NLSIU Bangalore LL.M Admission 2025

NLSIU Bangalore LL.M Eligibility

• Candidates must have completed their UG degree (LLB degree of an equivalent) to apply for the course.
• Candidates from General/OBC/PCI/NRI categories need to have scored a minimum of 50% marks overall, in their UG degree. For SC/ST/SAP candidates, the aggregate has to be a minimum of 45% marks.
• There is no upper age limit for applying to the NLSIU Bangalore LL.M course.

NLSIU Bangalore LL.M Selection Criteria

• Applicants are required to appear for the CLAT PG.
• Top all-India rankers in the exam get a chance to apply for the varsity via counselling.
• Counselling is held by the CNLUs.

NLSIU Bangalore PhD Admission 2025

COURSES	SPECIALIZATION
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)	Law Interdisciplinary Programme
Integrated Ph.D. program	Public Policy
LL.D. (Doctor of Laws)	–

NLSIU Bangalore Ph.D Eligibility

For admission to NLSIU Bangalore PhD in Law:

• The candidate needs to have secured a minimum aggregate of 55% or equivalent grade in a regular LL.M degree. The aggregate is supposed to be not less than 50% for SC/ST/SAP students.

For PhD interdisciplinary program, any one of the prerequisites below needs to be fulfilled:

• The candidate needs to have secured a minimum aggregate of 55% or equivalent grade in any Master’s degree, with a regular Bachelor of Law through a recognized university. The aggregate is supposed to be not less than 50% for SC/ST/SAP students.
• The candidate has passed the Company Secretaryship exam, conducted by ICS, and has been awarded ACS (Associate membership of the institute) and has a regular LLB Degree from a recognized university.
• The candidate has passed the Chartered Accountants examination, conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has been awarded its membership and has a regular Bachelor in Law from a recognized university.
• Master of Business Law (MBL) from NLSIU with a minimum CGPA of 4.00.

For the Integrated PhD program in Public Policy:

• Applicants need to have a PG degree from any discipline.
• Applicants have to appear for the PAT Exam which is organized annually in the month of May.

For Doctor of Laws (LLD), one of the following criteria needs to be satisfied:

• PhD in Law from a recognized university in India or abroad with a minimum of 10 years of teaching experience.
• Interdisciplinary PhD in any subject from a recognized university in India or abroad, with ten years of teaching experience and at least an LLB degree.
• The candidate needs to have exceptional achievement in the above fields, in absence of teaching experience.

NLSIU Bangalore Ph.D Selection Criteria

• Applying with a research proposal that has a bearing on legal aspects with components that are relevant to the concerned degree.
• Written admission test (for the Ph.D. programs, not for LLD), wherein a minimum of 50% marks has to be scored to qualify for oral presentation.
• An oral presentation in front of the university council has to be made for selection.

NLSIU Bangalore Online/Hybrid Courses Admission 2025

COURSE	SPECIALIZATION
Postgraduate Diploma Course	Business Laws
	Human Rights Law
	Medical Law and Ethics
	Environmental Law
	Intellectual Property Rights Law
	Child Rights Law
	Consumer Law and Practice
	Cyber Law and Cyber Forensics
Foundational course	Foundations for a Legal Education

NLSIU Bangalore Online Courses Eligibility

• Minimum eligibility for PG Diploma courses is a degree certificate in any discipline from a UGC-recognized University, Association of Indian Universities, CA, CS and ICWA.
• For the foundational course on “Foundations for a legal education”, applicants need to have qualified for their secondary-level/Class 10^th exams.

NLSIU Bangalore Online Courses Selection Criteria

• All eligible applicants will be able to proceed with the course. As per the varsity, there is no restriction as to age, nationality, gender or employment status.

NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff

The NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff represents the minimum score required for admission to the BA LLB (Hons) and LLM programs. Admission to the BA LLB (Hons) program is based on CLAT UG scores. The NLSIU CLAT Cutoff 2025 will be announced shortly after the results are released. For 2024, the Round 1 cutoff for the general category was an All India Rank of 907 and a Home State Rank of 431. Below are the cutoff details for various categories in Round 1. 

CLAT Cutoff 2024

Courses	EWS		General		OBC		OBCPwD		SC		ST
	AI	HS	AI	HS	AI	HS	AI	HS	AI	HS	AI	HS
BALLB Hons.	488	4219	97	431	907	3724	3758	3033	2796	8067	3876	14349

NLSIU CLAT PG Cutoff 2024

Courses	EWS		General		OBC		OBCPwD		SC		SCPwD		ST
	AI	HS	AI	HS	AI	HS	AI	HS	AI	HS	AI	HS	AI	HS
L.L.M. Business Law	858	3267	130	1210	656	4414	1327	-	1394	5865	-	-	3073	10974
L.L.M. Human Rights	858	3267	130	1210	656	4414	1327	-	1394	5865	-	-	3073	10974

How to apply for NLSIU?

LL.B/ BA LL.B/ LL.M Application Procedure

• The first step is to register for the CLAT UG/ CLAT PG/ NLSAT.
• Appear for the entrance exam and wait for the declaration of the results.
• Apply for counselling using the score obtained in the exam.
• Students ranking within the cut-off merit list shall be eligible for admission.

PhD/ LLD Application Process

• The eligible candidates are required to fill out the online application and submit it on the official college website.
• Candidates who have qualified for the written test and appeared for presentation shall be selected based upon the expert council’s report on the oral presentation, by the PG Council. A final list shall be prepared and put up on the NLSIU website.
• Such candidates shall secure admission if they pay the requisite fee within a stipulated period.
• Candidates failing once may reapply next year. However, no further attempts shall be available.

MPP Application Process

• Applicants can go to the NLSUI’s Institute of Public Policy website and look up the apply now tab.
• Apply by filling up the application form and submitting it to appear for the PAT Exam.
• This shall be followed by essay writing and an online personal interview for the final selection.

Online/Hybrid Courses Application Process

• Applicants are free to apply through both online and offline modes.
• To apply online- visit their distance education website, fill out and submit the form with the requisite registration fee.
• To apply offline- download the admission form to fill it out and send it by mail to the university admission office.

Documents required

• Marksheet from Class 10^th board exam
• Marksheet from Class 12^th board exam
• Graduation mark sheet (if applicable)
• Post-Graduation mark sheet (if applicable)
• College-leaving/migration certificate
• Category certificates (if applicable)
• CLAT application form/ admit card/ scorecard (if applicable)
• Call letter by CLAT authorities (if applicable)
• PAT scorecard (for the essay and PI stages) (if applicable)
• Recent colour photograph (Passport size)
• Other applicable documents, if notified by the university in due course