What is the eligibility & training for Law?

One can either pursue a three-year law course after graduation in any discipline or a five-year course after twelfth standard examinations, leading to a BA LLB (Hons). Practically all universities offer the part time three-year course LLB course for graduates. Generally, eligibility is on the basis of marks scored at the graduation examinations. However, there are some universities that conduct entrance tests too. For the five-year course, the premier institution is the National Law School in Bangalore. For admission to this, an All India Entrance examination is held. The five-year course usually covers practical training too. This includes court attendance, hands on training at legal aid centres and research projects. For specialisation in a single focused branch, there are short diploma courses in labour and labour welfare, taxation and so on. To be able to practise, it is mandatory to put in a year’s internship. This may be done during the course of the final year