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- SVKM's Pravin Gandhi College of Law has become the first law college under Mumbai University to receive autonomous status from the University Grants Commission, granted for ten years until 2035-36.
- This allows the college to design its own curriculum, adding liberal disciplines to the first two years of its five-year BA LLB programme and changing evaluation patterns to focus on critical analysis and problem-solving.
- The status is still awaiting a formal notification from Mumbai University, which must be issued within 30 days under UGC regulations.
- The recognition comes at a time when many other law colleges are struggling with affiliation issues, with at least 18 moving court over reduced intake and fines.
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- Issuance of the Mumbai University notification required within 30 days, after which the new programme structure will roll out
- Whether other city law colleges, waiting on NAAC accreditation, follow suit in seeking autonomy
- Outcome of the court cases by 18 law colleges challenging reduced intake and fines
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