Accreditation of Centres of Legal Education in India
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2020-09
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Indian Journal of Law and Justice
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Bandyopadhyay, Rathin
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University of North Bengal
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Roy Mammen, R. (2020). Accreditation of Centres of Legal Education in India. Indian Journal of Law and Justice, 11(2), 225–257. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/3681
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In India, higher education has witnessed considerable development since Independence
with a remarkable growth in the number of Higher Education institutions (HEIs).
Overall oversight of these HEIs is under the purview of the University Grants
Commission (UGC) with support being provided by Statutory bodies as relevant to the
different courses under consideration. In particular, the Bar Council of India (BCI)
serves to offer regulatory insight for legal education in the country. Accreditation of
HEIs was introduced in India in recognition of the significance of the quality of higher
education relating to the achievement of the objectives of higher education. This article
therefore attempts to scrutinise the current process of accreditation of HEIs in India
under the auspices of the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) with
particular emphasis on centres of legal education. In this regard, the article scrutinises
the regulatory authorities and quality reforms for higher education, and the relevance of
accreditation and NAAC. Accreditation of centres of legal education as per the NAAC
guidelines is also scrutinised along with the guidelines for accreditation specified by the
BCI. In the light of these, the article provides recommendations to enhance the future
accreditation of centres of legal education in India.
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11
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0976-3570
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225 - 257