Best Law Colleges in Shillong

Shillong city hosts several prestigious law colleges that offer excellent legal education and academic excellence. Most of the top law colleges in offer admissions to BA LLB courses. LLB is also another popular law course offered by the best law colleges in Shillong. Some reputed law colleges in Shillong also offer admissions to LLM courses. Law admission at the top law college is based on both entrance exams and direct admission. NLU Meghalaya conducts the NLU MEG UAT exam and accepts its scores for admission. While other top law colleges in Shillong accept CUET UG scores and also offer direct admission.

There are approximately 7 recognised law colleges in Shillong, of which only 2 are government-owned, and the remaining 5 are private law colleges. NLU Meghalaya is the most popular law college in Shillong and is known for its academic rigour and placements with an annual fee of Rs. 3.02 Lakh.

Top Law Colleges in Shillong- Highlights

Particulars	Details
Total number of law colleges	7
Courses offered	BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.Sc LLB LLB and LLM
Admission criteria	Direct admissions and entrance exams
Entrance Exams	NLU MEG UAT, CUET UG

Top Law Colleges in Shillong

College Name	Ownwership
The Shillong Law College, Shillong	Private
CMJ University, Shillong	Private
Department of Law, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong	Public
MIT University, Shillong	Private
NLU Meghalaya - National Law University, Meghalaya	Public
Umshyrpi College, Shillong	Private
William Carey University, Shillong	Private

Admission Criteria for Top Law Colleges in Shillong

Entrance Exam:

The admission process at NLU Meghalaya requires candidates to apply for the NLU MEG UAT college entrance exam. Given below are the steps for admission into law colleges in Shillong:

Fulfill the prescribed eligibility criteria
Apply for the law entrance exams
Appear for the law entrance exam and obtain a valid score.
Publication of merit list/ invite list by the college or university.
Register for the counselling and seat allotment process.
Appear for counselling and get the documents verified and pay the required fees.
Obtain the seat allotment

Direct Admission:

The top law colleges in Shillong, like Umshyrpi College, offer admission based on merit and consider the academic performance in their qualifying examinations. The process for direct admission at the best law colleges in Shillong is given below:

Submission of online/offline application form of the law college during the specified application form window.
Next, the college/university will publish the merit list as per the marks obtained in the qualifying exam.
Announcement of counselling schedule by the university/college
Counselling registration and choice filling by the candidate
Publication of seat allotment by the college/university

Eligibility Criteria for Admission to Best Law Colleges in Shillong

Course	Eligibility Criteria
Five-Year Integrated LLB	12th Grade with minimum prescribed marks. The minimum qualifying marks for SC/ST/PWD will be slightly lesser.
Three-Year LLB	Graduation with minimum prescribed marks. There would be certain relaxation in minimum qualifying marks for SC/ST/PWD.
LLM	3 year/5 year LLB graduate with minimum prescribed marks. The minimum qualifying marks for SC/ST/PWD will be slightly lower