Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Law

NALSAR UNIVERSITY OF LAW - [NALSAR], HYDERABAD

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Modes

Full Time

Duration

1 Year

Medium

engilish

Stream

Law

PG Diploma in Cyber Law is 1- year postgraduate course essentially involving issues related to the internet, communication technology, technological and electronic elements including hardware, software, computer and information systems, and their resolution.

The average tuition fee charged in India for the course ranges between INR 9,000 and 30,000. Candidates aspiring to pursue the course need to have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university. Often, additionally they are required to qualify one of the relevant entrance examinations for admission to the course, such as CLAT, AILET, LSAT, KIITEE etc.

Overview

With computers fast developing as an integral and indispensable part of any professional, commercial and industrial activity, more novel and complex legal problems related to the use of internet and computers are fast surfacing too.

To ensure an appropriate and lawful use of technology, certain rules and regulations are necessary to be had in place, for governance of the transactions carried out with computers and the internet.Cyber law is also referred to as Information and Communications Technology law and covers electronic commerce, electronic governance, intellectual property, cybercrimes, telecommunications, data protection and privacy.

 Objectives

Listed here are some major objectives of the course.

·         To make the community aware of the various facets of cybercrimes.

·         To address and resolve problems arising out of online transactions.

·         To fix Intellectual Property- related issues in the cyber space and promote the growth and development of related laws.

·         To train individuals in the regulation of cyber space at national and international levels.

Eligibility

For applying to the course, aspiring candidates need to have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline, acquired from a recognized/ accredited institute, with a minimum aggregate score of 50%. Candidates are also required to have completed a 3- year diploma from a recognized institute

Students who have appeared in their final year examination of a relevant Bachelor’s degree program, and are yet to pass its final year examination, are also welcome to apply, subject to a successful completion of their Bachelor’s degree program/ graduation within a certain time period.

Admission Process

Eligible candidates interested in pursuing cyber law are required to qualify one of the relevant entrance examinations for admission to the course. 

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is one of the major entrance examinations organized by the National Law Universities (NLUs) for admission to the course. However, admission procedure may vary between colleges, since some of them conduct their own separate entrance tests for admission.

Other than that, exams such as AILET, LSAT, AIBE, KIITEE, and CUSAT are also held for admission to the course in India.

Career Prospects

Various organizations today need Cyber Lawyers for expert legal services and advice. Cyber Lawyer may either work with law agencies or be self-employed. Successful postgraduates of the course are hired as Lawyers in IT companies, Specialists in Cyber/IT Based Arbitration, Security Computer Auditors, Techno-legal Professionals in Computer Security.

Police departments, IT companies, corporate houses, public & private organizations etc. also hire such postgraduates.

Some of the popular professional avenues open to such postgraduates are listed below with the corresponding salaries offered for the respective positions.

Major Job positions

Cyber Lawyer

They apply substantive law which may include information technology act and also existing traditional laws to present the case in criminal or civil footfall before the court of law. 

 

Legal Advisor

Legal advisors are lawyers specialized in a specific field of the law and are employed to prevent their clients from any legal implications or consequences. They must also know how to apply the law to their clients' circumstances.

 

Cyber Assistant

With sufficient knowledge of information systems, security policies and concepts, they work well both independently and as part of a team.

 

Cyber Consultant

Specialists in cyber security are among the most sought-after professionals in the tech sector as businesses and governments seek to fight off an increasingly daring and ruthless cohort of global cyber criminals and hackers. Skilled and dedicated Security Specialists work in this field that demands a mix of artistry and technical expertise. They need to be constantly one step ahead of the hackers and organized criminals behind any new crime wave.

 

Research Assistant

Research Assistants use multiple streams of data to find information. They use the internet, surveys, legal documents, and other published research to help the person they are assisting collect information. Research Assistants are mostly found in the social science or laboratory settings.

 

 

 

Security Auditors

They plan, execute and lead security audits across an organization, inspect and evaluate financial and information systems, management procedures and security controls, and provide a written and verbal report of audit findings.

 


Colleges offering Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Law

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD

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OSMANIA UNIVERSITY - [OU], HYDERABAD

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Duration of the Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Law course is 1 Year
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