Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

University rankings
University rankings
Law – India
NIRF (2020)[7]	11
India Today (2020)[8]	4

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
Type	National Law University & State University (Government)
Established	2005
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. S.K. Bhatnagar
Location	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus	Residential
Website	www.rmlnlu.ac.in

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), formerly Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law Institute, is a public law school and a National Law University located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. As one of the Autonomous law schools in India. It was established in 2005, and since then, has been providing undergraduate and post-graduate legal education. It has been ranked among the best law institutes in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Human Resource Development in recent years.[1] The University is funded by the state government.

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 4th of 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 premier National Law Universities of the Country.

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

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]

References

External links

Official website

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[1] "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

[2] "University Act" (PDF).

[3] "Amendment to the University Act" (PDF).

[4] ttps://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2021/participating_universities.html

[5] ttp://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/apply.html

[:0-6] "RMLNLU Brochure for CLAT" (PDF).

[Rankings_NIRF_L_2020-7] "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Law)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

[Rankings_IT_L_2020-8] "India's Best Colleges 2020: Law". India Today. 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[9] ttp://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/legal_aid_social_awareness.html

[10] ttp://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/moot_court.html

[11] ttp://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/debate_discussion_committee.html

[12] ttp://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/tahzeeb.html

[13] ttp://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/journal_committee.html

[14] ttp://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/internship_and_placement_committee.html

[15] ttp://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/sports_committee.html

[16] ttp://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/seminars-workshop.html

[17] ttp://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/student_welfare_committee.html

Autonomous Law Schools in India
National Law Universities	Chanakya National Law University Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur Gujarat National Law University Hidayatullah National Law University Himachal Pradesh National Law University Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur Nalsar University of Law National Law Institute University National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam National Law School of India University National Law University, Delhi Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University National Law University, Jodhpur National Law University Odisha National University of Advanced Legal Studies National University of Study and Research in Law Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Tamil Nadu National Law University West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
Central Universities	Faculty of Law, University of Delhi Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University
Deemed Universities	Indian Law Institute, New Delhi
IITs	Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur
Private	Amity Law School, Noida Army Institute of Law KIIT School of Law School of Law, Christ University Chaudhary Charan Singh College of Law Symbiosis Law School Jindal Global Law School Alliance School of Law
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Universities in Uttar Pradesh
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State	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University Azamgarh State University Banda University of Agriculture and Technology Bundelkhand University Chaudhary Charan Singh University Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University DSM National Rehabilitation University Gautam Buddha University Harcourt Butler Technical University Jananayak Chandrashekhar University Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University King George's Medical University Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology Prof. Rajendra Singh University Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Saharanpur State University Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Siddharth University U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary Science University and Cattle Research Institute University of Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University
Deemed	Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Dayalbagh Educational Institute Indian Veterinary Research Institute Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Santosh University Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology
Private	Amity University, Noida Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow Bareilly International University Bennett University Era University Galgotias University GLA University IFTM University IIMT University Integral University Invertis University J.S. University Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University Mangalayatan University Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Monad University Rama University Sanskriti University Sharda University Shobhit University Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University Shiv Nadar University Shri Venkateshwara University Swami Vivekanand Subharti University Teerthanker Mahaveer University