Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU) is a public state university established in 1997 at Chennai, India by the Government of Tamil Nadu under The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996, which also brought all law colleges in Tamil Nadu under the control of the university. It was named after B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, social reformer and the architect of the Constitution of India. The university was inaugurated on 20 September 1997 by K. R. Narayanan, former president of India. The university started a law school on its own campus in 2002 as the School of Excellence in Law, Chennai (SOEL).
Academics At the undergraduate level, SOEL has a three-year course leading to a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), and five-year integrated double-degree courses leading to a combination between a LL.B. and a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Computing, Bachelor of Business Administration, or Bachelor of Computer Application.
The Postgraduate Department provides Master of Laws degrees across nine different branches.
Campus Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa in February 2016 unveiled a state-of-the-art campus for the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University at Perungudi next to Taramani MRTS station. The new campus has separate blocks for administration and classes, besides a library at a cost of 59.27 crore. The CM opened the facility through video conferencing from her chamber at the Secretariat. The campus also has hostel facilities for girls and a playground with gallery.
Affiliated colleges
Government law colleges
College Name Location District Established Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai Chennai Chennai 1891 Government Law College, Madurai Madurai Madurai 1974-1975 Government Law College, Coimbatore Coimbatore Coimbatore 1978-1980 Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirappalli 1978-1980 Government Law College, Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Tirunelveli 1996-1997 Government Law College, Chengalpattu Chengalpattu Chennai 2006-2007 Government Law College, Vellore Katpadi Vellore 2008-2009 Government Law College, Dharmapuri Dharmapuri Vellore 2017-2018 Government Law College, Villupuram Villupuram Villupuram 2017-2018
Private law colleges No. College name Location District Established 1 Central Law College, Salem Salem Salem 1984
References
External links Official Website