The
Directorate of Legal Studies was established in the year 1953 with the object of improving the standard of Legal
Education in the State of Tamil Nadu. After
the creation of the Department, there has been an all-round improvement in the standard of Legal education in the State.
The department continues to strive for
further improvement.
The
Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai was started in the year1891. In the year 1974 another Law
College was opened at Madurai and two more
Law Colleges one each at Thiruchirappalli and Coimbatore, were opened during the academic year 1979-80. And one
more Law College is functioning at Thirunelveli.
Thus, there are five Government Law Colleges in the State of Tamil Nadu at present.
The
total sanctioned strength in the Law Colleges in the academic year 2005-06 is furnished hereunder.
Name of the College Total sanctioned
Name of the College Total sanctioned
strength
1.
Dr. Ambedkar Govt.
Law
College, Chennai 1320
(Under
graduate and
post-graduate)
2.
Government Law
College,
Madurai 1471
(Under
graduate and
post-graduate)
3.
Government Law
College,
Thiruchirappalli
1236
(Under
graduate and
post-graduate)
4.
Government Law
College,
Coimbatore 1104
(Under
graduate and
post-graduate)
5.
Government Law
College,
Thirunelveli 1104
(Under
graduate)
Separate
hostel facilities are available for both men and women students in Government Law Colleges in Chennai and
Madurai. Further, hostel facilities are available
for men students in Coimbatore Government Law College and for women students in Thiruchirappalli Government
Law College.
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