Dear Sir,
Lawyer means a person having a Law Degree.
An advocate means a person having Law Degree and is enrolled with bar council.
If you like reading and writing, it’s not that hard. The first year will give you enough of an idea whether you are in the right place or not.
In India, the university you do it from matters a lot, because even though core of the course remains the same, quality varies (National Law Universities are a safe bet as they are statutory bodies and have a high threshold for entry). There are two types of courses - a 3 year one for those who have a graduate degree, and a 5 year course for those who don’t. Both are equivalent to JD and accepted in most western countries.
After the degree, you register with the State Bar Council (India has 29 states) on provisional basis and get a registration number which entitles you to practice in the entire country (as we are quasi-federal, and have only one Constitution and Supreme Court). The provisional registration becomes permanent once you give the Bar exam (AIBE).
Its not hard to become a lawyer. If you really have the passion then you can become one but pratising law takes patience but if you still are equally passionate about it it pays off in the long run. All the best.
L.L.B. or Bachelor of Legislative Law is an undergraduate law course offered by various Indian universities. There are two options to pursue LLB course. One LLB course duration is 3-year for which the minimum eligibility criterion is graduation and the other is the integrated course of 5-year duration for undergraduate students. The course is divided into six semesters in most of the law universities and admission to the same is based on entrance exams like CLAT, LAWCET to name a few.
For LLB Eligibility, there is no minimum age requirement for admission to LLB course. You just have to secure minimum aggregate marks to secure admission to LLB course. LLB Admission commences in month of January and the entrance exam is conducted around month of May.
LLB course is considered to be one of the most prestigious courses and various LLB career options for the same are available in both the private and public sectors. Although, most of the lawyers prefer to become an advocate and practice law as a profession.
Colleges Offering LLB in distance learning mode in South India
• Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu
• National Law School of India University, Bangalore
• Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
• Calicut University
• Banglore Law University, Bangalore
• Kakatiya University, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh
• Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai
• National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore
• Alagappa University,Directorate of Distance Education,Coimbatore
• Directorate of Distance Education at Annamalainagar,Tamil Nadu
• National Law school of Indian university,Bangalore.
• Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Tamil Nadu