THE NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL

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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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

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 023
* 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:

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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  Price Waterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd
 Amarchand & Magaldas & Suresh A. Shroff  Reliance ADA Group
& Co.  Foreign Law Firms
 AZB & Partners  Allen & Overy
 Jyoti Sagar & Associates  Ashurst LLP
 Juris Corp  Clifford Chance
 Khaitan & Co.  Herbert Smith LLP
 Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan  LinkLaters
 Vaish & Associates  SJ Berwin, LLP
 Wadia Gandhy & Co.
 Trilegal  Government Bodies
 Corporate House  Bharat Heavy Electricals LTD
 Aditya Birla Group  Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
 Airtel  HUDCO
 Deloitte  Indian Oil Corporation
 Goldman Sachs  Ministry of Company Affairs
 ICICI Bank Ltd  Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
 ICICI Lombard Ltd  SEBI
 ICICI Prudential Ltd  Unit Trust of India
 JSW Steel Ltd  NeGD
 Larsen & Tubro Ltd  Legal Process Outsourcing
 Morgan Stanley  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
₹ 1,26,000 ₹ 95,000
Students
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
₹ 6,000 ₹ 6,000
Welfare Fee / Establishment
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
Refundable Charges (One
V
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)
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Tele: - (0755) 2696965/70,
Tele Fax: (0755) – 2696972
E-mail: nliu@nliu.ac.in, Web: www.nliu.ac.in