Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University

The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University is a public state university established in 1997 at Chennai, India by the Government of Tamil Nadu under The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996, which also brought all law colleges in Tamil Nadu under the control of the university. It was named after Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, social reformer and the architect the Constitution of India. The university was inaugurated on 20 September 1997 by K. R. Narayanan, former president of India. The university started a law school on its own campus in 2002 as the School of Excellence in Law, Chennai (SOEL).[1]

Not to be confused with Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University.
The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
Motto
Lex Supremus
TypePublic
Established1997
ChancellorGovernor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Tamma Suryanarayana Sastry
Academic staff
50
Students3499
Undergraduates2765
Postgraduates734
Location
Chennai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

13°0′59.92″N 80°15′50.33″E
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC, AIU, ACU and IIPA
Websitewww.tndalu.ac.in

Academics

At the undergraduate level, SOEL has a three-year course leading to a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), and five-year integrated double-degree courses leading to a combination between a LL.B. and a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Computing, Bachelor of Business Administration, or Bachelor of Computer Application.

The Postgraduate Department provides Master of Laws degrees across nine different branches.

Campus

Chief minister J Jayalalithaa in February 2016 unveiled a state-of-the-art campus for the TN Dr Ambedkar Law University at Perungudi next to Taramani MRTS station. The new campus has separate blocks for administration and classes, besides a library at a cost of 59.27 crore. The CM opened the facility through video conferencing from her chamber at the Secretariat. The campus also has hostel facilities for girls and a playground with gallery.[2]

Constituent colleges

Government Law Colleges

List of Tamil Nadu Government's Law Colleges

No.College NameLocationDistrictEstablishedAffiliationWebsite
1Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, ChennaiChennaiChennai1891Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law Universityhttp://draglc.ac.in
2Government Law College, MaduraiMaduraiMadurai district1974-1975Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law Universityhttp://www.glcmadurai.ac.in/
3Government Law College, CoimbatoreCoimbatoreCoimbatore district1978-1980Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law Universityhttp://glccbe.ac.in
4Government Law College, TiruchirapalliTiruchirapalliTiruchirappalli District1978-1980Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law Universityhttp://www.glctry.ac.in/
5Government Law College, TirunelveliTirunelveliTirunelveli district1996-1997Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law Universityhttp://www.glctvl.ac.in/
6Government Law College, ChengalpattuChengalpattuChennai2006-2007Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law Universityhttp://www.glccgl.ac.in/
7Government Law College, VelloreKatpadiVellore district2008-2009Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law Universityhttp://www.glcvellore.ac.in/

Private Law colleges
No.College NameLocationDistrictEstablishedAffiliationWebsite
1The Central Law CollegeSalemSalem district1984Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law Universityhttp://www.centrallawcollege.com/

References
  1. "About Us - TNDALU". www.tndalu.ac.in. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. "Ambedkar law varsity gets new address in Perungudi". The Times of India. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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