Reimagining Legal Pedagogy In India: Harmonizing Bar Council Regulations With The National Education Policy 2020
Dr. Suraj Amit, LL.M., Ph.D (Law), Patna University, Patna
ABSTRACT
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 presents a progressive and transformative approach to higher education in India, with a strong focus on multidisciplinary learning, academic flexibility, and the development of a wide range of skills. Based on the Sociological School of Jurisprudence, especially on Roscoe Pound's fundamental idea of "law as social engineering" and the pragmatic principles of Legal Realism, this paper looks at how the guidelines of NEP 2020 can be constructively incorporated into the field of legal education. It thoroughly investigates the implementation of modern structural measures, including the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC), multiple entry and exit possibilities, and the addition of interdisciplinary subjects to the conventional law curriculum, so that legal training keeps pace with the present-day demands of society, technology, and the economy. The study also shows that the integration of regional languages and the improvement of clinical legal education greatly enhance practical training and increase access to justice for the general population. By considering legal education as a living tool for social welfare and for the evolution of institutions rather than as a fixed collection of separate rules, the paper sets out practical ways for law universities and the regulatory authorities to smoothly bring professional standards in line with the progressive aims of NEP 2020, thus helping to establish a modern, flexible and comprehensive legal education system in India.
Keywords: Multidisciplinary. Jurisprudence, Mechanisms, Institutional, Ecosystem.
