| |19 September 2019HIGHERReviewLAWCOLLEGES IN INDIA - 2019 HIGHER EDUCATIONReviewTOP 10 PROMISINGLegal education also recognized as the branch of study that holistically de-velops an individual to fight for justice on behalf of victims, gained im-portance only after India received independence. But, it was during the ancient period, when kings were ruling the land; the concept of legal representatives was introduced to the Indian social order. It was the concepts of `Nyaya', a Sanskrit term, which means `method', and `Dharma', which means `right way of living', gave Indians the right to `karma' for deciding one's faith. At present the law commission of India defines `Legal education as a science which imparts to students knowledge of certain principles and provisions of law to enable them to enter the legal profession'. Law, legal education and development have be-come inter-related concepts in today's modern developing countries.It was in the year 1985 that the Law Commission of India established the first law University to raise the standard of Indian Law Education. As a part of its initia-tion, India saw the formation of National Law School of India in Bengaluru. During this period, legal professional aspirer started receiving Literally Legum Bacca-laureus (Latin term for Bachelor of Laws degree/LLB). Legal education started to gain imperial popularity among the Indian youth and the number of law colleges ­ both government and private grew exponentially. Coming from the 20th-century law education to the 21st-century law educa-tion, today, there are about 500+ institutes that are imparting legal education. Also, there are more than 20 national law universities in the country that are shaping the future of the legal industry ingeniously. With the creation of Bar Council of India by Indian Parliament, Indian legal education is at par with the international stan-dards. The council promotes legal education around all across the country and timely visits universities and colleges to inspect the conditions. Based on recent inspection reports which have been scrutinized by The Higher Education Review expert panel and researchers, this issue presents a list of "Top 10 Promising Law Colleges in India ­ 2019" to help the aspiring lawyers which will guide them to-wards their dream career.
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