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”.
Listed below are the programmes offered by NLSIU Bangalore
Undergraduate Level:
B.A, LL.B (Hons.)
Postgraduate Level:
LL.M (Master’s in Law)
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.
Admission to the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) program at NLSIU is purely on merit as assessed through CLAT (Common Law Entrance Test)
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/Total seats available:80
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.
Source: https://www.nls.ac.in/admissions/undergraduate/
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/
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.
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:
There is no upper age limit to apply.
Total Seats: 50
Business Laws 35
Human Rights Laws 15
Source: https://www.nls.ac.in/admissions/postgraduate/
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/
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/
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 |
- |
- |
Placements in both UG and PG courses are provided by NLSUI Bangalore.
Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. |
AZB & Partners |
Bhasin & Co. |
Anand & Anand Advocates |
Clifford Chance |
Desai & Dewanji |
DSK Legal |
Dua Associates |
KNM & Partners |
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. |
The placement graph took a hike in the year 2019 as compared to 2018
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Mr. Justice C. Sarvanan (1994)- Judge, Madras High Court
Mr. Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav (1996)- Judge, Karnataka High Court
Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee (1997)- Additional Solicitor General
Mr. Sajan Poovayya – Additional Advocate General, Karnataka (youngest ever)
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