Dr. AMBEDKAR GOVT. LAW COLLEGE

History of Legal Education

The need for legal education in Pondicherry was felt as early in the year 1838,and by Arrete, Dated: 15 June 1838, the governor authorized the Procureur Generale to start courses in law relating to the Five Codes, Viz., in Civil Code, Penal code, Commercial code, code of the civil procedure and code of Criminal…
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French Legal Education

The law school was re-organized in the year 1918 by Arrete, dated 8th April 1918. The following measures were taken. The course ceased to be free. It was decided to pay an honorarium to the professors. In examinations, the system of allocation of marks was introduced.For being declared to have passed…
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Today Legal Education

The institutions in now imparting instructions not only at the undergraduate level but in four branches at the postgraduate level, i.e., Branch-1: Labor and Administrative Law, Branch-2: Criminal and Torts, Branch-3: International Law and Constitution Law and Human Right law,Branch-4: Business Law..
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Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Puducherry, has been established with a mandate to transform and redefine the process of legal education in India which has become a reality now-a-days. The Institution aims to motivate its students in such a way that who would permeate not only into the legal system of our country, but also of the world as a whole, so as to meet the challenges of ever-evolving law and society.

The aim of Dr. AGLC, Puducherry is to provide excellence in contemporary legal education without compromising on the overall development of budding and dynamic students. Dr. AGLC, Puducherry expects the students to maintain discipline, a healthy and pleasant atmosphere both in and out of the campus and involve themselves actively in not only in gathering legal knowledge and excellence in academic pursuits but also in displaying extensive participation in various extra-

Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College was established in the year 1972 and has been successfully imparting legal education to the students since its inception. The College has a good alumni records who have occupied key positions like Judges in High Court, other legal profession including the private sector and as academicians in Universities & Colleges. At present, six sitting Judges of Madras High Court are alumni of this College and one alumnus is likely to be elevated as a Judge of Madras High Court. The College was initially functioning in Bussy Street, Puducherry and it was shifted to the present campus at Kalapet in the year 2005. The present campus has an area of 28 acres with Administrative Block, Academic Block, Library, Conference Hall, Auditorium, Computer Lab and Boys Hostel. The Academic Block is exclusively for teaching the students on various law and non-law subjects. The Library of the College is one of the equiped Libraries in India for law subject and it has a collection of nearly 40,000 Books and journals.