NLAT - National Law Admission Test

NLAT exam has been scrapped. Supreme Court allowed NLSIU Bangalore to hold NLAT in 2020 for admission to its BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. However, SC later ordered to freeze the declaration of NLAT results. Eventually, admissions via NLAT were quashed by SC. All admission to all NLUs has been directed to be made via CLAT only. Therefore, NLAT remains scrapped. NLSIU Bangalore is again a part of the CLAT Consortium and will continue to accept CLAT scores for admissions. 

Read: NLAT 2020 Cancelled, SC directs NLSIU Bangalore to use CLAT 2020 scores for admissions

NLAT stands for National Law Admission Test. NLAT exam stands cancelled and will no longer be held. This exam was introduced in 2020 to be conducted by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore for admissions to BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. The law school was not a part of CLAT Consortium in 2020 and was not to accept CLAT scores for admissions. The reason was that the CLAT selection process would take longer in concluding admissions and hence delay the new academic session 2020-21 at NLSIU Bangalore. NLAT was meant to complete the admission process at NLSIU Bangalore at the earliest.

The eligibility criteria of NLSIU NLAT 2020 for admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate courses are as under: 

• Candidates should have 'secured unconditional pass' in the class 12th or its equivalent examination. 
• They should have secured 45% or equivalent in the qualifying examination if belonging to the General and PWD category 
• Those belonging to SC/ST category need to secure at least 40% or equivalent grade. 
• There is no age limit criteria for admissions to law courses at NLSIU Bangalore

For admissions to LLM course at NLSIU Bangalore, candidates need to fulfill the eligibility criteria as under:

• Candidates should hold a Bachelor Degree in Law or its equivalent degree with an 'unconditional pass' from a recognised educational institute. 
• They should have secured at least 50% or equivalent grade in the qualifying examination. 
• Those belonging to SC/ST category need to secure at least 45% marks in the qualifying examination. 

The events and dates of NLSIU NLAT 2020 are as under: 

The law school will offer admissions to following courses on the basis of NLAT 2020 scores: 

• BA LLB (Hons.) course
• LLM course with specialisations in Business Law and Human Rights Law

The seat matrix for the courses is as under:

NLAT Cancelled, all admission in all NLUs is via CLAT.

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore has conducted its own entrance exam known as NLAT 2020 so as to complete the admission process for the academic year 2020-21 at the earliest. The application process of NLAT 2020 was started from September 3 and, candidates could apply before September 10. The entrance exam, NLAT 2020 has been conducted on September 12, in a home-based online mode. Candidates can check here the exam calendar of NLSIU NLAT 2020: 

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