National Law School of India University Bangalore Answered Questions

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). 

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.

For admission to NLSIU Bangalore LLM programme, candidates have to register through CLAT portal. Registered candidates for CLAT 2025 counselling will be called by NLSIU Bangalore 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 NLSIU Provisional Allotment Lists, must complete the process of exercising any one of the actions Either accept the allotted seat or apply for revise or exit from the CLAT admission process. After, that they need to report to NLSIU Bangalore for admission. The admission confirmation requires, documents submission and fees submission by the candidates through the official portal of NLSIU Bangalore. 

Candidates who want to apply to the NLSIU for BA LLB (Hons) programe must take the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). However, for admissions into its three-year LLB course, Master's Programme in Public Policy, PhD (Law), and PhD (Interdisciplinary) programmes candidates have to appear for NLSAT. Hence, joining NLSIU Bangalore without CLAT is impossible. Therefore students are adviced to began preparing for the exam after CLAT Exam Dates are announced.Also Read: How to prepare for CLAT in 6 months: Tips, Tricks & Study Plan for CLAT

Yes, there are government jobs available for LLM graduates. The LLM candidates of NLSIU Bangalore can apply for jobs in the government sector. Hence, PG degree holders can apply for jobs in various government PSU such as SAIL, BHEL, NALCO, INDIAN OIL, etc. Tabulated below are some of the prospective government jobs along with their average salaries:Job ProfilesAverage SalaryPublic ProsecutorINR 5 Lacs - INR 8 lakhJudge  INR 15 Lacs - INR 25 lakhLaw Officer INR 4 Lacs - INR 6 lakhLegal AdvisorINR 4 Lacs - INR 7 lakhNOTE: The mentioned salary package are as per data curated from various sources. Hence, is indicative.

Both NLU Delhi and NLSIU Bangalore are the top Law universities in India and offered BA LLB course with a well-structured curriuculum. However, there might be slight difference in the package offered by both the universities. When the BA LLB fees and their ROI are compared, its is seen that NLU Delhi ofers a better palcements than NLSIUS. Find below the table to compare both the universities:College NameBA LLB Tuition FeesAverage PackageNLU Delhi (NLUD) - National Law UniversityINR 6.8 lakhINR 19 lakhNational Law School of India University, BangaloreINR 13.4 lakhINR 16 lakh

To get admission at NLSIU Bangalore, candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria for their desired course. Find below the admission requirements for NLSIU Law programmes: Course Name EligibilitySelectionBA LLB (Hons)Class 12 with a minimum of 45% aggregate (40% aggregate for SC/ ST/ persons with disability) AILETLLM (one-year)LLB or equivalent degree with a minimum 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ ST/ Person with Disability)AILET

The course curriculum structure of BA LLB (H) at NLSIU Bangalore is 5 year course that is divided into 10 semesters. Each semester has a specified number of subjects and the credits for each are awarded accordingly. The course structure has subjects relating to various laws, sociology, economics, history, political science, etc. During the first six semesters many laws and specific disciplines are fused along with the English language, forming part of the syllabus. The last four semesters have various laws, clinics and seminars where the students receive hands on training for their profession.  

The various core subjects offered under LLM at NLSIU Bangalore are listed below:Research MethodologyConcentration Core courseConcentration Elective 1General Elective 1Research MethodologyConcentration Core courseConcentration Elective 1General Elective 1

For National Law School of India University, Bangalore, the admission cutoff list was concluded after Round 5. The cutoff was released as opening and closing ranks for General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS, and PWD categories in the AI quota. For candidates seeking admission to the LLM course, the closing cutoff was 239 for the students belonging to the General AI quota.