It is a mad mad jungle out there...the fault is both of the students and the administration. The students don't concentrate on studies rather they indulge in other activities. The standard of legal education is so poor in PU especially in the Department of Laws...It has all come down to politics and fights between the student bodies. A student with academic capabilities is left out in all this chaos. Ironically, I think that it is a fair demand to reduce the requirement of minimum lectures in each subject and the minimum attendance in an academic session as the quality of teachers and the lectures delivered by them is not at all satisfactory (except a handful of them-good teachers have become like the ozone layer-depleting day by day-and we are to blame for that). No doubt that there are a few good teachers in the campus (Including those in UILS), but they also need to revamp their way of teaching to produce good lawyers for the society who know LAW also and not POLITICS only. I do not doubt it that the Department of Laws produces fine graduates who excel in the fields of civil services, judicial services and other similar sectors but today that void of good academicians, teachers and all the more of worthy lawyers is felt. The corporate sector is also one such area which needs to be focused on by the Department and now there being UILS the task has become more difficult for the DoLs. PRACTICAL Training 'must' be there and by that I mean real practical training and not a mere Court visit to chillax (Chill + Relax). The students also need to put in a lot of effort to involve in the process and change it from political to an academic institute. The teachers should also change their indifferent attitude towards bright students and must pay more attention towards them which would help them improve. I understand that there are very few resources with the Department but the system needs to be changed and there needs to be more transparency and democracy in the system where every decision of the administration is put to a test. These institutes are the temples of legal education and they must perform their sacred duty as religiously as possible. I know that the points raised here by me may not be exactly related to the topic at hand but these are the essential facts which take us to the roots of the problem. Ultimately what counts is the fulfillment of the student's dreams of which he builds a picture in his mind while entering the institution.
(I am a graduate from DoLs and these are my personal views and I meant no offence to any person or institution.)
(*Note: HSA is not Hindustan Student Association-Please check that)