Nalsar University of Law in Hyderabad offers various undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the study of law. The bachelor of laws program is a five-year program that covers every aspect of legal studies from criminal law to tax law. At the graduate level, students can pursue either a Master of Laws (LL.M.) or a Master of Philosophy in Law (M.Phil.). The LL.M. program is a practice-oriented program whereas the M.Phil. program is more of a research-oriented program that is geared towards teaching at the university level. Students must have the LL.M. degree in order to be admitted to the M.Phil. program. The school also offers a Ph.D. program. This doctorate is awarded in the field of taxation law.
Nalsar University of Law
3-5-874/18, Adjacent to Apollo Hospital
Hyderaguda, Hyderabad 500029
India
91-40-2322-7955
nalsar.ac.in
National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bangalore also offers a range of degree programs in the legal field. Aside from offering of the basic undergraduate law degree, NLSIU offers the LL.M. degree which covers areas of study such as Indian Constitutional Law and Law and Social Transformation in India. Research degrees offered include the M.Phil., Ph.D. and the Doctor of Laws (LL.D.). Both the Ph.D. and the LL.D. are research-oriented degrees that have an interdisciplinary emphasis. The LL.D. is an academic degree like the Ph.D. and requires that students have about 10 years of teaching experience and stellar academic performance in the field of law, before being admitted to the program.
National Law School of India University
Nagarbhavi
Bangalore 560 242
India
91-80-2321-3160
nls.ac.in
The Government Law College (GLC) in Mumbai offers a third option for those wanting to study law in India. While the school does not offer the higher academic degrees like the Ph.D. and the LL.D., students still have a variety of degree options. At the undergraduate level, GLC offers a three-year Bachelor of Laws program (LL.B.). The school also offers an integrated degree program that combines the LL.B. with the Bachelor of Legal Studies (B.L.S.) degree. This program takes approximately five years to complete. A two-year LL.M. program can be taken as well, as can a post-graduate certificate program in the area of securities law.
The Government Law College
'A' Road, Churchgate
Mumbai 400 020
India
91-22-2204-1707
glc.edu