LLB

Here’s a complete guide to the LLB (Bachelor of Laws) course and entry-level pathways in India: top professional course after 12th

📚 LLB Course Overview

🔹 What is LLB?

LLB (Legum Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate law degree required to become a lawyer, advocate, legal advisor, or to pursue a career in legal academia, judiciary, or corporate law.

🎓 Types of LLB Courses in India

1. 5-Year Integrated LLB

  • For students after Class 12
  • Examples:
    • BA LLB (Arts + Law)
    • BBA LLB (Management + Law)
    • BCom LLB (Commerce + Law)
  • Offered by national and private universities

2. 3-Year LLB

  • For graduates (after completing any bachelor’s degree)
  • Pure legal education program
  • Available in universities like:
    • Delhi University
    • Government Law Colleges
    • Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
    • Mumbai University

🏛️ Top Law Entrance Exams

🔹 For 5-Year LLB:

  1. CLAT (Common Law Admission Test)
    • For National Law Universities (NLUs)
    • Highly competitive
  2. AILET (NLU Delhi)
    • Separate from CLAT
  3. LSAT India
    • Accepted by many private universities
  4. SLAT (Symbiosis)
  5. MH CET Law
    • For law colleges in Maharashtra

🔹 For 3-Year LLB:

  1. DU LLB Entrance Exam – Delhi University
  2. MH CET Law (3-Year) – Maharashtra
  3. PU LLB – Panjab University
  4. BHU LLB – Banaras Hindu University

📘 Eligibility Criteria

✅ 5-Year LLB:

  • Education: Must have completed 10+2
  • Minimum marks: Usually 45–50% (varies by category & university)
  • Age limit: No upper age limit (as per Bar Council of India)

✅ 3-Year LLB:

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree (in any discipline)
  • Minimum marks: Typically 45% (varies by college and category)

🏅 Top Law Colleges in India

  • NLSIU, Bangalore
  • NALSAR, Hyderabad
  • NLU Delhi
  • WBNUJS, Kolkata
  • Symbiosis Law School, Pune
  • Faculty of Law, Delhi University
  • Government Law College, Mumbai

🧑‍⚖️ Career Opportunities After LLB

  • Advocate / Lawyer (after enrolling with State Bar Council)
  • Legal Advisor (corporate sector)
  • Judicial Services (after clearing judiciary exams)
  • Legal Analyst or Consultant
  • Public Prosecutor
  • Law firms / LPOs (Legal Process Outsourcing)
  • Academics (LLM → PhD)