NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY - BENGALURU

NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY - BENGALURU

A BRIEF BACKGROUND

The National Law School of India University came into existence through a Notification under the NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY Act. It signified the culmination of efforts by the Judiciary, the Bar Council of India, the Karnataka Bar Council, the Bangalore University and the Government of Karnataka to reform legal education and to establish a centre of excellence for legal education and research in India. It was established in the year 1986. It was the first law school to offer a five year integrated Law.

LOCATION

The campus of Law school is located in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, Karnataka. It is located about 10 kms from the railway station. It is situated approx. 45 kms from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, Karnataka.

MODE OF ADMISSION

The admission to the National Law School Bangalore happens through a Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). Each year, the CLAT is conducted in the month of May and consists of objective type questions of a standard expected of 10+2 students and will be of 2 hours’ duration.  The test is divided into five sections mainly- Verbal Ability, General Awareness, Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning and Legal Aptitude. The test will carry a maximum of 200 marks. If more than one candidate gets the same rank in the merit list, the order of priority for the selection of the candidate against the available vacancies will be strictly based on the percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying examination. It offers a five years integrated B.A.LLB.

ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ADMISSION TO BA.LLB (Hons)

A candidate for admission to the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Course shall have:

1. passed the Higher Secondary School Examination (10+2) system or an examination equivalent thereto securing in the first attempt, not less than 50% (45% in the case of SC / ST candidates and persons with disability) in the aggregate, and
2. not completed 20 years of age as on 1st July of the year of admission. In the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST and persons with disability, the maximum age limit shall be 22 years.

• Those who do not clear the qualifying examination with the requisite marks are not eligible for admission. Candidates whose Statement of marks of the qualifying examination is not available at the time of formal interviews, are also not eligible for admission.

INTAKE AND ADMISSION  & IDEAL SCORE

Currently, the intake capacity of B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Programme shall be 80 (eighty)

1. General Category: 57* (3% Horizontal Reservation) are reserved for the special Abled Persons (SAP)
2. Scheduled Caste: 12 (i.e. 15%)
3. Scheduled Tribe: 6 (i.e. 7.5%)
4. Foreign Nationals : 5

Based on the previous year trends, the ideal score for a candidate to get through to NLSIU should be between 150-160.

ADMISSION FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS

• Foreign candidates will be admitted directly on the basis of their performance in the qualifying examination, overall academic record and command over English language.
• The candidate must have studied English language as one of the compulsory subjects in 10+2 or equivalent Higher Secondary School Examination.
• The Admissions Committee may organise an English language competence test if found necessary.
• Preference will be given to the candidates from SAARC countries and other developing countries.
• They are exempted from taking the CLAT and the rule concerning age limit.
• They will have to apply directly to the University in the prescribed format available on the NLS Website along with the supporting documents to the Registrar, NLSIU, Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru - 560242, on or before the prescribed date.
• The candidate will be provisionally admitted only on his/her having the required proficiency in the English language.

DURATION & ACADEMIC TERMS

• 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.
• The academic terms are announced in advance each year and will ordinarily be between July-September, October-January and March-June.

INFRASTRUCTURE

• The Law School is a fully residential university with independent residential facilities for men and women students, the Faculty and non-teaching staff.
• It has the Academic Block, three Halls of Residence each for men and women students, two Hostels for post- graduate women students, three blocks of Faculty Quarters and two blocks of residences as quarters for non-teaching staff.
• An International Training Centre, with residential facilities, equipped for organising training programmes, seminars and video conferences is part of the campus.
• The institute has Sri Narayana Rao Memorial National Law Library and its establishment was generously assisted through the munificence of Mrs. Sudha Narayanamurthy of INFOSYS. This is a three storied building of 30,000 sq.ft. built-up area with ample space for storage of books and for reading purposes. The library has been planned keeping in view the aims and objectives of the Law School, and is being operated by a team of professionally qualified library staff guided by the Library Council. It has a collection of over 40,000 volumes covering a wide range of general and special subjects, comprising of text books, reference books, back volumes of journals and reports etc., apart from current legal periodicals. The Library functions from 8.30 a.m till midnight on all days of the week, but closing hours will vary on Holidays.

LIFE AT NLSIU

There are four courses a trimester which are covered in the duration of four hours on a daily basis.  Students have to mandatorily write research papers for each course they are into it. Along with these Activity Based Committees form a vital part of the academic calendar. As the name signifies, these committees are actively involved in Sports, Mooting, Debating, Cultural activities, Law and Technology.

India’s largest Inter-Law college sports festival Spiritus is also organized in the campus of law school.  Admit One is the theatre fest which gives an opportunity to the students to showcase their talent of acting. The Law school has its inbuilt production house-The Law school Productions.

RANKINGS IN INDIA

According to National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore has been ranked first. The NIRF is a ranking adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India.

PLACEMENTS & SLAARY PACKAGES

The law firms and corporate that visit NLU for placements include AZB & Partners, Argus Partners, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co, L& L Partners, S&R Associates, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Talwar Thakore Associates, Trilegal, ICICI Bank, Societe General. The salaries offered by law firms is in the range of Rs. 15-18 lakh per annum.

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