B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) at NUSRL

NUSRL offers B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) as a 5-year undergraduate degree. There are 142 seats in each batch. The total fee on record is ₹5.5 lakh, which works out to about ₹1.1 lakh a year.

Expect to spend most of your time on constitutional, criminal, contract and corporate law, with moot courts and internships.

NUSRL is a other institute, founded in 2010. This page brings together what is on record for this course at NUSRL — fees, seats, eligibility, the admission route and placements — so you can judge it before you apply.

Most B.A. LL.B. programmes follow a similar pattern: the first year builds the foundations, the middle years go deep into the subject, and the final year is given over to electives, a major project and usually an internship.

Here that means constitutional, criminal, contract and corporate law, with moot courts and internships. Typical first jobs: advocate, legal associate or corporate legal roles. Many graduates also go on to a master's degree.

The exact syllabus is set by the college or its affiliating university and changes from year to year, so ask NUSRL for the current semester-wise plan.

The fee figures on record for this course are below. Fees are for the whole course unless marked otherwise.

Colleges revise fees most years, and hostel, transport and exam charges are often billed separately. Confirm the current figure with NUSRL before you pay anything.

To get into B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), you usually need a bachelor's degree in any subject. The minimum marks on record at NUSRL are: X: 0.0, XII: 45.0, Graduation: 0.0.

Admission to this kind of course is usually through CLAT, LSAT India and a university's own test. Reserved-category candidates generally get a relaxation in the minimum marks. Check NUSRL's prospectus for the exact cut-off this year.

In most years, admission follows these steps:

1. Check that you meet the eligibility above and register for the entrance exam in time.
2. Take CLAT, LSAT India and a university's own test and keep your scorecard.
3. Apply to NUSRL or through the enquiry form on this page, and take part in counselling if a state or central body runs it.
4. Once you are offered a seat, verify your documents (marksheets, ID, category certificate if any) and pay the admission fee to confirm it.

For B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) specifically, the average salary on record is ₹10.07 lakh a year.

Placement numbers vary a lot by year and by branch. Ask the placement cell for the branch-wise report of the last two batches.

Ask yourself — and the college — these questions first:

• Are you genuinely interested in constitutional? You will spend 5 years on it.
• Can you manage ₹5.5 lakh over the course, plus hostel and living costs? Ask about scholarships and education loans.
• What do recent graduates of this course actually go on to do?
• How does NUSRL compare with other colleges offering B.A. LL.B.?