Eligibility

B.A. LL.B. — five-year integrated degree

The eligibility criteria for admission follow the Bar Council of India Rules of Legal Education and State Government norms, as prescribed by the University.

• Candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) examination and secured not less than 45% of marks in aggregate. Candidates belonging to SC/ST communities should have secured not less than 40%.
• As per G.O.(Ms.) No. 418, Law (LS) Department, dated 03.07.2012, 4% of the total seats are allotted on merit to Higher Secondary (+2) vocational stream candidates.
• There is no age limit for admission.
• Candidates with a Diploma/ITI qualification instead of the Higher Secondary (+2) are not eligible.
• Employed candidates are not eligible to apply.
• Transgender (Thirunangai or Aravani) candidates are included under the Most Backward Class (Caste Code No. 149) and may also claim reservation based on their actual community certificate.

Candidates must have the (+2) mark statement on the date of counselling. Applicants who obtained 10th and +2 directly without the basic qualification are not eligible.

LL.B. — three-year degree

• Candidates should have passed any bachelor's degree of a university recognised by the University Grants Commission and secured not less than 45% of marks in aggregate (40% for SC/ST candidates). For ranking, marks in the Major and Allied subjects alone are considered.
• Applicants must have studied up to the 9th standard in regular schooling, the 10th and 12th standards (regular or private), and an undergraduate degree.
• Diploma and ITI qualifications are not eligible, as they are not equivalent to the Higher Secondary (+2).
• There is no age limit for admission. Employed candidates are not eligible to apply.

Candidates must hold the degree or provisional certificate on the date of counselling and furnish a copy of the consolidated mark statement of the qualifying degree.