Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
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Motto | धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय (Sanskrit) |
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Type | National Law University & State University (Government) |
Established | 2005 |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. S.K. Bhatnagar |
Location | , , |
Campus | Residential |
Website | www |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU) is one of the public National Law Universities located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India (hence, colloquially also known as National Law University, Lucknow). It was established as Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law Institute in 2005, and since then, has been providing undergraduate and post-graduate legal education. It ranks 11th among India's law institutes in the 2020 edition of National Institutional Ranking Framework reports by the Ministry of Education (India) (erstwhile MHRD).[1] The University is fully-funded by the (state) Government of Uttar Pradesh.
History
Dr.Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, was established by an Act of Govt. of Uttar Pradesh in 2005 [2] 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.[3] This was done to give a comprehensive national character to the Institute on lines with the other National Law Universities of the country.[citation needed]
Academics
Admission
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralized test for admission to prominent National Law Universities in India.[4] All admissions in RMLNLU, for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs are made on the basis of performance in the CLAT exam.[5] (Part-time courses have a different selection procedure)
Academic programmes
The University currently offers B.A./LL.B. (Hons.) (Five years integrated programme), LL.M. (One year programme), PhD. and a few PG courses.(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.
The intake capacity of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Programme is 169 + 18 NRI Seats[6]
Postgraduate
RMLNLU offers a one-year degree in LLM programme.
The intake is 24 and 07 (supernumerary seats) per year[6]
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.[6]
Foreign Language
RMLNLU offers certificate courses in French, German and Spanish.[6]
Ranking
University rankings | |
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Law – India | |
NIRF (2020)[7] | 11 |
India Today (2020)[8] | 4 |
The university was ranked 4th by India Today's "India's Best Law Colleges 2020",.[8] The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 11th among law colleges in 2020.[7]
Student life
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.[9]
- Moot Court Committee [10]
- Debate and Discussion Committee [11]
- Cultural Committee (Tehzeeb) [12]
- Journal Committee[13]
- Internship and Placement [14]
- Sports Committee [15]
- Seminar Committee [16]
- Student Welfare Committee [17]
See also
References
- ^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "University Act" (PDF).
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Amendment to the University Act" (PDF).
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2021/participating_universities.html
- ^ http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/apply.html
- ^ a b c d "RMLNLU Brochure for CLAT" (PDF).
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Law)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b "India's Best Colleges 2020: Law". India Today. 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/legal_aid_social_awareness.html
- ^ http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/moot_court.html
- ^ http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/debate_discussion_committee.html
- ^ http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/tahzeeb.html
- ^ http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/journal_committee.html
- ^ http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/internship_and_placement_committee.html
- ^ http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/sports_committee.html
- ^ http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/seminars-workshop.html
- ^ http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/student_welfare_committee.html
External links