CLAT 2026: How will NLSIU Bangalore admit students? Seat intake, fees, cut-off trends explained
Vagisha Kaushik | August 3, 2025 | 08:53 PM IST | 3 mins read
CLAT 2026 registration is open at consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Know top law school’s eligibility, reservation policy for BA LLB, LLM courses.
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore, which has been ranked India's top law school, will admit students to its LLB and LLM programmes through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2026.
For seven consecutive years, NLSIU has been securing the position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The institute will be offering 310 undergraduate and 120 postgraduate seats through CLAT this year.
CLAT 2026 application form is out on consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Eligible aspirants can apply for the law entrance test by October 31.
NLSIU Bangalore: UG admissions through CLAT 2026
The institute reserves 15 seats for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), 90 seats for women, 75 for Karnataka students.
Who’s eligible for Karnataka students category?
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.’ Those who have not completed the decade but children of defence personnel or ex-servicemen, employees of state government, serving or retired employees belonging to the Karnataka cadre of the All India Services (IAS/IFS/IPS), working or retired employees in the Central Armed Police Force service.
NLSIU Bangalore fees
The total fees at the law school is Rs 4,55,000 for students belonging to the general category and Rs 4,50,000 for the Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories. The international students will be required to pay Rs 11,16,500.
|
Fee typw |
Amount |
Remarks |
|
Admission Fee (One Time) |
Rs 13,000 |
|
|
Tuition and Facilities Fee (Per Annum) |
Rs 2,96,000 |
|
|
Housing Fee (Per Annum) |
Rs 1,23,500 |
Includes meal plan (breakfast, lunch, dinner, evening snack) |
|
Total Annual & One-Time Fees |
Rs 4,32,500 |
|
|
Refundable Deposit (SC/ST Students) |
Rs 17,500 |
Refunded on graduation/admission withdrawal, subject to deductions |
|
Refundable Deposit (Other Students) |
Rs 22,000 |
Refunded on graduation/admission withdrawal, subject to deductions |
|
Total Payable (SC/ST Students) |
Rs 4,50,000 |
Rs 4,32,500 + Rs 17,500 |
|
Total Payable (Other Students) |
Rs 4,54,500 |
Rs 4,32,500 + Rs 22,000 |
NLSIU Bangalore BA LLB seat intake
The NLSIU Bangalore seat matrix for five-year BA LLB programme is given below.
|
Category |
Percentage of Seats |
Number of Seats |
|
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
15.0% |
45 |
|
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
7.5% |
23 |
|
Other Backward Classes – NCL (OBC-NCL) |
27% |
81 |
|
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) |
10% |
30 |
|
General |
N/A |
121 |
|
Total |
|
300 |
|
Seats for Karnataka Students (additional) |
N/A |
10 |
|
Revised Total Intake |
|
310 |
CLAT UG 2026: NLSIU Bangalore cut-off
The category-wise first and last CLAT UG ranks on which candidates were admitted to NLSIU Bangalore in the third seat allotment list are as follows:
|
Category |
First AIR |
Last AIR |
Notes |
|
KA-Students |
460 |
460 |
Karnataka domicile |
|
OBC |
1541 |
1541 |
No horizontal reservations applied |
|
SC |
3133 |
3133 |
No horizontal reservations applied |
|
ST (W) |
4343 |
4343 |
Horizontal reservation – Women |
|
General (PWD)* |
5873 |
5873 |
Person with Disability (General) |
NLSIU PG admissions through CLAT 2026
Students who have completed an LLB degree with a minimum of 50% of marks or equivalent grade (45% for SC, ST) are eligible.
NLSIU Bangalore LLM seat matrix
The law school reserves six seats for PwD candidates, 36 for women, and 30 for Karnataka students. The seat intake for the LLM programme at NLSIU Bangalore is given below.
|
Category |
Percentage of Seats |
Number of Seats |
|
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
15% |
18 |
|
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
7.5% |
9 |
|
Other Backward Classes – NCL (OBC-NCL) |
27% |
33 |
|
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) |
10% |
12 |
|
General Category |
N/A |
48 |
|
Total |
|
120 |
NLSIU Bangalore LLM fees 2025-26
The fee structure 2025-26 for LLM programme at the Bangalore law school is given below.
|
Particulars |
Amount (in Rs) |
Remarks |
|
Admission Fee (One Time) |
Rs13,000 |
|
|
Tuition and Facilities Fee (Per Annum) |
Rs2,96,000 |
|
|
Off-Campus Housing Fee (Per Annum) |
Rs1,75,000 |
Includes meal plan (breakfast, lunch, dinner, evening snack) |
|
Total Annual & One-Time Fees |
Rs4,84,000 |
|
|
Refundable Deposit (SC/ST Students) |
Rs17,500 |
Refunded upon graduation/admission withdrawal, subject to deductions |
|
Refundable Deposit (Other Students) |
Rs22,000 |
Refunded upon graduation/admission withdrawal, subject to deductions |
|
Total Payable (SC/ST Students) |
Rs5,01,500 |
Rs4,84,000 + Rs17,500 |
|
Total Payable (Other Students) |
Rs5,06,000 |
Rs4,84,000 + Rs22,000 |
CLAT PG 2026: NLSIU Bangalore cut-off
The category-wise first and last CLAT PG ranks admitted to NLSIU Bangalore in the second round of counselling are mentioned below.
|
Category |
First AIR |
Last AIR |
Notes |
|
General |
114 |
132 |
Excludes horizontal reservations |
|
General (W) |
115 |
174 |
Horizontal reservation – Women |
|
EWS |
454 |
11178 |
Includes W.EWS-KA |
|
SC |
1530 |
6743 |
Includes W.SC-KA |
|
ST |
2200 |
3293 |
Includes W |
|
OBC-KA (W) |
3376 |
3376 |
Karnataka domicile (female) |
|
DBC (W) |
1133 |
1134 |
Possibly denotes backward caste |
|
PWD |
3151 |
3610 |
All entries had Women reservation |
|
General (WGC-KA) |
1194 |
1194 |
Karnataka domicile (female) |
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