Can i switch from 5 year to 3 year llb

vijayshettyonline (Querist) 27 September 2026 This query is : Resolved
I am trying to understand whether this plan is legally and academically possible in Maharashtra.
I have left out some details about my colleges and documents for privacy. If any additional information is necessary to understand whether this is possible please let me know what specific detail is missing.
I missed the 3 year LLB entrance exam this year so I took admission to the 5 year LLB and got a seat in a top college. I have completed graduation already but there is an issue with getting the graduation TC from my previous college. I do not want to share the exact personal details publicly.

My idea is to pursue the 3 year LLB separately using my graduation documents while continuing the 5 year LLB. I would complete the first year of the 3 year LLB and then try to transfer to the same top tier college for the second year of the 3 year LLB.

Basically the proposed route is 5 year LLB continuing alongside 3 year LLB, complete first year of 3 year LLB elsewhere, then seek transfer to the top college for second year of 3 year LLB.

I know UGC has guidelines regarding pursuing two academic programmes simultaneously, but I am not sure whether those guidelines cover two regular law programmes or whether BCI university CET Cell or college rules create additional restrictions.

Has anyone actually done this in Maharashtra or knows the applicable rules regarding simultaneous enrolment and second year transfer in a 3 year LLB.

I am not looking for ways to bypass any rule. I want to know whether this structure is actually permitted and what approvals or conditions would be required.

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A student in Maharashtra is enquiring about the possibility of switching from a 5-year LLB course to a 3-year LLB course. They wish to pursue both simultaneously, completing the first year of the 3-year LLB elsewhere before attempting a transfer to a top college for the second year. However, advice suggests this plan is not legally or academically permissible under current Bar Council of India (BCI) and university regulations, as both are full-time courses requiring mandatory attendance and original documents cannot be submitted to two institutions concurrently.

kavksatyanarayana (Expert) 28 September 2026
Did you appear both the 3 year LLB entrance and 5 year LLB entrance? If you missed 3 year, you have to try next chance. But you appeared 5 yr. entrance and selected, you have to continue the 5 year course. Or next year you may appear for 3 years entrance, if you select leave the 5 years course and join 3 year course.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 03 October 2026
Your proposed plan is not legally or academically permissible under current Indian legal education regulations, Bar Council of India (BCI) rules, and Maharashtra university framework.
Even if UGC allows a regular degree alongside an online/distance degree, both 5-year LLB and 3-year LLB are full-time, regular professional courses requiring mandatory physical attendance (minimum 70–75%). Pursuing two full-time professional law courses concurrently is illegal under BCI rules.
You cannot legally submit the original Graduation TC to two regular colleges simultaneously. Colleges log these certificates in state and university portals (such as Mumbai University or SPPU portals), which cross-reference student enrollments.

vijayshettyonline (Querist) 09 October 2026
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5 yr llb required 12th
3 yr llb required graduation tc

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