This Bachelor of Art (B.A.) programme in Artificial Intelligence and Law is a social science programme which has as its leitmotif the role of AI in society. Society being a network of legal relations—set and carried out—in the semantics of law, its predominant discourse is “law and society”. The approach of the programme is “social engineering”. Its outcome is knowledge of how technology propels human social relations and becomes a determinant in producing social outcomes. The course also makes inroads into AI applications with the limited aim of informing students on algorithmic functions. It evaluates the various aspects of the AI including the range of technologies, their advantages and disadvantages, and how AI systems operate.
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Only social science programme in the country focused on creating legal imagination and understanding of the legal context for the future.
Teaching and training which enable students to express opinions on legal issues concisely and clearly; to identify, analyse and address legal problems; assessment of the social impact of the legal issues.
Imparting skills essential for the performance of pre-legal and paralegal works as well as preparing students for careers in legal practice, judiciary, academia and public service.
| Subject | Category | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric (Critical Reading and Writing) | AEC | 3 |
| Political Theory | Minor | 4 |
| Introduction to Constitution | Major | 4 |
| Reading Gandhi | VAC | 3 |
| Life Skills and Vocation | SEC | 3 |
| Reading Ambedkar | MD | 3 |
| Internship/Short-Term Study Abroad Programme | ||
| Subject | Category | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Research and Writing | AEC | 3 |
| Indian Legal Systems | Major | 4 |
| Environmental Science | VAC | 3 |
| Psychology | Minor | 4 |
| Introduction to Legal Practice | SEC | 3 |
| Technology Chronicles (History of Technology) | MD | 3 |
| Internship/Short-Term Study Abroad Programme | ||
| Subject | Category | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Science, Technology, and Society | MD | 3 |
| Introduction to AI and AI Systems | Major | 4 |
| Anthropology | Minor | 4 |
| AI and Business Thinking | SEC | 3 |
| Persuasion, Mediation and Negotiation | AEC | 2 |
| Introduction to Public and Private Law | Major | 4 |
| Internship/Short-Term Study Abroad Programme | ||
| Subject | Category | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Commercial Laws | Major | 4 |
| Interfacing Technology, AI, and Law – 1 | Major | 4 |
| Legal History | Minor | 4 |
| Literary Fiction | AEC | 2 |
| Reading Legislations and Judgements | Major | 4 |
| Elective 1 | Major | 4 |
| Internship/Short-Term Study Abroad Programme | ||
| Subject | Category | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Internship | Internship | 4 |
| Interfacing Technology, AI and Law – 2 | Major | 4 |
| AI, Data Protection and Privacy | Major | 4 |
| Biotechnology and the Law | Minor | 4 |
| Elective 2 | Major | 4 |
| Subject | Category | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AI and Legal Practice | Major | 4 |
| Political Economy of AI | Major | 4 |
| Gender, Caste and Society | Minor | 4 |
| AI and Intellectual Property | Major | 4 |
| Elective 3 | Major | 4 |
The B.A. in Artificial Intelligence and Law at JGLS includes both compulsory and elective courses The programme strongly believes that AI is not open for free appropriation including it as open for “passing off”. Further, AIs available for public consumption, including many automated services in public spaces, are properties with ownerships—legal rights, so to speak. The programme aims to educate students about the differentiation between being in an AI environment, using the AI services on-offer, and making claims on AI outputs. The said objective is achieved through an ethical orientation which takes the form of “know the context” through “knowing the law”.
Bachelor
Rs. 5 lacs
Jindal Global Law School
3 Years
August 2026
31 July 2026
Students can choose interdisciplinary elective courses from their III Semester onwards. Such electives can be from a variety of choices mindful of the vision and philosophy of the programme and the semester in which the elective can be taken. The electives are illustrative only, the electives on-offer may vary in form and substance, though not in their nature/type such that the philosophy of the semester for which they are recommended is upheld.
Students are required to undertake 5 mandatory internships at the end of every semester. For every 2 internships in a year, they will be awarded 2 credits counting to a total of 4 internship credits.
| Semester | Type of Internship/Organizations | Purpose/Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| I |
| Strengthen and reinforce the understanding of how AI is situated in and impacting society. |
| II |
| Understand and appreciate the interoperability of AI in social systems and processes. |
| III |
| Know the AI functions in sectors and the challenges thereof. Become aware of the possible strategic and policy positions in the sectors in question. |
| IV |
| Understand the network of regulations, how firms operate within regulatory networks, and the interplay of regulatory mechanisms (laws, norms, etc.). |
| V |
| Familiarize with the global response to AI boom and how governments facilitate AI use and utilization. |
| Course Type | Abbreviation | B.A. AI & Law Credits | UGC Requirement Credits | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major (Core) Courses | CC | (6*4) + (6*6) = 60 | 60 | |
| Minor Stream (Generic elective + Discipline specific) | GE & DSE | 6*4=24 | 24 | DSE are theory and practical evaluation as per NEP |
| Ability Enhancement Courses | AEC | 2*4=8 | 8 | Language courses and communication skills |
| Skill Enhancement Courses | SEC | 4+6=10 | 9 | |
| Multi-disciplinary | Multi. | 3*4=12 | 9 | Social Sciences/Humanities based courses |
| Value Added course | VA | 6 | (06)- (08) | Similar course common to all UGs |
| Summer Internship | Compulsory Int | 2*2=4 | (02)- (04) | All internships are compulsory, credits are endowed for only summer internships. |
| Total Credits | 120+4 | 124 | 120 | |
Professor Anand Prakash Mishra
Professor of Practice & Vice Dean
Jindal Global Law School
Director of Law Admissions
OP Jindal Global University