Post Graduate Diploma Course in Intellectual Property Rights (PGD IPR) 2026-27 at Government Law College, Mumbai (One Year, Any Graduate, Fee Rs 14,516)

Government Law College, Mumbai has issued its admission notice for the Post Graduate Diploma Course in Intellectual Property Rights for the academic year 2026-27. The course is conducted by the College in affiliation with the University of Mumbai. The notice carries reference number GLC/IPR/Admission/2026-27 and is dated 12 August 2026, signed by Dr. Rahul Dhobale, IPR Coordinator, and Dr. Asmita Vaidya, Principal.

Government Law College, Churchgate, is a State Government institution established in 1855 and describes itself as the oldest law college in Asia. On the College's own Programme/Courses page, the diploma is described as covering the protection of intellectual property in the form of patents, trademarks, copyright and design, and is stated to be useful not only to lawyers but also to engineers, doctors and others, particularly on patents and copyrights.

• A graduate from any faculty of a recognised university is eligible to apply, as stated in the admission notice.
• The College's Programme/Courses page puts the same requirement as admission being open to a candidate holding a Bachelor's degree from any faculty of a recognised university.
• Candidates who graduated from a university other than the University of Mumbai are required to pay eligibility fees in addition to the course fee.

• Duration: one academic year.
• Number of papers: four theory papers, with the fifth paper on practical training and project work.
• Examination: held at the end of every academic year.

• Course fee: Rs. 14,516 (Rupees Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen only).
• Students from outside the University of Mumbai are required to pay eligibility fees in addition to the course fee. The notice does not state the amount of the eligibility fee.
• Application form fee: Rs. 100 (Rupees One Hundred only), to be paid online through the payment link given in the notice.

The admission form along with the prospectus can be downloaded from the College website. Applications are submitted through the Google form linked in the notice, and the Rs. 100 form fee is paid online through the payment link given in the notice. The notice asks candidates not to submit duplicate applications.

The notice sets out the documents to keep ready before filling the Google form:

• Passport size photograph and signature in JPEG format, each not more than 400 KB.
• Marksheets of all semesters or years of graduation, combined into a single PDF not exceeding 10 MB.
• Caste certificate and non-creamy layer certificate in PDF format not exceeding 500 KB (not applicable to the open category).
• The Rs. 100 payment slip or a screenshot of the online payment, in PDF or image form.
• The notice also asks candidates to refer to the prospectus on the College website before filing the application.

The notice does not print a calendar closing date. It states that all these steps are to be completed within 15 days from the date of publication of the advertisement. The notice is dated 12 August 2026, so the closing date shown here, 27 August 2026, is derived from that publication date rather than taken from a printed deadline. Applicants should treat it as indicative and confirm with the College on 022-22041707 before relying on the last day.

The notice states that merit lists followed by admissions will be displayed within one week after the applications close.