Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

Law school in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

Motto	धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय (Sanskrit)
Type	National Law University
Established	2005 (19 years ago) (2005)
Affiliation	UGC, BCI
Chairperson	Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Visitor	Vikram Nath
Vice-Chancellor	Amar Pal Singh
Location	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus	Residential
Website	www.rmlnlu.ac.in

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, also known as RMLNLU or NLU Lucknow is a public law school and a National Law University located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established as Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law Institute undergraduate and post-graduate legal education, later in 2006 it was renamed as RMLNLU to give a NLU touch to its name. It is one among the 26 NLUs across India and the first one established in Uttar Pradesh. It is among the top 10 National Law Universities / Law colleges in India.

History

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, was established by an Act of Govt. of Uttar Pradesh in 2005 by then Chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and came into being on 4 January 2006 to meet up the new challenges in legal field. Originally incorporated as 'Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law Institute, Uttar Pradesh' word 'Institute' was substituted by the 'University' later, via an amendment in the Act in November 2006. This was done to give a comprehensive national character to the institute on lines with the other National Law Universities of the country.

Academics, Rankings, Courses

Admission, Courses & Ranking

The admission to RMLNLU is possible through Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) it is a centralized test for admission to prominent National Law Universities in India. It is one among the TOP 05 toughest entrance examinations of India. All admissions in RMLNLU, for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs are made on the basis of performance in the CLAT exam. (Part-time courses have a different selection procedure)

Academic programmes

The university currently only offers B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) (Five years integrated programme), LL.M. (One year programme), PhD. and a few PG courses which are part-time .

Undergraduate

RMLNLU offers undergraduates a five-year integrated B.A./LL.B. (Hons.) programme which, upon completion, qualifies the student to sit for the bar to practice law in India or work as a corporate lawyer or in other law, non-law related fields.

The intake capacity of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Programme is 169 + 18 NRI Seats ( it may change from year to year )

Postgraduate

RMLNLU offers a one-year degree in LL.M. programme.

The intake is 24 and 07 (supernumerary seats), ( it may change year to year )

Diploma Courses

The university is also running a one-year Post-graduate Diploma Programme in Cyber Law since 2014, one year Post-graduate diploma Programme in Intellectual Property Right since 2015 and One Year Post-graduate Diploma Programme in Media Law, Entertainment and Ethics since 2019.

Foreign Language

RMLNLU offers certificate courses in French, German and Spanish.

Rankings

University rankings
Law – India
NIRF (2022)	17
India Today (2022)	7

The university was ranked 7th by India Today's "India's Best Law Colleges 2022". The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 17th among law colleges in 2022. RMLNLU / NLU, Lucknow is basically ranked & counted among the TOP 10 prestigious law colleges / NLUs of the country.

Student Committees & Campus

Student committees

Legal Aid Committee: Among other things, the committee runs a legal aid clinic where marginalized sections of the society can get free legal advice.
Moot Court Committee
Debate and Discussion Committee
Cultural Committee (Tehzeeb)
Journal Committee
Internship and Placement
Sports Committee
Seminar Committee
Student Welfare Committee

Campus

NLU Lucknow's campus is approx 45 acres. The campus is large with its own shopping complex, fields, indoor games facility, gyms, Olympic-size swimming pools, halls, moot court, hostels, and classes The hostel's dining serves hotel style food which includes both veg and non-Veg dishes.

References

External links

Official website

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