Prayagraj's RPNLU offers 60 seats in BA-LLB through CLAT 2025
Prayagraj: Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University (
) in Prayagraj has joined the
(CLAT) panel for the 2025-26 academic session, becoming part of the Consortium of National Law Universities. Students can now apply for the five-year integrated
programme through
.
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The registration process for CLAT counselling is open until May 21, 2025. RPNLU is offering 60 seats in its BA-LLB programme, with a breakdown of 24 seats for the unreserved category, 6 for EWS, 17 for OBC, 12 for SC, and 1 for ST category.
This integration aims to streamline admissions and attract top students nationwide.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Usha Tandon said, "Counselling for admission in BA-LLB through Common Law Admission Test has begun.
We are committed to providing a robust legal education platform for our students."
In another significant development for legal education and research in Prayagraj, a
is being launched for the first time at Dr Rajendra Prasad National Law University (RPNLU) and Allahabad Degree College (ADC), which is affiliated with Allahabad University (AU).
ADC will be the second affiliated college under AU to start a PhD in Law, after CMP Degree College.
Until now, PhD admissions were only available at the IVV main campus and CMP, but from the academic session 2025–26, ADC will also begin enrolling PhD candidates.
Admissions will now be conducted based on the UGC-NET score, replacing the earlier system of the Joint Research Entrance Test (CRET). The PhD admission cell has begun collecting seat details from departments, and at ADC, at least 42 PhD seats are expected to open up, supported by 21 faculty members appointed in the Law Department.
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At RPNLU, PhD admissions will commence with three seats, also through UGC-NET qualification. This expansion will significantly boost legal research opportunities in the region.
Prof. Atul Kumar Singh, principal of ADC, said, "PhD has already started in various subjects at our college. Due to a lack of regular law faculty, it was delayed in Law, but with 21 faculty now in place, we are ready to launch."
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