Which universities abroad are considering for LLB. Can we study undergrad as Law in the US? If not then which universities are worth considering like UCL, NUS and stuff? I am giving clat but I am also applying for Lnat next month. Please help.
In the US, law is a PG subject, so only possible after 4 years of UG
Your goals matter a lot in choosing the place where you want to study UG law, do you want to settle there? do you want to come back to India? do you want to be a solicitor or a barrister? how much can you spend? etc.
ok, let us look at an avg russell group uni - Durham, it has good TCs, good infra and good teachers, its in the north of the UK, has good alumni base,
Tuition per annum is £25,750 (https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/courses/law-m101/#fees-and-funding) and cost of living would be £9000, so cost per year should be budgeted at £35000, so the total cost in 3 years would be 1.05 crore INR, there will be some India specific scholarships but nothing will bring it down to half of the cost
the problem with pursuing UG in the UK is low availability of scholarships, they are few and far between for international students. There are some unis which have UG scholarships for international student where they reduce it to the UK level of £9250 pa, but there is no consolidated list and these are dependent on individual schools so you should look at each school and have a chat with the admissions tutor at all LNAT schools and ask them if they would have a scholarship or partial fee waivers.
NUS comparatively will be a much better (again my personal opinion) option. It’s tough to get into considering the acceptance rate for their flagship UG law course.
I will suggest OP to consider NUS after Oxbridge/UCL. The application link is provided above. Prepare all and all the best for Clat!
Your advice is rock solid. But at the same time, it’s much difficult to get into NUS and it’s wayyy more competitive than UK colleges. It’s cheaper and much more convenient for Indians. However the whole world is running behind NUS law nowadays. It’s in top 7 and arguably has a good research base. There needs to be some differentiating factor in your written test and CV to get into NUS. Best!
After you complete your online UK degree, you can pursue a sandwich LLM Bar course at UoL https://www.law.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/law/bpc/ it will cost £15k (tuition) + £9k (living cost) = £24k this course is for one year and necessary to join pupilage at any of the inns, I havent found a place which does the bar course online
then comes the only hard part to find a pupilage. this will depend on your quality and entworking and interview skills. If you get a pupilage for one year you will qualify as a barrister. This is where you get paid.
So, when you are pursuing the online UK LLB degree from Uni of London you can pursue an Indian law degree as well. BCI says that Indian law degrees cannot be done online, but it does not say that foreign law degrees cannot be done online.
Also what about Germany?
University of Humboldt is nice as well
https://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply-to-nus/application
In the US, law is a PG subject, so only possible after 4 years of UG
Your goals matter a lot in choosing the place where you want to study UG law, do you want to settle there? do you want to come back to India? do you want to be a solicitor or a barrister? how much can you spend? etc.
https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/264496-guidance-uk-law-schools-lnat
Tuition per annum is £25,750 (https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/courses/law-m101/#fees-and-funding) and cost of living would be £9000, so cost per year should be budgeted at £35000, so the total cost in 3 years would be 1.05 crore INR, there will be some India specific scholarships but nothing will bring it down to half of the cost
the problem with pursuing UG in the UK is low availability of scholarships, they are few and far between for international students. There are some unis which have UG scholarships for international student where they reduce it to the UK level of £9250 pa, but there is no consolidated list and these are dependent on individual schools so you should look at each school and have a chat with the admissions tutor at all LNAT schools and ask them if they would have a scholarship or partial fee waivers.
I will suggest OP to consider NUS after Oxbridge/UCL. The application link is provided above. Prepare all and all the best for Clat!
The cheapest online UK degree (fully valid in the UK) is https://www.london.ac.uk/courses/bachelor-laws#fees-1167 it is a rage in Pakistan and West Africa. Total cost in three years is amazing £6118
After you complete your online UK degree, you can pursue a sandwich LLM Bar course at UoL https://www.law.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/law/bpc/ it will cost £15k (tuition) + £9k (living cost) = £24k this course is for one year and necessary to join pupilage at any of the inns, I havent found a place which does the bar course online
then comes the only hard part to find a pupilage. this will depend on your quality and entworking and interview skills. If you get a pupilage for one year you will qualify as a barrister. This is where you get paid.
So, when you are pursuing the online UK LLB degree from Uni of London you can pursue an Indian law degree as well. BCI says that Indian law degrees cannot be done online, but it does not say that foreign law degrees cannot be done online.
So, with just £30k in 4 years you can be ready to join pupilage. and in just 5 years from start become a barrister for more info have a look at UK's BCI https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/becoming-a-barrister.html
Aur baatein foreign ki...
- Do an LLB in the UK. Any Russell Group Uni is fine.
- Study further to be a barrister
- Work a bit abroad.
- Return to India. Join the chambers of a top counsel