What are the eligibility criteria at National Law School of India University apart from national-level entrance exams?

Both CLC DU and NLSIU Bangalore are good choices for Law, however NLSIU does not offer LLB based on CLAT and instead requires a separate entrance exam or NLSAT-LLB.

As such even though NLSIU Bangalore is ranked the top or 1st Law course by NIRF 2025, if one has already completed UG in another field a

The National Law School of India University Bangalore admissions depends on CLAT for its BA LLB and LLM courses. Students need to appear for the exam and go through the CLAT counselling rounds.

While admissions to the other courses requires students to appear for the in-house entrance exams including

The National Law School of India University Bangalore is a Tier-1 Law School of India. Officially it can be called the top Law School of India as it was ranked 1st by the National Institute Ranking Framework or NIRF 2025 under the Law category.

No, the National Law School of India University Bangalore is based on entrance exam scores such as CLAT for most courses however the other courses such as MA, LLB, and PhD have their own institute in-house exams such as NLSAT-MPP, NLSAT-LLB, and NLSAT-PhD, respectively.

As a government institute the

To be eligible for National Law School of India University Bangalore admissions to its BA LLB course, candidates must complete the course eligibility of:

• Pass Class 12 with at least 45% scores (40% for SC, ST, and PwD candidates).

While the selection process depends on CLAT scores.