Law

Some of the top law colleges of India which offer LLM courses are mentioned below -

NLU Visakhapatnam
GITAM School of Law
NLSIU Bangalore - National Law School of India University
BHU - Banaras Hindu University
Symbiosis International, Pune

No, an LLM degree cannot be pursued in distance mode or online mode. However, listed below are some law courses offered by NLSIU Bangalore that candidates can study in distance education mode: 

• Master of Business Law (MBL)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Law (PGDHRL)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Medical Law & Ethics (PGDMLE)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law (PGDEL)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Law (PGDIPRL)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Child Rights Law (PGDCRL)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Consumer Law & Practice (PGDCLP)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Cyber Law & Cyber Forensics (PGDCLCF)

For LLM admission offered at NLUs in India, candidates have to appear for the CLAT exam and meet the cut-off marks criteria for admission to 22 NLUs in India.

However, for admission to NLU Delhi, candidates have to appear and qualify AILET exam. Therefore, candidates need to score top ranks in CLAT PG in the range of 1-1000 to get admission in the top NLUs. LLM through CLAT PG is highly competitive, keeping in view the increasing number of candidates appearing for the exam and difficulty of the paper. 

Candidates can also pursue various online courses in undergraduate, postgraduate or certificate levels such as Online LLM or Online certifications. Some of these courses offered by Shiksha Online are given in the table below:

• Online LLM by Golden Gate University
• Post Graduate Certificate in Finance and Taxation Laws by Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
• Diploma in Taxation by Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
• PGD in Labour Laws and Employee Relations by Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
• Intellectual Property by Swayam

Many law colleges in India offer LLM courses duration, as one-year or two-year courses. However, generally, the law degree is offered as a two-year duration. But soon, according to the recent deliberations of BCI, the one-year LLM shall be scrapped and two-year LLM shall be restored. It shall consist of four-semesters wherein candidates shall be required to submit dissertation in the end of the final semester. 

LLM course eligibility requires completing an LLB with a minimum 50 percent or equivalent CGPA. Some of the universities have additional requirements for entrance exam scores or work experience.

Source - Multiple external/ official sites, data may vary.

 Yes a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) has potential in India. You need to complete LLB course to be able to practice law in India. You can work as a lawyer, judge, legal counselor, and consultant etc with an LLB degree. For further information on various Job Profiles and their average salaries, look at the table below:

Source - Multiple external/official sites, data may vary.

No, first you have to appear for the AIBE by BCI. To clear the bar examination is mandatory for all law graduates to be able to practice law.

All state bar councils in India have made it mandatory for advocates who graduated after 2010 to clear this examination. Candidates must ensure that they clear AIBE within two years of their registration in order to be eligible to practice anywhere in the country. They must also register themselves in the local bar in order to practice in the district court.