Admission Criteria
Admission to the University shall be purely on the basis of merit, mainly assessed through an All India Entrance Test (ET). Only candidates securing 50 percent marks in the qualifying examination (+2 public examination) shall be admitted to the Undergraduate Programmes. Compartmentals will not be eligible for admission.Candidates above the age of 20 years as on 1st July, 2006 (for SC/ST 2 years relaxation) are ineligible to apply.
However, candidates awaiting the qualifying examination, or their results in such examination, will be permitted to take the ET (see note below), if they have secured 50% of marks in the immediately preceding Public Examination- provided that if selected, they must produce the evidence of having passed the qualifying examination with at least 50 percent, during their Interview.
Note:
Candidates who pass their 12 th Examination have to submit the Mark Sheet of the said exam as soon as possible to avoid delay in admission process.
Centres
Depending on the availability of sufficient number of candidates for each Centre, ET this year will be conducted in Allahabad , Bangalore , Bhopal , Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh , Chennai, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad , Jodhpur , Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi , Pune, and Vadodara.
Date & Time
The All India Entrance Test will be conducted on May 6, 2006 from 03.00PM to 05.00PM .
All India Entrance Test and Rank List
The ET will carry a maximum of 200 marks. It seeks to asses the candidate’s aptitude to pursue law as a profession or a discipline, capacity to express in English language and give descriptive and analytical answers to questions, and breadth of general knowledge. A Rank List will be prepared, based on the candidates’ performance in the ET, and in cases of equality the rank will be resolved on the basis of +2 examination results failing which by draw of lots.
Interview
The candidates selected through the test will have to undergo an interview. The interview panel shall have full discretion to adjudge the general suitability of a candidate for admission.
Intake Capacity
Subject to further review by University authorities, the University proposes to admit up to and not exceeding 160 students this year. However it has the discretion to determine the intake level depending on the comparative merits of available candidates or for any other operational reasons. 15% of the seats will be reserved for S.C. candidates, 7.5% for S.T. candidates, 3% for physically disabled candidates and 10% for candidates belonging to the State of Gujarat . A horizontal reservation of 30% of seats has also been made in favour of girl students, cutting across all the above categories (There will be no special reservation for foreign candidates or NRI candidates). But should any of these quotas stand unfilled; the seats so unfilled will then be available for candidates from the Wait List.
The Wait List shall be part of the general Rank List that stays in place after the regular selection process. It shall lapse 15 days after the last date prescribed for admission through regular selection process.
The University reserves the right not to offer any one stream of (B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.) LL.B. (Honours) Programme if a sufficient number of students have not been found qualified for the stream. Allocation of streams will be strictly based on the performance of students in the first semester. Thus a candidate’s preference for a stream expressed in the Application Form will not bind the University to offer admission into the preferred stream.
Note:
The Academic Council has the discretion to review the above Admission Criteria and Procedure, including the intake capacity, and sufficiency of the number of students for the running of each of the three undergraduate degree course.
Application Forms
The admission application form may be downloaded here. The downloaded application form duly filled in must be accompanied with Rs.850/- by way of a demand Draft Drawn on any nationalized bank, in favour of the " Gujarat National Law University " payable at Ahmedabad.
Filled in Application Forms should reach us on or before 20 April, 2006 .
All correspondence must be addressed to:
Registrar
Gujarat National Law University
E-4, GIDC Electronics Estate, Sector-26
Gandhinagar- 382 028
Gujarat , India .
Tel: 079-232 43296
079-232 43308
Fax: 079-232 43317
Email: gnlu@rediffmail.com (for general information)
gnlu.admission@gmail.com (for admission enquiries & information)
Concessions, Freeships and Scholarships
The University proposes to institute scholarship, prizes and medals to the deserving students who excel in studies. It will constitute an Academic Achievements Committee for the purpose.
The S.C./S.T./Physically Challenged students may, on production of appropriate proof to the satisfaction of the Admission Committee, be awarded 50 per cent reduction in the refundable hostel deposit. They may apply to relevant Government department for scholarship facilities.
The Executive Council may, on the recommendation of the Director, grant freeships for deserving cases based on an assessment of academic performance and the economic situation of individual applicants.
Eligible students may also avail of bank loans, according to the terms and conditions set by the creditor bank. GNLU would facilitate getting in touch with some of the banks for loan facilities.
