NLSIU, Bengaluru to launch three year LLB program from the next academic year

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, is planning to launch a three year LLB programme from the next academic year.

During the 29th annual convocation celebration on Sunday, the Vice-Chancellor of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, Sudhir Krishnaswamy announced the university's plan to launch a three year LLB (Bachelor of Law) program from next academic year.

“The inaugural batch will begin their education in July 2022. It will help re-energise and transform postgraduate legal education across India in the years ahead. We have assembled the best faculty team to redevelop India’s oldest law degree and we invite the brightest and the best graduates from any discipline to join us as we set out to radically transform legal education yet again,” said the Vice-Chancellor during his inaugural address, as reported by The Hindu.

The Vice-Chancellor spoke about how the university in the last two years recruited around 20 faculty members with graduate and doctoral degrees from the best universities around the world. He also said that they are planning to secure additional land from the Karnataka government to expand the university campus.

The university was among the first institutions in the country to introduce the five-year integrated law degree program at the undergraduate level. Currently, it offers the five-year Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Legislative Law (BA LLB) Honours, one year LLM (Latin Legum Magister) program and several other distance education courses.

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