National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru

NLSIU Bangalore was established in the year 1986 through a series of efforts by the Bar Council of India, Bangalore University, Government of Karnataka, The Karnataka Bar Council and Judiciary and is known to develop a new era of legal education in India.

NSLIU Bangalore is India's Best Law School and is currently ranked as Number 1 Law School in India. NLSIU Bangalore students have excelled in every field, whether its National or International Moots, debates, or other co-curricular activities. NLSIU Bangalore has one of the best libraries comprising around 50,000 Books, around 20,000 Journals and Subscriptions. They have the subscription of an online International database of like WESTLAW, JSTOR, KLUWERONLINE, SpringerLink, etc. which contains Articles, International Case Reporters, Statutes, and Articles from Law Reviews, creating a priceless pool of resources for a law student. Also, similar Indian databases, for example, MANUPATRA.COM, INDLAW.COM have been made available for the students.

The first batch of students were selected in the year 1988 through a National Entrance Test. Starting 2008, NLSIU Bangalore started admission based on the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)- the first edition of which was conducted by NLSIU (being the first NLU) in 2008.

NLSIU, because of the excellence it offers in the field of legal education is also referred to as “Harvard of the East”.

NLSIU Bangalore Programs Offered:

Listed below are the programmes offered by NLSIU Bangalore

Undergraduate Level:

B.A, LL.B (Hons.)

Postgraduate Level:

LL.M (Master’s in Law)

NSLIU Bangalore BA LL. B

The duration of the course shall be for a period of Five Academic Years. Each academic year is divided into three “Trimesters” with an average of not less than 70 working days for each.

NSLIU BA LL.B Admission Procedure:

Admission to the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) program at NLSIU is

purely on merit as assessed through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

conducted by the CLAT Committee constituted for the purpose. CLAT is conducted

every year on rotation by the participating National Law Universities.

NSLIU Bangalore BA LL.B Eligibility Criteria:

A candidate seeking admission to the B.A, LL.B (Hons.) program at NLSIU must meet in the following criteria

Have passed Class 12 or equivalent thereto, securing in the first attempt, not less than 50% (45% in case of SC/ST and persons with disability) in aggregate.

No age limit.

Source: https://www.nls.ac.in/admissions/undergraduate/

NSLIU BA LL.B seat Intake

Total seats available: 120

NSLIU BA LL.B Seat Reservation

Category	Reservation
General Category	93
Scheduled Caste	18 (15%)
Scheduled Tribe	9 (7.5%)
State Quota (for candidates who have studied for not less than ten years in a recognized educational institution in Karnataka) General Category candidates who are 'Karnataka Students' shall benefit from a 5% concession on the General Merit cut-off score obtained in CLAT 2020.	30 (25%)

Note: Six (6) seats compnsmg 5% of the total seats shall be reserved horizontally for Persons with Disability.

These * 02 seats (3% Horizontal Reservation) are reserved for the Specially Abled Persons (SAP)

Source: https://www.nls.ac.in/admissions/undergraduate/

NLSIU BA LL.B Fee:

Given below is the category-wise total fee for the BA LL.B program

General Category: Rs. 2, 62, 000/- p.a.
SC/ST Category: Rs. 2, 58, 875/- p.a.
Foreign Nationals: USD 10025

Note: The fees/charges may be revised by the University, but the revised fees/charges will be applied prospectively.

Source: https://www.nls.ac.in/admissions/

NSLIU Bangalore LL.M Program

NLSIU Bangalore offers a One-Year LL.M. Degree program in two specializations:

Business Law
Human Rights Law

Note: Candidates have a choice to join either. However, the CLAT ranking is the determining factor. Once admitted to a preferred branch, the admission is final and is not open to change.

NSLIU Bangalore LL.M Eligibility Criteria

As per the CLAT 2015 common rule.

NSLIU Bangalore LL.M Seat Intake

Total Seats: 50
- Specialization-wise seat distribution
Business Laws 35
Human Rights Laws 15

Source: https://www.nls.ac.in/admissions/postgraduate/

NLSIU Bangalore LL.M Seat Reservation

Given below in the category-wise seat reservation for the LL.M Program

Category	Business seats (30)	Human Rights seats (20)
Scheduled Caste (15%)	5	3
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%)	2	2
General Category	23	15

Source: https://www.nls.ac.in/admissions/postgraduate/

NLSIU Bangalore LL.M fee structure

Given below is the category-wise total fee for the LL.M program

· General Category – Rs. 1, 89,500/- p.a.

· SC / ST Category – Rs. 1, 86, 37500/- p.a.

· Foreign Nationals – USD 5,650

Note: The fees/charges may be revised by the University, but the revised fees/charges will be applied prospectively.

Source: https://www.nls.ac.in/admissions/postgraduate/

NLSIU Bangalore 2019 Cutoff

Given below is the category wise cutoff for NLSIU Bangalore for 2019

Round	General	AI SAP	AI SC	AI ST
Round 1	1-54	-	363-1892	69-1857
Round 2	56-57	1907-1907	2575-2575	-
Round 3	58-58	2018-2018	-	-

NLSIU Bangalore Placements

Placements in both UG and PG courses are provided by NLSUI Bangalore.

Top Law Firms

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.	AZB & Partners	Bhasin & Co.
Anand & Anand Advocates	Clifford Chance	Desai & Dewanji
DSK Legal	Dua Associates	KNM & Partners

Top Companies

Bajaj Allianz	DLF Limited	Edelweiss Corporate
Exchange Credit Guarantee Corporation	Fox Mandal Little & Co.	HAL, Bangalore
IBM	Larsen & Tourbo Infrastructure	Legasis Service Pvt. Ltd.
MCX Stock Exchange Ltd	Microsoft Corporation	Pangea 3
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.	Quistex	Reliance Power Ltd.