HOW TO START A LAW
COLLEGE IN INDIA ?
With
the advent of commercial and technical progress, the need for legal
professionals has also arisen. So is the
demand for opening and starting new law colleges to meet the requirement of
quality legal professionals. It is the
solemn responsibility and statutory function of the Bar Council of India to
allow such colleges to be affiliated and recognized in case they meet certain
prescribed criterion and thereafter keep on inspecting such colleges on regular
intervals to ensure continued maintenance of such prescribed norms.
A person or
institute desirous of opening Law Institutes have to make an application on a
prescribed form complete in all respect to the Bar Council of India so as to
seek affiliation and recognition of courses.
Coupled with this, now in accordance with the decision of the Legal
Education Committee on April 30, 2010, each law school/college is required to
report compliance with Legal Education Rules, 2008.
Following are main requirements
to be met with by the Institutes to open the law colleges and the same must be
fulfilled alongwith the application forms:-
I. Establishment, Management, and Status of the Institution
A.
(a) Name and complete address
of the institution, including Pin Code, telephone and facsimile numbers.
(b) Name, designation, and
address of the person making the application with telephone and facsimile
numbers.
(c) Year of establishment and
University to which the institution is affiliated.
(d) When was it affiliated? (Attach
letter from University)
(e) What courses in law are
being offered at present? (Serial numbered)
(f) When did the Bar Council of
India give recognition? (Letter from the Bar Council of India)
(g) Has the institution been
inspected by Bar Council of India previously? If so, provide details.
(h) What course(s) does the
does this application refer to for recognition?
(i) How many batches of
undergraduate (Ll.B.) students have graduated from the institution?
(j) How many batches of
post-graduate (Ll.M.) students have graduated from the institution?
B.
(a) Who manages the institution
and under what framework? (Enclose relevant documents)
(b) Name and addresses of the
Board of Management. (Enclose relevant documents)
(c) What are the other
institutions run by the same management and where?
(d) How long does the present
management continue in operation under the existing rules?
(e) What are the sources of
funding for the institution?
(f) What are the assets of the
law college/department? (Enclose relevant documents)
(g) Who appoints the staff of
the college and under what procedure?
(h) Does the college pay U.G.C.
scales? If not, provide details of the pay structure for different cadre of
academic staff.
(i) Has the college ever been
disaffiliated by the government or University? If so, what were the reasons?
(j) Enclose any additional
relevant documents to guarantee the financial viability of the college.
II. Infrastructure facilities
(a) Land and buildings: Area,
built-up space, description of class rooms, staff rooms, student facilities
used for law college only.
(b) Does the college have its
own building? If not, when does it propose to build one?
(c) Size, furniture, budget,
personnel, system of lending, and other details about the college law library.
(d) Number of text books,
reference books and periodicals in the law library (Enclose detailed break-up)
(e) Names, ranks, salaries,
qualifications, and details of teaching experience of academic staff including
Principal (Enclose sheet if necessary)
(f) Details of supporting
(administrative) staff available to the law college.
(g) Is there a hostel for
students? How many students can be accommodated?
(h) Are there common room
facilities for students? Give details for boys and girls.
(i) How far is the nearest court
from the college? What are the other courts in the locality?
(j) Provide details of the
other law teaching institutions in the area.
III. Academic Affairs and Potential for Development
(a) What are the courses now
being offered?
(b) How many students are there
in each of the courses being offered now?
(c) What is the process of
selection of students for admission?
(d) What is the maximum intake
that the college has had in the past five years? (Provide detailed break-up)
(e) What is the duration and
normal schedule for teaching in the college? (Enclose timetable used during the
last year/semester)
(f) How many classes does a
student have to attend on an average working day?
(g) How often is attendance
taken?
(h) Who keeps the attendance
register after work hours?
(i) What percentage of students
live in the locality and what percentage commute from outside the area?
(j) Are there periodic
examinations conducted by the college to assess the progress of learning in
students?
(k) Who supervises the
regularity and quality of teaching and under what procedure?
(l) How does the management
ensure that classes are held regularly?
(m) Give details of how many
students the college has admitted in the first Ll.B. class and how many it
presented for the third Ll.B. examinations and how many have passed (with
distinctions if any) during the last five years.
(n) What are the outstanding
academic achievements of the college in legal learning?
(o) What evidence is there to
show research accomplishment of the faculty? (Enclose data separately of each)
(p) Does the college publish
any journal? (Give details and enclose copies)
(q) What is the system in place
for practical training for students? (Give details)
(r) Does the college
students/staff involve themselves in legal aid activities? (Give details)
(s) Names of teachers handling
the practical training courses.
(t) What problems are perceived
in imparting practical training?HOW TO START A LAW
COLLEGE IN INDIA ?
With
the advent of commercial and technical progress, the need for legal
professionals has also arisen. So is the
demand for opening and starting new law colleges to meet the requirement of
quality legal professionals. It is the
solemn responsibility and statutory function of the Bar Council of India to
allow such colleges to be affiliated and recognized in case they meet certain
prescribed criterion and thereafter keep on inspecting such colleges on regular
intervals to ensure continued maintenance of such prescribed norms.
A person or
institute desirous of opening Law Institutes have to make an application on a
prescribed form complete in all respect to the Bar Council of India so as to
seek affiliation and recognition of courses.
Coupled with this, now in accordance with the decision of the Legal
Education Committee on April 30, 2010, each law school/college is required to
report compliance with Legal Education Rules, 2008.
Following are main requirements
to be met with by the Institutes to open the law colleges and the same must be
fulfilled alongwith the application forms:-
I. Establishment, Management, and Status of the Institution
A.
(a) Name and complete address
of the institution, including Pin Code, telephone and facsimile numbers.
(b) Name, designation, and
address of the person making the application with telephone and facsimile
numbers.
(c) Year of establishment and
University to which the institution is affiliated.
(d) When was it affiliated? (Attach
letter from University)
(e) What courses in law are
being offered at present? (Serial numbered)
(f) When did the Bar Council of
India give recognition? (Letter from the Bar Council of India)
(g) Has the institution been
inspected by Bar Council of India previously? If so, provide details.
(h) What course(s) does the
does this application refer to for recognition?
(i) How many batches of
undergraduate (Ll.B.) students have graduated from the institution?
(j) How many batches of
post-graduate (Ll.M.) students have graduated from the institution?
B.
(a) Who manages the institution
and under what framework? (Enclose relevant documents)
(b) Name and addresses of the
Board of Management. (Enclose relevant documents)
(c) What are the other
institutions run by the same management and where?
(d) How long does the present
management continue in operation under the existing rules?
(e) What are the sources of
funding for the institution?
(f) What are the assets of the
law college/department? (Enclose relevant documents)
(g) Who appoints the staff of
the college and under what procedure?
(h) Does the college pay U.G.C.
scales? If not, provide details of the pay structure for different cadre of
academic staff.
(i) Has the college ever been
disaffiliated by the government or University? If so, what were the reasons?
(j) Enclose any additional
relevant documents to guarantee the financial viability of the college.
II. Infrastructure facilities
(a) Land and buildings: Area,
built-up space, description of class rooms, staff rooms, student facilities
used for law college only.
(b) Does the college have its
own building? If not, when does it propose to build one?
(c) Size, furniture, budget,
personnel, system of lending, and other details about the college law library.
(d) Number of text books,
reference books and periodicals in the law library (Enclose detailed break-up)
(e) Names, ranks, salaries,
qualifications, and details of teaching experience of academic staff including
Principal (Enclose sheet if necessary)
(f) Details of supporting
(administrative) staff available to the law college.
(g) Is there a hostel for
students? How many students can be accommodated?
(h) Are there common room
facilities for students? Give details for boys and girls.
(i) How far is the nearest court
from the college? What are the other courts in the locality?
(j) Provide details of the
other law teaching institutions in the area.
III. Academic Affairs and Potential for Development
(a) What are the courses now
being offered?
(b) How many students are there
in each of the courses being offered now?
(c) What is the process of
selection of students for admission?
(d) What is the maximum intake
that the college has had in the past five years? (Provide detailed break-up)
(e) What is the duration and
normal schedule for teaching in the college? (Enclose timetable used during the
last year/semester)
(f) How many classes does a
student have to attend on an average working day?
(g) How often is attendance
taken?
(h) Who keeps the attendance
register after work hours?
(i) What percentage of students
live in the locality and what percentage commute from outside the area?
(j) Are there periodic
examinations conducted by the college to assess the progress of learning in
students?
(k) Who supervises the
regularity and quality of teaching and under what procedure?
(l) How does the management
ensure that classes are held regularly?
(m) Give details of how many
students the college has admitted in the first Ll.B. class and how many it
presented for the third Ll.B. examinations and how many have passed (with
distinctions if any) during the last five years.
(n) What are the outstanding
academic achievements of the college in legal learning?
(o) What evidence is there to
show research accomplishment of the faculty? (Enclose data separately of each)
(p) Does the college publish
any journal? (Give details and enclose copies)
(q) What is the system in place
for practical training for students? (Give details)
(r) Does the college
students/staff involve themselves in legal aid activities? (Give details)
(s) Names of teachers handling
the practical training courses.
(t) What problems are perceived
in imparting practical training?
(u) Has the college introduced
the curriculum prescribed by the Bar Council of India?
(v) Does the college follow an
annual or semester system?
IV. Self-Assessment Report
Enclose an objective, honest,
and transparent assessment of the academic performance and potential of the
college/department from each member of the teaching staff including the Principal;
and from the management. This assessment should be conducted independently,
when individuals can frankly express the strengths and weaknesses of the
institution as they perceive it.
If any member wants to keep
that information confidential, individual reports may be sent directly to the
Chairman of the Legal Education Committee.
V. Undertaking
I Mr. ……………………………………………………
hereby declare that the information provided above are true to the best of my
knowledge and I have not attempted to suppress or exaggerate data concerning
the above institution which is directly under my management.
PRINCIPAL /
DEAN CORRESPONDENT / MANAGEMENT
PLACE:
DATE:
(u) Has the college introduced
the curriculum prescribed by the Bar Council of India?
(v) Does the college follow an
annual or semester system?
IV. Self-Assessment Report
Enclose an objective, honest,
and transparent assessment of the academic performance and potential of the
college/department from each member of the teaching staff including the Principal;
and from the management. This assessment should be conducted independently,
when individuals can frankly express the strengths and weaknesses of the
institution as they perceive it.
If any member wants to keep
that information confidential, individual reports may be sent directly to the
Chairman of the Legal Education Committee.
V. Undertaking
I Mr. ……………………………………………………
hereby declare that the information provided above are true to the best of my
knowledge and I have not attempted to suppress or exaggerate data concerning
the above institution which is directly under my management.
PRINCIPAL /
DEAN CORRESPONDENT / MANAGEMENT
PLACE:
DATE:
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