B.Com. + L.L.B. (Hons.)
Catagory: Law
Course Type: Graduation
Duration: 5 Year
Study Mode: Regular
About Course
Bachelor of Commerce + Bachelor of Law (Hons) Course Details
B.Com. LL.B. (Hons) or Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Legislative Law Honours is an undergraduate professional integrated course which is a combination of the study of Law and Commerce. B.Com. stands for Bachelor of Commerce, while LLB stands for Bachelor of Law. By Honours, it is meant that it is a Higher Academic Standard Course requiring in-depth study the subject matter studied. It is ranked above the Simple, Pass, General or Ordinary Bachelors Course. B.Com. LL.B. with Honours is a 5 Years Course with 10 Semesters. The difference between Regular B.Com. LL.B. and one with Honours is the number of subjects which one need to study; Honour requires study of additional subjects. The maximum duration to clear the course is a period of 8 (eight) years from the date of admission to the First Semester Course. It is called an Integrated Course because its course curriculum involves the study of Commerce along with the in-depth study of law and legislature. The medium of instruction is English unless specified.
The legal education apex body in India is the Bar Council of India. This Bar Council monitors and regulates the system of legal education in India. All fresh law graduates or those who have already cleared their law graduation but have not yet enrolled with the bar council must clear a bar examination (All India Bar Examination) to be entitled to practice before courts or tribunals in India. The process of enrolment confers a license to the holder to practise before any court in India and give legal advice. The entire procedure of enrolment and post-enrollment professional conduct is regulated and supervised by the Bar Council of India.
Bachelor of Commerce + Bachelor of Law (Hons) Eligibility
- The basic eligibility criteria for pursuing a B.COM. LL.B. Honours Course is passing in the Higher Secondary School Examination (10+2) system; candidates with Commerce will be given preference over other candidates. Aggregate marks should not be less than 50% of the total marks or an equivalent examination such as 11+1, ‘A’ level in Senior School Leaving certificate course) from a recognized University of India or outside or from a Senior Secondary Board or equivalent, constituted or recognized by the Union or by a State Government or from any equivalent institution from a foreign country recognized by the government of that country. These regulations can be varied but are mostly similar in almost all institutes.
- Applicants who have obtained + 2 Higher Secondary Pass Certificate or First-Degree Certificate after prosecuting studies in distance or correspondence method shall also be considered as eligible for admission.
- Admission shall be made strictly on merit by the respective college admission committee either by holding written admission test or interview of the candidates. In case of written test, if any, the admission test question paper shall comprise to test (a) Linguistic ability; (b) Analytical skills; (c) Level of a quantum of information; (d) Mathematical Aptitude; (e) Legal reasoning; (f) Aptitude for learning Law. Some preliminary Psychological ability test may also be included.
- In case, where written admission tests are conducted and in cases where candidates are obtaining equal marks in the Entrance Test, their merit shall be determined by marks obtained in the qualifying examination i.e. Senior School Examination or the 10+2 Examination and secondary school examination or class 10 examination taken together.
- National-level Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) / State Level Law Entrance test scores are accepted, they provide extra weight age in some institutes, while in others, these are not mandatory.
- The maximum age for seeking admission into a stream of integrated Bachelor of law degree program is limited to 20 (twenty) years in case of general category of applicants and to 22 (twenty-two) years in case of applicants from SC, ST and other Backward communities.
- Most of the institutes reserve a certain number of seats for foreign candidates.
- Certain numbers of seats are also reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes, along with reservation for Persons with Disability.
- As per stipulation of the Bar Council of India the minimum percentage of marks not below 45% of the total marks in case of general category applicants and 40% of the total marks in case of SC, ST and OBC applicants, to be obtained in the qualifying examination, such as +2 Examination.
- Candidates awaiting results of the qualifying examination can also appear for the test on condition that they produce proof of having passed the qualifying examination with the prescribed marks at the time of interview.
Bachelor of Commerce + Bachelor of Law (Hons) Employment Areas
- Business Houses
- Consultancies
- Banks
- Private Practice
- Business Houses
- Sales Tax and Excise Departments
- Consultancies
- Judiciary
- State Police Department
- Revenue Department
- Sales Tax and Excise Departments
- News Channels
- Educational Institute
- Newspaper
Bachelor of Commerce + Bachelor of Law (Hons) Job Types
- Business Consultants, Advocate, Human Resource Manager
- Assistant Advisor, Management Accountants, Human Resource Manager
- Deputy Legal Advisor
- Attorney General
- Finance Manager, Company Secretary, Management Accountants
- Law Reporter
- District and Sessions Judge
- Law Officer, Management Accountants
- Finance Manager, Legal Advisor, Human Resource Manager
- Magistrate
- Munsif (Sub-Magistrate)
- Notary
- Oath Commissioner
- Public Prosecutor
- Solicitor
- Business Administration Professor, Teacher
- Finance Manager, Trustee