• An internationally recognized law degree can be earned in India.Legal Law Justice image by Stacey Alexander from Fotolia.com
  
  India is home to some of the world's finest law schools. These internationally renowned institutions not only educate and train the next generation of lawyers, they branch out to other notable law schools around the globe through competitive student-exchange programs. Through these efforts, India is quickly showcasing itself as a top spot to earn a high-quality, globally recognized law degree.
  
  

National Law School of India University, Bangalore

• The National Law School of India University in Bangalore is known widely as India's premier legal institution. "India Today" has ranked it the country's No. 1 law school in eight of the past 10 years. The university admits only 80 students each year into its competitive, five-year bachelor of arts (B.A.) LL.B. (Honours) program. Students are selected annually by sitting a national entrance exam. Five places are reserved annually for outstanding international students, and the school shares highly successful exchange programs with some of the world's best educational institutions, including Georgetown University, the National University of Singapore, Osgoode Hall Law School and Hamburg University.
  
  The University also offers a challenging and highly prestigious postgraduate degree (LL.M). The University in 2010 offers two specializations -- Business Law and Human Rights Law, with only 25 placements for each specialization, and two places reserved for international students. Prospective postgraduate students must sit for the standardized, nationwide Common Law Admissions Test (CLAT) to be considered for entry.
  
  The University also offers several online degree programs: Business Law, Human Rights Law and IP Law, for example, which are structured as part-time programs for working students or adults who need flexible schedules. The school is also home to India's largest law library.
  
  National Law School of India University
  P.O. Bag 7201, Nagarbhavi,
  Bangalore 560 072
  +91 80 2321 3160
  nls.ac.in
  
  

MATS Law School, Raipur

• MATS Law School, ranked in the top five of India's best law schools, was established with the object of providing world-class legal education to Indian students.
  
  One of the country's progressive law schools, MATS states its goals are to ensure academic excellence and to teach an understanding of law in relation to the emerging needs of commerce, industry and globalization. The Law School strives to prepare students to meet the challenges of internationalization. MATS Law School prides itself on its approach to contemporary issues and the law. Its syllabi is based on a multidisciplinary body of social science and scientific knowledge. MATS Law School also offers a five-year B.A. LL.B. (Honours) degree program in 2001.
  
  Mandatory units include international business, European Union law and international law. Admission is decided through a standardized national entrance test (MATSNET) conducted yearly.
  
  MATS Law School
  MATS Tower
  Pandri, Raipur,
  Chhattisgarh 492 002
  092-29225566
  matslawschool.ac.in
  
  

The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi

• The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) in Kochi offers specialized law courses in society, science and law, jurisprudence, law and medicine, and law and forensic science. The university's stated aim is to prepare professionally competent graduates who to be experts in their specialities.
  
  The University offers 65 placements for its competitive five-year B.A. LL.B (Honours) course, 41 of which are open merit. There are 16 open seats annually for international students. Admission is based on a three-hour entrance test and interview.
  
  The National University of Advanced Legal Studies prides itself in its innovative teaching methods, which the school describes as a '"combination of the case law method and Socratic method." The university encourages open discussions and practical learning via moot courts, debates, field visits and workshops.
  
  The National University of Advanced Legal Studies
  Kaloor, Kochi
  Kerala 682 017
  0484 - 2337363
  nuals.ac.in