Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University to Release Merit List for Integrated LLB Admissions This Week

Over 22,000 applicants compete for 4,000 seats across School of Excellence in Law, government law colleges, and government quota seats in private institutions; online counselling to follow.

The Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University is expected to release the merit list for admissions to its five-year integrated law programmes later this week, paving the way for online counselling and seat allotment for the 2026-27 academic session.

University officials said the rank list is being prepared based on candidates' aggregate scores in four Class XII subjects, excluding languages. Following the publication of the merit list, allotment orders will be issued and certificate verification is expected to be completed by the fourth week of June.

The admissions process covers the prestigious School of Excellence in Law (SOEL), government law colleges across Tamil Nadu, and government quota seats in private law colleges.

The School of Excellence in Law has attracted significant interest this year, receiving around 6,700 applications for its 600 seats. The institution offers integrated honours programmes including BA LLB, BCom LLB, BBA LLB and BCA LLB.

To be eligible for admission to the School of Excellence in Law, general category candidates must have secured a minimum of 70 per cent marks in Class XII examinations, while candidates belonging to SC and ST categories require at least 60 per cent.

Meanwhile, government law colleges and government quota seats in private law colleges have received nearly 16,000 applications for a total of 3,400 seats, including 2,503 seats in government law colleges and 897 government quota seats in private institutions.

For these colleges, the minimum eligibility requirement is 45 per cent marks in Class XII for general category candidates and 40 per cent for SC and ST applicants.

University officials noted that application numbers remain largely consistent with previous years, reflecting sustained demand for legal education in the state.

The university had invited applications between May 18 and June 5. Officials have also confirmed that notifications for admissions to three-year LLB programmes and postgraduate LLM courses will be announced separately at a later date.

All counselling and admission-related procedures for the integrated law programmes will be conducted online.