Chanakya National Law University

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Chanakya National Law University

Motto	Gyandhanam Mahaddhanam
Motto in English	Knowledge is the greatest wealth
Type	Government
Established	2006 (2006)
Chancellor	Chief Justice of the Patna High Court
Vice-Chancellor	Faizan Mustafa[1]
Location	Patna , Bihar , India
Campus	Residential
Affiliations	BCI, UGC
Website	www.cnlu.ac.in

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) is a public law school and a National Law University in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in 2006 by the Government of Bihar (Bihar Act 24 of 2006) as a public university dedicated to the field of legal education. The Chief Justice of Patna High Court is the ex officio chancellor of the university. It is one of the autonomous law schools in India. The campus is situated right near the heart of the city in the Mithapur area and has an area of approximately 18 Acres.