Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
Motto
Lex Supremus
Motto in English
Law is Supreme
TypePublic
Established1997 (1997)
ChancellorGovernor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-ChancellorN. S. Santhosh Kumar
Academic staff
50
Students3499
Undergraduates2765
Postgraduates734
Location, ,
13°0′59.92″N 80°15′50.33″E / 13.0166444°N 80.2639806°E / 13.0166444; 80.2639806
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC, AIU, ACU and IIPA
Websitewww.tndalu.ac.in

Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU) is a public state university established in 1997 at Chennai, India by the Government of Tamil Nadu under The 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 after B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, social reformer and the architect the Constitution of India. The university was inaugurated on 20 September 1997 by K. 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]

Academics

At the undergraduate level, SOEL has a three-year course leading to a Bachelor 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 provides Master of Laws degrees across nine different branches.

Campus

Chief minister J Jayalalithaa in February 2016 unveiled a state-of-the-art campus for the TN 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]

Affiliated colleges

Government law colleges

College NameLocationDistrictEstablished
Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, ChennaiChennaiChennai1891
Government Law College, MaduraiMaduraiMadurai1974-1975
Government Law College, CoimbatoreCoimbatoreCoimbatore1978-1980
Government Law College, TiruchirapalliTiruchirapalliTiruchirappalli1978-1980
Government Law College, TirunelveliTirunelveliTirunelveli1996-1997
Government Law College, ChengalpattuChengalpattuChennai2006-2007
Government Law College, VelloreKatpadiVellore2008-2009
Government Law College, DharmapuriDharmapuriVellore2017-2018
Government Law College, VillupuramVillupuramVillupuram2017-2018

Private law colleges

No.College nameLocationDistrictEstablished
1Central Law College, SalemSalemSalem 1984

References

  1. "About Us - TNDALU". www.tndalu.ac.in. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. "Ambedkar law varsity gets new address in Perungudi". The Times of India. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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