National Law Institute University, Bhopal

National Law Institute University Bhopal
Mottoयत्नवान् सुखमेधते
Motto in English
The diligent grow happily
TypeNational Law University
Established1997
Academic affiliations
ChancellorChief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court[1]
Vice-ChancellorS. Surya Prakash[2]
Location, ,
23°11′13.4″N 77°21′48″E / 23.187056°N 77.36333°E / 23.187056; 77.36333
CampusUrban, residential
VisitorChief Justice of India
Colors   Red and yellow
NicknameNLIU / NLU Bhopal
Websitewww.nliu.ac.in

National Law Institute University Bhopal (NLIU Bhopal) is a public law school and a National Law University located in Bhopal, India. Established in 1997 by the State of Madhya Pradesh, it is the second law school established under the National Law School system.

The university launched its first academic program in 1998, with Indian jurist V.S. Rekhi as the Director.[3] The university admits around 120[4] candidates each year through the Common Law Admission Test for the B.A. LL.B. course and around 60[4] candidates for the B.Sc. LL.B. course. The postgraduate courses offered at the university are the Masters of Law (LL.M.) degree and the Master of Cyber Law & Information Security (MCLIS) degree.

The university is a member of the Association of Indian Universities, and the visitor of the university is the Chief Justice of India. It works with the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and the National Judicial Academy. Since 2009, NLIU has stationed the Rajiv Gandhi National Cyber Law Center, established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.[5]

  1. ^ "Chancellor". www.nliu.ac.in. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Vice Chancellor". www.nliu.ac.in. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ Education Info India, List of Universities in M.P. (Last accessed 05/09 2013)
  4. ^ a b "NLIU Brochure 2022" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Virudhika NLIU, About NLIU (2012) (Last accessed: 05/09 2013)