Full Time
5 Year
English
Law
B.A. L.L.B.
(Hons) or Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Legislative Law Honours is
an undergraduate Administrative Law professional integrated course. During the
course focus of the study is given on Law with specialization in any one
subject, along with Arts being the secondary study course. B.A. provides a
course of study in general knowledge and intellectual skills. As of Law, it is
a set of categorized rules and regulations under which any society or country
is governed. By Honours, it is meant that it is a Higher Academic Standard
Course as it requires in-depth study of any of the subject matter. It is ranked
above the Simple, Pass, General or Ordinary Bachelors course. B.A. L.L.B.
(Hons.) is five years course. It is called an Integrated Course because its
course curriculum covers the study of Arts subjects like History, Political
Science, Economics, Sociology, etc along with the in-depth study of law and
legislature. It is also referred as BA (LLB) (Hons.). The integrated degree
course covers the study of various specialized fields of law namely
Administrative Law, International Law, Labour Laws, Tax Laws, Corporate Laws,
Civil law, Criminal law, Patent law, etc. The B.A. L.L.B. (Hons.) course study
is not restricted to the conventional classroom teaching only but it also
includes case studies, mock court drills etc. to make the study more practical
and interesting. The legal education apex body in India is the Bar Council of
India. This Bar Council monitors and regulates the system of legal education in
India. All fresh law graduates or those who have already cleared their law graduation
but have not yet enrolled with the bar council must clear a bar examination
(All India Bar Examination) to be entitled to practice before courts or
tribunals in India. The process of enrolment confers a license to the holder to
practice before any court in India and give legal advice. The entire procedure
of enrolment and post-enrollment professional conduct is regulated and
supervised by the Bar Council of India.
B.A.
L.L.B. (Hons.) Eligibility
*The basic
eligibility criteria for pursuing a B.A. L.L.B. Honours Course is Pass in the
Higher Secondary School Examination (10+2) system or an equivalent examination
aggregate not less than 50% of the total marks. The Eligibility condition for
admission of students under the Foreign Nationals Category shall be 65% marks
in the Higher Secondary School Examination of (10+2) system or an equivalent
examination. This criterion may from one institute to another.
*Admission to
the First Year of the 5-Year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Program is made
strictly on merit, based on the All India Entrance Examination.
*Candidates
need to secure minimum of 40% (30% for SC and ST candidates) of the total marks
in the All India Entrance Test to become eligible for the admission. The
University has a right to keep the seats vacant if there are no candidates who
secured minimum cut off marks.
*Age should
not be less than 21 years of age on the first day of July of the year of
admission. However, in cases of SC or ST candidates, the maximum age limit
shall be 23 years. Age limit is subject to change and could be varied as per an
institute’s rules and regulations.
*Candidates
awaiting results of the qualifying examination can also appear for the test on
condition that they produce proof of having passed the qualifying examination
with the prescribed marks at the time of interview.
*Candidates
whose statement of marks of the qualifying examination is not available at the
time of the interview are not eligible for admission.
*Candidates
who get compartment in any subject in the qualifying examination are not
eligible for admission in that year.
*The
admission of foreign nationals, however, shall be made based on satisfying the
prescribed academic qualifications. They are exempted from taking the admission
test. The other rules regarding the eligibility for admission will be
applicable as applicable to other candidates.
*Most of the
institutes reserve a certain number of seats for foreign candidates.
*The certain
number of seats is also reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes,
along with reservation for Persons with Disability.