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

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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

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

Mirza Farhan Baig

Updated on 30 Sep 2025, 08:40 AM IST

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Shillong, Meghalaya


CMJ University, Shillong

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Shillong, Meghalaya

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Department of Law, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong

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Shillong, Meghalaya

BA LLB Hons
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BBA LLB
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Shillong, Meghalaya


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NLU Meghalaya - National Law University, Meghalaya

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Shillong, Meghalaya

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BA LLB Hons
  • Fees : 9.78 Lakhs
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The Shillong Law College, Shillong

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Umshyrpi College, Shillong

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Shillong, Meghalaya


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William Carey University, Shillong

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BA LLB Hons
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