Gujarat National Law University Gandhi Nagar (GNLU GANDHI NAGAR) - Admission

State University

NAAC A, UGC

Koba, Gujarat

State University

NAAC A, UGC

Koba, Gujarat

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) Admission 2023: Courses

Updated On - February 12 2023 by Abhinandan Singh

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) was established under the Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003 in the state of Gujarat in the year 2003 as a public law school. It is located at Gandhinagar. The University is based on the structure of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore. It is the 17th NLU to be set up in the country. It is accredited with an A grade by NAAC. GNLU offers various Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Ph.D. programmes in the field of Law.
GNLU Admission 2023 to the Gujarat National Law University ug & pg courses was based on the separate entrance exam conducted by the university itself, but now it offers admission to the candidates based on the scores of the CLAT(Common Law Admission Test). For Ph.D. admission, it conducts its own entrance exam. The university invites applications for admission from International candidates also. The candidates can check the other relevant information about the courses offered by the GNLU below in the complete article. Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) Admission 2023 is based on the scores of the CLAT & University entrance exam.

GNLU Admission 2023 Highlights

The candidates can check a few basic information about the GNLU or Gujarat National Law University below in the given table:
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU)
University Name
Gujarat National Law University 
Type of a University
Public University
Establishment Year
2003
GNLU Admission Procedure
Based on the scores of CLAT & University entrance exam.
Application Mode
Online & Offline
Placement
Yes

GNLU Admission 2023 Schedule

Those who are seeking to take admission in the GNLU can check the vital dates f entrance exam which is given below in the table:
Gujarat National Law University Admission Schedule
Events
Dates

Last date to apply for CLAT 2023

 April 2023

CLAT 2023 exam date

2 May 2023

Candidates can click here to know more about the CLAT 2023 entrance exam.

GNLU Admission 2023 Courses & Eligibility Criteria

The university offers five years BA.LLB(Hons), B.Com.LLB(Hons), B.Sc.LLB(Hons), BBA.LLB(Hons) & BSW.LLB(Hons) at the undergraduate level, 1 year LLM & MBA in Financial Management & Business Law at the PG level & PhD programs. Candidates can check the details of the course below in the table:
GNLU UG Admission 2023 Criteria:
Below table shows the admission details for all UG courses of Gujarat National Law University.
Gujarat National Law University Undergraduate Admission Criteria
Courses
Minimum Eligibility Criteria
Selection Basis
BA.LLB(Hons)
A candidate must have passed HSC or Intermediate exam or equivalent exam with a minimum aggregate 45% marks for all unreserved categories & 40% marks for all SC/ST candidates. 
Selection of candidates for admission will be done based on the scores of CLAT 2023
BBA.LLB(Hons)
BSW.LLB(Hons)
B.Sc.LLB(Hons)
To apply for this course one must have an HSC or equivalent certificate with Science with not less than 45% marks for general candidates & 40% for all reserved category candidates.
B.Com.LLB(Hons)
He/She should have passed HSC or equivalent exam in Science/Commerce with minimum aggregate 45% marks for open categories & SC/ST will get a 5% marks relaxation.
  • Total intake of the university for UG courses is 187 seats.
  • Candidates appearing for XII level exam can also apply on a provisional basis.

GNLU PG Admission 2023

Check the details GNLU LLM below in the table:
Gujarat National Law University Postgraduate Admission Criteria
Courses
Minimum Eligibility Criteria
Selection Basis
1 Year LLM 
An applicant must have passed LLB degree or any equivalent degree with minimum 55% marks in aggregate for all open category candidates & there will be a relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST candidates.
Based on the scores of CLAT 2023 aspirants will be selected for the LLM program.
MBA 
  • Those who have a degree of Graduation in any discipline(commerce, management, law, arts, science and engineering except fine arts) from a recognised board/university with minimum 55% marks or equivalent CGPA for all open category candidates & for SC/ST there is a 5% marks relaxation.
  • Those who have appeared CAT 2019/CMAT 2019/MAT 2019-2023 will only be eligible to apply.
  • Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree/equivalent examination and those who have completed but are awaiting for results can also apply. 
Selected on the scores of CAT / CMAT / MAT conducted in the previous year of the admission year.
  • Total intake for the LLM program is 60 except supernumerary seats which are 03. Minimum 10 Seats will be reserved under each specialization and the remaining 20 seats will be filled up based on the choice of stream-option by the candidates. There will be no upper limit on the intake of candidates, subject to the condition that the overall intake is not exceeding 60. If any course is not offered due to less number of candidates for that particular specialization, then the aspirants of the same course will be transferred to other courses on the basis of available seats as per the guidelines of the Academic Council.
  • The total intake of MBA courses is 20 seats.

GNLU Admission Procedure 2023 for MBA

The overall weightage for various components for admission to the MBA program will be as follows:
Gujarat National Law University MBA Admission
Particulars 
Weightage
CAT 2019/CMAT 2019/MAT (2019-2023) 
60%
Legal Aptitude Test
15%
Group Discussion & Personal Interview
15%
Academic record & Prior work experience
10%
The online application forms will be made available soon to apply.

GNLU Admission 2023 Seat Reservation

Applicants can check the All India seats a horizontal reservation below & can claim accordingly.
Gujarat National Law University Seat Reservation
Categories
Percentage 

Female candidates

30%

Specially Abled Persons/Persons with Disability (PWD) category

5%

Candidates of Gujarat Domicile

25%

In the Under-Graduate programme there shall be a further programme-wise horizontal reservation as detailed below, except for the Supernumerary seats:
Seat Intake
 
All India 
NRI
Foreign Nationals
BA.LLB(Hons)
68
10
02
BBA.LLB(Hons)
22
02
01
BSW.LLB(Hons)
22
02
01
B.Sc.LLB(Hons)
22
02
01
B.Com.LLB(Hons)
22
02
01
GNLU reserves the right to make any changes at any time which is in the best interest of GNLU academics & its candidates.

GNLU PhD Admission 2023 

Check the details for Gujarat National Law University GNLU PhD admission below in the given table:
PhD Admission
Courses
Minimum Eligibility Criteria
Selection Criteria
LAW
The candidate shall have a Master's Degree with not less than 55% marks or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7-point scale and 50% marks or its equivalent in the case of SC/ST/OBC candidates (non-creamy layer) and Persons with Disability from a recognised board/ university.
Entrance Test conducted by the GNLU.
Management
Economics  
Political Science
Sociology
Social Work
History
Science & Technology
  • Candidates who have qualified for UGC NET / JRF / SLET / M.Phil. are exempted from taking the admission test. 
  • The entrance test will have two parts & the questions will be of MCQ type.
  • The GNLU admission form 2023 for PhD admission is expected to be released in the month of July.

GNLU PhD seats available for all courses

PhD Seats Intake
Courses
Number of Seats
LAW
80
Management
13
Economics  
12
Political Science
09
Sociology
04
Social Work
04
History
04
Science & Technology
11
Note: The number mentioned above might change as per the norms of the university.

GNLU Admission 2023 Application Process

Before applying to any of the course aspirants are advised to go through the eligibility criteria mentioned above. The candidates can follow the below steps to fill GNLU admission form 2023:
  • To apply for UG & PG(LLM) course candidates have to visit the official website of the CLAT 2023. 
  • For MBA & PhD courses candidates will have to visit the website of the GNLU to apply.
  • Will have to first register & then fill the form with all the relevant details.

Application Fee

The aspirants can check the fee which has to be deposited while applying for the courses.
Fees
Courses
Categories
Fee
CLAT 2023
General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates
Rs 4000/-
SC/ST/BPL.
Rs 3500/-
MBA
General/OBC/Specially abled persons 
Rs 2000/-
SC/ST
Rs 1500/-
Fee once paid will not be transferred or refunded by the authority in any circumstances.

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