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| Motto | Yuktiheena Vicharetu Dharmahnih Prajayate |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Judgment Devoid of Logic Destroys Dharma |
| Type | National Law University |
| Established | 1999 |
| Founder | N. R. Madhava Menon |
Academic affiliations | |
| Budget | ₹37.080 crore (US$4.4 million) (FY2021–22 est.)[1] |
| Chancellor | Chief Justice of India |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti [2] |
Academic staff | 67 (2024)[1] |
| Students | 865 (2024)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 645 (2024)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 100 (2024)[1] |
| 120 (2024)[1] | |
| Location | , , India 21°8′1.65″N 82°46′44.16″E / 21.1337917°N 82.7789333°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS or NUJS or NLU Kolkata) is a National Law University (NLU) located in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[3] In 2023, it was ranked 4th among law colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework and 2nd by India Today.[4] It comes under the exclusive chancellorship and purview of the Chief Justice of India.
The university was one of the first law universities to offer a five-year integrated B.A. LLB (Hons.) and an LLM program with five different specializations (Corporate & Commercial Law, International & Comparative Law, Criminal & Security Law, Law & Technology and Intellectual Property Law), later on added a five-year B.Sc. LLB program (with a general B.Sc. degree) as well which was discontinued in 2011 after a change in BCI requirements regarding the same. It then started a B.Sc. LLB (Hons.) course, offering B.Sc. in Forensic science and Criminology, in 2023. Admission to the B.A. LLB or B.Sc. LLB degree program and the LLM. program is through the Common Law Admission Test (a highly competitive, ranked among the top 05 hardest entrance examinations in India), held jointly by the national law schools/universities. NUJS/NLU Kolkata also offers M.Sc. in Forensic science, MPhil, Ph.D., LL.D, and diplomas in business laws and other programs, in addition to a number of online courses. In 2024, it has also started a specialized 2-Year LLM. program on Data Science & Data Protection Law, in collaboration with IISER Kolkata and IIIT Kalyani as knowledge partners and Cognizant as the industry partner.
- ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2024" (PDF). WB National University of Juridicial Sciences.
- ^ "Prof (Dr) Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti appointed new Vice Chancellor of NUJS". BAR & BENCH. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "NUJS Online Courses - Home". Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Best LAW Colleges 2021: List of Top LAW Colleges 2021 in India - Page1".