BITS Law School, Mumbai, founded under the aegis of BITS Pilani, has opened applications for its two five-year integrated honours programmes, the B.A. LL.B. (Hons) and the B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons). The school's admission process page lists the application window as 14 September 2026 to 5 January 2027. The programmes are recognised and approved by the Bar Council of India, and the school states an intake of 120 students for the B.A. LL.B. (Hons) and 60 for the B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons).

The campus is fully residential and is located in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, at Kalyan-Murbad Road, Village Kamba, Pawshepada, Taluka Kalyan, District Thane.

Specialisations

The school's application page lists five specialisations:

Tech and Media Law
Entertainment and Sports
Public Law and Theory
Corporate and Financial Law
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Mediation

Eligibility

Completed grade 10 or equivalent from a recognised board.
Completed grade 12 or equivalent from a recognised board with a cumulative score of at least 45%.
A law entrance test score from any of: BITS Law Admission Test, CLAT, SLAT, LNAT, AILET or MH CET Law.

Applicants still awaiting their final grade 12 or entrance test results may apply and must indicate in the form that they are awaiting results. An application is considered complete only once all relevant scores have been shared.

Selection process

Step 1: Register on the online application portal.
Step 2: Submit the application form.
Step 3: Shortlisted candidates appear for a personal interview.

The school evaluates academic performance, the entrance test score, co-curricular achievements and communication skills. All accepted entrance test scores are benchmarked against each other; where more than one score is submitted, the best is considered. Only complete applications are evaluated, and the timelines are subject to change at the school's discretion.

BITS Law Admission Test

Taking the school's own test is optional. It is an online, proctored, 60-minute test of 70 multiple-choice questions with no negative marking, covering attention to detail, reasoning ability, verbal ability and domain ability. Candidates opt for it in the Entrance Test Details section of the application form; after submission a test link appears on the dashboard and the test must be taken within 96 hours (4 days). A laptop or computer with a working webcam and a stable internet connection is required.

Fees and scholarships

A non-refundable application fee of INR 2,000 is payable at the time of application submission. The school's fees page lists, for Year 1, a tuition fee of INR 7,37,100 and a residential fee of INR 2,40,000 (total INR 9,77,100), subject to an annual increase of up to 8%; fee payment is as per the offer letter. The fees page also states that a one-time admission fee of INR 75,000 is collected at the time of accepting the offer of admission and is adjusted against the Year 1 tuition fee, and that a refundable security deposit of INR 20,000 is collected with the Year 1 tuition fee and refunded after convocation. The residential fee covers housing and access to the sports facility only; meals and laundry are excluded. The cost of books and other learning materials is additional. Check the fees page for the current figures before applying.

The fees page also describes a Merit and Means Based Scholarship (tuition fee waiver of up to 90%, family income not above INR 18,00,000), an Academic Merit Scholarship (up to 75%) and a Diversity Scholarship (up to 75%). Scholarships are open to Indian citizens, and early applicants are considered first, subject to availability of funds.

How to apply

Register and apply through the official application portal at bitslawschool.edu.in/apply. Applications close on 5 January 2027. The school encourages candidates to apply well before the deadline, and applicants may apply once per application year. The programme is listed to commence in July 2027 on the admission process page (the application page states that the academic session starts in August 2027).