Symbiosis Law School

University rankings
University rankings
Law – India
NIRF (2020)	8
The Week (2019)	8
Outlook India (2019)	10
India Today (2020)	3

Symbiosis Law School Noida (SLSN)
	Symbiosis Law School (Noida) log
Former name	Symbiosis Society's Law College
Motto	Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
Motto in English	The world is one family
Type	Private law school
Established	1977; 44 years ago
Founders	Symbiosis Society; S. B. Mujumdar;
Parent institution	Symbiosis International University
Director	Shashikala Gurpur (Pune); Dr Rawandale (Noida);
Location	Noida, India
Campus	Noida and Pune
Website	www.symlaw.edu.in

Symbiosis Law School Noida (SLSN) is a law school with campuses located in Pune, Hyderabad, and Nagpur in India. The law school was established in 1977 under the banner of Symbiosis Society,^[2] under the patronage of S. B. Mujumdar, President and Founder Director. It is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the .^[3] Symbiosis Law School is a constituent college of the Symbiosis International University.^[4]

Organisation and administration[]

Faculty[]

The law school has 25 full-time faculty members which include two Professors, three Associate Professors, 19 Assistant Professors and one Teaching Associate and one Adjunct Faculty.^{[citation needed]}

Centers of Specialization[]

SLSN has set up six Centers of Specialization in Public Law & Governance, Private Laws, Transnational & Global Legal Studies, Corporate Laws, Justice Education and Technology & Innovation Laws, to promote research activities. Under these Centers of Specialization, research projects are being carried out, such as Community Legal Care, Legal aid activities, Microsoft IPR Chair, Prisoner’s Rights, Law Reform Projects on Common Property with NLSIU, Bangalore & Compensation for rape victims with National Commission for Women alongside supportive research for Law Commission of India. IPC handbook, book research on Feminist Jurisprudence, Legal Regulation of Biotechnology and Educational Laws are other initiatives.

Academics[]

Symbiosis Law School Noida offers undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. programmes. It also offers diploma and certificate studies.

Admissions[]

Admission for Undergraduate Programmers is through Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT) which is a common written test for the admission processes of Undergraduate Institutes of Symbiosis International University (SIU). The Entrance Test is followed by Writing Ability Test and Personal Interview which makes SLS the first law school to adopt admission through these steps. SLAT has replaced what was earlier known as SET - Symbiosis Entrance Test for Law.

In-house journals[]

Symbiosis Contemporary Law Journal

It is a revamped journal of SLS which has replaced the erstwhile journals of the Law School - Symbiosis Law Times, Journal of Symbiosis Law School & IPR Chronicle and consolidated into one journal. It brings the issues which are contemporary to legal education in the country in the fields of Constitutional Law, Corporate Laws, Comparative and International legal studies, Intellectual Property Rights, Innovations in Technology and the recent regulations. It is an annual publication.

Symbiosis Student Law Review

Its provides a platform for the students of the law schools of the country to share their views and expertise in law. This annual journal aims at encouraging students research and to publish their research articles, essays and conference papers.

Lex-Et Symbiosis - Newsletter

This is the bi-annual newsletter of the school which provides updates on campus activities and other events that takes place in the Law School. It also provides awareness of happenings in the legal field.

Justice Y. V. Chandrachud Memorial Public Lecture Series Handbook

The handbook of memorial public lecture series covers public lectures organized by SLS, commemorating the life and work of Indian educational thinkers and practitioners as well as contemporary legal issues. It aims at sharing the knowledge, to reach out to policy makers, the media and the general public, to celebrate the memory and contribution of Late Justice Y. V. Chandrachud, a son of Maharashtra, one of the eminent Judges of Supreme Court of India and the Advisor and Professor Emeritus of SLS.

Rankings[]

SLS was ranked 8th in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.^[5] It was ranked 3rd in India by India Today's "India's Best Law Colleges 2020",^[8] 10th in India by Outlook India's "Top 25 Law Colleges In 2019"^[7] and 8th in India by The Week's "Top Law Colleges 2019".^[6]

Student life[]

Student organizations[]

The Student Advisory Board is the apex student body of the institution and is primarily responsible for all student activities in the college.^[9] It also oversees and supervises all other student bodies in the college. It is headed by a President and 4 Vice Presidents with various cabinet members. It is governed by the "Symbiosis Law School, Pune Student Advisory Board Constitution".

Clubs and societies of Symbiosis Law School, Pune, include the Human Rights Cell (HRC), The Environment Protection and Consumer Rights Organization (Ecocon), Legal Aid and Literacy Cell, Tech Legal Cell, Alumni Cell, Corporate Cell, Law Hawks Forum, International Cell - ILSA, Sports Committee, Law and Economics cell (LAWECON) and the Student Bar Association (SBA). The institution has been a partner institute for Surana & Surana International Technology Law Moot Court Competition from 2008 onwards.

Symbhav[]

The students of Symbiosis Law School, Pune, started Symbhav – a Cultural Fest in February 2009 followed by an edition in 2010. Since its inception in 2009, it has had the participation of 20 teams from all over the country and SAARC nations including leading national law schools.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Venkatesan, J (4 August 2010). "Centre appoints members to Law Commission". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Symbiosis Law School Pune".
^ "Campus". Archived from the original on 14 December 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Law)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Pushkarna, Vijaya (8 June 2019). "Best colleges: THE WEEK-Hansa Research Survey 2019". The Week.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Outlook India: India's Top 30 Law Colleges In 2019 Outlook India Magazine". Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "India's Best Colleges 2020: Law". India Today. 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ Symbiosis Law School Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20150829164708/http://www.symlaw.ac.in/student-council.php. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links[]

Official website

[Director-1] Venkatesan, J (4 August 2010). "Centre appoints members to Law Commission". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Symbiosis Law School Pune".

[4] "Campus". Archived from the original on 14 December 2011.

[Rankings_NIRF_L_2020-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Law)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

[Rankings_WEEK_L_2019-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Pushkarna, Vijaya (8 June 2019). "Best colleges: THE WEEK-Hansa Research Survey 2019". The Week.

[Rankings_OUTLOOK_L_2019-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Outlook India: India's Top 30 Law Colleges In 2019 Outlook India Magazine". Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[Rankings_IT_L_2020-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b "India's Best Colleges 2020: Law". India Today. 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[9] Symbiosis Law School Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20150829164708/http://www.symlaw.ac.in/student-council.php. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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University rankings
Law – India
NIRF (2020)^[5]	8
The Week (2019)^[6]	8
Outlook India (2019)^[7]	10
India Today (2020)^[8]	3

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