National Law University and Judicial Academy Guwahati : Admission 2026, Cutoff, Courses, Fees, Placement, Ranking

For the 2025-26 academic session, National Law University and Judicial Academy Assam Guwahati Assam has opened the admission process for its PhD course. Applicants have to sit for an admission test, unless exempted (UGC NET/JRF, SLET, M.Phil., or being a judge). All applicants, including the exempted ones, have to provide a 1,000-word research proposal incorporating major points such as the research hypothesis, methodology, and literature review. Shortlisted candidates are called for an interview with the Research Committee. Once through the test, interview, and coursework, candidates are formally admitted to the PhD program.

National Law University and Judicial Academy Dates & Events 2025

National Law University and Judicial Academy Admission Eligibility Criteria 2025

The eligibility criteria for admission at National Law University and Judicial Academy Assam Amingaon Guwahati Assam for 2025 are as follows: 

For the one-year LLM courses in Corporate and Commercial Laws, Intellectual Property Laws, International Law, Environmental Law, Constitutional Law, and Human Rights Law, applicants have to be shortlisted based on their Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) performance.

For PhD admission, aspirants must have a Master's in Law from a recognised university with 55% marks or its equivalent CGPA, Aspirants having a Master's in other disciplines, or those who have professional experience in the form of working as a District Judge, High Court Judge, or Supreme Court Judge, can also apply. 

Moreover, those who have cleared the Company Secretary or Chartered Accountants exams and want to pursue research in topics connected with law, especially in the field of public policy, are also eligible for the PhD program. The minimum requirement of 55% marks is reduced to 50% for candidates belonging to SC/ST and Differently Abled categories. Preference would be given to those who have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) or State Eligibility Test (SET).

National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam, has a good placement record. For 2025, Undergraduate and postgraduate law program students, majoring in corporate law, criminal law, constitutional law, and international law, have been placed in top law firms, corporations, and government organisations successfully. Some of the prominent recruiters are Luthra & Luthra, AZB & Partners, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, PwC, Ernst & Young, and the Indian Judiciary.

Students get hired in top sectors like legal consulting, litigation, corporate law, in-house counsel, and public policy. The dedicated Placement Cell of the university plays an important role by providing pre-placement talks, mock interviews, workshops, industry interactions, and legal internships, facilitating the transition of students into their professional world.

National Law University and Judicial Academy Scholarship 2025

National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA) provides great placement opportunities as the best law firms and corporations recruit students of the university year after year. In 2025, it is expected that the trend will be maintained by the university, giving excellent career opportunities to the students. Pradhan Mantri Vidyalakshmi Yojana (PMVVY) also provides financial assistance to deserving students by offering collateral-free education loans. This process is digital, transparent, and focuses on students, and does so with a 3% subsidy on loans of up to INR 10 lakh, making it available to families with an annual income of less than INR 8 lakh, so that education financed would not impose any financial burden.