Type Private law college Website www.grkarelaw.edu.in Founded 1979 | Established 1979 Phone 0832 273 2661 | |
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Principal Dr. Saba V. M. Da Silva Address Vidya Vikas Mandal, Tansor Comba, Margao, Goa 403601 Motto "Excellence always in legal education" Similar Kare College of Law, VM Salgaocar College o, Vidya Vikas Academy, Shree Damodar College o, Parvatibai Chowgule College o | ||
Govind ramnath kare college of law top 6 facts
The Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, more popularly known as the G.R. Kare College of Law, and also as the Kare Law College, is a law college located at Comba in Margao, Goa.
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- Govind ramnath kare college of law top 6 facts
- Courses
- Facilities
- Extra Co Curricular
- Internship Entrepreneurship Cell
- Jan Suvidha Kendra
- Alumni
- References
Kare College is the only centre of legal education in the district of South Goa. It was established by the "Vidya Vikas Mandal" in 1979. The college is managed by the "Vidya Vikas Mandal" and is affiliated to the Goa University. It has been recognised by the University Grants Commission and Bar Council of India. Kare College has been accredited with 'B' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The current edifice of the institution was inaugurated on 21 September 2001 by the then Union Minister of Law and Justice, Arun Jaitley.
Courses
The college offers the following courses:
Facilities
Kare College has a well equipped library, an air conditioned auditorium, computer lab, smart class and a moot court hall. The Moot Court Hall of the institution was inaugurated at the hands of the then Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Mohit Shantilal Shah. On 15 December 2014, a Library App. designed by Rupesh Shirodkar was also launched for the library of Kare College. Associate Professor Dr. Saba V. M. Da Silva is the Principal of the institution. The institution has well-qualified faculty including PhD holders and expert part-time lecturers.
Extra & Co Curricular
Kare College has an active Moot Court Society. The college has participated and won prizes in many inter-collegiate events such as Moot courts, law festivals, students' parliaments, quiz competitions, debates, elocution competitions, conferences etc. The College also hosts national and international seminars, Law Festivals, Moot Courts and other programmes. The students are also provided an opportunity to interact with the doyens of the legal profession.
Four students of the Kare Law College authored a book entitled "Traffic Yoga", a handbook for road traffic and road safety measures.
In 2014, Kare College started an initiative called "GRK Talks". These talks are conducted every month, where the orators speak on socio-legal aspects. Those who have delivered the "GRK Talks", include former Union Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge) Ramakant Khalap, renowned Mumbai-based lawyer Haresh Jagtiani, entrepreneur Dr. Nandini Vaidyanathan, leading valuer Mahendra Caculo, Goa's Advocate General Atmaram Nadkarni, entrepreneur and author Datta Naik, then Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Mohit Shantilal Shah etc.
The college also has a classroom lecture series, called "GRK Master Class". Through the medium of the "GRK Master Class", lawyers and experts are invited to deliver a lecture on a topic related to the students' syllabi. Those who have addressed the students through this classroom lecture series include Advocate Rajeev Gomes and the former Additional Solicitor General of India M. S. Usgaonkar.
In 2016, Gautami Raiker, a student of the Kare College of Law, secured the 2nd runners-up position in the All India Startup Competition in the domain of law organized by Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.
The college also excels in sports and its students have won several medals at inter-college and University level. Kare College has also conducted NAPESS (National level event of sports and physical education) conference. In 2015, the institution organised "Fortitude", an all Goa inter-collegiate tennis ball cricket tournament.
Kare College of Law has its National Service Scheme (NSS) unit and the unit conducts many activities such as blood-donation camps. The College has also established Legal Aid Cells in various parts of the State to provide legal assistance to public.
In addition, the College has certain clubs like the Consumer Law Club.
Internship & Entrepreneurship Cell
In January 2015, Kare Law College inaugurated an Internship Cell and an Entrepreneurship Cell in association with Centre for Incubation and Business Acceleration (CIBA). Through CIBA, the Entrepreneurship Cell would help students understand various benefits of entrepreneurship and think of it as a viable and lucrative career option and also encourage independent and entrepreneurial talent. Internship Cell would provide internship opportunities in corporate houses, companies, NGOs, orphanages, public consumer forums, etc.
Jan Suvidha Kendra
In July, 2015, a "Jan Suvidha Kendra" (People Facilitation Centre) was inaugurated at the South Goa District Collectorate (Matanhy Saldanha Administrative Complex) located in Fatorda, Margao in association with the Kare College of Law. The Centre was inaugurated at the hands of Francis Dsouza, the Deputy Chief Minister of Goa. The Centre will provide assistance to the public in drafting and filling of routine application for various services like obtaining Residence Certificate, Income Certificate, Caste Certificate, Mutation, Land Conversion, Partition, issues relating to the Land Revenue Code (L.R.C.) etc. Students of the Kare Law College provide their services in the Centre, free of cost.
Alumni
Alumni of the Kare College of Law can be seen in many fields including administration and judiciary. Notable alumni of the college include: