Degree Nomenclature | Level | Duration | General Eligibility |
BA LL.B. (Hons.) (Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Law (Honours)) |
Bachelor Degree | 5 year | 10+2 any Stream |
B Com. LL.B (Hons.) (Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of Law (Honours)) |
Bachelor Degree | 5 year | 10+2 any Stream |
BBA LL.B. (Hons.) (Bachelor of Business Administration & Bachelor of Law (Honours)) |
Bachelor Degree | 5 year | 10+2 any Stream |
BSW LL.B. (Hons.) (Bachelor of Social Work & Bachelor of Law (Honours)) |
Bachelor Degree | 5 year | 10+2 any Stream |
B Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) (Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Law (Honours)) |
Bachelor Degree | 5 year | 10+2 Science |
B Tech. LL.B. (Hons.) (Bachelor of Technology & Bachelor of Law (Honours)) |
Bachelor Degree | 6 year | 10+2 Science |
LL.B. (Bachelor of Law) |
Bachelor Degree | 3 year | Any Bachelor |
PG Diploma | Master Diploma | 1 Year | LL.B./Any Bachelor |
LL.M. (Master of Law) |
Master Degree | 1/2 Year | LL.B. |
M. Phil. (Master of Philosophy) |
Pre Doctoral | 1.5 Year | LL.M. |
Ph. D. / D. Phil. (Doctor of Philosophy) |
Doctoral | 2 Year | LL.M. |
L.L.D. (Doctor of Laws) |
Post Doctoral | 2 Year | Ph. D. |
One can go for a 3 year degree after graduation or a 5 year/6 year integrated degree course after 12th in Law. After graduation one can pursue 1 year/ 2 year LL.M. degree or any Post Graduate Diploma Program in any specialized field of Law. Further one can pursue M.Phil or Ph.D. in Law. Click for more information
After going through basic study in law, one can choose to be part of active litigation or be a partner at a law firm or may also plan to be a legal consultant with any corporate. Also one may plan to go for higher studies in the areas of Legal, Management and Communication Etc. One may also plan to join any government job in administrative, banking, defense, railways or legal services. Click for more information
In the Pre Final or Final year of Graduation in law, many institutes/colleges offer different electives. A student may require choosing few subjects depending upon one’s interest and comfort from a bouquet of subjects. Commonly we hear candidates wanting to practice in the areas of criminal Law, civil law, taxation law, corporate law, Intellectual Property Law Etc. All these fall under the purview of various specializations in Law. Click for more information
CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is known as the mother exam for entry in National Law Universities in India after 12th. Only one among all, National Law University-Delhi takes its own exam by the name of AILET (All India Law Entrance Test). Then there are many private universities which take their own exams including Symbiosis University, Christ University, Bharti Vidyapeeth University, Delhi University Etc. for both 3 year LL.B. and 5 Year Integrated Law Program. Click for more information
The top league National Law Universities being Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Jodhpur, Gandhinagar, Bhopal and Raipur, as per the latest admission cycle there are 23 National Law Universities. The ranking of the universities along with their admission processes are given below. Click for more information
Today there are more than 1000 law colleges providing 5 Year law program but not all of them are good in terms of their reputation, subject delivery, faculties, infrastructure, alumni base Etc. We have listed some top Law schools along with their admission processes. Click for more information