Can students join National Law School of India University directly without any entrance exam?
Candidates are admitted in NLSIU based on score in CLAT. There is no provision for direct admission. The Common Law Admission Test helps in evaluating candidates suitability for the course. Admission to law courses is based on eligibility fulfilment and entrance score.
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No, candidates 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 such as CLAT or NLSAT. The admission process is entrance based and the candidates are shortlisted sol
Upvote 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 re
Upvote National Law School of India University (NLSIU) exclusively admits students through an entrance exam. Admission to the BA LLB (Hons) programme at NLSIU is solely based on merit, determined through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) conducted by the Consortium of NLUs. Consequently, direct admissio
Upvote Selection will be completely based on the marks obtained in the CLAT exam. CLAT is a law entrance test for students seeking admission to various National Law Universities in India.Apart from CLAT, NLSIU also conducts a separate entrance test, namely, Policy Aptitude Test (PAT) for MA in Public Polic
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For the General Home State quota, the NLU Bangalore CLAT cutoff 2026 was 336 for the LL.M. LL.B. (Hons.) course at the UG level. At the postgraduate level, the institute offers LL.M. in Criminal Law, for which the CLAT 2026 cutoff rank was 378 for admission.
The NLSIU Bangalore is a great choice for students interested in pursuing a career in Law with both the NIRF 2025 and India Today ranking it No. 1 in India for the Law category.
Further the university is the first National Law University of India and carries the strongest legacy among its competitors
For CLAT 2026 Category 1 students (General/OBC/PwD/NRI/PIO/OCI), the fee structure has three main components:
CLAT 2026 Fee Structure for Category 1
1. Exam Registration Fee
- ₹4,000 (without question papers)
- ₹4,500 (with question papers)
- Payment via online modes (credit/debit card, net banking, UPI)
Every fee component in the PhD fees charged National Law School of India University, Bangalore remains the same except for the tuition fees after the third year. The tuition fees after the third year is INR 15,000 per annum for the remaining duration for PhD at National Law School of India Universit
Yes, candidates who wish to apply for National Law School of India University, Bangalore PhD admissions can do so while waiting for their final year results. Such candidates will be offered provisional admissions if they manage to clear all admission rounds.
They will be granted final admission if th
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