Bar Council of India

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The Bar Council of India is a statutory body that regulates legal education and the legal profession in India, including setting standards for law colleges and enrolling advocates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf regulatory authority
statutory body
abbreviation BCI
approves law colleges in India
can frame rules for legal education in consultation with universities
prescribe conditions for enrolment as an advocate
recognize or derecognize law colleges
conducts All India Bar Examination
coordinatesWith State Bar Councils in India
country India
enacts rules for professional conduct of advocates
establishedUnder Advocates Act, 1961
formedFor regulation of legal education
regulation of the legal profession
governs State Bar Councils in India
hasLegalBasis Advocates Act, 1961
hasOrgan Disciplinary Committees
Executive Committee
Legal Aid Committee
Legal Education Committee
headquartersLocation New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
jurisdiction India
languageOfWork English
Hindi
location New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
objective to organize legal aid to the poor
to promote legal education and lay down standards of such education
to recognize universities whose degree in law shall be a qualification for enrolment as an advocate
oversees All India Bar Examination
parentOrganization Ministry of Law and Justice (India)
recognizes law degrees for enrolment as advocates
regulates legal education in India
legal profession in India
recognition of law degrees for enrolment as advocates
standards of professional conduct and etiquette for advocates
responsibleFor disciplinary control over advocates through State Bar Councils
enrolment of advocates on the rolls of State Bar Councils
laying down standards of legal education
promoting law reform
safeguarding rights, privileges and interests of advocates
sector law
setsStandardFor law colleges in India
legal education
supervises standards of legal education in universities
typeOfOrganization professional body
website https://www.barcouncilofindia.org/

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Nirma University affiliation Bar Council of India
Government Law College, Mumbai academicAffiliation Bar Council of India
subject linked to: Government Law College Mumbai
Tilak Marg, New Delhi hasNearby Bar Council of India
Faculty of Law, University of Delhi accreditation Bar Council of India
subject linked to: Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law, Gauhati University affiliatedTo Bar Council of India
subject linked to: Faculty of Law
Aligarh Muslim University affiliation Bar Council of India
Tushar Mehta memberOf Bar Council of India
Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh isPartOf Bar Council of India
Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh follows Bar Council of India Rules
linked to: Bar Council of India
Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh subordinateTo Bar Council of India
K. K. Venugopal memberOf Bar Council of India (as a senior member of the bar)
linked to: Bar Council of India
Faculty of Law, Savitribai Phule Pune University regulatoryBody Bar Council of India
subject linked to: Faculty of Law
GLC Mumbai accreditedBy Bar Council of India
GLC jurisdiction Bar Council of India (for legal education standards)
linked to: Bar Council of India
Fali Sam Nariman memberOf Bar Council of India