BBA LL.B. (Hons)

BBA LLB (Hons) - Full Form (Bachelor of Business Administration & Bachelor of Legislative Law (Hons)) course is an integrated course and on completion of this course, aspirants are awarded a professional degree. The duration of a BBA LLB (Hons) course is five years. The maximum duration within which students need to complete their BBA LLB (Hons) course is eight years. As part of an integrated BBA LLB (Hons) course, candidates have imparted education through various methods such as classroom teaching, case studies and moot courts.

As part of a BBA LLB (Hons), course aspirants are taught Business Administration/ Management as well as law subjects. Also Read: All about Law as a Career

The primary difference between a BBA LLB and a BBA LLB (Hons) course is that in a BBA LLB (Hons) course aspirants have to study more subjects and conduct more research. Thus, as shared by the Bar Council of India (BCI) a candidate who pursues a BBA LLB (Hons) course would have to take not less than “36 papers in all, which shall include 18 compulsory papers, 22 Bar Council of India four clinical papers, six optional papers and eight papers in specialized/ honours course in any Group”. However, in a BBA LLB course candidates need to give a minimum of 28 law papers.

As part of a BBA LLB (Hons) course, the BCI informs that Compulsory and Optional subjects/papers may be taken from the following papers/ subjects such as Business Communication, Human Resource Management, Quantitative Analysis, Business Mathematics, Business Statistics, Accounts and Finance, Business Environment, Management Theory and Practice, and Marketing Management. Language policy shall remain the same. However, one can take English as a major or minor subject, where there is a system of major and minor, with other management subjects. 

Aspirants meet the eligibility criteria for BBA LLB (Hons) course if they have completed their Class 12 (in 10+2 format) from a recognised board with passing marks. Many law colleges/ institutes/ universities also state that candidates are eligible to apply for a BBA LLB (Hons) course if they have secured minimum 45% to 50% marks at their Class 12 level if they belong to General category and for SC/ ST category candidates the range of this minimum marks percentage is fixed between 40% to 45% (the minimum percentage eligibility criteria varies from college to college)

There is no age limit criteria that candidates need to fulfil in order to apply for BBA LLB (Hons) course admissions.

Admission in BBA LLB (Hons) course offered by most of the popular law colleges/ universities in India is through an entrance exam. Generally, an entrance exam conducted for BBA LLB (Hons) admissions is of two to three hours duration. Common subjects from which questions are asked in BBA LLB (Hons) entrance exams are – General Knowledge, English, Mathematics (Numerical Ability), Logical Reasoning and Legal Aptitude. Candidates can go through some popular law entrance exams for BBA LLB (Hons) course admissions below:

Aspirants can go through the list of other popular law entrance exams here.

Candidates who want to pursue BBA LLB (Hons) course should be studious and good at research because this law course requires an in-depth study of various law-related subjects. Some key skills that aspirants should possess in order to perform well in BBA LLB (Hons) course are listed below:

The subjects/ topics taught as part of BBA LLB (Hons) course may vary from college to college. However, some common topics that aspirants are taught as part of their BBA LLB (Hons) course curriculum are listed below:

There are many job opportunities available to candidates after completing a BBA LLB (Hons) course. Some popular job profiles that candidates can join after securing a BBA LLB (Hons) degree are mentioned below:

The top legal firms that are known to hire law graduates are listed below: