School of Law, University of Mumbai

School of Law, University of Mumbai

Front Facade, School of Law
Motto in English
 "The Fruit of Learning is Good Character and Righteous Conduct"
Type

Public

Law school
Established 2014
Officer in charge
 Dr. Prasad Karnik
Chancellor C. Vidyasagar Rao
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh
Principal Dr. Shreedhar Mundhe
Students 180
Undergraduates 180
Location India Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°13′30.5″N 72°59′12.9″E / 19.225139°N 72.986917°E / 19.225139; 72.986917
Campus Urban, 6 Acres
Colours          White and Black
Affiliations BCI; UGC
Website University of Mumbai

The School of Law, University of Mumbai is a public institution for undergraduate legal education in India.[1] It is established under Department of Law, University of Mumbai and is situated at the University of Mumbai, Thane Sub Campus, Thane, Mumbai. The college was established with an aim to deliver quality legal education to people of India and is the only law college in Mumbai University to offer B.B.A. - LL.B. Course [2][3] School of Law is a University administered Institution. The Institution strives for excellence with its able faculty and excellent infrastructure. The Campus also houses Institute of Distance & Open Learning and Management courses.

Admissions

Admissions to undergraduate courses happen through the Maharashtra Law CET.[4] Maharashtra .It is conducted every year for the admission in undergraduate Legal Courses by Maharashtra Government.[5]

Infrastructure

The College was built on a budget of 3 crore Rupees.[6] The building is situated at the newly built sprawling 6.5 acre University of Mumbai Campus in Thane,[7] in a peaceful and serene environment. The College is housed in a modern tech-savvy building with spacious work environments. The college has its own power backup and has bus facility to Railway Station.

It has the following amenities:

Academics

Undergraduate

School of Law offers a five-year integrated B.B.A.-LL.B.(Hons.) Program.[8] It offers 60 seats each year. SoL follows a semester system with End Semester Exams happening every December and May. 75% Attendance is strictly mandatory and Bar Council dress code is followed by students.

Extracurriculars

Students are regularly provided with guest lectures on current issues and are taken for court visits and seminars.

Moot Court & Debate Competitions

The Students of School of Law have participated in many Moot Court Competitions and have its own Moot Court Association

Students have achieved and participated in:

The Legal Aid Clinic[9] (or committee, as is the practice now), established under Legal Service Authorities Act, 1987 which reads as "Develop, in consultation with the Bar Council of India, programs for clinical legal education and promote guidance and supervise the establishment and working of legal services clinics in universities, law colleges and other institutions". The Legal Aid Clinic at School of Law, University of Mumbai aims to provide every citizen with legal help, summary advice, self-help, community legal education, community development and various legal awareness program which is to be run Professors and students of School of Law, University of Mumbai.

Fest

School of Law undertakes annual fest every fall that has many competitions and games and celebrations.

Culture

The College celebrates all the festivals throughout the year and has annual Week of Celebrations in Winter. The environment inside the campus is very conducive and student friendly.

See also

College Building

References

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