Jindal Global Law School

Jindal Global Law School
Type Private
Established 2009
Chancellor Mr. Naveen Jindal
Vice-Chancellor Prof. C. Raj Kumar
Undergraduates B.A., LL.B.
Postgraduates LL.M.
Location Sonipat, Haryana, India
Campus 60-acre state of the art residential Campus
Nickname JGLS
Affiliations O. P. Jindal Global University, Bar Council of India
Website http://www.jgls.edu.in

O.P. Jindal Global University is a non-profit university established by the Haryana Private Universities (Second Amendment) Act, 2009 at Sonipat, Haryana (NCR of Delhi). JGU and JGLS are recognised by the Bar Council of India (BCI) and University Grants Commission (UGC).

Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) is situated on a 60-acre residential JGU campus. In the academic year 2012-13, JGLS offers a five-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programme; a three-year LL.B. programme and an LL.M. programme. The LL.M. programme of JGLS is offered for law graduates, corporate lawyers, legal practitioners, civil servants, diplomats and judges with three options for specialisation.

About

Located in the National Capital Region, Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), part of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU).

Courses

Five Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Programme

Three Year LL.B. Programme

LL.M. Programme

Jindal Global Law Review

Jindal Global Law Review (ISSN 0975-2498) is the flagship journal of Jindal Global Law School (JGLS). It is published bi-annually and is indexed in the LexisNexis legal database.

Research Centres

JGLS has established the following research centres in legal and policy areas. Students can be involved in one or more of the following research centres:

International Collaborations

Jindal Global Law School has collaborations with universities across the globe, some of them include:

United States of America:

Yale University, New Haven, CT

University of Michigan Law School

Indiana University Bloomington

Harvard Law School

Cornell University

Brown University

University of Baltimore

Temple University

University of Texas at Dallas

James E. Rogers College of Law

United Kingdom:

University of Cambridge

Canada:

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Queen’s University, Faculty of Law

Australia:

Australain National University, College of Law

Griffith University

Japan:

United Nations University, Tokyo

Tokiwa University Mito

Admission

LSAT—India Admission Test
Students for admission to the five-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), three year LL.B. and two year LL.M. programmes at JGLS will be selected on the basis of their performance in the Law School Admission Test—India (LSAT—India). LSAT—India is an entrance test designed by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), USA and is conducted by Pearson VUE, LSAC’s affiliate in India. The test will be in a multiple choice format and covers logical reasoning, analytical reasoning and reading comprehension.

LSAT—India Test Centres

Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Raipur, Ranchi, Kochi.

Biswamil ( Annual Cultural Fest )

BISWAMIL or 20th Mile is Jindal University’s first major cultural event. BISWAMIL is a colloquial term for the 20th milestone, and signifies their unique location 20 miles from the capital, New Delhi.

This year's Biswamil is to be held from 9th Oct to 11th Oct, 2015

The debate competition, photography contest and dance competition amongst others would be based upon issues that plague not only Haryana but all of rural India- child marriage, women empowerment and education.

Student Activities

JGLS is known for its student culture. Annual Cultural Fest and many other events are organized almost every month.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gupta, Samarpit. "WHY I DECIDED TO STUDY LAW AND MY EXPERIENCE AT JGLS (JINDAL GLOBAL LAW SCHOOL)". 1sttaste.in. A First Taste of Law. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

Financial Post
Financial Times
http://www.indiaeducationdiary.in/showEE.asp?newsid=11632
www.lawentrance.com/jgls.htm
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-02-20/news/31079520_1_law-schools-dual-degree-mou
http://barandbench.com/brief/9/2080/jindal-global-law-school-signs-mou-with-indiana-universitys-maurer-school-of-law-dual-degree-programmes-offered-

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