Saturday, July 16, 2011

Government Law College, Mumbai | Indian Law Education


The legal luminaries who have walked thriugh its portals touch our lives even today. Great man like Lokmanya balgangadhar Tilak (freedom fighter), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (the architect of the indian Constitution); Chief Jutice M. C. Chagla (the first Indian Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court), Sir Motilal Setalvad (the first Attorney General of Independent India), N. A. Palkhiwala and many other Prominent personalities have left their footprints behind for all time to come.

GLC- Courses Offered

Five Year Course
The Five Years Integrated Law Course leading to a B.L.S., LL.B. Degree is a ten-semester full time course. The first and the second year of this course i.e. first four semesters constitute a ‘Pre - Law’ course. The students pursing this course are entitled to B.L.S. (Bachelor of Legal Science) Degree on successful completion of the third year (6th semester) and on successful completion of five years (10th semester) the LL.B. Degree is awarded. There is an examination held by the University of Mumbai at the end of each semester. The LL.B. Degree is will not be conferred unless the candidate has passed in/or cleared all the papers prescribed for each semester in accordance with the provisions relating the semester examination. Performance of each of the student shall be evaluated by the examination conducted at the end of each semester and also the performance in the Practical Training Subjects as per the guidelines issued from time to time by the Bar Council of India.

Three Year Course
The Three Years Law Course leading to the LL.B. Degree is a six-semester full time course. Students who do not wish to practise as Advocates, are eligible for the LL.B. (General) Degree, at the successful completion of the second year (4th semester). On successful completion of three years (6th semester) the LL.B. Degree is awarded. There is an examination held by the University of Mumbai at the end of each semester. The LL.B. Degree is will not be conferred unless the candidate has passed in/or cleared all the papers prescribed for each semester in accordance with the provisions relating the semester examination. Performance of each of the student shall be evaluated by the examination conducted at the end of each semester and also the performance in the Practical Training Subjects as per the guidelines issued from time to time by the Bar Council of India.

L.L.M
The University of Mumbai conducts the course for the LL.M. Degree. The LL. M. degree of the University of Mumbai enables students to develop their interests in many of the major areas of law to which they have been introduced in the LL. B. and also provides opportunities for the study of important specialized areas. The duration of course is two years. A student is permitted to take any two groups out of the eleven groups mentioned below and each paper in the group shall carry 100 marks

Diploma
The University offers Postgraduate Diploma Course in Securities Law. The Government Law College (GLC), Mumbai, recognizing the growing importance of India’s capital markets and in keeping with its pioneering role in Indian legal education, offers a one year Postgraduate Diploma Course in Securities Law.’

GLC- Seats Available
Total number of seats for on academic session is 160. Government Law College has been permitted one additional division of 80 students for 1st year of the 5 year course, from the academic year 2006-07 on unaided basis.

GLC- Admissions
Admission is on the basis of high school grades. Minimum 45% marks is required, when candidate passes his examination in the first attempt and minimum 40% marks required, for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribe. The forms for admission are available at the college office. Successful candidates are required to go through an interview on the day of admission. Admissions and collection of academic fees will be made on 18, 19 and 20 June between 9.30 am to 12.00 noon. Candidates must have all their mark sheets and other relevant documents in original for verification. Candidates are also required to submit an eligibility certificate from Mumbai University. However, this can also be done within one week of taking admissions in the college.

GLC- Fee Structure
The total amount of fees payable to the college normally does not exceed Rs 3500 for Indian Nationals. The fees for SC and ST students are lower than that of the normal category. It is notable that the hostel fees is not payable at the college but at the hostel separately. The fees as mentioned above is only the college fees and does not include the costs for accommodation for students who require the hostel facility. The total fees payable for the Hostel facility is about Rs 3200 for each term.

GLC- Infrastructure
A rich library is indicative of a good college. The Government Law College library provides students with extensive facilities to maximize their knowledge in the field of law. It is probably the most frequented section of the college, and most certainly a haven for dedicated law students.

The Harilal J. Kania Memorial Library and Reading Room on the third floor of the college has been a part of this college since 1952. This Reading Room was created from the Harilal J. Kania Memorial Fund, which was instituted to honour the memory of Sir Harilal J. Kania, the first Chief Justice and an ex-student of GLC. This Reading Room can accommodate as many as 200 students at a time.

There are more than 36,000 books in the library. The Library also possesses the original copy of the Indian Penal Code as drafted by Lord Macaulay in the year 1886.

The university offers separate hostel facilities for boys and girls.

GLC- Placements
Started in academic year 1998-99, the Government Law College ‘On Campus Recruitment Programme’ is one of the first and only recruitment programme organized amongst Law Colleges in Bombay. What started with a handful of students today boasts of total strength of 57 dedicated members. The objective at the Placements Committee is to provide good employment opportunities to the students. And for this end the college has endeavored to get the best Law Firms, Corporates and Counsels to recruit our students. Every year the College has a Placement Week during which the prospective employers interview students

GLC- Contact
The Government Law College
‘A’ Road, Churchgate
Mumbai - 400 020 Maharastra - India
Phone :+91 - 22 - 2204 1707
Tele Fax :+91 - 22 - 2285 1315

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