A law college for the common good.
Bhuvana Jyothi Institute of Legal Studies stands on a green campus in Shirthady, away from noise and air pollution, and exists to bring value-based legal education to students who need it.
Our story.
Five teachers found the Bhuvana Jyothi Education Trust, a non-profit public charitable trust, on 6 June. It runs a CBSE residential school for Classes 5 to 10 with about 600 students from across Karnataka.
The Institute of Legal Studies is established so that rural students can also study law. More than sixty students join the first batch. The BBA LL.B and LL.B begin.
The Bar Council of India approves the institute from the academic year 2024-25. The institute is affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi.
The KSLU Local Inquiry Committee visits on 9 January for the 2026-27 affiliation.
Mission and vision.
The institute is committed to striving for excellence in imparting value-based legal education to the needy, and to producing responsible, passionate legal professionals who foster justice for the common good.
- Compassionate, technology-supported legal teaching
- Research and publication
- Counselling and support for slower learners
- Practical exposure through moot courts and court visits
- Career growth for faculty
- Residential support for students in need
What we stand for.
Recognised and approved.
Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi, under Section 86 read with Section 34(2)(ii) and Section 49 of the KSLU Act, 2009, and approved by the Bar Council of India from 2024-25.
Easy to reach, easy to focus.
The campus sits one kilometre from Shirthady bus stand on the Moodbidri to Hosmar road.