I’ve just completed my Std XI examinations and have started preparing for CLAT since I want to do corporate law. What is the procedure for getting an admission or a scholarship, if possible, to any esteemed foreign institute?
Undergraduate programmes at Indian law schools are regarded as among the best in the world. Some of the good institutes are: The National Law School of India University, Bangalore, The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University of Law (N.A.L.S.A.R.), Hyderabad and The West Bengal National University of Juridical Science (N.U.J.S), Kolkata.
The Common Law Admission Test or CLAT is an all-India entrance examination for admission to the undergraduate and post-graduate degree programmes in any one of fourteen participating National Law Universities. Subject areas covered in the test are: English including Comprehension, General Knowledge/Current Affairs, Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability), Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.
Most Indian lawyers prefer to travel abroad only for their LLM and other graduate studies. Popular destinations are the U.S. and U.K. though Singapore and Australia are rapidly gaining ground. Some of the well-known universities are Yale and Harvard University in U.S.A. and University of Cambridge in U.K.
Law School Admission Test or LSAT is required for admission in law colleges in the U.S. and Canada.
What you must remember is that law is not as internationally transferrable as other disciplines. Each country has its own laws, legal system and requirements in order to practise law. Still, experts in international and human rights law apply across borders and to many nations.
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