NLSIU Bangalore UG, PG, Doctorate, Certificate, Advanced Masters Courses 2025

Yes, you can get admission at NLSIU with 60% in Class 12th. Admission to the BA LLB (Hons) programme is strictly based on the CLAT entrance examination. Therefore, students have to secure good enough ranks in the exam to be eligible for admission.  

To come up to this conclusion, whether NLSIU Bangalore is a better option to pursue BA LLB (Hons) or not, candidates can analyze various parameters such as placements, infrastructure, fees, etc. As per the placement data of NLSIU Bangalore issued by NIRF report, a total of 61 students got placed out of 80 students. The campus of NLSIU Bangalore is well-equipped with all basic facilities such as mess, internet, smart classrooms, library, moot courts, placement cell, sports facilities etc.

For admission to BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses at NLSIU candidates have to register through CLAT portal. Registered candidates for CLAT 2023 counselling will be called by National Law School of India University through five provisional merit lists, each released by the Consortium of CLAT. Candidates, who have been allocated a seat in the provisional lists and applied for revision, should check the status of their seat in the CLAT provisonal lists. Those, who have been allotted a seat in the National Law School of India University Provisional Allotment Lists, must complete the process of exercising any one of the actions mentioned below:

1. Accept the allotted seat
2. Apply for Revise
3. Exit from the CLAT admission process

If alloted seat is accepted by the candidate. After, that the candidates need to report to National Law School of India University for admission. The admission confirmation requires, documents submission and fees submission by the candidates through the official portal of National Law School of India University. 

Yes, NLSIU Bangalore offers scholarships to PhD students to help students financially. The university aims to provide a better education to the students without any financial barrier. Below mentioned are the scholarships offered by NLSIU Bangalore for PhD courses:

• Dr N R Madhava Menon Scholarship (GE India)
• Dr N R Madhava Menon Scholarship (Class of 1995)
• Thakur Foundation Scholarship in Public Health and the Law

As the NLSIU Bangalore NIRF report 2025, a total of 70 BA LLB students were placed in reputed companies and law firms in 2024. The total number of BA LLB student placed during NLU Bangalore placements between 2022 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Source - Multiple external/ official sites, data may vary.

Yes, the 2026 LLB admissions at NLSIU Bangalore are currently open. Candidates who want to apply for the LLB admissions can do so until March 23rd 2026.

The admissions will be complete before the month of July as the LLB curriculum at NLSIU Bangalore is scheduled to start from July 1st 2026.

To get admission to NLSIU Bangalore, candidates must fulfill the minimum eligibility and selection criteria. For BA LLB and LLM programme, the selection is based on CLAT counseling process. 

Check out the table below for eligibility and selection criteria for popular courses offered at NLSIU:

The eligibility criteria is gathered from external sources. Hence, is indicative.

NLSIU Bangalore provides reservations for students belonging to SC, ST, OBC (Non-creamy layer) and EWS students in its full-time on campus programme. Also, seats are reserved horizontally for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), Female, and Karnataka Students.

If a candidate belong to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) category, he/she is required to provide a valid caste category certificate issued by the Competent Authority at the time of counsellingor admission.

Eligible candidates must apply online on the official website of NLUs.(CLAT). Admission to the Five-Year B.A., LLB (Hons.) and the One Year LLM degree programmes, is through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).

Admission to the three-Year LLB (Hons), Master’s Programme in Public Policy (MPP) and Ph.D programmes is through the National Law School Admission Test (NLSAT). 

As of now, CNLU has released the CLAT 2024 Round 1 Seat Allotment result for admission to NLSIU Bangalore for courses including B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. The first step for NLSIU Bangalore admission is to appear for CLAT exam. Only candidates with a valid CLAT scores are allowed to partciipate in the CLAT counselling which is the final step of NLU Bangalore admission. Tabulated below is the Round 1 All India opening and closing ranks for the NLU Bangalore Law courses for the General category: 

CLAT Application Process 2025 began on July 15, 2024. The last date to register for CLAT 2025 was October 22. Candidates could fill the CLAT 2025 application until October 22, 2024. Candidates were allowed to fill out a single CLAT 2025 application form for each participating NLU until the deadline. The official website to fill CLAT Application Form is consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Find out more about the application process for CLAT 2025 here.

Admission to LLM programme is offered to those candidates who qualify for CLAT. Also, the qualified candidates have to pay the fee for their respective courses, which includes components such as Tuition Fee, Examination Fee, Security Deposit, Hostel Charges (if applicable), etc. Other than the course fee, candidates are required to pay a fee for CLAT application fee. The CLAT registration fee for General /OBC /PWD /PIO /OCI /NRI category candidates, is INR 4,000, and for SC /ST /BPL category candidates is INR 3,500. The table below covers NLSIU's LLM course fees: 

The closing rank for CLAT Fourth Provisional Allocation List for NLU Bangalore BA LLB (Hons) course stood closed for the General category students from Vertical Reservations. Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) releases institute-wise and course-wise CLAT Provisional Allotment lists on the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2023 for NLU admissions 2023 to BA LLB and LLM programmes. Candidates seeking admission to NLSIU Bangalore can refer to the table given below to check out the last NLSIU Bangalore R3 cutoff 2023 along with the R3 cutoff ranks for 2022 to get better clarity on NLU Bangalore cutoff trends: 

Yes, NLSIU Bangalore has received a strong 'A' grade NAAC accreditation with a CGPA of 3.1 on a 4 point scale. This rating depends on many different categories with its top performing metrics being:

• Teaching-learning & Evaluation
• Institutional Values & Best Practices
• Student Support & Progression

Yes, NLSIU Bangalore provides the scholarships to students based eligibility. Students whose total family income is less than INR 8 lakh per annum are eligible to apply for financial aid. The university offers the scholarships in various forms which are Stipends, Loan Interest Payments, Waiver on Tuition [25% to 100%], Waiver on Residence [50% to 100%]

The difficulty level of NLSIU Bangalore admission can be better analysed with the help of CLAT cutoff, which is the minimum score accepted for admission to the LLM programme. Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) releases institute-wise and course-wise CLAT Provisional Allotment lists on the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2023 for NLU admissions 2023 to LLM  programme. Candidates seeking admission to NLU Bangalore can refer to the table given below to check out the CLAT cutoff 2023 along with the cutoff ranks for 2022: 

Yes, NLSIU Bangalore offers decent placements to its BA LLB (Hons) students. As per the NLSIU Bangalore NIRF report 2025, a total of 70 students were placed out of the total 85 students in reputed companies and law firms in 2024. The key highlights of NLU Bangalore placements for the BA LLB Class of 2022 to 2024 are tabulated below:

Note: The above-mentioned data is gathered from the National Law School of India University NIRF report 2025.