Pedagogy About CIRC

The course participants will be given printed modules. Pedagogical methods
and resource materials will include lectures, discussions, case studies,
exercises and presentations by the resource persons. Classes will be held
during weekends at suitable place/s, depending on the feasibility.
Duration
Certificate Course: A six-month course, containing four modules, is a
foundation course for beginners on competition policy and law. The
modules are further divided in to various units.
Diploma Course: A twelve-month course for advanced learners,
containing eight modules, is an add-on course to the certificate course.
Fee Structure
Fee
Course Duration
Indian Candidates Overseas candidates
CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition (CIRC) was established in
January 2009 by Copnsumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS International). CIRC
provides advisory and capacity building solutions to public and private
sector enterprises, governments and multilateral institutions in the areas
of competition law & policy and economic regulation. CIRC is chaired by Dr.
Arvind Mayaram, Former Finance Secretary of India and is governed by a
15 member Governing Council, headed by Nitin Desai, Former Under
Secretary General of United Nations. It includes several eminent
economists, senior lawyers and government officials. CIRC has conducted
many training programmes on Competition Policy and Law in India and
abroad. (More at www.circ.in)
Established in 1983-84, CUTS International (www.cuts-international.org) Enhancing Knowledge,
Strengthening Capacity
has built up a formidable reputation as a leading research, advocacy and
networking group engaged on issues of competition, economic regulation,
investment, consumer protection, international trade and development.
It has six offices in India and five overseas offices at Geneva, Ghana, Hanoi,
Lusaka and Nairobi.

Certificate in Competition Six Months INR 15,000 USD 450

Policy and Law About NLUD
National Law University, Delhi established in 2008 by Act No.1 of 2008 of
Diploma in Competition One Year INR 25,000 USD 650
National Capital Territory of Delhi and with the initiative of High Court of
Policy and Law
Delhi is a premier law university in India. The vision of the University is to Courses
create a Global Legal Institution which will compete with the best outside

How to apply
India and to prepare lawyers for a legal career that introduces them to
wide range of opportunities in legal profession across the globe. The
on
The fee is payable in advance through demand draft drawn in favour of
National Law University, Delhi and payable at New Delhi.
University's state of art campus is located at Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi
with all facilities for best of learning and research. (More at
Competition Policy & Law
www.nludelhi.ac.in)
For further details:
Please visit: www.circ.in/cpl OR nludelhi.ac.in
Email: circ@circ.in, courses@circ.in Certificate Course Diploma Course
Contact: +91.11.26863022/23, 41621232 - A Foundation Course - An Advanced Course

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CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition (CIRC)

D-72, First Floor, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016
Tel: +91 11 26863022/23, 41621232
Email : circ@circ.in, Web : www.circ.in
Are you Curriculum Faculty
• An executive dealing with corporate affairs and business decisions? The Course will be taught by adept professionals including lawyers,
• A corporate lawyer/in-house counsel/CA/CS advising clients on legal economists, academicians and business managers, including:
issues related to compliance and regulatory framework?
• A student pursuing professional course in law/management/economics R.V. Anuradha Pradeep S. Mehta
/CA/CS? Module 2 Partner, Clarus Law Associates Secretary General, CUTS International
Module 1
• An individual having interest in the implementation of competition Evolution of Sharad Bhansali Surbhi Mehta
Markets
policy and law? Competition Managing Partner, APJ-SLG Law Offices Head-Competition Law & IPR, APJ-SLG
and Competition Law offices
Law and Policy G R Bhatia
Courses for your skill enhancement Partner Competition Law Practice, Luthra
Udai S. Mehta
Two specialised courses are being offered: Director, CUTS and Center
&Luthra Law Offices
Coordinator - CCIER
Certificate Course - a foundation course Aditya Bhattacharjea
Diploma Course - an advanced course Yogesh Pai
Professor, Delhi School of Economics
Asst Professor (Law), NLUD
These courses are aimed at providing cutting edge proficiencies and skills
S. Chakravarthy, IAS (Retd) Manoj Pandey
on Competition Policy and Law. Courses will strengthen your professional Module 3 Former Spl. Chief Secretary, Govt of AP & Addl. Director General (Law), CCI
skills on how to analyse and address issues relevant to Competition Policy Module 4
Substantive Member, MRTP Commission, GoI
Sanjay Pandey
and Law. Competition Law
Provisions of Indian Manas Chaudhuri Joint Director (Law), CCI
Interface Partner, Competition Law Practice
You will gain Competition Act Rajindra Kumar Punia
Khaitan& Company Deputy Director (Economics), CCI
• Analytical skills in competition law areas including: merger control;
Naval Satarawala Chopra VipulPuri
abuse of dominance issues; restrictive agreements within commercial
Partner, Competition Law, Shardul Deputy Director (Financial Analysis), CCI
contracts, public procurement, competition litigation and Amarchand Mangaldas
competition due diligence. Seshan Radha
• Understanding of substantive principles related to the Competition
Shweta Shroff Chopra Professor (Economics), NLUD
Law and Policy in India and other jurisdictions. Module 6 Partner, Competition Law, Shardul Arul George Scaria
Module 5 Amarchand Mangaldas
• Understanding of the expected role of different stakeholders and Advanced Asst Professor, NLUD
Advanced Analysis Madhav K Dar
groups in order to ensure better market competitiveness and Analysis of Abuse Saket Sharma
of Anticompetitive Antitrust Economist & Independent Junior Fellow, CIRC
acceleration of economic growth. of Dominance
• Wider employment and internship opportunities for successful Agreements Economic Consultant Santanu Mukherjee
Provisions
course participants in law firms, think tanks, economic firms, Simran Dhir Partner, Luthra and Luthra Law Offices
competition authority and regulatory bodies Senior Associate, S & R Associates Avinash Sharma
Samir Gandhi Advocate, Bar Council of Delhi
Rationale Partner, AZB & Partners K. K. Sharma
A good competition law, along with a sound competition policy, helps in Geeta Gouri Former Director General, CCI & Founder
Module 8 K K Sharma Law Offices
fostering competition, economic efficiency, consumer welfare and Former Member, CCI
freedom of doing business. India enacted its Competition Act in 2002 to Module 7 Recent M. M. Sharma
Renuka Jain Gupta
deal with competition issues in a more liberalised market economy. This Advanced Analysis Developments in Sr. CIT, Indian Revenue Services
Head Competition Law & Policy, Vaish
Associates
law is a successor to the Monopolies & Restrictive Trade Practices Act, of Combinations Competition Ritu Gupta
1969. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) and Competition Policy and Law Harman Singh Sandhu
Associate Professor (Law), NLUD Principal Associate, Shardul Amarchand
Appellate Tribunal set up under the Competition Act are fully operational.
Amit Kapur Mangaldas
Significant orders related to diverse sectors have been passed having a
wider impact on economy as a whole.
Partner, J. Sagar Associates Jaivir Singh
Rajat Kathuria Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru
University
The enforcement of competition law and its pervasive presence across the Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER
Harpreet Kaur Vijay Kumar Singh
sectors and business functions is creating a high demand for competition Assistant Professor & Head, School of
professionals. Thus, the courses, specially designed to inculcate necessary Professor of Law, NLUD
Corporate Law, IICA.
knowledge and skills, among the participants to deal with the issues Amitabh Kumar S. Sundar
relating to anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance & regulation Partner, J. Sagar Associates Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and
of combinations (M&As), IPRs etc, would greatly enhance the career Payal Malik Resource Institute
opportunities and provide early mover advantage to the participants. Associate Professor, University of Delhi Amit Tayal
Former Advisor, CCI Deputy Director (Law), CCI
There is an urgent need to fill the gap between the current knowledge and
the knowledge required to deal with the intricate issues and cases related
to competition law. The courses offered by the CUTS Institute for
Regulation & Competition (CIRC) and National Law University(NLU), Delhi
aim to fill this gap.