Dr Rajendra Prasad Law Institute, Department of Kumaun University, Nainital: Admission 2026, Cutoff, Courses, Fees, Placements, Ranking

Law is important for a society as it serves as a norm of conduct for its citizens. Liberally, legal education serves the society by imparting law students’ general and cultural education,with a range of professional career opportunities making them good law-abiding citizens.We are governed by law, and hence, legal education becomes inevitable to us. To accomplish this aim, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Law Institute got into existence with the approval of the Executive Council in February 2020 and it has been inaugurated by Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India on 6th March 2020.

The institute is one of the premier institute of excellence imparting legal education in Kumaun region of Uttarakhand. It offers quality legal education at Undergraduate, Post-Graduate and Doctoral levels leading to the award of B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M. and Ph.D Degrees respectively. These courses are recognised and approved by the Bar Council of India and University Grants Commission. Besides this, the Faculty is very soon going to offer diploma and certificate courses in the areas of specialisation in Arbitration Laws, Human Rights, and Intellectual Property Rights etc. 

The object of offering Master of Law, i.e. LL.M. in Constitutional Law and Corporate Laws, is to cater to the needs of thousands of law graduates including Advocates who desire to develop expertise in specialised branches of law. The P.G. level programme helps lawyers, members of judiciary and employees to have an in-depth knowledge in their area of specialisation. Access to the quality education in the field of legal education is the object of the Faculty.