National Law University, Jodhpur Summary
National Law University Jodhpur is a state law university in Rajasthan established through the National Law University, Jodhpur Act of 1999. The institution was created to advance professional legal education and legal scholarship through a specialised university model, and it has been imparting legal education since 2001. NLU Jodhpur combines law with broader academic disciplines and is particularly known for integrated undergraduate programmes that connect legal study with the humanities and management. Its undergraduate portfolio includes the five-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programmes, while postgraduate and research opportunities extend the university’s academic work beyond the first professional degree. The university’s stated vision emphasises breadth and depth in legal instruction, respect for legal thought and tradition, multicultural understanding, tolerance, justice and the use of knowledge for social development. Academic learning is supported by research centres and specialised initiatives in areas such as gender studies and other branches of contemporary law. Located in Jodhpur, the university operates in a residential academic environment that brings together students from different parts of India. Its teaching approach is designed to connect doctrinal law with analytical reasoning, writing, advocacy, business understanding and public-policy questions. The institution’s long-running integrated programmes have also created a substantial alumni network across litigation, law firms, corporate practice, public service, research and legal academia. Since its statutory establishment at the end of the 1990s, NLU Jodhpur has developed from a new state law university into a mature national institution with undergraduate, postgraduate and research functions. Its continuing academic identity rests on professional preparation, interdisciplinary study, research, clinical exposure and the university motto that frames knowledge as a source of empowerment. The university’s interdisciplinary design also exposes law students to economic, managerial and social contexts that shape professional legal practice.










