DSNLU or Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University was established in the year 2008. It is located in Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh. In 2024, DSNLU is ranked 39 by NIRF for the Law category. The law ranking by IIRF 2024 is 30 out of 40 colleges in India. DSNLU offers graduate and postgraduate courses like BA LLB Hons, LLM, PhD, and LLD programs.

Admission to the BA LLB program is based on the CLAT exam score. In addition to this, a student requires 45% aggregate marks in 10+2. The course duration of BA LLB is 5 years with a fee of INR 11 L. Out of a total of 138 seats in the BA LLB course, 66 are reserved for students from the state of Andhra Pradesh, 54 for all India General category, 12 for NRI and foreign national candidates, and 6 for wards of Kashmiri Migrants. For BA LLB, the CLAT cutoff 2024 for the general category was 1233.

The eligibility criteria for getting admitted to LLM courses is having a minimum of 55% in graduation. The total fee for LLM is INR 2.2 L.

The median package offered during DSNLU Visakhapatnam placement 2023 for the BA LLB program stood at INR 6 LPA. In 2023, out of 120 students, 30 students were placed and 20 students opted for higher studies. Top law firms like Anand & Anand Choudhary Associates, J Sagar Associates Khaitan & Co, Kochhar & Company, etc participated in the recruitment process.