A warm welcome to our readers. We at CareerGuide.com provide the budding minds with ample information. This article is basically for all the students interested in joining the line of the judiciary. Law is one such thing that has to be followed by everyone once passed. This makes judiciary an evergreen job. The Indian judiciary is never going to come to an end because we live in a democratic country. People have the right to say whatever they wish to while some others won’t always agree with what one says. They will have different and conflicting views. Hence, to avoid conflicts and to bring harmony, we have the law. 

First of all, it is very important to understand what distance education literally means. This means that while attaining education the student is not necessarily present physically at school or college. They just have to go to the college to gives exams as scheduled by the University. Now, the question arises as to what is the benefit of distance education? Distance education is beneficial when one is already occupied with his job and cannot take out time to attend classes but also at the same time has to obtain a degree. This will help the person gain multiple benefits. One, of devoting time to the job and second, of doing a degree. It is also beneficial for you because it lets you set your own pace of study. People can decide as to when and where they wish to study. There is no set obligation for the person. It is completely upon them as to how they want to pursue and manage their time.

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Distance Education and Law.

Distance education and law do not go hand in hand. If you have just cleared 12^th, I would suggest, not to go for a distance education program. There is a reason to it. You do law so that you can practice after that on your own. But there is a fact you need to consider. Bar Council of India does not recognize the degree attained from distance education and does not consider it valid. This deprives you of practicing law in the court.  Therefore, if you wish to become a successful lawyer later, Distance education is not a genuine idea. Make your decision very wisely before selecting your course and your mode of attaining education.

There are many universities which offer LLB from distance education. Below are mentioned some such universities you can have a look upon.

• National Law School of India University, Distance Education Department, Bangalore
  
  The most renowned institution of legal education and knowledge provides students with the best faculty in India. It provides distance education. Now there are a number of law courses available for distance education which are mentioned below: -
  
  
  
  Above mentioned are some of the one-year post graduate diploma courses for one year. Also, there is Two-Year Master of Business Law (MBL)
  
  The eligibility criteria of the University are that the person must be a graduate from a recognized university. For the application to any of the above-mentioned courses, the student is required to write to the coordinator of the university and also attach a demand draft of Rs. 15,000/-. The address will be available on the official site of the university. Also please have a look on the last date of registration and application. Make sure you do not miss out the date else your year can be wasted. Also, for distance education, you need to go to the center where the examination is held. Below are mentioned the centers where the examination takes place:-
  - Delhi
  - Kolkata
  - Pune
  - Bangalore
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP
  
  BHU is the oldest and the largest residential university located in Varanasi. This university has a huge campus and highly qualified staff members. It also provides distance education to interested students.
  It provides various part-time courses for Post Graduate students, which is one year, which basically means 2 semesters. The courses are mentioned below:-
  
  The eligibility criteria are as follows:-
  - The student must have a graduate degree with minimum 50%  on the scorecard, from any recognized University.
  - A written test is conducted by the university which will be followed and taken into consideration at the time of making merit list. The admission of the willing student will be strictly on the basis of this merit list.
  -  This is co-ed college, hence both, girls and boys can apply for this course.
  - The fees charges: annual fee for the course + Rs. 20,000 per annum
  
  

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•  ILS Law College, Pune
  
  This is another law college which provides distance education. The course that this college provides for distance education is Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism.
  For further information go to their official website.    

• Kurukshetra University, Haryana
  
  The Kurukshetra University, Haryana is a government college. It has its own legal department which has highly skilled professors who take the pain to teach their students. This university also provides distance education to law students. The degree is as follows:
  - LLM (2 years) which will comprise of 2 semesters.
  Apart from the above-mentioned university and colleges, there are a few more colleges that offer distance education for the law. They are mentioned below:- 
  

The above-mentioned universities are offering LLB with distance education. But, keep in mind that the Bar Council of India does not take into the consideration the degree taken through distance education. Therefore, the one opting for this will not be able to practice in the court of law. Be very particular about choosing your course and most importantly the medium of doing the course.

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