National Law University Delhi

What National Law University Delhi does

National Law University, Delhi is a public law university established by Act No. 1 of 2008 of the Delhi Legislative Assembly and recognized under Section 22 of the UGC Act. It is located in Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi, and is ranked #2 in the NIRF 2025 law category. The university admits students through the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET), attracting 25,319 applicants for 180 seats (110 BA LLB and 70 LLM), and additionally offers PhD and a portfolio of executive and certificate programs. It serves undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral learners, with secondary constituents including legal practitioners, policy-makers, and the judiciary who engage through conferences and endowment chairs.

The university's core academic delivery is anchored by 22 research centres, 5 endowed chairs, and the Justice T.P.S. Chawla Law Library — a fully automated facility providing access to Westlaw, HeinOnline, SCC Online, Manupatra, LexisNexis, Kluwer Arbitration, AIR Infotech, JSTOR, and ISIL. Technology infrastructure includes an Edchemy ERP for academic and administrative workflows, a digital library platform, and the "Nyaya Setu" AI-based interactive chatbot launched in 2026. International MoUs with SOAS (London), Uppsala University, CELIS (Paris), WIPO, King's College London, University of Galway, IIT Delhi, and IISc Bangalore enable cross-border academic exchange and joint research, including a law-and-technology axis with the two Indian Institutes.

The business model combines government grants (UGC, Government of NCT of Delhi), tuition from degree programs, AILET application fees, and a growing non-degree revenue stream from certificate courses (priced ₹2,000-₹15,000 via the Mentblue partnership) and executive diplomas (₹30,000-₹1,00,000). Industry partnerships with firms such as Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co., and JSA serve as recruiter, mentor, and capstone partners rather than direct revenue customers. Revenue is therefore a hybrid of public funding, regulated tuition, and an emerging commercial products layer, with no private equity or venture capital exposure.

Name

National Law University Delhi

Legal name

National Law University Delhi

Website

https://nludelhi.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

National Law University, Delhi is a public law university established in 2008 in New Delhi, ranked #2 in NIRF 2025, offering BA LLB, LLM, and certificate programs via AILET admissions and serving students, legal practitioners, and policy-makers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

ABA-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools (EDAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC), Online / Hybrid Law Schools & Programs (EDAHAIAE), Specialty Law Schools (e.g., Tax, IP, International, Trial Advocacy) (EDAHAIAF)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Law degree programmes
• Postgraduate legal studies
• Legal research centres
• Executive law diplomas

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Degree Programme Tuition: Revenue from BA LLB (Hons.) and LLM degree programmes through student fees for admitted candidates.
2. Professional Certificate Courses: Fee-based certificate programmes priced at ₹15,000 for Contract and Commercial Drafting, ₹2,000 for Consumer Law courses, offered online with practitioner instruction.
3. Executive Diploma Programmes: Diploma programmes including Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law and Business and Laws for Entrepreneurs and Startups.
4. Entrance Examination Fees: AILET examination fees from approximately 25,319 candidates appearing annually for UG and PG programmes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

National Law University Delhi is a public university that offers integrated undergraduate (BA LLB Hons) and postgraduate (LLM) law degree programmes, along with professional certificate courses and executive diploma programmes in specialized legal domains. It also conducts the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) as its primary admission mechanism and operates 22 research centres covering diverse legal disciplines.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BA LLB (Hons.) Programme
• LLM Programme
• WIPO-NLUD-IPO Joint Masters/LL.M. Programme in IP Law and Management
• NLUD-SOAS Joint LL.M./M.A. in Environmental Justice in South Asia
• Certificate Course on Contract and Commercial Drafting: Strategy and Negotiation
• Online Certificate Course on Consumer Law and Practice
• Diploma in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law
• Diploma in Business and Laws for Entrepreneurs and Startups
• Credit-based Certificate Course on New Criminal Laws
• All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• MentbluecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 July 2026Partnership with legal education platform Mentblue to launch Certificate Course on Contract and Commercial Drafting: Strategy and Negotiation. The 20-session online programme priced at ₹15,000 will be taught by practitioners from major Indian law firms including Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan and Co., and JSA, covering contract drafting, negotiation, and review across sectors such as M&A, banking, technology, and real estate.
• Aekom LegalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026MoU signed on 26 May 2026 to strengthen collaboration in areas of academic engagement, professional development, and capacity building.
• National Academy of Direct Taxes (Delhi campus)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2026MoU signed on 25 May 2026 for collaboration in academic and professional development in direct taxation law.
• University of Galway, IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026MoU signed on 19 May 2026 to strengthen inter-institutional academic and research collaboration between NLU Delhi and University of Galway.
• WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWIPO-NLUD-IPO Joint Masters/LL.M. Programme in IP Law and Management, a flagship collaborative programme for intellectual property law education.
• SOAS University of LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLUD-SOAS Joint LL.M./M.A. in Environmental Justice in South Asia Program, offering interdisciplinary legal education on environmental law.
• Cambridge UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCambridge–NLU Delhi Centre for Research in Global Policing, established for collaborative research in global policing law and policy.
• Uppsala University, SwedencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organiser of European–South Asian Investment Arbitration Bootcamp 2026 (9-13 November 2026) alongside CELIS Institute, Berlin.
• CELIS Institute, BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organiser of European–South Asian Investment Arbitration Bootcamp 2026 alongside Uppsala University.
• IIT DelhimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU for inter-disciplinary research of law, technology, copyright law, and scholarly publications through joint seminars, certificate courses, and research projects.
• IISc BangaloremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for inter-disciplinary research in law and technology alongside IIT Delhi.
• Kings College LondonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration for student and faculty exchange, joint research initiatives, and scholarly publications.
• Women's Collective ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on White Paper examining Rs 8.1 lakh crore stuck in delayed MSME payments, analyzing legal ambiguities between MSMED Act and Arbitration Act.
• O.P. Jindal Global UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint seminar on 'Delivering Justice In Time' organized to address India's pendency crisis with over 5 crore pending cases.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS): Kolkata-based NLU with comparable integrated law degree and LLM programmes and similar NIRF tier ranking. Competes for the same pan-India student applicant pool via CLAT/AILET-style entrance exams.
• National Law Institute University (NLIU): Bhopal-based NLU offering BA LLB, LLM, and PhD programmes with similar intake size and government-affiliated structure. Competitor in national law entrance rankings and brand positioning.
• NALSAR University of Law: Hyderabad-based NLU consistently ranked in the NIRF top 5, offering five-year integrated law, LLM, and PhD programmes. Direct comparable in scale, intake, and degree offerings.
• Gujarat National Law University (GNLU): Gandhinagar-based NLU with comparable degree portfolio (BA LLB, LLM, PhD) and recurring NIRF top-10 presence. Directly competes for students entering via national-level law entrance examinations.
• National Law School of India University (NLSIU): India's #1 NIRF-ranked law school and the original National Law University, offering BA LLB, LLM, and PhD programmes. Most directly comparable to NLU Delhi by mandate, intake model, and target student pool.
• Indian Law Institute (ILI): Delhi-based postgraduate law institution offering LLM and PhD programmes. Competes with NLU Delhi's postgraduate programmes in the same geography and has overlapping research mandate.

Broad incumbents

• SOAS University of London: UK-based university with which NLU Delhi runs a joint LL.M./M.A. in Environmental Justice. Comparable as an internationally recognised institution offering specialised postgraduate legal education with a South Asia focus.
• Kings College London (The Dickson Poon School of Law): Global law school and academic partner of NLU Delhi for student/faculty exchange. Comparable as an established international law school with joint research and degree collaboration.

Emerging players

• Symbiosis Law School (SLS Pune): Pune-based private law school offering integrated BA LLB and LLM programmes. Competes on scale and on geographic diversity of intake, though less selective than the top-ranked NLUs.
• O.P. Jindal Global Law School: Private university with rapidly rising national ranking in law and a strong international faculty base. Competes with NLU Delhi for top applicants and faculty talent, particularly in international and corporate law.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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