National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur, established in 1999, is a state University in Rajasthan. It is ranked 10 by NIRF 2022 out of 30 Law colleges in India. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate programs such as BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM, MBA, PhD/ LLD. NLU Jodhpur Admission to the Integrated and PG courses is based on marks secured in CLAT and CAT/MAT/CMAT. Doctorate program admissions are done based on merit in university entrance exams. Check NLU Jodhpur Fees

NLU Jodhpur Important Dates

Events Dates
CLAT 2024 Application Start Date July 1, 2023
CLAT 2024 Application Form Last Date November 3, 2023 
Issue of CLAT 2024 Admit Card November or December 2023 (Tentative)
CLAT 2024 Exam Date December 3, 2023 
CLAT Answer Key Release Date December 2023 (Tentative)
CLAT 2024 Result Date January 2024 (Tentative)
CLAT 2024 Counselling Date January 2024 (Tentative)

NLU Jodhpur Quick Facts

  • National Law University Jodhpur has been recognized as one of the top law schools in India.
  • It has been recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Bar Council of India (BCI), and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). 
  • NLU Jodhpur graduates work in top national and international firms and also go to Harvard, Yale, Oxford, and King’s for further studies. 
  • The university is famous around the country for its undergraduate programs. 
  • NLU Jodhpur only accepts the scores of the CLAT and CAT for their undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The cut off for admission at NLU Jodhpur is usually high for the general category. Check NLU Jodhpur Cut off
  • National Law University awards Trilok Chand Mangilal Sancheti Gold Medal, Sampath raj Bhandari Gold medal, Smt. Pushab Kanwar Nemichand Dakalia Gold Medal and Sudha Jagdish Chandra N.Mundra gold medal to the meritorious students.
  • It has facilities such as classrooms, Moot courts, conference hall, board room, residence hall, mess, gym, cultural and sports complex, health care center, guesthouse, bank, and convention centers. Check: NLU Hostel Details 

NLU Jodhpur Ranking 

National Law University (NLU) Jodhpur, Rajasthan has been given the following rankings:

Year  Body Ranking 
2022 NIRF (Law) #10
2021 NIRF (Law) #8
2020 The Week  #4

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NLU Jodhpur Courses & Fee

National Law University, Jodhpur offers UG, PG, and PhD courses in Law. A brief details about NLU Courses are given in the table below: 

Courses  Course Details  Selection Basis
Integrated LLB  Duration: 5 Years
Fees: INR 2,00,000 - 6,00,000/-
Eligibility: A candidate who has passed the 12th standard in any stream from CBSE/ICSE/HSSC/ WBBSE or any other board recognized by the National Law University(NLU)Jodhpur, Rajasthan with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
Specializations: BA LLB; BBA LLB. 		 CLAT
LLM  Duration: 1 Year
Fees: INR 4,00,000 - 10,00,000/-
Eligibility: A candidate who has a bachelor’s degree in the specific specialization from any university or college recognized by the National Law University(NLU)Jodhpur, Rajasthan with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
Specializations: Corporate Laws, Intellectual Property Rights 
MBA  Duration: 2 Years
Fees: INR 5,00,000 - 12,00,000/-
Eligibility: A candidate who has a bachelor’s degree in any specialization from any university or college recognized by the NLU Jodhpur with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
Specializations: Insurance, Insurance Risk Management. 		 CAT/ MAT/ CMAT 
PhD/ LLD Duration: 3 Years
Fees: INR 1,00,000 - 3,00,000/-
Eligibility: A candidate who has a Master’s degree in law from any university or college recognized by NLU Jodhpur with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
Specializations: Law		 University Entrance Exam + PI 

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NLU Jodhpur Placements

The training and placement cell of NLU Jodhpur has been doing a phenomenal job in terms of jobs and internships for many years. The cell is responsible for many activities such as:

  • NLU Jodhpur has an internship program for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs where the undergraduates get to experience the law environment each academic year with different national and international organizations. 
  • The postgraduates are required to undergo a 3-month internship with state or union undertaking, private or public undertakings, advocates. 
  • NLU Training and Placement cell has prepared students and helped them in securing positions in both national and international law firms, financial institutions, senior counsels, and national regulators.
  • The offers by the national law firms can range anywhere between Rs 8 LPA - Rs 16 LPA, and the international law firms’ offers can go up to Rs 30 LPA.

NLU Jodhpur 2023 placement highlights are as follows:

Particulars Placement Statistics 2023
Total Recruiters 22
No. of Students Placed 69
Job offers Received 86
Job offers Accepted 35
PPOs 24
Company with most Offers Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Top Recruiters AZB & Partners, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co., Saraf & Partners, Trilegal, J Sagar Associates, etc. 

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NLU Jodhpur FAQs

Ques. What are the popular courses of NLU, Jodhpur, and the minimum fees of these programs? 

Ans. The popular course of NLU, Jodhpur at UG domain is integrated course B.A LLB & at PG domain is LLM. The total fees of these two courses are INR 11.20 Lakhs and INR 1.99 Lakhs respectively. Check: NLU, Jodhpur Courses & Fees

Ques. What is the placement scenario of NLU, Jodhpur? 

Ans. The placement records of NLU, Jodhpur are quite good. Top companies & foreign firms participate in the placement drives and recruit the aspirants of the university. In the previous year law firms like AZB & Partners, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Desai & Diwanji, Khaitan & Co., L&L Partners Law Offices, Majmudar & Partners, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, ICICI Bank, Robert Half Legal, MZM Legal have participated and hired the students. Students of the previous year have lucrative vacation schemes with several foreign law firms also Herbert Smith Freehills, London, Linklaters, London, etc. Check: NLU, Jodhpur Placement 

Ques. What is the minimum cutoff required to get into NLU, Jodhpur?

Ans. NLU, Jodhpur accepts qualified scores of CLAT for admission to LLB and LLM courses. For the General category students, the CLAT 2021 LLB course round 4 Closing Rank is 343, for the LLM course round 4 Closing Ranks is 423. Check: NLU, Jodhpur Cutoff 

Ques. Does NLU, Jodhpur offer programs at Distance Education? 

Ans. Yes, NLU, Jodhpur offers programs at Distance Education along with regular courses. The university provides courses at Distance Education to give opportunities to the students who want to continue the learning and the growing importance of widening their horizons in the practical & theoretical skills. The university offers courses like M.S in Cyber Security & Law & Masters in IP & Management.

Ques. Does NLU, Jodhpur offer any accommodation facility?

Ans. NLU, Jodhpur offers Halls of Residence for both boys’ & girls’. All the student has been allotted individual rooms with adequate space. Students are permitted to keep cooler as per their conveniences along with that a student can avail the facility of getting the room cleaned daily. The washrooms are shared in the hostels, with one compound for the same on every floor. The hostel amenities are com with laundry facilities. Nonetheless, the students have also been allowed to purchase and operate a washing machine on each floor and both the hostels are separate from each other compound is built separately from the Boys Hostel with a specific entry gate to ensure their safety and well-being. Both hostels have sufficient proximity to the mess. Check: NLU, Jodhpur Hostel

Ques. What are the reservations being offered by NLU Jodhpur?

Ans. NLU Jodhpur provides reservation to the students who belong to categories such as:

  • Scheduled castes - 15%
  • Scheduled Tribes - 7.5%
  • Physically handicapped - 5%

Ques What are centers established by the NLU Jodhpur to help students understand corporate work and legal research?

Ans. The centers opened by NLU Jodhpur to help the students are:

  • Centre for competition law and policy 
  • Centre for Risk management and derivatives
  • Centre for Studies in Environment, energy and natural resources
  • Centre for studies in banking and finance 
  • Centre for IP Studies
  • Centre for Tax Law
  • Centre for Legal Theory 
  • Centre for Gender studies
  • Centre for Litigation studies

Ques. What institutes is NLU Jodhpur collaborating with to conduct joint programs and activities? 

Ans. NLU Jodhpur has collaborations with institutions such as:

  • Freiburg University, Germany
  • US education Foundation, New Delhi
  • Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi 
  • King's College, University of London
  • Ural State Law Academy, Russia
  • Beijing Union University, China
  • University of Arizona