The Department of Law was established under Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra, Apart from being one of the most prestigious departments that runs LL.B. (since 1960) programmes. The department aims at the advancement of learning, teaching & diffusion of knowledge in the field of law. It caters to the needs of the society by developing professional skills of persons intending to make a career in advocacy, judicial service, law officer & legislative drafting as their profession. The objectives of the department are to evolve & impart comprehensive legal education at all levels to achieve excellence. There are compulsory core subjects, Language subjects, compulsory law subjects & optional law Subjects. The department has faculty comprising of highly qualified, well trained & committed scholars. The department is having its own furnished and equipped library with all the necessities. The veracity of the Institute is increasingly being realized & recognized in the field of legal education. The Institute has airy and well lit lecture halls, actual Court like Moot Court Room, library well stocked with books by eminent national and international authors, all important Reports & Journals/Periodicals of Law available in hard copies, soft copy as well as On-Line version as per the BCI Norms. The Institute aims to impart high quality professional and ethical education in a lively academic atmosphere with highly qualified & experienced faculty. In order to sharpen the advocacy skill, the students are encouraged and prepared to participate in Inter-class Moots, National Level Moot Court Competitions etc. For the training of budding Lawyers, the practicing Advocates are being engaged. Practical Training in Courts, working in Lawyers’ Chambers, Court Visits are integral parts of the course curriculum. The Institute has also set up a Legal Aid Clinic which also organizes Legal Aid Camps in the nearby villages. Time to time Department also provides opportunity to the students for internship in various Private, Government and Non Governmental Organizations. Various academic and co-curricular activities including Debates, Quiz and Cultural Activities etc. are conducted by the Institute regularly.
Presently the Department is offering the following academic programmes:
As per the Rules and Regulations of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra & BSA PG College, Mathura.
The Schedule of papers prescribed for LL.B. examination is as follows.