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Top 10 Promising Law Colleges In India  2019
Legal education as recognized the branch of study that holistically develops an individual to fight for justice on behalf of victims, gained importance only after India received independence. But, it was during the ancient period, when kings were ruling the land; the concept of legal representatives was introduced to the Indian social order. It was the concepts of `Nyaya', a Sanskrit term, which means `method', and `Dharma', which means `right way of living', gave Indians the right to `karma' for deciding one's faith. At present, legal education in India is defined as `Legal education as a science which imparts to students knowledge of certain principles and provisions of law to enable them to enter the legal profession'. The Law Commission of India has articulated this definition as law; legal education and development have become an integral part of Indian society. It was in the year 1985 that the Law Commission of India established the first law University to raise the standard of Indian Law Education. As a part of its initiation, India saw the formation of National Law School of India in Bengaluru. During this period, legal professional aspirers started receiving Literally Legum Baccalaureus (Latin term for Bachelor of Laws degree/LLB). Legal education started to gain imperial popularity among the Indian youth and the number of law colleges both government and private grew exponentially. Coming from the 20th-century law education to the 21st-century law education, there are about 500+ institutes that are imparting legal education. Also, there are more than 20 national law universities in the country that are shaping the future of the legal industry ingeniously. With the creation of Bar Council of India by Indian Parliament, Indian legal education is at par with the international standards. The council promotes legal education around all across the country and timely visits universities and colleges to inspect the conditions. Based on recent inspection reports, which have been scrutinized by The Higher Education Re-view expert panel and researchers, this issue presents a list of "Top 10 Promising Law Colleges in India 2019" to help the aspiring lawyers, which will guide them towards their dream career.
Top 10 Promising Law Colleges In India  2019
College |
Location |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. K.K. New Law Academy | Pune, Maharashtra | Strives to offer its students the skills, the confidence and the courage to find fulfilment in the law. |
| Haldia Law College | Haldia, West Bengal | A top-notch law college that provides scrupulous law education to the aspiring law professionals of the eastern region of India. |
| Hidayatullah National Law University | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | It is a residential university and is affiliated to and receives central assistance from the University Grants Commission and is recognised by the Bar Council of India. |
| ICFAI Law School | Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh | Established with an objective of developing a new generation of legal professionals through comprehensive and contemporary body of knowledge integrating law with Management/Humanities. |
| Indian Law Society Law College | Pune, Maharashtra | The basic principle behind the foundation of ILS Law College was to establish a regularized system of imparting legal education. |
| Jindal Global Law School | Sonipat, Haryana | Committed to providing global legal education with courses designed to give extensive exposure to students to domestic, international and comparative law courses. |
| NALSAR University of Law | Hyderabad, Telangana | With students admitted from all over the country and faculty drawn from home and abroad, NALSAR is counted amongst the top law schools of the country. |
| National University of Advanced Legal Studies | Kochi, Kerala | Working to develop in the student and research scholar a sense of responsibility to serve the society by developing skills with regard to advocacy |
| Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law | Patiala, Punjab | Endeavours serving the society through reforms in legal services by way of preparing professionally competent lawyers, inquisitive researchers, able administrators, conscientious judicial officers, and more. |
| Subharti Institute of Law | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh | Providing impressive legal education to the students for an impactful change in the socio-political atmosphere of the country. |