes, and complex legal challenges related to internal and external security, this course equips legal professionals with in-depth knowledge of criminal law, counter-terrorism, cyber law, forensic science, and human rights. It prepares graduates to contribute meaningfully to the justice system, policy-making, law enforcement, and international security frameworks, making them valuable assets in both public and private sectors.
Course Details
| School Name: | School of Legal Studies |
| Programe: | LL.M. (Criminal and Security Law) |
| Course Length: | 1 years |
| Session Start Date: | August |
| Course Type: | Full Time |
| Eligibility Criteria: | Eligibility: As per UGC/BCI norms. |
| Programme Fee: | Rs. 85,500 /- Per Annum |
| Syllabus | Click here to Download |
Program Details/FAQs
The LL.M. in Criminal and Security Law at Babu Banarasi Das University is a specialized postgraduate program designed to equip students with in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of criminal justice systems, national security frameworks, and contemporary challenges in law enforcement and policy. Rooted in a rigorous interdisciplinary approach, the program bridges core legal principles with insights from criminology, police law, victimology, and penology.Through focused coursework, research, and practical engagement, the program prepares students to navigate complex legal terrains in areas such as organized crime, terrorism, cybercrimes, surveillance, and state accountability. This LL.M. is ideal for those aspiring to contribute to criminal justice reform, public safety policy, or careers in litigation, academia, and government service.
Key Highlights
- Specialized and Future-Oriented Curriculum: Engage with advanced legal studies in areas such as Company Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Regulation, Banking and Finance Law, Competition Law, Intellectual Property Rights, and International Trade Law. Understand legal frameworks governing business transactions in a globalized economy.
- Research Mentorship: Gain guidance from experienced faculty with expertise in corporate law, commercial litigation, financial regulation, and international business law. Receive support in developing strong legal research skills and contributing to contemporary discourse on corporate governance and compliance.
- Professional Skill Development: Get equipped with essential skills to navigate sectors like corporate advisory, financial services, regulatory compliance, corporate litigation, and legal consultancy—preparing for leadership roles in law firms, multinational corporations, and regulatory bodies.
- Modern Infrastructure: Benefit from ICT-enabled classrooms, dedicated moot court halls, digital legal research platforms, and a specialized corporate law library—offering a conducive environment for in-depth legal education.
- Distinguished Faculty: Learn from seasoned academicians and industry professionals who provide holistic mentorship, bridging academic knowledge with real-world legal practice in the corporate and commercial sectors.
The School of Legal Studies at Babu Banarasi Das University (BBDU) provides robust academic and co-curricular support for postgraduate students enrolled in the LL.M. in Criminal and Security Law program, ensuring specialized training and holistic development tailored to the evolving needs of the criminal justice and security sectors. The program is supported by a wide range of academic, infrastructural, and professional resources aimed at fostering critical inquiry, ethical practice, and real-world readiness:
- Library and E-Learning Access: LL.M. students benefit from access to a well-stocked law library and advanced e-learning platforms featuring legal databases, criminal case law repositories, journals on criminology and national security, and research tools essential for in-depth legal analysis and dissertation writing.
- Career Guidance and Placement Support: The dedicated Training & Placement Cell offers personalized career mentoring, research-oriented resume development, and placement support. Students are regularly connected with law firms, prosecution offices, human rights organizations, investigative bodies, policy think tanks, and national security institutions for internships and career advancement.
- Legal Research and Policy Cells: BBDU fosters advanced legal research through criminal law and public policy cells, where students engage in interdisciplinary studies, legal reform proposals, and empirical research on issues such as penal reform, cybercrime, terrorism, forensic law, and state accountability.
- Moot Courts and Legal Aid Clinics: Students participate in moot courts, criminal trial simulations, prison reform initiatives, and legal literacy campaigns that build practical skills in litigation, advocacy, forensic investigation, and client interaction—especially within criminal and security contexts.
- Modern Infrastructure and Smart Classrooms: The School features ICT-enabled classrooms, a dedicated moot court hall, legal aid centres, and access to digital criminal law resources—ensuring immersive, practice-based learning aligned with national and global legal developments.
- Academia
- Researcher
- Criminal Lawyer / Advocate
- Public Prosecutor or Assistant District Attorney
- Legal Advisor
- Policy Analyst
- Cybercrime and Forensics Law Specialist
| PO (Program Outcomes) | |
|---|---|
PO1 | Development of Legal Aptitude and Legal Knowledge: To create the curriculum at par with highest contemporary standards in order to develop the understanding of the Indian legal system and lawyers' principal roles in that system. |
PO2 | Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, review literature and analyze complex Legal issues reaching substantiated conclusions using principles of law, equity and justice. |
PO3 | Design/ Development of Solutions: Design solutions for complex legal issues by equipping the students with the capability of understanding and using statutes and precedents in order to solve legal problems or construct legal arguments & predict the probable judicial resolution of simulated legal disputes. |
PO4 | Legal research: To facilitate the students to learn the nuances of legal research by extensive study of various educational resources and modern research tools including prediction and modeling of solutions to complex legal issues with an understanding of the limitations . |
PO5 | Pleading, Drafting and Conveyance: Use research based knowledge and research methods to write a memorandum predicting the probable judicial resolution of a simulated legal dispute in a form that conforms to basic professional conventions regarding analytic support, organization and style. |
PO6 | Effective Citizenship: Inculcate values of Rights and Duties, and transfer these values to real-life through legal and judicial process for promoting community welfare. |
PO7 | Environment and Sustainability: Understand the impact of the legal solutions in environmental context and utilize the knowledge of law in its preservation and inculcate the idea of sustainable development. |
PO8 | Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the legal practice. |
PO9 | Individual and Team Work: Function effectively as an individual and as a member or leader in diverse teams and in multidisciplinary settings. |
PO10 | Effective Communication: Ability to learn the art of communicating and demonstrating their oral advocacy skills. Projecting the facts in a way suitable to the client and power to convince on Legal reasoning forms the essence of communication in courts of law. Communicate effectively with the legal fraternity and with society at large at national as well as international platforms. Be able to comprehend and write effective reports and documentation of various law related issues. Make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions. |
PO11 | Project management, Employability and Entrepreneurship: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of legal principles and apply these to gain monetary benefits for oneself, as an able member and leader in a team. Manage projects in legal as well as multidisciplinary environments and create new avenues in the legal professions. |
PO12 | Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of legal change. |
| PSO (Program Specific Outcomes) | |
|---|---|
| PSO1 | It is specially designed to provide the in-depth knowledge to legal Practitioners to handle the cases related to Criminology and Penology and to provide practical training & knowledge to the student aspirants who wish to engage themselves in the legal practice in Criminal Law. |
| PSO2 | Learn the art of doing doctrinal and empirical research which covers knowledge and implementation of various Criminal Law principles. To development Ability of the students to analyze the legal problems from scholarly and objective point of view and work towards finding solutions to the problems by application of laws and regulations. |
