CLAT Admissions 2023: NLSIU implementing 25% State Quota; 90 seats under B.A. LLB, LLB

In 2022-23 it admitted 44 students from Karnataka out of the total 188 B.A. LL.B seats.

Ahead of admissions at NLUs, the National Law School of India University, also known as the National Law School, Bangalore has issued a statement stating that it has been admitting students from Karnataka by offering 25 percent seats and will continue to do so in future.

NLSIU has stated that in the year 2021-22, it admitted 30 students from the state out of a total B.A. LL.B seats of 120. In 2022-23 it admitted 44 students from Karnataka out of the total 188 seats. In its LL.M course, the institute admitted 20 from Karnataka out of the total 75 seats in 2022-23, in the same year it admitted 14 students into LLB (Hons) courses out of the total 52 seats.

NLSIU in a statement has stated that while the litigation before the Supreme Court is ongoing, the University after due consultations, and with the approval of the Governing Bodies of NLSIU adopted the “NLSIU Inclusion and Expansion Plan 2021-2025” on 17th April 2021. Under the terms of this Plan, NLSIU voluntarily adopted a 25% horizontal compartmentalised reservation for Karnataka Students from the Academic Year 2021-22.
Hence, NLSIU ensures that Karnataka Students are admitted to 25% of seats in every vertical category, including General/ SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS and as a result, constitute at least 25% of the overall student
body,” it stated.

As per the statement issued by NLSIU, all admissions to NLSIU’s B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. programmes are based exclusively on the scores candidates receive in the Common Law Admission Test, which is administered by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs).

On completion of the exam every year, the Consortium draws up a merit rank list based on examination performance. Based on this rank list, the Consortium administers admission to law programmes at 22 participating NLUs ensuring that all vertical and horizontal reservation categories are satisfied. The Consortium administers State horizontal reservations in 21 NLUs.
“Admission for Karnataka Students at NLSIU is implemented in an identical manner to State horizontal reservations at every other NLU. Admissions to the open, vertical, and horizontal reservation categories are carried out by the Consortium, in accordance with the norms laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court,” reads the NLSIU statement.

In the Academic Year 2024-25, the number of Karnataka students admitted to law programmes at NLSIU is projected to increase to 135 with increases in overall student intake. In Academic Year 2026-27, the minimum number of Karnataka students studying law programmes at the University will increase to around 500 students.

It states: “As set out above, NLSIU has implemented the Karnataka Student reservation in letter and spirit.”

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