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 (BA-LLB)
OR
Complete Bachelor's degree in any stream and after complete LLB degree followed by a Master's degree (LLM) and then clear the All India Judicial Service or clear PCS-J, State Lavel exam.
3. For admissions into Law colleges, you must qualify entrance exams such as CLAT, AILET, LSAT, MH CET Law, TS LAWCET, AP LAWCET, DIJ 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
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES
1. NLSIU, Bangalore
2. NLU, Delhi
3. ILS Pune
4. NLU, Hyderabad
5. NUJS, Kolkata
6. NLU, Odisha
7. GNLU, Gandhinagar NLIJ, 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, Dehradun
8. ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad
FEES
The approx. 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
• Aditya Birla Scholarship and GEV Memorial Merit Scholarship for Law Students are among some of the scholarships specifically available for law students.
• 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 - This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI*
*(Availability of these scholarships can 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), Ministry of Education, Government of India and Indian Banks Association (IBA). Students can view, apply and track the education loan applications on the website.
• 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.
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: NA | PPLS007• You like trying to help people solve their problems
• You pay attention to details
• You like to analyze things (problems/situations)
1. Complete 10+2 in any stream
2. Complete Bachelor's degree (BA-LLB)
OR
Complete Bachelor's degree in any stream and after complete LLB degree followed by a Master's degree (LLM) and then clear the All India Judicial Service or clear PCS-J, State Lavel exam.
3. For admissions into Law colleges, you must qualify entrance exams such as CLAT, AILET, LSAT, MH CET Law, TS LAWCET, AP LAWCET, DIJ 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 NLIJ, 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, Dehradun
8. ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.htmI
FEES
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 1,00,000-4,00,000*
*These figures are estimated numbers and will vary from Institute to Institute.
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Aditya Birla Scholarship and GEV Memorial Merit Scholarship for Law Students are among some of the scholarships specifically available for law students.
• 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 - This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI*
*(Availability of these scholarships can 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), Ministry of Education, Government of India and Indian Banks Association (IBA). Students can view, apply and track the education loan applications on the website.
• 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/
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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