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Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
Motto	Lex Supremus
Established	1997
Type	Public
Chancellor	Surjit Singh Barnala
Vice-Chancellor	S. Sachidhanandam
Faculty	300
Undergraduates	2765
Postgraduates	734
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	tndalu.org

The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University is a law school in Chennai, India. The University offers a variety of specializations, both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The University was named after Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, a prominent Indian legal specialist of the 20th century. Dr. Surjit Singh Barnala, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, is the Chancellor and Prof. S. Sachidhanandam is the Vice-Chancellor. The institution was established by the 1996 state Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, with the National Law School of India University as its model as the first Indian legal education institution. Apart from the teaching and academic research initiatives, the University has both state-sponsored and private law colleges as affiliates, differing from the other law schools in the country.

The University is unique in terms of the identity given to the undergraduate and postgraduate education. The School of Excellence in Law was established to primarily focus on undergraduate education. At the postgraduate level, the University offers advanced degrees through its Departments of Law. The advanced degree programs offered include Business Law, Constitutional Law & Human Rights, Intellectual Property Laws, International Law and Organizations, Environmental Law & Legal Order, and Criminal Law & Criminal Justice Administration.

The University has been making progress towards meeting international standards in the academic community, including active collaborative initiatives with leading institutions around the world. The University also conducts examinations in various branches of law, and awards degrees and diplomas recognized by the Government of India and many other countries around the world.

Although applicants from all over the country are encouraged, most students are from Tamil Nadu.

The colleges affiliated with the University are:

• Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai (established 1891)
• Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli (established 1979)
• Government Law College, Coimbatore (established 1979)
• Government Law College, Tirunelveli (established 1996)
• Government Law College, Chengalpattu (established 2002)
• The Central Law College, Salem, Salem (established 1984)

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