LL.M. in Criminal Law 

at NALSAR, Tilak Road

The last date to apply for NALSAR LLM entrance exam was July 31. For more details regarding NALSAR University of Law LLM programme admission dates refer the table below: 

Like any other university, Nalsar University's Application process begins from its college website just following the below mentioned steps:

• Apply for admission from it's website .
• Register your credentials there . 
• You are ought to submit the nominal application fees after you crack the cut off. 
• Upload all you relevant documents 
• You will be alloted a seat in this college and then you should pay the fees followed by physical visit to campus for final enrollment.

As per the NIRF report 2024, the median package offered to LLM students in 2023 was INR 7 LPA. From 2021 to 2023, the median package has been stagnant. Furthermore, 53 out of 64 LLM students were placed during the 2023 drive. Check the table below for a detailed analysis of NALSAR University of Law LLM placement trends:

NOTE: The above placement details are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

NALSAR University of Law prepares LLM cutoff list as per the applicants CLAT scores. In 2024, the closing rank for LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law was 298 for the General-All India category. The cutoff can vary based on the chosen LLM course specialisation. Considering the last three years' cutoff, the closing rank shows a fluctuating trend for NALSAR LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law. The closing rank was 224 in 2023 and 240 in 2022.

Yes, NALSAR University of Law offers one-year LLM programme in a full-time mode. The course admission is entrance-based. Candidates are admitted to the PG course based on CLAT score. Candidates who meet the CLAT cutoff become eligible for participation in the counselling round. NLU or seats in the university is allotted through this round. To take admission in this course, aspirants should apply on the CLAT website.

The Consortium of the NLUs plans to publish distinct CLAT 2024 cutoff scores for every counseling cycle in 2024. Experts estimate that this year's cutoff for the highest NLUs will be greater than 90 points. For the best NLUs, the NLU CLAT cut off percentage score is probably greater than 75%. 

To get admitted to NLU Hyderabad, applicants from the general category typically need to receive a score on the CLAT exam above 90. OBC applicants should strive to score more than 80 out of 120 in the exam.

NALSAR University of Law, don’t offer admission to BA LLB and LLM programmes without a valid CLAT score. Candidates looking forward to practising law in India, are required to clear the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) that is conducted by BCI. On clearing the AIBE exam, lawyers are awarded a ‘Certificate of Practice’ which is mandatory for practising the profession as an advocate in India. However, aspirants who wish to apply for MBA or BBA may not require CLAT and can get admission based on other accepted entrance exams.

The University has disclosed the average salary for MBA. The table below depicts the NALSAR University of Law average package trends for MBA:

NALSAR University of Law considers entrance exam scores for admission to most of the courses. CLAT is accepted for admission to popular courses of NALSAR-BA LLB (Hons) and LLM. Common Law Admission Test, known as CLAT,  is a national-level law entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). CLAT is an offline exam and include sections on English, Current Affairs and General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques. Besides, the university accepts IPMAT, JIPMAT, CAT, etc. for admission to specific courses.

NALSAR University of Law admissions opens with the online application portal. The applications for MBA usually begin in October and goes on till February. 

For BBA, the applications open online usually in the first week of January. The application window closed by May. 

The applications for BA LLB (Hons) and LLM opens with CLAT registration. The application window for CLAT 2025 has been opened. The CLAT Exam 2026 is expected to be held on December 14, 2025. However, the CLAT 2026 Exam Date has not been announced yet.