The South Calcutta Law College was established in 1970 and gained affiliation to the University of Calcutta in 1970. This pioneering institute has succeeded in carving a niche for itself in the Indian legal context as also
in the context of legal education.
The South Calcutta Law College has played an immeasurably important role in the judicial, political, social and historical background of India. Honourable Justice Altamas Kabir is now the new chief justice of India.....[achieved law degree in SCLC,practiced as a lawyer since 1973,at District Court & Calcutta High Court].....proud to be a student of this college.