The University Law College, Bangalore University, is a pioneer legal-education institution located in the garden city of Bangalore (also called Bengaluru), in the state of Karnataka, India. The college, popularly known as ULC - Bangalore, is widely recognized as one of the country’s best government run law schools. It has consistently been ranked amongst the top law colleges in India by India Today in its annual reports, with the highlight being ranked as the 2nd best law college in the country for the years 2001 and 2004. ULC is administered and maintained by the Bangalore University (BU), which was started originally in 1886 at Central College, later given status of Degree awarding body through its own name in July 1964 under the Mysore Act No.26, later replaced by the Karnataka State Universities Act. The University offers a wide range of curricular options encompassing 9 faculties which include both traditional as well as modern intellectual disciplines.