Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU) is a

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and a

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located in

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, India. 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

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reports by the

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(erstwhile

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). The university is fully-funded by the (state)

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History

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, was established by an Act of Govt. of Uttar Pradesh in 2005 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. This was done to give a comprehensive national character to the institute on lines with the other National Law Universities of the country.

Academics

Admission

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(CLAT) is a centralized test for admission to prominent National Law Universities in India. All admissions in RMLNLU, for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs are made on the basis of performance in the CLAT exam. (Part-time courses have a different selection procedure)

Academic programmes

The university currently offers B.A./ LL.B. (

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) (Five years integrated programme),

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(One year programme),

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and a few PG courses.(part-time)

Undergraduate

RMLNLU offers undergraduates a five-year integrated B.A./ LL.B. (

) 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

Postgraduate

RMLNLU offers a one-year degree in

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programme. The intake is 24 and 07 (supernumerary seats) per year

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.

Foreign Language

RMLNLU offers certificate courses in French, German and Spanish.

Ranking

The university was ranked fourth by ''

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''s "India's Best Law Colleges 2020",. The

(NIRF) ranked it 11th among law colleges in 2020.

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. * Moot Court Committee * Debate and Discussion Committee * Cultural Committee (Tehzeeb) * Journal Committee * Internship and Placement * Sports Committee * Seminar Committee * Student Welfare Committee

References

External links

Official website
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