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Tamil Nadu National Law University
MottoVirtue Triumphs
TypeNational Law University
Established2012
ChancellorChief Justice of Madras High Court
Vice-ChancellorProf. (Dr.) V.S Elizabeth
Location, ,
India

10°44′48″N 78°35′56″E / 10.746716°N 78.598766°E / 10.746716; 78.598766
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.tnnlu.ac.in

Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), formerly Tamil Nadu National Law School (TNNLS), is a state university[1] and law school located at Navalurkottapattu, Dindigul Main Road, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the first and only National Law University in the state of Tamil Nadu. Admissions to the university are done on the basis of the Common Law Admission Test. It was established in 2012 by the Government of Tamil Nadu through Tamil Nadu National Law School Act, 2012,[2] with an initial contribution of 100 crore (equivalent to 189 crore or US$23 million in 2023).The Act was amended in the year 2019 and the word 'School' was replaced by the word ' University'.

References

  1. ^ "List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu National Law School Act, 2012" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. Government of Tamil Nadu. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2017.