Army Law College, Kanhe

Army Law College (ALC), Pune is a residential law college situated at Kanhe, about 45 km from Pune, Maharashtra, India. Established in 2018 under the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), it is affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University and approved by the Bar Council of India. The college offers a five-year integrated BA.LLB and BBA.LLB programme with an intake of 60 students, admitted through the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MAH-CET Law). It was inaugurated on 16 July 2018 by Lieutenant General D. R. Soni, then General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, on land and buildings donated by the Radha Kaliandas Daryanani Charitable Trust. The fully residential Kanhe campus has been developed in phases, including a five-storey girls’ hostel inaugurated in August 2021 and the Chanakya Academic Block and Sai Auditorium inaugurated in December 2022. The college functions under AWES with oversight from Southern Command; Dr. Madhushree Joshi was its first Principal, and the Registrar’s post has been held by retired Army officers. In August 2025, over 300 students staged protests against the principal and registrar alleging academic mismanagement and discrimination.