BA LLB Course: Details, Eligibility, Admission Process, Entrance Exams, Syllabus, Top Institutes, Fees, Salary

Law as a career has always been in demand the time immemorial be it the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi the first president of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad virtually all the top leaders of India hold a bachelor's degree in legislative law, and who does not know ramjet Malani or Harish salve the iconic lawyers of India. All these names have definitely helped to attach a certain degree of prestige to this course with increasing demand and relevancy not only in the field of criminal justice but also in corporate and other fields the law courses are attaining. It's lost glory in the coming times this also has revolutionized law education in the country and various relevant courses have been introduced along with the conventional three-year law course one such course that gained popularity in the recent past is five years integrated BA LLB Course. In this content, we are going to tell you about various facts regarding this course.

What is a BA LLB Course?

BA LLB or Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Legislative Law is an undergraduate Administrative Law professional degree course. The duration of the course is five years. Study of subjects like History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, etc. along with the in-depth study of law and legislature.

The course covers the study of various specialized fields of law namely Administrative Law, International Law, Labour Law, Tax Law, Corporate Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Patent Law, etc. The BA LLB course study is not restricted to conventional classroom teaching only but it also includes case studies, mock court drills, etc. To make the study more practical and interesting.

The degree course is career-orienting in nature that opens many job scopes for the candidates after its completion.

Eligibility to join BA LLB course?

You need to be 10+2 or equivalent class passed with at least 50% marks in the aggregate.

How to get admission to the BA LLB course?

Admission to BA LLB courses of all National Law Universities, State and Central University universities providing this course, and various Law Institutes is provided on the basis of Law Entrance Exams like

• Common Law admission Test

• All India Law Entrance Exam

• Punjab University Law Entrance exam, etc.

Most of these law Entrance Exams consist of questions from

• General English

• General Knowledge/Current Affairs

• Elementary Mathematics

• Legal Aptitude

• Logical Reasoning, etc.

Some of the Important Entrance Exams 

Some of the important law entrance exams and the institute that provides admission on the basis of these law entrance exams the most famous law entrance exam that is taken by lacks of the law and spirits is 

• Common Law Entrance Exam also known as CLAT Exam which is conducted to provide admission to prestigious National Law Institutes except NLU, Delhi along with thousands of other law institutes.

• All India Law Entrance Test which is conducted to provide admission to BA LLB course in National Law University, Delhi.

• AIL LET - Army Institute of Law, Law Entrance Test which is conducted to provide admission to AIL, Mohali.

• UPES LSAT- This is conducted to provide admission to the BA LLB course of the University of Petroleum Energy and Studies.

Besides the widely used Law Entrance Exams University like Delhi University, Punjab University, Amity University, ICFAI University and Mumbai University etc. take their own Law Entrance Exam to provide admission to their BA LLB courses.

What is the syllabus of the BA LLB Course?

• Administrative Law and Advocacy Skills Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Banking, Insurance and Business Law

• Code of Civil and Criminal Procedure Criminology and Forensic Science

• Drafting, Pleading and Dissertation

• Election, Environmental, Family Law

• Health Care and Human Rights Law

• Taxes Laws

• Intellectual Property Rights

• International Commercial, Economic, Humanitarian, Refugee, and trade Law

• Interpretation of Statutes

• Investment and Competition Law Jurisprudence

• Law of Labour, Land, Contract,

• Crimes, Evidence Law of International Organisations

• Law of Torts and Consumer

• Protection

• Legal Ethics and Court Craft

• Legal Writing and Research

• Legal Method

• Political Science and Sociology Private and Public International Law

• Property Law

• Security Law

• Socio-Economic Offences

• Techniques of Communication,

• Client Interviewing and

• Counselling

• Women and Law as well as Comparative, Constitutional and Corporate Law

Top Government Law Institutes

• National Law Universities and there are nearly 23 of them including NLU Delhi and NLU Patiala, etc.

• National Law School of India University -NLSIU Bengaluru

• the University of Delhi

• Punjab University, Chandigarh

• Banaras Hindu University, etc.

Top Private Law Institutes

Universities provide these five-year integrated courses and if you want to pursue your legal education through private law institutes then you can go for 

• Amity Law School, Noida

• Symbiosis Law School, Pune

• ICFAI University, Dehradun

What is the fee structure of BA LLB course?

The fee structure for five years BA LLB course varies greatly depending upon the law institute you are going to join.

However, the Fee in Public Sector Universities like PU and DU, etc. and Law Institutes like NLUs is Rs.6 lakh to Rs.15 Lakhs.

Fees in Private institutes like Amity University and ICFAl University etc. can charge between 10 Lakhs to 20 Lakhs.

Career Prospects after doing BA LLB Course?

In Central Services such as Indian Legal Services through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

In State Legal Services through State Public Service Commission (SPSC)

Exams.

In various courts of law, in both Central and State government agencies. Acquiring an integrated degree in arts and law provides weapons to the degree holder of social inequalities and crimes.

BA LLB Degree makes one eligible for appointment in the defence services also after getting the required qualification you can work In a variety of areas like in

• Media Houses

• State Police Departments

• Legal Consultancies

• Educational Institutes

• Business Houses

• Revenue Departments Sales Tax and Excise Departments

• Banks along with conventional field i.e

• Legal Advisor

• Company Secretary

• Advocate

• District and Sessions Judge

• Deputy Legal Advisor

• Munsif

• Law Reporter

• Solicitor

• Notary and Oath Commissioner

• Trustee

• Public Prosecutor

• Teacher and Law Officer

Whereas if you are entrusted to enter judicial you can take judicial services exam taken by various state and central government recruitment agencies and pursue your career as a judicial officer.

What is the average salary after the BA LLB course?

The salary of a ba LLB degree holder depends upon the field one has joined

In the corporate sector as a legal advisor nearly Rs. 4.5 lakh to Rs.5 lakh per year to start with.

In Legal firms somewhere between Rs.4 lakh to Rs.6 lakh.

In judicial services between Rs.6 lakhs to Rs.8 lakhs to start with.

If you are successful to establish yourself as an independent practitioner then there are no upper limits for your remuneration.