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97get acquainted with several practical aspects of the procedural laws.Training for the teachers is, therefore, necessary.Apart from the existing refresher courses conducted by theUniversity Grants Commission, it is necessary to impart professionaltraining to the law teachers.9.18 To start with, at least four colleges must be started by the CentralGovernment in consultation with the Bar Council of India and UGC, in thefour corners of India. The law teachers must have exposure to centres byexperts in various branches of law and for this purpose guest lecturers fromother States or even from other countries have to be invited.9.19 It will be for the UGC and the Government of India to make thenecessary funds available for the above purpose.9.20 We recommend addition of clauses (ie) and (if) after proposedclause (id) in section 7 (1) as follows:“(ie) to take such measures to facilitate the establishment ofinstitutions by the Central Government for continuing legaleducation for law teachers;(if) to take measures for raising the standards of teaching in law inconsultation with the Central Government, the State Governmentsand the University Grants Commission.”9.21 We also recommend that the ‘problem method’ be introduced in theexamination system to an extent of above 75% in each paper, apart from