TNDALU Admission Dates 2027

The 2026-27 admission cycle at TNDALU has ended. The university is expected to release the next admission notifications for the 2027-28 academic year in April to May 2027.

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The programme-wise selection routes used by TNDALU are given below.

TNDALU Courses and Fees

TNDALU runs four 5-year integrated UG-LLB courses, a 3-year LLB Hons course for graduates, LLM with 9 specialisations, and PhD in Law in full-time and part-time modes. The fee details below are for the General (Open) category.

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The LLM specialisations are Business Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights, Intellectual Property Rights, International Law, Labour Law and Administrative Law, and Taxation Law. The same INR 67,200 total fee applies to every LLM specialisation for the 2-year course.

TNDALU Admission Process

TNDALU conducts admissions through its centralised admission cell in Chennai. CLAT and other national law entrance exams are not used for the main TNDALU programmes. For 5-year UG law courses, the university holds its own admission test.

5-Year Integrated UG-LLB Admissions

Class 12 students who want to enter law can apply for BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, or BCA LLB under the 5-year route.

• Eligibility: 10+2 from a recognised board with minimum 45% aggregate (40% for SC/ST)
• Entrance: TNDALU Admission Test, a written test on Legal Aptitude, General Knowledge, and Logical Reasoning
• Selection: Combined merit based on Admission Test score and 10+2 academic marks
• Tamil Nadu domicile candidates get reservation benefits as per state government rules for BC, MBC, SC, and ST quotas
• The usual closing merit score for the General category falls between the 90th to 95th percentile of test takers

LLB Hons (3-Year) Admissions

The 3-year LLB is meant for students who already hold a Bachelor's degree in any subject and want to enter the legal profession.

• Eligibility: Any Bachelor's degree from a recognised university with minimum 45% (40% for SC/ST)
• Selection: Admission is based on graduation marks. No entrance test is needed.
• NRI quota seats are offered with a higher fee structure

LLM Admissions

For LLM admission, students have to take the entrance examination conducted by TNDALU. After the result, specialisations are allotted through preference filling based on merit.

• Eligibility: LLB or equivalent from a recognised university with minimum 50% (45% for SC/ST)
• Entrance: TNDALU LLM Entrance Examination

PhD in Law

PhD applicants need to qualify in the Pre-Research Entrance Test (PRET) and attend a supervisor interview. TNDALU offers both full-time and part-time PhD options across legal specialisations.

TNDALU Career Outcomes

TNDALU graduates enter different areas of the legal field. As Tamil Nadu's only law university, it has strong links with the Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu judiciary, and corporate law firms in Chennai.

SOEL campus recruitment brings in law firms, corporate legal departments, and PSU legal teams. Chennai and Bangalore-based law firms are among the key corporate legal employers. Many LLB and LLM graduates also choose judicial services or independent practice before the Madras High Court.

TNDALU Rankings

TNDALU is not listed in the NIRF Law ranking for 2025. In the IIRF Law ranking, the university is placed at #27 out of 43 law institutions in India for 2026.

TNDALU mainly serves Tamil Nadu's legal education system, so its national ranking reflects a state-focused role rather than a broad all-India research profile. The university's main quality checks are its NAAC B++ grade and BCI recognition.

TNDALU Scholarships

Students from SC, ST, and BC categories at TNDALU can apply for Tamil Nadu government scholarships through the Directorate of Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme. Eligible students may also use central government schemes through NSP.

Most Backward Classes (MBC) students from Tamil Nadu may also apply for state educational grants under the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Educational Assistance Scheme. Scholarship applications are handled through the online Tamil Nadu scholarship portals.

TNDALU Campus and Infrastructure

TNDALU is located at Poonamallee High Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai 600028. The campus includes the university's central administration, the School of Excellence in Law (SOEL), and the central library.

The central library has legal volumes, case reports, statute books, and access to online legal databases such as SCC Online. Students also use moot court halls, seminar rooms, and computer labs equipped with legal research tools.

TNDALU works as both a teaching and affiliating university. It has over 167 affiliated law colleges across Tamil Nadu and conducts examinations for students in those colleges, apart from running direct teaching through SOEL.

TNDALU vs TNNLU vs Madras Law College

Students in Tamil Nadu often compare TNDALU with Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirappalli, and Madras Law College (Government Law College), Chennai. The three institutions belong to the same legal education space in Tamil Nadu, but their admission routes and roles are different.

TNNLU is Tamil Nadu's NLU and admits students through CLAT, so it suits students targeting a national law school route. TNDALU is better suited to Tamil Nadu domicile students who want government law education with state reservation benefits and lower fees. Madras Law College is one of Asia's oldest law colleges, remains affiliated to TNDALU, and follows the same TNDALU examination system while charging lower government-level fees.