Chanakya National Law University (CNLU)

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) is a public National Law University in Patna, set up by the Government of Bihar under the Chanakya National Law University Act, 2006 (Bihar Act 24 of 2006). The Chief Justice of the Patna High Court is its ex officio Chancellor. The fully residential campus of about 18 acres is located at Nyaya Nagar in Mithapur, close to the heart of the city. CNLU offers five-year integrated B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programmes, the LL.M. and doctoral research, with a curriculum that links law with sociology, political science, public policy and economics. It is recognised by the UGC and approved by the Bar Council of India. Admission to the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes is through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) followed by counselling. The campus has hostels for boys and girls, a library, moot court facilities, a mess and medical support.