India, Aug. 10 -- The Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman and Rajya Sabha member Manan Kumar Mishra on Saturday cautioned aspiring lawyers that graduates from law colleges lacking BCI approval will not be enrolled by state bar councils or granted a Certificate of Practice.

Speaking to Hindustan Times on the sidelines of the convocation for the 2025-26 batch of the Kirit P Mehta School of Law, NMIMS, where he was chief guest, Mishra urged students to verify a college's approval status before admission - much like medical students check for recognition from the Medical Council of India.

"Students are bound to suffer if they study in unapproved colleges," Mishra said. "When we receive complaints about such institutions, we shut them down a...