Legal education should equip students for filling different roles in the society and for discharging different law jobs. The scope and range of legal education is ever expanding in the modern democratic society. it is the important function of legal education for producing lawyers with a social mission and vision in the development of the nation. Lawyer can play a crucial role in rebuilding the Indian polity and therefore, legal education always has great value in India.

Legal education in the state of Andhra Pradesh:

There is a great demand for law education in the state of Andhra Pradesh and this can be understood from the establishment of a separate university for legal education in the state. The university confers UG and PG courses in the faculty of law and several diploma courses are also offered by the university in the legal faculty. Admission of students to the law colleges is done based on the merit secured by candidates in the Common Law Admission Test called as CLAT Examination. Law colleges in the state of Andhra Pradesh are functioning with approval from the Bar Council of India and the colleges are known for the best quality legal education.

Eligibility for admission to law colleges in Andhra Pradesh:

Law colleges in the state of Andhra Pradesh offers admission to the UG course in Law to candidates who have completed their degree in any discipline from a recognized university and integrated five-year UG course is also offered by Andhra Pradesh Law Colleges and for admission to the integrated courses, candidates must have completed their higher secondary from a recognized board.

List of Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh:

A.C. College of Law

Adarsha Law College

All Saints Law College

A. V. R.Amrutha College of Law

C. R. R. Law College, Eluru

D.S.R. Hindu College of Law

Department of Law, Acharya Nagarjuna University (Campus College)

Department of Law (Campus College), Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur

D.N.R. Law College

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law (Campus College)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College

G.S.K.M. Law College

Indira Priyadarshini Law College

J.C. College of Law

Justice Kummaraya College of Law

M.R.V.R.G.R. Law College

M.P.R. Law College

Maniar College of Law (Minority)

N.B.M. Law College

N.V.P. Law College

P.S. Raju Law College

Prasuna College of Law

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Law

S.R.K.M. Law College

School of Legal study and Research (Campus College)

Smt. V.D. Siddhardha Law College

Smt. Basavatharakam Memorial Law College

Sri Shirdi Sai Law College

Shri Shiridi Sai Vidya Parishad Law College, Amalapuram

Sri Vijayanagar Law College

Sri P. Basi Reddy College of Law

Sri Venkateswara College of Law

University College of Law (Campus College)

University College of Law, S.K.University, Anantapur

V.R. Law College

Vijaya Law College

Veeravalli College of Law