Masters Programme in Public Policy 

at NLSIU Bangalore, Vijayanagar

No, students cannot join the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) directly without going through the university's admission process, which typically involves a competitive entrance exam. NLSIU is one of the premier law schools in India, and like other top law schools in the country, it requires candidates to qualify for admission through a standardized entrance test.

The primary entrance exam used for admission to NLSIU's undergraduate BA LLB programme is the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). Candidates must register for CLAT, take the exam, and achieve a qualifying score to be eligible for admission to NLSIU.

NLSIU, like other national law universities in India, uses the entrance test results to determine the selection of candidates. The selection process may also include further evaluation, such as personal interviews and counseling rounds, depending on the university's specific admission criteria.

It's essential for aspiring students to check NLSIU's official website and the CLAT website for the most up-to-date information on admission requirements, dates, and procedures, as they may change from year to year. Admissions to NLSIU are highly competitive, and success in the entrance exam is a crucial step towards securing a seat at the university.

The difficulty level of NLSIU Bangalore admission can be better analysed with the help of CLAT cutoff, which is the minimum score accepted for admission to the LLM programme. Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) releases institute-wise and course-wise CLAT Provisional Allotment lists on the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2023 for NLU admissions 2023 to LLM  programme. Candidates seeking admission to NLU Bangalore can refer to the table given below to check out the CLAT cutoff 2023 along with the cutoff ranks for 2022: 

NLU Bangalore CLAT Round 3 Seat Allotment results have been released for BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. The All India opening and closing ranks for NLU Bangalore for the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) is 12319 for the EWS category under W, EWS-KA* (Horizontal Reservation).

CLNU is expected to release a total of five rounds of counselling. For the LL.M course the All India opening and closing ranks for NLU Bangalore is 1765 for the GC-KL All India candidates. The CNLU will release CLAT Round 4 Seat Allotment result on May 20, 2024.

For admission to BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses at NLSIU candidates have to register through CLAT portal. Registered candidates for CLAT 2023 counselling will be called by National Law School of India University through five provisional merit lists, each released by the Consortium of CLAT. Candidates, who have been allocated a seat in the provisional lists and applied for revision, should check the status of their seat in the CLAT provisonal lists. Those, who have been allotted a seat in the National Law School of India University Provisional Allotment Lists, must complete the process of exercising any one of the actions mentioned below:

1. Accept the allotted seat
2. Apply for Revise
3. Exit from the CLAT admission process

If alloted seat is accepted by the candidate. After, that the candidates need to report to National Law School of India University for admission. The admission confirmation requires, documents submission and fees submission by the candidates through the official portal of National Law School of India University. 

The NLSIU Bangalore placement report is yet to be released on the official website. However, the institute has released the NIRF report 2024 which included the placement details of the batch 2023. You may download the same from the official website or the Shiksha.com website. 

CNLU has released the entire round-wise schedule for CLAT 2024 on the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2024. As pe the schedule, CLAT Counselling 2024 is to be conducted in five rounds, Tabulated below are the important dates related to CLAT Counselling 2024 : 

As of now, CNLU has released the CLAT 2024 Round 1 Seat Allotment result for admission to NLSIU Bangalore for courses including B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. The first step for NLSIU Bangalore admission is to appear for CLAT exam. Only candidates with a valid CLAT scores are allowed to partciipate in the CLAT counselling which is the final step of NLU Bangalore admission. Tabulated below is the Round 1 All India opening and closing ranks for the NLU Bangalore Law courses for the General category: 

The highest salary for NLU Bangalore has not yet declared by the authorities. To get an idea about the BA LLB (Hons) packege offered by NLSIU Bangalore, candidates can check out the median package & relevant details as per NIRF 2022 report given below:

NLSIU Bangalore has not released the 2022 placement details as yet. Listed below the following highlights during NLSIU Bangalore placements 2021:

Yes, the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bangalore, India, accepts CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) scores for admission to its various undergraduate and postgraduate law programs, including the BA LLB program. CLAT is a common entrance test used by many of the top law schools in India to determine admission to their law programs. NLSIU is one of the prestigious institutions that consider CLAT scores for their admissions.

Candidates interested in applying to NLSIU's BA LLB programme and other law programs should register for the CLAT examination, take the test, and use their CLAT scores to apply to NLSIU during the admission process. Keep in mind that the specific admission criteria, cutoff scores, and application procedures may vary from year to year, so it's advisable to check NLSIU's official website and the CLAT website for the most up-to-date information on admission requirements and processes.

For admission to one-year LLM at NLSIU Bangalore, the CLAT test will be conducted on Dec 3, 2023. Aspirants of NLSIU Bangalore are required to appear for the exam in offline pen-paper mode at the allotted test centres. Candidates can complete the CLAT registration 2024 until Nov 3, 2023 in online mode. The exam will take place in more than 125 cities listed as CLAT 2024 test centres in 22 states and UTs. The detailed schedule of CLAT 2024 will be declared soon along with the CLAT Exam Centers 2024.

• The CLAT question paper for undergraduate courses has total 120 passage-based objective-type questions from five subjects -  CLAT2 Language,    CLAT3 Reasoning,   Legal Reasoning,   CLAT3 Affairs including General Knowledge and  CLAT1 Techniques. 
• The CLAT LLM question paper has both objective- and subjective-type questions. However, last year, the CLAT Consortium removed the descriptive section from the LLM paper. Check complete CLAT 2024 exam pattern for LLM.