In 2009, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) began its first academic session with the establishment of India’s first global law school. To fulfil this objective, the curriculum and pedagogy is designed to give extensive exposure to students to domestic, international and comparative law courses. It is situated on a 80 acre state of the art residential JGU campus.
The vision of JGU is to promote global courses, global programmes, global curriculum, global research, global collaborations, and global interaction through a global faculty
JGLS has entered into collaborations, exchange programmes, research partnerships and other forms of engagement and interaction with top universities and institutions across the globe which are willing to share their invaluable intellectual resources developed over decades. JGU aspires to build upon the experiences of the past and the innovations in teaching that are taking place at present to create for the future an institution of global excellence.
JGLS had a total of more than 4000 students out of which 51 % are females and more than 590 faculty members out of which 55 % are females.
The various programmes offered at JGLS are :-
5 year law programmes
· B.A. LL.B (Hons)
· B.B.A LL.B (Hons)
· B.Com. LL.B (Hons)
3 year law programme
· LL.B
3 year B.A Programmes
· B.A. Legal Studies
· B.A Criminology & Criminal Justice
Postgraduate & Ph.d programmes
· LL.M (Residential and Non-Residential)
· LL.M (Blended Learning Programme)
· Ph.D (Full & Part-time)
JGU’s Global Library functions as a hub for supporting academic scholarship and the research needs of our community. Spread over three floors, the library houses a large number of print and non-print resources. The print section houses around 1,00,000 titles including reference books; the non-print section comprises over 858 Cds/DVDs. The library also provides access to a large number of e-resources including databases, 14660e-journals, other online material and subscription-based access rights to 4,77,581 e-books.
Our faculty members have outstanding educational qualifications from reputed law schools of the world including Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. The global orientation of our faculty members to contribute to teaching and research is the unique characteristic of JGLS.
It is a matter of great privilege for us to be a part of Law Schools Global League.