Mar Gregorios College of Law, Thiruvananthapuram

Mar Gregorios College of Law, located in Nalanchira on the Mar Ivanios Vidyanagar campus in Thiruvananthapuram, was established in 2012 by the Malankara Catholic Educational Society. Affiliated with the University of Kerala and approved by the Bar Council of India, MGCL is a self-financing, NAAC-accredited institution .

The college offers integrated five-year programmes—B.A. LL.B, B.B.A. LL.B, B.Com LL.B—each with 60 seats, along with a two-year LL.M in Constitutional Law comprising 10 seats . Admission is based on the Kerala Law Entrance Exam (KLEE) and is also influenced by institutional eligibility norms .

MGCL’s campus spans approximately 43 hectares, forming part of a larger educational ecozone that includes engineering, teacher education, and health sciences institutions. The law college campus is equipped with smart classrooms, an air-conditioned moot court hall, a modern library featuring online legal databases, computer labs, auditorium, seminar spaces, canteen, and hostel facilities.

Academically, MGCL emphasizes a multidisciplinary curriculum blending law with management, commerce, social sciences, and languages. Practical learning is fostered through regular moot court competitions, legal aid clinics, internships, research workshops, and policy/legal reform initiatives such as its legal reform competition .

The college has garnered praise from eminent jurists and legal scholars. For instance, Justice Kurian Joseph, a Supreme Court judge, commended its discipline, infrastructure, and academic ambience . Within a short span, MGCL secured accolades like the SILF-MILAT Institutional Excellence Award, distinguishing itself nationally among law institutions .

MGCL maintains a structured plac