LL.M. in International Trade Law 

at NLU Kochi, Kochi

40 seats are available for the LL.M. course at the National University of Advance Legal Studies, Kochi.

They offer an LL.M programme in two different specialisations.

1) LL.M. in international trade law:

2) LL.M. in Constitution and Administrative Law:

20 seats are available in each specialisation of the LL.M programme at NUALS.

We cannot exactly claim that the LL.M at the National University of Advance Legal Studies, Kochi, is better than Chimney Vishwas Vidyapeeth.

Because one course at different universities depends on faculty, reputation, infrastructure, and particular programmes,

Both universities have the same pros and cons, such as the fact that NUALS has more facilities and a better overall package than Chimney Vishwas Vidyapeeth, while Chimney Vishwas Vidyapeeth has a good reputation and a higher placement rate than NUALS.

The total tution fees of LL.M course (1year) at The National University of Advance Legal Studies kochi is  INR 1 lack .

The fee structure of LL.M at The National Law University of Advance Legal Studies kochi is as follows,

1.Admission fee:-5,000/-

2.Annual Tuition fee:-,100,000/-

3.Library fee :-8,000/-

4.Campus Development & Infrastructure fee:-18,500/-

5.Information System Facilities fee:-7,500/-

6.Students’ Council fee:-,3000/-

7.Medical/Gym/Fitness fee:-5,000/-

8.Quasi University fee:-500/-

9.Bus fee:-2,000/-

10.Matriculation fee:-300/-

11.Recognition fee:-200/-

(For candidates coming from institutions outside Kerala)

12.Alumni Association fee:-1,000/-

13.Caution Deposit:-10,000/-

14.Contribution towards PTA fund:-

2,000/-

As per NIRF report 2024 released by the University, the median package offered over the past three years for LLM programme is presented below:

The seat intake for the LLM programme at National Law University, Kochi is 40. The university only offers seats based on  availability of seats and the merit lists. Further, NLU follows the reservation policy while allotting the seats among the students. Further, candidates must also have a valid score in the CLAT 2025 exam. 

National Law University Kochi follows the seat reservation policy as sanctioned by the government of India. The university offers a total of 40 seats for its LLM students. However, the seats are unevenly reserved for students belonging to a special category. Among them, there are Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Categories. NLU offers 8 % for its SC students and 2% for its ST students. 

The NUALS Kochi CLAT Cutoff 2026 was out for admission to the BA LLB and LLM course for Round 1. The cutoff was released in the form of opening and closing ranks for the All India category candidates. According to the closing cutoff in Round 1 2025, the cutoff range was between 1076 and 1131 for the General AI category for the BA LLB and LLM course, respectively.

LL.M. LLB (Hons) was the hardest out of the two to avail admission to for the General AI category.  On the other hand for the PWD AI category, the hardest course specialisation were LL.M. in International Trade Law and B.A. in Constitutional and Administrative Law, with the cutoff of 11998 for both the courses. 

Students can refer to the table below to know the Round 1 cutoff rank for the General AI and PWD AI categories. 

The median package offered during NUALS Kochi LLM placements over the past three years is presented below:

NLU Kochi (NUALS) cutoff 2024 for Round 1 has been released for B.A. LL.B. (Hons) and LL.M. in Constitutional and Administrative Law courses. Tabulated below are the opening and closing ranks for General candidates belonging to All india Quota: 

As per the NUALS Kochi NIRF report 2024, the salary package offered during NLU Kochi UG and PG placements over the past three years are presented below: