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Best Government Law Colleges in Tamil Nadu

There are approximately 22 government law colleges in Tamil Nadu. The government law colleges in Tamil Nadu are offering admissions to various law courses such as a 3-year LLB, integrated LLB, LLM, and Diploma in law. Admissions to government law colleges are granted either through the merits of the qualifying exams or through the entrance test scores. The Tamil Nadu National Law University is among the top government law schools in the state.

Top government law colleges in Tamil Nadu: Eligibility criteria

Course	Education qualification	Qualifying marks
3-year LLB	Candidates must be a graduate from a recognized university	General category: 45% Reserved categories: 40%
5-year LLB	Candidate must have completed their higher secondary education from a recognized board	General category: 45% Reserved categories: 40%
LLM	Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in law from a recognized university	General category: 55% Reserved categories: 50%

Course

Education qualification

Qualifying marks

3-year LLB

Candidates must be a graduate from a recognized university

General category: 45%

Reserved categories: 40%

5-year LLB

Candidate must have completed their higher secondary education from a recognized board

General category: 45%

Reserved categories: 40%

LLM

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in law from a recognized university

General category: 55%

Reserved categories: 50%

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Entrance exams for admission to top government law colleges in Tamil Nadu

CLAT: The Common Law Admission Test is the most popular law entrance test in India. It is conducted once a year by the Consortium of NLUs. Getting a good rank in the test results in getting admission to top NLUs and other participating universities. One such example of the government law college that accepts CLAT scores is Tamil Nadu National Law University.
CUET: The National Testing Agency conducts the Common University Entrance Test in online mode. It is a national-level entrance test Candidates have to clear the CUET PG exam for admission to LLM programmes offered by top universities. The Central University of Tamil Nadu is the only university in the state to accept CUET PG scores to get admission.

Direct admission to top government law colleges in Tamil Nadu

Majority of the the government law colleges in Tamil Nadu offer admission on a merit basis. The Tamil Dr Ambedkar Law University is an example of one such government law college that grants admission to candidates based on the merits of the qualifying examination.

Top 10 government law college in Tamil Nadu with fee structure

Name of college	Total course fees
Central University of Tamil Nadu	Rs. 24,000
Madras University	Rs. 9,770
Madurai Kamaraj University	Rs. 24,940
Tamil Nadu National Law University	Rs. 5,65,000
Government Law College, Dharmapuri	Rs. 10,350
Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University	Rs. 4,38,000
Government Law College, Coimbatore	Rs. 3,460
Government Law College, Madurai	Rs. 4,540
Government Law College, Villupuram	Rs. 42,270
Institute of Distance Education	Rs. 16,610