Introduction
National Law School of India University is a leading centre of global excellence in legal education, research and policy analysis offering both regular and distance education programmes in Law. Besides these programmes the university also offers Research Degrees. The method of teaching involves lectures, discussions, case studies, Moot courts and project work. The NLSIU has signed MoUs with a few Law schools and universities abroad whereby it has been sending the B.A., LL.B (Hons) students as Exchange students to law schools in USA, UK and Germany.
Admission to BA LLB and LLM courses in the NLSIU, Bangalore is through Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) to be conducted together by NLSIU-Bangalore, NALSAR-Hyderabad, NLIU-Bhopal, NUJS-Kolkata, NLU-Jodhpur, HNLU-Raipur and GNLU-Ahmedabad.
Programmes :
• BA. LLB Hons Five Year Integrated Course
• LLM (Master of Laws)
• Mphil (Master of Philosophy)
• PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
• LLD (Doctor of Laws)
• Distance Education Courses
• LLM (Master of Laws)
• Mphil (Master of Philosophy)
• PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
• LLD (Doctor of Laws)
• Distance Education Courses
Eligibility
BA, LLB Hons Five Year Integrated Course :
A candidate for admission to the Degree Course should have passed the Higher Secondary School Examination (10+2) system or an equivalent examination securing not less than 50% of the total marks in all the core subjects and English language put together. They must not completed 20 years of age as on 1st July of the year of admission. In case of candidates belonging to SC/ST, the maximum age limit shall be 22 years as on 1st July of the year of admission.
A candidate for admission to the Degree Course should have passed the Higher Secondary School Examination (10+2) system or an equivalent examination securing not less than 50% of the total marks in all the core subjects and English language put together. They must not completed 20 years of age as on 1st July of the year of admission. In case of candidates belonging to SC/ST, the maximum age limit shall be 22 years as on 1st July of the year of admission.
LLM course:
A candidate for admission to the LLM course should have passed the LLB Degree or its equivalent from a recognised university and should have secured not less than 50% of marks in the aggregate of the maximum marks prescribed.
A candidate for admission to the LLM course should have passed the LLB Degree or its equivalent from a recognised university and should have secured not less than 50% of marks in the aggregate of the maximum marks prescribed.
MPhil :
An applicant seeking admission to the MPhil Degree Programme shall have an LLM degree either from the NLSIU or any other recognised University, securing not less than a 'B' grade or an aggregate of 50% marks or its equivalent.
An applicant seeking admission to the MPhil Degree Programme shall have an LLM degree either from the NLSIU or any other recognised University, securing not less than a 'B' grade or an aggregate of 50% marks or its equivalent.
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) :
An applicant seeking admission to PhD Degree programme must have a Master of Laws degree from any recognised University having scored a minimum of 50% or an MPhil in Law from a recognised University.
An applicant seeking admission to PhD Degree programme must have a Master of Laws degree from any recognised University having scored a minimum of 50% or an MPhil in Law from a recognised University.
LLD (Doctor of Laws) :
An applicant seeking to register for LLD should have a PhD degree. The LLD Degree is conferred upon a person for exceptional academic achievement in the field of law or inter- disciplinary studies having bearing upon law.
An applicant seeking to register for LLD should have a PhD degree. The LLD Degree is conferred upon a person for exceptional academic achievement in the field of law or inter- disciplinary studies having bearing upon law.
Distance Education Courses:Distance educatuion courses is open to any graduate from any recognized University. Those who have appeared for the final year degree exam and are awaiting results, may also apply. There is no age requirement or minimum percentage of marks prescribed.
Examination
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for LLB and LLM is conducted in the month of May, every year. Foriegn Nationals are exempted from taking the admission test.
Under Graduate Programme:
The CLAT paper for under graduate programme will be of 2 hours duration with 200 multiple choice objective type questions carrying a total of 200 marks.
| Subject areas with weightage: | |
| English including Comprehension | 40 Marks |
| General Knowledge/ Current Affairs | 50 Marks |
| Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) | 20 Marks |
| Legal Aptitude | 50 Marks |
| Logical Reasoning | 40 Marks |
The different subject areas of the exam
- English Including Comprehension
The English section will test the candidates’ proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be assessed on their understanding of the passage given, its central theme and meanings of the words used therein, etc. The grammar section will focus on correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in the given sentences with appropriate words, etc.. - General Knowledge and Currents Affairs
As far as general knowledge is concerned, the candidates will be assessed on their general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidate’s knowledge on current affairs. - Mathematics
This section will test candidate’s knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e. mathematics taught up to Class X. - Legal Aptitude
This section will test candidate’s interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability. Questions asked may comprise of legal propositions/ principles and a set of facts to which the said proposition/ principle has to be applied to arrive at a most reasonable conclusion. Such propositions may or may not be ‘true’ in the real sense; yet the candidates will have to assume that the given propositions are true and answer the questions accordingly. An example of such legal proposition may be that any person who speaks in a movie hall and disturbs others who are watching the movie will be banned from entering any movie theatre across India for one year. - Logical Reasoning
The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidate’s ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It will include a wide variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.
Post-Graduate Programme :
The entrance test for Post-Graduate Programme is held along with the entrance test for the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) The 2 hour test carrying a total of 150 marks consist of two sections.
| Long Essay Type Descriptive Questions (Covering Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence) | 100 Marks (4 questions of 25 marks each) |
| Multiple-Choice Questions (Covering all compulsory law subjects prescribed by the BCI for the Under-Graduate Course except Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence) | 50 Marks (50 questions of 1 mark each) |
Note: For Under Graduate and Post Graduate exam, there shall be a system of Negative Marking wherein 0.25 mark will be deducted for each of the wrong answers to multiple choice questions.
Tie-Breaking
In the event of equal marks scored by two or more candidates in the CLAT, the tie will be broken by the following procedure and order:
In the event of equal marks scored by two or more candidates in the CLAT, the tie will be broken by the following procedure and order:
- Higher marks in the section of legal aptitude in CLAT
- Higher age
- Computerized draw of lots
Application Procedure
Applications for the Admission Test & other courses can be obtained from the Registrar, National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore-560072, by sending a Demand Draft for the requisite fee drawn on the State Bank of India or any other Nationalized bank payable to the NLSIU at Bangalore. The filled in application for the Admission Test shall be returned to the Registrar, NLSIU on or before the last date as notified.
For Ph.D/ LL.D - Alongwith the application form, the candidate is required to submit the following :
a) An outline of the scheme of research intended for the thesis
b) A chapter-wise proposal of the work in about 2,000 words
c) A Certificate from the institution concerned testifying length of service, wherever required
d) One set of published papers, monographs, articles and books if any.
e) An attested copy of the Membership Certificate (only for Ph.D. course)
f) An attested photocopy of LLM, MPhil and MA, MSc, MCom Degrees whichever is applicable along with the mark sheet (only for Ph.D. course)
g) An attested photocopy of the Ph.D. Degree (only for LLD course).
a) An outline of the scheme of research intended for the thesis
b) A chapter-wise proposal of the work in about 2,000 words
c) A Certificate from the institution concerned testifying length of service, wherever required
d) One set of published papers, monographs, articles and books if any.
e) An attested copy of the Membership Certificate (only for Ph.D. course)
f) An attested photocopy of LLM, MPhil and MA, MSc, MCom Degrees whichever is applicable along with the mark sheet (only for Ph.D. course)
g) An attested photocopy of the Ph.D. Degree (only for LLD course).
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