About the Programme

Crime is as old as mankind, ad justice as old as civilised society. With the passage of time, the methods of crime and systems of justice have evolved. While yesteryears’ systems of justice were rather crude and barbarous, today’s legal system looks for “Evidence beyond reasonable doubt”.

Today in India and many other democratic nations, the judiciary requires convincing evidence to convict the suspect. Many a times it is difficult to produce eyewitnesses or oral evidence and in a few cases where such evidence is available, it is known to have many limitations and shortcoming. It is on account of lack of substantial evidence that about 90 percent of cases are ending up in acquittal. In order to avoid common man losing confidence in criminal justice system, it is imperative to seek ways and means to improve the credibility of the system, by adequately making use of the advances and advantages of modern Science and Technology.

Most crime leaves behind traces of ‘silent evidence’. Traces of materials known as physical evidence, found at the scene of crime act as potent clues that become the most eloquent witnesses. Thanks to the tremendous strides made in technology, today’s scientists have a wealth of technological gadgets and tools that can help us turn these clues into powerful witnesses. Today’s forensic scientists use the most sophisticated technological equipment to unravel the mysteries from even subatomic particles like dust in air or microbiological materials like DNA.

Anything to everything that is conspicuously absent or present in/on/near the victim/ suspect/ crime scene, surrounding areas, neighborhood, etc. and even dust, pollen, bloodstain, bullet, glass, paint, hair, ash, speaker’s voice, suspect’s image, culprits e-mail, perpetrators mobile SMS etc serve as ‘silent speakers’ of truth. These very materials can become valuable pieces of evidence in the hands of forensic scientists who seek truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Therefore the course is designed with a view to give a comprehensive overview about major criminal legislations with latest updates including newer crimes such as cyber crimes. The traditional knowledge of crime when it blends with the technology it would give the criminal justice administration a good impetus.

The course is designed to expose the candidates to the existing legislations in the area of crimes, contemporary and special legislations such as money laundering, cyber crimes, the comparative jurisprudence, emerging challenges to deal with the procedural issues in the criminal justice process etc. The course would also deal with various branches of forensic science such as toxicology, serology, DNA, fingerprinting, Digital Forensics and more significantly cyber investigation.

This course is structured for the professional needs of enforcement officials like police, criminal law practitioners, prosecutors, judges and Law Graduates.

Eligibility

a. Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent Degree in any discipline from any recognized University; or

b. Candidates appearing for the final year examination of Graduation / Engineering are also eligible to apply.

c. Lateral Admission for the Advanced Diploma Candidates:

Candidates who have completed the One Year Advanced Diploma in Criminal Law & Forensic Science at NALSAR are also eligible for admission to the second year. In such cases, the candidates needs to surrender the Advanced Diploma in Criminal Law & Forensic Science Certificate awarded by NALSAR, after completion of the M.A. Programme, to be entitled for award of the Degree of M.A. (Criminal Law & Forensic Science) at NALSAR. The candidates should exercise this option within a maximum period of two years from the date of their admission to the Advanced Diploma.

The candidates enrolled for the Advanced Diploma Programme can enroll for the M.A. Programme within two years from the date of their admission, even though they have not completed the Advanced Diploma.

The lateral admission to the M.A. Programme will be offered only when the subjects and the syllabus offered for the First Year of M.A. Programme are similar to that of the subjects and the syllabus offered in the said Advanced Diploma Programme.

In any case, lateral admission will be offered subject to fulfilment of the eligibility criteria for the M.A. Programme.

Admission Procedure

Direct Admission subject to fulfilment of the eligibility criteria.

Duration, Continuation and Termination

The duration of the programme is two years and the maximum period for completion of the programme is four years including the year of admission.

The maximum period for the candidates enrolled in the second year of M.A. Programme is two years including the year of admission to the second year M.A. Programme.

Every candidate admitted to the course shall pay the prescribed fees for the first year at the time of admission and the fee for the second year shall be paid at the beginning of the third semester. If a candidate is required to continue the course beyond the minimum duration because of his/her non-fulfillment of the prescribed requirements for the award of the M.A. Degree, he/she shall pay the Continuation Fee, as prescribed to continue their course after the minimum period.

The marks secured in the papers already appeared by the candidate shall be carried forward during the span of the eligibility for the programme.

After completion of the maximum period, if the candidate fails to fulfill all the requirements for the award of the M.A. Degree, the admission stands automatically cancelled. In such cases they need to enrol afresh for the programme.

Fee Structure :

Course fee: Rs. 35,000/- p.a. (5% fee concession to the candidates belonging to SC / ST / PWD Category)

Course fee for Advanced Diploma Candidates : Rs. 40,000/- (5% fee concession to the candidates belonging to SC / ST / PWD Category)

• Repeat examination / Supplementary Examination fee : Rs.500/- per paper / project
• Continuation fee beyond the minimum duration of the course till the maximum period : Rs.5,000/- p.a.
• Re-evaluation Fee : Rs. 1,000/- per paper
• Boarding & Lodging charges at campus (subject to availability) during classes / exam will be extra as per the University Rules.
• Convocation fee will be charged separately as per the University Rules.

Note: If a candidate fails to submit the projects / assignments / case studies for the subjects offered in the relevant semester, then the candidate should pay the applicable repeat examination fee per subject for submission of the project / assignment / case study at a later date.

Note: The University reserves the right to revise the fee structure from time to time.

Conduct of the Programme

The Master’s Programme will have four semesters. Each Semester will have Personal Contact Programme (PCP) sessions by the subject experts, followed by Online session where participants will work on the research projects / assignments / case studies and upload them on the dedicated web platform / submit them by email. The contact sessions for the Law subjects will be conducted by NALSAR and the sessions for the Forensic Science subjects will be conducted by Truth Labs. The candidates can contact / communicate through email with the subject experts for queries on the concerned subject. Relevant course material will be uploaded on the website and can be accessed through their login id. The Self Learning Materials (Reading Materials) printed copies will be sent to the enrolled candidates.

PCP sessions will be conducted for six days in the First & Second Semester; for seven days in the Third Semester and for four days in the Fourth Semester at Hyderabad by the subject experts. Suggested reference guidance would be provided at the contact sessions. Each subject shall consist of 15 teaching hours. The recorded videos of the classes will be uploaded on the dedicated website. Attendance at the PCP is compulsory and the candidate should have atleast 75% attendance in the PCP to appear for the end semester examination. The learners are also expected to put in at least 30 hours of study for each credit.

Case study analysis / projects / assignments will be part of the concerned subjects and will be discussed in onsite / online sessions. There will be one project / assignment / case study for each course. In total, a candidate must complete twelve projects /assignments / case studies by the end of the programme.

The website will be the main delivery system in terms of updating information on the subject. The access to the website will be deactivated after the completion of the minimum duration and will be revived on the payment of the continuation fee.

Academic Calendar (TENTATIVE)

Admission Process From February to June every year

SEMESTER I & II

SEMESTER III & IV

Evaluation Scheme & Award of Advanced Diploma / M.A. Degree

Each paper shall carry 100 marks. The distribution of marks shall be as follows:

NOTE: No candidate will be permitted to appear for the End Semester Examination unless he / she has attended 75% in the programme specific Personal Contact Programme.

Award of Grades

The performance of all the candidates in all subjects shall be evaluated on a 10 point scale with corresponding grade values as mentioned below:

The result will be declared as ‘W-withheld’ for all the candidates who appear for the examination and fail to submit the projects / assignments / case studies. Even if a candidate secures the minimum required marks, i.e, 50 in the end semester examination and fails to submit projects/assignments/case studies, the result will be declared as ‘W-withheld’. In both the cases, the candidates are required to register for the repeat examination and pay the requisite fee for submission of the projects / assignments / case studies.

Calculation of CGPA

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is arrived at by dividing the sum of the products of Grade Values and the Credits in each subject by the total number of credits in all the subjects.

A candidate to be successful should obtain a minimum of 50% marks or the equivalent grade, i.e., B in every subject /Dissertation. A student who secures the minimum required 50% marks will not be declared passed until he/she submits the assignments/projects/case studies as prescribed. However, the candidate who fails to obtain the minimum grade (i.e., B) shall be given chance(s) to re-appear for the examination whenever the same is conducted till the completion of the maximum period, i.e., four years from the date of admission on payment of repeat / supplementary examination fee and the continuation fee as prescribed. Candidates failing to secure the minimum marks in the Dissertation shall re-submit the same. No candidate who has cleared the subject by securing 50 marks or above is allowed to re-appear in the examination for improving the marks / grade.

Rounding off and Award of Grace Marks

In case a candidate obtains fractional marks, the fraction will be rounded off to the nearest whole number.

The Course Coordinator with the approval of the Director, DDE may add FIVE grace marks in total for all the subjects in a semester to enable a candidate to pass the examination. The said provision will not be applicable in case of re-evaluation and/or for improvement of grade.

Provided that under no circumstances, a candidate shall be granted more than five grace marks in a semester to be distributed in all subjects.

Award of the Master’s Degree

A candidate to be eligible for the award of the Master’s Degree, i.e., M.A. (Criminal Law & Forensic Science) should submit all the assignments / projects / case studies and should secure 50% marks or ‘B’ grade in all the subjects including Dissertation obtaining atleast CGPA 5.50 out of 10.00.

A student admitted to the program has to complete all the prescribed requirements within a maximum period of four years from and including the year of admission in order to be eligible for the award of the Master’s Degree. However, the candidates enrolled in the second year of M.A. Programme has to complete all the prescribed requirements within a maximum period of two years from and including the year of admission to the second year M.A. Programme.

Award of the Advanced Diploma

If a candidate decides to ‘EXIT’ after completion of all the subjects of FIRST and SECOND SEMESTER, he/she will be eligible for award of Advanced Diploma in Criminal Law & Forensic Science. To be eligible for award of the Advanced Diploma in Criminal Law & Forensic Science, a candidate should submit all the assignments / projects / case studies and should secure 50% marks or ‘B’ grade in all the subjects offered in the First and Second Semester obtaining atleast CGPA of 5.50 out of 10.00. A candidate can exercise this option within a maximum period of two years from the date of admission.

After exercising the above option, the candidate will not be entitled to continue the Master’s Programme.

Procedure for Re-counting / Re-evaluation

The candidates desiring of re-evaluation have to apply in writing along with the re-evaluation fee within 15 days from the date of declaration of results. On the receipt of the request for re-evaluation, the paper would be sent to subject expert other than the evaluator and the results of the same will be communicated within 45 days. A change in the original score shall be made only when, upon re-evaluation, the change is FIVE marks or more. The Re-evaluation result is final and there will be no further appeal to the same.

No candidate who has cleared the subject by securing 50 marks or above is allowed to re-appear in the examination or apply for re-evaluation for improving marks / grade.

The recounting of the paper would be done without collecting any fee but on the written request to the Director, DDE by the candidate. The change, if any, shall be incorporated accordingly.

The Vice-Chancellor on the report and recommendation of the Course Co-ordinator can cancel the registration of a candidate and also debar them from examinations and further enrolment if he or she is found to be indulging in abusive, unruly behavior with the faculty or staff of the University. Such behavior will also include abusive mails, phone calls or defamatory tweets / posts / blogs etc.

The NALSAR University Academic Mis-Conduct Regulations, as approved by the Executive Council of the University will apply suitably for the candidates enrolled for this programme.

Refund of Fee in case of withdrawal of admission

a) In case of withdrawal within 15 days from the closure of the admission, 10% of the course fee paid shall be retained by the University towards administrative charges;

b) In respect of candidates who withdraw their candidature after 15 days from the closure of admission, total course fee paid by the candidates shall be retained by the University.

c) All other fee other than course fee, once paid is non-refundable.

Note: The University reserves the right to modify the admission process, fee structure, course structure, course content, the evaluation scheme and other Rules from time to time.

About the Programme

NALSAR in association with Truth Labs, the first independent Forensic Science Laboratory in India offer an Advanced PG Diploma course in Criminal Law & Forensic Science for fresh or practicing graduates or Post-Graduates in Law, Arts, Science, Commerce, Medicine, Engineering, Social Sciences and other subjects with a view to enhance their knowledge and understanding of rules or laws enacted to protect the society against the perpetrators of crime and injustice and other criminal Justice processes.

• Although it is quite useful for the practicing Lawyers and fresh Law Graduates or students of Law to acquaint themselves with the nuances of law and its enforcement, it also gives an over view of sociological, criminological, psychological aspects of human behaviour and the methods used by enforcement agencies towards ensuring public safety, internal security, criminal investigation, police administration, prosecution management, judicial management, as well as prisons & correctional services.
• The course focuses on various forms of evidence especially physical evidence being the medium, essence and foundation of proof and provides a comprehensive over view of current advances and emerging trends in handling physical evidence encountered in various types of crimes such as rape, murder, theft, forgery, cheating, misappropriation, etc and application of latest forensic analytical techniques involving examination of Questioned Documents, Finger Prints, Ballistics, Explosives, Drugs & Narcotics, DNA, E-mail Frauds, Cyber Forensics, Audio-Video Forensics, Speaker Identification, Polygraph-Lie Detector, Forensic chemistry, Forensic Physics, Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Engineering, etc.
• The course also highlights the new forms of crime and the criminals indulging in White Collar crimes, Economic crimes, Narco-Terrorism, Drug trafficking, Human trafficking and other unlawful acts.

Course Material on each of the topics were carefully prepared by highly accomplished professionals in respective subjects with their lifetime experience to facilitate self-paced learning enabling the participants to enhance their understanding, critical thinking and reasoning so as to apply such knowledge & skills for better application of the concepts for improved professionalism.

Learning environment includes seminars, contact classes, practical demonstrations, visits to prisons and open jails, and also live demonstrations of various techniques used in various Forensic Science Institutions.

Target Group: The course is extremely useful for practicing legal professionals as well as other legal officers dealing with civil, criminal, statutory, regulations or other matters. Also beneficial to other working professionals in Criminal Justice sub systems to enhance their understanding about the interdisciplinary issues in effective administration of justice for those seeking careers in the police, prosecution, judiciary, prisons, etc and also in the government, private, corporate and multinational companies in legal, fraud control, human resource, risk and compliance departments. The knowledge will immensely help those dealing with vigilance, anti-corruption and security related duties.

Eligibility

a. Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent Degree in any discipline from any recognized University; or

b. Candidates who complete three years of their 5-Year Integrated LL.B. Degree Programme in Law;

c. Candidates appearing for the final year examination of Graduation / Engineering are also eligible to apply.

Admission Procedure

Direct Admission subject to fulfilment of the eligibility criteria.

Duration, Continuation and Termination

The duration of the programme is one year and the maximum period for completion of the programme is two years including the year of admission.

Every candidate admitted to the course shall pay the prescribed fees at the time of admission. If a candidate is required to continue the course beyond the academic year because of his/her non-fulfillment of the prescribed requirements for the award of the Advanced Diploma, he/she shall pay the Continuation Fee to continue their course in the subsequent year.

The marks secured in the papers already appeared by the candidate shall be carried forward during the span of the eligibility for the programme.

After completion of the maximum period, if the candidate fails to fulfill all the requirements for the award of the Advanced Diploma, the admission stands automatically cancelled. In such cases they need to enrol afresh for the programme.

Fee Structure :

Course fee: Rs. 30,000/- p.a. (5% fee concession to the candidates belonging to SC / ST / PWD Category)

• Repeat examination / Supplementary Examination fee : Rs.500/- per paper
• Continuation fee beyond the minimum duration of the course till the maximum period : Rs.3,000/- p.a.
• Re-evaluation Fee : Rs. 1,000/- per paper
• Boarding & Lodging charges at campus (subject to availability) during classes / exam will be extra as per the University Rules.
• Convocation fee will be charged separately as per the University Rules.

Note: If a candidate fails to submit the projects/ assignments / case studies for the subjects offered in the relevant semester, then the candidate should pay the applicable repeat examination fee per subject for submission of the project / assignment / case study at a later date.

Note: The University reserves the right to revise the Fee Structure from time to time.

Conduct of the Programme

The Advanced Diploma Programme will have two semesters. Each Semester will have Personal Contact Programme (PCP) sessions by the subject experts, followed by Online session where participants will work on the research projects / assignments / case studies and upload them on the dedicated web platform / submit them by email. The Contact Sessions for the Law subjects will be conducted by NALSAR and the sessions for the Forensic Science subjects will be conducted by Truth Labs.The candidates can contact / communicate through email with the subject experts for queries, if any, on the concerned subject.Relevant course material will be uploaded on the website and can be accessed through their login id. The Self Learning Materials (Reading Materials) printed copies will be sent to the enrolled candidates.

PCP sessions will be conducted for sixdays in a semester at Hyderabad by the subject experts. Suggested reference guidance would be provided at the contact sessions. Each subject shall consist of 15 teaching hours which will come to 45 teaching hours per semester.The recorded videos of the classes will be uploaded on the dedicated website and can be accessed by the candidates through their login ids.Attendance at the PCP is not compulsory but candidates are advised to attend the classes as they are important to understand the subject and successfully complete the course. The learners are also expected to put in at least 30 hours of study for each credit.

Case study analysis / projects / assignments will be part of the concerned subjects and will be discussed in onsite / online sessions.There will be one project/assignment /case study for each course.In total, a candidate must complete sixprojects/assignments / case studies by the end of the programme.

The website will be the main delivery system in terms of updating information on the subject. The access to the website will be deactivated after the completion of the minimum duration and will be revived on the payment of the continuation fee.

Academic Calendar (TENTATIVE)

Admission Process From February to June every year

SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

Evaluation Scheme & Award of Advanced Diploma

Examination:

Each paper shall carry 100 marks. The distribution of marks shall be as follows:

Award of Grades

The performance of all the candidates in all subjects shall be evaluated on a 10 point scale with corresponding grade values as mentioned below:

The result will be declared as ‘W-withheld’ for all the candidates who appear for the examination and fail to submit the projects / assignments / case studies. Even if a candidate secures the minimum required marks, i.e, 50 in the end semester examination and fails to submit projects/assignments/case studies, the result will be declared as ‘W-withheld’. In both the cases, the candidates are required to register for the repeat examination and pay the requisite fee for submission of the projects / assignments / case studies.

Calculation of CGPA

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is arrived at by dividing the sum of the products of Grade Values and the Credits in each subject by the total number of credits in all the subjects.

A candidateto be successful should obtain a minimum of 50% marks or the equivalent grade, i.e., B in every subject. A candidate who secures the minimum required 50% marks will not be declared passed until he/she submits the assignments/projects/case studiesas prescribed. However, the candidate who fails to obtain the minimum grade (i.e., B) shall be given chance(s) to re-appear for the examination whenever the same is conducted till the completion of the maximum period, i.e., two years from the date of admission on payment of repeat / supplementary examination feeand the continuation fee as prescribed. No candidate who has cleared the subject by securing 50 marks or above is allowed to re-appear in the examination for improving the marks / grade.

Rounding off and Award of Grace Marks

In case a candidate obtains fractional marks, the fraction will be rounded off to the nearest whole number.

The Course Coordinator with the approval of the Director, DDE may add FIVE grace marks in total for all the subjects in a semester to enable a candidate to pass the examination. The said provision will not be applicable in case of re-evaluation and/or for improvement of grade.

Provided that under no circumstances, a candidate shall be granted more than five grace marks in a semester to be distributed in all subjects.

Award of the Advanced Diploma Certificate

A candidate to be eligible for the award of the Advanced Diploma in Criminal Law & Forensic Science should submit all the assignments / projects / case studies and should secure 50% marks or ‘B’ grade in all the subjects obtaining atleast CGPA of 5.50 out of 10.00.

A candidate admitted to the program has to complete all the prescribed requirements within a maximum period of two years from and including the year of admission in order to be eligible for the award of the Advanced Diploma.

Procedure for Re-counting / Re-evaluation

The candidates desiring of re-evaluation have to apply in writing along with the re-evaluation fee within 15 days from the date of declaration of results.On the receipt of the request for re-evaluation, the paper would be sent to subject expert other than the evaluator and the results of the same will be communicated within 45 days. A change in the original score shall be made only when, upon re-evaluation, the change is FIVE marks or more. The Re-evaluation result is final and there will be no further appeal to the same.

No candidate who has cleared the subject by securing 50 marks or above is allowed to re-appear in the examination or apply for re-evaluation for improving marks/grade.

The recounting of the paper would be done without collecting any fee but on the written request to the Director, DDE by the candidate. The change, if any, shall be incorporated accordingly.

The Vice-Chancellor on the report and recommendation of the Course Co-ordinator can cancel the registration of a candidate and also debar them from examinations and further enrolment if he or she is found to be indulging in abusive, unruly behavior with the faculty or staff of the University. Such behavior will also include abusive mails, phone calls or defamatory tweets / posts / blogs etc.

The NALSAR University Academic Mis-Conduct Regulations, as approved by the Executive Council of the University will apply suitably for the candidates enrolled for this programme.

Refund of Fee in case of withdrawal of admission

a) In case of withdrawal within 15 days from the closure of the admission, 10% of the coursefee paid shall be retained by the University towards administrative charges;

b) In respect of candidates who withdraw their candidature after 15 days from the closure of admission, total course fee paid by the candidates shall be retained by the University.

c) All other fee other than course fee, once paid is non-refundable.

Note: The University reserves the right to modify the admission process, fee structure, course structure, course content and the evaluation scheme and other Rules from time to time.

About the Programme

In the ambit of technology and Law, Law has always been at the curve of the highway chasing the developments of technology and ends often issuing violation tickets. Law needs to provide a road map to technology with appropriate signals and speed breakers for its safe driving.

The need of the times is that of a strong legal research orientation which needs to travel along with technological developments if not in advance. Such an effort can make Law as a management tool, of rights and obligations in the interface of technology and Governance.

The need or avoidance of legislation on cyber processes has been the crucial battleground among legislators, civil society and technical professionals.

The course designed to expose the candidates to the existing legislations, the comparative jurisprudence, the emerging challenges and the balance of freedom of expression and accountability by regulation will serve as a strong foundation to deal the cyber operations in professional as well as personal front.

This course is structured to cater the professional needs of the technologists, policy makers, enforcement officials like police, tax officials, Bankers and legal professionals.

Procedure for admission, duration and fee structure

Eligibility

a. Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent Degree in any discipline from any recognized University; or

b. Candidates who complete three years of their 5-Year Integrated LL.B. Degree Programme in Law; or

c. Candidates appearing for the final year examination of Graduation / Engineering are also eligible to apply.

Admission Procedure

Direct Admission subject to fulfilment of the eligibility criteria.

Duration, Continuation and Termination

The duration of the programme is one year and the maximum period for completion of the programme is two years including the year of admission.

Every candidate admitted to the course shall pay the prescribed fees at the time of admission. If a candidate is required to continue the course beyond the academic year because of his/her non- fulfillment of the prescribed requirements for the award of the Advanced Diploma, he/she shall pay the Continuation Fee to continue their course in the subsequent year.

The marks secured in the papers already appeared by the candidate shall be carried forward during the span of the eligibility for the programme.

After completion of the maximum period, if the candidate fails to fulfill all the requirements for the award of the Advanced Diploma, the admission stands automatically cancelled. In such cases they need to enrol afresh for the programme.

Fee Structure :

Course fee: Rs. 30,000/- p.a. (5% fee concession to the candidates belonging to SC / ST / PWD Category)

• Repeat examination / Supplementary Examination fee : Rs.500/- per paper
• Continuation fee beyond the minimum duration of the course till the maximum period : Rs.3,000/- per year
• Re-evaluation Fee : Rs. 1,000/- per paper
• Boarding & Lodging charges at campus (subject to availability) during classes / exam will be extra as per the University Rules.
• Convocation fee will be charged separately as per the University Rules.

Note: The University reserves the right to revise the Fee structure from time to time.

Conduct of the Programme

The Advanced Diploma Programme will be for a period of one year. Personal Contact Programme(PCP) sessions will be held twice in a year by the subject experts. Relevant course material will be uploaded on the website and can be accessed through their login id. The Self Learning Materials (Reading Materials) printed copies will be sent to the enrolled candidates.

PCP sessions will be conducted for four days twice in a year at Hyderabad by the subject experts. Suggested reference guidance would be provided at the contact sessions. Each subject shall consist of 12 teaching hours which will come to 48 teaching hours for the total programme.The recorded videos of the classes will be uploaded on the dedicated website and can be accessed by the candidates through their login ids.Attendance at the PCP is not compulsory but candidates are advised to attend the classes.as they are important to understand the subject and successfully complete the course. The learners are also expected to put in at least 30 hours of study for each credit.

The website will be the main delivery system in terms of updating the information on the subject. The access to the website will be deactivated after the completion of the minimum duration and will be revived on the payment of the continuation fee.

Academic Calendar (TENTATIVE)

Admission Process From February to June every year

Evaluation Scheme & Award of Advanced Diploma

Examination:

There will be one annual examination for each subject. Each paper shall carry 100 marks.

Award of Grades

The performance of all the candidates in all courses shall be evaluated on a 10 point scale with corresponding grade values as mentioned below:

Calculation of CGPA

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is arrived at by dividing the sum of the products of Grade Values and the Course Credits in each subject by the total number of credits in all the subjects.

A candidate to be successful should obtain a minimum of 50% marks or the equivalent grade, i.e., B in every subject. However, the candidate who fails to obtain the minimum grade (i.e., B) shall be given chance(s) to re-appear for the examination whenever the same is conducted till the completion of the maximum period, i.e., two years from the date of admission on payment of repeat / supplementary examination feeand the continuation fee as prescribed. No candidate who has cleared the subject by securing 50 marks or above is allowed to re-appear in the examination for improving the marks / grade.

Rounding off and Award of Grace Marks

In case a candidate obtains fractional marks, the fraction will be rounded off to the nearest whole number.

The Course Coordinator with the approval of the Director, DDE may add FIVE grace marks in total for all the subjects to enable a candidate to pass the examination. The said provision will not be applicable in case of re-evaluation and/or for improvement of grade.

Provided that under no circumstances, a candidate shall be granted more than five grace marks to be distributed in all subjects.

Award of the Advanced Diploma Certificate

A candidate to be eligible for the award of the Advanced Diploma in Cyber Laws should secure 50% marks or ‘B’ grade in all the subjects obtaining atleast CGPA of 5.50 out of 10.00.

A candidate admitted to the program has to complete all the prescribed requirements within a maximum period of two years from and including the year of admission in order to be eligible for the award of the Advanced Diploma.

Award of Gold Medal

Gold Medal shall be awarded to eligible candidates as per the criteria specified by the Donor. In case of Gold Medal instituted for the Topper of the batch or for the Overall Excellence, the medal will be awarded to a candidate securing the highest grade and highest marks in the batch.

Provided the candidates who obtain the scores through a supplementary examination or re-registration examination shall not be eligible for the gold medal.

The University Regulations for award of Gold Medals will be applicable suitably for this programme also.

Procedure for Re-counting / Re-evaluation

The candidates desiring of re-evaluation have to apply in writing along with the re-evaluation fee within 15 days from the date of declaration of results.On the receipt of the request for re-evaluation, the paper would be sent to subject expert other than the evaluator and the results of the same will be communicated within 45 days. A change in the original score shall be made only when, upon re-evaluation, the change is FIVE marks or more. The Re-evaluation result is final and there will be no further appeal to the same.

No candidate who has cleared the subject by securing 50 marks or above is allowed to re-appear in the examination or apply for re-evaluation for improving marks/grade.

The recounting of the paper would be done without collecting any fee but on the written request to the Director, DDE by the candidate. The change, if any, shall be incorporated accordingly.

Misconduct Rules

The Vice-Chancellor on the report and recommendation of the Course Co-ordinator can cancel the registration of a candidate and also debar them from examinations and further enrolment if he or she is found to be indulging in abusive, unruly behavior with the faculty or staff of the University. Such behavior will also include abusive mails, phone calls or defamatory tweets / posts / blogs etc.

The NALSAR University Academic Mis-Conduct Regulations, as approved by the Executive Council of the University will apply suitably for the candidates enrolled for this programme.

Refund of Fee in case of withdrawal of admission

a) In case of withdrawal within 15 days from the closure of the admission, 10% of the coursefee paid shall be retained by the University towards administrative charges;

b) In respect of candidates who withdraw their candidature after 15 days from the closure of admission, total course fee paid by the candidates shall be retained by the University.

c) All other fee other than course fee, once paid is non-refundable.

Note: The University reserves the right to modify the admission process, fee structure, course structure, course content, the evaluation scheme and other Rules from time to time.

About the Programme

Data is the new oil. Data has replaced oil to become the most valuable commodity in the 21st-century. This is evident from the fact that five of the most valuable companies in the world, namely, Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook belong to the data sector. Raw information needs to be processed and analyzed for converting it into different kinds of usable data namely, health information, Geolocation information, financial information, browsing information, professional and employment-related information etc.

Cyber security is the practice of securing networks, systems and any other digital infrastructure from malicious attacks. With cybercrime damages projected to exceed a staggering $6 trillion by 2021, banks, tech companies, hospitals, government agencies and every other sector are investing in cyber security infrastructure to protect their business practices and the millions of customers that trust them with their data. With cyber attacks occurring every 14 seconds, firewalls, antivirus software, anti-spyware software and password management tools have to work together to outwit shockingly creative cybercriminals. With so much at stake, it’s not hyperbolic to think that cyber security tools and experts act as the last line of defense between our most vital information and digital chaos. People often associate cyber security with computers, but it actually has a far broader application than just this. Modern-day Hackers have had 114 years to upgrade and improve at breaking down cyber security systems. Tool and methods for hacking have increased as the internet has grown and it is now much easier to attack a business or an individual in this way. These tools have become known as “Exploit Kits” and are designed to exploit human weakness or vulnerabilities in your PC or Servers; those who operate these tools have been dubbed as “Script Kiddies”. Effective cyber security is not necessarily about protecting a network, as most Hackers will not attempt to attack a network but instead will target a website or a server. Businesses can incur huge fines for failing to protect and handle data effectively. The PCI Security Standards Council are now urging all businesses to ensure they meet the requirements necessary to keep their data secure, especially since there will now be new charges and fines under EU Data Protection Laws. These new laws could see businesses immediately bankrupted by up to £122 Billion in fines.

The course is designed to expose the candidates to the existing legislations in the area of cyber laws, cyber crimes, Data protection laws in India and foreign jurisdictions such as US, UK, Canada, Singapore and EU, apart from other regulations developed by various bodies and departments of the Government.

Target group learners are law students, engineering students specialising in the area of computer science, law Practitioners, professionals from software industry, health industry, pharmaceutical industry etc.

Procedure for admission, duration and fee structure

Eligibility

a. Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent Degree in any discipline from any recognized University; or

b. Candidates who complete three years of their 5-Year Integrated LL.B. Degree Programme in Law;

c. Candidates appearing for the final year examination of Graduation / Engineering are also eligible to apply.

Admission Procedure

Direct Admission subject to fulfilment of the eligibility criteria.

Duration, Continuation and Termination

The duration of the programme is one year and the maximum period for completion of the programme is two years including the year of admission.

Every candidate admitted to the course shall pay the prescribed fees at the time of admission. If a candidate is required to continue the course beyond the academic year because of his/her non-fulfillment of the prescribed requirements for the award of the Advanced Diploma, he/she shall pay the Continuation Fee to continue their course in the subsequent year.

The marks secured in the papers already appeared by the candidate shall be carried forward during the span of the eligibility for the programme.

After completion of the maximum period, if the candidate fails to fulfill all the requirements for the award of the Advanced Diploma, the admission stands automatically cancelled. In such cases they need to enrol afresh for the programme.

Fee Structure :

Course fee : Rs. 40,000/- p.a. (5% fee concession to the candidates belonging to SC / ST / PWD Category)

• Repeat examination / Supplementary Examination fee : Rs.500/- per paper / project / lab assignment / report
• Continuation fee beyond the minimum duration of the course till the maximum period : Rs.3,000/- p.a.
• Re-evaluation Fee : Rs. 1,000/- per paper
• Boarding & Lodging charges at campus (subject to availability) during classes / exam will be extra as per the University Rules.
• Convocation fee will be charged separately as per the University Rules.

Note: If a candidate fails to submit the projects / assignments / case studies / lab assignments / reports for the subjects offered in the relevant semester, then the candidate should pay the applicable repeat examination fee per subject for submission of the project / assignment / case study / lab assignment / report at a later date.

Note: The University reserves the right to revise the fee structure from time to time.

Conduct of the Programme

The Advanced Diploma Programme will have two semesters. Each Semester will have Personal Contact Programme (PCP) sessions by the subject experts along with the virtual lab session for the practical papers. The sessions will be followed by Online session where participants will work on the research projects / assignments / case studies /lab assignments / reports and upload them on the dedicated web platform / submit them by email. The candidates can contact / communicate through email with the subject experts for queries, if any, on the concerned subject. Relevant course material will be uploaded on the website and can be accessed through their login id. The Self Learning Materials (Reading Materials) printed copies will be sent to the enrolled candidates.

PCP sessions will be conducted for five days in a semester at Hyderabad by the subject experts. Suggested reference guidance would be provided at the contact sessions. Each subject shall consist of 15 teaching hours which will come to 45 teaching hours per semester. In case of practical papers (1.1.3., 1.2.5. & 1.2.6.), a total of 15 hours of virtual lab sessions will be conducted per paper. The recorded videos of the classes will be uploaded on the dedicated website and can be accessed by the candidates through their login ids. Attendance at the PCP is not compulsory but candidates are advised to attend the classes as they are important to understand the subject and successfully complete the course. The learners are also expected to put in at least 30 hours of study for each credit.

Case study analysis / projects / assignments will be part of the concerned subjects and will be discussed in onsite / online sessions. There will be one project / assignment / case study for each course. In case of 1.1.3., 1.2.5. and 1.2.6. the candidates will be required to do a lab assignment / submit a report. In total, a candidate must complete three projects /assignments / case studies by the end of the programme in addition to three lab assignments / reports.

The website will be the main delivery system in terms of updating information on the subject. The access to the website will be deactivated after the completion of the minimum duration and will be revived on the payment of the continuation fee.

Academic Calendar (TENTATIVE)

Admission Process From February to June every year

SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

Evaluation Scheme & Award of Advanced Diploma

Each paper shall carry 100 marks. The distribution of marks shall be as follows:

For the practical papers (1.1.3., 1.2.5. & 1.2.6.), the distribution of marks shall be as follows:

Award of Grades

The performance of all the candidates in all subjects shall be evaluated on a 10 point scale with corresponding grade values as mentioned below:

The result will be declared as ‘W-withheld’ for all the candidates who appear for the examination and fail to submit the projects / assignments / case studies / lab assignment / report. Even if a candidate secures the minimum required marks, i.e, 50 in the end semester examination and fails to submit projects/assignments/case studies/lab assignment/report, the result will be declared as ‘W-withheld’. In both the cases, the candidates are required to register for the repeat examination and pay the requisite fee for submission of the projects / assignments / case studies / lab assignment / report.

Calculation of CGPA

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is arrived at by dividing the sum of the products of Grade Values and the Credits in each subject by the total number of credits in all the subjects.

A candidate to be successful should obtain a minimum of 50% marks or the equivalent grade, i.e., B in every subject. A candidate who secures the minimum required 50% marks will not be declared passed until he/she submits the assignments/projects/case studies / lab assignment / report as prescribed. However, the candidate who fails to obtain the minimum grade (i.e., B) shall be given chance(s) to re-appear for the examination whenever the same is conducted till the completion of the maximum period, i.e., two years from the date of admission on payment of repeat / supplementary examination fee and the continuation fee as prescribed. No candidate who has cleared the subject by securing 50 marks or above is allowed to re-appear in the examination for improving the marks / grade.

Rounding off and Award of Grace Marks

In case a candidate obtains fractional marks, the fraction will be rounded off to the nearest whole number.

The Course Coordinator with the approval of the Director, DDE may add FIVE grace marks in total for all the subjects in a semester to enable a candidate to pass the examination. The said provision will not be applicable in case of re-evaluation and/or for improvement of grade.

Provided that under no circumstances, a candidate shall be granted more than five grace marks in a semester to be distributed in all subjects.

Award of the Advanced Diploma Certificate

A candidate to be eligible for the award of the Advanced Diploma in Cyber Security & Data Protection Laws should submit all the assignments / projects / case studies / lab assignments / report and should secure 50% marks or ‘B’ grade in all the subjects obtaining atleast CGPA of 5.50 out of 10.00.

A candidate admitted to the program has to complete all the prescribed requirements within a maximum period of two years from and including the year of admission in order to be eligible for the award of the Advanced Diploma.

Procedure for Re-counting / Re-evaluation

The candidates desiring of re-evaluation have to apply in writing along with the re-evaluation fee within 15 days from the date of declaration of results. On the receipt of the request for re-evaluation, the paper would be sent to subject expert other than the evaluator and the results of the same will be communicated within 45 days. A change in the original score shall be made only when, upon re-evaluation, the change is FIVE marks or more. The Re-evaluation result is final and there will be no further appeal to the same.

No candidate who has cleared the subject by securing 50 marks or above is allowed to re-appear in the examination or apply for re-evaluation for improving marks / grade.

The recounting of the paper would be done without collecting any fee but on the written request to the Director, DDE by the candidate. The change, if any, shall be incorporated accordingly.

Misconduct Rules

The Vice-Chancellor on the report and recommendation of the Course Co-ordinator can cancel the registration of a candidate and also debar them from examinations and further enrolment if he or she is found to be indulging in abusive, unruly behavior with the faculty or staff of the University. Such behavior will also include abusive mails, phone calls or defamatory tweets / posts / blogs etc.

The NALSAR University Academic Mis-Conduct Regulations, as approved by the Executive Council of the University will apply suitably for the candidates enrolled for this programme.

Refund of Fee in case of withdrawal of admission

a) In case of withdrawal within 15 days from the closure of the admission, 10% of the course fee paid shall be retained by the University towards administrative charges;

b) In respect of candidates who withdraw their candidature after 15 days from the closure of admission, total course fee paid by the candidates shall be retained by the University.

c) All other fee other than course fee, once paid is non-refundable.

Note: The University reserves the right to modify the admission process, fee structure, course structure, course content, the evaluation scheme and other Rules from time to time.

The amount of data being pushed to the Internet each minute is staggering. There are millions of hours of videos, billions of images, and zitabits of text that cannot be indexed by a mere search engine algorithm. The indexing of the data is distributed complexly across the Web technologies - on Surface web, Deep web and Dark web of the internet. Understanding, capturing and investigating these kinds of data sources needs special skills in cybernetics; this is what this certification does. The course starts with the process of collecting and analysing data and then quickly moves into investigating techniques to gain access to un-indexed data. It explains and practically demonstrates a broad array of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) tools, such as setting up an OSINT analysis platform, accessing data from surface web and deep web and exploring the world of dark web using encrypted web browsers on the internet.

This certification, being a foundational course in open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and techniques, teaches participants how to find, collect, and analyse data from the Internet. Far from being a beginner class, this course teaches participants the OSINT framework to be successful in finding and using online information, reinforced with over 30 hands-on bootcamp exercises.

Learning Objectives

• Usage of Social Media Intelligence paradigms on social media handles like Facebook. twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn etc
• Review, monitor and evaluate search engine information from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and others from dark web.
• Monitoring information on Websites, Directories, search engines, meta search engines as well as review user activity on digital platforms for gathering information of the entities involved in the crime scenes.
• Access old cached data from internet by means of Website analysis and data collection
• Identify fake profiles, sock puppets, and fake emails, as well as mail addresses from social networks, or Google results.
• Search for photographs and videos on common social photo sharing sites such as Flickr, Google Photos, etc. , by image analysis tools
• Use Google Maps and other open satellite imagery sources to retrieve images of users' geographic location and establish connection between the suspects involved in a cyber-crime as per their Digital Foot prints.

Learning Outcomes

The learning strategy is focused to enhance the capacity of participants to integrate OSINT tools into cyber investigations.

Upon completion of the course, the participants are expected to be able to:

• Provide a comprehensive overview on the main work processes and general techniques that are necessary for the accomplishment of intelligence gathering on Cyber Crime scenarios using OSINT;
• Create an identified/anonymous presence to be used to conduct online investigative research and data collection;
• Identify risks to users from OSINT data collection and explain countermeasures to be utilised in providing anonymity for users
• Enhance and customize the art of using OSINT techniques suitable for the collection of information for intelligence and counter intelligence purpose ;
• Strengthen the investigative methods, analysis, and distribution of information for the purpose of tackling all forms of crimes in clear web, social media, and dark web.

Learning Modules: Day Wise

Day-1: OSINT Basics

• What is intelligence and OSINT
• Grey Areas and Ethics
• Robin Sage – A powerful Social Engineering experiment
• Information is Everywhere
• Lab 1: Using OSINT to build a fake/ puppet profile for intelligence gathering purposes and connecting with individuals of interest

Day-2: Tools and engines for use in your OSINT searches

• Thinking and Analysis
• Looking at websites
• Google Custom Searches
• Disposable Search Engines
• FOCA, Cree.py & Maltego
• Lab 2: Building your own Google Custom Search Engine

Day-3: Technical Scenarios and Use Cases

• Counter Intelligence and Defenses
• Fake BBC news site and spreading misinformation
• Attacking the Stock Market
• General Petraeus and Clinton
• Volkswagen emissions scandal
• Mossack Fonseca (Mossfon)
• Intelligence Gathering Recipe
• Lab 3: Gathering intelligence on an organization
• Final Lab Assessment Test (FLAT)

Eligibility:

Candidates who are pursuing graduation or had graduated are eligible to register.

Duration:

Three Days

Registration Process:

Submission of Online Application Form along with the requisite fee.

Intake:

70 per batch. The admission will be first come first serve basis.

In case, the number of enrolments’ exceeds 70 and if there are sufficient number of candidates for more number of batches, the University will continue the programme for more number of batches and the schedule will be intimated to the candidates immediately after closure of the admissions.

Mode of Delivery:

Online Mode using Virtual Cyber Forensics Lab by assigning Virtual Machine’s to each enrolled Participant. The candidates should have a laptop / desktop with a minimum bandwidth speed of 1 Mbps during the programme.

Course Fee:

Note: Course Fee once paid is not refundable.

Award of Certificate:

1. Course Completion Certificate

To be eligible for award of the ‘Course Completion Certificate’, the registered candidates should secure a minimum of 50% marks in the ‘Final Lab Assessment Test (FLAT)’ to be conducted by the University on the last day of the programme.

2. Certificate of Participation

‘Certificate of Participation’ will be awarded to the participants who have attended 50% or more sessions but failed to clear and / or appear in the Final Lab Assessment Test (FLAT).

Bootcamp exercises during Certificate offering

• Exercise 1 – Look up your MAC address
• Exercise 2 – Address Resolution Protocol
• Exercise 3 – Lookup your IP addresses
• Exercise 4 – DNS Lookup
• Exercise 5 – WHOIS Lookups
• Exercise 6 – Investigate counterfeiting websites
• Exercise 7 – Beware of Malicious JavaScript on websites
• Exercise 8 – Tracking Cookies
• Exercise 9 – Find analytical codes within the Source code
• Exercise 10 – Which VPN do I choose?
• Exercise 11 – Creating a “sock puppet”
• Exercise 12 – Select your target and persona
• Exercise 13 – Test Browser Leakage Exercise
• Exercise 14 – Referrer Header
• Exercise 15 – Autofill phishing
• Exercise 16 – Password strength checker
• Exercise 17 – HTTrack Website Copier
• Exercise 18– AOL Data Breach
• Exercise 19 – Using a search engine
• Exercise 20 – Check out the following search engines
• Exercise 21 – Google advanced search hacking Techniques
• Exercise 22 – Meta and Federated Search engines
• Exercise 23 – Open Source Intelligence websites
• Exercise 24 – Hacker and Carding Forums and Chatrooms
• Exercise 25 – Public Records Worldwide
• Exercise 26 –Metadata Deep Web search tools
• Exercise 27– Archive.org - Advanced searching exercise
• Exercise 28– Data Breaches – Archives
• Exercise 29 – Tor Relay Exercise
• Exercise 30 – Navigating the Dark Web

SpiderFoot – an OSINT tool to scrape data from over 100 data sources on personal, network, and business entities.

Google Dorks – OSINT data gathering method using clever Google search queries with advanced arguments.

Shodan – a search engine for online devices and a way to get insights into any weaknesses they may have.

Maltego – an OSINT tool for gathering information and bringing it all together for graphical correlation analysis.

Recon-ng – an open-source web reconnaissance tool developed in Python and continues to grow as developers contribute to its capabilities.

Aircrack-ng – a wifi network security testing and cracking tool that can be used both defensively and offensively to find compromised networks.

Important Dates (Tentative) – First Batch

Occurrence of Fraud is on a colossal scale —identifying, detecting and preventing it before it occurs has never been more important than now. This course gives the participant the knowledge to understand the principles of corporate governance, risk management and Cyber Security paradigms as they relate to fraud risk, control and prevention. It builds on the skills of experienced counter fraud specialists, audit professionals and risk and compliance managers. The course shall help participants to first line of role of risk Assessments and management of the fraud crime scenario including cyber security aspects.

On completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Introduces the emergence of fraud risks which public bodies and other organisations face.
• Illustrate the principles and frameworks of good corporate governance and the management of fraud risks.
• To be able to analyse, score and mitigate both inherent and residual fraud risks with practical use cases and hands-on exposure.
• Understand and adopt the concepts of control and assurance.
• Devise , design and implement a fraud response plan.
• Understand the full risk management lifecycle.
• Plan and conduct an entity-wide fraud risk assessment.

In this course, we will explore best practices on how to:

• Plan, Devise, Develop and implement a fraud risk management program.
• Prepare and integrate a fraud risk assessment tools and techniques into an organisation.
• Adopt different strategies for Deter, prevent or detect fraud risks.
• Monitor emerging fraud risks on day to day basis.

1. Introduction to the Fraud Risk Management

• Risk Management and its importance
• Types of risks in banking domain
• Nature and types of Fraud
• Causes of Fraud
• Categories of Fraud
• Current trends in banking arena
• Fraud Control Assessments tools

2. Operational Risk and control tools

• Deep dive into Operational risk
• Operational Risk management and techniques
• Excellence in Operational Risk
• Mitigation techniques
• Approaches and methods for Fraud Control

3. Prevention of Fraud in Financial organization

• Identifying and monitoring fraud
• Approaches for prevention
• Techniques and procedures
• Workflows

4. Investigative techniques

• Steps of investigations
• Interview approaches

5. Reporting tools and approaches

6. Preventive approaches

All the above concepts shall be delivered with practical hands on lab sessions with a project on the last session of the course

Lab Sessions through open source Risk assessment and management tools

1. Cyber virtual Lab (Linux) logins shall be created each participant
2. Guide To PyOD: A Python Toolkit For Outlier Detection
3. Maltrail is a malicious traffic detection system, utilizing publicly available (black) lists containing malicious and/or generally suspicious trails, along with static trails compiled from various AV reports and custom user defined lists.
4. Introduction to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA Department of Commerce tools like FAIR Privacy, Privacy Risk Assessment Methodology (PRAM), Etc.

The course can be delivered both online mode. This is especially cost-effective for organisations interested in training a number of individuals or whole teams. It also allows us to tailor the course content to your organisation's unique needs and context.

DAY 1- February 17, 2023 -Friday

DAY 2- February 18, 2023 -Saturday

DAY 3- February 19, 2023 - Sunday

Batch Size: 40 Participants

Duration of the Course: Three Days

Enrolment fee: Rs. 10, 000

ProgramDates: Feb 17 -19, 2023