Top Criminology and Forensic law Colleges in Chennai

Students who wish to become criminal lawyers or crime investigators can take admission to criminology and forensic law courses. The criminology aspect helps students understand the psychological behaviour behind a crime, whereas the forensic aspect of the course teaches about the physiological and biological parts of the crime. The law degrees in these specialisations include BA, MA, and MSc in criminology and forensic law. Various top colleges in Chennai are offering criminology and forensic law courses, such as Madras University, Dhanalaxmi Shrinivas Arts and Science College, etc.  

Best Criminology and Forensic law colleges in Chennai: Eligibility criteria

  • BA: The candidates must have completed Class 12th in any stream, from a recognized board with at least 50% aggregate marks. 

  • MA: The candidates must have passed a bachelor’s degree of 3 years from a recognized university with a score specified by the respective university or college.

  • MSc: The candidate must have cleared an undergraduate degree from a recognized university with aggregate marks specified by the university or college at the time of admission.

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Admission process of top Criminology and Forensic law colleges in Chennai

Every university and college follows different admission criteria. There is no entrance exam required for Criminology and Forensic law colleges in Chennai as it is done on a merit basis. The general admission procedure is mentioned below.

  • Candidates should check the official website of the university to know if the applications for admission are out. 

  • After checking the eligibility criteria of the college for the course, candidates should fill out the application form

  • The university gives admission based on the merits. 

  • The final stage of the admission process involves the document verification of the candidate. Once the documentation is done, the seat and course are allotted to the candidate.

Top Criminology and Forensic law colleges in Chennai and fees

Name of college

Course offered

Total fees

University of Madras

MSc. Criminology and Criminal Justice Sciences

Rs. 13,940

Tamil Nadu Open University

MA Criminology and Criminal Justice Administration

Rs. 8,400

Institute of Distance Education, Madras University

BA Criminology and Police Administration

Rs. 16,600

Apollo Arts and Science College

BA Criminology and Police Administration

Not available 

Dhanalaxmi Shrinivas Arts and Science College

BA Criminology and Police Administration

Not available

Jayagovind Harigopal Agarwal Agarsen College

BA Criminology and Police Administration

Not available

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Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science, Chennai

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