ILS Law College, Pune. Self-Study Report – 2nd Cycle ILS LAW COLLEGE PUNE Chiplunkar Road (Law College Road), Pune 411 004. Email : [email protected] Website : www.ilslaw.edu Tel : 91 20 25656775 ILS Law College, Pune. ILS Law College, Pune. Self-Study Report – 2nd Cycle SELF – STUDY REPORT FOR NAAC 2 nd Cycle Submitted to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore. Submitted by : ILS Law College, Pune, Maharashtra. March 2017 ILS Law College, Pune. ILS Law College, Pune. Self-Study Report – 2nd Cycle CONTENTS Sr. Criteria/ Annexure Page No. No. 1. Cover Letter -- 2. Our Mission / Motto 1 3. Prominent Features of ILS 2 4. About ILS Law College 3 5. Our Roots and an Enviable Legacy 3 – 4 6. Steering Committee 5 7. Institutional Profile 6 – 16 8. Executive Summary 17 – 26 9. Criterion I : Curricular Aspects 27 – 46 10. Criterion II : Teaching –Learning and Evaluation 46 - 82 11. Criterion III : Research, Consultancy and Extension 82 – 124 12. Criterion IV : Infrastructure and Learning Resources 125 – 148 13. Criterion V : Student Support and Progression 148 – 173 14. Criterion VI : Governance, Leadership and Management 173 – 200 15. Criterion VII : Innovations and Best Practices 200 – 211 16. Post Accreditation Initiatives 212 – 219 17. Annexure I : Declaration by the Head of the Institution I 18. Annexure II : Certificate of Affiliation from Pune University for II BSL.LL.B, LL.B, DTL and MLL & LW courses. 19. Annexure III : Certificate of Affiliation from Savitribai Phule Pune III University for Ph.D. Research Centre. 20. Annexure IV : Certificate of Affiliation from Savitribai Phule Pune IV University for LL.M and DLL & LW courses. 21. Annexure V : UGC Recognition u/s- 2(f) & 12(B) V 22. Annexure VI : UGC XII Plan Grant under the Scheme of VI-VII Establishment and Monitoring of IQAC 23. Annexure VII : UGC XII Plan Grant under the Scheme of Under- VIII-IX Graduate Development Assistance (dated 09/01/2014) 24. Annexure VIII : UGC XII Plan Grant under the Scheme of Under- X-XI Graduate Development Assistance (dated 06/03/2014) 25. Annexure IX : UGC Grant under the Scheme ‘Development of XII-XIV Women’s in Indian Universities and Colleges’ 26. Annexure X : Letter of Permanent Recognition of the College by the XV Bar Council of India 27. Annexure XI : NAAC 1 st Cycle Assessment and Accreditation XVI Certificate 28. Annexure XII : Peer Team Report XVII - XXXIII ILS Law College, Pune. ILS Law College, Pune. Self-Study Report – 2nd Cycle OUR MISSION “कृ वतो व वमायxम ् | ” - Rigveda, Mandala-9, Sukta-63, R.ca-5 We will make the whole world “Aaryam”. The word “Aaryam” refers to moral, cultural and spiritual excellence leading to eternal happiness. It shall be the ideal of this Society, for accomplishment of which, its efforts will always be directed towards an all-round elevation of the entire population of this vast country. It should be raised to a level of equality on a higher plane ensuring everlasting peace, prosperity and higher mentality. The Society looks forward to a period of time when as a result of advancement of the people in their morals and outlook on life, the distinctions on the ground of birth will disappear by reason of all reaching a higher level of mental and moral excellence. The prayer of the Society will be to raise the nation to that ideal and its efforts will always be directed with that end in view : OUR MOTTO “ धम सव तिठतम ् ” | 1 ILS Law College, Pune. Self-Study Report – 2nd Cycle Prominent features of ILS : • Founded on June 20 th , 1924 as the Law College, Poona, when the University of Bombay gave its sanction for a college of law in Poona. • Graded A+ by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore, in 2004. • Ranked 1 st amongst the Top Ten Law Colleges in the country by the India Today, ORG- MARG poll survey in 2005, and by the ‘Week’ in 2006. • Awarded ‘SILF-MILAT Institutional Excellence Award 2013’ by Society of Indian Law Firms and Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training, Delhi. • The Bar Council of India, during its golden jubilee celebrations for contribution to legal education, felicitated the ILS Law College. • Awarded ‘Best Private Education Institute 2012-13’ in the Law School Category by WCRC Leaders Asia. • Spread over a 195 acres campus in the heart of the city of Pune. • A faculty comprising of highly qualified and committed people. • A library rated one amongst the best in India, with over 59073 books and bound volumes of periodicals along with national and international journals and magazines. • A boys’ hostel with a capacity of over 190 male students. • Girls’ hostel, to accommodate 144 lady students. • An enormous range of student clubs and societies, particularly the Mooting, Debate and Drama societies, besides the sports, trekking and other extra-curricular clubs. • Funded by the Ford Foundation, USA during 1996-2000 to sustain our tradition of innovation in teaching techniques and methods of training. • 1st volume of ILS Law Review released in March 2008. • LL.M. Programme started at ILS in 2010-11. • Women’s Studies Centre established in 2011. • International Collaboration between the VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands and ILS, comprising of Ph.D. programmes and setting up of Law and Policy Action Lab at ILS launched in December 2012. • Selected by Government of India as one of the Premier Institutions eligible for Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top Class Education for Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC). • The Savitribai Phule Pune University has recognized ILS Law College as a Ph.D. Research Centre from the academic Year 2015-2016.\ • ILS tie-up with Maharashtra Rajya Marathi Vishwakosh Mandal. • The ILS Law College is proud to enter an agreement with Maharashtra Rajya Marathi Vishwakosh Mandal to institute a “Dnyanamandal”, a Knowledge Committee, for the field of Law. The task of the Dyanamandal is to identify the outdated records in the Marathi encyclopedia (Volume 1 to volume 20), rewrite and modify such records, add new records and update it. The duration of the project is for three years. 2 ILS Law College, Pune. Self-Study Report – 2nd Cycle About ILS Law College : ILS Law College is a community of students and staff dedicated to bringing out the best in all of its members. Our aim is to provide the finest opportunities and environment for teaching, learning and research. We have a long distinguished record of academic excellence and innovation since the foundation of the college in 1924. The basic principle behind the foundation of ILS Law College was to establish a regularized system of imparting legal education. From 1924 to 2015 for over 91 years, we have endeavoured and achieved this ambition and maintained our standards of excellence. Ranked amongst the top Law Colleges in the country, we believe in creating a relaxed and flexible environment to allow students to grow and develop at their own pace. The courses offered here are a product of critical thought and careful experiment over many productive years. We offer an education characterized by a mixture of theory and practice and a commitment to public service. This college has always been a firm believer in innovation, both in pedagogy and curriculum. In tune with the recent globalization of the profession, a new experiment in learning and teaching of law was proposed to the Ford Foundation at New Delhi for funds under their programme ‘Rights & Social Justice’ and was implemented. Striving further to harbor individuality of thought and expression and the stimulation to teach the acme of the legal profession, this college organizes a multitude of workshops, conferences and lectures. It has always been the foremost aim of this college to insist on giving students the independence to use the abounding opportunities available and carve out their own niche in college life. At this college, we give special emphasis on perspectives and insights from other disciplines and encourage an integrated approach to law and an exploration of the legal profession’s socio- economic role and ethical commitments. Our Roots : The early days of the Indian Law Society’s Law College date back as far as the year 1902, when Mr. J.R. Gharpure and Mr. P.B. Singhe decided to make a new beginning in the direction of a regularized system of imparting legal education. ‘The New Law Class, Bombay’ was therefore started in 1903. After running this class for five years, it was thought desirable to start a regular law college, which would be affiliated to a university. Accordingly, the Fergusson College Law Class was started in 1908, and was conducted by Mr. Gharpure. More than 125 students were registered on roll. However within a few weeks, this institution was disaffiliated from the University of Bombay. After a period of more than fifteen years the above experiment was still under trial. The scope for improvement was recognised and on 4th March, 1923, a new society called the ‘Indian Law Society’ was inaugurated, whose first President was Dr. Sir Narayan Rao C. Chandawarkar. It was proposed at this meeting that a private law college be set up in Pune. After preliminary preparations, the Law College formally commenced operation on the 20th of June 1924, under the banner of the Indian Law Society. It was then known as the ‘Poona Law College’. The Society acquired 200 acres of land and the first building called the Saraswati Building was built in 1935. The foundation stone was laid down at the hands of the Late Honourable Srinivas Shastri on 7th January 1935. After a period of more than fifteen years the above experiment was still under trial.