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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}{{Short description|Law Institute in Punjab, India}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2017}}{{Advertisement|date=March 2022}}{{Infobox university
| name = Army Institute of Law
| motto = Aspire and Achieve
| established = 1999
| image = Army Institute of Law logo.png
| type = [[Private university|Private]] [[Law school]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| city = [[Mohali]]
| state = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| country = [[India]]
| chairman = Maj. Gen. Goldsmith
| principal = Adhiraj Bhandari
| faculty = 26<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2021 |url=https://www.ail.ac.in/pdf/nirf_2021.pdf |publisher=Army Institute of Law}}</ref>
| students = 422<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| undergrad = 399<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| postgrad = 15<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral = 8<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| coordinates = {{coord|30.6865|N|76.7207|E|format=dms|region:IN-PB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| academic_affiliations = [[Punjabi University]]; [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]; [[Bar Council of India|BCI]]
| website = {{url|http://www.ail.ac.in}}
}}
'''Army Institute of Law''' ('''AIL''') 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]] (AWES). The institute has a moderately sized campus in Sector 68, Mohali. The hostels can house 400 students.

==History==
Army institute of law was established in 1999 by the [[Indian Army]] under the [[Army Welfare Education Society]].<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.ail.ac.in/about_us.php|website=ail.ac.in|publisher=Army Institute of Law|access-date=9 September 2017}}</ref> In July 2003, the Institute shifted to Sector 68, Mohali. On 1 December 2003, the [[Mohali]] Campus was inaugurated by H.E. [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam]], the then President of India. The institute is affiliated to the [[Punjabi University]], Patiala and approved by the Bar Council of India.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council have accredited AIL with a grade 'A'. The institution offers 5-year integrated BA LLB programme and a 1-year postgraduate LLM programme with a specialisation in Family Law or Criminal Law. Both the programmes offered by the institution are approved by the Bar Council of India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Bar Council of India|url=http://www.barcouncilofindia.org/|access-date=2021-06-29|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Academics==
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=== Undergraduate ===
AIL offers a 5-year integrated [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]] [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]] program. The school reserves 100 seats of the total 75 for wards of Army personnel and 20 are available for civilians. Twenty civilian slots are for students from Punjab and five 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 [[Indian criminal law|Criminal Law]] or Family law. The prestigious course enrolls passionate students on the basis of a common entrance examination. The [https://web.archive.org/web/20141021132508/http://ail.ac.in/noticesfiles/Masters%20of%20Laws%20syllabus.pdf syllabus] can be found here.

=== Admission Process ===
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==== Undergraduate ====
Army Institute of Law, Mohali conducts AIL LET, also known as the Army Institute of Law Entrance Test for admission to its undergraduate course.

* Admission to 80 seats for wards of army personnel is done through entrance test(Online LET) conducted by AIL under the aegis of AWES.
* Admission to 04 seats in the All India Category through the same entrance test.
* Candidates for both Army and All India Category are called for counselling as per merit in the written exam. Admission is granted only if the candidate is found eligible on the day of counselling.
* Admission to 26 seats in the Punjab Category is based on 10+2 merits, drawn up by the nominated university as per the notification issued by Govt. of Punjab.

=== Fees & Eligibility ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Course
!Fees
!Eligibility
|-
|B.A L.L.B
|₹2.10 Lakh
|10+2
|-
|L.L.M
|₹1.55 Lakh (Total Fees)
|L.L.B.
|}
[[File:INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATIONS AT ARMY INSTITUTE OF LAW, MOHALI.jpg|thumb|INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATIONS AT ARMY INSTITUTE OF LAW, MOHALI]]

[[File:2nd Surana & Surana and AIL National Family Law Moot Court Competition 2021.jpg|thumb|2nd Surana & Surana and AIL National Family Law Moot Court Competition 2021]]

== Scholarship ==
AIL offers the following scholarships to the students:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Army Institute of Law, Mohali: Courses, Fees, Placements, Ranking, Admission 2021|url=https://www.shiksha.com/college/army-institute-of-law-mohali-21844|access-date=2021-06-29|website=shiksha.com}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2022}}

* Tata Memorial Scholarship is offered to up to eight wards of Army personnel on securing first or second position in four consecutive years. {{Cn|date=March 2022}}
* Abhimanyu Scholarship of INR to the topper of AIL Law Entrance Test.{{Cn|date=March 2022}}
* Angad Singh Dhindsa Scholarship to a female student who secures the highest marks in the first three years of 5-year BA LLB integrated programme.{{Cn|date=March 2022}}

The students of AIL are also eligible for the following industry-sponsored scholarships:{{Cn|date=March 2022}}

* A scholarship is awarded to the toppers of Economics and Jurisprudence jointly by the [[State Bank of India]].{{Cn|date=March 2022}}
* PNB Housing Finance Ltd. awards nine merit-cum-means scholarships, which is divided equally among the deserving students.{{Cn|date=March 2022}}
* Bajaj Allianz offers a scholarship to the toppers of Law Evidence and Law of Torts.{{Cn|date=March 2022}}

[[File:AIL Campus.jpg|thumb|AIL Campus Building]]

== Research ==
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* '''Centre for Research in Corporate Law & Governance (CRCLG)''' : Centre for research in Corporate Law & Governance (CRCLG), to promote interdisciplinary research in the field of corporate law.
* '''AIL, Centre for Research in Social Sciences (ACRSS)''' : The Army Institute of Law, Centre for Research in Social Sciences facilitating academic research across multiple disciplines.
* '''Centre for Research in Constitutional Law and Policy (CRCLP)''' : to provide students a program research on constitutional law and policy matters.
* '''AIL Centre For Gender Empowerment (ACGE)''' : to promote awareness about women's issues.

== Governance ==
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* The institute is established under the aegis of the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) and functions under the patronage of Headquarters Western Command, [[Chandimandir Cantonment|Chandimandir]].
* There is a three tier hierarchy for the governance of the institute: GOC-In-C, HQ [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]], Patron-in-Chief, AIL; COS HQ Western Command & Patron, AIL; and MG AOC, HQ Western Command & Chairman, AIL.
* At the Institute level, there is Principal, Registrar, Placement Officer, teaching and non-teaching staff.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official|http://www.ail.ac.in/}}

{{Universities in Punjab|state=collapsed}}
{{Autonomous law schools in India|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Law schools in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Education in Mohali]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1999]]

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N V Raghunath at 19:22, 19 July 2025