Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna

Postal Address

CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
Near Jakkanpur Police Station,
Nyaya Nagar, Mithapur,
Patna-800001, Bihar, India

Contact details

E-mail: vc@cnlu.ac.in, registrar@cnlu.ac.in
Phone: 91-612-2352314, 91-612-2352300

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Courses Details

B.A.LL.B

B.A.LL.B (Faculty of Law)
The five-year integrated undergraduate B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) The degree Programme is the flagship degree at CNLU that offers students training in a range of legal and non-legal subjects. CNLU pioneered this five-year program in India with the intention to provide a strong foundation upon which students can choose to pursue professional options or further academic opportunities.
The eligibility is as per CLAT Notification. For details see the CLAT website.

The number of seats:

The total number of seats available for Undergraduate (UG) programs is 138 (One Hundred Thirty-Eight), evenly divided into two categories: 69 seats for the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Course and 69 seats for the B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Course. All seats will be filled in on the basis of All India Rank of CLAT-2025.

INTAKE AND RESERVATION

1. For B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Course: Total No. of Seats – 69

SI. No.	Category	Percentage	Seats
1.	(i) Unreserved Category	40%	28
	(ii) Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	10%	07
2.	Scheduled Castes (SC) of Bihar	16%	11
3.	Scheduled Tribes (ST) of Bihar	01%	01
4.	Extremely Backward Classes – EBC (Annexure-I) of Bihar	18%	12
5.	Backward Classes – BC (Annexure-II) of Bihar	12%	08
6.	Women of Backward Classes (WBC) of Bihar	03%	02
TOTAL		100%	69

FEES

Academic Year 2025-26

SI. No.	Particular	Fee Structure (in INR)
1.	Tuition Fees	120698
2.	Admission Fee (One Time Payment)	1500
3.	Admission Processing Fee (One Time Payment)	5000
4.	Development Charges	10000
5.	Moot Court Fee	5000
6.	Arbitration & Mediation Fee	5000
7.	Sports Fee	5000
8.	Literary & Cultural Activities	4000
9.	Outsourced Charges	16000
10.	Internet Fee	3000
11.	Examination Fee	5000
12.	Library Fee	5000
13.	Mess Fee (Tentative)	31500
14.	Room Rent (Double Seated)	22000
15.	Electricity Charges	8000
16.	Alumni Fee (One-Time Payment)	1000
17.	NSS Fee (One-Time Payment)	20
Refundable Deposits
18.	Library Deposit	5000
19.	Hostel Deposit	10000
TOTAL		2,62,718 (Rs. Two Lakh Sixty Two Thousand Seven Hundred Eighteen only)

Notes:

Every Year: The tuition fee shall be increased by five percent.
Two Consecutive Semesters: Excludes summer placement, winter placement, and vacation.
Mess Fee and Electricity Charges: Subject to revision as per requirements.
Room Rent: For two consecutive semesters (excluding placements and vacations).

B.B.A.LL.B

B.B.A.LL.B. (Faculty of Law)
The five-year integrated undergraduate B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) The degree Programme is the flagship degree at CNLU that offers students training in a range of legal and non-legal subjects. CNLU pioneered this five-year program in India with the intention to provide a strong foundation upon which students can choose to pursue professional options or further academic opportunities.
The eligibility is as per CLAT Notification. For details see the CLAT website.

INTAKE AND RESERVATION

1. For B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Course: Total No. of Seats – 69

SI. No.	Category	Percentage	Seats
1.	(i) Unreserved Category	40%	28
	(ii) Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	10%	07
2.	Scheduled Castes (SC) of Bihar	16%	11
3.	Scheduled Tribes (ST) of Bihar	01%	01
4.	Extremely Backward Classes – EBC (Annexure-I) of Bihar	18%	12
5.	Backward Classes – BC (Annexure-II) of Bihar	12%	08
6.	Women of Backward Classes (WBC) of Bihar	03%	02
TOTAL		100%	69

FEES

Academic Year 2025-26

SI. No.	Particular	Fee Structure (in INR)
1.	Tuition Fees	120698
2.	Admission Fee (One Time Payment)	1500
3.	Admission Processing Fee (One Time Payment)	5000
4.	Development Charges	10000
5.	Moot Court Fee	5000
6.	Arbitration & Mediation Fee	5000
7.	Sports Fee	5000
8.	Literary & Cultural Activities	4000
9.	Outsourced Charges	16000
10.	Internet Fee	3000
11.	Examination Fee	5000
12.	Library Fee	5000
13.	Mess Fee (Tentative)	31500
14.	Room Rent (Double Seated)	22000
15.	Electricity Charges	8000
16.	Alumni Fee (One-Time Payment)	1000
17.	NSS Fee (One-Time Payment)	20
Refundable Deposits
18.	Library Deposit	5000
19.	Hostel Deposit	10000
TOTAL		2,62,718 (Rs. Two Lakh Sixty Two Thousand Seven Hundred Eighteen only)

Notes:

Every Year: The tuition fee shall be increased by five percent.
Two Consecutive Semesters: Excludes summer placement, winter placement, and vacation.
Mess Fee and Electricity Charges: Subject to revision as per requirements.
Room Rent: For two consecutive semesters (excluding placements and vacations).

Hostel Accommodation

Accommodation: Hostels usually offer shared rooms for students, with facilities like beds, study tables, chairs, and wardrobes. Some hostels may also have single rooms available.
Common Areas: Hostels typically have common areas such as study rooms, lounges, and recreation rooms where students can relax and socialize.
Mess Facilities: Many hostels have mess facilities that provide meals to students at fixed times. The quality and variety of food can vary from one hostel to another.
Security: Hostels usually have security measures in place to ensure the safety of students, such as security guards, access control systems, and CCTV cameras.
Housekeeping: Regular cleaning and maintenance of hostel facilities are generally provided to ensure a clean and hygienic environment.
Internet Connectivity: Many hostels offer internet connectivity either through Wi-Fi or wired connections to facilitate academic work and communication.
Laundry Facilities: Some hostels may provide laundry facilities for students to wash their clothes.

Campus life

Academic proficiency is the touchstone of any accomplished legal professional. In recognition of this proposition, the University’s Halls of Learning, popular among students by the name ‘ACAD BLOCK’ provides the requisite infrastructure and the desired ambiance needed for quality legal learning. The gates of the Halls of Learning have the Preamble inscribed on them which in a very sub-conscious manner continues to remind the students of the core values of the Indian legal framework. The Halls of Learning include all classrooms, each of which is equipped with projectors and air-conditioners, comfortable faculty offices, which are accessible to the students, the Conference Hall, which has been the venue of the most important symposiums, seminars, conferences, and lectures conducted by the University and Moot Court Halls. At a mere three-minute brisk walk distance from the Halls of Residence, the Halls of Learning provides the right kind of atmosphere to facilitate holistic education.

Campus Facilities

Cells:
1. Career development cell
2. Equal opportunity cell
3. CNLU Legal Aid cell
4. CNLU Pro bono cell
5. Anti-Ragging cell
6. CNLU Debating cell
7. NSS cell

Centers:
1. Centre For Innovation Research And Facilitation In Intellectual Property For Humanity & Development (CIRF-In-IPHD)
2. Child Right Centre
3. Centre For Career Development
4. Career Guidance Centre
5. Centre For Innovation Incubation And Legal Entrepreneurship
6. Centre For Advanced Research On Corporate And Insolvency Law
7. Centre For Law And Economics
8. Chanakya Centre For Alternative Dispute Resolution

Committee:
1. Moot Court Committee
2. Academic & Debating Committee
3. Sports Committee
4. Internal Complaints Committee

Library

The mission of the Library is to provide information services and access to bibliographic and full-text digital and printed resources to support the scholarly and informational needs of the university community. The CNLULibrary is situated on the ground floor of the huge three-storeyed building ‘Nishant Nilayam’. It is spread over 16,356.84 Sq.ft. area. The library is sprawling, spacious, and Air-Conditioned. It is well equipped with modern facilities like Wi-Fi, CCTV, and Remote Access. It has a separate reading hall with individual reading carrels, a separate section for periodicals and group study, a Reference section and a User Section, a large hall in the center for light reading like newspapers, magazines, fiction, etc., and a Common Hall for browsing and studying with personal books with a total seating capacity of 178.

Placement

Academic Year	No. of students graduating in minimum stipulated time	No. of Students placed	Median salary of placed graduates per annum(Amount in	No. of students selected for Higher Studies
2020-21	138	5	758716 (Seven Lakhs Fifty Eight Thousand Seven Hundred & Sixteen)	1
2021-22	127	112	1010000 (Ten Lakhs & Ten Thousand)	15
2022-23	137	105	1040000 (Ten Lakhs forty Thousand)	16