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CLAT 2025 admit card has been released on November 15, 2024.
Offline round of HPNLU Shimla's 5th National Moot Court Competition held on November 16, 2024.
HPNLU Shimla is organising International Conference on "Advancing Environmental Laws" on March 21, 2025.
Himachal Pradesh National Law University is an "Institute of National Importance" and was established in 2016. HPNLU Shimla offers courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels including BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM, MBA Law and Ph.D Law programmes.
Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria and appear for the entrance examination for admission to HPNLU. Admission to National Law University Shimla BA LLB and BBA LLB programmes is based on CLAT examination, while admission to LLM programmes is based on CLAT PG examination. However, for admission to the PH.D programme at NLU Shimla, a common National Level Test is conducted.
Needy and deserving students at HPNLU are given scholarships to help them satisfy their educational demands while enrolled in any course at the institution. NLU Shimla facilitates the students with various amenities as well that comprise hostel accommodation, library, mess facility and more.
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HPNLU Shimla is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Bar Council of India (BCI), and it is ranked 5th by the CLAT Cutoff List.
Himachal Pradesh National Law University is located at Ghandal, Himachal Pradesh.
Parameter | Description |
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Established | 2016 |
Exam | CLAT, CLAT PG |
Courses | 5 Degrees and 5 Courses |
Institute Type | State University |
Approvals | UGC, BCI |
Gender | Co-ed |
Student Count | 425 |
Faculty Count | 20 |
As himachal pradesh national law university is in its initial phase so the infrastructure is not so good but the library is in its best condition and internet is provided to both college and hostels and there are also the smart classrooms. The food is also hygienic.
Hello,
You haven't mentioned whether your query us regarding UG or PG course. As per the information available in your profile we consider that you are seeking admission in to UG course. The cut off in 2019 in round 3 for general category was as follows
Looking at the cut off it is very difficult to get seat in these NLUs considering your rank. However, cut off is subjected to change depending on number of candidates appeared, difficulty of the exam and number of seats available for admission etc.
To know the possible colleges in which you may get seat you can use our CLAT college predictor
https://law.careers360.com/clat-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer
Hello, i can sense your confusion and worry as you obviously don't want want to make a rushed decision and regret it later. No one else but only you can take this decision for yourself. You should make a career plan for yourself and decide. Evaluate your career options, what prospects do you have after your graduation, and then compare it to what your position will be if your pursue your law degree now . If you really want to be a lawyer, you should go for the NLU option as then our Sociology degree won't really matter much academically
you also have the option to complete your graduation now, and then give the DU LLB entrance or even CLAT again.
With the score you're mentioning you'll get a rank somewhere near 10000-15000. So in general category you can definitely expect NLUs Shimla and Jabalpur. In general category they require a rank below 10000 in general category and also they have some seats reserved for the people belonging from the respective states so if you belong to those states you can definitely expect or else it would be a little difficult. But don't loose hope since you've a decent score.
All the very best
A number of Merit-cum-Means scholarships are available for deserving and meritorious students of NLU Shimla by the university whose parent's/guardian's income does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- per annum or as may be laid down from time to time.
Yes, NLU Shimla graduates are successful. The quality of Education that one gets in the college is par excellence as the students are taught by well qualified faculties.
The Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU, Shimla) is a government university and it was established by the State Government in the year 2016, by an Act of the Legislature (Act 16 of 2016)
The Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla, was established by the State Government in the year 2016, by an Act of the Legislature (Act 16 of 2016).
NLU Shimla is good law university, the best thing about this college is the location of the college. It is amidst hills and the environment is pure and fresh.
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