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Law aspirants not only figure themselves in courts but mark their presence in various corporate houses, law agencies, law firms, litigation, administrative services and many more sectors.

Post 12th Grade

  • Any Stream
  • 10+2 or equivalent with min 45% marks (General/OBC/PW)
  • 40% marks (SC/ST)

Post under graduation dress

  • With a B.A. or B.Com. or B.Sc. degree with minimum 40% marks (35% for SC/ST)
  • LL.B. (Integrated) (Bachelor of Legislative Law -Maximum age is 20 years (22 for SC/ST candidates)
  • LL.B (Hons)
  • All states require would-be lawyers to pass their respective bar exams prior to beginning practice. Most states also mandate lawyers to take an ethics exam.

Most universities have a law department. Some of the best law schools in India include

  • National Law School of India University, Bangalore
  • National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University, Hyderabad
  • Gujarat National Law University
  • Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia
  • Faculty of Law, Amity University

LL. M (Master of Legislative Law)

  • LL.M (Business Law)
  • LL.M (Corporate and Financial Law)
  • LL.M. (Family Law)

L.L.M (Hons)

M.Phil. (Master of Philosophy in Law)

M.Phil. (Master of Philosophy in Law)

PhD (International Legal Studies)

Bachelors 5 years

Aditya Birla Scholarship: To economically underprivileged students

Asha-Shree Endowment Scholarship: To meritorious students from IITs, BITS (Pilani), IIMs, XLRI and law campuses

Ranging from INR 8,000/- to INR 23,000/- per year

Most universities/colleges have their own entrance examination. Some of the examinations are listed below:

  • All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)
  • Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)
  • Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
  • Delhi University Law Entrance Exam
  • Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET)

Ram Jethmalani : Indian lawyer

Arun Jaitley : Indian politician and lawyer

  • Good Memory
  • Quick responsiveness
  • Good orator
  • Keen listener
  • Flexible and attentive mind
  • Out of the box thinking ability
  • Logical reasoning capability
  • Patience
  • Presentable communication skills
  • Corporate law
  • Public Prosecutor
  • Judicial Service
  • Intellectual Property law firms
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  • NGOs and Think Tanks
  • Legal process outsourcing (LPO)
  • Taxation Lawyer
  • Judge Advocate General (JAG)
  • Law agencies
  • Law firms
  • Litigation
  • Administrative Service
  • Legal Journalism

An entry level lawyer earns somewhere around INR 72,000 to 1,80,000 per annum. Experienced lawyers earn anywhere above INR 10,00,000/- pa

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