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The examinations and admissions for courses at HNLU Raipur for the next academic year of 2024-25 will be conducted as follows. For B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) there is HNLU Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) usually conducted in the month of May or June. The registration begins in the month of January and the shortlisted students have to attend counselling which is typically held in June-July for admissions. For LL.M. programs; however, there is another test called the HNLU Postgraduate Entrance Test (HPET) held in June every year. After conducting the written examination, the candidates are subjected to interview by the admission committee, and the final admission is offered based on merit criteria that include HPET scores, academic performance, and interview performance etc The admission process for the postgraduate programs at HNLU starts in the month of February-March every year.
The process of admission in HNLU Raipur includes both online and offline forms where the candidates have to fill it. All the interested candidates require to follow the instructions and the details are available on the University website www.hnlu.ac.in. By going to the homepage and navigating to the ‘Admissions’ tab, users can then pick the desired course. All the information such as personal information, academic qualification, correspondence address, etc. have to be filled in the online form of application and the candidates will also have to upload their scanned photograph, signature and scanned copies of their class X and XII mark-sheet.
With the successful completion of the online application registration, candidates have to take a print out of the entire particulars filled in the application and forward the same along with the demand draft towards the application fees to the address mentioned before the last date. Online payment is also possible for application fees too. There is no provision for drop box or any other offline form of submitting the applications. The CLAT score is the first criterion followed by group discussion and the final is the personal interview. Some of the services include issuing admit cards, publishing results, announcing the counseling schedule, among others. Selected candidates have to produce originals and photocopies of certificates for the admission officials to warrant a provisional admission within the set timeframe.
- Application Process: The admission process of the LLM normally begins during May-June of each year. Admission to the program is advertised through an an admission notification on the University’s website.
- Eligibility: The eligibility criteria for this recruitment include having an integrated BA LLB (5 years program), or a LLB degree of minimum 3 years duration with 50% marks for the postgraduate program (45% for SC/ST category).
- Entrance Test: HNLU follows the HNLU PG Common Entrance test (HPCET) for admission to the LLM course across the country. It is usually written in June.
- Selection Criteria: Admission to the courses is granted through the HPCET entrance test and only shortlisted candidates are considered. Candidates who were selected, attend other admission rounds such as group discussion and personal interviews. Hiring decisions are made based on the cumulative scores that the candidates get in all stages.
- Intake: The number of places in the LLM program is limited and totals 30 places. Further details of the admission, seat distribution according to category is available in the admission brochure.
- Important Dates: The admission notification is normally out by end of May containing specific breakdown of the time frame to submit the form, sit for the entrance test and admission.
- It has a Common Law Admission Test through which students can seek admission into the institutions. There are specific examinations CLAT LLM that the candidate has to write and must get a pass mark of 40% or 35% for the SC/ST category.
- The exams of CLAT LLM includes areas like constitutional law, jurisprudence, law of contracts, criminal law, and environmental law among others.
- So, according to the CLAT score & rank, the candidates are nominated for the counseling of the available seats. Rules and regulation of reservation may be followed as per government norms.
- The candidates should have a 5-year integrated law degree with 55% marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) while appearing for counseling.
- Any extra weightage or grace given will be according to the Hidayatullah University rules regarding admission and announced before the admissions commence.
- In addition to CLAT scores, other factors which may be used in the final selection include work experience relating to the course; performance in the qualifying exam etc.
1. Eligibility: One has to have completed 5-year BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB program and should have scored not less than 50% marks (45% for SC/ST candidates) to apply for the post.
2. Application Process:
- The notification is usually published on the university website so as to invite applicants for the various programs in the month of May/June. Remain vigilant for the exact dates on the website.
- In this case, apart from completing an application form either online or by a hard copy, some documents are also mandatory. In the notification, read what the department requires for the list of documents needed.
- Enclose the filled up form and the demand draft of the application fees only. It is also important to note that fees may be adjusted, thus, it is advised to check on the website for updates.
- Ammendments: if applying online, upload scanned copies of the documents and can even pay fees through the payment gateways.
3. Entrance Test: Next will be a national level entrance exam which will most probably be in the month of July. Wrote the test at the approved stations.
4. Interview: Candidates who will be selected to join the university will be required to undergo an interview and present their original documents after the written test results have been compiled and shortlisted candidates identified.
5. Selection List: Selection list of candidates which are finally selected is prepared on the basis of written examination + interview. Please visit the website to check the status of your application as well as the results.
- HNLU Raipur generally admits students to the PhD (Law) every academic year, and the notification is generally released during the months of March or April for the admission in the July or August session.
- A written test involving questions set by the university, and an interview is usually used in the admission process. The syllabus or other informational material, available at the university’s website or in the advertisements within February-March, should list the information on the exact date of the exam and the application procedure for the year in question.
- Elegibility criteria, as a rule, entails having the Master of Laws (LLM) degree with the least passing grades. Educational records are also taken into account, especially the quality of the previous academic performance. As for the candidates who have professional legal experience, there may be the possibility of getting a relaxation.
- Availability of the seats and the degree of stringency of the qualification requirements may also be different every year.The fields of specialization offered include legal education and research, constitutional law, humanitarian law, criminal law, taxation laws, corporate law, trade laws, environmental laws, and international laws; subject specializations available for the PhD program at HNLU Raipur also depends on the existing faculty members.
- The candidates need to possess a Master of Laws (LLM) degree with grade B or at least 55% marks.
- In the entrance test, a candidate must obtain at least a pass mark of fifty percent for them to be considered for an interview.
- The last step is the process of short listing students where the candidates are chosen depending on the performance in the entrance test and the interview. This test carries 70 weightage while the weightage given to the interview performance is 30.
- Supplementary to this, candidates applying for the fellowship also have to furnish a research proposal at the time of application. Availability, quality of the research proposal, and the choice of the topic are also taken into consideration during selection.
- There are no restrictions on the age of the candidates as well as any number of attempts for the PhD entrance test.
- They get admission based on the special reservation rules according to the Chhattisgarh government rules.
