Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University

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Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
The Tamil Nadu Dr.Ambedkar Law University logo.jpg
Motto Lex Supremus
Established 1997
Type Public
Chancellor Konijeti Rosaiah
Vice-Chancellor V. Vijayakumar
Academic staff 300
Undergraduates 2765
Postgraduates 734
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
13°01′01″N 80°15′51″E / 13.016942°N 80.264059°E / 13.016942; 80.264059Coordinates: 13°01′01″N 80°15′51″E / 13.016942°N 80.264059°E / 13.016942; 80.264059
Campus Urban
Affiliations UGC
Website [1]

The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University is a law school in Chennai, India. Named after Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian legal specialist of the 20th century, the university offers specializations at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Konijeti Rosaiah, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, is the Chancellor and V. Vijyakumar is the Vice-Chancellor. The institution was established by the 1996 state Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act,1996 with the National Law School of India University as its model as the first Indian legal education institution. Apart from the teaching and academic research initiatives, the university has state-sponsored and private law colleges as affiliates, differing from the other law schools in the country. Although applicants from all over the country are encouraged, most students are from Tamil Nadu.

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Courses [edit]

The School of Excellence in Law was established to focus on undergraduate education. At the postgraduate level, the university offers advanced degrees through its Departments of Law. The advanced degree programs offered include Business Law, Constitutional Law and Human Rights, Intellectual Property Laws, International Law and Organizations, Environmental Law and Legal Order, and Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Administration.

The university has initiatives with institutions around the world. The university conducts examinations in branches of law, and awards degrees and diplomas recognized by the government of India and many other countries.

Governing colleges [edit]

Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University's Law Colleges [edit]

No. College Name Location District Affiliation Estd Weblink Status
1 School of Excellence in Law (SOEL) Chennai Chennai district Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University 2002 http://www.tndalu.ac.in/school_of_excellence_in_lawSOEL.html Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Constituent College (or) Campus

Affiliated colleges [edit]

Tamil Nadu Government's Law Colleges [edit]

List of Tamil Nadu Government's Law Colleges

No. College Name Location District Affiliation Estd Weblink
1 Government Law College, Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Tirunelveli district Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University 1996 http://www.accet.in
2 Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai Chennai Chennai Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University 1891 http://www.gcebargur.ac.in
3 Government Law College, Chengalpattu Karuppur, Salem Salem Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University 2002 http://www.gcesalem.edu.in
4 Government Law College, Coimbatore Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University 1979 http://www.gcetly.ac.in
5 Government Law College, Madurai Coimbatore Coimbatore Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University 1979 http://www.gct.ac.in
6 Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli Bagayam Vellore Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University 1979 http://www.tpgit.edu.in
7 Government Law College, Vellore Thanjavur Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University 2008

Private colleges [edit]

No. College Name Location District Affiliation Estd Weblink
1 Central Law College, Salem Salem Salem district Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University 1984

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