Karnataka govt urges NLSIU to implement 25% domicile reservation

After NLSIU maintained that they have implemented the 25% domicile reservation, the state government has written to the university to implement a 25% domicile reservation with the exception of students selected under the All India quota. The university recently released the related FAQs.

Karnataka Minister for Higher Education Dr CN Ashwath Narayan has written a letter to the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, and urged the law university to implement 25% domicile reservation with the exception of students selected under the All India quota.

In the academic year 2022-23, out of the total 180 seats available, 45 students should have been admitted under domicile reservation. But it has come to light that 13 students who were selected under the All India quota were also included within the domicile reservation classification. Hence, only 32 students were given admission under domicile reservation. This resulted in 13 students of the state losing their opportunities, said Narayana.

The letter is written to the vice-chancellor of the university, and the minister has claimed that it would violate the law of natural justice if the students selected under the All India quota were considered under domicile reservation, as reported by The Print.

In similar institutions located at Visakhapatnam, Raipura, Kolkata and other places, a domicile reservation of 25% is being followed exempting the students selected under the All India quota. The same should be observed here as per the amendments introduced in 2020, he added.

For the academic year 2023-24, there are 240 seats available and out of this 60 students should be considered under domicile reservation. In case this has not been ensured in the provisional selection list, it should be rectified immediately. If it cannot be corrected this way, University should prepare a revised selection list considering the supernumerary criteria, he has remarked.

Read more:

• NLSIU releases provisional list; 19 Karnataka's General category students shown under domicile
• NLSIU releases FAQs on admission of Karnataka students