Law

   For BA LLB admissions, the students will have to attempt the respective entrance examination of the institute if they wish to apply for admissions. Many government colleges give admission on merit-basis but the top colleges such as National Law Universities, Jindal Global Law School provide admission solely on the basis of marks scored in entrance examinations. Hence, candidates can prepare for competitive law school entrance examinations such as KIITEE,  CLAT,  AILET,  SLS AIAT etc.

Students of any stream can apply for BA LLB provided that they meet the basic eligibility criteria. Candidates should clear Class 12 in any stream from a recognised school, with minimum 45-50 percent aggregate marks. There is no age bar to pursue the course. Also, if a candidate aspires to pursue law from NLUs, he has to pass CLAT UG entrance examination. Therefore, candidates from Science, Arts or Commerce background can take up BA LLB in graduation level since the candidates are taught basic concepts of Political Science, Sociology in the first semester.

Bachelor of Legislative Law is an undergraduate degree which focuses on integrating knowledge regarding law and other subjects to the candidates. Students are also introduced to law case studies which will help them practice for their careers in the law field. 
The majority of Law schools run a semester system in which the five- ear duration course is divided into 10 semesters. This course is a flagship course that was started by NLUs across the nation and subsequently offered by other private and government universities.

No, After completing LLB you become a lawyer, however, you are still not an advocate and hence cannot practice law. To become an advocate and to practice law as a profession, you mandatorily need to clear the All India Bar Examination (AIBE). After qualifying AIBE, one can practice law as a full fledged profession. 

Yes, LLB courses are mostly offered by reputed colleges and universities in offline mode as classroom-based full-time programmes. However, some universities these days also offer some short-term certificate Law courses, that candidates can pursue in online mode. LLB, BA LLB courses are not allowed to be offered in part-time or distance mode as per the requirements of Bar Council of India. Therefore, these courses have to be pursued in full-time mode only from institutions recognised by BCI.

Given below are the few popular online law courses along with their duration.

No, you cannot become a lawyer without a Law degree. You mandatorily need to obtain degrees such as BA/BCom/BSc/BBA LLB or LLB in order to be a lawyer in India. To become a lawyer, one must first complete three-year or five-year LLB from a recognised university and possess degree certificate. Then, they must enrol themselves in local Bar Council of the concerned state and enrolled as an advocate. Within two years of the enrolment, they must appear and clear AIBE in order to be eligible to practise anywhere in India. 

These are just a few really popular law specializations. To decide which is right,consider your interests, skills and goals. Research different specializations and talk to lawyers who work in those areas to get a better understanding. of that field. Some most popular Law specialisations among students  are mentioned below -

• Civil Law
• Tax Law
• Criminal Law
• Corporate Law
• International Trade Law
• Labour Law
• Real Estate Law
• Intellectual Property Law

Some of the popular types of undergraduate and postgraduate Law courses in India include: