NLU Bangalore

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.

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 Bangalore, 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 CLAT (Common Law Entrance Test)

NSLIU Bangalore BA LL.B Eligibility Criteria:

Candidate must have secured an unconditional pass and the minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (10+2 or its equivalent examination) as specified below:

Aggregate percentage of 45% or its equivalent grade in case of General Category and PWD students.

Aggregate percentage of 40% or its equivalent grade in case of SC/ST.

There is no upper age limit to apply.

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

NSLIU BA LL.B seat Intake

Total seats available:80

NSLIU BA LL.B Seat Reservation

Category	Reservation
General Category	93
Scheduled Caste	18 (15%)
Scheduled Tribe	9 (7.5%)

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

Six seats comprising 5% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally for Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
25% of total seats in each vertical reservation category, subject to a maximum of Thirty students, shall be admitted under the horizontal institutional preference for “Karnataka Students”

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, 75, 100/- p.a.
SC/ST Category: Rs. 2, 71, 850/- 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

Candidates must have secured an LL.B. or equivalent degree from a recognized educational institution with an unconditional pass and the minimum percentage of marks as specified below:

Aggregate percentage of 50% or its equivalent grade in case of General Category and PWD students. (ii) Aggregate percentage of 45% or its equivalent grade in case of SC/ST.

There is no upper age limit to apply.

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, 98,975/- p.a.

· SC / ST Category – Rs. 1, 95,725/- 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.