Army Institute of Law


Army Institute of Law 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. The institute has a moderately sized campus in Sector 68, Mohali. The hostels can house 400 students.

History

AIL was established in 1999 by the Indian Army under the Army Welfare Education Society. It originally operated from an interim location in Patiala and moved to its permanent campus in Sector 68, Mohali, in 2003, which was inaugurated by the President of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Academics

Undergraduate

AIL offers a 5-year integrated B.A LL.B. program. The school reserves 60 seats of the total 80 for wards of Army personnel and 20 are available for civilians. Sixteen civilian slots are for students from Punjab and four 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 can be found here.

Rankings

AIL was ranked 14th by India Todays "Top 40 Law Colleges", and 17th among India Law Colleges by The Weeks "Top Law Colleges 2019".