Law Schools

GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE, MUMBAI
'A' Road,
Opposite Churchgate Station,
Mumbai - 400 020,
Maharashtra,
Phone: 022 - 2204 1707
Fax: 022 - 2285 1315
www.glc.edu

The Five Years Integrated Law Course leading to a B.L.S., LL.B. Degree is a ten-semester full time course. The first and the second year of this course i.e. first four semesters constitute a 'Pre - Law' course. The students pursing this course are entitled to B.L.S. (Bachelor of Legal Science) Degree on successful completion of the third year (6th semester) and on successful completion of five years (10th semester) the LL.B. Degree is awarded. There is an examination held by the University of Mumbai at the end of each semester. The LL.B. Degree is will not be conferred unless the candidate has passed in/or cleared all the papers prescribed for each semester in accordance with the provisions relating the semester examination. Performance of each of the student shall be evaluated by the examination conducted at the end of each semester and also the performance in the Practical Training Subjects as per the guidelines issued from time to time by the Bar Council of India.
Admission

Admission is based on merit. A minimum of 45% marks in the HSC( 10+2) exam at the first attempt, is the eligibility required to be able to apply for admission. For students with more than 40% marks but less than 45% marks, the University may conduct a Common Eligibility Exam. The admission process for the first year of the Five year course commences immediately after the declaration of HSC results. There is 50% reservation for Reserved Categories from Maharashtra state. The prospectus and admission form will be available at the college office. The Admission form , duly filled, is to be submitted to the college office within the prescribed time. And then, three merit lists are put up -

(1) General category: students from Maharashtra State Board of Sec. And HSC exams.
(2) Reserved Category from Maharashtra
(3) General category: students from Boards other than Maharashtra. Students belonging to this category are required to have at least 5% more marks than students of the Maharashtra board.

The selected students are interviewed and then admitted. The interview is just a formality. The cut-off marks vary every year. They have gone up in the recent years. Sometimes admissions have closed as high as 75 to 80%.