Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights

Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights is a 1 to 2 year post graduation level diploma course. The main objective of this course is to understand various copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets etc. The PGD in Intellectual Property Rights course discusses issues such as New Media Content, Internet Ownership, Streaming, Pharmaceutical Patenting and Licensing. To take admission in this course a candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in relevant subjects from any recognized university. A minimum of 50% to 60% aggregate marks is required. For admission in some colleges, students are also required to have Mathematics as one of the compulsory subjects. The admission process for a PGD in Intellectual Property Rights is done on a merit or entrance basis. The candidates who graduate in this programme can serve in the leading positions in the media, entertainment, pharmaceutical, software, and other technology-centred industries, as well as in traditional businesses that leverage IPR, such as FMCG and engineering conglomerates etc. PGD in Intellectual Property Rights : Entrance Exam Some top entrance examinations are: 1) Common Law Admission Test (CLAT): It is conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities. 2) Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT): It is conducted by XLRI (Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur). 3) Common Management Admission Test (CMAT): It is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). 4) Graduate Management Admission Test( GMAT): It is conducted by GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council). 5) Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test (MHT CET): ): It is conducted by State Common Entrance Test Cell, Government of Maharashtra PGD Intellectual Property Rights: Job Profiles Some of the popular job profiles in the field of PGD Intellectual Property Rights listed below: * Intellectual property lawyers * Lecturers * Legal Publishers * Patent Lawyers * IP Analyst * Patent Engineer * Assistant Manager * Research Analyst * Business Head Some of Top recruiting areas are Law Firms, Corporate Houses, Government Agencies, Research and Development Units etc. PGD Intellectual Property Rights: Top recruiters * Reliance Industries * Oracle India * Law Firm * Infosys * HCL * TCS * Siemens * Ranbaxy Laboratories