A five-year BA LLB through CLAT costs about 8 lakh in total at NALSAR and over 20 lakh at the costliest National Law Universities. Management offers a five-year IPM at the IIMs, at about 3 to 13 lakh or more a year, or a three-year BMS or BBA, with Delhi University’s BMS at about 1.08 lakh a year at DDUC. Law suits students who enjoy reading closely and arguing a point in writing; management suits those comfortable with the maths-heavy IPMAT who want a business career.
Degree
Law
BA LLB (arts plus law degree), 5 years
Management
IPM (Integrated Programme in Management, 5 years), BMS or BBA
Entrance
Law
CLAT, AILET, SLAT
Management
IPMAT, JIPMAT, CUET-UG
Total cost
Law
About 8 lakh for five years at NALSAR (2026 batch) to over 20 lakh at the costliest National Law Universities (NLUs)
Management
About 3 to 13 lakh or more a year for an IPM, by IIM; about 1.08 lakh a year for Delhi University's BMS at DDUC, over 3 lakh for three years
Open to
Law
PCMPCBCommerceHumanities
Management
PCMPCBCommerceHumanities
Pay at start
Law
about 5.8 lakh (bank law officer (public sector bank))
Management
about 5.5 to 8.5 lakh (consultant)
After 5 years
Law
about 7 lakh
Management
about 14.5 to 21.5 lakh
After 10 years
Law
about 8.4 lakh
Management
about 17.5 to 26.5 lakh
Key numbers
Law
About 3,700 NLU seats on CLAT; 16 to 18 lakh median for placed graduates at NLSIU and NLU Delhi (NIRF 2025, batches under 100)
Management
About 1,100 IPM seats at seven IIMs; About 7 in 10 placed at a top Delhi college; About 10 lakh median pay there
AI risk
Law
Medium
Management
Medium
Good fit if
Law
you enjoy reading long texts closely and arguing a point in writing; you follow the news and like debating it; you can handle long hours and heavy reading for five years; you are open to either a law firm or a court career
Management
you are strong at maths and sure about business; you enjoy leading groups and speaking up
Think twice if
Law
you are counting on a top law-firm salary (only a minority get one); a private law school's fees would need a large loan; you dislike public speaking and writing
Management
your board exam marks are below 60 per cent, or the fee means a heavy loan
IPM (Integrated Programme in Management, 5 years), BMS or BBA
Entrance
CLAT, AILET, SLAT
IPMAT, JIPMAT, CUET-UG
Total cost
About 8 lakh for five years at NALSAR (2026 batch) to over 20 lakh at the costliest National Law Universities (NLUs)
About 3 to 13 lakh or more a year for an IPM, by IIM; about 1.08 lakh a year for Delhi University's BMS at DDUC, over 3 lakh for three years
Open to
PCMPCBCommerceHumanities
PCMPCBCommerceHumanities
Pay at start
about 5.8 lakh (bank law officer (public sector bank))
about 5.5 to 8.5 lakh (consultant)
After 5 years
about 7 lakh
about 14.5 to 21.5 lakh
After 10 years
about 8.4 lakh
about 17.5 to 26.5 lakh
Key numbers
About 3,700 NLU seats on CLAT; 16 to 18 lakh median for placed graduates at NLSIU and NLU Delhi (NIRF 2025, batches under 100)
About 1,100 IPM seats at seven IIMs; About 7 in 10 placed at a top Delhi college; About 10 lakh median pay there
AI risk
Medium
Medium
Good fit if
you enjoy reading long texts closely and arguing a point in writing; you follow the news and like debating it; you can handle long hours and heavy reading for five years; you are open to either a law firm or a court career
you are strong at maths and sure about business; you enjoy leading groups and speaking up
Think twice if
you are counting on a top law-firm salary (only a minority get one); a private law school's fees would need a large loan; you dislike public speaking and writing
your board exam marks are below 60 per cent, or the fee means a heavy loan
Figures come from the portal’s guide, rounded, with pay in rupees a year. Confirm fees in each official notice.