NLSIU Bangalore to conduct its own entrance exam on September 12, Know more

NLAT 2020 will be conducted by NLSIU Bangalore for admissions to BA LLB and LLM courses. Online registrations open until September 10. Read here to know more. 

The National Law School of India University (NLISU) Bangalore, tier 1 law school in India will not be accepting the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020 scores. The law school will be conducting its own entrance exam, NLAT - National Law Admission Test on September 12 for the academic year 2020-2021. The eligibility criteria will be the same as CLAT 2020, however, the exam pattern is slightly different. NLAT 2020 will be conducted in a home-based online mode. Candidates can start applying for NLSIU NLAT 2020 in online mode on the official website. The application fee to be paid for NLSIU Bangalore NLAT 2020 application form is Rs 150 for General and PWD category and, Rs 125 for SC/ST category candidates. 

Candidates can apply for NLAT 2020 in online mode here.

NLSIU Bangalore released admission notification regarding the same stating, "Since inception, admission to the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Programme has been purely on the basis of merit as assessed through a common entrance exam. The University conducted its own All-India entrance examination until 2008 when the Common Law Admission Test was conceived. In 2018, the Consortium of National Law Universities comprising the Vice Chancellors of 22 National Law Universities was formed to establish a Permanent CLAT Secretariat for the conduction of the CLAT. The Covid-19 pandemic has however caused unforeseen difficulties and delays in the conduct of CLAT 2020. The repeated postponement of the examination has resulted in uncertainty for students, parents and the participating Universities." 

The Admissions Notification outlined below exclusively governs all admissions to the B.A. LL.B (Hons) Programme of NLSIU for the year 2020-21. Any student who seeks admission to NLSIU must apply directly to the University and complete the NLAT UG 2020 Entrance examination. The University will not accept CLAT 2020 scores for admission to Academic Year 2020-21." 

Download detailed UG admission notification of NLSIU NLAT 2020 here

Download detailed PG admission notification of NLSIU NLAT 2020 here

The seat intake for NLSIU Bangalore will be as under: 

Category	UG seats	PG seats
General	93 seats	38 seats
SC	18 seats	8 seats
ST	09 seats	4 seats
Domicile of Karnataka	Up to 25% of total seats in each vertical reservation category, subject to a maximum of Thirty(30) seats	0 seats
Total	120 seats	50 seats

NLSIU NLAT 2020 Exam Pattern Features 

The exam pattern of NLAT 2020 to be conducted on the basis of the following pattern: 

Features	NLAT UG Paper Details	NLAT PG Paper Details
Exam mode	Home-based Online mode exam	Home-based Online mode exam
Exam duration	45 minutes	40 minutes
Test Language	English	English
Type of questions	Multiple choices based questions	Multiple choices based questions
Number of attempts per question	One attempt per questions will be allowed and, revisiting questions will not be allowed.	One attempt per questions will be allowed and, revisiting questions will not be allowed.
Subjects	English Language, Current Affairs Including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques	Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law.
Total questions	40 questions (4 General Comprehension passages carrying 10 questions each)	30 questions (3 General Comprehension passages carrying 10 questions each)
Total Marks	80 marks	60 marks
Marking Scheme	Two marks will be awarded for each correct answer  0.25 marks will be deducted for questions not attempted or left unanswered 0.50 marks will be deducted for wrong attempts	Two marks will be awarded for each correct answer  0.25 marks will be deducted for questions not attempted or left unanswered 0.50 marks will be deducted for wrong attempts

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