NLIU Bhopal

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}{{Short description|Law University in Madhya Pradesh, India}} {{Infobox university | name = National Law Institute University Bhopal | image = National_Law_Institute_University_Logo.png | mottoeng = The diligent grow happily | established = 1997 | type = National Law University | endowment = | chancellor = Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court<ref>{{cite web|title=Chancellor|url=https://nliu.ac.in/chancellor/|website=www.nliu.ac.in|access-date=17 July 2022|language=en}}</ref> | principal = | vice_chancellor = S. Surya Prakash<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Chancellor|url=https://nliu.ac.in/vice-chancellor/|website=www.nliu.ac.in|access-date=17 July 2022|language=en}}</ref> | head_label = | head = | city = Bhopal | state = Madhya Pradesh | country = India | coordinates = {{Coord|23|11|13.4|N|77|21|48|E|display=inline,title}} | campus = Urban, residential | free_label = Visitor | free = Chief Justice of India | colours = | nickname = NLIU / NLU Bhopal | mascot = | website = {{URL|http://www.nliu.ac.in}} | administrative_staff = | faculty = | colors = {{Color box|Red}}{{Color box|Yellow}} Red and yellow | academic_affiliations = {{hlist|BCI|UGC | AIU}} }} The '''National Law Institute University Bhopal''' ('''NLIU Bhopal''') is a public law school and a National Law University located in Bhopal, India. Established in 1997 by the State of Madhya Pradesh, it is the second law school established under the National Law School system.It is one of the most prestigious and best law schools in India.

The university launched its first academic program in 1998, with Indian jurist V.S. Rekhi as the Director.<ref>Education Info India, List of Universities in M.P. (Last accessed 05/09 2013)</ref> The university admits around 120<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=NLIU Brochure 2022 |url=https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2022/nlus/brochure/NLIU.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310190921/https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2022/nlus/brochure/NLIU.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 March 2022 }}</ref> candidates each year through the Common Law Admission Test for the B.A. LL.B. course and around 60<ref name=":1" /> candidates for the B.Sc. LL.B. course. The postgraduate courses offered at the university are the Masters of Law (LL.M.) degree and the Master of Cyber Law & Information Security (MCLIS) degree.

The university is a member of the Association of Indian Universities, and the visitor of the university is the Chief Justice of India. It works with the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and the National Judicial Academy. Since 2009, NLIU has stationed the Rajiv Gandhi National Cyber Law Center, established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.<ref>Virudhika NLIU, About NLIU (2012) (Last accessed: 05/09 2013)</ref>

== History == J.S. Verma had proposed the first National Law School at Bhopal. However, major action would not be taken on this proposition until the National Law Institute University was set up in Bhopal by ''Act No. 41 of 1997'' (or NLIU Act, 1997,<ref>Madhya Pradesh State Legislature, National Law Institute University Act, 1997</ref> which was later substituted by Act No. 06 of 2018). Its first program was launched in 1998, and courses commenced on 1 September 1998.<ref>College Information, Profile of the National Law Institute University</ref>

The Masters of Law (LL.M.) program was launched in 2007, producing its first graduates in 2009. The establishment of Student Bodies, Academic Cells and associations started in 2002 with the establishment of the NLIU Moot Court Association.<ref>NLIU MCA, NLIU MCA Blog. "[The MCA] was established in 2002."</ref> The Centre for Business and Commercial Law and the Rajiv Gandhi National Cyber Law Centre were established in 2008.<ref>The Masters in Cyber Law and Information Security program was launched in 2011, producing its first graduates in 2013.</ref><ref>NLIU Centre for Business and Commercial Law, [http://nidm.gov.in/PDF/NLIU.pdf About CBCL (2009)]</ref> The university published the first edition of ''Indian Law Review ''in November 2009.<ref>NLIU, [http://www.nliu.ac.in/publication/indianlaw/indianlaw1.html Indian Law Review - Inaugural Edition]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203105248/http://www.nliu.ac.in/publication/indianlaw/indianlaw1.html|date=3 December 2013}} (2009).</ref> The ''NLIU Law Review'' was first published in 2010, and the ''NLIU Journal of Intellectual Property Law'' was first published in 2012.<ref>NLIU Journal of Intellectual Property Law, Inaugural Edition - Cover (2012).</ref>

In November 2017, nearly 400 students participated in a week-long protest outside the university gate, accusing Singh, the Director of the university, of favouritism. Following the protests, Singh, who had been holding the position for the past 10 years, resigned. The Chief Justice of India of the time, Hemant Gupta, intervened to resolve the crisis. The Madhya Pradesh High Court began the process of appointing a new director of the university. At the same time, a committee was established to examine administrative mismanagement. With this, the protests ended and classes resumed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 November 2017 |title=Classes resume at NLIU after a week of protests |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/classes-resume-at-nliu-after-a-week-of-protests/article20496448.ece/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527095033/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/classes-resume-at-nliu-after-a-week-of-protests/article20496448.ece/amp/ |archive-date=27 May 2024 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shrivastav |first=Prachi |date=15 November 2017 |title=NLIU Director SS Singh resigns • One week of successful student protests wind down • HC appoints registrar + inquiry |url=https://www.legallyindia.com/took-one-week-but-nliu-protests-called-off-as-director-resigns-hc-appoints-registrar-enquiry-comm-20171115-8892 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527103527/https://www.legallyindia.com/took-one-week-but-nliu-protests-called-off-as-director-resigns-hc-appoints-registrar-enquiry-comm-20171115-8892 |archive-date=27 May 2024 |work=Legally India}}</ref>

In October 2023, NLIU Bhopal hosted an event by the Young Thinkers' Forum, inaugurated by the union minister of environment, forest and climate change Bhupender Yadav. The event featured speeches and literature that were Islamophobic and hostile towards Christians, along with posters deriding and villainizing academics and intellectuals who had previously opposed or criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Many students protested, citing discrimination against minorities, trans people, and feminists. Vice-chancellor S. Surya Prakash stated that NLIU did not endorse the ideas presented and did not anticipate the nature of the event. Despite protests, the university allowed the event to proceed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Betwa |date=2 October 2023 |title=Islamophobia, Literature Hostile To Minorities At Event Launched By Union Minister At National Law School In Bhopal |url=https://article-14.com/post/islamophobia-literature-hostile-to-minorities-at-event-launched-by-union-minister-at-national-law-school-in-bhopal-651a3f8e6f82b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525212310/https://article-14.com/post/islamophobia-literature-hostile-to-minorities-at-event-launched-by-union-minister-at-national-law-school-in-bhopal-651a3f8e6f82b |archive-date=25 May 2024 |access-date=27 May 2024 |work=Article 14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shantha |first=Sukanya |date=1 October 2023 |title=Uproar at NLIU Bhopal Over Event With "Communal" Speakers Where Eminent Academics Were Villainised |url=https://m.thewire.in/article/education/uproar-at-nliu-bhopal-over-event-with-communal-speakers-where-eminent-academics-were-villanised |work=The Wire}}</ref>

== Academics == ===Rankings=== {{Infobox India university ranking |IT_L_2022=3|NIRF_L_2023=18}}

In 2023, it was ranked 18th on the list of law universities by India's Board of Education National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF).<ref>{{Cite web |title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/LawRanking.html |access-date=27 May 2024 |website=www.nirfindia.org |archive-date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922081213/https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/LawRanking.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> NLIU was also ranked third among law colleges in India by ''India Today'' in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best LAW Colleges 2021: List of Top LAW Colleges 2021 in India - Page2 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/bestcolleges/2021/ranks/1836829?page=2 |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=www.indiatoday.in}}</ref> and 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Best LAW Colleges 2022: List of Top LAW Colleges 2022 in India - Page2 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/bestcolleges/2022/ranks/1837795?page=2 |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=www.indiatoday.in}}</ref>

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== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.nliu.ac.in/}}

Category:Law schools in Madhya Pradesh Category:National Law Universities Category:Universities in Bhopal Category:1997 establishments in Madhya Pradesh Category:Educational institutions established in 1997