Three-years LLB v/s Five years LLB course in India 2026

List of law Colleges offering 5-year LLB courses with fees

Students should know about top 5 Year LLB colleges. These law colleges are both in private as well as government sectors. Candidates can check the list of colleges or universities offering 5 year LLB courses in the country below:

College Name	Courses offered	Fees
NLU Hyderabad	BA LLB	INR 2,22,000
SLS Pune	BA LLB, BBA LLB	INR 20,80,000
NLSIU Bangalore	BA LLB	INR 13,04,000
Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat	BA LLB, BBA LLB	INR 31,03,000
National Law University, Delhi	BA LLB	INR 6,80,000
Army Institute of Law, Mohali	BA LLB	INR 4,40,000
Nirma University, Institute of Law, Ahmedabad	BA LLB, BCom LLB	INR 1,48,000
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	BA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB, BBA LLB, BSW LLB	INR 2,52,000
ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad	BA LLB, BBA LLB	INR 14,00,000
School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore	BA LLB	INR 8,70,000
National Law University, Jodhpur	BA LLB	INR 2,35,000
KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar	B.A.LL.B., BBA.LLB., and BSc LLB	INR 19,00,000
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	BA LLB	INR 2,00,000
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata	BA LLB, BSc LLB	INR 3,70,000
Amity Law School, Noida	BA LLB	INR 14,02,000
School of Law, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun	BA LL.B (Hons.), BBA LL.B (Hons.), B.Com. LL.B (Hons.)	INR 20,01,000
Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Delhi	BA LLB, BBA LLB	INR 1,05,000
VIT Law School, Chennai	BA LLB, BBA LLB	INR 9,05,000
National Law Institute University, Bhopal	BA LLB	INR 2,47,000
Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh	BA LLB	INR 1,03,000
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	BBA LLB	INR 6,00,000
Chanakya National Law University, Patna	BA LLB	INR 5,07,000
Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi	BA LLB	INR 11,400

The syllabus also varies between the two courses. The 3 year LLB focuses only on law subjects. Students study Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law and Property Law. The 5 year LLB adds non-law subjects in the early years. These include Political Science, Economics, Sociology and English. The law subjects begin in the later semesters.

3 Year LLB Course: Why pursue it?

Candidates should note that 3 Year Law course has several benefits. Elaborating on the second option available to students; the pros and cons of pursuing a three-year LLB degree are as mentioned below:

• A three-year course is pursued after possessing any graduation degree, and it is imperative that the student has pursued graduation in any discipline and then shall be eligible for a three-year course in law. Earlier, the age limit set by the Bar Council of India (BCI) was 30 years, but after facing criticism from the Apex Court, BCI decided to increase the age limit from 30 years to 45 years for 3-year law courses. Later, the age bar of 45 years was also removed by BCI. There are people who decide to pursue Engineering or BCom or BA or any other course, for that matter, and later decide that they want to pursue Law as a career option. Such candidates can enrol in this course.
• In a three-year course, the students must undergo dual graduation, i.e., one in their respective discipline, i.e. BCom/ BA/ BSc/ BTech etc., and then a three-year course in Law. This mostly happens when people decide to change their careers.
• The course takes longer than the integrated five-year LLB. For eg: 4 years of engineering + 3 years LLB = 7 years; or 3 years of BCom/ BSC/ BA + three years LLB = 6 years.
• The upper age limit has been removed, which opens the doors for professionals with years of experience to still pursue the course; for students, for graduates, everyone can pursue law in case they want to change their career graph.
• Most students who are aware of the five-year course still opt for a three-year course in order to gain a better perspective in each field.
• In a three-year LLB course, students do not have the option to choose any subjects but have to study the formal 3-year syllabus prescribed by the University.

Students can get more time to explore other interests when they pursue 3 Year LLB courses.

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Drawbacks of Pursuing 3-year LLB Course

There are drawbacks of pursuing 3 Year Law course as well. This is why 5 Year LLB course has become popular over time. Find out what this course is, a less lucrative option if you are planning a legal career:

• It is considered a drawback because students get less exposure to legal education in comparison to the five-year LLB students, as five-year law students get more time and experience in the field.
• Students get access to courtroom practice as colleges lay out Moot Courts, research submissions, and Mock Trial Courts in their curriculum.
• Students also undergo internships every semester with top law firms, corporates, NGO’s, and the like and further enhance their knowledge of the practical aspects of the law.
• The positive aspect of this course is that, as the students in this course are already graduates, the University starts directly with hardcore legal subjects without wasting any time.
• Students learn IPC, CRPC, CPC, family law, Bare Acts, Labour Law, Company Law, etc., within months of joining the course, which the five-year students usually study in their third or 5^th year of law school.
• Students spend only 3 years and shall be conferred an LLB degree by the University upon completion.

The cost and duration of both courses are different. Government law colleges offer the lowest fees for both courses.

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