NLU Delhi Admission Dates 2027

Applications are open for BA LLB admission to the 2027-28 batch. AILET 2026 is planned for December 2026. The next LLM admission cycle will use CLAT PG 2026, which is also expected to take place in December 2026.

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Entrance requirements differ by course. BA LLB applicants take AILET, while the listed postgraduate law courses and MA in Law use CLAT PG. Ph.D. admission involves the university's own test and interview.

NLU Delhi Courses and Fees

NLU Delhi focuses on legal education through undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and diploma programmes. Its main undergraduate course is the five-year BA LLB (Hons.), which has 110 seats for Indian nationals. The eligibility rules and total fees for each programme are given below.

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The BA LLB fee rises annually. The first year costs INR 3,95,000, including the one-time admission charges, and the fifth-year fee is INR 4,00,000. The standard LLM fee is INR 2,61,000. NLU Delhi does not provide a separate SC, ST or OBC category concession on the tuition fee.

NLU Delhi Admission Process

Admission to every NLU Delhi programme is decided on merit through the relevant national-level or institutional entrance examination. The university does not have a management quota.

BA LLB (Hons.) Admission

BA LLB applicants need at least 45% aggregate marks in Class 12. The minimum is 40% for SC, ST and PwD applicants, and there is no upper age limit. Admission depends only on AILET because CLAT scores are not accepted for this programme. AILET is a 150-mark, offline OMR test covering English Language, Legal Reasoning, General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.

1. Meet the Class 12 marks requirement for the applicable category.
2. Register separately for AILET and take the university's entrance examination.
3. Qualify under the applicable category and participate in counselling conducted directly by NLU Delhi.
4. Complete seat allotment and admission formalities with the university.

• Category-wise Indian seat distribution: General 50, OBC-NCL 24, SC 17, ST 8 and EWS 11
• Women receive 30% horizontal reservation across every category
• PwD applicants receive 5% horizontal reservation across every category
• Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO applicants have 10 additional supernumerary seats

NLU Delhi manages counselling and seat allocation independently rather than through a consortium. Competition is high because only 110 Indian seats are offered and many applicants prepare for AILET along with CLAT.

LLM and Ph.D. Admission

Applicants to all LLM tracks must hold an LLB or BA LLB with at least 55% and have a valid CLAT PG score. The applicant's professional profile is also considered for the two-year LLM in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law. For Ph.D. admission, candidates first take the NLU Delhi institutional entrance test and then attend a personal interview. Research admission is available in Law and related fields such as Economics, Political Science, Sociology and Criminology.

NLU Delhi AILET Cutoff

The small intake of 110 Indian seats makes BA LLB admission highly competitive. General-category applicants typically need an AILET score between 120 and 140 out of 150.

NLU Delhi Placements and Career Outcomes

Career paths from NLU Delhi include corporate law firms, litigation, the judiciary, government organisations, in-house legal departments and public-interest bodies. In the 2024 BA LLB placement cycle, campus recruitment placed 65 of 79 graduates, and the median salary was INR 18 LPA. During 2023-24, 48 of 72 LLM graduates were placed at an average salary of INR 10.68 LPA.

Indian and international law firms account for a large part of campus recruitment. Government and public-sector organisations also hire graduates for policy and regulatory work.

Campus hiring is not the only route followed by graduates. Many enter litigation chambers under senior advocates, while others take judicial services examinations, including Delhi Judicial Services and AIBE. Some graduates move into academia or international organisations. Alumni of NLU Delhi also work at the Supreme Court and in leading chambers in Delhi and Mumbai.

NLU Delhi Rankings

For eight years in a row, NIRF has placed NLU Delhi 2nd among India's law universities and institutions. The university maintains independent control over its undergraduate admission test through AILET instead of joining the CLAT Consortium.

NLU Delhi participates in the NIRF Law category and is among India's top five law schools with NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata. It also holds NAAC accreditation and ISO certification.

NLU Delhi Scholarships

Students can seek institutional, government and externally funded financial support. Need-based awards are handled by the Financial Assistance Committee, while corporate scholarships support students selected for strong academic performance.

Government scholarship applications must be submitted through the National Scholarship Portal within the deadlines set by the institute. The Aditya Birla Scholarship is offered during admission to the highest-ranked incoming students.

NLU Delhi Campus and Infrastructure

NLU Delhi's 21-acre campus is located in Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi. The campus supports legal study and research through classrooms, moot court facilities and the Justice T.P.S. Chawla Library. Students can use the library's print collection, digital journals and international legal databases throughout the day and night.

Research centres at the university work in areas that include Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Cyber Laws and Intellectual Property. BA LLB students may receive hostel accommodation according to availability and distance-based priority, but on-campus housing is not offered to LLM students. Other services include mental health counselling, a career services office and international exchange opportunities with partner institutions such as SOAS, University of London.

NLU Delhi vs NLSIU Bangalore vs NALSAR Hyderabad

NLU Delhi, NLSIU Bangalore and NALSAR Hyderabad hold the top three positions in the NIRF Law 2025 ranking. Each uses a national entrance examination, but NLU Delhi requires AILET for undergraduate admission while the other two accept CLAT. The comparison below covers their location, history, rank, admission route, intake, fees and campus.

NLSIU Bangalore is India's first National Law University, has the longest history of the three and holds the 1st NIRF position. NLU Delhi is ranked 2nd, and its national-capital location gives graduates direct access to the Supreme Court, SEBI and a major concentration of leading law firms. NALSAR Hyderabad ranks 3rd and combines research and litigation opportunities within Hyderabad's growing legal market. An applicant who takes only CLAT cannot seek BA LLB admission at NLU Delhi, so a separate AILET registration is necessary.