page_title: National University of Advanced Legal Studies
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: National University of Advanced Legal Studies / History
caption_attribution_description: English: National University of Advanced Legal Studies
context_page_description: The National University of Advanced Legal Studies is a public law school and a National Law University located in Kochi, India. It was the first National Law University established in the State of Kerala. It is one of 23 NLUs in India. Admissions to the university are done on the basis of the Common Law Admission Test.
  The National University of Advanced Legal Studies was established by a statute passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kerala in 2005. The day-to-day management and administration of the university is undertaken by the Vice-Chancellor. Prof. K.C. Sunny is the current Vice-Chancellor of the university.
context_section_description: The NUALS Act of 2005 merged the erstwhile National Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), earlier established and managed by the Bar Council of Kerala and Bar Council of Kerala Trust. NUALS was inaugurated by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan on 7 January 2006. The University was located in Kochi since it was the seat of the High Court of Kerala and Lakshadweep.
caption: Entrance to the campus
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