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The 2008 BCI Rules 29minimum percentage of marks (not below 45% of the total marks in caseof general category applicants and 40% of the total marks in case of SCand ST applicants) required to be obtained for appearing in the qualifyingexamination to either of the two courses. The rule itself clarifies that suchpercentage of marks is only the minimum criteria, and shall notautomatically entitle a candidate to get admission into an institution andsuch candidate would be required to fulfill other institutional criterianotified by the institution or the Government concerned.The standard of courses to be imparted is provided for in Rule 8 of the2008 Rules, while Rule 9 provides for the process and manner of runningan integrated course. Rule 11, importantly, addresses a key concern withrespect to the infrastructural capabilities of law colleges. Rule 11 providesthat any institution imparting legal education would have to comply withthe minimum standards of infrastructure as provided under Schedule IIIto the 2008 Rules. 6b) Inspection, Recognition and AccreditationRules 14 to 33 are contained in Chapter III, which pertains to provisionsregarding Inspection, Recognition and Accreditation of institutionsimparting legal education. Rule 14 incorporates the oecumenical rule that6See Appendix 1: Schedule III to the 2008 BCI Rules – Minimum infrastructuralfacilities required in a Centre of Legal Education for applying permission to run lawcourses with affiliation from an Indian University.REPORT OF 3-MEMBER COMMITTEE ON REFORM OF LEGAL EDUCATION
The 2008 BCI Rules 30Centres for Legal Education shall not impart education without approvalof BCI. Under sub-rule (2), BCI also has the power to revoke affiliationonce granted. Further, under sub-rule (3), BCI also has the power tosuspend an institution for two academic years.The conditions precedent for a University to affiliate a Centre of LegalEducation are provided for under Rule 16(1), and read as follows:“(i) the applicant organization proposing to run theinstitution is either already a non-profit organization of trustor registered society or a nonprofit company or any othersuch legal entity or has taken all legal formalities to be assuch,(ii) the institution has in its name either in freehold orleasehold, adequate land and buildings, to provide for Centreof Legal Education building, library, halls of residencesseparately for male and female and sports complex bothindoor and outdoor, so that it can effectively runprofessional law courses provided that in case of leaseholdthe lease is not less than ten years,Provided that sufficient and adequate floor space areaspecially and completely devoted for a Centre of LegalEducation, based on the size of its student population,faculty requirement, adequate space required forinfrastructure facilities can be considered sufficientaccommodation for the purpose in a multi-faculty buildingon land possessed by the Management of a Society/ Trustrunning multi-faculty institutions.(iii) recruited or taken steps to recruit adequate number offull time and visiting faculty members to teach each subjectsof studies, each faculty having at least a Master Degree in therespective subject as required under the UGC Rules,REPORT OF 3-MEMBER COMMITTEE ON REFORM OF LEGAL EDUCATION
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