Government Law College, Tirunelveli, and is one of the first-generation institutions for imparting legal education in Tamil Nadu and India. The college supports aspiring candidates in the law profession by being an institution recognised by the Bar Council of India. Admissions at Government Law College, Tirunelveli are meant to ensure the selection of deserving candidates on a merit basis.

The college has three major law courses: the 5-year integrated B. A. , LL. B. programme, the 3-year LL. B. course, and the 2-year Master of Laws in Constitutional Law and Human Rights. Government Law College, Tirunelveli admissions are to be done by counseling in the 5-year B. A. LL. B. programme and the 3-year LL. B. course. The foremost criterion in selection is the performance of academics of the applicants.