Difference between Criminal, Civil and Income Tax Law in India.
                     DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 
CRIMINAL, CIVIL AND 
INCOME TAX LAW AND 
SELECTION PROCESS IN 
INDIA
CIVIL LAW
• The Civil Law consists of a body of rules, 
procedures, regulations and judicial 
precedents that helps in resolving the 
various non-criminal disputes.
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CRIMINAL 
• Criminal lawL gAoveWrns crimes, including 
felonies and misdemeanors.
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INCOME TAX 
• The Income-LtaxA ActW, 1961 is the charging 
statute of Income Tax in India. 
• It provides for levy, administration, 
collection and recovery of Income Tax.
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MAJOR DIFFERENCES 
BETWEEN CIVIL LAW 
AND CRIMINAL LAW
SOLVE DISPUTES
• Civil Law is a general law which solves 
disputes between 2 organizations or 
individuals. 
• Criminal Law deals with offences that are 
committed against the society.
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DEALS WITH
• Civil Law deals with Property, Money, 
Housing, Divorce, custody of a child in 
the event of divorce etc.
• Criminal Law will deal with serious 
crimes such as murder, rapes, arson, 
robbery, assault etc.
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Tax Law Eligibility 
Criteria
• To be eligible for a diploma programme 
in Tax Law, candidates must have passed 
10+2 or equivalent with not less than 
50%-60% marks in aggregate. 
• To be eligible for an undergraduate 
programme in Tax Law, the candidate 
must have passed or qualified the 10+2 
examination or an equivalent 
examination from a recognized board or 
university. 
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Tax Law Admission 
Process
• Selection of candidates is done on the basis of the 
marks scored in the entrance exam conducted at the 
national or state level.
• There are few universities/institutes that conduct 
their own entrance examination to carry out their 
selection process. Few universities also accept the 
score obtained by the candidate in common 
entrance tests like CLAT.
• Few universities/institutes look at the merit of the 
candidate in the qualifying exam. This may be 
followed by a personal interview conducted by the 
institute. 
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Eligibility Criteria 
for Civil Law
• In India, there is not an option to choose a 
major in an undergraduate law degree. So, in 
order to pursue a Master of Law (LLM) 
degree in Civil Law, you must hold a 
Bachelor in Law (LLB) degree.
• The LLB degree must have been awarded 
from a recognised university or institute.
• The entrance examination and score 
requirements for LLM in Civil Law depends 
on the law school you are applying for.
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Eligibility Criteria 
for Criminal Law
• You must hold either a five-year-long 
integrated degree the Bachelor of Arts and 
Bachelor of Law (B.A.L.L.B.) or a three-year-
long Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.) degree.
• The bachelor’s degree from a recognised 
university is preferred.
• Depending on the university or law school 
you are applying for, the minimum 
requirement could vary from 55 per cent to 
85-87 per cent.
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Admission Process for 
Civil and Criminal Law 
in India
• The admission process for Criminal Law or 
Civil Law begins with checking the eligibility 
criteria to final enrollment to the intended 
programme. 
• During the whole process, you will have to 
apply for entrance exams, apply for the law 
school/s of your choice, go through all the 
steps involved in selection process including 
interview and group discussion round and 
finally, enroll yourself to the course and 
college of your choice.
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