About
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), commonly referred to as the National Law School (NLS), is a state law university in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Established under the Karnataka Act No. 22 of 1986, it is widely regarded as one of the most elite institutions in India for legal education and has consistently been ranked first in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for law.
The University offers a five-year undergraduate Bachelor of Arts–Bachelor of Laws programme (BA LLB) and a one-year LLM programme. Entrance to these programmes is through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). Additionally, the University has an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts (Honours) programme, a three-year LLB (Honours) postgraduate programme, a two-year Master’s Programme in Public Policy, and doctoral degrees in law and social sciences, humanities and public policy.
Spread over a 23-acre campus, it houses India's largest legal library and hosts some of the country's well-known competitions and events, including the NLS Debate and Strawberry Fields festival. The NLSIU is the only Indian institute to have won the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, having done so in 1999 and 2013. Furthermore, 25 alumni have been Rhodes scholars.