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RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAW, PUNJAB |
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Introduction
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab,
Patiala was established by the State Legislature of Punjab
by passing the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law,
Punjab Act, 2006 (Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006). The Act
incorporated a University of Law of national stature in
Punjab, thereby fulfilling the need for a Centre
of Excellence in Legal Education in the modern era of
globalization and liberalization. RGNUL started functioning
from its Headquarters Mohindra Kothi, The Mall, Patiala
w.e.f. 26 May 2006. The University acquired approval
of the Bar Council of India in July 2006. The University
got registered with the University Grants Commission,
New Delhi under Section 2(f) of the University Grants
Commission Act, 1956 and has been declared fit to
obtain grant from University Grants Commission (UGC) under
Section 12-B of the UGC Act, 1956. |
Courses offered :
BA. LLB (Hons.) Five Year Integrated Course
The Admission shall be based exclusively on the performance
in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). However, to qualify
for admission the candidate:
 Must
have passed 10+2 examination of the Punjab School Education
Board or its equivalent with minimum 50%
marks for General Category and 45% marks for SC/ST/Person
with disability in the aggregate.
The
age of the candidate must not be more than 20 years in
case of General and 22 years in case of the SC/ST/Person
with disability candidates as on 1st July 2009.
The
candidates appearing in or awaiting results of the qualifying
examination respectively being held in March/April
2009 may also apply and appear for the Combined Law
Admission Test (CLAT) provisionally, subject
to the condition that they shall produce the proof of
having passed the qualifying examination with the
prescribed percentage of marks at the time of their
interview/counseling.
The
candidature of: Those who do not clear the qualifying
examination with the requisite marks and fail to produce
result on the date of interview/counseling, and Those
who get compartments/re-appear in any subject
in the qualifying examination shall be cancelled and subsequent
securing qualifying marks shall not be
considered at any stage.
Candidates
applying in the SC/ST/Person with disability category
are required to submit certificate from the
competent authority.
INTAKE AND RESERVATION
The total number of seats for the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Five
Years Integrated Course shall be eighty (80). Division
of the seats shall be as under:
| SR. NO. |
CATEGORY |
SEATS |
1 |
General Category |
46 |
2 |
Schedule Castes (15%) |
12 |
3 |
Schedule Tribes (7½%) |
06 |
4 |
Persons with Disability (3%) |
02 |
5 |
Punjab Residents (10%) |
08 |
6 |
Ancestral Residents of Village
Sidhuwal, District Patiala |
01 |
7 |
Foreign Nationals |
05 |
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Total Seats |
80 |
The candidature of the Punjab Resident Category shall
be determined on submission of an affidavit and certificate
as per the Punjab Government letter No. 1/3/95-3PPII/9619
dated 06.06.96 as amended vide the Punjab Government,
Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms letter
No. 11/3/95-3PP-II/80 dated 01.01.99.
Admission to the category of the 'Foreign Nationals' shall
be the Direct Admission on the basis of inter-se-
merit of the qualifying examination and the interview.
These candidates are to apply through CLAT form directly
to the Registrar, RGNUL.
FACILITIES
Library
The Library at the RGNUL has acquired a collection of
over 14000 Volumes covering a wide range of general and
special subjects consisting of text books, reference books,
volumes of journals, reports etc. apart from the
current legal periodicals. The RGNUL Library at present
subscribes 35 Law Journals and about 25 magazines.
Apart from the subscription to law journals, 14 Newspapers
and Online journals are also being subscribed by the RGNUL
Library for keeping the students and faculty in touch
with the current affairs. Apart from these two, separate
reading rooms have been marked for the undergraduate students
and for the Post graduate students
Contact Address :
Mohindra Kothi,
Fountain Chowk,
The Mall,
Patiala - 147 001 (PUNJAB)
Phone: 0175-2304188,
2304491, 2221002
Fax: 0175-2304189
Email: info@rgnulpatiala.org
For more details log on to the website:
www.rgnulpatiala.org
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