The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University is a law school

Law school

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 in Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, India

India

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. Named after Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar , popularly also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, political leader, philosopher, thinker, anthropologist, historian, orator, prolific writer, economist, scholar, editor, a revolutionary and one of the founding fathers of independent India. He was also the Chairman...

, a India

India

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n legal specialist of the 20th century, the university offers specializations at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Dr. Surjit Singh Barnala

Surjit Singh Barnala

Surjit Singh Barnala is an Indian politician from Punjab. During his career in Indian politics, he has been Governor of four states, Chief Minister of Punjab, a minister in the union cabinet twice and a vice-presidential candidate once.-Early life:Barnala was born in Ateli village, which was then...

, the Governor of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, is the Chancellor and Dr.V.Vijyakumar is the Vice-Chancellor. The institution was established by the 1996 state Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act,1996 with the National Law School of India University

National Law School of India University

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 as its model as the first Indian legal education institution. Apart from the teaching and academic research initiatives, the university has state-sponsored and private law colleges as affiliates, differing from the other law schools in the country. Although applicants from all over the country are encouraged, most students are from Tamil Nadu.

Courses

The School of Excellence in Law was established to focus on undergraduate education. At the postgraduate level, the university offers advanced degrees through its Departments of Law. The advanced degree programs offered include Business Law, Constitutional Law and Human Rights, Intellectual Property Laws, International Law and Organizations, Environmental Law and Legal Order, and Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Administration.

The university has initiatives with institutions around the world. The university conducts examinations in branches of law, and awards degrees and diplomas recognized by the government of India

Government of India

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 and many other countries.

Affiliated colleges

• Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai
  Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai
  Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai is a law college in Chennai, India that was established in 1891. It was formerly known as Madras Law College and later renamed after Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, an Indian freedom fighter and fighter for rights of untouchables and Dalits.The college was in...
  
   (established 1891)
• Government Law College, Madurai (established 1979)
• Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli
  Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli
  The Government Law College, Tiruchirappalli is one of five government law colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The colleges are administered by Tamil Nadu's Department of Legal Studies, which was established in 1953 to improve the standards of legal education in the state, and to provide...
  
   (established 1979)
• Government Law College, Coimbatore
  Government Law College, Coimbatore
  The Government Law College, Coimbatore is one of seven government law colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The colleges are administered by Tamil Nadu's Department of Legal Studies, which was established in 1953 to improve the standards of legal education in the state, and to provide legal...
  
   (established 1979)
• Government Law College, Tirunelveli
  Tirunelveli
  Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu...
  
   (established 1996)
• Government Law College, Chengalpattu (established 2002)
• The Central Law College, Salem, Salem (established 1984)