91. The Candidates shall be arranged in three classes : The 1st, consisting of those who have obtained not less than two-thirds of the aggregate number of marks. The 2nd, of those who have obtained not less than fivetwelfths of the aggregate number of marks. The 3rd, of those who have obtained not less than one-third of the aggregate number of marks. Candidates failing to obtain one-third of the aggregate number of marks shall not pass. In Branch II., the Candidates shall be at liberty to obtain their marks out of both Problem and Book-work paper; but the aggregate corresponding to which the aliquot parts are to be taken shall be 1,400. The names of the Candidates placed in the several classes shall be ranked in the order of merit as determined by the total marks obtained by each. The Examiners, however, shall be at liberty to bracket men when the difference between them amounts only to a very small number of marks. 92. A Diploma shall be given to each successful Candidate. specifying the branch in which he was examined for his M. A. Degree, and also the class in which he was placed by the Examiners. V.- EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS. 93. An examination for the Degree of Bachelor of Laws shall be held in Madras once a year, commencing on the second Monday in February. 94. Candidates for the Degree of B. L. must have taken the Degree of B. A. in this or some other Indian University. 95. Applications for admission to this examination must reach the Registrar not later than the 1st November preceding. Each Candidate must forward with his application his B. A. Diploma, (or furnish other satisfactory evidence of his having obtained that Degree), and a certificate from the Law Professor of the Presidency College, or some other person delivering lectures with the sanction of the Syndicate, that the Candidate has attended courses of Lectures for two consecutive years upon subjects to be from time to time specified by the Syndicate, and that he has undergone examination in such subjects. 96. No Candidate shall be registered unless he have previously paid a fee of Thirty Rupees. Candidates failing to pass one examination may be admitted to subsequent examinations on payment of a like fee of Thirty Rupees on each occasion. 97. The examination for the Degree of B. L. shall be conducted partly by printed or written papers, and partly vivá voce. 98. The vivâ voce examination shall be held at an interval of one week from the close of the examination by printed or written papers. 99. Candidates for the Degree of B. L. shall be examined in the following subjects:- The Law of Evidence.... Equity Jurisprudence.. General Jurisprudence (As prevailing in India).* (Collett). (Story and Snell). (Mayne's Penal Code). (Lindley's Introduction, Pt. I., * Candidates will be expected to answer questions as to the source from which the rule existing is derived, the degree, nature and extent of any changes it has undergone, and all matters bearing directly or indirectly upon the understanding of the Act. 100. The examination by printed or written papers shall be conducted in the order of time and subjects set forth in the following table, and the number of marks assignable to each subject shall be as therein specified : In addition to the above, 120 marks shall be allowed for the vivâ voce portion of the examination. 101. The Examiners shall be appointed not less than three months before the time fixed for the examination, in order that they may have ample time for exercising care and deliberation in the preparation of their papers. 102. Previous to the transmission of the examination papers to the Registrar, the Examiners shall hold a meeting, at which each Examiner shall submit his papers and also the value which he intends to assign to each question; in the event of a difference of opinion, the decision of the majority of the Examiners present shall prevail. 103. Within one month from the completion of the examination, the Examiners shall furnish to the Registrar a tabular statement prepared in the annexed form, exhibiting the results of the examination, together with a letter containing any remarks or suggestions which they may consider to be deserving of the attention of the Senate. 104. The Candidates shall be ranked in the order of proficiency as determined by the total marks obtained by each, and shall be arranged in three classes : The 1st, consisting of those who have obtained not less than nine-twelfths of the aggregate number of marks. The 2nd, of those who have obtained not less than seventwelfths of the aggregate number of marks. The 3rd, of those who have obtained not less than fivetwelfths of the aggregate number of marks. Candidates failing to obtain one-third of the marks assigned to each subject, or five-twelfths on the whole, shall not pass. The Examiners shall be at liberty to bracket men when the difference between them amounts only to a very small number Form of tabular Statement to be submitted by the Examiner. of marks. VI. EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LAWS. 105. An examination for the Degree of Master of Laws shall be held in Madras once a year, commencing on the second Monday in Feburary. 106. Candidates for the Degree of M. L. must have taken the B. L. Degree in this or some other Indian University. 107. Applications for admission to this examination must reach the Registrar not later than the 1st November preceding. Each Candidate must forward with his application his B. L. Diploma, or furnish other satisfactory evidence of his having obtained that Degree. 108. No Candidate shall be registered unless he has previously paid a fee of Fifty Rupees. Candidates failing to pass one examination may be admitted to subsequent examinations on payment of a like fee of Fifty Rupees on each occasion. 109. The examination for the Degree of M. L. shall be conducted partly by printed or written papers, and partly viva voce. 110. The viva voce examination shall be held at an interval of one week from the close of the examination by printed or written papers. 111. Candidates for the Degree of M. L. shall be examined in the following subjects : I. The entire course prescribed for the B. L. Examination with the following additions: 1st-Any Codes of substantive Law relating to the subjects. of examination which may have been enacted by the Indian Legislature. 2nd. The Cases and Notes in Smith's Leading Cases (the edition of 1867, by Maude and Chitty), and in White and Tudor's Leading Cases in Equity (edition of 1866). 3rd.-Leading Cases on Hindu and Muhammadan Law decided by the High Courts of Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, and by the Privy Council. |