Indian Legal Education System: A Critical Study

Abstract

Till early 1920s, opportunities for quality legal education in India were limited. It is not uncommon to see Indian legal luminaries from the era with an Oxbridge law degree and enrolment at an Inn of Court.
Though reputed colleges like Government Law College, Mumbai were in existence since later half of the 19th century, the founding of faculty of law on Delhi University, ILS Law College in Pune and a host of other colleges in various states and universities across the country made quality legal education accessible.
The Bar Council of India kick-started the next level of evolution in legal education in the country through the founding of National Law School of India University in 1986. The establishment of this premier law school in Bengaluru has brought about a paradigm shift in teaching and research in law. The Bar Council of India visits and inspects Universities/Law colleges in the country as part of its statutory function of promoting legal education and laying down standards in consultation with the Universities in India and the State Bar Councils.