LLB is an undergraduate course offered by many law colleges and universities across the nation for the graduate in any discipline. It is the most common undergraduate course of law education. The course is also offered as B.L. OR Bachelor of Legislative Law OR Bachelor of Law in the certain institute or certain regions. There are two options to pursue this course. One is the 3-year course for which the minimum eligibility criterion is graduation and the other is the integrated course of 5-year duration for undergraduate students. L.L.B. course is divided into six semesters in most of the law universities.

LLB (Bachelor of Legislative Law) Eligibility Criteria

The minimum educational qualification required for L.L.B. Admission is listed below:

• Successful completion of graduation in any discipline.
• Minimum 45% marks in graduation are required for general category and 40% for reserved categories.
• There is no age limit for taking admission in LLB course.

Note:- Candidates who are in final year of their graduation can also apply for entrance tests conducted for LLB admissions.

L.L.B. (Bachelor of Legislative Law) Course Duration

Generally, the duration of the LLB course is 3 (three) years or 6 (six) semesters.

L.L.B. (Bachelor of Legislative Law) Specializations

• Administrative Law
• Environmental Law
• Human Rights & International Law
• Legal Writing
• Criminology
• Banking Law
• Law of Taxation
• Intellectual Property Law
• Law of Evidence
• Code of Civil Procedure
• Political Science
• Contracts
• Family Law

LLB (Bachelor of Legislative Law) Admission Process

Candidates will be selected on the basis of marks obtained by candidates in qualifying degree or through a relevant entrance test. 

LLB Entrance Test In India

There are various entrance tests conducted for LLB admission in India. A list of entrance exams for admission to the course has been mentioned below:

• CLAT- Common Law Entrance Test is conducted by National Law Universities
• LSAT- Law School Admission Test is a globalized entrance test
• AILET- All India Law Entrance Test is conducted by National Law University, Delhi
• LAWCET- Law Common Entrance Test is conducted by colleges and universities in Andhra Pradesh

LLB Entrance Exam Pattern

The entrance exam paper is an objective paper of 200 marks of two hours exam. The questions are mainly divided into 6 parts, they are;

• Language Ability (50 Marks)
• Legal Reasoning (30 Marks)
• Aptitude for Learning (30 Marks)
• General Knowledge (30 Marks)
• General Science (30 marks)
• Social Studies (30 Marks)

Top LLB Colleges and Universities in India

• National Law School of India University, Bangalore
• Faculty of Law University of Delhi, New Delhi
• NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
• The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
• The National Law Institute University, Bhopal
• Symbiosis Law School, Pune
• Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
• Faculty of Law, BHU Varanasi
• National Law University, New Delhi
• Sinhgad Law College, Pune
• Amity Law School, Noida etc.

Job and Career options for LLB

After successful completion of LLB, Candidates can work in the public as well as the private sector. Aspirants who want to continue there studies can opt for LLM or else can do MBA. Opt LLM if you are interested in the teaching profession and go for MBA if you need flexibility across sectors and good experience with corporate. After completing LLB course, aspirants can opt for following job profiles:

• Legal Advisor
• Advocate
• Public Prosecutor
• Teacher or Lecturer
• Legal Manager
• Legal Services Chief