There have been threads on LI where this matter has been discussed and which saw participation from Jindal people including officials. None of them could show any proof of this being recognised by anybody outside Jindal. They only said that since they are an IOE, they don't need recognition from anyone else. Which is true when it comes to awarding the degree, but does not extend to any other university recognising it. So far, there is no evidence of any Indian university having recognised any online LLM degree holder from Jindal for giving a job as an Assistant Professor or entry into their PhD programme or sitting for UGC NET. When questioned about this specifically, Jindal officials become deaf mysteriously. Anybody can figure the rest out. Jindal can of course recognise it and allow those graduates to do their PhD from Jindal or give them jobs. UGC does not recognize online LLMs in India and no university recognised by the UGC does that either. You have to show regulations to prove that it is done, not the other way around. Jindal has also recently started giving the same degree to their online LLM students as their offline LLM students, causing a lot of resentments among the latter and leading to many withdrawals. These are plain facts. I personally feel that there is nothing wrong with online degrees provided the rigour is maintained. I have done online courses myself from foreign universities and liked those myself. Jindal did start a good initiative, but so long as the UGC does not relax its stance on the online LLM matter, it is not likely to be recognised by other universities in India.
This was quite informative. The person I spoke to on call said that it was UGC recognised and I confirmed the same with her twice.
In addition to what you have mentioned, does anyone have any idea if law firms will consider this degree for IP transaction law? I wanted to do the LLM in IP and technology law course and was wondering if the course was worth it.
Law firms don't require LLM, so if you pick up decent knowledge while doing it, then it may help you but nothing more. It's certainly not going to be the same as having say a prominent UK law school LLM with a specialisation.
1. Is the online LLM 1 year program offered by Jindal Global Law School(JGLS) in collaboration with upGrad UGC recognised?
2. Whether other universities in India recognise this online LLM program for the purpose of PhD?
3. Credibility and recognition of this online LLM program in the current recruitment market?
4. Any benefits of this LLM program for job opportunities outside India?
5. Can a person take up teaching assignments after completing this online 1 year LLM program?
Can someone share insights on the above? Thanks!
2. No.
3. None.
4. None whatsoever.
5. Not any assignment in India that requires an LLM to be the qualifying criterion.
Jindal has also recently started giving the same degree to their online LLM students as their offline LLM students, causing a lot of resentments among the latter and leading to many withdrawals. These are plain facts. I personally feel that there is nothing wrong with online degrees provided the rigour is maintained. I have done online courses myself from foreign universities and liked those myself. Jindal did start a good initiative, but so long as the UGC does not relax its stance on the online LLM matter, it is not likely to be recognised by other universities in India.
In addition to what you have mentioned, does anyone have any idea if law firms will consider this degree for IP transaction law? I wanted to do the LLM in IP and technology law course and was wondering if the course was worth it.