HPNLU - Admission 2025, Fees, Courses, Cutoff, Ranking, Placement

The admission to the BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), and, LLM courses are done on the basis of the scores attained by students in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). The HPNLU course admissions to the recently introduced MBA in Corporate Law course are merit-based. The PhD admission is based on the results of the Entrance Test conducted by the university each year. The details about the admission for various courses are mentioned below:

HPNLU Admission Process for BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), and, LLM

• The admission to these courses is purely based on the scores of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). 
• As the first step in the HPNLU Shimla admission process for the above-mentioned courses, aspiring candidates must register themselves for the CLAT examination. 
• This is to be done through the official website of the Consortium of NLUs which is consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
• The Himachal Pradesh National Law University course admissions will be offered on the basis of the CLAT All India Rank. 
• The Consortium of National Law Universities will declare a consolidated merit list followed by a counselling invite list. 
• This will be followed by a detailed counselling procedure conducted by the Consortium. 
• The counselling registration process of CLAT for the Himachal Pradesh National Law University admission will be done on an invitation basis. Students will be invited for counselling registration based on their CLAT results.
• Invited candidates must fill in a minimum of five preferences for courses as well as block their seat by paying the fee. 
• The fee to reserve a seat will be Rs 30,000 for general category students and Rs 20,000 for reserved category students.
• Thereafter, the first allotment list will be released. 
• As the next step in the HPNLU admission procedure, candidates should take any one of the following actions:

       1.“Accept/ Lock” the seat, upload the documents, and pay the fee to HPNLU Shimla.

       2.Apply for “Revise”, upload the documents, and, pay the fees.

       3.Exit the admission process.

• Similarly, five allotment lists will be released followed by acceptance/upgradation/rejection of seats by candidates. 
• The HPNLU admission will be confirmed only after the verification of documents by the university and the payment of fees by candidates.
• The fee for candidates whose admission is not approved will be refunded in due time. 

HPNLU Admission Procedure for PhD

• The admission to the PhD course at the Himachal Pradesh National Law University is based on an Entrance Test conducted by the university every year. The interested candidates are required to apply online through the official university website which is hpnlu.ac.in. 
• Once the form for the HPNLU PhD admission has been filled, it must be submitted by registering at the ERP portal of the university which is www.erphpnlu.in. 
• Candidates are advised to submit the application form within the due deadlines and apply well in advance. 
• The HPNLU will not accept any offline applications for PhD admissions.
• The application fee for the HPNLU admission for the PhD course is Rs 3,000 for the unreserved categories and Rs 2,500 for the SC/ST and other reserved categories. 
• The examination would evaluate aspiring candidates in areas like Research Methodology, Constitutional Law, and, Jurisprudence. 
• The candidates who have qualified for the UGC NET/JRF exams will be exempted from the entrance examination. However, all applicants must fill out the HPNLU PhD admission application form. 
• Based on the applications, students will be shortlisted for appearing for the PhD Entrance Examination of Himachal Pradesh National Law University. The list of candidates shortlisted for attempting the entrance exam will be available on the official website under the “Notices” or “What’s New” sections. Students must appear for the examination on the designated date, time and place. The HPNLU admit card will be sent across to the candidates on the registered email ids. The seat intake for PhD is 10 seats. 

HPNLU Admission Process for MBA in Corporate Law

• MBA in Corporate Law has an intake of 30 seats. 
• The admission will be strictly on a merit basis for this course. 
• The eligibility criteria for HPNLU admission in the MBA Corporate Law course include graduation or an equivalent degree in any stream from a recognised university established by Law.
• A minimum of 55% marks and 50% in the case of reserved category students must be attained to secure admission.
• The shortlisted students will be invited for Group Discussions and Personal Interview rounds.
• The application fee for the HPNLU admission procedure for the MBA Corporate Law course is Rs 2,000, which is non-refundable.
• Candidates can apply through the website hpnlu.ac.in.

• The university is ranked 5th by the CLAT Cutoff List.
• It is approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
• Approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI).
• HPNLU Shimla also has various research centres like the Centre for Environment and Disaster Management, Centre for Law, Business and Economics, Centre for Human Rights, and Centre for Child and Woman Studies, to name a few.