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Legal Studies: A New Optional for CBSE’s Senior Secondary Students
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to introduce legal studies in classes XI and XII from the coming academic year, as a pilot project in 200 schools in India and abroad, said a Times of India news report.
The report further stated that the CBSE in its letter dated April 5, 2013 has written to schools interested in offering the legal studies course to their students to submit their expression of interest by April 20.
ToI quoted CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi: “[The Legal Studies course] will empower students of 21st century and open new career avenues for them in law. After a lot of brainstorming with scholars and experts, the board has decided to offer legal studies at class XI level from 2013-14. The course in the first year will be a pilot run on first-come, first-served basis. Based on the response, we will offer it to the rest of our affiliated schools.“
According to the ToI report the legal studies subject will include teaching of theory and nature of political institutions, nature and sources of law, historical evolution of Indian legal system, civil and criminal courts and processes, family justice system, arbitration, tribunal adjudication and alternate dispute resolution, human rights in India, international context and legal profession in India.
Will this create new a job avenue of ‘teaching law in schools’ for law graduates? Do let us know your views in comments below.
For the full ToI report, please see here.
Can i know that in which schools this legal subject is introduced from this session ??? i have to take admission in the school, which will provide law subject …. plz reply
Hi, you’ll have to check at individual schools in and around your home.
Also, don’t worry too much if your school is not offering the subject. Get the books and read up on your own.
I have LlB degree and can teach law. presently I am TGT natural science in govt school, Delhi. how can I apply for the post?
We don’t have the adequate number of qualified and capable teachers for university level legal education, then how will they manage on the school level? Will B.A., M.A. passed teachers will first learn and then teach law?