In this article, Sakshi Goyal of Symbiosis Law School, Noida discusses Top Law Colleges in Madhya Pradesh.
Law profession is one of the noble profession around the world. A lawyer is considered as an officer of law who help people to fight for their rights and to get justice. Because of globalisation, people are exploring new markets, the government is coming up with new regulations, which indeed creates demand for good and efficient law professionals. Nowadays, the law students aspire to get recruited in reputed law firms, law agencies, administrative sector, multinational companies, etc. Past decade has seen an increase in the emergence of law colleges imparting good quality law education in India. As a result of this, the options for obtaining legal education in India have increased for the students aspiring to pursue a noble profession like law. But, the increase in number of college options for students has raised another problem i.e. to decide that which college is best for them, or in which college they should get enrolled into and to address this issue I will be discussing about the top colleges providing law courses in Madhya Pradesh.
National Law Institute University, Bhopal
The National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU), was established by the Rashtriya Vidhi Sansthan Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, by an Act No. 41 of 1997 enacted by the Madhya Pradesh State Legislature. The college offers both undergraduate and postgraduate law courses.
To support the environment of research and publications, NLUI, Bhopal publishes three journals: Indian Law Review, NLIU Journal of Intellectual Property Law and NLIU Law Review. With this the college also published research monographs on different topics.
The college has a Placement Coordination Committee (PCC) which handles internships and placements at NLIU Bhopal. The committee arranges for pre-placement talks, written tests, group discussions and interviews can be made as per the requirement of the visiting recruiters. The committee is headed by Dr. Raka Arya
To achieve the objective of providing practical exposure college has Alternative dispute resolution cell, centre of research and international law, CARES: Environmental law cell, legal AID, moot court cell. The college has also established AADRIKA, a media law cell which provides a forum of meaningful discussions.
Courses Offered
Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), LLM in Human rights, LLM in Criminal Law, Master of Cyber Law & Information Security and PhD in Law.
Fees
Annual fees for five year integrated course is one lakh sixty two thousand and for one year LLM is One lakh Forty Five thousand and for MS in cyber law fees is eighty eight thousand per year and for Ph.D in law is Thirty Two thousand.
Faculty
College has renowned faculty like Dr. Ghayur Alam Professor in Business Law & MHRD Chair of IP, Qualifications: Law LL.M., Ph.D.
Dr. Uday Pratap Singh Professor in Human Rights, Qualifications: M.A., M.Phil & Ph.D.(JNU), LL.B.
Infrastructure
College is has both girls and boys hostel, library, computer labs with 24 hours Wifi.
Sage University Law School
Sage University, which was recognised by the chief minister as the best upcoming university in Madhya Pradesh, has launched a law school with a very different approach. The university has brought in globally renowned faculty members and a star studded advisory board to create and fulfil the vision of creating the best law school in Central India and give a competition to National Law Universities. Although it was set up with a budget of over 200 crores, the fees charged is one of the lowest in the entire region amongst private universities.
Sanjeev Agarwal, the founder and Chancellor of the University, is a very successful and well known entrepreneur and industrialist from Bhopal. He always dreamt of studying law, but never had the opportunity to do so and became an engineer instead. The institution of the law school is therefore an effort to fulfil his dream. The passion is evident from the excellent team he has gathered and the resources made available to this law school.
Interestingly, the Sage University law school is developing a system to provide specialised training to its students to crack judicial services exams. You can get more information regarding this over here.
Sage University has collaborated and signed an MoU with iPleaders to provide practical training to its students. They have also launched a research report on 7 hottest career opportunities for law graduates that all law students and young law graduates will benefit from.
One of the USP of the law school is that India’s topmost criminal lawyer KTS Tulsi is a chair professor in this university, and he is overseeing research on how India can speed up the criminal justice system. It will be a big benefit for students to learn from a legal luminary like Mr. Tulsi.
Courses offered
BA LLB, BBA LLB
Fees
INR 50,000 per year
Seats: 300
Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore
Department of law of Prestige Institute of Management is affiliated to Devi Ahilya University, Indore. It provides legal education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Moreover it regularly conducts Moot courts, Legal Awareness Camps. It has a 24 hours access to online research engines like SCC, Manupatra and other online law journals.
Courses offered
Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelor of Business administration + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Commerce + Bachelors of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Law (Hons.).
Fees
Annual Fees for the integrated course of law (5 years) is One Lakh Eleven Thousand per year and for Bachelors of Law (3 years) is Eighty Seven Thousand annually.
Seats Offered
120 Seats for 5 years integrated course and 60 seats for 3 years Bachelors course.
Faculty details
Nishant Joshi is the incharge of Department of Law and also an associate professor. He did his Ph.D from Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan. He is M.Com and MBA specialized in Foreign Trade from Devi Ahilya University, Indore.
Infrastructure
The campus is spacious and has library, Computer labs, electronic labs, cafeteria, Girls hostel and Boys hostels.
LNCT University, Bhopal
LNCT University, Bhopal was established in 2015 by the LNCT group. It is a private University approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, and recognized by University Grant Commission (UGC). The college has an impressive student faculty ratio of 20:1.
The college is also awarded as the Fastest Rising University Of Madhya Pradesh and as the Most Promising University Of Central India. With undergraduate law programs of both three years and five years the college also has diploma courses.
Courses offered
Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelor of Business administration + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Law (Hons.), Masters of Law, Diploma in Cyber Law.
Fees
Annual Fees for the integrated course of Bachelor of Business administration + Bachelor of Law (Hons.) (5 years) is Thirty Eight Thousand per year, for integrated course of Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.) is Thirty Three Thousand per year and for Bachelors of Law (3 years) is Eighty Thousand annually.
College also provide 100%, 50%, and 25% scholarship based on merits and with this also provides sports scholarships.
Infrastructure
Campus of college is spread over 90 acres with canteen, hostels, wifi, sports ground. It also has transportation facility, auditorium, computer lab and library.
Indore Professional Studies Academy
College of Law, IPSA, Indore is an exclusive department of law, affiliated with Devi Ahilya University, Indore. It was established in 2009 and provides for a world class course outline. It has a huge campus of 51 acres area. It conducts Moot court competitions and court visits. The college also participates in sports competitions and have hostel and transportation facility.
Courses offered
Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Law (Hons.).
Fees
Annual Fees for the integrated course of law (5 years) is Forty Five Thousand per year and for Bachelors of Law (3 years) is Thirty Thousand annually.
Seats Offered
IPSA offers 60 Seats for 5 years integrated course and 60 seats for 3 years Bachelors course
Faculty details
The college is headed by director Prof. S.D. Malviya and also has an eminent personality like Dr. Ankita Nirwani as its associate professor.
ITM University, Gwalior
ITM University is a Private University located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh and was established in the year 1997.
For admissions in ITM University Undergraduate programs, the candidates should have passed 10+2 with minimum required marks in relevant discipline. But the final selection of the course will be done on the basis of ITM-NEST Entrance Exam Score.
The college is ranked AAA+ University by Careers360 Magazine in 2018.
Courses offered
Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Commerce + Bachelors of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Law (Hons.), Master of Law.
Fees
Annual Fees for the integrated course of law (5 years) is Seventy Six Thousand per year and for Bachelors of Law (3 years) is Thirty Two Thousand annually. And for master of Law, fees is Eighty Thousand per year.
Seats Offered
ITM, Gwalior offers 60 Seats each for 5 years integrated course and 20 seats for 1 years Masters program.
Infrastructure
The college is facilitated with computer lab, library, auditorium, GYm and separate hostels of boys and girls.
Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal
Jagran Lakecity University is a research oriented University. Jagran Lakecity University focuses on academic research. The college encourages both academicians and students to actively take part in research activities and publish papers.
The college has its own journal “Jagran International Journal on Contemporary Research”, which annually publishes outstanding research papers prepared by renowned academicians. It also conducts open days for students who wants to enroll in the college.
Courses offered
Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelor of Business administration + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Commerce + Bachelors of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Law (Hons.)
Fees
Annual Fees for the integrated course of law (5 years) is One Lakh Forty Three Thousand per year, for Bachelors of Law (3 years) is Sixty Three Thousand annually and for masters it is One lakh fifteen Thousand.
The college also provides merit based scholarships of 100% on 1st year tution fee if the CLAT score is above 100.
Faculty details
The college is headed by Dr. Yogender Kumar Srivastava. He is Director and professor of law department of college. He has published 12 Research papers and 3 books. Qualifications: B.Sc. (Gold medalist), MA, LL.M. UGC-NET, LL.D., P.G. Diploma in Human Rights.
Criminal law is taught by Dr. Shobha Bhardwaj. She is an associate professor and has published 4 Research papers and 3 Books. Qualifications: BA, MA, LLB, LLM and Ph.D.
Infrastructure
200 acre campus designed to provide world class learning resource. It has modern lecture theatres, auditorium, hostels, library with access to online journals. It is fully equipped with wifi.
Amity University, Gwalior
Amity University is a private university located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh and was established in the year 2010. For both undergraduate and postgraduate program, the college conducts Amity entrance test.
Courses offered
Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelor of Business administration + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Commerce + Bachelors of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Law (Hons.), Masters of Law.
Fees
Annual Fees for the integrated course of law (5 years) is One Lakh Twenty Five Thousand per year and for Master of Law Seventy one Thousand annually.
The college also provides 100%,50%, and 25% scholarships based on merit.
Infrastructure
100 acres campus with hostels of intake capacity 2100, amphitheatre, auditorium, High Tech Labs, Library and parking lot.
Indore Institute of Law, Indore
The institute is affiliated with Devi Ahilya University, Indore. It provides legal education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. For the purpose of encouraging students to research and publish. They have started their own journal named Udgam Vigyati. It also has a monthly newsletter “Nyay Disha”. It also conducts moot court competitions, parliamentary debates, client counselling sessions and international law fest. The college provides an access to online research journals.
For the purpose of admission, the college conducts an IILET exam. Student having 45% aggregate in their 12th standard are eligible to appear for the IILET exam.
Courses offered
Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelor of Business administration + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Law (Hons.).
Fees
Annual Fees for the integrated course of law (5 years) is One Lakh Fifty Seven Thousand per year and for Bachelors of Law (3 years) is Thirty Four Thousand annually.
The college also provides several scholarships based on 12th class marks and students can also avail scholarship of INR 10,000 if they have scored above 100 in the IILET conducted by the institute.
Faculty details
Dr. Manpreet Kaur Rajpal, is the Head of Department as well as an associate professor.
Educational Qualifications: PhD, LLB, LLM, MBA, MA, B.Com. She has also published several Research papers in different journals.
Infrastructure
The college provides separate boys and girls hostel. It also has computer lab, library and gym.
RKDF University, Bhopal
RKDF University, Bhopal was established in 2012 by the RKDF group. Faculty of Law, department of RKDF University is BCI approved. The college has its own journal SHUDH SANGAM, to promote students interest in research. It also has good faculty to help the students in their research projects. The college has a placement cell and provides an average placement of 3.2 Lakhs. Admission of undergraduate program is based on 12th class marks and of postgraduate program is based on graduation marks.
Courses offered
Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.), Bachelors of Law (Hons.).
Fees
Annual Fees for the integrated course of law (5 years) is twenty Five Thousand per year and for Bachelors of Law (3 years) is Fifteen Thousand annually.
Faculty details
The department is headed by Dr. Kusuam Dixit Chouhan. She is dean of law. Qualifications: LLM and Ph.D.
Seats Offered
The college offers 60 Seats each for all courses.
Infrastructure
The university is facilitated with football, cricket, basketball and volleyball courts, indoor sports arena with sports like table tennis, carom and chess. It also has separate boys and girls hostel.
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
The School of Law is an exclusive department dealing with law of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya. It was established in 1998 and also provides M.Phill and Ph.D in Law.
Courses offered
Bachelor of Arts + Bachelor of Law (Hons.) at undergraduate level.
Fees
Annual Fees for the integrated course of law (5 years) is Forty Seven Thousand per year.
Seats Offered
The college offers 60 Seats for 5 years integrated course.
Faculty details
Dr. Manish Sitlani, Professor and head of Department.
Educational Qualifications: Ph.D, MBA, LLB and M.Com. He has 21 plus years of experience and have published many Research papers in international journals.
Conclusion
Choosing a college is one of the important decisions of a students life. It is a stepping stone which can either make you or break you. Students should consider all the possible criteria before choosing any college. There are many organisations which come up with the ranks of the college but before considering any rank, a student should look at the basis on which the colleges are ranked. They should also see the credibility of the organisation which is ranking the colleges. Tomorrow is built on the hopes of what we do today. So students should make their college days as beneficial as they can and make your parents, teachers and whole nation proud.
