The Indian Law Society’s
Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (ILSCA), Pune
announces
ILSCA Online Certificate Course on ADR (Arbitration, Mediation & Conciliation), 2024-25
17th January to 16th March 2025
About ILSCA:
The Indian Law Society’s Centre for Arbitration & Mediation (ILSCA) an unit of the Indian Law Society is a neutral, independent, non-profit centre, established to facilitate the impartial administration of arbitration and mediation proceedings.
ILSCA also conducts various training programmes and courses in the field of ADR for the benefit of Law students and professionals from all disciplines, to train them in the skills of Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods – like Arbitration and Mediation.
About the Course:
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has become a primary method as against litigation for resolving disputes in various fields, including trade, commerce, business, and family matters. Recognizing its importance, legal professionals and educators emphasize comprehensive ADR training as essential for modern law practice. Effective conflict resolution skills are critical for preventing destructive conflicts and managing disputes.
To meet this demand, the Indian Law Society’s Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (ILSCA), Pune offers skills-intensive training programs. These programs aim to develop expertise in negotiation, mediation, mediation advocacy, arbitration, and related fields. This certificate course aims to provide a brief skeleton as to how arbitration proceeding and Mediation Proceedings are conducted with the help of the law applicable to domestic and International commercial arbitration in India and also a glimpse of how mediation is conducted. The programme has been designed for students as well as working professionals – not merely restricted to the field of law – to enhance their knowledge of the process and intricacies of domestic arbitration in India. This year ILSCA has designed thirteen modules – which will try and enwrap major aspects of Arbitration and Mediation. The sessions are expected to be interactive sessions.
The programme for the certificate course is as under:
| Dates of the programme | 17th January to 16th March 2025 (Online live class on every Friday & Saturday) |
| Program Structure | Online class – 13 modules. Approximately – 26 Hours of learning; two hours per session |
| Timing | 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. |
| Who can Attend? | Students, Advocates, Academicians, Government officers, Persons from the Construction business, Engineers, Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, and any other professionals keen to learn the process of arbitration and Mediation |
| Fee | Current Students of ILS – Rs.5,900/- (with GST) Professional & other students – Rs.11,800/- (with GST) |
| Payment Mode | Payment Mode: Online Only Payment can be done online through Direct SBI, Net banking and Credit card. Debit Cards payments are NOT acceptable. Applicant can transfer the amount to ILSCA Bank details Name of beneficiary: For identification of remittance, you are requested to include in the remittance details the name and purpose of remittance. To help us to track the deposit, please send a copy of the remittance record, once the funds are transferred to the Bank to ILSCA. ILSCA Bank Details for Payment : Name of account: Indian Law Society’s Centre for Arbitration (ILSCA) Account Number: 40850443571 Bank: State Bank of India Branch: Deccan Gymkhana, Pune 411004 IFSC Code: SBIN0001110 |
| Examination | Online Examination |
| Evaluation & Certification | Participants will be assessed for their attendance and score in the online examination: On obtaining a Minimum 75% attendance, and a minimum score of 50% in the online examination the participants will be declared as successfully completing the program and will be awarded the certificate by ILSCA. |
| Programme Coordinator | Ms. Sathya Narayan, Director, ILSCA |
| Schedule of the programme | Please check for the schedule of certificate programme on the ILS website (https://ilslaw.edu) on 10th January 2025 |
| Last date of Registration | 17th January 2025 before 12.00 noon |
Learning Outcome:
The objectives of the course are:
- To create awareness about the importance of arbitration as ADR methods
- To trace the growth, development, and importance of Arbitration movement in India
- To provide a good basic knowledge of Arbitration and International Commercial Arbitration
Eligibility:
- Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, Engineers,
- All professionals or persons who have undergone graduate-level education are eligible for enrolment in this program
- Graduate of any recognized University in any discipline;
- Candidates pursuing three-year law course are eligible to apply.
- Candidates who have completed three years of their 5-year integrated LLB Degree programme in Law are also eligible to apply.
Contact: Ms. Manjusha Gurjar (Mob. 9422060258, Email – [email protected])
Click Here for the Application Form (Please download the Application Form, fill it in, affix the photograph and send scanned copy of the filled-in form to [email protected] along with Passing Certificate and Statement of Marks of the qualifying examination.)
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