Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, also known as RMLNLU or NLU Lucknow is a public law school and a National Law University located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established as Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law Institute undergraduate and post-graduate legal education, later in 2006 it was renamed as RMLNLU to give a NLU touch to its name. It is one among the 26 NLUs across India and the first one established in Uttar Pradesh. It is among the top 10 National Law Universities / Law colleges in India.

The admission to RMLNLU is possible through Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) it is a centralized test for admission to prominent National Law Universities in India. It is one among the TOP 05 toughest entrance examinations of India. All admissions in RMLNLU, for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs are made on the basis of performance in the CLAT exam. (Part-time courses have a different selection procedure)