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    Notification relating to Recognition by Bar Council


    of India of Foreign Universities
    Date: 21.02.2023

    Notification relating to Recognition by Bar Council of India of Foreign


    Universities imparting Legal Education and issuing Law Degrees and
    Equivalence of Law Degrees by Bar Council of India of Law Degrees obtained
    from Foreign Universities by Indian Citizens.

    This is to notify that any Law Degree obtained by an Indian citizen from a
    foreign University, not recognized by the Bar Council of India, with effect from
    admissions taken from the academic session 2023-2024 shall not be eligible
    to be equated to a corresponding Law Degree obtained from an Indian
    University and the Indian citizen shall not be considered eligible to appear in
    the Qualifying Examination For Indian Nationals Holding Foreign Law Degrees
    for purposes of equating such degree and resultantly shall not be eligible to
    be enrolled with any State Bar Council. The reason is that, it is necessary to
    examine the details of courses, infrastructure, international scholarships and
    other requirements which are needed for an Indian student pursuing Legal
    Education in a foreign country. Therefore, unless the eligible to be equivalent
    law Degree is granted by any foreign institution duly recognised by the Legal
    Education Committee of Bar Council of India, subject to such law degree
    holders qualifying in the Qualifying Examination For Indian Nationals Holding
    Foreign Law Degrees for the purposes of equating such degree, and subject
    to them further fulfilling prerequisites of enrolment as per Advocates Act,
    1961, along with BCI and State Bar Council relevant rules for enrolment, they
    cannot be enrolled in India.

    In India, the pattern for pursuing a Law Degree is either 12 + 3 years


    (graduation) + 3 years LL.B degree OR 12 +5 years integrated law degree.
    Those candidates who have not followed such pattern and yet pursued a
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    Law Degree from a foreign University, whose Law Degree is recognised by the
    Bar Council of India can make up the deficient years by pursuing 1 years or 2
    years of Bridge Degree Course in accordance to the deficient years from
    India International University of Legal Education and Research, Goa. For eg. If

    an Indian Citizen has done 12 + 3 years Law Degree from a foreign University
    whose law Degree is recognized by Bar Council of India, then he/she can
    make up such deficiency by pursuing 2 years of Bridge course from India as
    stated above. On the other hand, if an Indian citizen has done 12+3
    (graduation) + 3 years Law Degree from a foreign University recognized by
    Bar Council of India, then he/she need not pursue any Bridge course and
    shall be eligible to appear in the Qualifying Examination For Indian Nationals

    Holding Foreign Law Degrees after obtaining a letter/certificate from Bar


    Council of India, stating that the said foreign degree shall be considered to

    be equivalent to a corresponding Indian Law degree subject to the


    candidate qualifying in Qualifying Examination For Indian Nationals Holding

    Foreign Law Degrees.

    It may also be noted that in India, the prerequisite for pursuing/getting

    admitted into a LL.M degree course is a valid LL.B degree, duly recognised by
    the Bar Council of India. If the LL.B degree is obtained from any foreign

    University, the said degree holder has to first undergo the process of
    equivalence of his foreign Law Degree by the Bar Council of India before such

    degree holder can pursue any post LL.B degree education/qualification.

    (Srimanto Sen)
    Secretary
    Bar Council of India
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