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The National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU), was established by the Rashtriya Vidhi Sansthan

Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, Act No. 41 of 1997, by the Madhya Pradesh State Legislature substituted by Act No. 06

of 2018. NLIU is recognized by the University Grants Commission and the Bar Council of India. NLIU is the Second

National Law School established after NLSIU, Bangalore.

The VISION of NLIU is to become one of the best centers of legal education, training and research in the world. The

MISSION of NLIU is to develop and nurture the intellect for the betterment of the nation and humanity through Law

and Justice. The OBJECTIVES of the NLIU inter alia, are to contribute to the national development by instilling a

sense of responsibility among the students, while simultaneously cultivating in them spirit of intellectual freedom,

qualities of leadership, imaginative power and clarity.

NLIU has been designing and delivering courses with a view to enhance the ability and capacity of the students,

members of the faculty and other participants in avoiding and resolving problems within the framework of law.

Courses of Study

1 B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)

Duration of B.A.LL.B (Hons.) course is five years. There are three Trimesters in a year and each Trimester is of three

months duration. In each Trimester, students are taught four core subjects. To ensure continuous learning there is a

system of continuous evaluation. In each Trimester there is a midterm examination, an end term examination and a

project work (written and presentation) in each paper and a viva-voce examination. The maximum duration for

completion of this course is seven years.

2 LL.M.

Duration of LL.M. course is one year consisting of three Trimesters. Specialization is offered in the areas of: (1)

Intellectual Property & Business Law; (2) Constitutional and Administrative Law; and (3) Human Rights and Criminal

Law. Area of specialization is offered subject to the availability of faculty and sufficient number of students opting for

it. A student in each Trimester has to undertake a written examination and a project work (written and presentation) in

each paper. In the final Trimester a student has to submit a dissertation and undertake a viva-voce examination. For the

list of subjects visit www.nliu.ac.in.

3 Master of Cyber Law & Information Security (MCLIS)

Duration of MCLIS course is two year consisting of six Trimesters. A student in each Trimester has to undertake a

written examination and a project work (written and presentation) in each paper. In the final Trimester the student has

to submit a dissertation and undertake a viva-voce examination. Admission is through All India Entrance Test

conducted by NLIU Bhopal. For further detail visit www.nliu.ac.in.

4 Ph.D. in Law

Admission to Ph.D. program is done through an All India entrance test conducted by the University. A few fellowships

are available for the Ph.D. Program (Law).

5 Post Graduate Diploma courses through Distance Education Mode:

Three P.G. diploma Courses on (1) Cyber Law & Cyber Security; (2) GST; and (3) Consumer Protection Laws &

Practice have been considered for the Academic Session 2020-21. The details of these courses will be uploaded on the

university’s website by June 2020.

Learning & Teaching Methods

The NLIU strongly believes that in the class rooms the students and teachers create knowledge’ rather than the teacher

transmitting knowledge to the students. Integration of social science courses in the teaching of law courses, case method

and Socratic methods are employed in a meaningful way to facilitate the teaching – learning process in NLIU. Moot

court and client counseling competitions, language and computer proficiency are the regular and vibrant features of

NLIU. Constant and persistent endeavors are made to keep abreast with the current national and international teaching

practices and to ensure that the curriculum meets the needs, challenges and opportunities of legal education in the

twenty-first century.

List of Subjects – B.A.LL.B.(Hons.)

I Trimester II Trimester III Trimester

1 Sociology-I 5 Sociology-II 9 Political Science-I

2 Economics –I 6 Economics –II 10 Sociology of Law

3 Law of Torts-I 7 Law of Torts-II 11 Constitutional Law-I

4 Common Law Method 8 Law of Contract-I 12 Law of Contract-II

IV Trimester V Trimester VI Trimester

13 Political Science-II 17 Family Law-I 21 Family Law-II

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Admission

Intake and Reservation for B.A.LL.B (Hons.) Course

The total number of students to be admitted for 2020-21 shall be 122 through CLAT-2020. NLIU shall admit students to its

B.A.LL.B (Hons.) Course as per the following table:

Category Number of Seats Category Number of Seats

M.P. State SC 08 All India SC 08

MP State ST 10 All India ST 04

MP State OBC* 07 General 651

NRI/NRI Sponsored 182 Supernumerary Quota 02

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* Only those OBC Candidates can claim reservation under this category whose father/mother do not come under creamy

layer. Such candidates have to produce requisite certificate from competent authority to the effect that their parents at

present do not come under creamy layer category.

1. Out of 65 Seats 26 Seats are horizontally reserved for candidates having domicile certificate of State of M. P.

2. Eligibility for admission under NRI/NRI Sponsored Category, the candidate must be:

An NRI/OCI Card Holder/PIO Card Holder himself or herself,

OR

Sponsored by a First Degree Blood Relation or Second Degree Blood relation who is an NRI/OCI Card

Holder/PIO Card Holder.

Only those will be eligible who have given option as an NRI/NRI sponsored in the CLAT application form.

3. Reserved for candidates from the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

30 Seats are horizontally reserved for women candidates (excluding NRI/NRI sponsored and

supernumerary quota).

5 Seats are horizontally reserved for Persons with Disability (excluding NRI/NRI sponsored and

supernumerary quota).

Intake and Reservation for LL.M. Course

The total number of students to be admitted for 2019-20 shall be 60 through CLAT-2020. NLIU shall admit students to its

LL.M. Course as per the following table:

14 Constitutional Law-II 18 Constitutional Law-III 22 Property Law-I

15 Criminology 19 Criminal Law-I (IPC) 23 Criminal Law-II(IPC)

16 Equity, Trust & Specific Relief 20 History-I 24 History-II

VII Trimester VIII Trimester IX Trimester

25 Civil Procedure -I 29 Civil Procedure -II 33 Criminal Law-III(Cr.PC)

26 Human Rights Law 30 Corporate Law 34 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

27 Property Law-II 31 Law of Evidence-I 35 Law of Evidence-II

28 Law Relating to Partnership 32 International Trade Law 36 Capital Markets and Securities

X Trimester XI Trimester XII Trimester

37 Administrative Law-I 41 Administrative Law – II 45 Law Relating to Industrial Relations

38 Interpretation of Statutes - I 42 Interpretation of Statutes - II 46 Environmental Law

39 Criminal Law-IV(Cr.PC) 43 Jurisprudence- I 47 Jurisprudence- II

40 Consumer Protection Law & Policy 44 Intellectual Property Laws 48 Public International Law

XIII Trimester XIV Trimester XV Trimester

49 Private International Law 53 Clinical Legal Education 57 Elective-I

50 Social Security & Labour Welfare Laws 54 Taxation Law 58 Elective-II

51 Elective-I 55 Elective-I 59 Elective-III

52 Elective-II 56 Elective-II 60 Elective-IV

A number of Electives are offered to the students in the three Trimesters of Final Year

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Category Number of Seats Category Number of Seats

M.P. State SC 05 All India SC 05

MP State ST 06 All India ST 02

MP State OBC* 04 General 38**

* Only those OBC Candidates can claim reservation under this category whose father/mother do not come under creamy

layer. Such candidates have to produce requisite certificate from competent authority to the effect that their parents at

present do not come under creamy layer category.

**Out of 38 Seats 15 Seats are horizontally reserved for candidates having domicile certificate of State of M. P.

Three seats are horizontally reserved for candidates of Persons with Disability category.

18 seats are horizontally reserved for women candidates.

Full Tuition Fee Waiver & Scholarships

NLIU seeks to encourage meritorious students with a belief that money should not become a roadblock for meritorious

students with limited means. To realize this objective, the University has instituted the following Scholarships:

There are two Merit cum Means Scholarships one in the memory of Late Justice J. S. Verma and the other in the

name of the University. The scholarships cover full tuition fee waiver for the entire duration of the

B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) Course. In the first year of the course the scholarships are awarded to the NLIU students

securing highest marks in CLAT. From second year to fifth year the scholarships are awarded to the students

securing highest marks (without repeat) in the NLIU examinations of first year, second year, third year and fourth

year. To be eligible for the award of the scholarships merit alone is not sufficient to make a student eligible for the

award. The annual income of the parents of the students shall not exceed the amount as may be prescribed by the

university from time to time.

Junior and Senior Research Fellowships awarded to the Ph.D. candidates of NLIU under the Schemes of Ministry

of Human Resource Development.

NLIU also provides a limited fellowship to the Ph. D. candidates particularly during the course work.

Library

The Library “Gyan Mandir” is housed in a centrally air-conditioned building. It is well equipped with the state of the art

technology and tools. It has a very rich collection of learned tomes, national and international journals of law,

humanities and social sciences. A large collection of e-resources like Lexis Nexis, Hein Online, JSTOR, Manupatra,

AIR, SCC, and other materials are the hallmark of the Library.

Auditorium, Classrooms, Hostels and Canteen

The entire University campus has wireless internet facility. Class Rooms are air-conditioned, equipped with LED/LCD

projectors, Smart Boards and other facilities. University has an air-conditioned computer lab, having 120 computers

with 1 GBPS internet speed. Besides there are video conferencing facilities, auditorium, seminar halls, conference

rooms, etc. There are four hostels two each for men and women. It also has a well furnished guest house. University has

a modern, cozy, well furnished canteen on the campus. Recently, it has a 900 seat capacity Convention centre, named

Justice J. S. Verma Memorial Convention Centre, with the state of the art facility.

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Sports Facilities

Exercise of both mind and body is necessary to keep an individual healthy and fit. With a view to provide a congenial

environment on the campus both indoor and outdoor sports facilities are available. Indoor facilities include state-of-the-

art gymnasium, badminton courts, table tennis and pool game, outdoor facilities include tennis courts, volley ball

courts and basket ball court.

Gymnasium and Sports Facilities

Security on the Campus

Entire campus is covered by a boundary wall. Round the clock security is provided by trained security personnel.

Centers of Excellence

There are eleven Centers of Excellence : (1) Law Governance and Human Rights; (2) Civil & Criminal Justice

Administration; (3) Gender and Health Law; (4) Science, Technology and Law; (5) Environmental Law; (6) Business

and Commercial Law; (7) Law, Language & Culture; (8) Socio-Legal Studies; (9) WTO Studies; (10) Clinical Legal

Education and (11) Rajiv Gandhi National Cyber Law Centre with the support of Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Government of India.

Chair Professorships

The Ministry of Commerce & Industry Govt. of India had established a Chair on Intellectual Property Rights and

Ministry of Consumer Affairs had established Consumer Chair.

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Medals

1) Pt. Ramlal Ji Sharma Memorial Gold Medal is awarded to the Topper Student of B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) course. Pt.

Ramlal Ji Sharma Memorial Silver Medal is awarded to the Topper Student of first year, second year, third year

and fourth year of B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) course.

2) Justice Shachindra Diwedi Memorial Gold Medal is awarded to the Topper of LL.M. Corse.

3) Justice Nani A. Palkhiwala Memorial Gold Medal is awarded to the Topper of LL.M. Course.

4) Mrs. Pratibha Dubey Memorial Gold Medal is awarded to the Topper Female of B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) Course.

5) Justice G. P. Singh Memorial Gold Medal is awarded to the Topper of B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) Course.

6) Justice J. S. Verma Memorial Gold Medal is awarded to the Topper of B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) Course.

7) Prof V. S. Rekhi Memorial Gold Medal is awarded to the Topper of B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) Course.

8) Mr. Rizwan Shaad Memorial Gold Medal is awarded to the Topper of MCLIS Course.

A View of the NLIU Campus

Publications

NLIU publishes three journals: (1) Indian Law Review; (2) NLIU Journal of Intellectual Property Law; and (3)

NLIU Law Review. University has also published research monographs on different topics.

Annual Lectures and Conferences

NLIU organizes annually Justice Shacheendra Dwivedi Memorial Lecture, Justice G. P. Singh Memorial Lecture and

special regional and global conferences on contemporary issues.

In addition to regular teaching and research, training programs, refresher courses and workshops for teachers and other

target groups are continuing feature of the University. University is actively engaged in conducting research and

consultancy projects. To mention a few, it had undertaken projects sponsored by Government of M.P., M.P. State

Biodiversity Board, Bureau of Police Research and Development, Ministry of Human Resources Development , New

Delhi; ICSSR, UGC, UNICEF, UNDP, GTZ (Germany), UNFPA, etc.

Moot Court & Mediation

NLIU has a Moot Court Association (MCA), an elected body of students comprising of successful and experienced

mooters. NLIU organizes three Moot Court competitions annually i.e. the NLIU-Link Legal Client Counseling

Competition, NLIU National Corporate Law Moot and Justice R. K. Tankha Memorial International Moot Court

Competition and other moot court competitions from time to time. NLIU also hosts the prestigious NLIU-INADR

International Mediation Competition annually. NLIU students participate in international moot Court competitions every

year and have brought laurels to the University.

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Academic Exchange Program

NLIU has an understanding with the renowned Centre for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property

(CASRIP), Seattle, U.S.A., and two students attend the summer course at Washington University, Seattle every year.

CASRIP provides to these students scholarships to attend the program. NLIU Provides a financial assistance of

₹ 30,000/- each of the students.

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

NLIU has MoUs with five Foreign Universities:

1 International Institute of Air and Space Law of Leiden University, Netherland.

2 McGill University, Canada.

3 Lucerne University, Switzerland.

4 Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

5 School of Law, The University of Western Sydney, Australia.

NLIU has MoUs with:

1 Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai.

2 Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad.

3 Jagaran Lakecity University, Bhopal.

4 The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) created by the Ministry of Electronics & Information

Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India.

5 National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes & Narcotics.

6 RCPV Noronha Academy of Administration and Management, Bhopal

NLIU is a member of:

1 International Association of Law Schools.

2 Asian Law Institute.

3 Association of Indian Universities (AIU)

4 Consortium of NLUs

Placement of Students Students of NLIU have an excellent track record in placements and are placed in a number of leading national and

international Law firms, banks, government establishments, etc. To name a few:-

Law Firms

Amarchand & Magaldas & Suresh A. Shroff

& Co.

AZB & Partners

Jyoti Sagar & Associates

Juris Corp

Khaitan & Co.

Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan

Vaish & Associates

Wadia Gandhy & Co.

Trilegal

Corporate House

Aditya Birla Group

Airtel

Deloitte

Goldman Sachs

ICICI Bank Ltd

ICICI Lombard Ltd

ICICI Prudential Ltd

JSW Steel Ltd

Larsen & Tubro Ltd

Morgan Stanley

Price Waterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd

Reliance ADA Group

Foreign Law Firms

Allen & Overy

Ashurst LLP

Clifford Chance

Herbert Smith LLP

LinkLaters

SJ Berwin, LLP

Government Bodies

Bharat Heavy Electricals LTD

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd

HUDCO

Indian Oil Corporation

Ministry of Company Affairs

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation

SEBI

Unit Trust of India

NeGD

Legal Process Outsourcing

Pangea3

Quislex

A number of students are also working with senior lawyers of Supreme Court & High Courts, and the alumni are also

practicing as advocates in District Courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court. Some of the alumni are working as

Advocates on Record in Supreme Court of India and also as Judges in different states. Some have joined Teaching /

Research profession. A number of students are selected for prestigious Clerkship programme of the Supreme Court of

India.

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A number of NLIU students have gone for higher studies to some of the leading universities of the world, like, Oxford

University, Cambridge University, Harvard University, Columbia University, University of London, New York

University, National University of Singapore, etc.

NLIU students have received prestigious scholarships like Commonwealth Scholarship (UK), Erasmus Mundus

Scholarship (EU) etc.

Annual Fees Schedule for BA.LL.B.(Hons.) & LL.M.

Particulars B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) LL.M.

I Admission Fees (One Time) ₹ 6,000 ₹ 6,000

II Tuition Fee

SC/ST/OBC/PWD/General

Students ₹ 1,26,000 ₹ 95,000

NRI / NRI Sponsored US$ 10000 -

III Examination & Facilities Fee

Reading Material Fee ₹ 6,000 ₹ 6,000

IT/Computer Fee ₹ 9,000 ₹ 9,000

Examination Fee ₹ 6,000 ₹ 6,000

Moot Court Fee ₹ 3,000 -

Extra Curricular Fee/ Student

Welfare Fee / Establishment ₹ 6,000 ₹ 6,000

Campus Development Fee ₹ 6,000 ₹ 6,000

Sports Fee ₹ 4,500 ₹ 4,500

Library Fee ₹ 6,000 ₹ 6,000

IV Hostel Charges*

Hostel Application Charges ₹ 250 ₹ 250

Room Rent Charges ₹ 18,000 ₹ 18,000

Mess Charges ₹ 29,500 ₹ 29,500

Hostel Amenities Charges ₹ 7,500 ₹ 7,500

V Refundable Charges (One

Time)

Caution Money ₹ 5,000 ₹ 5,000

Library Deposit ₹ 5,000 ₹ 5,000

Hostel Deposit ₹ 5,000 ₹ 5,000

1. There shall be an annual increase of ₹ 5,000/- in the Tuition Fee for Indian Nationals every academic session of the 5-

year B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) Course.

2. The fees / charges are provisional and subject to revision as per the decision of University.

3. Fees once deposited shall not be refunded under any circumstances whatsoever.

4. As per the order of the Department of Tribal and Scheduled Cast Welfare, Govt. of M.P., Bhopal the candidates

belonging SC/ST and OBC categories of M.P. are eligible to get reimbursement of certain fee and charges from

government of India or government of M.P. as the case may be.

*Hostel charges shall be as given at S.No. IV or on actual basis whichever is higher.

For Further details contact: Registrar

The National Law Institute University

Kerwa Dam Road, Bhopal – 462 044 (M.P) Tele: - (0755) 2696965/70, Tele Fax: (0755) – 2696972

E-mail: nliu@nliu.ac.in, Web: www.nliu.ac.in