National Law University, Delhi

NLUD offers a five-year undergraduate, B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) program. One hundred and ten seats are offered and ten additional seats are allocated to foreign nationals /OCI/ PIO. The undergraduate program is based on a credits system with additional seminar courses for further learning, pursuant according to the interests of the students. The program consists of approximately fifty subjects to be studied over the duration of ten semesters, with five subjects in each semester. Students are expected to submit fifty research projects before their graduation. The curriculum remains intensive and has led to concerns being brought about stress levels amongst the students.[2]

NLUD also offers a one-year LL.M. program. The admission is through a written test which is conducted by the University followed by an interview.[3] It additionally offers Postgraduate Diploma program in Urban Environmental Management, Judging and Court Management, and IPR and Patent Law along with[4] Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D).[5]

NLUD does not utilize the Common Law Admission Test like other National Law Universities do;[6] admissions to the undergraduate (UG) B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) program are done through the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET), a test conducted every year by the university.[7]

AILET(UG) Pattern

The AILET for B.A.LL.B (Hons.) programme has three (3) sections of 150 multiple choice questions for 150 marks in total. The duration of the examination is 90 minutes. The three sections are: Section A: English Language (50 questions; 50 marks). Section B: Current Affairs & General Knowledge (30 questions; 30 marks). Section C: Logical Reasoning (70 questions; 70 marks). Legal principles may be used in the logical reasoning section to test logical aptitude but the examination will not require any kind of legal knowledge or technical understanding. Negative marking: There will be Negative Marking in AILET 2022-23. The criteria for negative marking will be based on the formula 0.25*4=1 that means per wrong answer 0.25 Marks will be deducted. Therefore, four wrong answers will lead to deduction of 1 Mark. If two or more candidates get the same marks at the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET), their merit will be determined on the basis of higher marks in the section on LOGICAL REASONING in the AILET 2022. If the merit is still the same, then the candidate senior in age shall get preference. If still there is no change in merit, then computerized draw of lots shall be taken into consideration.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it second among law colleges in 2022.[9]

Justice T.P.S. Chawla Library

The library is named after T. P. S. Chawla, a former judge of the High Court of Delhi who contributed significantly to the development of the library by donating his personal collection of rare volumes to it. The library is fully automated, and book circulation is maintained through electronic Library-cum-Identity Cards with the help of a barcode system. The collection comprises over 41,000 documents, including monographs, commentaries, textbooks, reference books and loose leaf material on various subjects, such as Jurisprudence, Judicial Process, Constitutional law, Intellectual Property, Public International Law, Environmental Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Aviation Law, Human Rights, Criminal Law, Cyber Laws, International Business Transactions, and Maritime Law.[10]

The library consists of three storeys.

Kairos was the literary and cultural fest of the University. It included a variety of events, which are legal as well as cultural. Each night featured performances by popular stage artists and musicians, which have included The Raghu Dixit Project, Faridkot, Dualist Inquiry, Dhruv Visvanathan, The Urban Earlymen, and the Family Cheese.

The National Law University Delhi Student Bar Council Constitution delineates the structure and operations of the Student Bar Council (SBC) at the National Law University (NLU) Delhi. The SBC is a central body representing the interests of all students pursuing the B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) course and LL.M. program, as well as those enrolled in other courses, including exchange students. The constitution establishes five distinct organs within the SBC: SBC Committees Organ, SBC Societies Organ, SBC Governing Council Organ, SBC Election Management Organ, and SBC Grievance Management Organ.

The SBC Committees Organ plays a pivotal role in student governance. It comprises two integral components: the Committee Executive (Committee-Executive) and the General Body (Committee-GB). The Committee-Executive serves as the executive branch, responsible for coordinating committee matters within the SBC Governing Council, authorizing decisions and actions, and ensuring compliance with the constitution. The Committee-GB, on the other hand, functions as the consultative branch.

Crucially, Article 4 outlines the composition of the SBC Committee-Executive, specifying the number of positions for various courses and emphasizing gender diversity. It underscores the importance of having at least half of the Committee-Executive members from each batch being women. Additionally, provisions are made to address underrepresentation issues through nominations. Furthermore, individuals are deemed ineligible for Committee-Executive positions if they have been involved in disciplinary actions, violated the PoSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) Act, are part of an exchange program, or if they violate other constitutionally-defined criteria. Members can cease to hold their positions through resignation, removal, or various other reasons, leading to the creation of vacancies.