Reasons to study in Faculty of Law, University of Calcutta

This course is an ever evolving subject and the college keeps the cirriculuam updated from time to time to equip students with contemporaray developments. The college is located in close proximity to various legal institutions such as Calcutta High Court which provide opportunities for internships, training and exposure real world proceedings.

The fee structure of the college based on semester system. Each semester has a fees of Rs.750 along with examination fees of Rs. 250. The course has total 10 semesters so the total course fees is Rs. 7500. Apart from that there is an admission fees of Rs 2000 at the beginning of the course whihc includes caution fees, sports fees, library charges, electricity fees, medical fees etc. The other categories like OBC, SC, ST have a comparitively lower fees as per the state government guidelines. The college itself does not provide any scholarship but the students are eligible for governemnt scholarship suhc OASIS, Swami Vivekananda scholarship, Kanyashree etc which is based on merit cum need.

The campus life is very energetic. The college often hosts various competitions and fests which keep the students busy apart from their academic life. Some of the events are Roohani and Rajendra Parasad Memorial Debate, Mediation competitions. The library is well equipped and caters to all kinds of need of the students. There are also various sports competition conducted every year.

The hostel is situated near the campus and is fully furnished. The menu has a homemade touch and is frshly prepared everyday. The menu ranges from traditional Bengali cuisine to north Indian food. The fees for the hostel is Rs. 2000 per year for rent and Rs.1500 per month for food. The rooms are spacious and accomodative for all batches. For the first 4 years the student has to share room and in the final year every student gets a single room with all the amenities.

The admission process of this college is very simple. The college conducts a written entrance exam in Kolkata. The exam is pen and paper based and include subjects such as Logical reasoning, English, general knowlegde, current affairs, arithemetic and ssubject specific questions. One of the perks of choosing this college compared to any other college is affordable tuition fees making legal education accessible to larger section of students.

The college hosts a variety of competittions including moot court competitions, debates, seminars, quiz competitions. Apart from that there are also fests, festivities, sports competitions and other non academic ventures supported by the faculties. Some other extra cirucullar activities also help students grow beyong academics including legal dicussions and cultural programes. The faculty conduct regular classes and also help writing research papers with individualised focus. The student ratio an average class is 40:60 girls and boys whereas the total number of seats in a batch are 120. The exams are conducted on a semester basis with regualr class test conducted from time to time.

The college is situated in lush green campus with canteen and a natural pond creating the campus a biodiversity area. Apart from that the college also recreational facilities and legal aid cell dedicated to cater to the needs of the unpriveleged section of the society.