Admissions to these programmes are on merit, subject to rules of reservation, through the Common Law Admission Test - 2023 only.

Minimum Eligibility

1. In order to seek admission to any of these programmes it is mandatory to have a pass in 10+2 or an equivalent examination with not less than
   1. forty five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade for candidates of all categories except SC/ST
   2. forty percent (40%) marks or its equivalent grade for candidates belonging to SC/ST categories
2. Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination in March/April, 2023 are also eligible to appear in CLAT 2023. However, they shall be required to produce evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they will lose their right to be considered for admission.
3. The result of the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2) shall be submitted by the candidate on or before the last date of closure of admission failing which the candidate will be ineligible for admission to the programme.

Intake (Maximum is 120)

Total intake for 2023-2024 academic year is 120 seats. The maximum intake per programme is as follows:

• B.A. LL.B.(Hons.)      : 60 Seats
• B.Com. LL.B.(Hons.) : 60 Seats

Out of which 6 seats [3 seats in B.A. LL.B.(Hons.) and 3 seats in B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.)] are reserved for NRI/OCI category candidates. Please note that NRI/OCI Sponsored candidates are not eligible to seek admission under NRI/OCI category. Similarly, a candidate who appeared in CLAT 2023 under NRI/OCI category alone is eligible to apply under this category. A candidate admitted under this Category shall not be considered for admission under any other category. Also, such candidates are not eligible for conversion to any other category.

4. Vacant seats, if any, under NRI/OCI quota will be allotted to the total seats of Tamil Nadu Categories.
5. Unfilled seats, if any, in any of the U.G. or P.G. programmes after CLAT provisional lists of allotment and counseling process will be filled through admission against vacant seats based only on CLAT rank in the order of merit. A separate notification will be issued on university website for that purpose only if vacancies arise after the CLAT counseling process. Allotment of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and B.Com. LL.B.(Hons.) programmes is on choice cum merit and subject to availability of seats in respective categories and preference shall be given to candidates who joined through CLAT counseling process only.
6. TNNLU Seat Conversion Policy may be applied in case of vacant seats
7. Reservation and distribution of seats as mentioned above are subject to change from time to time as per the orders of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

The above courses are offered subject to availability of faculty. The members of the faculty continuously update the curriculum and propose new elective courses which are informed by their research. When the subject matter of enquiry is on advanced areas of contemporary relevance, short term single credit courses are offered from time to time by inviting scholars from other national and international institutions of repute and external experts from various fields outside academia. French language course has been offered to the interested students. Likewise, a course on Communication Tamil is available to help the interested students to pick up working proficiency in Tamil language. Both of these are non-credit courses.

Fee waiver and scholarships:

TNNLU Financial Assistance Scheme offers full or partial waiver of fees and/or charges for the entire or part of the programme of study on the basis of the financial abilities of students’ families. All the SC and ST students from Tamil Nadu are exempted from the payment of tuition fees throughout the duration of the programme as the same is borne by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Also, the students admitted under Tamil Nadu Government School Quota are exempted from all the fees as the same is borne by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Students may apply, subject to eligibility, for scholarships of respective states or of the Government of India. Similarly, candidates from BC, MBC and DNC categories may apply to scholarship schemes of the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and the Denotified Communities Welfare Department of Government of Tamil Nadu. Eligible candidates of Tamil Nadu who are first graduates in their family can apply for the first graduate scholarship. Eligible minority students can apply to the Minorities Welfare Department scholarships.