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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Public law school in Punjab, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
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| name = Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law<br />
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| motto = Knowledge Empowers<br />
| established = 2006<br />
| chancellor = Chief Justice of [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Prof. [[(Dr.) G.S. Bajpai]]<br />
| city = [[Patiala]]<br />
| state = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]<br />
| country = India<br />
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| students = 900 undergraduates and 30 graduates<br />
| type = [[National Law University]]<br />
| campus = {{convert|50|acre|km2}}<br />
| affiliations = [[Bar Council of India]]<br />
| website = {{url|rgnul.ac.in}}<br />
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'''Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law''' ('''RGNUL'''), is a [[Public university|public]] [[law school]] and a [[National Law University]] located in [[Patiala, Punjab]], India. It was established in 2006 by the [[Government of Punjab (India)|Punjab Government]] (Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006) as a university dedicated to the field of Legal Education.<ref>http://www.punjabcolleges.com/PB/Universities/Patiala/RGNUL-30523/</ref> The first vice-chancellor of the University was Gurjit Singh. The institution is currently being headed by Prof.(Dr.) G.S. Bajpai. RGNUL started functioning from its Headquarters-Mohindra Kothi, The Mall, Patiala w.e.f. 26 May 2006. From session of 2013 RGNUL started functioning in its permanent {{convert|50|acre|adj=on}} campus which is located at scenic [[Sidhuwal]], {{cvt|12|km}} from Patiala. RGNUL is affiliated to [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] and approved by the [[Bar Council of India]]. It is one of the [[autonomous law schools in India]].<br />
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RGNUL campus is situated near Village Sidhuwal, Bhadson Road, [[Patiala]] and has an area of approximately 50 acres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rslr.in/about-rgnul.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518005236/http://www.rslr.in/about-rgnul.html |archive-date=2014-05-18 }}</ref><br />
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== Academics ==<br />
RGNUL offers a 5-year B.A. [[LL.B]] (Honours) programme and a 1-year [[LL.M.]] with an intake of 196 seats per annum and 40 seats per annum, respectively. Admission to these programmes is through [[Common Law Admission Test]] (CLAT). Ph.D programmes are also offered. No placements are offered.<ref>https://issuu.com/clatgurukul/docs/2_years_preparation_strategy_tips_for_clat_2021{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==Rankings==<br />
{{Infobox India university ranking<br />
|WEEK_L_2019 = 13<br />
|NIRF_L_2021 = 16<br />
|IT_L_2020 = 7<br />
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In India, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law was ranked 13 among law colleges in 2019 by ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]''.<ref name=Rankings_WEEK_L_2019 /> The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked it 10 among law colleges in 2021.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_L_2021 /><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Legal education in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Official website|http://rgnul.ac.in/}}<br />
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