Know Your Law School – NLSIU Bangalore

Navigating the Legal Landscape: Know Your Law School – NLSIU Bengaluru

Embarking on your legal education journey is exciting yet daunting. Understanding the unique characteristics, specialties, and resources of different law schools is crucial for shaping your career path. “Know Your Law School” provides insightful guidance and information to help prospective students make informed decisions about their legal education, ensuring they find the best fit to achieve their professional aspirations.

NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY (NLSIU), BENGALURU

About the University

The National Law School of India University was established in 1986 to pioneer legal education reform and anchor the transformation of the Indian legal system through research and policy interventions. NLSIU is dedicated to the creation of conditions necessary for the realization of core constitutional values committed to freedom, equality and social justice.

The University rests on a unique collaboration between legal academics, the Bar, the Bench and the State Government of Karnataka. This strong coalition has helped the University remain the undoubted leader in the field of legal education in India for the last three decades.

This is also substantiated by various rankings as NLSIU has secured a No. 1 ranking on every significant ranking study published. This includes the NIRF rankings of the Education Ministry which has ranked NLSIU as the top law school in the country for six consecutive years now.

NLSIU Campus

NLSIU began modestly at the Central College Campus of Bangalore University and in 1991, shifted to Nagarbhavi. The sprawling 23-acre campus comprises academic blocks with upgraded classrooms, a state-of-the-art library, a health centre, canteens, clean & well maintained residence halls for men and women, and faculty/staff quarters. Sports facilities include a well-equipped gymnasium, and facilities for football, basketball, and tennis, among other spaces for academic and community-based activities.

Expert Faculty Pool

The University has a team of highly experienced faculty members which include Rhodes, Commonwealth, and Chevening scholars. Many of our faculty are from some of the best schools including Oxford University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, Harvard Law School, Columbia University, Yale Law School, New York University, SOAS, University of South Carolina, Jawaharlal Nehru University, NALSAR Hyderabad, NLU Delhi, XLRI Jamshedpur, etc.

Extra-curricular activities

Apart from the rigorous academic programmes, the University offers an environment that encourages students to organise and engage in several co-curricular and extra-curricular activities on campus. Mooting remains a core activity at NLS. In 1999, the University became the first Indian team to win the prestigious Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and has gone on to secure more such wins. Teams from NLSIU have won several moot court competitions at the national and international level including the Manfred Lachs Space Law International Moot and the Oxford Price Moot.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES:

FIVE-YEAR INTEGRATED B.A., LL.B. (HONS.) PROGRAMME:

The five-year integrated Undergraduate B.A., LL.B (Hons) Degree Programme is the flagship degree at NLSIU that offers students training in a range of legal and non-legal subjects. The University pioneered this five-year programme in India with an intention to provide a strong foundation upon which students could choose to pursue professional options or further academic opportunities.

Intake and Reservation

The total intake capacity shall be 300 (Three Hundred) seats for AY 2024-25 with the following breakup:

Category              Percentage of Seats       Number of Seats

Scheduled Caste:             15.0%                                    45

Scheduled Tribe:              7.5%                                      23

Other Backward Classes NCL: 27%                            81

Economically Weaker Section: 10%                          30

General:                              N/A                                     121

TOTAL:                                                                          300

1. a) Fifteen (15) seats comprising 5% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally for Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
2. b) Ninety (90) seats comprising 30% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally for Women.
3. c) Seventy-five (75) seats comprising 25% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally (compartmentalised) for Karnataka Students*.

 

Fee Structure – B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Programme

Total fee (including refundable deposits):

1. a) General Category: Rs. 4,13,100
2. b) SC/ST Category: Rs. 4,08,700

(Fees are subject to further revision and necessary approvals)

Financial Assistance

The University follows the principle that no student once admitted should have to discontinue his/her studies on grounds of financial hardship. NLSIU aims to address financial concerns of students by way of a comprehensive scholarship programme as well as the easy availability of long-term and short-term loans for financial assistance.

Scholarships: Every year, scholarships are given to the students out of the endowments and from University General funds. The University also supports students in availing a number of external scholarship options. These include private scholarships as well as those offered under the National Scholarship Portal and the State Government Scholarship Portal. The NLS alumni community has also extended support to both bursaries and endowments with generous contributions from different batches.

For further details, please visit university’s official website www.nls.ac.in