National Law School of India University Bangalore Answered Questions

At NLSIU Bangalore, the average package for BA LLB is INR 16 LPA. In total 65 out of 75 students were placed in year 2022. Students looking forward for admission to this course must make sure that they meet the eligibility criteria specified by the college. The total tuition fee of this course ranges to INR 13.4 L. the admissions are merit based and for this purpose, the college accepts the scores of CLAT and KSEEB. For more information regarding the course and college, candidates are suggested to visit the official website of Shiksha.

The courses in NLSIU Banglore include BA LLB (Hons), LLB, LLM, Master of Public Policy (MPP), and PhD. Admissions to BA LLB(Hons) are through CLAT scores, while LLB admissions require qualifying NLSAT LLB. For LLM programs, CLAT PG scores are considered. Admissions to MPP and PhD programs are through NLSAT exams.Students will have to complete their BA LLB programme to be eligible for the LLM programme on campus. Students who have completed any undergraduate degree may apply for the on-campus MPP programme or off-campus online and hybrid programmes offered by NLSIU's Professional and Continuing Education Department.

If a OCI Card Holder student has a proof of Study Certificates issued by their institute that they were students in a registered educational institution in Karnataka for minimum 10 years then they are eligible under the Karnataka Student quota at the time of admission at NLSIU Bangalore.

For admission to NLSIU Bangalore LLM programme, candidates have to register through CLAT portal. Registered candidates for CLAT 2025 counselling will be called by NLSIU Bangalore 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 NLSIU Provisional Allotment Lists, must complete the process of exercising any one of the actions Either accept the allotted seat or apply for revise or exit from the CLAT admission process. After, that they need to report to NLSIU Bangalore for admission. The admission confirmation requires, documents submission and fees submission by the candidates through the official portal of NLSIU Bangalore. 

Eligible candidates must apply online on the official website of NLUs.(CLAT). Admission to the Five-Year B.A., LLB (Hons.) and the One Year LLM degree programmes, is through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).Admission to the three-Year LLB (Hons), Master’s Programme in Public Policy (MPP) and Ph.D programmes is through the National Law School Admission Test (NLSAT). 

Yes, NLSIU Bangalore provides the scholarships to students based eligibility. Students whose total family income is less than INR 8 lakh per annum are eligible to apply for financial aid. The university offers the scholarships in various forms which are Stipends, Loan Interest Payments, Waiver on Tuition [25% to 100%], Waiver on Residence [50% to 100%]

NLSIU Bangalore provides reservations for students belonging to SC, ST, OBC (Non-creamy layer) and EWS students in its full-time on campus programme. Also, seats are reserved horizontally for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), Female, and Karnataka Students.If a candidate belong to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) category, he/she is required to provide a valid caste category certificate issued by the Competent Authority at the time of counsellingor admission.

Yes, there are government jobs available for LLM graduates. The LLM candidates of NLSIU Bangalore can apply for jobs in the government sector. Hence, PG degree holders can apply for jobs in various government PSU such as SAIL, BHEL, NALCO, INDIAN OIL, etc. Tabulated below are some of the prospective government jobs along with their average salaries:Job ProfilesAverage SalaryPublic ProsecutorINR 5 Lacs - INR 8 lakhJudge  INR 15 Lacs - INR 25 lakhLaw Officer INR 4 Lacs - INR 6 lakhLegal AdvisorINR 4 Lacs - INR 7 lakhNOTE: The mentioned salary package are as per data curated from various sources. Hence, is indicative.

Candidates who want to apply to the NLSIU for BA LLB (Hons) programe must take the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). However, for admissions into its three-year LLB course, Master’s Programme in Public Policy, PhD (Law), and PhD (Interdisciplinary) programmes candidates have to appear for NLSAT 2025. Hence, joining NLSIU Bangalore without CLAT is impossible. Therefore students are adviced to began preparing for the exam as the CLAT 2025 Exam Dates have been announced. CLAT 2025 Exam will be conducted on December 1, 2024. Also Read: How to prepare for CLAT in 6 months: Tips, Tricks & Study Plan for CLAT 2025