In the historic city of Hyderabad exists the ICFAI Law School, a part of the large ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (A Deemed-to-be University). The school is also known simply as the Faculty of Law.
Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, the institute and its law faculty are situated amid a lush green environment in the vicinity of Hyderabad. ICFAI was established in 1984 as a not-for-profit society with the broad objective of empowering citizens through world-class quality education. As of now, it has a pan-India presence. Innovation has been the mainstay of ICFAI Group with innovation prevalent in its programmes and even its culture.
THE OBJECTIVE
The prime objective of this organisation is to provide what the day’s legal profession needs: a distinctive, well-qualified, analytical legal professional with academic excellence and practical exposure to address complex challenges posed by the ever-changing business environment.
The ICFAI Law School, with excellent and continuous teaching and learning process, student-centric and industry-friendly dynamic curriculum and real life exposure provides excellent legal education to the student, shaping them to become market-ready legal professionals. Every student who has a dream can find a mentor and good training atmosphere here.
THE OVERALL PICTURE
The ICFAI Law School offers diversified teaching methodologies, internships, industrial interface and networking with professionals, excellent placements and career-oriented training, class of art infrastructure facilities and learning environment, and provides an open platform for students of all walks of life to acquire the required knowledge and accomplish their goals.
It also provides a blend of theory and practice, law, management, humanities and technology in 360 degrees learning model to equip the students for 21st century challenges. It also strives to inculcate the habit of continuous learning, promote social causes, implant advocacy skill sets and provide exponential professional expertise.
The ICFAI Law School offers undergraduate programmes (five-year integrated campus-based full-time programmes), PG programmes (one-year campus-based full-time programmes) and doctoral programmes (full-time and part-time programmes) and certificate programmes.
All the UG programmes offered by the ICFAI Law School are approved the Bar Council of India and other programmes are in accordance with the UGC norms.
Programmes offered
- UG Courses
BBA-LLB (Hons)
BA-LLB (Hons)
BAJ-LLB (Hons)
(Five-year integrated campus-based programmes spread over 10 semesters and each semester is of 18 weeks duration)
- PG Courses
One Year LLM Professional programmes (Hybrid Learning)
One Year LLM programme (Campus-based programme spread over two semesters and each semester is of 18 weeks duration)
- Doctoral Courses
Ph.D. (Full-time & Part-time)
LLM-Ph.D in Law
- Certificate Courses
Cyber Law
Law of Financial Services
Immigration law
Six-months programme with 10 days weekend contact classes.
Founder’s profile
N.J. Yasaswy (1950-2011), Founder of the ICFAI Group of educational institutions and a pioneer in promoting higher education in the private sector had a brilliant academic career: B.Com (Andhra University 1969 , First Rank), CA Inter (May 1971 , First Rank), CA Final (May 1973 , First Rank), ICWA Inter (July 1970 , First Rank) and ICWA Final (July 1972 , First Rank). He was the recipient of the Basu Foundation Award for the Best Student of the Year from both—The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (in 1972) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (in 1973).
During 1974-1980, Yasaswy was associated with the Administrative Staff College of India as a Faculty Member. In 1981, he started his consultancy firm, Yasaswy Management Associates Private Limited, Hyderabad. Yasaswy was appointed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Trading Corporation (1985-88), and Vice-Chairman, Public Enterprises Management Board (1986-88). He was a visiting faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (1986-88) and was nominated as a Member on the SEBI Committee on Accounting Standards. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Certified International Investment Analysts (ACIIA), Switzerland. He authored several books on finance and investments.