LLM or Master of Law is a postgraduate degree awarded to law students who have completed 2 years of higher studies after law graduation. It is a two year program with four semesters. The LLM course is recognized by UGC. In India for practicing as a lawyer LLM is not required. The course is introduced to make the law graduate to have specialization in their interested areas. The major areas of specialization includes Family law, Taxation Law, constitutional law etc. In India there are many universities/institution which offers Master of Laws for students.

Advantages or Benefits of Master of Law

• LLM help the law students to understand their interested area deeply and gain specialized knowledge
• LLM holder enjoys supreme status and recognition in the society and it make students eligible to work with the international legal arena.

Eligibility Criteria for LLM

LLM is only meant for the Graduates in Law. The students who successfully completed their LLB course are eligible to apply for the course. In India, the course can also be pursued through distance learning mode too. Even the practicing lawyers can opt for the course through distance learning. There is no age restriction set for taking up the course.

Admission Procedure for LLM

Most of the universities/institution carries out an entrance exam for the admission process of LLM. The students can purchase the admission form from the sales counter of respective universities/institutions. They can also send a request by post to the concerned authority. The third option is to download the application forms from the official website. The price of the application form varies according to the institutes. They can be in the range of Rs.500-2500/-. The qualified students from the entrance exam will called for final set of selection process.

LLM Entrance exams in India

• Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) L.L.M. Entrance Exam
• Amity University - Amity Law School Entrance Exam
• Banaras Hindu University LLM Entrance Exam
• Bharati Vidyapeeth University Law Entrance Test 2011
• Chanakya National Law University Entrance Exam
• CLAT - Common Law Entrance Test
• Cochin University of Science and Technology LLM Entrance Exam
• Dr Ambedkar Law University Entrance Exam
• Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University Entrance Exam
• GNLU - Gujarat National Law University Entrance Exam
• Government Law College Maharashtra LLM Entrance Exam
• Gujarat National Law University Entrance Test
• Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) National Entrance Test
• Indian Law Institute Common Admission Test
• Jamia Millia Islamia University LLM Entrance Exam
• Karnataka State Law University LLM Entrance Exam
• Kerala Law Entrance Examination (KLEE)
• KLSAT ( KIIT Law School Admission Test )
• Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
• NALSAR University of Law Entrance Exam
• National Law University Jodhpur, National Entrance Test (NET)
• NLIU Entrance Test Bhopal
• NUJS - W.B. National University of Juridical Studies Entrance Exam
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Entrance Exam Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Law Common Entrance Test (AP PGLCET)
• Symbiosis International Educational Centre (SIEC) LLM Entrance Exam
• West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Entrance Exam

How to fill in LLM Entrance Application form

The students are given an option of offline and online modes for filling the application form. Those who are opting for the online mode should go to the respective site and fill the form with the given instructions. If the candidates are applying through offline method then, they have to fill the form correctly and send to the authority with the needed formalities and the DD. For offline application the students should carefully fill the form. They will get an instruction manual with the form and this will help in the process. Provide only the correct and official information to the exam board.

LLM Entrance Exam Pattern

Mostly the LLM entrance test carries 200 marks and lasts for two hours. The question covers the areas of

• Constitutional Law & Legal Theory
• Criminal Law
• Family Law
• Law of Contracts
• Law of Torts

The question paper is divided into three parts, Objective type, Short answer and the Essay Questions. The waitage for each session can differ according to the exams.

Coaching Centers for LLM Entrance Exam

• Ambition Law Academy
• Career Forum
• Career Launcher:
• Gate Forum
• GMAT Toppers
• IMS
• Jamboree Education Pvt. Ltd
• M.S. Coaching Center- Chennai
• National Institutes of Advanced Learning
• Piyush Law Academy
• Rachna A C A of Career Education
• T.I.M.E
• Zenith Point

Reference Books for LLM Entrance Exam

There are many study material available in the internet and also in various book stores. You have to study the respective syllabus given by the university and cover all the areas from the prescribed textbooks. Some other books which can refer for the LLM entrance exam,

• CLAT by Mazumdar Rituparna
• Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) Guide By Rph Editorial Board
• Common Law Admission Test by HemaRaman
• Common Law Admission Test by Lal and Mishra.
• Common Law Admission Test CLAT (Guide) by Rph Editorial Board
• Comprehensive Book of English Grammer by Dr. B. B. Jain
• Guide to Common Law Admission Test By Hema Raman
• Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning by Panel of Experts
• Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning For The CLAT By A. P. Bhardwaj
• LLM entrance exam guide by Asian books private ltd
• Practice Test Papers For CLAT By Gaurav Mehta
• Practise Papers for CLAT Common Law Admission Test by Gaurav Mehta
• Study Package for CLAT & LLM Entrance Examinations by AP Bhardwaj.
• Study Package For CLAT and LLB Entrance Examination By Bharadwaj (Tata Mcgraw Hill)

Top 10 LLM Colleges in India

• Army Institute of Law, Mohali
• Bharati Vidyapeeth’s New Law College
• Christ University, School of Law
• Indian Law Institute
• Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat
• Kerala Law Academy
• NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
• National Law School of India University (NLS, NLSIU)
• University of Delhi
• University of Mumbai (Bombay)

Other Reputed Colleges/ Universities offering LLM program

• Akola Law College (ALC)
• Aligarh Muslim University
• Allahabad University
• Amity Institute of Global Legal Education and Research
• Amity University Rajasthan
• Anand Law College
• Andhra Mahila Sabha Law College for Women
• Aquinas College
• B.P.S. Mahila Vishwavidyalaya
• B.V.V. Sangha’s S.C. Nandimath Law College
• Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
• Balasore Law College
• Banaras Hindu University
• Barkatullah University
• Basavashree College of Law
• Berhampur University
• Braja Mohan Thakur Law College (Autonomous)
• Central University of Haryana
• Central University of Punjab
• Chaudhary Charan Singh University / Meerut University
• Chaudhary Devi Lal University
• Christ University
• Coxtan College
• Dayanand College of Law
• Deendayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University
• Dhenkanal Law College
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Government Law College
• Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University
• Gauhati University
• Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law (G.K. Kare College of Law)
• Govt. J. Yaganandam Chhattisgarh College
• Gujarat National Law University
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
• Guru Nanak Dev University
• Haldia Law College
• Heeralal Yadav Law College
• Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
• Hidayatullah National Law University
• Himachal Pradesh University
• Hurakadli Ajja Law College
• ICFAI Business School
• ICFAI University - Dehradun
• Indian Law Institute
• Indore Institute of Law
• Institute of Legal Studies and Research
• ITM University
• Jai Narain Vyas University
• Jaipur National University
• Jindal Global Law School
• Kakatiya University
• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology/ KIIT University
• Karnatak University
• Karnataka State Law University
• KIIT Law School
• Kurukshetra University
• M.J.P. Rohilkhand University
• M.S. Bhagat and C.S. Sonawala Law College
• Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University
• Maharaj Balwant Singh Post Graduate College
• Maharaja Ganga Singh University / University of Bikaner
• Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
• Maharshi Dayanand University
• Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith
• Manipur University
• Meerut College
• Mody Institute of Technology and Science
• Mohanlal Sukhadia University/ University of Udaipur
• Mysore University
• National Law Institute University - Bhopal
• National Law School of India University
• National Law University - Jodhpur
• National Law University - Orissa
• Nehru Gram Bharati University
• New Law Academy
• North Orissa University
• O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU)
• Osmania University
• Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University
• Panjab University
• Patna University
• Pondicherry University
• Punjabi University
• Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL)
• Ranchi University
• Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University
• Saurashtra University
• School of Legal Studies
• School of Legal Studies,Cochin University of Science and Technology
• Shivaji University
• Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Womens University (Churchgate)
• Sir L.A. Shah Law College
• Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Law College
• Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women’s University)
• Sri R.K.M. Law College
• Sri Venkateswara University
• Swami Vivekanand Subharti University
• Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Law
• The Global Open University
• The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
• Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University
• University of Burdwan
• University of Calcutta
• University of Jammu
• University of Kashmir
• University of Kota
• University of Lucknow
• University of North Bengal
• University of Pune
• University of Rajasthan
• Utkal University
• V.M. Salgaocar College of Law
• Yogi Vemana University

LLM course curriculum

The LLM course in India is designed to be four semesters with total credit of 72. The whole program is divided into core courses and elective courses. The core course includes the compulsory paper and specialization paper. The elective course is selected by the students and includes seminars, dissertation and preliminary research works. Some university allow the students to take placement trainings/internship with a practicing lawyer or law firms or law leaching work as part of the practicing course.

LLM Specializations

• Administrative Law
• Commercial Law
• Constitutional Law
• Consumer Law
• Criminal Law
• Environmental Law
• Family Law
• Human Rights and Duties Education
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Trade Law
• Labour Law
• Maritime Law
• Taxation Law

LLM Projects

• An insight into Insider Trading reflection of emerging issues
• Banking ombudsman scheme and its achievements
• Child Rights in the context of feminism
• Concept of Insurable Interest between Husband and Wife
• Consequential loss in fire Insurance
• Delay in settlement of Insurance Claim.
• Ethics of recovery from third party in subrogation
• Financial Intermedries with special reference to risk management functions.
• Foreign Institutional investors
• Foreign Portfolio Investment
• Fraud by intermediary in Insurance contract
• Futures and options in money markets
• Global Depository Receipt
• Group Insurance Policies
• Hedge Fund and its implication on Capital Market
• Impact of Derivatives on Market volatility
• Introducing an statutory difinition of “Insurance”
• Monetary and credit policy of the Reserve Bank of India
• Non-disclosure and breach of warranty in Insurance Contract
• Offences against children: Suitable legal remedies
• Operation of specialized accounts by the banker
• Policies and perceptions of Insurance Law in 21st Century
• Policy of principles of insurable interest in Insurance Contract
• Portfolio Manager -An emerging startegies for excellence in Mutual Fund
• Post Contractual duty of Utmost good faith
• Pros and Cons of Participatory Notes in Indian Security Market
• Right to family environment: Issues and Problems of Adoption in India
• Right to Food: ICDS and beyond
• Role of Insurance agent in Insurance Contract
• Role of Merchant Banker in Corporate Finance
• Scope of participation rights of children: Law and Practice
• The concept of ‘children’s court’: Meaning and utility
• Traveler’s cheque
• Venture Capital Fund

LLM Course Evaluation

Course is mainly evaluated through the university examinations. The projects work and the dissertation is another evaluation method. Students are evaluated on continues basis through the seminars, assignments, class room participation and also the court room practice. They also have practical examinations and students are also evaluated on the basis of initiations taken and social responsibility shown.

LLM Text Books

• Principles of Administrative Law by M.P. Jain and S.N. Jain
• Principles of Administrative Law by G.P. Singh and Alok Aradhe
• Indian Law Institute, Cases and Materials in Administrative Law
• Administrative Law by Mark Elliott, Beatson, Matthews and Ellitto
• Administrative Law by Wade
• Administrative Law by P.P. Craig
• Garner’s Administrative Law by F. Garner & B. L. Jones
• Parliamentary Control of Delegated Legislation by M.P. Jain
• Administrative Law and Regulatory Policy by Stephen G. Breyer and Richard B. Stewart
• I L I, Administrative Process under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955
• Paul L. Davies Gower and Davies’ Principles of Modern Company Law
• Palmer’s Company Law
• Guide to the Companies Act by A. Ramaiya
• K.M. Ghosh & Dr. K.R. Chandratre’s Company Law
• Company Law by Avtar Singh
• Company Law by H.K. Saharay
• Principles of Modern Company Law by Paul L. Davies and Gower and Davies
• Guide to the Companies Act by A. Ramaiya
• Company Law by K.M. Ghosh & Dr. K.R. Chandratre
• Company Law by Avtar Singh
• Company Law by H.K. Saharay
• The International Law of the Sea by O’ Connell
• International Law by Oppenheim
• International Law by Prof. Gurdip Singh
• International Law by Shaw Malcolm N
• International Law by John O’ Brien
• Cases and Materials on International Law by By Harris DJ
• Crime and Juvenile Delinquency by Sol Rubin
• Faces of Delinquency by Reed and Bali

What to do after LLM?

After the LLM course one can go for practicing law as a profession and also go for even higher studies. After completing LLM with the license form BCI on can do legal practice in India. They can also be able to join judicial services by taking the exams conducted by PSC. One can also work independently as a consultant or with the private sector.

If somebody ready to go with their studies they can do P.G Diploma in specialized fields like Women’s Rights and Human Rights. Some other options can be.

• M. Phil. Law
• Ph.D. Law
• Doctor of Laws (LL.D)

Job and Career options for LLM

Legal formalities are required in every sectors or industries in India. This makes the Law holder to have a demanding career environment. An LLM graduate, who specialized in a particular area of legal aspects are needed in those fields to clear the legal paperwork. Also the number of LLM holders is comparatively less in India that also supports the demand for the professional. Some of the job areas and types are,

Employment Areas

• Banks.
• Business Houses.
• Educational Institutes.
• Legal Constancies.
• News Channels.
• Newspapers.
• Judiciary.
• Private Practice.
• Sales Tax and Excise Departments.

Job Types

• Advocates.
• Attorney General.
• District and Sessions Judge.
• Law Reporters.
• Legal Advisor’s.
• Magistrate.
• Munsifs (Sub-Magistrate).
• Notary.
• Oath Commissioner.
• Public Prosecutor.
• Solicitors.
• Teachers.
• Trustees.

Remuneration after LLM

Salaries of an LLM graduate can vary according to the experience, industry, and Client and job type. They can work in private as well as public sector. In government sector the salaries are based on the Government norms and conditions. A person who is serving as a judge in different courts will be able to draw good salary package. The private practicing lawyer will also get lucrative salary in India. For some experienced persons lakhs are offered for an hour. The private sector also offers high salary for the efficient legal personals.