NLSIU (National Law School of India University) Bangalore is an autonomous institution with a Deemed University status from the University Grants Commission (UGC) and has been approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI).

The various courses offered:

Post Graduate Diploma: Post Graduate Diploma In Human Rights Law (PGDHRL), Post Graduate Diploma In Medical Law And Ethics (PGDMLE) , Post Graduate Diploma In Environmental Law (PGDEL) ,Post Graduate Diploma In Intellectual Property Rights Law (PGDIPRL),Post Graduate Diploma In Child Rights Law (PGDCRL) ,PGDM

Post Graduate: LLM

Doctorate: Integrated: Master of Laws (LLM)

Admission Procedure Details:

CLAT/Common Law Admission Test which is the entrance test has to be cleared by the candidates seeking admission to post-graduate diploma. For MPhil, the candidate performance in the interview and presentation of research proposal is considered. For PhD, performance in the interview and evaluation of the thesis submitted is considered. For LLD, the candidate’s performance in interview is a must. For admission to Intergrated programmes, admission is on the basis of scores in CLAT.

Various Coaching Institutes:

TIME:

With nearly 201 offices in 105 cities, it provides coaching for entrance examinations and known particularly for keeping with the pattern of NLSIU entrance exam and producing exemplary results. For further enquiries visit

www.time4education.com

PATHFINDER:

It is a premier coaching institution providing quality guidance to students appearing for NLSIU entrance examinations by a team of professionals and reputed teachers with years of teaching experience in in-depth teaching methods and individual improvement techniques. For further details you can contact the head office at 96K, S P Mukherjee Road, Hazra More, Kolkata-700026 or call 24551840/24544817

Pattern of NLSIU examination:

The students need to clear CLAT

For Undergraduate Program (LLB):

• The test paper includes 200 questions related to English including Comprehension

• Section II comprises of questions related to General Knowledge/ Current Affairs

• Section III includes Elementary Mathematics

• Section IV is of Legal Aptitude/Legal Awareness

• Section V of Logical Reasoning Questions.

For Postgraduate Program (LLM):

Law of Contracts, Law of Torts, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory

The exam of two hours of duration fetches 200 marks in total. The test is divided into the following three sections:

• Objective Type

• Short answers

• Essay

Eligibility for NLSIU:

Post Graduate Diploma:

Graduation in relevant stream is mandatory

Post Graduate:

Candidate must have a bachelor degree in law from a recognized University, with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate.

Doctorate:

M Phil - Candidate must have a LLM degree or equivalent examination from a recognized University, with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.

PhD - Candidate must have LLM degree with from a recognized University, with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate.

Or

Candidate must be M Phil in Law from a recognized University.

LLD - Candidate must have PhD in law.

Integrated:

Candidate must pass their Higher Secondary or 10+2 level of examination from a recognized Board.

Admission Procedure:

Post Graduate:

Admission is done on the basis of the candidate’s performance in Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).

Either you can write to [email protected] or visit http://www.nls.ac.in for further details.