My sister wish to join for integrated LLB course. Can you please tell me the fees structure and course details?
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Hello,
Five year LLB is an integrated course which offers students a mix of BA subjects, coupled with Law straight from the first semester of admission. They gain exposure to legal education from a young age and streamline their thought process in that direction.They learn Contract Law, Legal Research Methodology and various others legal subjects
Students can choose from a wide range of subject options in five year courses which three-year students cannot avail. For eg: BA LLB, B.B.A LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB, BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), BCom LLB (Hons), BSc LLB (Hons) etc.They get early access to court room practice.Mock Trial Courts in their curriculum and undergo internships every semester with top law firms, corporates, NGOs and the likes and further enhance their knowledge on the practical aspects of law.
Students must choose a University of their choice offering such courses and must look into the placement, opportunities, rankings etc. before opting to take admission.
The degree comes consolidated as BA LLB, so the students study relevant subjects like Economics, Legal History, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology etc. as part of this course, which improves their knowledge on relevant issues and provokes constructive thinking.
Eligibility criteria:-
Five-year LLB entrance exams: Any student who has passed Class 12 with 50% marks (less 5 % for reserved categories) or has appeared for the Class 12 is eligible to write CLAT and other law entrance exams. A candidate was needed to be below 20 years of age as on July 1 to be eligible for CLAT, however, the criteria has now been scrapped after a Supreme Court's order in 2015. At some top law schools like NLU Delhi; GGSIP University, Delhi (including Amity Law School) and Faculty of Law, Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi, the upper age limit was 21 years whereas at AMU Law Faculty it was 22 years, which too have been eliminated. Candidates from reserved category were used to be given a relaxation of two years
Admission Process:-
The common entry to BA LLB goes through entrance exam. The entrance tests for this purpose are CLAT, LSAT, and AILET.
After entrance, some institutes also conduct personal interviews for final selection. There are a few institutes like C. Bhimasen Rao National College of Law, Karnataka which offer direct admission in this course on the basis of merit list.
Entrance Mode:
The top entrance exams for BA LLB are:
AILET: Said to be conducted in January 2019, this exam is a national level exam and its scores are largely accepted everywhere. The questions in this test are asked from Current Affairs, English, Reasoning, Mathematics and Legal Aptitude.
CLAT: Conducted on a rotational basis by 19 NLUs in May, this exam is meant for admission in law course. The syllabus for this test encompasses Current Affairs, English, Reasoning, Mathematics and Legal Aptitude.
LSAT: This paper pencil bases entrance test is conducted by LSAC for admission in various law programs across the country. Nearly 76 colleges accept LSAT score for admission to BA LLB course. The syllabus for this test encompasses Analytic reasoning, logical reasoning and reading comprehension.
Following are the subjects from which the questions are asked in all the entrance tests-
Reasoning
Legal Aptitude
General Knowledge/Current Affairs
Mathematics
English
For more information related to this, check out this site
(https://law.careers360.com/articles/9564-law-entrance-tests)
Thank you!
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