Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

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Name

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

Legal name

National Law University Nagpur

Website

https://nlunagpur.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur is identified in the supplied material, but no source-attributed information is available about its educational activities, customer base, technology, business model, or growth for this analysis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Higher Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Law & Legal Studies Research Universities (EDAHABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC), SJD / JSD & Doctoral Law Programs (EDAHAIAD), Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs (EDAHAIAH)

Keywords

• Legal education programs
• Undergraduate law degrees
• Postgraduate legal studies
• Doctoral law research
• Intellectual property law

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagpur, Maharashtra

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue is generated through tuition fees from students enrolled in various programmes including B.A.LL.B (Hons.), B.B.A.LL.B (Hons.), L.L.M., Ph.D., and diploma/certificate programmes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur is a government-established public law university offering five-year integrated undergraduate degrees (B.A.LL.B. Hons., B.A.LL.B. Honours in Adjudication and Justicing, B.B.A.LL.B. Hons.) with an annual intake of 120 students admitted through the CLAT process, alongside one-year and two-year L.L.M. programmes for general, executive, and professional cohorts, a Ph.D. programme admitted through AIET, and postgraduate diploma and certificate courses covering areas such as Intellectual Property Law and the Shaastric Method of Argumentation.

Product overview

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur is a government-established law university offering a comprehensive suite of legal education programs. The university operates as a unified academic institution providing undergraduate integrated degrees (B.A.LL.B. Hons., B.A.LL.B. Honours in Adjudication and Justicing, B.B.A.LL.B. Hons.), postgraduate programs (One-Year LL.M., One-Year LL.M. for Executives, Two-Year LL.M. for Professionals), doctoral research (Ph.D.), and diploma/certificate courses including Shaastric Method of Argumentation. The university publishes three journals: Contemporary Law Review (CLR), Contemporary Law and Policy Review (CLPR), and IPR Journal. Specialized offerings include the DPIIT-IPR Chair Programme and WIPO-India Summer School on Intellectual Property. Supporting infrastructure includes an ERP system for academic management and library OPAC services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• University Grants Commission (UGC)coreOthersUniversity has received recognition from UGC under Section 12(B) and Section 22 of the UGC Act, enabling it to function as a recognized university and award degrees.
• Bar Council of IndiacoreOthersRecognized by Bar Council of India for legal education standards and professional qualification purposes.
• Association of Indian Universities (AIU)minorOthersUniversity is a member of AIU, enabling academic exchange and recognition with other Indian universities.
• Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs)coreOthersUniversity is a member of CNLUs established on 19th August 2017, participating in centralized CLAT admission process.
• World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWIPO India Summer School on Intellectual Property conducted jointly since 2017. Sessions held in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. WIPO Geneva collaborates with RGNIIPM Nagpur and MNLU Nagpur for these programmes featuring WIPO faculty from Geneva.
• Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of IP Management (RGNIIPM), NagpurflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizes WIPO-India Summer School programmes on Intellectual Property with MNLU Nagpur.
• National Law University of Judicial Academy (NLUJA), AssamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU signed for student and faculty exchange programmes.
• Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), GandhinagarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU signed for student and faculty exchange programmes.
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), MumbaiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU signed for faculty exchange and research programmes.
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), PunjabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU signed for student and faculty exchange programmes.
• National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU signed for student and faculty exchange programme.
• National Law School of India University (NLSIU), BangaloreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU signed for student and faculty exchange programme.

Scale indicators3 records

Others

• Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGNIIPM), Nagpur: A government IP-training institute located in the same city as MNLU Nagpur and the co-organizer of the WIPO-India Summer School on IP. As an ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, RGNIIPM is the most relevant enabling peer underpinning MNLU Nagpur's IP specialization strategy.

Broad incumbents

• O.P. Jindal Global University (Jindal Global Law School): A leading private Indian law school (not part of the NLU consortium) that competes for the same CLAT-top-tier student pool. JGLS is broader in scope (multi-disciplinary university housing JGLS) and operates as an incumbent private alternative to MNLU Nagpur for aspirational law applicants.
• Symbiosis Law School, Pune: One of India's largest private law schools by enrollment, operating under Symbiosis International University. While it admits via SET rather than CLAT, it competes for the same tier of aspiring law students that MNLU Nagpur targets through its integrated undergraduate programs.

Direct peers

• National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore: India's premier NLU and the first of the system. NLSIU is the most directly comparable peer to MNLU Nagpur — both operate under the same NLU consortium and admit via CLAT, both offer B.A.LL.B and L.L.M programs, and both are research-driven law universities. NLSIU sets the benchmark MNLU Nagpur is benchmarked against.
• National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi): A leading NLU with the same CLAT-based admission model and integrated undergraduate law programs as MNLU Nagpur. MNLU Nagpur has signed an MoU with NLU Delhi for student and faculty exchange, confirming direct peer overlap in curriculum and academic collaboration.
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab: A state-established NLU joining the CNLU consortium and CLAT admission system. MNLU Nagpur and RGNUL Punjab have signed an MoU for academic exchange, making this a directly comparable peer in governance structure, program mix, and stage of institutional development.
• National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam: A state-government NLU in northeast India offering B.A.LL.B, L.L.M and Ph.D programs through CLAT. NLUJA has signed an exchange MoU with MNLU Nagpur and is at a comparable institutional stage, making it a directly comparable peer in consortium and growth profile.
• Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar: A state-established NLU with the same consortium membership and admissions architecture as MNLU Nagpur. GNLU has signed an MoU with MNLU Nagpur for student/faculty exchange, and it is one of the closest structural peers for benchmarking program depth and ranking competitiveness.
• National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad: One of the top-three NLUs in India, NALSAR offers the same 5-year integrated B.A.LL.B, one-year L.L.M, and Ph.D programs through the CLAT consortium. Comparable on admissions channel, program mix, and research output, making it a like-for-like comparison for placement and ranking outcomes.

Emerging players

• Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai: A leading public research university that has signed an MoU with MNLU Nagpur for faculty exchange. While broader than a pure law school, TISS is an adjacent peer for MNLU Nagpur's social-science and policy-oriented offerings and L.L.M-adjacent research collaboration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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