National Law School of India University
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| Motto | Dharmo Rakshati Rakshita ("Those who protect the Law are protected by the Law") |
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| Type | State University |
| Established | 1987 |
| Vice-Chancellor | R. Venkata Rao |
| Undergraduates | 400 |
| Postgraduates | 100 |
| Location | Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Campus | Residential |
| Website | www.nls.ac.in |
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| Law – India | |
| India Today | 1 |
| Outlook India | 1 |
| Mint | 2 |
| Careers360 | 1 |
| Business – India | |
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is a prestigious institution of legal education focusing on undergraduate and graduate legal and policy education in India. It was the first National Law University to be established in India and holds the foremost position among them. NLSIU was the first institute in India to offer a five-year intensive course in social sciences and law.
Located in Bangalore, the National Law School of India University (or the Law School, as it is generally known) was established by a statute passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Karnataka. The statute provides that the Chief Justice of India serves as the school's chancellor. The university's administration is managed by the Vice-Chancellor, currently being served by Dr. R. Venkata Rao. The school has an intake of around 80 students in its undergraduate law programme, 40 in Masters of Law and 40 in its, recently introduced, Master of Public Policy.
In 1987, NLSIU was established under the stewardship of its founder, then Vice-Chancellor N.R. Madhava Menon. The University has since had four more Vice-Chancellors, namely N. L. Mitra, A. Jayagovind, G. Mohan Gopal, and incumbent R. Venkata Rao, who took over in 2009.
The first batch of law students joined the school's undergraduate programme on July 1, 1988. Interestingly, classes commenced before the school's buildings had been fully constructed; thus, NLSIU actually began instruction at the premises of the Central College of Bangalore University and continued therein until November 1991. The school then formally moved to its present-day location in Nagarbhavi, a suburb of Bangalore.
Admissions to NLSIU are extremely competitive. Initially, they were done on the basis of an entrance exam conducted by the University itself. After a Supreme Court of India ruling directing that multifarious law entrance examinations must be conducted together, the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was introduced in 2008, which serves as the qualifying examination for the university. Recognising NLU's value in the legal education landscape of India, the opportunity to conduct the first CLAT was given to NLSIU. As of now, all admissions in NLSIU, for both undergraduate (LLB) and postgraduate programme (LLM) are made on the basis of performance in the CLAT. In 2015, for the Undergraduate CLAT, a total of 40,000 students contested for a mere 55 seats, making the examination one of the most competitive in India.
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