Bachelor of Arts-Bachelor of Law abbreviated as B.A. LL.B is an integrated professional course offered in the field of law. This course extends to a period of five years and can be pursued by a student after successful completion of higher secondary examination. This course was initially introduced in England, but it is now being offered in a number of other countries including India. In India, legal education is regulated and supervised by the Bar Council of India and any college to offer law education should get approval from the council.

The fact that law and abiding by law is highly important in every aspect of life is widely accepted and lawyers are seen with great respect. This has made many students to take up law as their profession. Candidates with interest towards the professional of can take up Bachelor of Law course after completion of degree in any stream of education. On the other hand, the easiest and best way for kick starting a career in law is to take up B.A. LLB course after completion of higher secondary education. By doing this, students can save one year since when taking up UG course and LL.B course they will have to spend six years in total, on the other hand, B.A. LLB course extends to a period of five years only. In this integrated course, during the first two years, students are offered education with respect to arts and law courses are introduce to them from the third year of the course. With the increasing number of students interested in taking up B.A. LLB course, many colleges are offering this course in India and the names of Government-run law colleges offering this course are given below:

• Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Tamil Nadu

• Sikkim Government Law College, Sikkim

• Government Law College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

• Government Law College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

• Government Law College, Mumbai, Maharashtra

• Government Law College, Kerala University, Thirvananthapuram, Kerala

• Government Law College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

• Government Law College, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu

• Government Law College, Thiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu

• Government Law College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Eligibility requirement and admission procedure:

As mentioned earlier, for seeking admission to the B.A. LL.B Course candidates must have completed their higher secondary in any stream of education from a recognized board of education and it might be either Central Board or State Board of Education. Admission of students to this course, is normally done based on the performance of the students in the common entrance examination conducted by the affiliating university and there is also National Level Entrance Examination for admission of students to this course.

Syllabus for B.A. LL.B entrance examination:

Normally, the entrance examination for B.A. LL. B course tests the school level science, mathematics and English knowledge, general knowledge, legal knowledge and logical reasoning skills of the students.

Skills required for a successful law profession:

Since B.A. LLB course offers the necessary knowledge required for a student to find a challenging job in the field of law, certain skill sets are to be possessed by candidates to excel in this field. For example, staging and communication skills are highly essential to become a successful lawyer. It is not all necessary to say that the law department of a country is responsible for looking after justice and well-being of a society and therefore honesty is highly essential to shine in this professional field.

Career options:

Candidates with B.A. LL.B graduation can practice on their own as lawyers or they can also find job opportunities as legal advisors of corporate houses. Legal advisors are highly essential for any business and therefore the job scope for B.A. LL.B. graduates is wider.