LLM entrance exam aims at giving admission to candidates who wish to gain mastery in a specific domain of law. It provides a lot of theoretical and practical exposure through internships and intensive fieldwork. LLM helps boost your career in law. Therefore thousands of students sit for LLM entrance exams each year. To prepare for the exam, candidates either indulge in self-study or opt for an LLM preparation course. These courses could be online or offline.
The candidates who enrol for LLM preparation courses/classes get access to good study material. But the ones who opt for self-studying might face challenges while choosing and procuring study material as there is plenty of LLM preparation material available in the market. But relying on all of them won’t be an intelligent choice. Choosing your LLM preparation material has to be a very informed choice. So, to help you effectively prepare for the LLM exam, we have provided you with a pool of resources that would help you get a better score in the exam.
LLM Preparation Books
There are hundreds of books for LLM preparation, but how can you increase your chances of picking the best of them? You can keep the following things in mind while choosing your LLM preparation books.
- Look for books from reputed publishers/authors.
- Go for the latest edition of the books you plan to refer to.
- Listen/read the testimonies of the toppers and the experts in the field. At times, they talk about good LLM preparation material out there.
Keeping all this in mind, you must choose your LLM preparation books. However, to make it a little easier for you, we have a list of books that have been the toppers’ choice. You can refer to the books mentioned below in the list.
List of Books
- Universal’s Textbook on Legal Methods, Legal Systems & Research by Prof. Tushar Kanti Saha.
- Singhal’s S. S. Handbook for LL.M Entrance Exam 2021 [New Syllabus] by Vishal Singh Singhal Law Publication.
- New Age International Publishers Research Methodology Methods and Techniques by C. R. Kothari, Gaurav Garg.
- Methodology & Techniques of Social Research by P.L.Bhandarkar & T.S. Wilkinson For LL.M by Himalaya Publishing House.
- Master Key Gender Justice & Feminist Jurisprudence Women & Criminal Law by Dr. Sheetal Kanwal, Amar Law Publication ALP0105
- Law of Industrial & Intellectual Property for LLM by Pritish Pal & Varsha Gupta | Amar Law Publication
- Human Rights Law for LL.M & Other by Dr. S. A. Karandikar & Dr. Ashok Yende, Aarati & Company.
- Central Law Publication’s Legal Education & Research Methodology For LL.M by Dr. Mona Purohit.
- Bharat’s Cyber Laws & Information Technology by Dr. Jyoti Rattan & Dr. Vijay Rattan.
- Amar Law Publication’s Legal Regulations of Economic Enterprises (Business Law) by Adv. Aprajita Bhargav & Adv. Pritesh Kumar Pal.
- Universal Guide to LLM entrance exam by Gaurav Mehta.
- Ascent’s Law Guide for LLM entrance exam by Ashok K. Jain.
Apart from general guidance and preparation for LLM, you need to prepare for specific subjects or domains of legal studies. To help you prepare for a particular domain, here is a list of books you can refer to for LLM preparations.
LLM Books with Specializations
| LLM Specializations | Name of the Book |
| LLM Civil Law | EBC – Civil Procedure – Limitation and Commercial Courts – C K Takwani – 9th Edition 2021 by C K Takwani |
| LLM Torts | R.K. Bangia |
| LLM Corporate Law | The Law of Corporations and Other Business Organizations by Angela Schneeman |
| LLM Criminal Law | Master Key Gender Justice & Feminist Jurisprudence Women & Criminal Law by Dr. Sheetal Kanwal, Amar Law Publication | ALP0105 |
| LLM Intellectual Property Law | Law of Industrial & Intellectual Property for LLM by Pritish Pal & Varsha Gupta | Amar Law Publication |
| LLM Human Rights | Human Rights Law for LL.M & Other by Dr. S. A. Karandikar & Dr. Ashok Yende, Aarati & Company |
| LLM Corporate Law | The Interaction between Competition Law and Corporate Governance by Reinier Kraakman, John Armour, Paul Davies, Luca Enriques. |
| LLM International Law | Textbook on Public International Law by Dr Rakesh Kumar Singh. |
| LLM Human Rights | Ascent Publication’s Public International Law (Law of Peace) & Human Rights by Dr. Ashok Kumar Jain |
| LLM Environmental Law | Book Corporation’s Principles of Environmental Laws [HB] by Dr. Rabindra Kr. Pathak, Ms. Surbhi Singh |
| LLM Intellectual Property Law | Central Law Publication’s Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) by Dr. M.K. Bhandari |
| LLM Labor Law | Enhancing Capabilities Through Labor Law: Informal Workers in India by Supriya Routh |
Candidates who are self-studying can refer to these books and begin their preparations for LLM.
LLM Preparation Classes
The other section of students gets associated with test-preparation institutions, and that’s how they prepare for LLM. One such programme for LLM preparations is Hitbullseye’s LLM/CLAT PG Online Classroom. The enrolled candidates get exclusive access to:
- 40+ Live Strategy Sessions
- Weekly Live Current Affairs Sessions
- Fortnightly Live Current Legal Classes
- 220+ Recorded Lectures
- Previous 3 years’ Actual Papers with the explanation.
- 42 Full-Length Tests
- Subjective Model Answer
These exclusive resources will benefit your LLM preparation. To avail of the benefits, enrol for the programme and begin your LLM Preparations.
