Indian Law Society’s Law College: Low placement, lack of infrastructure plague ILS

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Ardhra Nair: Mar 07 2013, 03:07 IST

Indian Law Society’s Law College, which was once considered at par with the National Law Universities in the country, is today grappling with a series of problems.

Starting from low placement record to lack of infrastructure, the ILS law college, students say, has failed to evolve with time. According to college Principal Vaijayanti Joshi, autonomy is the only way out.

ILS, in 2008, had seen 100 per cent placement. But since then, the scene has not been good. In 2009-10, out of 131 students registered in the college, only 76 got placement. The situation worsened in 2011-12, when out of 131 students, only 60 got placed. This year, out of 105 students registered, 20 have been placed so far.

ONGC, which placed a student this year, reportedly complained that the standard of students have deteriorated.

However, the principal of the college refuses to believe that to be a fact. “It can happen that one batch may not perform as good as the other. I had asked for feedback from the companies and ONGC didn’t find the students up to the mark. It could be that their requirement was different and the students who appeared for the interview did not match their profile. Otherwise, I don’t think our standards have gone down,” Joshi said.

“We are still one of the top 10 colleges in India in law education. But comparing ILS with national other law universities is not possible. We are affiliated to the University of Pune. Hence, there are inherent problems

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Arpit | 11-Mar-2013Reply | Forward

I am an alumni of the college and am still connected to it in many ways. I find that not only has the college maintained the level of its education but has improved it in lot of aspects. Right from setting up wifi on campus, building new library, change in college timings and lecture periods, new competitions and a lot more student participation..everything has just become better from an academic point of view. The fact that you chose to judge the college based on mere placement just goes to show your ignorance of the law profession and very little understanding of ILS. ILS doesnt teach people to get placed and turn into trained robots but teaches you to become a lawyer... To Endure the hardships, lack of resources, obstructions and still perform. We create far more successful lawyers than all NLUs combined. And lets not even compare to NLUs, a lot of my friends with whom I studied had annual family income less than one year fees of these colleges. ILS teaches law and doesnt sell it.