Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University opens admissions for five-year integrated law degree programmes
Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University
on Monday opened applications for five-year integrated honours degrees, including BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, and BCA LLB, offered by the School of Excellence in Law. Aspirants can apply through the university's website, www.tndalu.ac.in, until May 31.Candidates with 70% and above in Class XII exams are eligible to apply for these programmes.
For SC/ST candidates, the eligibility mark is 60%. "Candidates aspiring to study BCom LLB (Honours) must have studied commerce or an equivalent subject related to commerce, and candidates aspiring to study BCA LLB must have studied computer science or an equivalent subject in higher secondary," a release from the university registrar said.These four courses offered by the School of Excellence in Law have a combined strength of 624 seats. About 26 law colleges, including 15 govt law colleges, will offer the BA LLB degree course throughout the state. Candidates should have a minimum of 45%, and SC/ST candidates need to obtain a minimum of 40% marks to be eligible to apply for the programme. There are 2,400 seats available for law counselling this year.The university will prepare a merit list based on Class XII exam scores in four subjects, excluding the language papers. Based on the cut-off marks, the university will release a rank list and conduct admissions through online counselling. There is no age limit for applying for law degrees according to the Supreme Court's order.Last year, the university received more than 20,000 applications for law admissions counselling. This year, the university expects a similar number of applications for the 2025-26 academic year. Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University V-C convener committee chairperson Justice V Bharathidasan launched the registrations of applications on Monday.The university also said it would issue a separate notification for three-year LLB (Honours), three-year LLB (affiliated), and two-year LLM (CBCS) separately on the university's website, www.tndalu.com.
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