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Law varsity to start B.L. course for medical, engineering graduates

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CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University has decided to introduce a three-year B.L. (Hons) degree course for science, medical and engineering graduates during the second week of August.

Talking to journalists here on Friday, University Vice-Chancellor S. Sachidhanandam said “this is an era of integrated and inter-disciplinary knowledge and hence we have decided to integrate the medico, technological aspects with that of other counterpart disciplines. To start with, we will have bio-oriented and maths/engineering subjects. We will enrol 40 students.”

According to him, the applications for these courses will be received till July 31 and it will be processed on August 1. Science and engineering graduates, who have secured more than 70 per cent marks, are entitled to enrol themselves for the above courses. The course fee is Rs. 51,000 a year.

“Bar Council of India has prescribed 27 subjects. On the top of it, we are going to add another 3-5 subjects that are optional. In the first year, we will teach the basics of science, technology and law,” he said.

Dr. Ambedkar Law University has sought Rs. 104 crore as grant from Union Grants Commission. Later, it is planning to start one-year diploma courses in the evening.

It includes consumer education, judicial administration, epigraphy manuscriptology relating to law and justice, disaster management, legislative drafting, legal process outsourcing, medical negligence, forensic science and masters of corporate laws.

Prof. Sachidhanandam said that counselling for the 5-year B.L. degree course for 2008-2009 will be held at Government Law Colleges in the State, excluding Salem, from July 30 to August 2. So far, they have received 2,279 applications.

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