GNLU REGULATIONS AMENDMENT 1 / 2015
GNLU General Council, at its 14th meeting held on 27 February, 2016, amended by approval and/or
ratification the Gujarat National Law University (Academic, Mooting, Internship, Examinations,
Hostel and Other Matters) Regulations, 2015, as follows:1. Regulation 4 (c)
Existing as “The University shall admit 15% candidates from the Scheduled Caste category,
7.5% candidates from the Scheduled Tribes category, 10% candidates from the Non Resident
Indian (NRI) category and 3.5% candidates from the Foreign National category.”
Amended as “The University shall admit 15% candidates from the Scheduled Caste category,
7.5% candidates from the Scheduled Tribes category, 10% candidates from the Non Resident
Indian (NRI) category and 3.5% candidates from the Foreign National category (Direct
admission without CLAT and No age limit) for the Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate
Courses.”
2. Regulation 4(d)
Existing as, “A horizontal reservation cutting across all the categories mentioned in the
Regulation 4(c) shall be there for 30% of seats in favour of female candidates, 3% of seats in
favour of differently abled (as defined in the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,
Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995) candidates and 25% seats shall be filledup by the candidates belonging to the State of Gujarat (Gujarat Domicile) for the UnderGraduate and Post-Graduate Courses.”
Amended as, “A horizontal reservation of 30% of seats shall be made in favour of female
candidates, 3% of seats for Specially Abled Persons (as defined in the Persons with Disabilities
(Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995) and 25% of seats
shall be made in favour of candidates belonging to the State of Gujarat (Gujarat Domicile) for
the Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Courses.”
3. Regulation 4(f)
Existing as “For the purpose of admission, the candidates fulfilling any one of the below
conditions may seek admission under the NRI category:
(i) At least one of the parents of such candidates shall be a Non Resident Indian and shall
ordinarily be residing abroad as Non Resident Indian;
OR
(ii) The person who sponsors the candidate for admission shall be a first degree relation of the
candidate and shall be ordinarily residing abroad as a Non Resident Indian;
OR
(iii) If the candidate has no parents or near relatives or has been taken as a ward by some other
nearest relative, such candidates may also be considered for admission under the NRI category
provided the guardian has bonafidely treated the candidate as a ward and such guardian shall file
an affidavit indicating the interest shown in the education affairs of the candidate and also his
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 relationship with the candidate and such person also shall be Non Resident Indian and ordinarily
residing abroad.
OR
(iv) The Persons of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizens of India Card holders are eligible for
admission under the NRI seats available at GNLU.”
Addition of a sub-clause at the end of sub-regulation (iv),
Provided that the candidates seeking the admission under the NRI category shall be eligible to
seek admission only if the CLAT score secured by the candidate is above 40% of the highest
score of that particular test.

4. Regulation 19(c)(i)
Existing as, “Under-Graduate (UG) Programme: The semester-end examination for each subject
shall be of minimum 50 marks, except, for the subjects with practical like the Science and
Technology (Theory) paper which shall be of minimum 40 marks. The allocation of marks
mentioned above is not applicable to the clinical subjects.”
Amended as, “Under-Graduate (UG) Programme: The semester-end examination for each
subject shall be of minimum 50 marks, except, for the subjects with practical like the Science
and Technology (Theory) paper which shall be of minimum 40 marks.”
5. Regulation 21(b)
Existing as “In the event of a student failing by one mark in a subject, the Director shall have
the discretion to award the same on the recommendation of the Chief Examiner to enable such
student to pass.”
Amended as, “In the event of a student failing by one mark in a subject, the Examination
Section shall prepare the records and place before the Moderation Committee comprising of
Head (or Dean) of Academic Affairs, Head (or Dean) of Research, Head (or Dean) of Extension
and Training and Head (or Dean) of Students’ Welfare for making recommendation of award of
one grace mark through the Registrar to the Director.”
6. Regulation 21(c)
Existing as “The discretion to award grace marks, if the Director decides to exercise, shall be
never more than on five occasions in the entire Under-Graduate programme and never more
than on two occasions in the Post-Graduate degree programme, subject further to a maximum
of only one subject per semester. A Student shall make a written request for the consideration of
discretionary grace marks to the Examination Department within seven working days of the
declaration of the results. The Department shall prepare the records and place before the
Examination Committee and the Chief Examiner for their consideration and recommendation
to the Director. The Director may require the Examination Committee to place before him any

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 records or information which would enable him to take a final decision on the awarding of a
discretionary grace mark.”
Amended as, “The award of grace marks shall be never more than on five occasions in the entire
Under-Graduate programme and never more than on two occasions in the Post-Graduate
degree programme, subject further to a maximum of only one subject per semester. A Student
shall make a written request for the consideration of the grace marks to the Examination Section
within seven working days of the declaration of the results. The Section shall prepare the records
and place before the Moderation Committee for their consideration and recommendation to the
Director. The Director may require the Moderation Committee to place before him any records
or information which would enable him to take a final decision on the awarding of the grace
mark.”
7. Regulation 24(d)
Existing as, “There shall be no repeat examination of the practical and clinical papers.”
Amended as, “There shall be no repeat examination of the practical papers.”

8. Regulation 27(b)(vi)
Existing as, “When a student has obtained inadequate qualifying marks due to which he is
unable to clear the backlog of papers, he may be given, after completion of detention of one
academic year, a repeat examination of 100 marks, one time only, during the second year of
detention as per the examination schedule. This regulation is applicable for the promotion of
students from 3rd to 4th year only.”
Amended as, “When a student has obtained inadequate qualifying marks due to which he is
unable to clear the backlog of papers, he/she may be given, after completion of detention of two
academic years, a repeat examination of 100 marks, one time only, during the third year of
detention as per the examination schedule. This regulation is applicable for the promotion of
students from 3rd to 4th year only.”
9. Regulation 27(b)(vii)
Existing as, “The maximum period within which a student can complete the entire course shall
be seven years from the date of first admission at the University.”
Amended as, “The maximum period within which a student can complete the entire course shall
be eight years from the date of first admission at the University.”

10. Regulation 38(b)(v)
Existing as, “The said report of the appropriate Committee containing brief reasons for arriving
at the conclusion against the erring student(s), along with all the documents, which are part of
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 the evidence, shall be furnished before the Executive Council for the decision on the disciplinary
measure against the erring student.”
Amended as, “The said report of the appropriate Committee containing brief reasons for
arriving at the conclusion against the erring student(s), along with all the documents, which are
part of the evidence, shall be furnished before the Director for the decision on the disciplinary
measure against the erring student.”
11. Regulation 44(f)
Existing as, “Notwithstanding the above measures, the Executive Council on the report of the
Examination Committee may consider imposition of any other measures as it may deem
appropriate.”
Amended as, “Notwithstanding the above measures, the Director on the report of the
Examination Committee may consider imposition of any other measures as it may deem
appropriate.”

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