NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad is a residential university which was established in the year 1998 under the Andhra Pradesh Act 34 of 1998 also known as the NATIONAL ACADEMY OF LEGAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH UNIVERSITY Act of the Andhra Pradesh State Legislature. These universities help the students to decide clearly on what they want to do in future and accordingly pursue the relevant courses. The NALSAR University of Law is one such university that has achieved excellence and a high reputation amongst students as one of the best universities offering legal education in the country.

• The university is doing exceptionally well in the field of legal studies creating new opportunities for the students through innovative and improved method of teaching
• It has also been recognized by the UGC u/s 2 (f) and 12 (b) of the UGC Act, 1956
• The prime objective of the university is to produce lawyers of the highest standard who could not only be able to give legal services but also contribute to the community
• The university also looks forward to enhance research in all branches of legal education so as to make the students competent and able in all ways
• The campus is situated 28 kilometers from the city across the Shampeerpet Lake stretched over 50 acres of land
• The programs offered to the students also provide a wide scope for them to excel as lawyers and as human beings also.

COLLABORATIONS

University has undertaken collaborative research with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, the Centre for Children, Law, and Ethics, Cumberland Law School, Samford University, Centre for Disability Law and Policy, University of Ireland, Galway, and LANDESA, India. 

RESEARCH

The university also emphasizes greatly on the research projects and many projects have been completed by the university while many are in the process of completion. A few of them are:

• Study on Sub-National Governance
• Legal Assistance Program on Land
• Strengthening Criminal Justice and Human Rights
• Citizen’s Guide on Access to Justice
• Handbook on Service Laws
• Enabling Legislation for Good Governance
• Editing and Translation of Booklets on Human Rights
• Coparcenaries Rights of Women in Andhra Pradesh
• Sensitization Program for Abatement of Pollution etc

There are a number of research centers as well that are run by the university which provides immense assistance to the scholars as also to those who want to carry out research projects. A few mentions research centers are:

• N. C. Banerjee Center for IPR Studies
• Dr. S. P. Chatterjee Center for Environmental Law Studies
• M. K. Nambyar SAARCLAW Center for Advanced Legal Studies
• Center for Disability Studies
• Center for Corporate Law and Governance
• Center for Air and Space Law
• Center for Proximate and Continuing Education
• Center for Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law
• Center for Tax Laws
• Center for Media Law and Public Policy and a few more