Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University is a public state university established in 1997 at Chennai, India by the Government of Tamil Nadu under The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996, which also brought all law colleges in Tamil Nadu under the control of the university. It was named after Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist and member of the committee which drafted the Constitution of India. The university was inaugurated on 20 September 1997 by K. R. Narayanan, former president of India. The university started a law school on its own campus in 2002 as the School of Excellence in Law, Chennai.
Academics
At the undergraduate level, SOEL has a three-year course leading to a Bachelor of Laws, and five-year integrated double-degree courses leading to a combination between a LL.B. and a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Computing, Bachelor of Business Administration, or Bachelor of Computer Application.The Postgraduate Department provides Master of Laws degrees across nine different branches.
Campus
Chief minister J Jayalalithaa in February 2016 unveiled a state-of-the-art campus for the TN Dr Ambedkar Law University at Perungudi next to Taramani MRTS station. The new campus has separate blocks for administration and classes, besides a library at a cost of 59.27 crore. The CM opened the facility through video conferencing from her chamber at the Secretariat. The campus also has hostel facilities for girls and a playground with gallery.Constituent colleges
Government Law Colleges
| No. | College Name | Location | District | Established | Affiliation | Website |
| 1 | Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai | Chennai | Chennai | 1891 | Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University | http://draglc.ac.in |
| 2 | Government Law College, Madurai | Madurai | Madurai district | 1974-1975 | Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University | http://www.glcmadurai.ac.in/ |
| 3 | Government Law College, Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Coimbatore district | 1978-1980 | Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University | http://glccbe.ac.in |
| 4 | Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli | Tiruchirapalli | Tiruchirappalli District | 1978-1980 | Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University | http://www.glctry.ac.in/ |
| 5 | Government Law College, Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli district | 1996-1997 | Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University | http://www.glctvl.ac.in/ |
| 6 | Government Law College, Chengalpattu | Chengalpattu | Chennai | 2006-2007 | Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University | http://www.glccgl.ac.in/ |
| 7 | Government Law College, Vellore | Katpadi | Vellore district | 2008-2009 | Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University | http://www.glcvellore.ac.in/ |