National Law University Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi, India
NLU Delhi is the top-ranked law school in India. Admission is through AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) for its integrated B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programme. Placement salaries are among the highest for law graduates in India.
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Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Established
2008
Degree levels
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Instruction
English-taught
Rankings
Rankings are published annually by their respective organisations and change every year. Confirm the current-year position on the official ranking website before relying on it.
How to apply
NLU Delhi AILET portal
Region
India →Domestic applicants · Indian citizens
Apply through the entrance tests this institution accepts (AILET) and the relevant centralised or institute-level counselling — for many engineering institutes that is JoSAA or CSAB. Confirm the current route, eligibility, category provisions and fees on the official website.
International applicants · foreign nationals, NRI / OCI
Foreign nationals, PIO/OCI and NRI applicants usually apply through a separate foreign-national, NRI or supernumerary channel that varies by institute — for some centrally funded technical institutes this is the DASA (Direct Admission of Students Abroad) scheme, while others run their own international-admissions office — with different eligibility, seats and fees, and a student visa to study in India. The exact route changes each year; verify it on the official institute and Government of India sources before applying.
Admission tests
Requirements change from one intake to the next — confirm the current ones on National Law University Delhi’s official site (opens in a new tab) before you apply.
Applying to universities in India
- Application platform
- JoSAA / CSAB (engineering), CAT/CAP (MBA), CLAT consortium (law), NEET counselling (medicine)
- Intakes
- July/August
- Student visa
- N/A (domestic) / Student Visa for international applicants
- Working while studying
- On-campus only at most institutions; internships standard in summer.
Official sources: Study in India — Ministry of Education · Indian Visa Online — Government of India. Visa and work rules change — verify on the official source before relying on them.
Popular fields of study
Source: National Law University Delhi official website. Details here are for guidance only — tuition, deadlines, rankings and eligibility change every academic year, so confirm on the official university site before applying.
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