Faculty of Law
Welcome to Faculty of Law
Introduction
The Faculty of Law is dedicated to creating a new breed of dynamic and future Law Graduates who will be in a position to use the knowledge acquired here towards the creation of a better society and indeed, a brighter future for themselves. It teaches you to open your mind and think differently.
The Faculty of Law has been envisioned to cater for a world class legal education comprising of a perfect blend of academic, clinical, professional as well as socially utilitarian education. The faculty, with a clear understanding of the professional requirements in the legal arena in the contemporary times, has a well-balanced curriculum to be delivered to the students so as to make them profession centric and worthy of living up to the expectations of the much demanding legal profession. The faculty is adorned with qualified and efficient faculty members, handpicked through rigorous processes of screening and selections. The faculty provides a conducive atmosphere around its faculty to ensure progressive academic fervour and an orientation towards research and consultancy. The faculty promotes exponential academic growth of teachers and students through seminars, conferences, workshops and trainings.
The faculty hosts numerous co-curricular, extra-curricular and cultural activities periodically to chisel the personalities of the students. These include moot sessions, client counseling sessions, mock trials, Parliamentary debates, various competition and specifically tailored programmes to commemorate occasions like Hindi Diwas, Law Day, Human Rights Day etc. The faculty has connections with members of the Bar, members of the Law Firms and members of Judiciary to provide the best professional exposure and to cater for the Internship requirements of the students. It also has a close-knit Placement Committee to ensure a decent placement of its students. The Faculty of Law ensures a balanced focus on academics, professional virtues, social, cultural and moral values produce legal professionals with compassion and humility. Faculty of Law aspires to be a world acclaimed Center of Professional Excellence dedicated to the noble cause of law and justice. We aim at preparing versatile lawyers and legal professionals to help the society in delivering them their basic rights and dues.
Vision
To promote excellence in legal education ensures the highest standards of academic quality with integration of innovation, interdisciplinary and creativity in teaching and research.
Mission
To impart comprehensive legal education by maintaining a department that is regarded as equal to any in terms of its relevance of teaching and research, its quality of support and facilities and the learning opportunities and working experience it offers.
Unique Academic Opportunities
In era of globalization, to develop Institutional Excellency in legal education, Jagan Nath University established the Faculty of Law in the year 2009 on its campus to offer B.A. LL.B. and B.B.A.LL.B. 5 Year Integrated Course, The Faculty also run LL.M., 1 Year Course and Ph.D. programme as per UGC guidelines. The main object of the faculty is to inculcate amongst students a high degree of professionalism with a sense of responsibility towards society. To acquaint the students and faculty regarding the latest developments in the field of Law. The distinguished Professors, Judges, and Advocates are regularly invited for special lectures. Apart from this, the Faculty of Law endeavors to conduct the following activities on regular basis.
Inter/Intra/State/National Level Moot Court Competitions | Annual Paper Presentation Competition – Xpression |
Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Debate Competitions, etc. | Counseling Sessions |
Case Studies on Contemporary Issues | Legal Aid Camps |
Legal Literacy Camps | Legal Aid Clinics |
Visits to the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, District Courts, Tribunals, etc. | Visit to Open Jail |
National / Inter Interactive sessions by Judges, Professors, Senior Advocates, Experts Virtual Mentorship for students |
Pedagogy
The university follows a unique pedagogy for teaching the concepts to its technical and professional programmes, so that students can learn with latitude and empathy. The pedagogy lays emphasis on:
- Clear conceptual understanding of subjects through classroom teaching
- Reinforcement of learned concepts through case studies and audiovisual aids.
- Wide range of human skills and techniques for creative thinking & decision making.
- Practice through projects, experiments, and hands-on/on-the-job training.
- Communication skills, leadership &Teamwork skills gained through various group activities.
- Application by real-life training, Industrial visits, tours, and industry apprenticeship.