Logo of DS National Law University
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Motto | Yato Dharmastato Jayah |
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Motto in English
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Act Dharma - Thus get victory |
Type | Public, National Law University |
Established | c. 2008 |
Affiliation | UGC, Bar Council of India, Higher Learning Accreditation Commission of Texas |
Chancellor | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Ranganathan |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) Kesava Rao Vurrakula |
Dean | Prof. (Dr.) P. Sridevi (Academic Affairs & Research), Dr. Nandini C.P. (Examinations) |
Academic staff
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28 full-time |
Undergraduates | 542 |
Postgraduates | 12 |
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Location |
Nyayaprastha, Sabbavaram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India 17°44′15″N 83°20′19″E / 17.73738°N 83.338519°ECoordinates: 17°44′15″N 83°20′19″E / 17.73738°N 83.338519°E |
Campus | Urban |
Colors |
Azure Cyan-lime Green |
Nickname | DSNLU- NLU Vizag |
Website | https://dsnlu.ac.in/ |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) is located at Sabbavaram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India constituted by the DSNLU Act, 2008. It offers 5 year integrated B.A LLB. (Hons.) course to eligible Undergraduate students based on the Common Law Admission Test centralized admission process. The University offers postgraduate courses also, including the one-year LL.M. programme and, PhD and LL.D. programmes. The university is housed at Nyayaprastha in Sabbavaram with 15.5 acres built up area in the first phase. The establishing Act of 2008 of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Act No. 32 of 2008), had provided the main campus at Visakhapatnam and two centers, at Kadapa and Nizamabad. These centres were subsequently removed by the DSNLU (Amendment) Act, 2016. The University is fully residential.
DSNLU conducts teaching in law and allied disciplines, with emphasis on practical training of the students in technical skills of the profession through Moot Courts, Seminars, Project Reports, Expert Lectures, work and internships in law chambers, Court visits and conducting Legal aid and Legal literacy camps in parts of the country, with one being "Abhyeti" conducted in Bhopal.
This is the only National Law University to enter into MoUs with other National Law Universities, which are:
The Universities that have agreed in principle for exchange are:
The foreign MoU is with Vistula University (University of Economics and Computer Sciences in Warsaw), Poland.
Admissions to DSNLU are made through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), which serves as the qualifying examination for the university. Out of a total of 120 seats, 60 are reserved for students from the state of Andhra Pradesh, 48 for all India General category and 12 for NRI and foreign national candidates.