RGNUL Patiala Admission 2025: Fees, Selection, Application Process, Eligibility and Courses

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law offers courses at UG, PG and doctoral levels. The university offers five-year integrated BA LLB (Hons), One-year LLM and a PG Diploma course. The university offers admission to the flagship course (BA LLB) based on CLAT score. The selection for PG Diploma is based on merit of the candidates in the last qualifying exam.

Candidates who qualify for CLAT must pay the fee for their respective courses, which includes components such as Tuition Fee, Examination Fee, Security Deposit, Hostel Charges (if applicable), etc. Other than the course fee, candidates are required to pay a fee for CLAT application fee. For General /OBC /PWD /PIO /OCI /NRI category candidates, the application fee is INR 4,000; for SC /ST /BPL category candidates, the application fee is INR 3,500. 

The table below covers the total tuition fee for popular courses offered at RGNUL:

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

Fee structure of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law for year 2023 is :

Candidates need to complete LLB or Five-year integrated LLB from a recognised university with an aggregate of 55% (50% aggregate for SC/ ST) to apply for Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law LLM course. Candidates appearing in/ awaiting results of the qualifying exam may also apply and appear provisionally for the admission test, subject to the condition that they shall produce the supporting documents.

NLU Patiala admission to the BA LLB (Hons) course is based on valid CLAT scores, followed by CLAT counselling. Looking at the closing cutoff of the past three-years the rank was between 1123 and 1250. Below is year-wise closing rank for CLAT:

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) has the following qualifying requirements for the BA LLB (Hons) programme:

The qualifying test (10+2 or equivalent) must have been passed by the candidate with a minimum of 45% overall (80% for SC/ST/OBC candidates). Applicants may also apply if they took the qualifying exam in March or April of 2024 or if they are still expecting their results.

Or else, Applicants need to have obtained a legitimate score on the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). For candidates from Punjab, RGNUL also accepts results from the 12th exams administered by the Indian School Certificate (ISC), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and Punjab School Education Board (PSEB).

The shortlisting of candidates will be determined by their qualifying examination marks (for candidates from Punjab, CBSE, and ISC) or CLAT score. A personal interview will be scheduled for the shortlisted candidates. The combined performance in the CLAT/qualifying examination grades and PI will determine the final admission.

RGNUL BA LLB admission is done through CLAT. For admission through CLAT candidates have to submit the application fee, other than the course fee.

For General /OBC /PWD /PIO /OCI /NRI category candidates, the application fee is INR 4,000 and for SC /ST /BPL category candidates, the application fee is INR 3,500.

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. 

A one-year LL.M. Post Graduation Course in Business Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and International Law is available from the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL). There will be sixty (60) seats available in total for the LL.M. course.

Students in the home state general category are eligible for a specialised rate at the university. For the home state general category students, nine seats will be allotted individually. Students in the SC/ST category will be given 18 seats. Six places are set aside for students belonging to the OBC category. The actual number of seats may differ from year to year; these are only indicative numbers. Please visit the official RGNUL website for the most recent information.

RGNUL provides scholarships to meritorious or financially-weak students. The university offers Foundation for Excellence Scholarship. However, students can also apply for scholarships offered by state or central government. Some of the scholarships available to students are the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top Class Education for Scheduled Caste Students, the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top Class Education for Scheduled Tribe Students, and other need-based scholarships.

FFE Scholarship of RGNUL rewards academically bright but economically-weak students. The scholarship is open to students fulfiling the below criteria:

• The combined family income of the students should be INR 3 Lacs or less per annum
• Aspirants must pass HSc/ intermediate/ CBSE/ ISC or equivalent not earlier than 2022, 2023 or 2024
• Students currently in the first year of BE/ BTech/ Integrated 5-year Dual degree MTech/ MBBS/ 5-year Integrated Law can avail the scholarship

The CLAT entrance exam results are accepted by the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) for admission to its BA LLB (Hons) programme. India offers a nationwide entrance exam called CLAT for admission to undergraduate and graduate law programmes. The Consortium of National Law Universities is in charge of it.

The 12th examinations from the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) are also accepted by RGNUL for candidates from Punjab. Applicants must have received at least 45% (or 40% for SC, ST, and OBC candidates) in their qualifying exam. 

Based on their CLAT score, candidates who have received a legitimate score will be shortlisted. To further assess the candidates, RGNUL may conduct personal interviews (PIs) with those who have been shortlisted if there are more applicants than seats available.