HNLU Raipur - Hidayatullah National Law University

Listed below are the documents that are required to verify the eligibility of candidates for final admission to BA LLB (Hons) at HNLU:

1. Class 10 Marksheet (as a Date of Birth proof document)

2. Class 12 Marksheet (qualifying examination proof)

3. CLAT 2025 Admit Card

4. Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate
5. Transfer/Migration Certificate
6. Caste Certificate (If applicable)
7. Specially-Abled Certificate (If applicable)
8. Domicile Certificate (If applicable)
9. Any other supporting document to claim your seat if applied under a category such as Wards of Serving/Retired Defence Personnel, EWS, Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel etc.

Yes, HNLU Raipur reserves 30% of the total seats (horizontally) for female candidates across all the categories. Additionally, the university follows seat reservation policies as mentioned below:

• 5% of the seats are reserved horizontally for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) at the All-India level as per The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
• 5% of the seats are reserved horizontally for the Specially Abled Persons (SAP) belonging to the State of Chhattisgarh only
• 3% of the seats are reserved horizontally for the Dependents of Freedom Fighters (DFF) category candidates belonging to the State of Chhattisgarh only

Out of the total seats for BA LLB (Hons) at HNLU Raipur, certain seats are reserved for candidates belonging to the SC, ST and OBC categories. The category-wise distribution of BA LLB (Hons) seats at HNLU Raipur has been presented in the table below:

HNLU Raipur has a total intake of 180 students for its BA LLB (Hons) programme. This includes the seats for All-India category (85), seats reserved for the candidates with Chattisgarh Domicile (85), NRIs (8) and Foreign National category (2). Additionally, there are 7 supernumerary seats (over and above the sanctioned intake). 5 of these seats are reserved for wards of Kashmiri Migrants and 2 seats are reserved for students from Jammu & Kashmir. The mentioned number of seats has been sourced from the official website of the university/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

Yes, HNLU Raipur facilitates the provision of scholarships for BA LLB (Hons) students belonging to the SC and ST categories. The following table contains the name, eligibility and sanctioning department of these scholarships:

India Today has recently released its ranking list for "Top Law Colleges in India 2024". HNLU Raipur has been ranked by the ranking agency for the third consecutive year. In fact, the India Today ranking for HNLU Raipur under the aforementioned category has shown an improving trend. The following table showcases the HNLU Raipur's India Today ranking trend over the past three years:

HNLU Raipur is a well-known and well-ranked university offering law courses. In 2023, HNLU Raipur was given rank #7 by The Week. It has been ranked by India Today under its "Top Law Colleges in India" category for three consecutive years. In 2024, it was placed at #5 position by India Today. In 2023 and 2022, HNLU Raipur maintained a ranking of #6 in the India Today's ranking list for the "Top Law Colleges in Inidia 2024" category. It has secured better ranking than NLU Odisha, Symbiosis Law School Pune and Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya NLU Lucknow.