Law

If you pursue Law after Class 12, the law course is of five years duration. If you pursue LLB after graduation, it is usually of three years duration.

For LLM courses, generally a candidate has to spend one year or two years to obtain the degree. The duration of the course depends on the entry-level. Until a decade ago, integrated law course was not as popular as three-years LLB programme. But with the emergence of National Law Universities, five-year integrated LLB course has become extremely popular choice amongst students who have completed Class 12th. 

Candidates need to be Class 12 pass to pursue integrated Law courses such as BA LLB,  BBA LLB,  BSc LLB and BCom LLB. On the other hand, candidates need to be graduates in any stream to pursue three-year duration LLB degree courses. 

A 2 year duration LLM course is usually considered more valuable than a 1-year LLM course, because 2-year LLM programs typically are more elaborative and deep structured. They also allow students to specialize in a particular area of law, which can be beneficial for their future career scope.

Moreover, 1-year LLM courses are often designed for students who have already completed a law degree in another country and want to gain more expertise in a specific area of law. This could also be a good pathway for those who have a lot of work experience in the legal field and want to advance their careers.

Those who complete LLM have multiple options to explore and can establish a promising career in legal field. Some of the top job profiles include:

No, one who has to complete an LLB degree either three-year duration after graduation or five-year duration,  after class 12th makes them eligible enough to pursue law as a profession. An LLM degree is pursued by those who want to learn more in a specialisation. However, in both cases, they have to appear for AIBE conducted by BCI to be able to get a 'Certificate of Practice'. 

Due to global legal developments and changing market demands, there are many specialisations offered, some of them are mentioned below 

• Civil Law
• Tax Law
• Labour5 Law
• Corporate Law
• Commercial Law
• International Trade Law
• Labour Law
• Labour5 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