B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) 

at CNLU Patna, Patna

Hii,

First of all you also know that placement depends on your skills and knowledge not college only, I mean it depends 40%on college 60%you know.

The median package offered to BA LLB/ BBA LLB and LLM students during CNLU Patna placements 2022 was INR 10.10 LPA and INR 9 LPA, respectively. CNLU Placements 2022: A growth of almost 33% was recorded in the 2022 median package for BA LLB/ BBA LLB courses when compared with 2021.

To be eligible for admission to the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programme at Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) in Patna, you must: 

Pass your 10+2 or equivalent exam with at least 45%

Pass the CLAT exam

Getting into CNLU depends on your performance in the CLAT exam and the online counseling that follows. 

The minimum rank required for general category students for the 2023 CLAT Fifth Provisional Allotment List was: 

BA LLB (Hons): 1314

BBA LLB (Hons): 1218

Some previous year's closing cut off scores for different categories are: 

EBC-BR: 6707

SC-BR: 16834

ST-BR: 20349

General (PwD): 22294

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) in Patna has 120 seats for the B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) program. 

 The programme is full-time and lasts five years. 

CNLU also has 104 seats for the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) program, plus 16 seats for NRIs. 

The university's acceptance rate is very low, with only 2–3% of applicants accepted for the CLAT and 0.5% for the AILET. CLAT is considered one of the most difficult entrance exams in India. 

The last-round cutoff for the General All India category for BA LLB (Hons) at Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) in Patna was 1541. The overall cutoff for CLAT was 2906–4173 rank. 

Here are the closing ranks for BA LLB (Hons) by category for 2023: 

• General: 623
• Scheduled Castes: 7313
• Scheduled Tribe: 20349

The final admission decision is based on merit, which is determined by the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) scores. 

Candidates are required to complete atleast six months of internship during the curriculum of BA LLB (hons) course at Chanakya National Law University Patna. However, candidates are advised to puruse more internships if possible as this will help candidates in getting better exposure to the legal industry.

The course fees for BA LLB or BBA LLB at Chanakya National Law University Patna depends on the fee structure which has many constituents. Though generally one will find that the CNLU Patna UG course fees ranges around INR 2.72 Lakhs for the first year.

To study BA LLB or BBA LLB at Chanakya National Law University Patna students must complete the course eligibility of:

• Passed Class 10 and Class 12
• Minimum score of 45% for General (40% for Reserved)

Students must also go through the CLAT exam and the CLAT counselling process for the selection process.

Chanakya National Law University Patna BA LLB (hons) curriculum starts the elective courses from the seventh semester. In the seventh semester, there are only three elective courses. However, starting from the ninth semester, the remaining curriculum only covers the elective subjects chosen by the BA LLB (hons) students of Chanakya National Law University Patna.

The opening or minimum rank required for NLU Patna is 1314 for BA LLB (Hons) and 1218 for BBA LLB (Hons) courses for General Category students under Vertical Reservation for CLAT Fifth Provisional Allotment List. CLAT Fifth Provisional Allotment list has been released by the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) for NLU Patna admission to BBA LLB and LLM courses. Registered candidates for CLAT 2023 counselling were called by the respective NLUs through five provisional merit lists, each released by the Consortium of CLAT.

The University has released the median package details for UG and PG Law courses. As per the NIRF report 2025, the 2024 median package for BA LLB/ BBA LLB courses stood at INR 10.80 LPA and for LLM, it was INR 7.20 LPA. The following table represents the CNLU placement packages for the past three years: