Government Law College, Madurai is a state-run law school located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the seven Government Law Colleges in Tamil Nadu administered through the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai, which is the affiliating university for legal education in the state.
| Name | Government Law College, Madurai |
|---|---|
| Type | Public law college |
| Location | Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Affiliation | Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai |
| Country | India |
The college offers undergraduate legal education leading to the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree. As a constituent institution within the network of government law colleges in Tamil Nadu, it follows the curriculum and academic regulations prescribed by the affiliating university and the standards set by the Bar Council of India.
Programmes offered at government law colleges in Tamil Nadu typically include the three-year LL.B. course for graduates and the five-year integrated B.A., LL.B. course for students entering after higher secondary education. Admissions are conducted centrally by the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University on the basis of qualifying examination marks and university-prescribed criteria.
Government law colleges in Tamil Nadu provide affordable legal education and have been a major source of recruits to the lower judiciary, the state bar and government legal services in southern India. The Madurai college serves the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, complementing the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, which was established in 2004.