Ph.D. in Law 

at NLU Kolkata, Salt Lake City

NLU Kolkata cutoff 2024 for BA LLB (Hons.), BSc LLB (Hons) and LLM admission is based on the CLAT score, followed by the CLAT Counselling. The closing rank in 2024 for the BA LLB (Hons) course stood at 262 in Round 1 and 279 in the last round of CLAT cutoff for the general AI category candidates. For the LLM programme, the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks were 452 and 620.

The WB National University of Juridical Sciences does not offer direct admission. Candidates need to qualify the accepted entrance exams for admission. The university considers CLAT score for admission to BA LLB (Hons), BSc LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. NLU Kolkata conducts an entrance test for admission to LLD, MSc and PhD courses. Selected candidates need to participate in the counselling round for admission.

Aspirants are offered seats in NLU Kolkata based on their entrance exam scores. The seat intake differs course-wise. Below is the seat intake for top NUJS courses:

Note: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

Kolkata top courses include B.A L.L.B Hons, L.L.M, M.Sc Forensic Science, M.Phil Law, Ph.D Law and L.L.D programmes. NUJS Kolkata courses are offered in the Law stream. Candidates seeking admission must satisfy the NUJS Kolkata eligibility criteria. Before applying for UG and PG courses the candidates should appear for the CLAT examination. The NUJS Kolkata admissions will be based on the scores obtained in the entrance examination and merit scores in the qualifying examination., L.L.M, M.Sc Forensic Science, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences was established in the year 1999 and it has been ranked 4th in the law category. The NUJS Kolkata offers undergraduate, postgraduate & doctoral programmes. NUJS Kolkata courses include B.A L.L.B Hons, L.L.M, M.Sc Forensic Science, M.Phil Law, Ph.D Law and L.L.D programmes. NUJS Kolkata courses are offered in the Law stream. Candidates seeking admission must satisfy the NUJS Kolkata eligibility criteria. Before applying for UG and PG courses the candidates should appear for the CLAT examination. The NUJS Kolkata admissions will be based on the scores obtained in the entrance examination and merit scores in the qualifying examination. M.Phil.LawPh.D Law and L.L.D programmes. NUJS Kolkata courses are offered in the Law stream. Candidates seeking admission must satisfy the NUJS Kolkata eligibility criteria. Before applying for UG and PG courses the candidates should appear for the CLAT examination. The NUJS Kolkata admissions will be based on the scores obtained in the entrance examination and merit scores in been ranked 4th in the law category. The NUJS Kolkata offers undergraduate, postgraduate & doctoral programmes. NUJS Kolkata courses include B.A L.L.B Hons, L.L.M, M.Sc Forensic Science, M.Phil Law, Ph.D Law and L.L.D programmes. NUJS Kolkata courses are offered in the Law stream.  for the CLAT examination. 

Yes, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences considers CLAT score for admission to BA LLB (Hons), BSc LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. CLAT is a national-level law entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). Candidates must score equal or above CLAT cutoff for admission. The seats are allotted to students based on CLAT rank.

The WB National University of Juridical Sciences fees varies course-wise. Candidates need to pay the course fee at the time of admission to confirm their seat in the university. Below is course-wise fee for NLU Kolkata:

Note: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

Yes, students pursuing a course from the university can apply for government scholarships. NUJS also offers scholarships sponsored by various donors. Central and State Government offers scholarships for underpriviledged and economically weaker sections. 

The CLAT Consortium will conduct at least five rounds of seat allotment for CLAT 2025. Before each round, the consortium will share the seat allotment list for the remaining seats. In case there are still seats vacant after the fifth round, the counselling mop-up round will be held at institute level. In CLAT 2024 as well, there were total of five CLAT seat allotment rounds until all seats at the participating NLUs were secured by candidates.

The highest package offered during NUJS placements is yet to be published on the official website. Once it is released, it will be updated on this page. Meanwhile, you may check the course-wise median package offered during NLU Kolkata placements 2022 in the table below:

Yes, NLU Kolkata offers merit and need-based scholarships. Students pursuing a course from the university can apply for the scholarship provided they meet the criteria. Below are the details for the scholarships:

• NUJS offers amounts up to INR 50 Lacs under the Merit scholarships.
• A 5% domicile students are provided with full tuition waiver scholarship.