Abstract

National Law Universities (NLUs) in India were conceived as premier, nationally significant institutions for legal education, comparable in vision to the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institutes of Management. However, unlike those institutions, NLUs continue to function as state universities, governed by individual state statutes and dependent on inconsistent state funding.

Table of Contents

This article examines the structural contradiction at the heart of NLUs, namely that they are national in character yet state in governance. It explores the practical disadvantages that students face as a consequence, the parliamentary efforts that have sought to remedy this situation, and the compelling case for nationalising NLUs by declaring them Institutes of National Importance under a unified central statute.

I. Introduction: The Promise And The Reality

The Origin Of NLUs In India

When the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) opened its doors in Bengaluru in 1988, it represented more than just a new law college. It was a deliberate institutional experiment, designed by Professor N.R. Madhava Menon and supported by the Bar Council of India, to reimagine legal education in India entirely. The vision was to create specialised, autonomous universities that would attract the brightest students from across the country, train them in an integrated, five-year programme, and produce legal professionals of genuine national and international calibre.

Expansion Of National Law Universities

In the decades that followed, this model inspired state legislatures across India to establish their own National Law Universities. Today, there are 27 NLUs spread across the country, and the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) that governs admission to 26 of them is widely regarded as one of the most competitive entrance examinations in India. Students from every corner of the country prepare for CLAT with the same determination reserved for the Joint Entrance Examination for the IITs or the Common Admission Test for the IIMs.

The Structural Contradiction In NLUs

Yet beneath this national character lies a foundational inconsistency. Every NLU, without exception, is a state university. Each one was created under a separate Act passed by its respective state legislature. Each one relies primarily on its state government for land, initial funding, and administrative oversight. Each one is subject to the governance and political priorities of the state in which it sits. The word ‘national’ in their names, therefore, describes only the ambition behind their founding, and not the legal or financial reality of how they operate.

Judicial And Institutional Concerns

Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh once described legal education in India as ‘an ocean of institutionalised mediocrity, with a few islands of excellence.’ That observation, made years ago, remains disturbingly relevant. Former Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, speaking at the convocation of NLU Delhi, gave voice to the same concern when he remarked that he found ‘something a little troubling’ about the state of National Law Universities and whether they were truly fulfilling the purpose for which they were established.

The Need For Nationalisation

This article makes the case that nationalisation of NLUs is not merely a desirable policy reform but a structural necessity. It examines the consequences of the current arrangement for students, the legislative history of efforts to bring about change, and the model that a nationalised framework should follow.

Key Highlights

NLUs were envisioned as national-level institutions but function as state universities.
There are currently 27 NLUs across India.
CLAT is among the most competitive law entrance exams in India.
Governance and funding inconsistencies impact institutional quality.
Nationalisation is proposed as a structural reform.

NLU Structure Overview

Feature	NLUs	IITs / IIMs
Governance	State Legislations	Central Legislation
Funding Source	State Governments	Central Government
Admission Process	CLAT (Mostly)	JEE / CAT
National Status	Nominal	Recognised Institutes Of National Importance

II. The Structural Contradiction: National Character, State Framework

The tension in the current system is best understood by comparing NLUs with institutions that have already been granted national status.

Comparison With National-Level Institutions

The Indian Institutes of Technology are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, a single central statute that covers all IITs across the country. The Indian Institutes of Management operate under the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017. The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences are constituted under the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956.

In each case, Parliament has legislated directly, the institutions receive central government funding through the Ministry of Education, and they carry the designation of Institutes of National Importance under Entry 64 of the Union List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution.

Institution Type	Governing Law	Funding Source	Status
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)	Institutes of Technology Act, 1961	Central Government (Ministry of Education)	Institute of National Importance
Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)	Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017	Central Government	Institute of National Importance
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956	Central Government	Institute of National Importance

NLUs And Their National Characteristics

NLUs share many of the same characteristics that justified this status for IITs and IIMs.

They conduct a single, centralised, national-level entrance examination.
They draw students from every state in the country.
They produce graduates who go on to work across India and internationally.
Graduates serve in the Supreme Court, Parliament, multinational law firms, and civil services.

They are, in function, national institutions.

Legal And Financial Reality: State-Controlled Institutions

But in law and finance, they are state institutions.

NLSIU Bengaluru was established under the National Law School of India Act, 1986, passed by the Karnataka legislature. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, was constituted under an Andhra Pradesh Act of 1998. WBNUJS Kolkata owes its existence to a West Bengal statute.

Each university is therefore subject to the priorities, fiscal constraints, and political considerations of its host state.

The consequence is a system where the quality of a student’s legal education depends not only on their own merit but also on the financial generosity and administrative competence of the state in which they happen to study.

The Accountability And Funding Gap

Writing in NewsClick, commentators on legal education have observed that ‘though National Law Universities exhibit a national character, they are essentially state universities’ and that the gulf between the NLUs and the state governments ‘shrinks the governments’ accountability,’ meaning NLUs cannot readily count on their respective state governments for consistent funding and support.

This structural gap between name and reality is the root cause of almost every problem that plagues these institutions today.

III. The Student’s Burden: Disadvantages of the State University Model

A. Fee Structures That Exclude the Deserving

The most immediate consequence felt by students is financial. Because state governments provide only limited and irregular funding, NLUs are compelled to recover a large portion of their operating costs through student fees. A Wire article on the condition of NLUs noted that this financial crunch has “spiralled into innumerable problems,” with universities “charging exorbitant fees from students, forcing many to take educational loans in order to finish their degrees.” :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Annual fee structures at several NLUs, including tuition, hostel, and mess charges, routinely exceed two lakh rupees per year, with some institutions charging considerably more. Compare this with IIT undergraduate programmes, where central funding allows the government to subsidise education substantially, keeping fees accessible even for students from modest economic backgrounds.

Impact on Student Demographics

Parameter	Statistic
Students with graduate parents	77.86%
First-generation learners	8.35%
English-medium background	96.5%
Families earning above ₹10 lakh annually	Over 50%

The IDIA (Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education) Diversity Survey Report for 2018-19 revealed the extent to which high fees have shaped the composition of NLU student bodies. These figures suggest that NLUs have, over time, become institutions accessible primarily to the economically advantaged, in direct contradiction to the original goal of meritocratic, diverse legal education.

B. Domicile Reservations and the Erosion of National Character

A second and equally significant disadvantage relates to domicile-based seat reservations. Because NLUs are state universities, many of them reserve a portion of their seats for students who are permanent residents of that state.

Reservation Patterns Across NLUs

15%–25% domicile reservation in some NLUs
Higher percentages in others
More than 50% in Maharashtra NLUs (in certain categories)

The impact of this system on students who write CLAT from outside the host state can be severe. A student from West Bengal competing for general category seats at MNLU Mumbai is, in effect, competing for a far smaller pool of seats than the total intake might suggest.

A student named Satej Desale, quoted in a Careers360 report on CLAT 2025 admissions, explained this practical difficulty clearly. He noted that he could not gain admission to NUJS Kolkata because its OBC quota applied only to students from West Bengal, despite his competing through a national examination.

Constitutional Concerns

Domicile reservations may violate Article 14 (Right to Equality)
Conflict with pan-India entrance exam (CLAT)
Judicial inconsistency on legality

Legal scholars at WBNUJS have argued that domicile reservations in NLUs are constitutionally questionable. The Supreme Court, in A. Peeriakaruppan v. State of Tamil Nadu, held that permitting intra-state reservations in universities conducting all-India entrance examinations is discriminatory.

The Rajasthan High Court, in a 2025 judgment concerning domicile reservation at NLU Jodhpur, upheld the 25 percent domicile quota. However, a committee chaired by Justice (Retd.) Manju Goel concluded that such reservation was not essential or justified.

The West Bengal government’s attempt to introduce 50 percent state reservation at NUJS Kolkata triggered student protests. This reflects growing concerns that such policies dilute the national character of NLUs.

C. Infrastructure Deficits and Quality of Campus Life

Students at several NLUs have experienced conditions that fall well below expected standards. Protests at multiple institutions have centred on:

Inadequate hostel facilities
Poor mess food
Non-functional libraries
Crumbling infrastructure

A Wire article documented these protests, noting that the NLUO crisis exposed “chronic maladministration, arbitrary fee hikes, lack of a library and the dilapidated state of the girls’ hostel.”

Funding Gap Illustration

Institution	Funding Promised	Funding Received	Estimated Costs
NUSRL Ranchi	Substantial initial support	₹50 crore (in instalments)	₹85+ crore (construction alone)

This gap highlights systemic underfunding and its direct impact on infrastructure quality.

D. Faculty Recruitment and Retention

The funding deficit has a direct effect on faculty quality. Private universities and law firms offer significantly higher salaries, leading to a talent drain.

Lower salaries in NLUs
Reduced ability to attract top academics
Decline in teaching quality
Limited research output

The Wire’s analysis observed that “good teachers are preferring private universities over NLUs as they offer a salary many times higher.”

Unlike IITs, NLUs lack:

Robust research funding
National fellowships
International collaboration opportunities

This affects both academic excellence and policy-oriented legal research.

E. Mental Health and Institutional Accountability

A 2026 investigative report by The Leaflet brought attention to a disturbing pattern of student suicides across multiple NLUs, including NLSIU Bengaluru, GNLU Gandhinagar, and NUALS Kochi.

Key Institutional Issues

Unresponsive administrations
Inadequate mental health infrastructure
Lack of transparency in student data
Academic pressure treated as institutional norm

The report noted that there is “currently no publicly available data to address how many students drop out of these law schools.”

This lack of accountability is rooted in the governance model. When questioned in the Lok Sabha, the Union Minister of State for Education clarified that NLUs are state universities, implying limited central oversight.

The absence of a centralised framework results in:

No uniform student welfare standards
No national mental health monitoring
No central grievance redressal mechanism

IV. Clat Is National; Why Are Nlus Not?

Perhaps the most powerful argument for nationalisation is the logical incongruity of the current system. Since 2008, the NLUs have collectively administered CLAT as a single national entrance examination, accessible to any student in the country regardless of their state of origin. The Consortium of NLUs, formed in 2019, brought all participating universities under a shared administrative framework for the purpose of admissions. In 2006, a PIL filed in the Supreme Court by a parent, registered as CWP 68 of 2006, led to the Supreme Court’s direction to establish a common test for all NLUs, recognising the national character of these institutions.

Centralised Exam Vs State Universities: A Structural Contradiction

The existence of CLAT as a centralised, pan-India examination creates a direct contradiction with the state university status of the institutions it serves. When a student from Assam writes CLAT and secures admission to RGNUL Patiala, she is treated for admission purposes as a national candidate competing in a national examination. But once she enrols, the university she attends is subject to Punjab state law, Punjab government funding decisions, and Punjab administrative oversight. The national examination delivers her to a state institution. This inconsistency has no parallel in any other major sector of Indian higher education.

National Examinations Vs Institutional Governance

Aspect	National Institutions (IITs, IIMs, AIIMS)	National Law Universities (NLUs)
Entrance Examination	National-level (e.g., JEE Advanced)	National-level (CLAT)
Governing Law	Central Acts	State Acts
Funding Source	Central Government	State Governments
Administrative Control	Ministry of Education (Central)	Respective State Governments
Accountability	Parliament of India	State Authorities

Illustrative Comparison Of Student Experience

A student who secures admission to IIT Madras through JEE Advanced attends a centrally funded, nationally governed institution.
A student who secures admission to NALSAR Hyderabad through CLAT attends a state-funded, state-governed institution.

The Core Inconsistency

The examination is national; the institution is not. This gap is illogical, and it is not in the interest of students, of legal education, or of the nation.

V. Legislative Efforts Toward Nationalisation

The demand for nationalisation of NLUs is not a new one, and it is not confined to student agitation. It has found expression in Parliament, in the form of private member’s bills introduced by legislators from across party lines.

The National Law Universities Of India Bill, 2016

In 2016, Professor (Dr) Sugata Bose, a Member of Parliament from Jadavpur and a research coordinator at Harvard University, introduced The National Law Universities of India Bill, 2016, in the Lok Sabha. The bill had been drafted with the assistance of Debadutta Bose, a final-year student at DSNLU Vizag.

The bill proposed the following key reforms:

Declare all NLUs Institutes of National Importance
Bring them under a single consolidated central statute replacing individual state Acts
Standardise governance structures
Enable central government grants

The bill also proposed a National Council, with the Union Minister of Law as ex officio Chairperson, to advise on:

Admissions
Inter-university disputes
Budget recommendations

Private Member’s Bill, 2019: NLU Status Reform

In 2019, Member of Parliament Meenakshi Lekhi introduced a separate private member’s bill with broadly similar objectives, seeking IIT or IIM equivalent status for NLUs.

Student bodies from NLSIU, NALSAR, and NUJS had by that time already issued a joint statement demanding Institute of National Importance status. They articulated that:

“In the absence of uniform academic standards and centralised funding, the disparity within different NLUs themselves is a problem to be reckoned with.”

Government Response To Nationalisation

Despite these efforts, the response from the executive has been discouraging.

In July 2019, Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi raised the question of NLU nationalisation during the question hour in the Lok Sabha.

The then Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, replied unambiguously:

“There is no proposal before the government to nationalise National Law Universities.”

This response, reported by Legal Desire Media, effectively closed the door on legislative action through executive support, at least for that period.

Analysis Of Legislative Proposals

The bills introduced by Dr Sugata Bose and Ms Lekhi were well-intentioned and carefully drafted.

An analysis published on AmicusX noted that the 2016 bill provided, among other things:

Audit of university accounts by the Comptroller and Auditor General
Maintenance of separate bank accounts for transparency
A governance structure preserving state authority with central coordination

Importantly, the bill did not seek to strip states of all involvement.

For instance, state domicile reservations would have been permitted up to a maximum of 50 per cent. This ensured:

States retained a meaningful stake in their NLUs
The national examination system remained relevant

Lack Of Political Priority For NLUs

That such thoughtful legislative proposals have been allowed to lapse without serious parliamentary debate is itself a reflection of the low political capital that NLUs command.

As the Newsclick analysis noted, the small student intake of NLUs limits the political attention they attract, compared to large state universities serving hundreds of thousands of students.

Summary Of Key Legislative Efforts

Year	Legislator	Key Objective	Status
2016	Dr Sugata Bose	Centralise NLUs and declare them Institutes of National Importance	Not enacted
2019	Meenakshi Lekhi	Grant IIT/IIM equivalent status to NLUs	Not enacted

VI. The Benefits of Nationalisation: What a Reformed System Would Achieve

A. Stable, Centralised Funding

The most immediate benefit of nationalisation would be access to regular and adequate central government funding, channelled through the Ministry of Education in the same manner as grants to IITs and IIMs. This would reduce the dependence of NLUs on student fees as their primary revenue source. Lower and more uniform fees would open NLU education to students from a wider range of economic backgrounds, reversing the trend toward elitism that the IDIA survey data has documented.

A report published by iQuanta on the cost differential between NLUs and IITs made the point directly:

‘NLUs are left to feed themselves financially, while IITs benefit from government investment, research backing, and national-level planning.’

Rectifying this imbalance would allow NLUs to invest in infrastructure, library resources, faculty hiring, and research programmes that are currently beyond their financial reach.

B. Uniform Governance And Accountability

A single central statute governing all NLUs would replace the current patchwork of 27 state Acts with varying provisions, structures, and standards. This would make the governance framework predictable, comparable, and subject to a consistent set of accountability mechanisms.

Predictable governance structure across all NLUs
Standardised accountability mechanisms
Enhanced oversight of Vice-Chancellor powers
Regular monitoring by a National Council

The Vice-Chancellor’s powers, currently subject to minimal oversight in many NLUs given that the Executive Council meets only twice a year, would be balanced by a National Council capable of regular monitoring.

The Comptroller and Auditor General’s audit of NLU finances, as proposed in the 2016 bill, would introduce a level of financial transparency that is presently absent in most NLUs.

Centralised governance would also mean that complaints from students regarding maladministration, fee hikes, or welfare failures would have a national authority to which they could be addressed.

Improved grievance redressal system
Mandatory public disclosure of key data
Transparency in student dropout rates

C. Rationalisation Of Domicile Reservations

Nationalisation would allow Parliament to set a uniform and constitutionally defensible cap on domicile reservations across all NLUs.

Current Scenario	Proposed Reform
15% to over 70% variation	Uniform cap across all NLUs
State-dependent policies	National standardised framework
Merit inconsistency	Merit-based uniform competition

The proposal in the 2016 bill of a maximum of 50 percent domicile reservation, determined by state order, represents one possible equilibrium. A stronger position, supported by the academic literature, would be a lower cap of 15 to 25 percent.

A student Satej Desale’s suggestion of capping domicile reservation at 20 percent or less reflects the view of many students who have experienced the current system directly.

Whatever the specific percentage, the key principle is uniformity. Students who write a national examination deserve to compete on nationally consistent terms.

D. Parity With Other Professional Education Institutions

Nationalisation would bring NLUs into formal parity with institutions in other professional disciplines that have already been granted national status.

IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology)
IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management)
AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences)
NITs, IISERs, NIDs

Law schools are conspicuously absent from this list. Given that lawyers play roles as judges, legislators, civil servants, corporate advisors, and constitutional experts, there is no principled reason to treat legal education as less deserving of national investment and governance.

Nationalisation would also remove the current anomaly of NLUs being placed under the Law Ministry rather than the Ministry of Education.

This placement under the Law Ministry is ‘a major cause of their neglect.’

Bringing NLUs within the Ministry of Education’s ambit would align them institutionally with IITs and IIMs.

E. Research Output And Jurisprudential Development

India’s legal system generates complex constitutional, commercial, and human rights questions that require sustained academic study.

The NLUs were intended to be centres of legal scholarship, not merely training grounds for law firm associates. However, without adequate funding, faculty of the required calibre, and institutional research infrastructure, this ambition has been only partially realised.

Enhanced research funding
Improved faculty recruitment
Access to fellowships and grants
Stronger publication output

Nationally funded NLUs could become genuine engines of legal scholarship, influencing judicial reasoning, legislative drafting, and law reform.

VII. Addressing The Objections

The case against nationalisation is not without some substance, and it deserves honest engagement.

1. Federal Structure Concerns

The principal objection is that state involvement in NLUs provides a degree of local accountability and prevents the concentration of all institutional power at the centre.

India’s federal structure assigns education to the Concurrent List, and states have legitimate interests in institutions within their boundaries.

However, state control has not translated into meaningful investment or accountability.

States often provide only one-time grants
Limited ongoing financial support
Weak accountability structures

State control without state funding is not a governance benefit. It is a governance burden.

2. Autonomy Concerns

A second objection is that nationalisation might reduce the autonomy of NLUs and subject them to bureaucratic interference.

However, the structure proposed in the 2016 bill was designed to preserve autonomy:

Existing councils remain intact
National Council acts as advisory body
No central micromanagement
Chief Justice remains Chancellor

Central funding need not mean central micromanagement, as demonstrated by IITs.

3. Political Obstacles

A third objection is political: states that have invested land and initial funding may resist losing legislative control.

This remains a genuine challenge and explains why earlier bills failed to progress.

Need for central political will
Negotiation with state governments
Possible representation of states in National Council
Retention of limited domicile quotas

These compromises are not fatal to nationalisation; they are practical conditions for its implementation.

VIII. The Way Forward

The path to nationalisation requires action on multiple fronts. Legislatively, a revived and updated version of the National Law Universities of India Bill needs to be introduced as a government bill, rather than a private member’s bill, to have any realistic prospect of parliamentary passage. Government bills receive floor time, ministerial support, and serious committee scrutiny that private members’ bills typically do not.

Legislative Reform

Revive and update the National Law Universities of India Bill
Introduce it as a government bill instead of a private member’s bill
Ensure parliamentary scrutiny and ministerial backing

Institutionally, the Consortium of NLUs, the Bar Council of India, and the National Law University vice-chancellors should collectively advocate for nationalisation, presenting a unified institutional position to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Law. Student bar associations across NLUs have already demonstrated their solidarity on this issue through joint statements and petitions. That student energy needs to be channelled into sustained, formal advocacy.

Institutional Collaboration

Consortium of NLUs to lead coordinated advocacy
Bar Council of India to support policy reform
Vice-chancellors to present unified representation
Student bar associations to sustain advocacy momentum

Judicially, the constitutional questions around domicile reservations remain partially unresolved. Future litigation that brings the domicile reservation issue squarely before the Supreme Court, argued on the basis of Article 14 and the precedent in A. Peeriakaruppan, could create judicial pressure for legislative reform.

Judicial Intervention

Aspect	Details
Issue	Domicile reservations in NLUs
Constitutional Basis	Article 14 (Equality before law)
Key Precedent	A. Peeriakaruppan case
Potential Outcome	Judicial pressure for legislative reform

In the medium term, the central government could take interim steps even before legislation is passed. Expanding UGC grants to NLUs, providing them access to central research funding, and including them within the scope of schemes such as the Institutions of Eminence programme would begin to address the funding gap, even within the current state university framework. These steps would not substitute for nationalisation, but they would demonstrate political seriousness about the issue.

Interim Policy Measures

Expand UGC grants to NLUs
Provide access to central research funding
Include NLUs in Institutions of Eminence programme
Address funding gaps within the current framework

IX. Conclusion

The National Law Universities of India were built on an idea that law deserved the same institutional investment and national priority as engineering, medicine, and management. That idea was right then, and it remains right now. The lawyers and judges produced by India’s NLUs will shape the country’s constitutional democracy, its commercial law, its human rights protections, and its engagement with international legal systems. There is no field of professional endeavour more central to the functioning of a constitutional republic than law.

Yet three and a half decades after NLSIU Bengaluru admitted its first batch, the institution that inspired the entire NLU movement and the 26 others that followed it remain state universities in law while national universities in every other meaningful respect. Their students write a national examination, leave for careers across India and the world, and contribute to a legal system that belongs to all Indians. The funding that sustains them comes from state treasuries that are inconsistent, inadequate, and often indifferent.

Core Issue of Nationalisation

National-level entrance examination
Pan-India student and alumni base
Inconsistent and inadequate state funding
Mismatch between national role and state status

The demand for nationalisation is not a demand for bureaucratic centralisation. It is a demand for structural honesty: that institutions which are national in their student body, national in their examination, national in their alumni, and national in their purpose be recognised and funded as national institutions. The model is already proven. The IITs and IIMs have demonstrated that centrally funded, nationally governed institutions can achieve excellence and sustain it over decades.

Why Nationalisation Matters

Factor	Impact
Funding	Stable and adequate central support
Governance	Uniform national standards
Quality	Enhanced academic and research excellence
Equity	Reduced dependency on state finances

India’s National Law Universities deserve the same opportunity. The students who earn their place at these institutions through one of the country’s most demanding examinations deserve an education that is not held hostage to the financial condition of a particular state government. The legal profession, the judiciary, and the democratic republic that depends on both deserve institutions capable of training lawyers of genuine distinction.

The question of nationalising NLUs is, at its core, a question about what kind of legal education India wants and whether it is willing to invest in that education accordingly. Every year that passes without action is another year in which capable students are denied the quality of education they earned, and another year in which India’s legal institutions are weakened by the failure to nurture the talent that will one day staff them.

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