POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS AND CORPORATE LAW (PGDBCL)
PROGRAMME CURRICULUM
Semester - I
3. Laws Relating to Banking
1. Law of Contracts
1. Introduction to Banking Law
1. Indian Contract Act, 1872
2. Overview of Banking & Structure of Banking in
2. Proposal & Acceptance
India
3. Consideration
3. Banks in India - Role and Functions
4. Capacity to Contract
4. Banker - Customer Relationship
5. Free Consent
5. Changing Role of Banks
6. Void Agreements
6. Banking Ombudsman Schemes and Frauds
7. Contingent Contracts
7. Overview of RBI
8. Performance of Contract
8. Role of RBI
9. Quasi-Contracts
9. Importance and Functions of RBI
10. Discharge of Contracts
10. Preliminaries & Types of Negotiable Instruments
11. Indemnity and Guarantee
11. Negotiation & Endorsement
12. Bailment and Pledge
12. Presentment, Payment & Discharge, Material
13. Agency
Alteration and Forgery
2. Corporate Law 13. Dishonor of Negotiable Instruments
1. Introduction to Company Law 14. Emerging Trends in Banking Law
2. Incorporation of Company 15. Settlement of Disputes and Evidence Act
3. Capital
4. Membership of Company 4. Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and Competition
5. Shares & Dividends Act, 2002
6. Borrowing, Lending & Investments 1. Introduction to Consumer Protection Act, 2019
7. Directors and Other Managerial Personnel 2. Consumer’ Under Consumer Protection Act
8. Reconstruction, Amalgamation & Meetings 3. Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies
9. Winding Up 4. Procedure for Filing Consumer Complaint
10. Minority Protection and Audit & Accounts 5. Appeals
11. General Features of Partnership 6. Enforcement of Orders & Other Relevant
12. Relations of Partners Provisions
13. Registration and Dissolution of a Firm 7. Forms
14. Limited Liability Partnership 8. Introduction to Competition Law
9. Competition Commission of India
10. Anti-Competitive Agreements & Competition Laws
11. Concepts Related to Dominant Position & Criteria
for Determining Abuse of Dominant Position
12. Competition Laws and Regulation of Combinations
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POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS AND CORPORATE LAW (PGDBCL)
PROGRAMME CURRICULUM
Semester-II
1. Corporate Restructuring Law 3. Dispute Resolution Law
1. Corporate Restructuring
1. Judicial/Basic Dispute Resolution
2. Various Types of Corporate Restructuring
2. Litigation
3. Merger and Amalgamation
3. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
4. Demerger
4. Alternative Models of ADR
5. Takeover
5. Arbitration
6. Reorganize Through Compromise or Arrangement
6. Arbitral Tribunals
7. Joint Ventures (JV) & Reorganizing Business
7. Arbitration Award
8. Corporate Debt Restructuring
8. Finality of the Arbitration Award
9. Financial Restructuring
9. International Law on Arbitration Governing
10. Due Diligence and Corporate Governance
International Commercial Transactions
11. Taxes and Stamp Duty Aspects of Mergers and
10. Conciliation
Acquisitions
11. Conciliation Proceedings and Settlement
12. FEMA, SEBI and Accounting Issues
Agreement
13. Mergers and Amalgamations Under Sick Industrial
12. Negotiation
Companies(Special Provisions) Act 1985 (SICA)
13. Mediation
14. Cross - Border Restructuring
14. Civil Procedure Mediation Rules
15. . Mergers and Acquisition Agreements, Schemes
and Documentation
2. Corporate Finance Law 4. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws
1. Introduction to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Regime
1. Introduction to Corporate Entity 2. Authorities and Enforcement Mechanism
2. Securities Exchange Board of India 3. Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process-1
3. Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956 4. Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process-2
4. Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 5. Committee of Creditors
Guidelines Part-I 6. Liquidation
5. SEBI Guidelines Part-II on Pricing of Issue 7. Insolvency process for Individuals and Partnership
6. Book Building Firms-1
7. Buy Back and ESOP 8. Insolvency process for Individuals and Partnership
8. Trading, Substantial Acquisition and Takeover Firms-2
9. Overseas Financing 9. Case Law
10. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
11. Foreign Investment
12. Competition Act and its Relevance with Finance
13. Depositories Act, 1996
14. Listing of Securities
15. Mutual Funds
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POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS AND CORPORATE LAW (PGDBCL)
PROGRAMME CURRICULUM
Semester-III
1. Corporate Governance 3. Labour Law
1. Overview of Corporate Governance
1. Factories Act, 1948
2. Corporate Board
2. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
3. Shaping Directorial Competence and Board
3. Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act,
Effectiveness
1970
4. Financial Institutions and Nominee Directors
4. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
5. Corporate Disclosure and Investor Protection
5. Payment of Wages Act, 1936
(Listing Agreement with Stock Exchange)
6. Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
6. Corporate Reputation
7. Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923
7. Corporate Governance and Regulatory Bodies
8. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
8. Globalization and Corporate Governance
9. Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act,
9. Regulatory Framework and Investor Protection -
1946
An Overview of existing Measures for Investor
10. Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous
Protection
Provisions Act, 1952
10. Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate
11. Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
Governance
12. Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
11. Majority Rule and Minority Protection Prevention
of Oppression and Mismanagement 4. IT Act (Cyber Context)
2. Intellectual Property Law 1. Introduction to Cyber Laws
2. E-Commerce and E-Governance
1. Concept of Intellectual Property Rights
3. Certifying Authority and Controllers
2. Harmonisation of IP Laws by International
4. Offences under it Act, Adjudicating Officer and
Agencies - I
Cyber Appellate Tribunal
3. Harmonisation of IP Laws by International
5. Miscellaneous Provisions of IT Act, 2000
Agencies - II
6. Introduction to Cyber Crimes
4. The Paris Convention, 1883
7. Cyber Offences
5. The Berne Convention, 1886
8. Constitutional Rights Vs. Cyber Crime
6. Indian Patent Law
9. Intellectual Property in Cyberspace
7. Indian Copyright Law
10. Cyber Jurisprudence
8. Indian Trademark and Industrial Design Law
11. Cyber Laws International Perspective
9. Case Laws
12. Case Studies
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POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS AND CORPORATE LAW (PGDBCL)
PROGRAMME CURRICULUM
Semester IV
1. Taxation Law 2. Research Methodology
1. Introduction to Taxation System 1. Understanding Research
2. Introduction to Direct and Indirect Tax 2. Scientific Methods and Research
3. Definitions 3. Formulating Research Problem and Hypothesis
4. Residential Status of person, Determination of 4. Research Design
Residential status 5. Data Collection and Measurement
5. Introduction to Income Tax Act, 1961 6. Sampling and Sampling Technique
6. Tax Incidence under Income Tax Act 1961 7. Observation
7. Procedure for Assessment, Appeals, Revisions, 8. The Interview Method
Settlement of Cases and Penalties & Offences 9. The Questionnaire Method
8. Introduction to GST 10. The Survey Method
9. Levy and Collection of Tax 11. The Experimental Method
12. Scaling Techniques and Attitudes
Measurement Techniques
13. Data Presentation, Processing and Analysis
14. Hypothesis Testing and Interpretation of Data
Project
Students are required to submit a project by the end
of the semester IV.
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