A Judge is an elected or appointed official who conducts and presides over court proceedings. Judges are responsible for interpreting the meaning, significance and implications of law.
Personal Competencies
You like trying to help people solve their problems
You pay attention to details
You like to analyze things (problems/situations)
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 in any stream 2. Complete Bachelor's degree (LLB) and then clear the All India Judicial Service
OR Complete Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (LLM) and then clear the All India Judicial Service
3. For admissions into Law colleges, you must qualify entrance exams such as CLAT, AILET, LSAT, MH CET Law, TS LAWCET, AP LAWCET, DU LLB, PU LLB, SLS AIAT
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the Department of Law. This list of institutes is indicative only
Private Institutes (Please check if Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying) 1. Symbiosis Law School, Pune 2. Army Institute of Law, Mohali 3. School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore 4. KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneshwar 5. Amity Law School, Delhi 6. Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat 7. School of Law, University of Petroleum and university Studies 8. ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad
The approximate course fee ranges between INR 1,00,000- 4,00,000*
*These figures are estimated numbers and will vary from Institute to Institute
Scholarships & Loans
SCHOLARSHIPS
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes* • Visit http://www.buddy4study.com a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI* • Scholarships are also available in the institutes based on merit * *(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
LOANS
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA) • Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc • All banks give education loans
Where will you work?
Places of Work: District Court, Sessions Court, High Court and Supreme Court
Work Environment: It is a desk job. You are likely to spend a bulk of your working hours in a courtroom or office. You are likely to travel to different courthouses. Courts usually work 5 days a week and 8 hours every day but your own study and research will require you to put in extra hour.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Expected Growth Path
First Class Magistrate → Chief Judicial Magistrate → Assistant Sessions Judge → Sessions Judge → High Court Judge → Supreme Court Judge
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a High Court Judge is INR 2,25,000* per month.
Source: https://doj.gov.in/ *These figures are are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Justice Hima Kohli is the first female Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. Justice Kohli did her BA and MA in History and followed it up with an LLB degree. After completing the Law course in 1984, she got enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi in the same year.*
Judge
NCS Code: 2612.0200 | LG041. Complete 10+2 in any stream 2. Complete Bachelor's degree (LLB) and then clear the All India Judicial Service
OR Complete Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (LLM) and then clear the All India Judicial Service
3. For admissions into Law colleges, you must qualify entrance exams such as CLAT, AILET, LSAT, MH CET Law, TS LAWCET, AP LAWCET, DU LLB, PU LLB, SLS AIAT
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This course is offered by the Department of Law.
This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. NLSIU, Bangalore
2. NLU, Delhi
3. ILS, Pune
4. NLU, Hyderabad
5. NUJS, Kolkata
6. NLU, Odisha
7. GNLU, Gandhinagar
8. NLU, Jodhpur
Private Institutes
(Please check if Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1. Symbiosis Law School, Pune
2. Army Institute of Law, Mohali
3. School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore
4. KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneshwar
5. Amity Law School, Delhi
6. Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat
7. School of Law, University of Petroleum and university Studies
8. ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
The approximate course fee ranges between INR 1,00,000- 4,00,000*
*These figures are estimated numbers and will vary from Institute to Institute
SCHOLARSHIPS
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes*
• Visit http://www.buddy4study.com a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI*
• Scholarships are also available in the institutes based on merit * *(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
LOANS
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA)
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc
• All banks give education loans
Places of Work: District Court, Sessions Court, High Court and Supreme Court
Work Environment: It is a desk job. You are likely to spend a bulk of your working hours in a courtroom or office. You are likely to travel to different courthouses. Courts usually work 5 days a week and 8 hours every day but your own study and research will require you to put in extra hour.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
First Class Magistrate → Chief Judicial Magistrate → Assistant Sessions Judge → Sessions Judge → High Court Judge → Supreme Court Judge
The approx. salary of a High Court Judge is INR 2,25,000* per month.
Source: https://doj.gov.in/
*These figures are are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Justice Hima Kohli is the first female Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. Justice Kohli did her BA and MA in History and followed it up with an LLB degree. After completing the Law course in 1984, she got enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi in the same year.*
Source https://tshc.gov.in/judprofile.action?judcode=1011
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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