Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) - School of Legal Studies (CUSAT)

Overview

One of the oldest law schools in India, School of Legal Studies was established in the year 1962 as a part of Kerala University, offering post graduate courses and research in law. The Law School joined the folds of University of Cochin, in the year 1971, which was later reorganized and renamed as Cochin University of Science and Technology in 1986 for the promotion of graduate, post graduate studies and advanced research in various fields. Over the decades since its inception, the Law School has blossomed in to one of the top institutions among law schools engaged in teaching and research in India. Perhaps the best testimony to the success of this experiment is the presence of SLS alumni as professors and academicians in top law schools in India and the Supreme Court of India. The versatility and quality of the skills of SLS graduates are evident from having its graduates at helm of Indian judiciary as Justices of various High Courts in India. The success that SLS students have met with over the past 49 years bears testimony to their caliber. Having groomed teachers and scholars apart from lawyers and judges for four decades, SLS has entered yet another era of producing graduates skilled and versatile in working with corporate houses, consulting firms, Public Sector Undertakings, SEBI Government bodies, NGOs and judicial clerkship. School of Legal Studies follows semester system which combines a rigorous academic schedule with ample opportunities for internships and training programmes. Each academic year consists of two semesters, one starting in July and other in December. A credit system is followed, where each course is assigned a certain number of credits, depending upon the lectures. Legal education classes and weekly seminar hours in a semester.Recognizing the importance of rhetorics, research and drafting skills in the legal profession, the SLS curriculum requires each student to undertake research papers and dissertations. The research papers and dissertations are supplemented by compulsory presentation and discussion session including viva-voce