The Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) Kirit P. Mehta School of Law (KPMSOL), Mumbai has become one of the premier law institutions of India, despite its somewhat recent establishment (2013). Not only is this institution considered one of the top institutes from where some of the leading lawyers have emerged, it has also gained tremendous respect with the entire judicial system.
The institute is a part of the SVKM group of schools and colleges under the NMIMS (deemed to be university, approved by the Bar Council of India in 2013).
The all-India management institute’s law school is known as the Kirit P. Mehta School of Law to honour Kirit P. Mehta, a philanthropist and businessman who made significant contributions to education and social causes. His support and donations have helped in the establishment and development of educational institutions, including this law school, which aims to provide high-quality legal education and foster future legal professionals. Kirit P. Mehta played a significant role in the establishment and development of the NMIMS School of Law.
The institute, which has six campuses across the country, not only offers degrees BA, LL.B (Hons.), but also B.B.A., LL.B (Hons.), Master of Law (LLM) and also Ph.D. in law.
THE VISION OF THE SCHOOL
The study of law today has become vital as India’s socio-political and economic transactions with the world increases day by day. The policies and laws of the nation are aligning itself with the global order as India is signatory to many international treaties. Hence legal professionals have an important role to play in attempting a comprehensive understanding of such scenarios and solving emerging issues that may cripple any transaction.
India is faced with bewildering variety of laws at local, state and national levels. Legal quagmires occur when old and new laws intersect. Professionals from the field of law need to overcome such legal deadlocks by discerning the situation and arriving at possible solutions.
This inculcates and nourishes all the professional virtues in a well-planned manner, without undermining the “societal values”. The academics and support mechanism in Kirit P. Mehta School of Law is to facilitate all the determined students to give their best so as to be the “best” when it comes to application of theory in practice.
The “Legal Skills” built by SOL during the five years period should enrich a student to convert challenges into “benchmark” in the legal world and withstand economic, social, political and judicial scrutiny.
Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS aims to refine students’ competency by engaging them in curricular and extra-curricular activities. Qualified faculties and support staff assist learners to easily integrate into the course and participate in events. The School of Law engages in case study model and class-debate methods as its chief teaching pedagogy.
SOL has uniquely incorporated compulsory credit-based Internship and Moot Court as subjects.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Ample infrastructure, well-equipped library facilities, online databases and e-learning modules help students engage in self learning. The campus is Wi-Fi-enabled to aid students access resource materials on-the-go and stay updated.
Classrooms are fully equipped with LCD projectors and similar ICT tools for an interactive learning experience. Additional infrastructural facilities like Seminar Halls, Moot Court room, Computer Lab and English Digital Language Lab, aim to serve the versatile requirements of learners. Research Centres in Law and allied areas are set up for assisting learners to pursue research avenues and publish quality research papers in reputed peer reviewed journals.
The School has a fully functional Legal Aid Clinic and Placement Support Team for taking care of learner’s interaction with the outside world.
OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHOOL
Its main vision is to be a law school with global focus and international outreach dedicated to advance human dignity, social and economic welfare, and justice through knowledge of law.
This integrates with its mission, which says: “The School of Law aspires to be a global centre of scholarly excellence in the field of law and justice and will prepare outstanding and innovative law professionals with socially responsible outlook through holistic legal education.”
The school’s value system includes professionalism, ethics, academic excellence, diversity, justice and integrity.
The Dean of the school is Dr Durgambini Patel.
THE DEGREES ON OFFER
(campuses in parentheses)
* B.A., LL.B. (Hons) (at Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Bengaluru, Indore, Hyderabad, Chandigarh)
* B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons) (all campuses)
* Master of Law (LLM) (at Mumbai
campus)
- Ph.D. in law (Mumbai campus)
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
* B.A.LL.B & B.B.A.LL.B – I Yr. – 2024-25
* B.A.LL.B & B.B.A.LL.B – II to V Yr. – 2024-25
* Master of Law (LL.M.) 2024-25
* KPMSOL-UG-2nd Year-2022-23
* KPMSOL-UG- 3 to 5 Years-2022-23
* KPMSOL-LL.M-2020-21
* KPMSOL-Pre P.hD Course work-2020-21
* UG Programmes: 2020-21 I Year
* UG Programmes: Calendar II,III,IV V Year