NUALS Kochi Admission 2025 - Dates, Form, Online Process, Fees

The admission process of NLU Kochi or NUALS is quite easy and all the information, from eligibility criteria to the selection process for various law courses offered by the university, has been explained at length in this section. Before proceeding with the application process, candidates must check out the eligibility criteria for the available programmes.
The university offers multiple undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral law programmes. The programmes offered by the university are approved and recognised by UGC. For all of the courses, National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi selects candidates on the basis of merit or entrances conducted at both national and state level. NLU, Kochi Admission Forms 2020 can be filled on its official website. All the NLU Kochi Admission Process 2020 details including the application process 2020, selection process, eligibility criteria have been provided below.

Candidates seeking admission to B.A.LL.B (Hons.) or LL.M course at NLU Kochi must appear for CLAT. To register for the same, go through the process mentioned below:

• Register at the CLAT 2020 website by using your mobile number and email ID. After the mobile number is validated, the candidate may log in using the same mobile number and password.
• Fill the form with your name and all the other details. The names must be spelt correctly in the application.
• Fill the preference for the NLUs and the centre of the entrance test. 
• Upload the required documents such as front-facing passport-sized recent photograph with a plain background, the signature of the candidate, category certificate if you are applying under SC/ST/OBC, relevant certificate issued by a competent authority if the candidate is P.W.D or he/she comes under BPL category.
• Editing the online application after successful submission will not be allowed.
• The application fee must be paid only online.

NLU Kochi B.A. LL.B Eligibility Criteria 2020

Candidates who seek admission to the 5-year Integrated B.A.LL.B (Hons.) degree at NLU Kochi must have qualified the Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (10+2) or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto with not less than 45% marks. 
Exemption up to 5% for the qualifying examination is given to the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST), as declared eligible for reservation in the State of Kerala and up to 3% is offered to the candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, as declared eligible for reservation in the State of Kerala. These categories are allowed to apply for CLAT if they obtain not less than 40% and 42% of marks, respectively, in the qualifying examination.
Students who are appearing for the qualifying examination are allowed to appear for CLAT. However, they should submit the results of the qualifying examination at the time of admission. If they do not do so, the candidates shall be considered ineligible.

Candidates seeking admission to B.A.LL.B (Hons.) or LL.M course at NLU Kochi must appear for CLAT. To register for the same, go through the process mentioned below:

• Register at the CLAT 2020 website by using your mobile number and email ID. After the mobile number is validated, the candidate may log in using the same mobile number and password.
• Fill the form with your name and all the other details. The names must be spelt correctly in the application.
• Fill the preference for the NLUs and the centre of the entrance test. 
• Upload the required documents such as front-facing passport-sized recent photograph with a plain background, the signature of the candidate, category certificate if you are applying under SC/ST/OBC, relevant certificate issued by a competent authority if the candidate is P.W.D or he/she comes under BPL category.
• Editing the online application after successful submission will not be allowed.
• The application fee must be paid only online.

NLU Kochi B.A. LL.B Eligibility Criteria 2020

Candidates who seek admission to the 5-year Integrated B.A.LL.B (Hons.) degree at NLU Kochi must have qualified the Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (10+2) or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto with not less than 45% marks. 
Exemption up to 5% for the qualifying examination is given to the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST), as declared eligible for reservation in the State of Kerala and up to 3% is offered to the candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, as declared eligible for reservation in the State of Kerala. These categories are allowed to apply for CLAT if they obtain not less than 40% and 42% of marks, respectively, in the qualifying examination.
Students who are appearing for the qualifying examination are allowed to appear for CLAT. However, they should submit the results of the qualifying examination at the time of admission. If they do not do so, the candidates shall be considered ineligible.

For admission to LLM at NLU Kochi, the candidate must have passed the 5-year Integrated B. A. LL.B. (Hons.) Degree of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto with at least 55% marks in aggregate. Minimum marks in case of SC/ST candidates is 50%.

NLU Kochi BA+LL.B/LL.M Selection Process 2020

Admission to the BA+LL.B. (Hons.)/LL.M Degree course shall be based on the performance in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) on the merit-cum-preference basis.
 

For admission to LLM at NLU Kochi, the candidate must have passed the 5-year Integrated B. A. LL.B. (Hons.) Degree of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto with at least 55% marks in aggregate. Minimum marks in case of SC/ST candidates is 50%.

NLU Kochi BA+LL.B/LL.M Selection Process 2020

Admission to the BA+LL.B. (Hons.)/LL.M Degree course shall be based on the performance in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) on the merit-cum-preference basis.
 

Candidates who want to take up the PhD programme at National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi should meet the following criteria:

• Candidates should hold a Master’s Degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 55% marks in the qualifying examination, or a minimum CGPA of 6.0 in the 10 point scale (or an equivalent grade in similar scales). A candidate belonging to SC/ST community shall be eligible for relaxation for up to 5% marks in the minimum eligible marks for admission. 
• Candidates shall have passed the Departmental Admission Test (DAT) and ranked according to the norms.
• Candidates who have qualified UGC-NET Lecturership examination shall be exempted from DAT. They can begin with PhD at any time. However, UGC-NET Lecturership candidates will be allowed for University Research Fellowship (SURF) only if they pass DAT and get ranked. Foreign students who have been sponsored under a scholarship scheme by the Government of India for undergoing Ph.D. programme in India, are also exempted from DAT.
• Teachers of Colleges or Universities in Kerala and teachers who are working in Quasi-Government/Government Institutions recognised by the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, with a minimum continuous service of five years as permanent employees shall be exempted from DAT. 

NLU Kochi PhD Application Process 2020

Candidates seeking admission to PhD as a full time or part-time candidate must submit their application form along with the payment of the required fees. Candidates wishing to do research in recognised institutions must submit the application through the Head of the Institution to the Registrar of the University. 

NLU Kochi PhD Selection Process 2020

DAT, the deciding exam shall have two parts- written test and interview. Candidates will be evaluated on the basis of the performance of the candidate in the interview. The candidates shall also be assessed on the basis of their past academic records, their research proposal submitted in the application along with the future plan of the academic work to be taken up by the candidate.

The weightage for written test and interview for ranking will be as follows:

• Master’s Degree level: 30%
• Written test: 50%
• Interview: 20%