Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU) is a public law school and a National Law University located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established as Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law Institute in 2005, and since then, has been providing undergraduate and post-graduate legal education. It ranks 11th among India's law institutes in the 2020 edition of National Institutional Ranking Framework reports by the Ministry of Education (India) (erstwhile MHRD). The university is fully-funded by the (state) Government of Uttar Pradesh. History. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National  Law University, was established by an Act of Govt. of Uttar Pradesh in 2005 and came into being on 4 January 2006 to meet up the new challenges in legal field. Originally incorporated as 'Dr.Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law Institute, Uttar Pradesh' word 'Institute' was substituted by the 'University' later, via an amendment in the Act in November 2006. This was done to give a comprehensive national character to the institute on lines with the other National Law Universities of the country. Academics. Admission. Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralized test for admission to prominent National Law  Universities in India. All admissions in RMLNLU, for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs are made on the basis of performance in the CLAT exam. (Part-time courses have a different selection procedure) Academic programmes. The university currently offers B.A./LL.B. (Hons.) (Five years integrated programme), LL.M. (One year programme), PhD. and a few PG courses.(part-time) Undergraduate. RMLNLU offers undergraduates a five-year integrated B.A./LL.B. (Hons.) programme which, upon completion, qualifies the student to sit for the bar to practice law in India. The intake capacity of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Programme is 169 + 18 NRI Seats Postgraduate. RMLNLU offers a  one-year degree in LLM programme. The intake is 24 and 07 (supernumerary seats) per year Diploma Courses. The university is also running a one-year Post-graduate Diploma Programme in Cyber Law since 2014, one year Post-graduate diploma Programme in Intellectual Property Right since 2015 and One Year Post-graduate Diploma Programme in Media Law, Entertainment and Ethics since 2019. Foreign Language. RMLNLU offers certificate courses in French, German and Spanish. Ranking. The university was ranked fourth by "India Today"s "India's Best Law Colleges 2020". The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 11th among law colleges  in 2020.