NLIU Bhopal: Courses, Fees, Admission 2025, Placements, Cutoff

According to the NIRF rankings 2020, NLSIU is ranked as the best law college in India, followed by National Law University, Delhi (NLUD) and NALSAR at the second and fourth positions respectively . The ranking is based on factors such as teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practice, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.

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CNLU releases the CLAT Provisional Allocation List for each category, including General, SC, ST, OBC, EWS, PwD and more for LLM course. Check out the below table to download CLAT 2022 and 2023 last round Provisional Allocation Lists for NLU Bhopal:

The university admits around 120 candidates each year through the Common Law Admission Test UG, for the B.A. LL.B (Hons.) Course and around 60 candidates for the B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) [Cyber Security] Course.

The post-graduate courses offered at the university are the Masters of Law (LL.M.) degree and the Master of Cyber Law & Information Security (MCLIS) degree. 

The fee for National Law Institute University varies for different courses. Check out the table below to get a brief about NLIU Bhopal popular course fees: 

*The above fee is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.  

NLIU Bhopal average package data is not released. According to NLIU Bhopal Brochure 2024, the median package offered during NLIU Bhopal MCLIS placements 2023 stood at INR 9 LPA.

Further, according to NIRF report 2024, the median package offered during UG 5-year and PG 1-year placements over the past three years are presented below:

Refer the table below for NLIU Bhopal UG 5-year placement statistics 2023 as compared with other NULs:

For admission to one-year LLM or five-year LLB at NLIU Bhopal, the CLAT test will be conducted on Dec 3, 2023. Aspirants of NLIU Bhopal are required to appear for the exam in offline pen-paper mode at the allotted test centres. Candidates can complete the CLAT registration 2024 until Nov 3, 2023 in online mode. The exam will take place in more than 125 cities listed as CLAT 2024 test centres in 22 states and UTs. The detailed schedule of CLAT 2024 will be declared soon along with the CLAT Exam Centers 2024.

• The CLAT question paper for undergraduate courses has total 120 passage-based objective-type questions from five subjects - English Language,  Logical Reasoning,  Legal Reasoning,  Current Affairs including General Knowledge and Quantitative Techniques. 

• The Legal LLM question paper has both objective- and subjective-type questions. However, last year, the CLAT Consortium removed the descriptive section from the LLM paper. Check complete CLAT 2024 exam pattern for LLM. 

According to National Law Institute University Bhopal placement brochure 2024, the key highlights of NLIU Bhopal LLM placements 2023 are presented below:

NLIU Bhopal offers two law graduate degrees namely, BA LLB (Hons) and BSc LLB. Check out the table below for more details about NLIU Bhopal BA LLB (Hons) and BSc LLB course fee: 

*The above fee is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.  

CLAT Round 3 Seat Allotment has been released. For NLIU Bhopal B.A. LL.B. course the ranks have not been released for the General category candidates. However, there are ranks for few other categories. Candidates seeking admission to NLIU Bhopal must have a valid score in CLAT in order to be eligible for the counselling. Tabulated below are the closing ranks for CLAT R3 for the the designated catgeory candidates under the vertical reservation category: 

NLIU Bhopal admission to B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), NLIU3 LL.B. (Hons.) [Cyber Security] and NLIU3 in Human Rights and Criminal Law is based on CLAT 2024 cutoff followed by the counselling. Candidates with a valid CLAT scores are eligible for NLIU Bhopal admissions. Tabulated below are the All India opening and closing CLAT ranks for NLIU Bhopal cutoff 2024 for Law courses:   

According to National Law Institute University Bhopal placement brochure 2024, the key highlights of NLIU Bhopal BA LLB Hons and Master of Cyber Law & Information Security placements 2023 are presented below:

NLIU Bhopal MS in Cyber Law and Information Security (MCLIS) application fees are INR 1,000 for General and OBC applicants, and INR 500 for SC/ST category. The CLAT registration fee is INR 4,000, and INR 3, 500 for SC/ST/ BPL category students. NLIU Bhopal admission is based on theCLAT UG and CLAT PG for B.A. LLB (Hons) / BSc LLB (Hons) and LLM courses respectively. 

Both NLIU Bhopal and NLU Jodhpur offer admission to the 5-year integrated law courses based on candidates' performance in the CLAT entrance exam, followed by counselling rounds. For 2025, CLAT Round 1 is out, wherein the closing rank for the B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) (Cyber Security) course at NLIU Bhopal was 821 for the General AI category students. For the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) course, the cutoff rank stood at 458.
For NLU Jodhpur, the CLAT first round closing rank stood at 357 for students belonging to the General AI quota. Thus, considering the cutoff rank, NLU Bhopal is relatively easier for admission to the BA LLB (Hons) course, with a lenient cutoff rank of 821 compared to NLU Jodhpur. Apart from cutoffs, candidates can also consider the parameters tabulated below to make an informed decision regarding which NLU is better. 

NLIU Bhopal admission 2024 to its LLM course is done through CLAT score. Candidates who qualify for CLAT are required to pay fee for their respective courses, which includes various components such as Tuition Fee, Examination Fee, Security Deposit, Hostel Charges (if applicable), etc. The table below covers the total tuition fee for LLM course offered at NLIU Bhopal:

*The above fee is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.  

To get a seat in NLIU Bhopal candidate need to qualify the course respective entrance exam. For admission to BA LLB and LLM programme, the university accepts CLAT score. After qualifying CLAT exam, candidate need to submit the following documents:

• CLAT scorecard
• Class 10and 12 mark sheets
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• PWD certificate (if applicable)
• Passport-size photographs

NLIU Bhopal offers a total of 134 seats for admission to BA LLB (Hons). The admission are based on CLAT score. For admission to BA LLB (Hons) course at NLIU Bhopal candidates have to register through CLAT portal. Registered candidates for CLAT counselling will be called by NLIU Bhopal through five provisional merit lists, each released by the Consortium of CLAT. Candidates, who have been allocated a seat in the provisional lists and applied for revision, should check the status of their seat in the CLAT provisonal lists. 

According to the data gathered from unofficial sources, Legal sector has placed the most number of NLIU Bhopal alumni. The sector-wise NLIU Bhopal alumni placement statistics are presented below:

Note: The “Others” category includes the sectors of IT, Consulting, Media & Communication, Entrepreneurship, Administrative, Research, Finance, Military and Protective Services, Community and Social Services, Engineering and Marketing.

The above-mentioned alumni placement data is gathered from unofficial sources and hence may vary.

NLIU Bhopal highest package data is not released. However, according to NLIU Bhopal brochure 2024, the salary package offered during MCLIS placements 2023 was between INR 5.5 LPA and INR 17 LPA. In addition, the median package offered during NLIU Bhopal MCLIS placements 2023 was INR 9 LPA.

Other than this, as per NIRF report 2024, the median package offered during UG 5-year and PG 1-year placements 2023 stood at INR 16 LPA and INR 6 LPA, respectively.

The total fees for UG course at national law institute university bhopal is 2,75,150 lacs. The basic eligiblity of undergraduate courses is intermediate.  It is one of the top college to study law courses in india. If you are planning to study the B.A programme can check the NLIU official website for the course. It has good reputation for providing a high quality law education in India.