MUMBAI: BITS Pilani, one of the first universities in India to be accorded the status of Institution of Eminence, forayed into legal education with the establishment of BITS Law School in Greater Mumbai.
The institute will offer a curriculum that emphasizes empathy and creativity, legal writing and research, with a strong digital foundation.
The institute, which will offer generous scholarships to meritorious students, will offer two five-year integrated degree programmes, BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons). The first academic year will start from 1st August.
Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chancellor, BITS Pilani, said, “With a bold new vision and mission, BITS Law School seeks to re-imagine legal education to address contemporary and emerging problems of local and global importance.”
Some of the members of the Institute’s Advisory Council include former Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, retired Supreme Court Justice BN Srikrishna, Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., and Hargrave Khaitan, Managing Partner, Khaitan & Company. Professor Ashish Bhardwaj will join as the Founding Dean of BITS Law School.
Bhardwaj said, “BITS Law School will embrace learners and faculty who have a burning desire to learn law, who want to push the boundaries of academic research, and who will be our part in bending the arc of the moral universe towards timely justice.” share the faith.”
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