Three-year LLB course in demand with majority of students at 30 years and above

The data for the past three years show a similar trend with candidates aged 30 years and above making up more than 50 percent of total admissions. The vast scope of this professional course, the status attached to the degree and a general desire to gain knowledge of law among individuals are some of the reasons leading to older individuals taking admissions to the LLB (three-year) course which can be pursued after graduation.

Dr Sajan Patil, principal of Rizvi Law College said, “Age is no bar in the profession of law. Many individuals decide to study law later in life to explore it as a profession because law as a field has a really vast scope.
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Even without having professional requirements, many older individuals take admission to the LLB (three-year) course to gain knowledge about law that governs our country.” Patil highlighted that many of the older students are working professionals from industries where knowledge of law is not only an added advantage but also works as an additional worth to the person’s profile for promotion and other career growth aspects.

In addition to this, a senior professor from a reputed law college in the city pointed out that a certain status attached to the law degree is also one of the reasons behind older individuals taking admission to the LLB (three-year) course. “Apart from gaining knowledge of the law, having the LLB degree comes with a status attached to it. Many older individuals like to take admission to the LLB (three-year) course for the same,” said the professor.

Further comparing this with the LLB (five-year) course, the professor said, “Even though the five-year course can be pursued immediately after Class 12, there are fewer students compared to the three-year course which can be pursued after graduation. Apart from significant differences in the tenure, this is also because not many students decide to pursue law as a career so early in life (just after Class 12). Whereas, after having obtained graduation, students are more informed to make a career choice on whether they want to take up law.”