School of Law, VIT-AP University, Amaravati

The School of Law, VIT-AP University, Amaravati, is the constituent college of the VIT-AP University, which was set up in 2019. This young college is situated in Inavolu, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh; the college has gained its unique place among the legal studies institutions.

Accredited by the Bar Council of India, the college offers three enhanced programmes of Law, two integrated five-years programmes and one doctoral programme. The School of Law has a faculty of twelve committed educationists and seeks to offer standard education in law in a complex, computerised world.

Vibrancy with coed features makes students of all genders come and study at the institute, creating a conducive environment. Every type of legal facility that can be expected to complement the learning process of law students is available at the School of Law. The classrooms are large and well equipped for all students’ needs, besides being fully furnished and well equipped technologically.

A moot court hall with all modern facilities has the capacity to arrange a bench, bar, students’ bench, and witness box to give a real court experience. The library of the institute is well stocked and contains a number of textbooks, journals and law reports. It also has links to online legal databases like Manupatra and LexisNexis, which help in advanced searches of law.

The computer lab with standard IT infrastructure helps students in their curriculum activities. The courses being conducted by the School of Law, VIT-AP University, are only three courses in number, and all of them are full-time. These are two Five Year Integrated Undergraduate Programmes namely the BA LLB (Hons. ) course and the BBA LLB Hons courses, each having a sanctioned strength of 120 seats.

The third offering is a Ph. D. programme in Law to afford a chance for further research in different spheres of the law. The undergraduate programmes and courses admit students up to a total number of 240. Degree Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees BA LLB Hons 120 Rs 810000 BBA LLB (Hons) 120 Rs 810000 Ph.

D Law - Rs 120000 The administrators realise that the School of Law, VIT-AP University, requires some of the best brains to join the programmes provided; therefore, they have developed a system that will allow them to admit the most talented students.

For some of the five-year integrated programmes offered at the institute, including BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons), the institute relies more on the Common Law Admission Test ( CLAT ), a national-level test for law entrance tests. This puts the institute in the same stead as other elite law schools across the country of India.