What is Property Law: Course Duration, Admission 2025, Colleges, Salary & Scope

The law specialisation deals with long-term immovable assets i.e. Land/ Property, where two or more parties are involved in ownership or sale or business operations. In order to keep the deals or partnerships/ agreements fair and in agreement, the Property Laws were defined. Therefore, law specialisation related to Property ownership, transfer, contracts, conveyance issues, leases, mortgages, breach, government control and powers, escrow and title insurance, zoning, landlord and tenant issues, as well as, real estate brokerage, agency, agreements, etc. is a part of Property Law.

• The law specialisation of Property Law can be studied at the undergraduate level as part of the BBA LLB, BA LLB, Bachelor LLB, and Master LLB course syllabus.
• Moreover, It can be studied at the postgraduate level as part of a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) course, or as a specialisation in a BBA of Laws (LLM) course. There are various colleges in India offering Property Law as a specialisation of Master of Business Administration (MBA) or BBA of Business Administration (BBA) courses as well.
• Whereas, there are law firms in India that offer certificate courses (bonus courses) in Property Law specialisation to advocates who want to make a career in the field.

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Both Contract Law and Property Law concern people and things. However, they differ in the focuses and their purposes:

Depending on the level of study, one can choose various career options after completing Law courses. One can pursue LLM and subsequently LLD after completing a five-year integrated course or LLB course in order to make a career in academics. They must also clear UGC NET or SET in order to be eligible to work as an Assistant Professor. Those who aspire to enter into the field of litigation must enroll themselves in the Bar Council and also clear AIBE in order to be eligible to practice anywhere in India. They can also prepare for judicial exams or other competitive examinations in order to be recruited by Public Sector Companies as Legal Advisors or Legal Managers. 

Moreover, a career in law requires one to put in overtime grind spent in legal research. This sounds laborious, however, in order to sort the black-and-white of a case, one has to immerse oneself in legal research. There are no shortcuts in law, and for even a good lawyer, it takes years of legal practice to become sharp-witted. Due to popular case laws, aspirants prefer criminal or civil specialisations in law. However, nowadays, law specialisations including Cyber Law, Patent Law, Commercial Law, Litigation,  Family Law, as well as corporate law are gaining popularity among Indian law aspirants. 

There are possibilities that AI and automation can significantly modify the Law structure of India, primarily by automating the repetitive manual tasks like legal research and document review. This can ease off the work for lawyers so that they can focus on other important tasks like strategic and client facing aspects of legal practice, rather than completely replacing their roles. However, law students should start learning skills that can help them to work with AI. 

Yes, to practice Real Estate and Infrastructure Law as a lawyer and represent clients in courts, one has to qualify for the All India Bar Examination, if they are graduating after 2010 onwards. 

Below mentioned are the entrance exams for admission to top Law colleges in Delhi:

• AILET: All India Law Entrance Test is a national entrance exam conducted by National Law University (NLU Delhi) for admission to law courses at UG, PG and PhD levels.
• CLAT: Common Law Admission Test is a national level entrance exam conducted by theConsortium of NLUs for admission to 5-year integrated LLB (UG) and one-year LLM (PG) courses.
• IPU CET: Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test is a university level entrance exam conducted by GGSIPU for admission to various courses at its participating institutes.
• JMI Entrance Exam: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Entrance Exam is a university level entrance test conducted by Jamia Millia Islamia for admission to various courses at its participating institutes.

Given below are the top Law colleges in India without CLAT along with their tuition fees and accepted entrance exam/eligibility criteria:

Here are some courses offered in Property Law or Real Estate and Infrastructure Law specialisation as under:

• BBA in Real Estate and Management
• Certificate course in Real Estate and Infrastructure Law

Apart from this, all law courses have a subject in Real Estate and Infrastructure Law to teach fundamentals.

Candidates will be taught the following subjects in the Real Estate and Infrastructure Law course:

• Fundamentals of Real Estate Laws 
• Fundamentals of Infrastructure Laws 
• Real Estate and Infrastructure Development Laws
• Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA)
• Transfer of Property Act, 1882,
• Registration Act, 1908
• Indian Contract Act, 1872.
• Registration of Real Estate Project and Registration
• Functions of Real Estate Agents
• Duties of Promoter
• Rights and Duties of Allottees,
• The Real Estate Regulatory Authority 
• The Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, Offences, Penalties and Adjudication under the Act.
• Sale & Purchase Agreement Clauses,
• Report on Construction Documentation,
• Construction Pre-Contract Enquiries,
• Construction Due Diligence for Property Purchase etc.
• Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
• Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
• Objects and Application of the Act, Definitions (Affected family, Agricultural Land, Cost of Acquisition, Land, Landless & Land Owner, Person interested, Requiring Body, Resettlement Area.),
• Determination of Social Impact and Public
• Purpose & Appraisal of Social Impact Assessment Report
• Notification and Acquisition,
• Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award
• Procedure and Manner of Rehabilitation etc.
• National Monitoring Committee for Rehabilitation and Resettlement,
• Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority,
• Apportionment of Compensation & Payment, Offenses and Penalties, Compensation for Land Owners
• Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996

These are government colleges that offer Property Law courses:

Note- This information is sourced from the official website/ counselling body and may vary.

In India, there are approx 26 Real Estate / Infrastructure Law or Property Law colleges and institutes. Out of which, there is a split of colleges by ownership, private: 7 and public / government: 2, and rest are some online platforms providing various certificate courses in Property Law.

See the table below for cities/states in India that offer colleges with the specified courses, streams, or specialisations.

The career scope of Real Estate and Infrastructure Law or Property Law is wide open for all to explore. Some of the job profiles in the law specialization are:

• Notary Public
• Solicitors/ Consultants
• Real Estate Tax Litigators

 Some of the law firms (top) that also deal with cases in Real Estate and Infrastructure Law are:

1. AZB & Partners
2. Khaitan & CO
3. J Sagar Associates
4. Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
5. Trilegal

In India, the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, deals under Real Estate and Infrastructure laws dealing with sales of property, leases of property, gifting property, etc.

 RERA or Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) is explained as "Real Estate Regulatory Authority for regulation and promotion of the real estate sector and to ensure the sale of plot, apartment or building, as the case may be, or sale of real estate project, in an efficient and transparent manner and to protect the interest of consumers in the real estate sector and to establish an adjudicating mechanism for speedy dispute redressal and also to establish the Appellate Tribunal to hear appeals from the decisions, directions or orders of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority and the adjudicating officer and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto." RERA has been implemented all over India except in Jammu and Kashmir.