National Law Institute University Bhopal (NLIU BHOPAL) - Admission

NLIU Bhopal Admission 2023 Highlights 

Candidates can check all the basic details about admission at National Law Institute University from the table given below: 

NLIU Admission Dates 2023 

Candidates can check the important dates for admission at NLIU Bhopal in the academic session of 2023-2023 from the table given below. 

NLIU Application Form 2023 

 Candidates can check all the information related to the NLIU Bhopal application form 2023 from the points below: 

• The candidates who are interested in UG / PG courses can submit their application form through the online mode.
• Candidates have to register themselves for an entrance examination for P.hD and MCLIS Programme 2023. 
• The application form are available on the NLIU official website. 
• The candidates are requested to fill the application form only after checking the eligibility of the courses. 
• All the documents are needed to be uploaded in the online form.
• The application fees for the same has to be submitted through Online payment system. 
• After filling the application form the candidates are requested to pay the fees and take the printout of the application form for further references. 

Application Fees 

NLIU has announced application fees according to the Diffrent categories and courses. The candidates can refer the table below for application fees announced by the University: 

Documents Required 

Candidates have to bring the following documents at the time of counselling conducted by NLIU Bhopal : 

• Character certificate 
• Migration certificate 
• Transfer certificate 
• Application form filled 
• Caste certificate 
• Marksheets 10th and 12th 
• CLAT Rank Card 
• 4 Photographs passport size
• Latest qualified degree marksheet . 

NLIU Application Process 2023 

Candidates applying for UG and PG programmes, need to register for CLAT with an application fee of Rs Rs 4,000 for General category candidates whereas, the application fee for reserved category candidates is Rs 3,500. Follow the below-mentioned steps for the CLAT registration:

1. Visit the CLAT official website.
2. Click on “Click Here” to fill the registration form
3. Register yourself by clicking on the register button
4. Fill the application form by entering required details
5. Submit the application form along with a passport-size photograph
6. Pay the CLAT application fee online via debit/ credit cards or net banking

The candidate can obtain the application form from the NLIU Offlicial Website or from the registrar’s office.

• The candidate must print the application form.
• Paste a passport size photograph.
• Fill in the personal details such as- Name, Phone number, Parent’s name, address, etc
• Followed by the educational qualifications.
• The candidate must attach the following necessary documents along with the application form:
  • 10th class certificate
  • 12th class certificate
  • Undergraduate certificate
  • Caste certificate
  • PWD category certificate
• The filled-in application along with the fees and the necessary enclosures should be sent to the below-mentioned address:
  “Registrar,
  National Law Institute University,
  Kerwa Dam Road,
  Bhopal-462044 (M.P.)”
• Filled application forms are to be submitted in person or through ‘Speed-Post’ Only.
• Application Fee of INR 1000/- (500/- for SC/ST) is to be paid in cash or through DD of any nationalized bank drawn in favor of ‘Director, National Law Institute University, Bhopal’, payable at Bhopal.

Documents required at the time of admission:

• Class 10 and Class 12 marksheet
• Class 10 and Class 12 certificate
• Bachelor’s degree along with the mark sheet
• Degree & marksheet of LLB/ BA-LLB examination
• Degree & mark sheet of LLM examination
• Migration certificate
• Caste certificate (if required)
• Certificate of a person with a disability (if applicable)
• PwD affidavit (if applicable)
• Duly filled admit card

NLIU UG Admissions 2023 

NLIU offers BA LLB in Undergraduate programme in 4 different specializations. The candidates must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board with at least 45% marks in aggregate. The final selection of seats will be based on the candidate's scores in CLAT examination. The candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in March or April are also eligible to apply for the entrance examination but must produce evidence of passing the examination at the time of admission. The duration for the course is 5 years. 

NLIU PG Admissions 2023

The University provides LLM, MCLIS and PG Diploma in the admissions for postgraduate courses. Candidates must have passed the qualifying exam with a minimum of 55% marks in case the candidate belongs to OBC/Unreserved/SAP (Specially Abled Persons) category and 50% marks in case the candidate belongs to SC or ST category. Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in March or April are also eligible to apply for the entrance examination but must provide an evidence of passing their qualifying examination in their respective Universities during the time of the admission. Candidates must apply for CLAT online only. For applying for LLM candidate must register oneself and then proceed to fill the application form.

For admission in Master of Cyber Law and Informantion Security (MCLIS), the candidates must have passed their bachelor's with 50% aggregate from any recognised university. The duration of the programme is from 2 years and can extend to 4 years. The final selection of the candidates will be on the basis of entrance examibation conducted by the University. Candidates have to score the minimum scores to be eligible for admissions.  PG Diploma offered in Cyber law is for a duration of months and candidates can apply for it once they complete their bachelor's in Law. For more details candidates can refer the table below. 

NLIU P.hD Admissions 2023 

The University offers a PhD programme in two different disciplines of Law. PhD is offered with a minimum course duration of three years and a maximum of six. The University conducts its own entrance test for admission to PhD programme. Any candidate, who has done master’s in the relevant discipline, can apply for the same. The final selection of students will be based on the entrance test scores and the performance in PI. If the candidates have already appeared for UGC NET are exempted from giving the entrance examination.  Eligibility criteria for the same is given below:

Admission through CLAT Examinations 

The University takes in admissions for the LLM Programme on the basis of CLAT (Common Law Admission Test). The examination will be held in an offline mode for a duration of 2 hours. CLAT question paper will carry 150 marks based on the topics from English language, current affairs including general knowledge, legal reasoning, logical reasoning and Quantitative Techniques. For LLM paper candidates have to secure 40% at least out of 100 objective types of question to be qualified for Descriptive Paper. For every correct answer, candidates will be awarded 1 marks while 0.25 marks will be deducted for the wrong answer. The candidates have to fill the application form through Online mode and pay the required fees for the examination. Admit card would be received before the examination that is to be carried in the examination centre. 

NLIU Entrance Examination for MCLIS and P.hD Programmes

The University takes in admission for MCLIS and P.Hd through an entrance examination. The examination is conducted through Offline mode for a total of 100 marks. The candidates can fill the application form Online mode from the official website of the University for Rs. 1000 (General) and Rs. 500 for SC/ST. The candidate must have passed a bachelor's degree in Law with 50% aggregate. The examination will be conducted only in English. The syllabus would mainly consist of the topic from Aptitude test, General Awareness, Basic English proficiency and Basic of computers. The examinations has been postponed till further notification by the University. 

Scholarships 

The University also provides various scholarships to the unprivileged students from Reserved categories and to the meritorious students in accordance with their academic performances. The list for scholarships is given below and their criteria for attaining the scholarships: 

Reservation Policy

Candidates can check the reservation of seats as decided by the university from the following table. 

Placements 

Counselling

National Law Institute University was established by Rashtriya Vidhi Sansthan Vishwavidhayala Adhiniyam by an act of Madhaya Pradesh state legislature 1997. The university is recognised by UGC and BCI and deals in legal education, training and research in the field of law. The university is ranked among the top 15 laws schools in India and has collaborations with CASRIP, Seattle, USA and Washington universitites. The placements are very good in the university. The university has a number  highly educated faculty members who are well experienced in the field of law. The university is situated in a big acres of land and as an eco friendly environment and offers various facilities to the students such as 24*7 availability of internet , digital classrooms ampi theatre , bank , health care centres , guest houses , separate hostel for girls and boys etc . Apart from this many fests , seminars , workshops , sport fests  are conducted to keep the students entertained and overall developement. Overall the university is very good place for the students interested in law.