Admission to the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) degree course shall be based on the performance in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).

a) The candidate for CLAT shall have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate examination (10+2) or an examination recognized as equivalent thereto with 50 % marks.



b) Exemption from the requirement of the minimum of 50% for the qualifying examination is given to the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST), Persons With Disability (PWD) and candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (declared as such in the State of Kerala). These categories are allowed to apply for CLAT if they do have not less than 45 % marks obtained in the qualifying examination.



c) The candidate shall not have completed 20 years of age as on 1st July, 2010. However, candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (declared eligible for reservation in the State of Kerala) and Persons With Disability (PWD) shall not have completed 22 years of age as on 1st July, 2010.



d) Students who are appearing for the qualifying examination are allowed to appear for CLAT. However, they should submit the results of the qualifying examination at the time of admission/ interview. If they do not do so, the candidates shall be considered ineligible.

The intake for the B. A. LL. B. (Hons.) Degree Course shall be 65. The seats shall be apportioned as follows:

Category - Percentage - Seats

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All India Merit (51%) - 33

State Merit (Kerala) (10%) - 7

Scheduled Castes (8%) - 5

Scheduled Tribes (2%) - 1

Backward and Other Backward Classes (26%) - 17

Persons with Disability (3%) - 2

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Total - (100%) - 65

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Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward and Other Backward Classes mean communities as identified and listed as such for admission to professional courses, by the Government of Kerala.



SC/ST candidates shall have to produce community certificates issued by the competent authorities in the State of Kerala. Candidates seeking admission against the seats reserved for SEBC shall, in addition to the community certificate, produce a non-creamy layer certificate issued by the competent authority in Kerala. For details visit www.nuals.ac.in.



Seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be inter-changeable. In case sufficient candidates are not available for seats reserved for SC/ST, OBC or PWD, such seats shall be filled up under open merit quota.



Candidates seeking admission against seats reserved for State Merit Quota shall produce ‘Nativity Certificate’ as prescribed by the Government of Kerala for admission to professional courses in the State.

Admission Fee - Rs. 1,000/- (At the time of admission)

Tuition Fee - Rs. 25,000/- Per Semester

Miscellaneous Fee - Rs. 5,000/- Per Year

Library Fee - Rs. 1,000/- Per Year

Caution Deposit - Rs. 5,000/- (At the time of admission)

Computer/Internet Fee - Rs. 2,000/- Per Year

Students’ Council Fee - Rs. 500/- Per Year

Moot Court Society Fee - Rs. 1,000/- Per Year

Journal Fee - Rs. 250/- Per Year

Matriculation Fee - Rs. 200/- (At the time of admission)

Recognition Fee - Rs. 150/- (For candidates coming from Institutions outside Kerala)

Contribution towards PTA Fund - Rs. 500/- (At the time of admission)

Alumni Association Fee - Rs. 1,000/- (At the time of leaving the institution after completing the course)

LIST OF SCHEDULED CASTES (SC)

(As Amended by The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 [(Act 61 of 2002) Vide Part VIII - Kerala - Schedule 1 Notified in the Gazette of India dated 18.12.2002, The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Act 2007]

[See Clause 5, 4, 3, (a)]



1. Adi Andhra

2. Adi Dravida

3. Adi Karnataka

4. Ajila

5. Arunthathiyar

6. Ayyanavar

7. Baira

8. Bakuda

9. XXX

10. Bathada

11. XXX

12. Bharathar (Other that Parathar), Paravan

13. XXX

14. Chakkiliyan

15. Chamar, Muchi

16. Chandala

17. Cheruman

18. Domban

19. XXX

20. XXX

21. XXX

22. Gosangi

23. Hasla

24. Holeya

25. Kadaiyan

26. Kakkalan, Kakkan

27. Kalladi

28. Kanakkan, Padanna, Padannan

29. XXX

30. Kavara (Other than Telungu speaking or Tamil speaking Balija Kavarai, Gavara, Gavarai, Gavarai Naidu, Balija Naidu, Gajalu Balija or Valai Chetty)

31. Koosa

32. Kootan, Koodan

33. Kudumban

34. Kuravan, Sidhanar, Kuravar, Kurava, Sidhana

35. Maila

36. Malayan [In the areas comprising the Malabar District as specified by Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the State Re-organization Act. 1956 (37 of 1956)]

37. Mannan, Pathiyan, Perumannan, Vannan, Velan

38. XXX

39. Moger (Other than Mogeyar)

40. Mundala

41. Nalakeyava

42. Nalkadaya

43. Nayadi

44. XXX

45. Pallan

46. Palluvan

47. Pambada

48. Panan

49. XXX

50. Paraiyan, Parayan, Sambavar, Sambavan, Sambava, Paraya, Paraiya, Parayar

51. XXX

52. XXX

53. XXX

54. Pulayan, Cheramar, Pulaya, Pulayar, Cherama, Cheraman, Wayanad Pulayan, Wayanadan Pulayan, Matha, Matha Pulayan

55. XXX

56. Puthirai Vannan

57. Raneyar

58. Samagara

59. Samban

60. Semman, Chemman, Chemmar

61. Thandan (excluding Ezhuvas and Thiyyas who are known as Thandan, in the erstwhile Cochin and Malabar areas) and (Carpenters who are known as Thachan, in the erstwhile Cochin and Tranvancore State)

62. Thoti

63. Vallon

64. Valluvan

65. XXX

66. XXX

67. Vetan

68. Vettuvan, Pulaya Vettuvan (in the areas of eastwhile Cochin State only)

69. Nerian

LIST OF SCHEDULED TRIBES (ST)

[As Amended by The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act 10 of 2003) Vide Part - VII - Kerala - Second Schedule Notified in the Gazette of India dated 08.01.2003] [See Clause 5, 4, 3 (a)]



1. Adiyan

2. Arandan [Arandanan]

3. Eravallan

4. Hill Pulaya, Mala Pulayan, Kurumba Pulayan, Kuravazhi Pulayan, Pamba Pulayan

5. Irular, Irulan

6. Kadar [Wayanad Kadar]

7. XXX

8. Kanikkaran, Kanikkar

9. Kattunayakan

10. [Kochuvelan]

11. XXX

12. XXX

13. Koraga

14. XXX

15. Kudiya, Melakudi

16. Kurichchan [Kurichiyan]

17. Kurumans, Mullu Kuruman, Mulla Kuruman, Mala Kuruman

18. Kurumbas, [Kurumbar, Kurumban]

19. Maha Malasar

20. Malai Arayan [Mala Arayan]

21. Malai Pandaram

22. Malai Vedan [Malavedan]

23. Malakkuravan

24. Malasar

25. [Malayan, Nattu Malayan, Konga Malayan (excluding the areas comprising the Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad and Kozhikode Districts)

26. Malayarayar

27. Mannan

28. XXX

29. Muthuvan, Mudugar, Muduvan

30. Palleyan, Palliyan, Palliyar, Paliyan

31. XXX

32. XXX

33. Paniyan

34. Ulladan, [Ullatan]

35. Uraly

36. Mala Vettuvan (in Kasaragod & Kannur districts)

37. Ten Kurumban, Jenu Kurumban

38. Thachanadan, Thachanadan Moopan

39. Cholanaickan

40. Mavilan

41. Karimpalan

42. Vetta Kuruman

43. Mala Panikka

LIST OF OTHER ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES (OEC) [See Clause 5, 4, 3 (f)]



1. Chemman/Chemmar

2. Madiga

3. Pulluvan

4. Thachar (other than Carpenter throughout State excluding the erstwhile Malabar area)

5. Chakkamar

6. Varnavar

7. Kudumbi

8. Dheevara/Dheevaran, Arayan, Valan, Nulayan, Mukkuvan, Arayavathi, Valinjiar, Paniakkal

9. Mokaya, Bovi, Mogayar and Megavirar Peruvannan

10. Scheduled Castes converts

11. Kusavan including Kusavar, Kulalan, Kumbaran, Velaan, Odan, Andhra Nair, Anthru Nair

12. Malayan, (Konga-Malayan, Pani Malayan (in the erstwhile Malabar area alone)

13. Pathiyan (other than Dhobies)

14. Allar (Alan)

15. Malavettuvan

16. Malamuthan

17. Kundu Vadiyan

18. Thachanadan Moopan

19. Wayanad Kadar

20. Kalanadi

21. Chingathan

22. Malayalar

23. Malapanicker

24. Urindavan

25. Marati

26. Pulaya Vettuvan (except in the areas of eastwhile Cochin State)

LIST OF SOCIALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY BACKWARD CLASSES [Vide G. O. (P) 208/66/Edn. Dated 02.05.1966] [See Clause 9 (b) and G. (MS) SCSTDD Dt 06.10.2008]



I. Ezhavas including Ezhavas, Thiyyas, Ishuvan, Izhuvan, Illuvan and Billava

II. Muslims (all sections following Islam)

III. Latin Catholics other than Anglo-Indians

IV. Other Backward Christians

(a) SIUC

(b) Converts from Scheduled Castes to Christianity

V. Other Backward Hindus, i.e.

Vi. Kudumbi

1. Agasa

2. Arayas including Valan, Mukkuvan, Mukaya, Mogayan, Arayan, Bovies, Kharvi, Nulayan and Arayavathi

3. Aremahrati

4. Arya including Dheevara/Dheevaran Atagara, Devanga, Kaikolan, (Sengunthar) Pattarya, Saliyas (Padmasali, Pattusali, Thogatta, Karanibhakatula, Senapathula, Sali, Sale, Karikalabhakulu, Chaliya) Sourashtra, Khatri, Patnukaran, Illathu Pillai, Illa Vellalar, Illathar

5. Bestha

6. Bhandari or Bhondari

7. Boya

8. Boyan

9. Chavalakkaran

10. Chakkala (Chakkala Nair)

11. Devadiga

12. Ezhavathi (Vathi)

13. Ezhuthachan, Kadupattan

14. Gudigara

15. Galada Konkani

16. Ganjam Reddies

17. Gatti

18. Gowda

19. Ganika including Nagavamsom

20. Hegde

21. Hindu Nadar

22. Idiga including Settibalija

23. Jangam

24. Jogi

25. Jhetty

26. Kanisu or Kaniyar-Panicker, Kaniyan, Kanisan, Kannian or Kani, Ganaka

27. XXXXXi

28. Kalarikurup or Kalari Panicker

29. Kerala Muthali

30. Kusavan including Kulala, Kumbaran, Odan, Oudan (Donga) Odda (Vodde or Vadde or Veddai) Velaan, Andhra Nair, Anthuru Nair

31. Kalavanthula

32. Kallan including Isanattu Kallar

33. Kabera

34. Korachas

35. Kammalas including Viswakarmala, Karuvan, Kamsalas, Viswakarmas, Pandikammala, Malayal-Kammala, Kannan, Moosari, Kalthachan, Kallasari, Perumkollen, Kollan, Thattan, Pandithattan, Thachan, Asari, Villasan, Vilkurup, Viswabrahmins, Kitara, Chaptegara

36. Kannadiyans

37. Kavuthiyan

38. Kavudiyaru

39. Kelasi or Kalasi Panicker

40. Koppala Velamas

41. Krishnanvaka

42. Kuruba

43. Kurumba

44. Maravan (Maravar)

45. Madivala

46. Maruthuvar

47. Mahratta (Non-Brahman)

48. Melakudi (Kudiyan)

49. Mogaveera

50. Moili

51. Mukhari

52. Modibanda

53. Moovari

54. Moniagar

55. Naicken including Toluva Naicker and Vettilakkara Naicker

56. Padyachi (Villayankuppam)

57. Palli

58. Panniyar or Pannayar

59. Parkavakulam (Surithiman, Malayaman, Nathaman, Moopanar and Nainar)

60. Rajapuri

61. Sakravar (Kavathi)

62. Senaithalaivar, Elavania, Senaikudayam

63. Sadhu Chetty including Telungu Chetty or 24 Manai Telugu Chetty and Wynadan Chetty

64. Tholkolan

65. Thottiyan

66. Uppara (Sagara)

67. Ural Goundan

68. Valaiyan

69. Vada Balija

70. Vakkaliga

71. Vaduvan (Vadugan)

72. Veera Saivas (Pandaram, Vairavi, Vairagi, Yogeeswar, Matapathi and Yogi)

73. Veluthedathu Nair including Vannathan, Veluthedan and Rajaka

74. Vilakkithala Nair including Vilakkathalavan, Ambattan Pranopakari, Pandithar and Nusuvan

75. Vaniya Including Vanika, Vanika Vaisya, Vaisya Chetty, Vanibha Chetty, Ayiravar Nagarathar, Vaniyan

76. Yadava including Kolaya, Ayar, Mayar, Maniyani, Eruman, Golla and Kolaries

77. Chakkamar

78. Mogers of Kasaragod Taluk

79. Maratis of Hosdurg Taluk

80. Paravans of Malabar area excluding Kasaragod Taluk

81. Peruvannan (Varnavar)

Candidate should be an Indian citizen of Kerala origin.

In order to prove that a candidate is an Indian citizen of Kerala origin for the limited purpose of eligibility for admission, he/she has to produce any one of the following certificates ( a / b /c) or true copies of documents mentioned in any one of the following in (d / e / f )



(a) In the case of candidates who have undergone school studies in Kerala, a course certificate from the Head of the Educational Institution(s) in Kerala, to prove that the candidate has undergone his/her studies in Kerala for not less than 5 (five) years within a period of 12 (twelve) years, immediately prior to the completion of the Higher Secondary or equivalent examination.



OR



(b) A certificate from the Village Officer/ Tahsildar to show that he/she or his/her mother/father was born in Kerala.



OR



(c) Certificate from the Village Officer/Tahsildar to the effect that the candidate has been a resident of Kerala State for a period of five years within a period of twelve years



OR



(d) The true copy of relevant page of Secondary School Leaving Certificate of the Candidate showing the place of birth in Kerala



OR



(e) The true copy of the relevant page of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate showing Place of Birth in Kerala of either of the parents of the candidate with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate



OR



(f) The true copy of the relevant page of the Passport of the Candidate issued by the Government of India, showing Place of Birth in Kerala or of either of the parents of the candidate showing Place of Birth in Kerala with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate.

(i) Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates should obtain the caste/community certificate from the Tahsildar. SC/ST caste status of children of parents contracted Inter caste marriage will be subject to the orders/clarification issued in GO (MS) No.11/05/SCSTDD dated 22.03.2005, GO (MS) No.25/2005/ SCSTDD dated 20.06.2005 and the judgment dated 10.08.2005 of the Full Bench of the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala in WP 2483/2005 and connected cases and GO (MS) No.109/2008/SCSTDD dated 20.11.2008. As per GO (MS) No.109/2008/SCSTDD dated 20.11.2008, the children born of inter-caste married couple of which one of the parents is SC/ST, can claim the status of SC/ST on proof of the conditions of acceptance, customary traits and tenets under which such children are brought up. The competent authority issuing SC/ST community certificate to children born of inter-caste married couple, of which one of the parents is SC/ST, should ensure that the claimant is subjected to same social disabilities and also following the same customs and traditions and the community has accepted that person to its fold as such. The authority to issue caste certificate should also ensure that:

a) Each case is examined individually in the light of the existing facts and circumstances.

b) The claimant has suffered disabilities – socially, economically and educationally.

c) The society has accepted the claimant to their original fold as one among them and is living in the same social tenet.



(ii) The Christian converts who have subsequently embraced Hinduism should produce caste/community certificate. The following certificate should also be got recorded by the revenue official below the certificate “The certificate is issued after observing the guidelines issued in Government Circular No.18421/E2/SC/ST/DD dated 15.12.1987.”



(iii) The applications for the reserved seats of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes candidates which do not contain SC/ST Certificate (Community Certificate) will not be considered on any account for claiming community reservation against the seat reserved for SC/ST candidates [Vide GO (Ms) 31/90/SC/ST/D.L dated 25.05.1990]. The community certificate should clearly specify that the candidate himself/herself (not the father or mother) belongs to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes. The community certificate as per G.O. (Ms) No 136/07/Rd dated 27.04.2007 will be accepted. The candidates who are reconverted to Hinduism from Christianity of Scheduled castes origin should produce community certificate from the Tahsildar concerned along with a copy of Gazette Notification regarding re-conversion.



(iv) The claims for reservation under Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes quotas will also be subject to verification and clearance by the Screening Committee constituted for the purpose by Government vide GO (P) No.19/2002/SCSTDD dated 20.4.2002 and as authorized by section 6 of the Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1996 (Act 11 of 1996)



(v) The SC/ST claims in respect of those who have migrated from one State to another will be subject to the provisions of GO (Ms) No.10/86/SCSTDD dated 12.2.1986. Only the children of those who had migrated to this State before the promulgation of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 1950 and ordinarily reside in this State can claim SC/ST benefits from the State of Kerala. They must be able to prove this, if required.

Apportionment of seats for various communities

(a) Ezhava (EZ) - 9% - 6

(b) Musllim (MU) - 8% - 5

(c) Other Backward Hindu (BH) - 5% - 3

(d) Latin Catholic Other than Anglo Indian (LC) - 2% - 1

(e) Other Backward Christian (BX) - 1% - 1

(f) Kudumbi - 1% - 1

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Total - 26% 17





Note: Reservation to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes will be in accordance with the provisions contained in GO (P) No.208/66/Edn. dated 02.05.1966 and GO (Ms) No. 95/08/SCSTDD Dated 06.10.08 and as amended from time to time. [See Annexure I for the list of communities under SEBC]



(i) Candidates belonging to SEBC as per GO (P) No.208/66/Edn. dated 02.05.1966, GO (Ms) No.95/08/SCSTDD dated 06.10.08, GO (Ms) No.09/2009/SCSTDD dated 24.01.2009 and whose annual family income (i.e. Annual income of all members in the family from all sources taken together) does not exceed Rs.4.5 Lakhs (Rupees Four Lakhs fifty thousand only) are eligible for reservation under this item.



(ii) Candidates claiming reservation under SEBC quota such as Ezhava, Muslim, Other Backward Hindus, Latin Catholic other than Anglo Indian, Other Backward Christians and Kudumbi should produce both Community and Income certificates obtained from the concerned Village Officer/Tahsildar.



(iii) Applicants claiming reservation under Latin Catholic other than Anglo Indian quota should produce a community certificate from the concerned Village Officer/Tahsildar specifying that they belong to Latin Catholic other than Anglo Indian community.



(iv) Children of inter-caste married couple claiming communal reservation under SEBC should furnish an ‘inter-caste marriage certificate’ from the Village Officer/Tahsildar. Such candidates can avail themselves of communal reservation under any one of the communities of their parents, to be mentioned by the candidate in the relevant column of the application. They need not produce the income certificate.



(v) Candidates who are children of Inter-caste married couple of which one is SC/ST who will be eligible for educational and monetary benefits admissible to SC/ST as per Section 2 (ii) of GO (MS) No.25/2005/SCSTDD dated 20-06-2005, if eligible for reservation under SEBC, will be granted the same based on the community shown in the inter-caste marriage certificate issued by Revenue officials and to be attached by them with the application.

Candidates belonging to Other Eligible Communities should provide Community Certificate from the Village Officer.

(i) The seats un-availed of by the Scheduled Castes candidates will go to the Scheduled Tribes candidates and vice versa.



(ii) The seats un-availed of by the SC/ST candidates will be filled by Other Eligible Community (OEC) candidates [See Annexure IV for the list of OEC]. The seats that still remain un-availed will go to the Open Merit pool (State-wide basis). OEC will be eligible for reservation only if their annual family income from all sources is up to Rs.4.5 lakhs [GO (Ms) No.9/2009/SCSTDD dated 24.01.2009]. Such candidates should furnish income certificate obtained from the Village Officer/Tahasildar.



(iii) If any seat, in any reservation quota, except in the Special Reservation category, is left unavailed by the candidates belonging to that particular category, those seats will go to the mandatory reservation quota unless otherwise mentioned.