DHARMASHASTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU) is a National Law University established in 2018 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. As of 2021, it is headed by the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court as Chancellor, with Manoj Kumar Sinha serving as Vice-Chancellor. The university has been allotted 120 acres of land near Jabalpur Airport, and until this campus is developed, it functions from the Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ambedkar Institute of Telecom Training (BRBRAITT) in Jabalpur. DNLU offers a five-year integrated BA-LLB course and a one-year LLM programme, with candidates eligible for nomination to various scholarships from their home state, other states, and the central government. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as a state university. It hosts several research centres, including those for International Trade and Investment Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Competition Law and Policy, Criminal Justice Administration, Environmental Law, and Human Rights. In December 2020, DNLU launched a legal aid clinic called 'Vidhi Mitra' to raise legal awareness, along with an educational aid program named 'Adhyapan' for financially disadvantaged students.