LLB Full Form

LLB Full Form

Updated On: January 30, 2024 09:50 pm IST

LLB is also known as Bachelors of Law. This article mentions the full form, fees, eligibility, career, and scope of LLB.

Table of Contents

What is LLB Full Form?
Types of LLB Courses
Why Study LLB?
LLB Eligibility Criteria
What skills are required to pursue an LLB course?
LLB Admission in India 2024
LLB Admission Important Dates
Where to Study LLB?
LLB Entrance Exams
LLB Subjects and Topics
Colleges Offering LLB in India
Top LLB Colleges in Abroad
Jobs and Career Opportunities after LLB course
Top Recruiters for LLB Graduates
Faqs

LLB Full Form - Definition, Course Fees, Eligibility, Career, Scope

LLB is one of the most opted courses by candidates seeking a career in law. The program is available for candidates who have completed 12th from a recognised board. Every year thousands of students apply for law admissions at some of the top law schools in India. Students who wish to become a lawyer need to have a law degree. Admission to the program is done based on candidates’ performance in 12th and their performance in the entrance exams such as AILET, LSAT, CLAT and DUET. The average fee of the LLB program is around 2 lakh per annum.

In this article, we have covered the LLB Full Form, syllabus, entrance exams, eligibility criteria, and other details regarding LLB admissions.

What is LLB Full Form?

The full form of LLB is Bachelor of Law. The proper abbreviation of the word “LLB” is Legum Baccalaureus which is a Latin word. Since the word is plural, the abbreviation is created by doubling the first letter and as a result, we have the two Ls in LLB. LLB Degree originated in England and now, it's been offered in many countries such as India.

Also Read: 3-year LLB or 5-year Integrated LLB – Which is a Better Course?

Types of LLB Courses

Candidates applying for the LLB program can either apply for the 3-year LLB program or for the 5-year LLB program. The 5-year LLB courses are integrated programmes where students can study two subjects related to the law within 5 years. Provided below is the list of LLB courses that candidates can apply for.

Course	Duration	Average Fee
Bachelors of Law(LLB)	3 Years	INR 6,000 to INR 1.86 lakh
BBA LLB	5 Years	INR 86,000 to INR 3 lakh
BA LLB	5 Years	INR 1.32 lakh to INR 3 lakh
BSc LLB	5 Years	INR 66,000 to INR 2.8 lakh
B.Com LLB	5 Years	INR 50,000 to INR 2.7 lakh
BSW LLB	5 Years	INR 1.00 lakh to INR 1.78 lakh

Also Read: List of Law Specialisations Offered in India: Courses, Admission Process

Why Study LLB?

Some of the major advantages of pursuing LLB are provided below.

There are many career opportunities available after completing the LLB degree.
The salary after completing LLB is very good. Candidates can get an average salary of INR 4 lakh per annum in the initial stage of their career.
This program improves the reasoning skills of candidates.
LLB is a perfect choice for candidates who want to learn about the laws of the country and wish to improve the defects in the system.

LLB Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who are interested in studying the LLB course need to take a look at the eligibility criteria.

Candidates who have completed 12th from any recognized board can apply for the LLB course.
He/ she must have scored at least 50% marks in 12th to get eligible for LLB admissions.
There is as such no upper age limit for studying LLB in India.

What skills are required to pursue an LLB course?

Provided below are the skills required to pursue an LLB program.

Clarity of Thought	Articulate
Interest in Detail	Persuasiveness
Intellect	Perseverance
Legal Research Skills	Legal Drafting
Customer Service	Excellent Communication Skills

LLB Admission in India 2024

LLB admissions in India are done based on merit as well as performance in law entrance exams. Many law entrance exams are conducted for law admissions in India such as CLAT, AILET, LSAT, MH CET Law, AP LAWCET, TS LAWCET, LFAT, DU LLB Entrance Exam, and ULSAT. After the release of the law entrance exam result, successful candidates can participate in the counselling process.

Apart from the law entrance exams, there are lots of law schools in India that accept candidates based on merit or other law entrance exams rather than national-level law entrance exams. So law aspirants who are not prepared for popular law entrance exams like CLAT, AILET, LSAT India, etc can also appear for other law entrance exams. Since few law schools in India provide admission without law entrance exams, students are advised to check the admission criteria of such law colleges/ institutions that offer admission based on merit or a management quota system.

Law Entrance Exam in India 2024

Law aspirants might be eager to find out about the various law entrance exams that are conducted in India. Given below are some of the popular law entrance exams of 2024.

List of Law Entrance Exams	Application Start Date	Application End Date	Date of Entrance Examination	Mode of Exam	Result Date
CLAT - Common Law Admission Test 2024	July 1, 2023	November 3, 2023	December 03, 2023	Offline	December 10, 2023
AILET - All India Law Entrance Test	August 7, 2023	November 13, 2023	December 10, 2023	Offline	December 13, 2023
LSAT - Law School Admission Test	August 14, 2023 (January Cycle) and (May Cycle)	January 10, 2024 (January Cycle) May 7, 2024 (May Cycle)	January 20 to 21, 2024 (January Cycle) May 16 to 19, 2024 (May Cycle)	Online, Remote Proctored Mode	To be Notified (January Cycle) To be Notified (May Cycle)
UPES Law Studies Aptitude Test (ULSAT)	To be Notified (5-year Integrated LL.B and LL.M)	To be Notified (5-year Integrated LL.B and LL.M)	To be Notified (5-year Integrated LL.B and LL.M)	Offline	To be Notified
MH CET Law	5-Year LLB - To be Notified 3-Year LLB - To be Notified	5-Year LLB - To be Notified 3-Year LLB - To be Notified	5-Year LLB - May 7 and 8, 2024 3-Year LLB - March 11, 12 and 13, 2024	Offline	5-Year LLB - To be Notified 3-Year LLB - To be Notified
AP LAWCET and AP PGLCET	To be Notified	To be Notified	To be Notified	Online	To be Notified
CULEE (Christ University Law Entrance Exam)	January 2024	April 30, 2024	July 2024	Offline	To be Notified
TS LAWCET and TS PGLCET	To be Notified	To be Notified	3 Year LLB - To be Notified 5 Year LLB and LLM - To be Notified	Online	To be Notified
Kerala LL.B Entrance Exam (KLEE)	5 Year LLB - To be Notified 3 Year LLB and LLM - To be Notified	3 and 5 Year LLB - To be Notified LLM - To be Notified	5 Year LLB and LLM - To be Notified 3 Year LLB - To be Notified	Offline	5 Year LLB - To be Notified 3 Year LLB - To be Notified LLM - To be Notified
DU LLB Entrance Exam (based on CUET 2024)	February 2024	To be Notified	May 15 to May 31, 2024	Offline	To be Notified
BVP CET LAW	To be Notified	To be Notified	To be Notified	Offline	To be Notified
Army Institute of Law Entrance Test (AIL LET)	April 2024	May 2024	June 2024	Online	July 2024
LFAT	February 2024	To be Notified	May 15 to May 31, 2024	Offline	To be Notified
KIITEE (Law)	Phase 1- To be Notified Phase 2: To be Notified Phase 3: To be Notified	Phase 1- To be Notified Phase 2: To be Notified Phase 3: To be Notified	Phase 1- To be Notified Phase 2: To be Notified Phase 3: To be Notified	Offline	Phase 1- To be Notified Phase 2: To be Notified Phase 3: To be Notified
BHU UET (Law) (based on CUET 2024)	February 2024	To be Notified	May 15 to May 31, 2024	Offline	To be Notified

LLB Admission Important Dates

LLB admissions in India generally starts after the release of the 12th results. The application form for LLB admissions is released in the month of January-February and it closes in the month of July. Provided below are the important dates for LLB admissions in India.

Events	Dates
Application Form	February to June
Admission Process	June to August

Where to Study LLB?

There are lots of colleges in India that offer the 5-year and the 3-year law courses. However, the first preference of law students to study integrated law courses is National Law Universities (NLUs). For example, other than NLSIU Bengaluru, no other NLUs offer a 3-year LLB course, but all of them offer 5-year integrated courses.

We have provided here some of the best law colleges in India based on their NIRF 2023 ranking as the 2024 ranking has not been published yet.

Rank	Name of the Law College/ Institute	NIRF 2023 Score	City	States
1	National Law School of India University	80.52	Bengaluru	Karnataka
2	National Law University	73.91	New Delhi	Delhi
3	Nalsar University of Law	73.76	Hyderabad	Telangana
4	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	69.34	Kolkata	West Bengal
5	Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi	68.30	New Delhi	Delhi
6	Symbiosis Law School	66.67	Pune	Maharashtra
7	Gujarat National Law University	65.69	Gandhinagar	Gujarat
8	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	64.04	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
9	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	62.20	Kharagpur	West Bengal
10	Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	61.05	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
11	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	59.37	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
12	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	59.20	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
13	Christ University	57.78	Bengaluru	Karnataka
14	Aligarh Muslim University	56.51	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh
15	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	56.37	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu
16	Lovely Professional University	55.41	Phagwara	Punjab
17	Indian Law Institute	55.34	New Delhi	Delhi
18	National Law Institute University, Bhopal	54.68	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
19	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	54.13	New Delhi	Delhi
20	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala	51.53	Patiala	Punjab
21	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	50.90	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
22	Banaras Hindu University	50.18	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
23	Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon	49.55	Gurugram	Haryana
24	National University of Study & Research in Law	48.20	Ranchi	Jharkhand
25	Alliance University	48.13	Bengaluru	Karnataka
26	Army Institute of Law, Sector-68	47.65	Mohali	Punjab
27	Nirma University	47.57	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
28	National Law University and Judicial Academy	46.60	Kamrup	Assam
29	Manipal University Jaipur	46.54	Jaipur	Rajasthan
30	National Law University	46.02	Cuttack	Odisha

LLB Entrance Exams

Admission to the LLB programmes is based on the marks obtained in the entrance exams. Some law entrance exams are conducted at the national level while some are state-level entrance tests.

National Level Entrance Exams
Exam	Conducting Body
CLAT (Common law Admission Test)	National Law Universities, India
AILET- All India law entrance test	National Law University, Delhi
LSAT- Law School Admission Test	Pearson VUE
DUET (Law)	University of Delhi
State Level Entrance Exams
AP LAWCET	APSCHE
TS LAWCET	TSCHE
Kerala LLB Entrance exam ( KLEE)	Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE)
TS PGLCET	Osmania University, Hyderabad
AP PGLCET	APSCHE

LLB Subjects and Topics

The syllabus of LLB covers many topics related to law such as types of law, legal aspects of government and legal writing. Provided below are the important topics that are covered in the syllabus of Law.

Semester 1
Law of Torts including Consumer Protection Law	Legal Methods
Law of Crimes	Law of Contract I
Family Law I	-
Semester 2
Criminal Procedure Code, Juvenile Justice Act, and Probation of Offenders Act	Constitutional Law I
Law of Contract II	Family Law II
Constitutional Law II	-
Semester 3
Property Law	Public International Law
Law of Evidence	Moot Court and Trial Advocacy
Company Law
Semester 4
Administrative Law and the Regulatory State	Law of Taxation
Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation	Interpretation of Statutes and Judicial Process
Labour Law I	-
Semester 5
Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing	Human Rights Law and Theory
International Trade Law	Law, Poverty and Development
Intellectual Property Rights	-
Semester 6
Professional Ethics and Bar-Bench Relations	Banking and Insurance Law
Criminology, Penology and Victimology	Environmental Law
Dissertation and Project	-

Colleges Offering LLB in India

Many colleges offer LLB admissions in India. We have provided the names of the colleges offering the LLB programs along with their fee.

College	Fee
Dr. M.G.R. Educational And Research Institute, Chennai	INR 1,50,000
NIMS University, Jaipur	INR 52,000
Seacom Skills University, Birbhum	INR 53,000
Amity University, Gwalior	INR 90,000
Mangalayatan University, Aligarh	INR 50,000
Bapu Gujarat Knowledge Village, Gandhinagar	INR 20,000
Vikrant Group of Institutions Gwalior, Gwalior	INR 25,000
OM Sterling Global University, Hisar	INR 75,000
Rama University, Kanpur	INR 25,000
Rayat Bahra University, Mohali	INR 85,000

Top LLB Colleges in Abroad

Not only India but there are also quite a lot of acclaimed law colleges across the world. We have provided the list of the top law colleges globally according to QS Law Rankings 2020.

QS Law Rankings	College Name	Country	LLB Course Fees (INR)
1	Harvard University	United States	INR 50,00,000
2	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	INR 32,00,000
3	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	INR 20,70,700
4	Yale University	United States	INR 50,00,000
5	Stanford University	United States	INR 15,74,200

Jobs and Career Opportunities after LLB course

There is a variety of career opportunities available after completing the LLB course. Some of the most popular jobs profiles available after LLB are listed below.

Top Recruiters for LLB Graduates

Various recruiters hire law graduates after completing their degree. The top legal firms in India are known to hire law graduates as they have popular law firms that have been practising in the field of litigation for the last 20 years and they hire eligible candidates from placement drives across top law colleges in India.

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co.	AZB & Partners
Khaitan & Co.	Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Khaitan & Co.	J. Sagar Associates
Trilegal	Economic Laws Practice
Desai & Diwanji	S&R Associates
Talwar Thakore & Associates	-

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FAQs

What is an LL.B course?

The LL.B course is a very popular law course in India that students pursue in order to become a lawyer or advocate. The full form of LL.B is Bachelor of Law and to get admission into the LL.B programme, students have to pass their class 12 and clear the law entrance exams that are being held to choose the eligible students.

What are the subjects taught in the LL.B course?

Depending on your law specialisation, the subjects will vary. The common subjects that are being taught to the students are Labour Law, Contractual Law, Constitutional Law, Law of Evidence, Company Law, Intellectual Property Law, Banking Law, Cooperative Law, Law of Taxation, Human Rights and International Law, Administrative Law and many more.

What are the different types of LL.B courses offered to students?

Students can choose from 3-year or 5-year LL.B courses offered by different universities/colleges in India. The 5-year law programmes are integrated courses where students can learn two subjects simultaneously. The different types of courses offered to students are LL.B, BA LL.B, BBA LL.B, B.Com LL.B and BSW LL.B.

How can I get admission into the LL.B program?

To get admission into the LL.B program you have to appear for any one of the following law entrance tests, CLAT, AILET, LSAT, DUET, etc. While these exams are held at the national level, there are other law exams that are conducted at the state level. The state-level exams are MH CET Law, TS LAWCET, AP LAWCET, etc. The national levels exams are very competitive but to appear for state level exams you must check out the detailed eligibility criteria.

Is the conducting body of CLAT and AILET the same?

The CLAT and AILET exams are different law entrance exams conducted by the Consortium of NLUs (National Law Universities) and NLU Delhi respectively. Aspirants who will be clearing CLAT can get admission into any of the 22 NLUs based on their test scores. Whereas, when a student clears AILET, he/she can admission into only NLU Delhi. CLAT scores are accepted by other private law colleges.

Why should I study LL.B?

LL.B is the prime degree to start your legal career in India. Other than that, an LL.B degree offers a wide range of career options, it provides a good salary to start your career. Once you start studying for LL.B, you will understand that your reasoning skills are improving. If you’re interested in knowing more about the Indian legal system, you must study LL.B and improve the defects by using your legal education.

What are the skills required by law aspirants to study for LL.B?

To get an LL.B degree, you have to face quite a lot of challenging incidents. It is not easy to deal with different types of clients and help them win their cases. To do so, you will need certain skills like Clarity of Thought, Persuasiveness, Interest in Detail, Legal Drafting, Legal Research Skills, Excellent Communication Skills, Customer Service, etc.

Which are the Government law colleges where students can study law?

Studying at Government law colleges will be comparatively cheaper than studying at private law colleges. Some of the popular Government law colleges that students can opt for are Lucknow University, Mumbai University, Faculty of law (DU), MSU (Baroda), Government law college (Mumbai), Department of law (Punjab University), Osmania University, etc.

What are the possible job opportunities after getting an LL.B degree?

After getting an LL.B degree, students can become Government Lawyers, Corporate Lawyers, Legal Advisors, Legal Counsels, Legal Associates, Legal Administrators and many more. As a Government lawyer, you need to help the government in all the legal factors, from formulating to applying to regulating and your starting salary would be around 3 LPA. A Legal counsellor guides the important individuals of the company about different legal terms and conditions and helps to save the firm from any legal damage and gets a starting salary of 10 LPA.

What are the requirements to study LL.B?

To study LL.B, you have to complete your 10+2 from any recognized board from any stream but with at least 50% aggregate marks. If you’re opting to study B.Sc LL.B then you must have science subjects in your Class 12th. The Bar Council of India didn’t really set an upper age limit to study LL.B.

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3 years llb admission details

-JeevakannaUpdated on March 31, 2024 09:21 PM

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Sanjukta Deka, Student / Alumni

Dear student, to be eligible for admission to the 3-year LLB programme at PRIST University, Madurai, you must have completed your bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all subjects, including languages. The PRIST University, Madurai admission process is as follows: a) Candidates must visit the PRIST University website and fill out the online application form. b) Candidates must pay the PRIST University, Madurai application fee. c) Upload the required documents, including your mark sheets, certificates, and passport-size photographs. d) Submit the application form.

What is the eligibility for ballb

-Sakshi tripathiUpdated on March 23, 2024 12:46 PM

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Ankita Sarkar, Student / Alumni

Hello Sakshi,

To secure admission to the B.A LLB programme at Swami Vivekananda Law College, you must have passed 10+2 with at least 45% marks (SC/ ST category candidates - 40%). The programme is 5 years long and divided into 10 semesters. It has an intake of 120 students. The programme is affiliated to CCS University, Meerut and approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI).

Hope this was helpful. Feel free to ask for any more queries.

I want to take admission in LLB 3 years session 2023-26, can confirm me what will be the date of applying, examination and admission in LLB 3 years from 2023

-atiqueUpdated on March 22, 2024 11:54 AM

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Sakshi Srivastava, Student / Alumni

Dear student,

MS Motihari College admissions are open for the current academic session. Students at MS College Motihari are selected on the basis of marks obtained in the previous qualifying examination. There is no entrance test for the LLB course. Students can also get scholarships as per the government policies.

For any admission-related query/assistance, call on the helpline number of CollegeDekho 1800-572-9877 and speak to our counsellors directly or fill out the Common Application Form as well.