NLSIU Bangalore

LL.M.

NLSIU offers a One-Year LL.M. Degree Programme. Similar to the BA LLB (Hons) programme, the LL.M. programme is organized around three trimesters every academic year. A total of 75 students are admitted to the LLM Programme for AY 2022-23.

In 2021, the University changed the structure of the LL.M programme. In the previous years, students were divided into two specialization-based streams and were offered mandatory and elective courses only within those streams. However, this year, there is no division of streams and students have been provided greater flexibility in choosing courses. The objective is to provide more opportunities to students to pursue the wide array of elective courses offered at the University. Besides this, students will have to write a mandatory dissertation in the third and last trimester.

This year, the University will be offering two additional core courses, which students mandatorily have to study in addition to the three that the UGC mandates. These two courses add to the UGC courses in deepening the students’ conceptual understanding of core areas of law. They will equip students to pursue careers in academia, research, legal practice, and judicial services. The names of the courses are given below:

Core Courses: Foundations of Private Law, and a course on the interface between law and society.

UGC-mandated Courses: Research Methodology, Law and Justice in a Globalizing World, and Comparative Public Law.

 

NLSIU accepts students from the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for admission to its LL.M. programme.

Admission Notification AY 2024-25

  • View the admission notification for AY 2023-24 here.
  • View the admission notification (Second allotment list) for AY 2023-24 here.
  • View the admission notification (Third allotment list) for AY 2024-25 here.

Eligibility

  • The candidate must have an LL.B. Degree or an equivalent examination with a minimum of:
    (i) Fifty percent (50%) of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General/OBC/PWD categories, and
    (ii) Forty five percent (45%) of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
  • The candidate will have to appear for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) to secure admission into the postgraduate programme.
  • Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination in the year of admission are also permitted to take the Admission Test, but their admission to the course shall be subject to fulfilling the conditions stipulated in the Regulations, and producing supporting documentary evidence at the time of admission.
  • There is no upper age limit for the PG programme in CLAT.

For details on CLAT, please visit: https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/

International Students

Candidates can apply for the NLSAT – International Examination for “international student” category, if they fulfil the following conditions:

  • They should be a citizen of a country other than India; AND
  • They should have completed a minimum of ten years of their education in a school/college/university outside India.

For more details, click here.

Intake and Reservation for AY 2024-25

The total intake capacity shall be 120 (One Hundred and Twenty) students for AY 2024-25 with the following breakup:

  • Scheduled Castes – 15%
  • Scheduled Tribes – 7.5%
  • Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer) – 27%
  • Economically Weaker Sections – 10%
  • Persons with Disabilities (Horizontal reservation) – 5%
  • Women (Horizontal reservation) – 30%
  • Karnataka Students* (Compartmentalised Horizontal reservation) – 25%

* Karnataka Students Category:

(i) Candidates who have studied for not less than 10 years in a recognized educational institution in Karnataka shall be eligible to be considered as ‘Karnataka Students.’

(ii) Candidates who have not completed ten years of study in Karnataka shall be eligible to apply under the Karnataka Students category if they fall under any of the below categories:

1. Children of defence personnel/ex-servicemen, who at the time of joining service, have declared their hometown to be in the State of Karnataka, and who have served or are serving outside Karnataka, corresponding to the candidate’s years of study outside Karnataka.

2. Children of employees of the Karnataka State Government who have served or are serving outside Karnataka corresponding to the candidate’s years of study outside Karnataka.

3. Children of serving or retired employees belonging to the Karnataka cadre of the All India Services (IAS/IFS/IPS), who have served or are serving outside Karnataka corresponding to the candidate’s years of study outside Karnataka.

4. Children of working or retired employees in the Central Armed Police Force service, who upon joining service declared their hometown to be in the State of Karnataka, and who have served or are serving outside Karnataka, corresponding to the candidate’s years of study outside Karnataka.

Illustration: If the candidate has studied in Karnataka for three (3) years, they must prove that their parent/s were serving outside Karnataka for at least seven (7) years corresponding to their own period of study outside Karnataka.

If the candidate has not studied in Karnataka continuously for at least one (1) year, they must prove that their parent/s were serving outside Karnataka for at least ten (10) years corresponding to their own period of study outside Karnataka.

(iii) Eligible candidates must keep their Study Certificates issued by their School/s and other relevant documents ready to be submitted at the time of counselling/admission.

Course Curriculum | AY 2022-2023

Note: The sequence of courses may be changed if required.

Trimester I

Research Methodology
Comparative Public Law and Governance
Law and Justice in a Globalising World
Elective I

Trimester II

Law and Society
Foundations of Private Law
Elective II
Elective IIII

Trimester III

Elective IV
Dissertation

 

Academic Calendar for A.Y. 2023-24 | Trimester III (March 2024 – May 2024)

Date Day Particulars
11-Mar-2024
to
14-Mar-2024
Monday
to
Thursday
Repeat examination for Trimester II
11-Mar-2024 Monday Commencement of classes (core and elective)
29-Mar-2024 Friday Holiday
Good Friday
9-Apr-2024 Tuesday Holiday
Ugadi
11-Apr-2024 Thursday Holiday
Khutub-E-Ramzan
15-Apr-2024
to
26-Apr-2024
Intensive fortnight 1. Two hours of classes every week from March 11, 2024 to April 12, 2024 and April 29, 2024 to May 30, 2024 [16 hours in total]
2. Two hours of on-campus classes on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and four hours of on-campus classes on Wednesday between April 15 and April 26, 2024 [24 hours of classes]
1-May-2024 Wednesday Holiday
May Day
24-May-2024 Friday Deadline for Elective Term / Seminar paper submission
30-May-2024 Thursday Last day of classes (core and elective)
31-May-2024 Friday Oral Presentations for Elective & Intensive Elective Courses
1-Jun-2024 Saturday Elective Examination
2-June-2024
to
5-June-2024
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
End Term Examinations
17-Jun-2024 Monday Holiday
Bakrid
18-Jun-2024
to
22-Jun-2024
Tuesday
to
Saturday
Repeat examination for Trimester III
1-July-2024 Monday Commencement of Trimester I classes (core and elective) of Academic Year 2024-25

 

Fee Structure for the AY 2024-25 

Admission fee (one time) – Rs. 12,000/-
Tuition and Facilities fee – Rs. 2,69,000/-
Total fee per annum – Rs. 2,81,000/-

One Time Refundable Deposit
Refundable deposit for SC/ST category students – Rs. 15,500/-
Refundable deposit for other students – Rs. 20,000/-

The total amount payable by SC/ST category students is Rs. 2,96,500.
The total amount payable by other students is Rs. 3,01,000. 

NOTE:
1. Fees mentioned above are provisional and subject to ratification by the University Governing Bodies.
2. Hostel accommodation shall be provided to the LLM Candidates only on the basis of availability. Information pertaining to availability of hostel accommodation and the process of application for hostel accommodation shall be notified in due course.

Financial Aid

The University offers means-based scholarships. To know more about NLSIU’s financial aid options for students, click here

Fee Structure for Foreign Students for AY 2024-25

Admission fee – one time – Rs. 36,000/-
Tuition and facilities fee – Rs. 8,07,000/-
Hostel residential charges – Rs. 45,000/-
Mess charges – Rs. 67,500/-
Total fee – per annum – Rs. 9,55,500/-

One Time Refundable Deposit
Refundable deposits – Rs. 60,000/-
The total amount payable at the time of admission, by foreign students is Rs. 10,15,500/-

* Fees mentioned above are provisional and subject to ratification by the University Governing Bodies.
* Mess fee includes meal plan for breakfast, lunch, dinner and an evening snack.