Army Institute of Law

Army Institute of Law (AIL) is a private law school in Mohali, Punjab, India. The institute is affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala, and is run by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES). The institute has a moderately sized campus in Sector 68, Mohali. The hostels can house 400 students.

Army Institute of Law

Motto	Aspire and Achieve
Type	Private Law school
Established	1999
Academic affiliations	Punjabi University; NAAC; BCI
Chairman	Maj. Gen. Goldsmith
Principal	Adhiraj Bhandari
Academic staff	26[1]
Students	422[1]
Undergraduates	399[1]
Postgraduates	15[1]
Doctoral students	8[1]
Location	Mohali , Punjab , India 30°41′11″N 76°43′15″E
Campus	Urban
Website	www.ail.ac.in

History

Army institute of law was established in 1999 by the Indian Army under the Army Welfare Education Society.^[2] In July 2003, the Institute shifted to Sector 68, Mohali. On 1 December 2003, the Mohali Campus was inaugurated by H.E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the then President of India. The institute is affiliated to the Punjabi University, Patiala and approved by the Bar Council of India.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council have accredited AIL with a grade 'A'. The institution offers 5-year integrated BA LLB programme and a 1-year postgraduate LLM programme with a specialisation in Family Law or Criminal Law. Both the programmes offered by the institution are approved by the Bar Council of India.^[3]

Academics

Undergraduate

AIL offers a 5-year integrated B.A LL.B. program. The school reserves 100 seats of the total 75 for wards of Army personnel and 20 are available for civilians. Twenty civilian slots are for students from Punjab and five are for the All-India Civil Category. The college is approved by the Bar Council of India. Admission is based on the Army Institute of Law Entrance Test, except that civilian students from Punjab are selected on the basis of 10+2 marks.

Postgraduate

AIL offers a one-year postgraduate L.L.M. program with options to specialize in Criminal Law or Family law. The prestigious course enrolls passionate students on the basis of a common entrance examination. The syllabus can be found here.

Admission Process

Undergraduate

Army Institute of Law, Mohali conducts AIL LET, also known as the Army Institute of Law Entrance Test for admission to its undergraduate course.

• Admission to 80 seats for wards of army personnel is done through entrance test(Online LET) conducted by AIL under the aegis of AWES.
• Admission to 04 seats in the All India Category through the same entrance test.
• Candidates for both Army and All India Category are called for counselling as per merit in the written exam. Admission is granted only if the candidate is found eligible on the day of counselling.
• Admission to 26 seats in the Punjab Category is based on 10+2 merits, drawn up by the nominated university as per the notification issued by Govt. of Punjab.

Fees & Eligibility

Course	Fees	Eligibility
B.A L.L.B	₹2.10 Lakh	10+2
L.L.M	₹1.55 Lakh (Total Fees)	L.L.B.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATIONS AT ARMY INSTITUTE OF LAW, MOHALI

2nd Surana & Surana and AIL National Family Law Moot Court Competition 2021

Scholarship

AIL offers the following scholarships to the students:^{[4][unreliable source?]}

• Tata Memorial Scholarship is offered to up to eight wards of Army personnel on securing first or second position in four consecutive years. ^{[citation needed]}
• Abhimanyu Scholarship of INR to the topper of AIL Law Entrance Test.^{[citation needed]}
• Angad Singh Dhindsa Scholarship to a female student who secures the highest marks in the first three years of 5-year BA LLB integrated programme.^{[citation needed]}

The students of AIL are also eligible for the following industry-sponsored scholarships:^{[citation needed]}

• A scholarship is awarded to the toppers of Economics and Jurisprudence jointly by the State Bank of India.^{[citation needed]}
• PNB Housing Finance Ltd. awards nine merit-cum-means scholarships, which is divided equally among the deserving students.^{[citation needed]}
• Bajaj Allianz offers a scholarship to the toppers of Law Evidence and Law of Torts.^{[citation needed]}

AIL Campus Building

Research

• Centre for Research in Corporate Law & Governance (CRCLG) : Centre for research in Corporate Law & Governance (CRCLG), to promote interdisciplinary research in the field of corporate law.
• AIL, Centre for Research in Social Sciences (ACRSS) : The Army Institute of Law, Centre for Research in Social Sciences facilitating academic research across multiple disciplines.
• Centre for Research in Constitutional Law and Policy (CRCLP) : to provide students a program research on constitutional law and policy matters.
• AIL Centre For Gender Empowerment (ACGE) : to promote awareness about women's issues.

Governance

• The institute is established under the aegis of the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) and functions under the patronage of Headquarters Western Command, Chandimandir.
• There is a three tier hierarchy for the governance of the institute: GOC-In-C, HQ Western Command, Patron-in-Chief, AIL; COS HQ Western Command & Patron, AIL; and MG AOC, HQ Western Command & Chairman, AIL.
• At the Institute level, there is Principal, Registrar, Placement Officer, teaching and non-teaching staff.