Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

Maharashtra National Law University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (MNLU-CS), formerly called MNLU Aurangabad, is a National Law University situated in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India. It was established in 2017 by the Government of Maharashtra under the Maharashtra National Law University Act, 2014, becoming the third and final university installed through that act, following Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai and Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur. It is recognized as the 21st National Law University in India. The Chancellor of the university is Prasanna B. Varale, a judge of the Supreme Court of India, while the Vice-Chancellor is Dr. Bindu S. Ronald. Academically, MNLU-CS offers 60 seats for a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) degree and a one-year LL.M. program specializing in constitutional and corporate law, with admissions conducted through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). The university's permanent campus, spanning 55 acres, is being developed at Karodi on the outskirts of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. In the meantime, the university operates from a temporary location at the Government College of Education, Aurangabad, with hostel facilities available at Kanchanwadi, a locality within Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.