LLM Criminal Law

The syllabus of LLM Criminal Law is generally considered moderate to difficult. It includes core topics like the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, and special acts, which are easier if studied in LLB. More challenging areas include International Criminal Law, Criminology, and forensic science. The difficulty also depends on the university and student's background, interest, and ability to grasp advanced concepts.

Here are some of the top private colleges for LLM Criminal Law:

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

Based on the information from external sources, 75%-80% approx. students are placed from top colleges in India.  Many of these graduates are placed in criminal law firms, government agencies, corporate legal team, and judicial services. Some of the best universities even provide 90% placements. 

Below are the exams for LLM Criminal Law courses for admission in top colleges:

• CLAT PG (Common Law Admission Test - PG)
• AILET PG
• MH CET Law (PG)
• DU LLM (through CUET PG)
• SLAT PG
• JMI LLM Entrance

The LLM Criminal Law covers topics such as penology, victimology, criminology, white-collar crime, cybercrime, and criminal justice reforms, which helps in assessing crime trends and systemic challenges for leadership roles. 

Other than that this course hones your ability to analyse complex issues, frame legal strategies and reforms, interpret judgement and precedents. 

Law firms that are specialising in criminal defence, prosecution, or white-collar crime, seek hiring for LLM in Criminal Law candidates. Another options are courts and judiciary, government leagl departments, police departments, investigative agencies, universities and Law schools and many more where Criminal Lawyers are in-demand.

LLM in Criminal Law deals with legislation, procedures, and jurisprudence related to Criminal Law. While PG Criminology is the study of crime as a social phenomenon. 

Hence, LLM in Criminal Law professionals emphasis on legal analysis, argumentation, and application of Law, while PG Criminology students focus on understanding criminal behaviour, criminal law enforcements and developing crime prevention strategies 

There are many advantages of doing LLM in Criminal Law, such as:

• First, is obviously having specialised knowledge of the field on topics like sentencing, evidence, or criminal procedure, that can make you ahead in your job.
• It also advance your analytical skills for critically evaluating criminal law and its applications, that further enables contribution to policy making and legal reforms.
• It can also offer you leadership roles in companies and government organisation like becoming a judge.

Colleges like GNLU, SLS Pune, Nalsar University, IPU, NLU Bhopal and NLU Patna are some of the good options to pursue LLM in Criminal Law.