Best College Survey 2015 - Law Questionnaire

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THE WEEK - HANSA RESEARCH - LAW COLLEGE SURVEY 2015
The Best College Survey is an annual exercise to identify the best colleges in India. The study
is conducted by THE WEEK, an English weekly news magazine published by
Malayala Manorama Group, in association with Hansa Research Group Pvt. Ltd.
The rankings based on this survey will be published in The Week. To participate in the Law
College Survey 2015, you need to fill in this datasheet / questionnaire (referred to as
questionnaire from here onwards) and send it to us.
Kindly establish your institutes eligibility to participate before proceeding.
Eligibility
To be eligible for participating in the survey, a college / institute should meet all the criteria
mentioned below. Please fill the form only if your college / institution fulfill the following
criteria:
1. The institute should be offering 3 or 5 years Degree Course in Law (LL.B. / B.A.LL.B)
approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI)
2. The institute should have graduated at least three batches for LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. course
INSTRUCTIONS
Please read the instructions carefully for filling up the questionnaire:
1. All information provided should be related to full- time 3 or 5 years LL.B. / B.A.LL.B.
course only. If the institution provides both 3 years and 5 years courses, provide
information for the one with higher intake. Information should be provided only about
the programme offered at this campus and not about the other campuses.
2. This questionnaire has EIGHT sections and TEN pages. Kindly check the questionnaire
to ensure it is complete. In case any page is missing, you are advised to download the
Law
College
questionnaire
from
www.theweek-hansaresearchsurvey.com/bestcolleges2015
3. The data given by the institute will be treated as confidential and will be used for
survey and ranking purpose only (except for information captured in section 1). You are
therefore advised to fill in all questions / data / information given in the questionnaire
(supported by the evidence & documents wherever required), failing which your
institute will not be considered for the survey.
4. Please enter correct information only. Do not overwrite any data. Keep the
questionnaire neat.
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5. Please fill all the information in CAPITAL LETTERS only.

6. Please provide precise and specific details, exactly as requested in this format. No
detailed description should be included anywhere; do not include any detail/information
which is not asked for.
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7. Do not leave any question blank. If any question is not applicable for the institute,
clearly mention Not applicable or NA in the space provided.
8. Hansa Researchs validation team may visit your college for validating data and
information provided by you.
9. The datasheet / questionnaire duly completed and signed by the head of the
college/institute should reach Hansa Research on the address given below by 10th April
2015. Forms reaching us after this date will not be considered.
Kedar Kulkarni
HANSA Research Group Pvt. Ltd.
Sahney Business Centre
Building A, First Floor, 27 Kirol Road
Vidyavihar (W), Mumbai 400086
10.
If you have any questions regarding this survey, you can write to Kedar Kulkarni
at theweeksurvey@hansaresearch.com. Alternatively, you can call us on 02261798660
or 9970658464.
11.
The following supporting documents need to be sent along with the filled in
questionnaire.
a) Bar Council of India Certification
b) Copy of NAAC Accreditation letters, if any
c) Admission Brochure for the year 2014-15
d) Excel sheet with names of all faculties, their contact details and the title of their
research publications
Placement Details 2014-15 (current academic year)
e) Placement Brochure for the year 2014-15
f) Offer letters of the top 10 domestic and international placements in 2014-15
(current year)
a. Highest salary mentioned in section 6 will not be considered to be valid unless
supported by relevant offer letter. In the absence of supporting offer letter for
the highest package, the highest of the salaries mentioned on the supporting
letters will be considered for ranking purpose
b) List of students placed, their contact details, and the name of the organization
where they are placed for 2014-15 (current year)
Placement Details 2013-14 (previous academic year)
c) List of companies that visited your campus for final placements in 2013-14 (previous
year)
d) Offer letters of the top 10 domestic and international placements in 2013-14
(previous year)
a. Highest salary mentioned in section 6 will not be considered to be valid unless
supported by relevant offer letter. In the absence of supporting offer letter for
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the highest package, the highest of the salaries mentioned on the supporting
letters will be considered for ranking purpose
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SECTION 1 - INSTITUTE PROFILE

1
2
3
Information collected in this section can be published for the benefit of the students
Name of the Institute
Name of the affiliating
University
Address of the Institute
City and Pin Code
State / UT
4c
Landline No. 1 (include city

code)
Landline No. 2 (include city
code)
Fax (include city code)
5
6
7
Mobile No. (10 digit mobile no.)

Email ID
Website
8a
8b
8c
Principal / Directors Name

Qualification
Email
Direct Landline No. (include city
code)
4a
4b
8d
8e
9a
9b
9c
10
a
10
b
10c
11
a
11
b
12
---
Name of contact person for the

survey
Email
Placement Heads Name
Email
Year in which the College/
Institution was
established/registered
Year in which the first batch
passed out
Ownership Status
( Circle in the box
corresponding to the relevant
status)
Central Govt.
State Govt.
1
2
Trust
Society
Private
Other (specify)_______________________________
4
5
9
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13
Affiliation Status
( Circle in the box
corresponding to the relevant
status)
University Department
Affiliated to University
2
3
Deemed University
State University
National University
Other (specify)_______________________________
5
6
9
14
Category of the Institute

(Circle the relevant code)
Co Ed
Women Only
Men Only
1
2
3
15
Type of the Institute

Teaching Only
Teaching + Research
Teaching + Research + Consulting
1
2
3
16
BCI Approval Status
Approved
Not Approved
8
9
17
Year of approval
18
NAAC Accreditation Status
19
If Accredited
Accredited
Not Accredited
Not eligible yet
NAAC Accreditation valid
upto
D
1
2
3
NAAC
Accreditation
Grade
NAAC
Accreditation
Score
1
LL.B.
2
B.A.LL.B.
Note: All information in the sections ahead should be provided for the course with
higher intake.
20
Courses offered
(Circle the relevant codes)
Card 2
SECTION 2 INFRASTRUCTURE
21
22
Physical Resources Available

Exclusive for this Institution (Law)
Shared with other institutes in the campus, if any
Total area of the campus
Hostel Facility
(Circle relevant codes and
provide other details for
LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. Prgm. only)
Hostel for Boys
Hostel for Girls
Residential facility for
faculty
23
Canteen Facility
(Circle relevant codes and
provide other details)
Land (in acres)
On
Campus(
1)/
Of
Campus(
2)
Yes
/ No
Exclus
ive
(1)/
Share
d (2)
Owne
d (1)/
Rente
d (2)
Y
Y
N
N
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Yes / No
Y
No. of Canteens
on campus
No. of
No. of
Rooms
Accommoda
ted
Students
/ Faculty
Total sitting Space in all

the canteens
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24
Library Facility
Carpet Area of Library (in
sq m)
No. of seats in the reading
space
Photocopying facility in the

library
No. of library staff with

degree in Library Mgmt
No. of library staff

Computerization of library
functions like books search,
indexing etc.
Availability of Digital library
content
Library services on
internet/intranet
(122)
No. of volumes in the

library
(count of total copies of all
books, do not include
magazines and journals)
Note: Number of volumes should be more than number of titles in the library
No. of titles in the library
(count of unique books, do
not include magazines and
journals)
201213
01
02
03
04
05
25
26
27
(123134)
201314
201415
No. of New Titles added

No. of New Volumes added
Total no. of Magazines / Periodicals subscribed to
(physical form)
No. of National journals subscribed to in hard copy
(physical form)
No. of International journals subscribed to in hard copy
(physical form)
Internet Facility
Internet Access facility in
the college
Laboratory - Computer
Availability of computer
labs for Law students
Card 3
Is the Campus Wi-Fi

enabled?
Total no. of computers in

all the labs
(11-12)
(13-15)
Classrooms / Seminar Rooms / Faculty

Rooms
No. of classrooms for
LL.B. / B.A.LL.B.
Availability of multimedia
projectors in the classrooms
(25-30)
Number of Auditoriums
No. of individual faculty
rooms?
Faculty rooms have internet
facility?
Total no. of multimedia

projectors for the LL.B. /
B.A.LL.B. Program
(37-39)
Total seating capacity of

all the Auditoriums
(77-83)
Faculty rooms equipped with

computer?
Y
29 Games & Sports

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(91-94)
(95)
Facilities
Availability of Indoor
Games
30
31
Tennis Court
(113114)
Football Ground
Basketball Court
Cricket Ground
Badminton Court
(115116)
(117118)
Availability of Gymnasium
Availability of Swimming
Pool
(119120)
Common rooms for Girls
Common rooms for Boys
(121122)
Yes
No
Other Facilities
Safety & Emergency Medical Care

Availability of medical staff on campus to provide first-aid/medical help
in emergency
Number of nursing
Number of Medical Practitioners
staff
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(125)
(126131)
Card 4
SECTION 3 - INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES FACULTY

32
a
32
c
32
d
32
e
32f
32
g
33
Details of Full Time Faculty in the LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. programme

(DO NOT INCLUDE the details of visiting faculty / part time faculty here)
No. of Teaching Faculty in Law (only full time faculty, include professors,
associate professors, assistant professors and other teaching staff)
No. of Professors (full time)
No. of Associate Professors / Readers / Senior Lecturers (full time)
No. of Assistant Professors / Lecturers (full time)
No. of other teaching staff (if any) (full time)
No. of Non-teaching Staff (full time)
Note: No. of teaching faculty (32a) = No. of Prof (32c) + No. of Associate Prof (32d)
+ No. of Assistant Prof (32e) +No. of other teaching staf (32f)
Teacher Student Ratio
:
Faculty Qualification (provide data only for full time faculty who are
currently associated with the institute)
35
a
35
b
36
a
36
b
36
c
36
g
36
h
No. of Faculty Members with Ph.D

No. of Faculty Members with LL.M.
Faculty Experience - Academic
(Sum of these should be equal to total no. of full time teaching faculty in
32a)
No. of Faculty Members with less than 5 yrs of experience in teaching
No. of Faculty Members with 5-10 yrs of experience in teaching
No. of Faculty Members with more than 10 yrs of experience in teaching
Faculty Experience - Industry

(for full time faculty currently associated with the institute)
No. of Faculty Members who have practiced/ are practicing in the Supreme
Court of India
No. of Faculty Members who have practiced/ are practicing in High Court
No. of Faculty Members who have practiced/ are practicing in District

Court
No. of Faculty Members who have practiced/ are practicing in
36j
International Law firms
36 No. of Faculty Members who have practiced/ are practicing in National
k
Law firms
36i
Faculty Retention (Sum of these should be equal to total no. of full time
teaching faculty in 32a)
37
a
37
b
37
c
No. of faculty who have spent less than 2 yrs in the institute
No. of faculty who have spent between 2-5 yrs in the institute
No. of faculty who have spent more than 5 yrs in the institute
Faculty Research (Published in a national / international journal)
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38
a
38
b
38
c
38
d
39
a
39
b
39
c
39
d
32a)
(Attach supporting documents)
No. of faculty without any research publication
No. of faculty who have 1-2 research publications
No. of faculty who have 3-4 research publications
No. of faculty who have 5 or more research publications
Faculty Book Publication (Already Published)

32a)
No. of faculty without any book
No. of faculty who have 1-2 books
No. of faculty who have 3-4 books
No. of faculty who have 5 or more books
SECTION 3 - INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES - FACULTY (Contd)

Details of Visiting Faculty in the LL.B. / B.A.LL.B.
programme
45
a
45
d
45
e
45
f
45
g
45
h
Total no. of Visiting Faculty in Law
(363366)
No. of Visiting Faculty who

Supreme Court of India
Court
District Court
International Law firms
National Law firms
have practiced/ are practicing in the
(375378)
have practiced/ are practicing in High
(379382)
have practiced/ are practicing in
(383386)
(387390)
(391394)
Card 5
SECTION 4 - ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES & PROCESSES

47
a
47
b
48
a
48
b
Availability of postgraduate programme in Law (Yes - Y / No N)

Total no. of specializations available in post graduate
programmes
Availability of Ph.D Programme (Yes - Y / No - N)
51
Mentoring system to help the students (Yes - Y / No - N)

Y
Type of Mentoring system
Formal system of mentoring by faculty
Informal mentoring by faculty
Formal system of mentoring by senior students
/ alumni
Informal mentoring by senior students /
alumni
(14)
(15-16)
(20)
No. of Ph.Ds produced till date
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(21-24)
N
1
2
3
4
(90)
(91-94)
Formal mentoring by faculty

52
a
52
b
53
a
53
b
53c
Number of students per faculty

Frequency of Meeting
(95-97)
Weekly
Monthly
Need Based
2
3
Availability of psychological and psychiatric counseling (Yes - Y /

No - N)
(98-100)
(101)
Qualification of the counselor
(102-103)
Average no. of cases handled by the counselor

per month
(104-107)
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Card 6
SECTION 5 - QUALITY OF STUDENTS ADMITTED

57
a
57
b
57
c
57
d
57
e
Students Intake (only for academic year 2014-15)
(15-38)
Student intake strength (sanctioned for 1st year LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. prgm.)
(39-62)
No. of applications received (for 1st year LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. prgm.)
(63-86)
No. of students admitted (in 1st year LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. prgm.)

No. of students admitted on merit basis through competitive exams (in
1st year LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. prgm.)
No. of students admitted without competitive entrance exams through
12th marks, interviews etc. (in 1st year LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. prgm.)
Note: Total no. of students admitted (57c) = No. of students admitted on merit (57d) + no.
of students admitted on non merit (57e)
Criterion for taking admission - Weightages given to the following for admitting the
students - in percentage (Enter detail only for Academic year 2014-15)
58
a
58
b
58
c
58
d
58
e
Entrance Test Score
(87-89)
Marks scored in 12th / Graduation
(90-92)
Personal interviews
(93-95)
Others (specify)_______________________________
(102104)
Others (specify)_______________________________
%
Total Weight =
Name of the Entrance Exam

(Enter detail only for Academic year 2014-15)
(enter the names only for entrance exams)
59
a
59
b
59
c
59
d
59
e
59f
60
No. of
Students
Admitted
Highest
Rank
(for Gen
Merit
category
only)
Lowest
Rank
(for Gen
Merit
category
only)
(108268)
CLAT
LSAT
States Common Entrance Test
________________________
Colleges own Entrance Test (specify)
___________________
Others
(specify)___________________________________
Total no. of students admitted in 1st year LL.B. /
B.A.LL.B. prgm. through entrance exams
(merit basis - Should match with 57d)
Student Profile (for students admitted in
2014-15)
.No. of students in 1st Year LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. Prgm
(269272)
No. of students who completed their previous qualification from Same

State/UT
No. of students who completed their previous qualification from some
Other State/UT
No. of Males
No. of Females
(273276)
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(277280)
(281288)
Card 7
SECTION 6 PLACEMENTS
DATA IN THIS SECTION HAS TO BE PROVIDED FOR THE PREVIOUS ACADEMIC YEAR
2013-14
61
Facilities
Availability of a full-time placement officer
Yes
Y
No
N
(12)
Placement Details
62
a
62
b
62
c
62
e
62f
62
g
63
a
63
b
63
c
65
Total no. of students graduated (in academic year 2013-14)
(116146)
Total no. of students placed (in academic year 2013-14)
(147177)
Total no. of students placed Domestic (in academic year 2013-14)

Total no. of students placed International (in academic year 201314)
(178208)
Total no. of students NOT placed (in academic year 2013-14)

No. of students who opted out of placements to go for higher studies/
own business (in academic year 2013-14)
Note: Total no. of graduated (62a) = No. of students placed (62b) + no. of students not
placed (62f) + no. of students who opted out of placements to go for higher
studies / business (62g)
Salary Packages ofered (attach supporting documents)
Highest Domestic salary ( in Rs. lakhs per annum - in academic year
2013-14)
Average Domestic salary (in Rs. lakhs per annum - in academic year
2013-14)
(Add the salary offered to all the students placed in India and divide
it by the no. of students placed)
Highest International salary (in Rs. lakhs per annum - in academic
year 2013-14)
Top 5 recruiters
(in terms of no. of students
placed - in academic year 201314)
Rs.
(209238)
Rs.
(239268)
Rs.
(269298)
(347361)
2013-14
Recruiter Name
No. of students
recruited
Please mention the no. of

students recruited by each of
them
(Data required for final
placement only)
(362376)
(377391)
DATA IN THIS SECTION HAS TO BE PROVIDED FOR THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR
2014-15
(Placement status as of 10th March 2015)
66
a
66
b
Placement Details
(116146)
Total no. of students graduating (in academic year 2014-15)
(147177)
No. of students placed (till Mar 10, 2015)
(178208)
Salary Packages ofered (attach supporting documents)

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66
c
66
d
66
e
Highest Domestic salary ( in Rs. lakhs per annum - in academic year

2014-15)
Average Domestic salary (in Rs. lakhs per annum - in academic year
2014-15)
(Add the salary offered to all the students placed in India and divide
it by the no. of students placed)
Highest International salary (in Rs. lakhs per annum - in academic
year 2014-15)
Rs.
(209238)
Rs.
(239268)
Rs.
(269298)
Highest salary mentioned in this section will not be considered to be valid unless supported
by relevant offer letter. In the absence of supporting offer letter for the highest package,
the highest of the salaries mentioned on the supporting letters will be considered for
ranking purpose.
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Card 8
SECTION 7 INDUSTRY EXPOSURE AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Industry Interface (Between Jan 2014 - Dec 2014)
67
d
67f
67
g
70
Total no. of guest speakers
(32-34)
No. of National Conferences organized
(38-40)
No. of International Conferences organized
(41-43)
Alumni
Does Alumni Association exists (Yes Y, No - N)
(152158)
No. of members
(159162)
No. of Alumni meets held between Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

71
Does your institute offer student exchange programme (Yes Y, No

N)
No. of students participating in the student exchange programme
between
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
(163)
(164167)
72
Does the college publish its own journal / magazine (Yes Y, No

N)
73
No. of moot courts arranged between Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
(169170)
74
N o. of inter college moot court competitions won between Jan 2014

- Dec 2014
(171172)
(168)
SECTION 8 - DECLARATION
I certify that the information provided above is extracted from the records and to the best of
my knowledge, is correct and complete.
I understand that any false statement/information of consequence may lead to rejection. I also
understand that Hansa Research Group Pvt. Ltd. will have the right to decide on the basis of
the information provided whether the institution should be considered to be a part of the
evaluation process.
Place:
Date:
Signature, Name and Designation of the

Head of the Institution with seal
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THE WEEK - HANSA RESEARCH - LAW COLLEGE SURVEY 2015

5. Please fill all the information in CAPITAL LETTERS only.

SECTION 1 - INSTITUTE PROFILE

Landline No. 1 (include city

Mobile No. (10 digit mobile no.)

Principal / Directors Name

Name of contact person for the

Category of the Institute

Type of the Institute

BCI Approval Status

NAAC Accreditation Status

Physical Resources Available

Land (in acres)

Total sitting Space in all

Photocopying facility in the

No. of library staff with

No. of library staff

No. of volumes in the

No. of New Titles added

Is the Campus Wi-Fi

Total no. of computers in

Classrooms / Seminar Rooms / Faculty

Total no. of multimedia

Total seating capacity of

Faculty rooms equipped with

29 Games & Sports

Common rooms for Girls

Common rooms for Boys

Safety & Emergency Medical Care

SECTION 3 - INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES FACULTY

Details of Full Time Faculty in the LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. programme

No. of Faculty Members with Ph.D

Faculty Experience - Industry

No. of Faculty Members who have practiced/ are practicing in District

Faculty Book Publication (Already Published)

SECTION 3 - INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES - FACULTY (Contd)

Total no. of Visiting Faculty in Law

No. of Visiting Faculty who

have practiced/ are practicing in the

have practiced/ are practicing in High

have practiced/ are practicing in

have practiced/ are practicing in

have practiced/ are practicing in

SECTION 4 - ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES & PROCESSES

Availability of postgraduate programme in Law (Yes - Y / No N)

Mentoring system to help the students (Yes - Y / No - N)

No. of Ph.Ds produced till date

Formal mentoring by faculty

Number of students per faculty

Availability of psychological and psychiatric counseling (Yes - Y /

Qualification of the counselor

Average no. of cases handled by the counselor

SECTION 5 - QUALITY OF STUDENTS ADMITTED

Students Intake (only for academic year 2014-15)

No. of applications received (for 1st year LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. prgm.)

No. of students admitted (in 1st year LL.B. / B.A.LL.B. prgm.)

Entrance Test Score

Marks scored in 12th / Graduation

Name of the Entrance Exam

No. of students who completed their previous qualification from Same

Total no. of students graduated (in academic year 2013-14)

Total no. of students placed (in academic year 2013-14)

Total no. of students placed Domestic (in academic year 2013-14)