Education

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are among the few top engineering institutes in India that have established world class educational platforms. They are sustained through internationally acclaimed research programs and excellent infrastructure. The selection procedure of these institutes is based on the scores of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The examination is conducted every year. India legal news reports indicate that the government of India is all set to change the admission process. A panel from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has submitted a report, suggesting major alterations in the selection procedure to the IITs.

The aim of legal education, apart from offering the most comprehensive knowledge of Indian laws, must also be to inculcate necessary skills and values in students. A basic quality that law students must acquire through legal education is to be effective listeners. Effective listening is crucial to the lawyers’ profession as it involves interviewing clients and witnesses. The current legal education aims at revolutionizing the traditional legal system by imparting the following skills: