Right from the Software industry, Medical and pharmaceutical industry, to Legal industry, the Indians are well known worldwide for their brilliancy. And in India too we are infatuated by noble professions. The parents want children to be Engineers, Doctors, Civil servants and Lawyers too.
The Indians consider Doctors as god sent and so are the Lawyers seen as Messenger of the Almighty. And like all the professions there is a cut throat competition in this field too. In this “The Latest Trend In A Glance At Top Law Colleges In India” article we have mentioned all the famous and top Law Colleges from students point of view.
Times have changed and the needs of the Indian society have too regarding the legal professions. Earlier there were lawyers for Civil, Criminal and Family matters. But as the globalization arose laws like IPR (Intellectual Property Rights), Cyber laws, Forensic laws, Corporate laws, White Collar crimes, International laws, Maritime laws and laws of the sea, Environmental laws, Bankruptcy laws etc. have been in demand.
Foreign Investments are huge in the field of LPO (Legal Process Outsourcing) and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry.
The young generation is moving from the rural areas and from their native towns towards these well paid job opportunities which are available in the established Metros and cities of India.
Gone are the days when an institution was assessed by the gold medals and merit list holders in the University exams. Now the trend is towards the highest pay package an aspiring law student secures in the campus interviews.
The companies are willing to shell the same amount of salaries they do for the MBA aspirants because the legal department is achieving the same importance as the management of any company. And to get the best of the minds the grueling process begins from the entrance exams and the admission process.
To get into the best institutions there are several exams such as LSAT, CLAT, respective state CET’s, etc. These exams are equally difficult as the CAT entrance is for MBA, Civil services exams, Chartered Accounts exams or Medical entrances for MBBS.
There are number of coaching classes to crack these difficult exams too. To pass these entrance exams with flying colours is a dream of the student, his/her parents and ultimately the faculty who run these law temples.
All the Law aspirants look forward to be a part of the legal industry need to get admitted in their dream law colleges and institutions. Some are inspired by the heritage the institutions carry of nurturing the best legal minds, some have best campus placements, few have a reputation of producing the famous politicians who run our country.
The law aspirants are attracted by various facilities these reputed colleges offer. Earlier there was a trend of admitting the students through the merit list but now the times have changed and there is a trend in the legal fraternity of conducting entrance exams in order to make the most deserved minds to be a part of their reputed institutions.
Following is the list of few Top Law Colleges in India along with their details of Admission procedure, Entrance Exam and Fees.
1) Government Law College (GLC), Mumbai
Year of Establishment:-1855.
Affiliation:- This is one of the top law colleges in India whom Mumbai University gave approval.
Courses offered:- LL.B (Bachelor’s law degree 3 & 5 yrs Courses, Postgraduate diploma course in securities law, Postgraduate certificate course in human rights, Post graduate diploma in intellectual property rights, Diploma in cyber law and more.
Entrance Exam:- MH-CET (Maharashtra state Exam of Law)
Fees approximately:- 6000-7000 rupees per year.
2) Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Year of Establishment:-1977.
Affiliation:- Deemed University
Courses offered:- B.A. LL.B (Bachelor’s law degree 3yrs ), Cyber law Diploma and more.
Entrance Exam:- SET or CLAT exams in May
Fees approximately:- approximately 2lakhs Rupees per year.
3) Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Year of Establishment:-2006.
Affiliation:- Government run and Deemed University
Courses offered:- Bachelor’s law degree 3yrs with 6 semesters, Cyber law Diploma and more.
Entrance Exam:- LSAT-India entrance test
Fees approximately:- approximately Rs 1.5 lakhs per year.
4) National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Year of Establishment:-2006.
Affiliation:- Bangalore University
Courses offered:- This is also one of the top law colleges in India who offered Bachelor’s law degree 5yrs with 10 semesters, Cyber law Diploma and more.
Entrance Exam:- CLAT entrance test
Fees approximately:- approximately Rs 8 lakhs per year.
5) National University of Law, Hyderabad
Year of Establishment:-1999.
Affiliation:- Deemed University
Courses offered:- Bachelor’s law degree B.A.LL.B 5 yrs with 6 semesters, Cyber law Diploma and more.
Entrance Exam:- CLAT entrance test
Fees approximately:- approximately Rs 6 lakhs.
6) Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Delhi
Year of Establishment:-1924.
Affiliation:- Delhi University
Courses offered:- Bachelor’s law degree LL.B 5 yrs.
Entrance Exam:- Delhi University Entrance Test
Fees approximately:- approximately Rs. 75,000/-.
7) Indian Law Society (ILS), Pune, Maharashtra
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Year of Establishment:-1924.
Affiliation:- Pune University
Courses offered:- Bachelor’s law degree LL.B 5 yrs, LLM, DTL etc..
Entrance Exam:- Maharashtra CET
Fees approximately:- approximately Rs. 40,000/-.
8) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
Year of Establishment:-2006.
Affiliation:- Deemed University
Courses offered:- Bachelor’s law degree B.A.LL.B 5 yrs, one year Masters, LLM, Ph.D. and many more.
Entrance Exam:- CLAT entrance test
Fees approximately:- approximately Rs 1.25 lakhs per year for Bachelor’s Degree.
9) National Law Institute University, Bhopal
Year of Establishment:-1999.
Affiliation:- Government run and MP University
Courses offered:- Bachelor’s law degree B.A.LL.B 5 yrs with 6 semesters, Cyber law Diploma and more.
Entrance Exam:- CLAT entrance test
Fees approximately:- approximately Rs 1.75 lakhs per year.
10) WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
Year of Establishment:-1999.
Affiliation:- Deemed University
Courses offered:- Integrated 5-year Law programs
Entrance Exam:- CLAT entrance test
Fees approximately:- approximately Rs 10 lakhs per year.
11) Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
Year of Establishment:-2003.
Affiliation:- Deemed University
Courses offered:- 3 integrated 5-year programs, BA, LLB (Hons), B.Sc. LLB (Hons) and B.Com, LLB (Hons).
Entrance Exam:- CLAT entrance test
Fees approximately:- approximately Rs 1.50 lakhs per year.