RGNUL Patiala Admission 2025: Dates, Application Form, Courses, Fees & Eligibility

• CLAT 2026 registrations are ongoing for admissions to BA LLB, and the last date to apply is October 31, 2025. 
• Entrance Exams Accepted for RGNUL Admissions 2025: CLAT and CLAT-PG. 
• RGNUL Counselling: CLAT 2025 counselling registration fees is Rs 30,000 for general category students and Rs 20,000 for ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD.
• RGNUL Seat Matrix: 240 seats are allocated for BA LLB Programmes and 60 seats are allocated to LLM programmes.

Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala admissions for full-time courses at the diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. While RGNUL Patiala admissions to UG and PG courses are done based on CLAT exam scores.  

Students who have obtained valid scores in the entrance exam and meet the CLAT cutoff should participate in the counselling and seat allotment process of Rajiv Gandhi National Law University Patiala. RGNUL admission to Ph.D is done based on an entrance exam conducted by the university, followed by an interview. However, candidates must fulfil the CLAT eligibility criteria to apply for the desired UG or PG programmes. Candidates are required to complete the CLAT registration process to move further with the RGNUL Patiala admission process. 

Also See: RGNUL Patiala Placements 

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law admissions to BA LLB Hons are through CLAT, and LLM admissions are done based on CLAT-PG scores. Check below the details of the RGNUL Patiala selection criteria. 

RGNUL Patiala Admission Criteria

To apply for BA LLB, apply through CLAT and for LLM, apply through CLAT-PG. The stepwise details of the application process for RGNUL Patiala Courses at different levels are mentioned below:

RGNUL Patiala Registration Process 

The RGNUL Patiala admission process includes registration for the counselling process, publication of allotment list and payment of confirmation fee to the Consortium for freeze and float options. Candidates can check the details for round-wise counselling, seat allotment and payment of confirmation fee in the table below:

RGNUL Patiala Admission Dates for CLAT 2026

The institute offers RGNUL Patiala UG admissions in the 5-year full-time BA LLB. Hons programme. The NLU Patiala BA LLB course is offered with a seat intake of 240. The details for NLU Patiala BA LLB admissions are mentioned below:

RGNUL Patiala BA LLB Seats and Eligibility Criteria

RGNUL Patiala BA LLB Hons Admission Process

• Applicants should appear for CLAT UG and secure a valid score.

• Students who meet the RGNUL Patiala Cutoff should appear for a counselling session.

• Students are required to select RGNUL, Patiala as their preferred choice of college during the choice filling and locking process in the CLAT counselling process.

• Shortlisting of RGNUL Patiala admissions is done based on the scores obtained in the entrance exam. 

• After the seat has been confirmed, the candidate must visit the allotted institute for the document verification process.

• After the verification of documents, candidates must pay their fees to confirm their seats.

Admission to RGNUL, Patiala is offered to 1 PG course, L.L.M. The course has an availability of 40 seats. Students seeking RGNUL, Patiala L.L.M. admissions are offered to candidates who have passed the L.L.B. degree with 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognised university. Along with this, Applicants are required to appear and secure valid marks in CLAT PG.

RGNUL Patiala LLM Courses, Seats and Eligibility Criteria

RGNUL Patiala LLM Admission Process

• Students willing to be admitted to the LLM course must have completed their bachelor’s and should meet the other eligibility criteria.

• Eligible candidates must apply for CLAT PG by filling out the online application form.

• Students should upload all the necessary documents required at the time of application.

• Applicants are then required to appear for CLAT PG.

• Candidates who meet the cut-off are then supposed to appear for the counselling sessions. 

• In the counselling sessions, candidates will have to select national law universities in the order of their preference. The preference given by the candidates will be considered for seat allotment. 

• The process of seat allotment and admission will end with the verification of documents and payment of fees.

Also See: RGNUL Patiala Facilities

RGNUL Patiala admission is offered for Ph.D. Law at the doctoral level. The RGNUL Patiala Ph.D Law course is offered for duration of six years. The students willing to take admission in this course have to appear for an entrance examination. Students who clear the entrance exam must follow the remaining steps of the admission process to secure their admission.

RGNUL Patiala Ph.D Course and Eligibility Criteria

RGNUL Patiala Ph.D Law Admission Process

• To get admitted to this course, candidates have to fill out the online application form that is released on the official website of the university.

• Candidates are supposed to submit their application forms along with all the mandatory documents and pay the fees.

• Eligible candidates are then supposed to appear for the entrance exam.

• Candidates who clear the entrance exam are made to go through a round of personal interviews.

• The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala admits to Ph.D programmes after the verification of documents and payment of fees.

• Scanned signature of the candidate

• Category certificate for SC/ST/OBC or PwD candidates

• BPL certificate (if applicable)

• Class 10th and 12th marks sheet

• Graduation/post-graduation certificate

• Transfer certificate/ Migration certificate

• Date of Birth certificate

• Reservation certificate, if applicable

• Entrance exam scorecard

• Passport-size photographs

Selected candidates must attend the counselling session and submit the original academic and personal documents to confirm RGNUL Patiala admissions.

Using the above table, candidates can check the list of colleges they can get with their obtained rank.