LLM

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. 

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. 

The main requirement for an LLM course is a completed LLB degree with a minimum qualifying score (50 percentage or equivalent CGPA). Some universities may have additional requirements like entrance exams or work experience.

Fees structure for LLM at School of Legal Studies CMR University is a combination of a number of components, such as tuition fee, hostel fee, medical insurance, mess and other security deposits, etc. Out of all the fee components, there are a few components that are charged one-time by CMR University . Hwever, some are to be paid semester-wise or annually, such as the tuition fees. The CMR University fee amount further is different depending upon course or specialisation selected by the students. On an average total fees is around 10 Lakhs per annum.

The cost of pursuing LLM at School of Legal Studies CMR University can be varied depending on several factors such as specialisation, duration of the course and Many other factors. Total tuition fees of the University is around 3 to 3.5 Lakhs per annum. Program fees of the University is around 7 Lakhs per annum. Other expenses such as books, transportation and accomodation goes approximately to 1.5 to 2 Lakhs per annum.

LLM placement at school of legal studies CMR University provides huge opportunities to many students. Some of the top recruiters include the law firms like Khaitan and Company, Trilegal and AZB and Partner corporates like Infosys, Wipro and IBM. Many government organisation also provide big placement, Karnataka state legal authority is one of them. The average salary package ranges from 6 to 8 LPA whereas some students receives many higher packages as well based on their skills and knowledge.

In the recently released law school rankings, India Today magazine has ranked CMR University School of legal Studies as 8th amongst the top 10 emerging law schools in India.

The centre is committed to providing meaningful education including all-round development of the student, through a wide range of academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, which reaches far beyond the conventional classroom experience, making CMR University – School of Legal Studies, the best university