 M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting the Best Law Student Award 2018 to Ms. Bhargavi Kannan, School of Excellence, Ambedkar University, Chennai | |
| Motto | Lex Supremus |
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Motto in English | Law is Supreme |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1997; 28 years ago (1997) |
| Chancellor | Governor of Tamil Nadu |
| Vice-Chancellor | Vacant |
Academic staff | 50 |
| Students | 3499 |
| Undergraduates | 2765 |
| Postgraduates | 734 |
| Location | ,, 13°0′59.92″N80°15′50.33″E / 13.0166444°N 80.2639806°E /13.0166444; 80.2639806 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC,AIU,ACU andIIPA |
| Website | tndalu |
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Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU) is apublicstate university established in 1997 atChennai,India by theGovernment of Tamil Nadu underThe Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996, which also brought all law colleges in Tamil Nadu under the control of the university. It was named afterB. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, social reformer and the architect of theConstitution of India. The university wasinaugurated on 20 September 1997 byK. R. Narayanan, former president of India. The university started a law school on its own campus in 2002 as the School of Excellence in Law, Chennai (SOEL).[1]
At the undergraduate level, SOEL has a three-year course leading to aBachelor of Laws (LL.B.), and five-year integrated double-degree courses leading to a combination between a LL.B. and a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Computing, Bachelor of Business Administration, or Bachelor of Computer Application.
The Postgraduate Department providesMaster of Laws degrees across nine different branches.
Chief ministerJ. Jayalalithaa in February 2016 unveiled a state-of-the-art campus for the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University at Perungudi next to Taramani MRTS station. The new campus has separate blocks for administration and classes, besides a library at a cost of 59.27 crore. The CM opened the facility through video conferencing from her chamber at the Secretariat. The campus also has hostel facilities for girls and a playground with gallery.[2]
| College Name | Location | District | Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai | Chennai | Chennai | 1891 |
| Government Law College, Madurai | Madurai | Madurai | 1974-1975 |
| Government Law College, Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | 1978-1980 |
| Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli | Tiruchirapalli | Tiruchirappalli | 1978-1980 |
| Government Law College, Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | 1996-1997 |
| Government Law College, Chengalpattu | Chengalpattu | Chennai | 2006-2007 |
| Government Law College, Vellore | Katpadi | Vellore | 2008-2009 |
| Government Law College, Dharmapuri | Dharmapuri | Vellore | 2017-2018 |
| Government Law College, Villupuram | Villupuram | Villupuram | 2017-2018 |
| No. | College name | Location | District | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Law College, Salem | Salem | Salem | 1984 |
