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Chanakya National Law University Patna (CNLU PATNA) - Admission

Autonomous University

NAAC A, UGC, BCI

Patna, Bihar

Autonomous University

NAAC A, UGC, BCI

Patna, Bihar

CNLU Admission 2023: Courses, Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Updated On - February 16 2023 by Abhinandan Singh

CNLU Admission 2023 will commence tentatively in the month of August. Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) is a prestigious law school in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in the year 2006 by the Bihar Government (Bihar Act 24 of 2006) as a public university dedicated to the field of legal education. The Chief Justice of Patna High Court is the chancellor of the university. Read the complete article to get more information about CNLU Admission 2023. CNLU Admission 2023 in CNLU is based on the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) examination for the UG course and research program. For the Doctorate course, there is another entrance exam.
The selection of all courses is completely merit-based, you need to pass the entrance exam for admission to this college. CNLU offers BBA LLB and BA LLB for the UG course, they offer LLB and LLM courses and Ph.D. courses also. College provides many facilities like Boys hostels, Girls hostels, Library, Sports complex, Cafeteria, Auditorium, Medical services, IT infrastructure, and Bank facilities.

CNLU Admission 2023 Highlights

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU
ParticularsStatistics

Establishment year

2006

Also known as

CNLU Patna

University type

State-level

Location

Patna, Bihar

Recognised by

UGC

Accreditation

“A” Grade by NAAC

Number of courses

5+

Admission criteria

Entrance/ merit-based

Entrance exams accepted

CLAT

Application mode

Online/ offline

Exam subjects

UG courses
  • 5 (English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques)
PG courses
  • Law subjects such as Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Torts, Criminal Law, etc.

Official website

CLAT Exam Dates 2023

Events

CLAT Exam Dates (Tentative)

CLAT 2023 notification

November/December 2021

CLAT 2023 registration begins

December 2021

CLAT 2023 admit card

April 2023

CLAT 2023 exam 

May/June 2023

Provisional answer key

June/July 2023

CLAT 2023 final answer key

June/July 2023

CLAT 2023 result

June/July 2023

CLAT 2023 counselling begins

July/August 2023

CNLU Admission 2023

UG and LLM Courses
  • Admission to BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), and LLM programs is based on CLAT scores
Ph.D. Course
  • Admission through entrance test conducted by the University followed by a Personal Interview (PI) and presentation round
LLD and DPhil Courses
  • Admission is merit-based and candidates performance in PI and presentation round

CNLU Admission 2023 for Undergraduate Courses

The university offers B.An LLB and BBA LLB courses at Bachelor’s level. Admissions to the University are made based on CLAT (Common Law Admission Test). Given below are the eligibility criteria for the Chanakya National Law University UG courses.

CourseEligibility RequirementSelection Procedure
B.A-LLBA minimum of 45% marks in aggregate in 10+2 is required to be eligible for admission. In the case of candidates belonging to reserved categories, the minimum eligibility criteria are 40% marks in aggregate in 10+2.Admissions to the course will be done through online centralized counselling conducted by CLAT. A merit list will be prepared based on marks scored in the CLAT and the order of the preference given by the candidate.

The candidate who are applying for the above courses must also keep the following things in mind:

  • Candidates must not be more than twenty years of age as of 1st July of the admission year in case of all Unreserved/NRIs/NRI Sponsored categories candidates.
  • Applicants must not be more than 22 years of age as of 1st July in the case of SC/ST/ OBC/Differently Abled Persons (DAP) category candidates.

The application procedure for admission to these courses is online. Candidates who are interested in any of the courses are required to fill up an application form which is available at CLAT's official website. The mode of admission to these courses is through the entrance exam.

CNLU Admission 2023 for LLM Course

The candidates can chec the details of PG admission 2023:

Type of CoursePost Graduation
Duration of Course1 year
Admission Eligibility

A candidate should have passed UG degree in Law (i.e. 3 Years LL.B./Five Years Integrated LL.B. (Hons.) / any other equivalent degree with the following Marks or Equivalent
Grade:
i 55% marks in the aggregate of the maximum marks prescribed in the case of candidates belonging to Unreserved /OBC/Specially Abled Persons (SAP) and other categories, and
ii 50%  marks in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category,

OR 

The candidate must have passed/appeared in the final semester/final year examination of the qualifying degree on the date of the entrance test. However, the candidate who appeared in the qualifying examination must submit final result on the date and at time of admission. 

CNLU Admission 2023 for Doctorate Courses

CNLU Patna offers LLD and Ph.D. courses at the Doctorate level. The university releases the application form in January every year. The application procedure for admission to these courses is online. The mode of admission to these courses is through the entrance exam (Ph.D. Entrance Test). Selection is made strictly based on merit in the entrance exam. Given below eligibility criteria for  LLD and Ph.D.

CourseEligibility RequirementSelection process
PhDA candidate who wishes to take admission in the PhD program of CNLU requires to have a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate in a Master’s degree in Law for the general category while 50% in the case of the reserved category. The candidate also needs to secure at least 50% in the entrance exam,Selection to the course is made based on the rank scored in Ph.D. The Entrance Exam and qualifying examination will be followed by an interview.
LLDCandidates with a minimum of 5 years of experience in teaching Law and a Ph.D. in Law are eligible to apply.The selection process consists of a screening of the research proposals sent by the candidates along with their application forms. This will be followed by an interview. Only selected students will be called for interviews.

CNLU Patna Application Process 2023

The application process of the CNLU differs as per the courses. For UG integrated and LLM programmes, one can register online through the official website of CLAT whereas, for the LLD, D.Phil Ph.D. programmes application takes place in offline mode. 

Check course wise Chanakya National Law University application process:

The application process for BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), and LLM programmes:

The process takes place in an online mode. The application fee differs as per the category. The application fee of CLAT for General category candidates is Rs 4,000, while Rs 3,500 for the reserved category. Check out the process of CLAT below

  • Visit the official website of CLAT, www.consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
  •  Click on “Click Here” to fill the registration form.
  • Enter the details required for the registration 
  • Fill the application form by entering the required details such as personal, educational, and communication. 
  • Scan and Upload the documents required 
  • Make the payment online via debit/ credit cards or net banking.

Documents required at the time of admission

  • Marksheet and certificate of Class 10 and Class 12
  • Graduation degree and marksheet (for LLM/Ph.D./ DPhil/ LLD courses)
  • Postgraduation degree and marksheet (for Ph.D./ DPhil/ LLD courses)
  • Migration certificate
  • Caste certificate (if applicable)
  • Entrance exam scorecard
  • Character certificate
  • Transfer certificate

Fee Structure [B.A./B.B.A, LL.B. (Hons.) Program]

ParticularsAmount
Tuition FeesINR 1,04,500 p.a.
(For FN/NRI/NRI- Sponsored Category is INR 2,72,500)
Admission Fee ( one time)INR 1000
Admission Processing Fee (one time)INR 5000
Infrastructure Development FeeINR 6000 p.a.
Development ChargesINR 3000 p.a.
Student Welfare FundINR 3000 p.a.
Examination FeeINR 2000 p.a.
Facilities FeesINR 16,000 p.a.
Library FeesINR 5000 p.a.
Mess FeesINR 21,000 p.a.
Room RentINR 16,000
Electricity ChargesINR 4,000
Refundable Deposits: 
Library DepositINR 5000
Hostel DepositINR 10,000

Chanakya National Law University Reservation (UG Courses)

Category

Seat Reservation (in %)

Seats Allotted

Unreserved

40

54

EWS under unreserved

10

6

SCs of Bihar

16

19

STs of Bihar

1

1

EBCs of Bihar

18

22

BCs of Bihar

12

14

WBCs of Bihar

3

4

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