The National Law University Delhi (NLU) Delhi fee structure includes various heads such as admission fees, hostel fees, examination fees, etc. The NLU offers BA LLB and LLM courses to candidates seeking a future in law background. At NLU Delhi the fee structure for the BA LLB course keeps changing every academic year. Read the entire article to know about the fee structure details, seat matrix, admission process etc.
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NLU Delhi is not a part of the Consortium instead it conducts its entrance exam for admission, which is the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET). The institute accepts the scores of no other entrance exams for admission to either BA LLB or LLM programmes.
The tuition fee charged at NLU Delhi for the BA LLB course is not fixed and keeps increasing by Rs. 9000. Also, the Halls and Residence charges (For Hostelers) keep increasing by Rs. 3000 every academic year.
| Fee Heads | Amount(Rs) |
|---|---|
Admission Fee (one time) | 10,000 |
Tuition Fee | 1,56,000 |
Academic Services and Facilities | 43,000 |
Student Welfare Fund | 7,000 |
Utility Services | 20,000 |
Refundable Estate Deposits (one time) | 25,000 |
Halls of Residence Charges (For Hostelers) | 89,000 |
Mess Charges | 45,000 |
Total | 3,95,000 |
There are no hostel facilities available for LLM programme candidates, hence there is no mention of Halls of Residence Charges. Accordingly, the additional charges are not included in the fee structure below.
Fee Heads | Amount (Rs) |
|---|---|
Admission Fee (one time) | 10,000 |
Tuition Fee | 1,56,000 |
Academic Services and Facilities | 43,000 |
Student Welfare Fund | 7,000 |
Utility Services | 20,000 |
Refundable Estate Deposits (one time) | 25,000 |
Total | 2,61,000 |
The candidates seeking admission into the BA LLB and LLM programmes need to fulfil the eligibility criteria as follows:
The table below mentions the details of the seat matrix and reservations for every category of students who wish to pursue their BA LLB programme at NLU Delhi.
Name of categories | Total seats | Horizontal reservations for PwD | Seats under respective categories after excluding PwD seats |
|---|---|---|---|
General | 50 | 3 | 47 |
OBC: Non-Creamy Layer (22%) | 24 | 1 | 23 |
Scheduled Caste (15%) | 17 | 1 | 16 |
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Economically Weaker Section (10%) | 11 | 1 | 10 |
Sub Total | 110 | 6 | 104 |
Foreign Nationals (5 seats) & OCI/PIO (5 seats) | 10 | ||
Grand Total | 120 |
5% Horizontal Reservation across the categories has been provided to the PwD Category candidate
The table below mentions the details of the seat matrix and reservations for every category of students who wish to pursue their LLM programme at NLU Delhi.
Name of categories | Total seats | Horizontal reservations for PwD | Seats under respective categories after excluding PwD seats |
General | 32 | 2 | 30 |
OBC: Non-Creamy Layer (22%) | 15 | 1 | 14 |
Scheduled Caste (15%) | 11 | 1 | 10 |
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%) | 5 | - | 5 |
Economically Weaker Section (10%) | 7 | - | 7 |
Sub Total | 70 | 4 | 66 |
Supernumerary: Kashmiri Migrants | 1 | ||
Foreign Nationals (5 seats) and OCI/PIO (5 seats) | 10 | ||
Grand Total | 81 |
5% Horizontal Reservation across the categories has been provided to the PwD Category candidate
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
All the law graduates based on their performance can join corporate firms, study and practice law, become legal advisors etc.
There is no upper age limit for the LLM programme at NLU Delhi but the candidate must be above 22 years of age.
The field of Corporate Law is one of the best subjects in LLM and doing a specialisation in this can provide a candidate with good placement offers.
According to the NIRF ranking, NLU Delhi is ranked the second-best law university in India.
The AILET scores are accepted by the university.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
Yes, scoring 94.75 in AILET 2026 as an ST candidate gives you very strong chances for admission to NLU Delhi, potentially even a high rank, as expected cutoffs for ST are much lower (around 60-70 marks), but your score puts you in a highly competitive bracket.
I hope it
Hello Himanshi,
In order to secure admission to NLU Delhi through AILET, an All India Rank(AIR) is the primary metric used, however it also depends on the category you are applying under. Every candidate is assigned an AIR to fill seats according to the reservation matrix.
For General candidate: an
Hello,
Admission to NLU Delhi is based on the AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) rank . There are two types of ranks considered :
All India Rank (AIR) – for the general merit seats.
Category Rank – for reserved category seats (like SC/ST/OBC/PwD).
So, both AIR and category ranks
Hi dear candidate,
In the NLU Delhi, the admissions for general category candidates are based on All India Rank (AIR) whereas if you belong to the reserved category (SC, ST, OBC, EWS etc.) you will have a category rank with separate cut off for each category.
Know more at:
Hello,
With 85 marks in AILET 2026, it is very unlikely to get NLU Delhi for the General category. The expected cut-off for General is usually higher, often above 90 marks.
If you belong to a reserved category (OBC, EWS, SC, ST), your chances are slightly better, but for General,
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