Hidayatullah National Law University
Academic block of HNLU
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| Motto | Dharma Sansthapanartham (for the sake of establishing the primacy of the laws of eternal value) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2003 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) Sukh Pal Singh |
| Students | 950 |
| Undergraduates | 900 |
| Postgraduates | 45 |
| Location | Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Affiliations | UGC and BCI |
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Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) (Hindi: हिदायतुल्लाह राष्ट्रीय विधि विश्वविद्यालय) is an autonomous law university in New Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. The University is named after the former Chief Justice of India, Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah. It is one of the National Law Schools established in India being sixth in the series of such national law schools. It was established as a centre for legal excellence by the Government of Chhattisgarh under the Hidayatullah National University of Law, Chhattisgarh, Act (Act No.10 of 2003). The university offers a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) integrated Programme, an L.L.M. Programme, and Ph.D Course.
It is a residential university and is affiliated to and receives central assistance from the University Grants Commission and is recognised by the Bar Council of India.
Heading the administration of the university are:
Admissions to Undergraduate and postgraduate courses is made on the basis of merit as assessed through Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). Prior to 2008, admissions were conducted through National Entrance Tests which was replaced by CLAT as per the Supreme Court of India's directives. Admissions to the Ph.d Programme is conducted separately by the University. Students belonging to the state domicile Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class, and PWD and minorities are provided with scholarships by the state government.
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