National Law School of India University Rankings
| Ranking | Category |
|---|---|
| #5281 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1921 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #257 of 876 | In India |
| #20 of 59 | In Karnataka |
| #13 of 22 | In Bangalore |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 8%
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- www.nls.ac.in
- Languages
- English
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 8% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | 12th year senior secondary/intermediate examination with aggregate marks of not less than 50%, or foreign equivalent |
| Academic Calendar | July to May (July - September; November-January; March-May) |
We've calculated the 8% acceptance rate for National Law School of India University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Tuition
The tuition table for National Law School of India University gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.
| Program | Duration | Tuition Cost (INR) |
|---|---|---|
| BA LLB (Hons) | 5 years | 262,500 per year |
| LLM | 1 year | 180,000 |
| MPhil | 1 year | 180,000 |
| PhD | 3-5 years | 180,000 per year |
All costs are in Indian Rupees (INR).
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by National Law School of India University.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | No | No | No |
| Biology | No | No | No |
| Business | No | No | No |
| Chemistry | No | No | No |
| Computer Science | No | No | No |
| Economics | No | No | No |
| Engineering | No | No | No |
| Environmental Science | No | No | No |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | No | No | No |
| Medicine | No | No | No |
| Physics | No | No | No |
| Psychology | No | No | No |
Notable alumni
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Padmapriya Janakiraman
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Padmapriya Janakiraman, better known mononymously as Padmapriya, is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam films. Padmapriya made her acting debut in the Telugu film Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi in 2004.
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K. Vijay Kumar
- Years
- 1952-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- police officer
- Biography
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K Vijay Kumar, IPS, is a retired IPS officer. He was the chief of the Special Task Force of Tamil Nadu that was involved in the death of the Veerappan during Operation Cocoon of 2004. He had also been the senior advisor to Home Ministry for the Left Wing Extremism areas. He served as the Advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir with Home, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Health & Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Hospitality & Protocol, Civil Aviation, Estates and Information portfolios. Currently he has joined back as senior security adviser in Ministry of Home Affairs in December 2018.
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Lawrence Liang
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
-
Lawrence Liang is an Indian academic and lawyer. He is currently a professor of law at Ambedkar University Delhi. He is known for his legal campaigns on issues of public concern. He is a co-founder of the Alternative Law Forum and by 2006 had emerged as a spokesperson against the politics of "intellectual property". In 2017, he received the Infosys Prize for Social Sciences in recognition of his creative scholarship on law and society.
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Shamnad Basheer
- Occupations
- legal scholar
- Biography
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Shamnad Basheer was an Indian legal scholar and founder of the blog SpicyIP. He was also the founder of IDIA, a trust which works on making legal education accessible for underprivileged students. Basheer was a Ministry of Human Resource Development Chaired Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the WBNUJS, Kolkata, and the Frank H. Marks Visiting Associate Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the George Washington University Law School, and a research associate at the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Center (OIPRC). He founded several initiatives such as SpicyIP, IDIA, P-PIL and Lex Biosis. Basheer intervened in the landmark Novartis case, filed a number of other public interest litigations and took initiative to bring about changes in the IPR regime in India.
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Gautam Bhatia
- Years
- 1988-.. (age 36)
- Occupations
- lawyerscholarscience fiction writeressayist
- Biography
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Gautam Bhatia is a constitutional law scholar and science fiction author from India.
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Shankar Krishnamurthy
- Born in
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India - Occupations
- radio personality
- Biography
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Shankar Krishnamurthy is an anchor who has hosted shows inTamil and Kannada. He is also an engineer, a management consultant, and a lawyer.
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Sudhir Krishnaswamy
- Years
- 1975-.. (age 49)
- Biography
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Sudhir Krishnaswamy is an Indian academic, administrator, and civil society activist who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) and is a co-founder of the not-for-profit research trust Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR). Krishnaswamy took over as VC of NLSIU from R. Venkata Rao in September 2019. Krishnaswamy is the first alumnus of NLSIU to be appointed as the VC of the institution. On 6 May 2020, Facebook appointed him to its content oversight board. He was awarded the Infosys Prize 2022 in the Humanities category, for his insightful understanding of the Indian Constitution.
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Lavanya Rajamani
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- university teacherlawyerjurist
- Biography
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Lavanya Rajamani is an Indian lawyer, author and professor whose area of expertise is international climate change law, environmental law, and policy. She is currently a professor of International Environmental Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, a Yamani Fellow in Public International Law at St Peter's College, Oxford, and a visiting professor at the Centre for Policy Research.
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Kalyan Chakravarthy Kankanala
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Kalyan Chakravarthy Kankanala is an Indian author and intellectual property attorney. He writes both non-fictional and fictional books on intellectual property and patent law. Kalyan is an Advisory Board member of the Centre for Excellence in IP and Standards at National Law School of India University.
National Law School of India University faculties and divisions
| Course/Programme : Distance Education | Commercial Law, Consumer Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Human Rights, Law |
|---|---|
| Course/Programme : Law | Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Law, Social Studies |
| Course/Programme : Law | Administrative Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Economics, English, Fiscal Law, History, Human Rights, International Law, Labour Law, Law, Political Sciences, Sociology |
| Course/Programme : Research Degrees | Law |
General information
| Alternative names | NLS नैशनल लॉ स्कूल ऑफ़ इंडिया यूनिवर्सिटी |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Accreditation | University Grants Commission |
| Motto | Dharmo Rakshati Rakshata Those who protect the Law are protected by the Law |
Location and contacts
| Address | P.O. Bag 7201 Nagarbhavi Bangalore, Karnataka, 560 072 India |
|---|---|
| City population | 12,327,000 |