The 34th Annual Convocation of the National Law School of India University was held on Saturday, 17th October 2026 at Jnana Jyoti Auditorium, Palace Road, Ambedkar Veedhi, Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru.

The convocation was presided over by the Chief Justice of India and Chancellor of the University, Hon’ble Mr Justice Surya Kant, who conferred degrees on the graduates and delivered the Presidential Address during the event.

The Chief Guest of the event, Padma Shri & Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Ms. Arundhati Nag, Co-Founder of Ranga Shankara, delivered the Convocation Address and awarded the medals and prizes to the top performers across the academic programmes.

Hon’ble Chief Minister and Minister of Law, Karnataka, Shri D. K. Shivakumar, also addressed the gathering on the occasion.

Earlier in the event, Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor of NLSIU, presented the Annual Report for the AY 2025-26. The graduating student address was delivered by Mr. Siddharth Kumar, who was the former Co-President of the Student Bar Association (SBA) at NLSIU.

Graduates

This year, 1720 students graduated from the various academic programmes of NLSIU. This includes:

• 6 from the PhD Programme
• 36 from the Master of Public Policy Programme (MPP)
• 100 from Master of Laws (LLM)
• 72 from 3-year LLB (Hons.)
• 116 from the Bachelor of Arts and Laws BA LLB (Hons.) Programme
• 1390 students from the Online & Hybrid Education Programmes – this includes the Master of Business Laws Degree and nine Postgraduate Diploma programmes.

Medals & Prizes

The University awarded a total of 50 gold medals to 24 graduates during the convocation. The number of gold medals per programme this year is: 28 medals in BA-LLB, 1 medal in LLB, 8 medals in LLM, 2 medals in MPP, 1 medal in PACE-MBL, 10 medals in co-curricular activities (moot, legal service clinic, essay, all-rounder, sports, etc.). Anushka Aggarwal was awarded the 29th Annual H. M. Seervai Medal for Best Essay in Constitutional Law this year.

Programme

1. National song
2. National anthem
3. Invocation
4. Welcome & Annual Report Highlights by the Vice-Chancellor
5. Address by Graduating Student
6. Address by the Hon’ble Chief Minister & Law Minister, Government of Karnataka
7. Declaration of Opening of the Convocation
8. Conferment of Degrees, Medals & Prizes
9. Convocation Address by the Chief Guest
10. Presidential Address
11. Dissolution of the Convocation
12. National song
13. National Anthem

Press Releases & Speeches

Press Release – Convocation 2026
Convocation Speeches 2026
List of Gold Medallists

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In the Media

The Hindu | Law itself a living conversation: CJI Surya Kant

The Indian Express | Defend justice, shun breezy shortcuts’: CJI Surya Kant urges law graduates of NLSIU

Deccan Herald | Karnataka to set up institute for judicial service training: D K Shivakumar

Deccan Chronicle | CJI Surya Kant, DK Shivakumar Attend NLSIU Convocation in Bengaluru

Times of India | Listen to unheard voices, CJI Surya Kant tells students at NLSIU Convocation

The Week | Never stop questioning’: D.K. Shivakumar addresses law graduates at NLSIU convocation

The New Indian Express | Addressing the 34th annual convocation of the NLSIU, DK Shivakumar underscored that public accountability is the bedrock of democratic resilience

Bar and Bench | Legal education goes beyond criminal and constitutional law: CJI Surya Kant at NLSIU convocation

Careers 360 | NLSIU 34th Convocation: CJI Surya Kant urges law graduates to uphold justice, defend liberty

The Print | Never stop questioning, Shivakumar tells young lawyers

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