National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam is an autonomous law school in India located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It is among the top law colleges in India. It was established in 2009 through an Act passed by the State Legislature of Assam as a public university dedicated to the field of legal education. The admissions for first batch were made in 2011 which passed out in 2016. The first Vice-Chancellor of the University was Professor Gurjeet Singh, currently the University is managed by the newly appointed Vice Chancellor Professor J.S. Patil who succeeded Professor Vijender Kumar in 2016. The University is running efficiently with an effective administration and harmonious student-faculty rapport.HistoryThe North-Eastern region of India has traditionally been one of the underdeveloped and marginalized areas of the Indian nation. In 2009, despite the presence of a High Court for the eight ‘Seven Sister’ states, viz., Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura in Guwahati; the scenario of legal education in the area remained far from the potential of possible proliferation of excellence in the realm of legal profession. Thus, to fulfill the aspirations of the people, the Government of Assam decided to initiate and facilitate the establishment of a Law University in Assam. This led to the establishment of The National Law University and Judicial Academy(NLUJAA), Assam by the Government of Assam by way of passing the National Law School and Judicial Academy, Assam Act, 2009(Act No.XXV of 2009). This Act was later amended as the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act II of 2012), wherein the word ‘School’ was replaced by the word ‘University’.