INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (CLINICAL COURSE III)

RULES AS REVISED ON 13 DECEMBER 2011

The internship programme attempts to expose the students to see how law works in
practice. Internships may be undertaken in lawyers chambers, courts, administrative
offices, quasi-judicial establishments, prosecution departments, police and correctional
institutions, commercial corporate establishments, Government Law Offices, legal aid
centres, legislative secretariat, non-governmental organizations etc .
It aims to teach professional skills, essential aspects of professional ethics and social
responsibility issues and management of challenging situations in practical and
professional life.

The following guidelines apply to the internship programme:

1.

The programme is for 28 working days unless the University notifies

otherwise. It is to be undertaken during the vacation between January to
March and is compulsory for B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) students from third year
onwards and for students of LL.M. in their first year.

2.

Split internships are allowed with permission from the concerned Class
Internship Coordinator. This will be permitted only in exceptional cases like
medical reasons, participation in moots or exchange programmes etc. In case
of a split internship, two diaries must be submitted although the total number
of case notes remains two. Only official diaries must be used.
In case a student participates in an exchange programme or a moot etc., and is
unable to undertake the internship in January-March, it may be undertaken in
the June break preceding or following that academic year. The same rule
would apply to students undertaking exchange programmes or moots in any
other year.

3.

The nature of internship for students of different years of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)
course are is follows:
(a)
III year: Trial Court (a Court of First instance) Internship
(Explanation: this includes original practice involving jurisdiction of High
Courts)This must include at least five Court visits which involve observation
of court proceedings.

(b)
IV year: Appellate Court or Equivalent Internships. This must include
at least five Court visits which involve observation of court proceedings
(c)

4.

V year : To be focused on the area in which the student wishes to

specialize/ practice. However, the internship should have a primary
legal component. In case of doubt, please clarify in writing with your
Class Internship Coordinator before you begin the internship

Students of LL.M. I year are strongly encouraged to undertake internships

with law schools/colleges/universities, firms, research centres or civil society
organizations. However, the internship should have a primary legal
component. In case of doubt, please clarify in writing with your Class
Internship Coordinator before you begin the internship.

Internship Diary
5.

It is mandatory for all students undergoing Internships to maintain a day to

day record in Internship Diaries, keeping the following in mind:-

6.

(a)

Enter your experiences and impressions gathered that day.

(b)

Include adequate details to bring out what you have learnt, what
impressions you had on law, lawyers, courts and society, what
difficulties you encountered and how you solved them.

(c)

There is no defined format for entering your experiences etc., as the

internships vary in their nature. The record should invariably be legible,
logical and brief. However the record must provide adequate data for
evaluation of your work.

(d)

Choose two cases out of those you come across in the course of the
internship and write a note on each of them. These case notes may be
recorded in the Internship Diary itself or may be annexed separately.
In internships where case work is not involved, detailed written reports
on two of the assignments undertaken by the student may be submitted.

Internship Diaries must be duly signed by the Principal Supervisor at the

end of the last entry and on the space provided on the front page. Diaries
must be submitted by the student to the Examination Department on the
first day of the reopening of the University after the relevant vacation.
Diaries submitted later shall result in a deduction of half a mark per day up
to six days inclusive of Sundays and other holidays. Internship Diaries

submitted later than six days willbe marked zero. Case notes must be
submitted along with the Internship Diary. If not submitted on time, they
will be marked zero.
Internship diaries cannot be signed by alumni who have graduated in the
last five years (e.g. if the internship is being done in 2010, the alumnus
should have graduated in 2004 or earlier)
7.

Each Internship Diary must be signed and sealed by the person under
whom the Internship was being undertaken (Principal Supervisor).
Internships cannot be done with close relatives including parents,
grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, siblings and spouses/ children of all of
the above. (Explanation- this bar applies to relatives as the Principal
Supervisor as well as in the same office as the Principal Supervisor)
Please note that unless the Internship Diary is duly signed and sealed, it
will not be evaluated.

Evaluation
8. The Internship Diary, case notes and viva-voce would be the basis of evaluation.
Internship vivas will be conducted/ arranged for by the concerned Class
Internship Coordinator.
9.

The three mandatory Internships of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students would

be graded on 100 marks- 30, 30 and 40 for III, IV and V year respectively.
LL.M . I year students shall also be graded on 100 marks.

14.

All questions or clarifications should be directed by email to :

internship@nls.ac.in.
Please mark the concerned Class Internship
Coordinator.

15.

Internship evaluation break down is as follows:-

III Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)

Sl. No.
1
2
3

Particulars
Internship Diary
Case Reports
Viva-voce
Total

Marks
10
10
10
30

IV Year B.A.,LL.B.(Hons.)
Sl. No.
1
2
3

Particulars
Internship Diary
Case Reports
Viva-voce
Total

Marks
10
10
10
30

V Year B.A., LL.B.(Hons.)

Sl.
No.
1
2
3

Particulars

Marks

Internship Diary
Case Reports
Viva-voce

10
15
15
40

Total
LL.M. First year

Sl. No.
1
2
3
3

Particulars
Internship Diary
Case Reports
Student Seminar
Viva-voce
Total

Marks
40
30
20
10
100