NLSAT 2026: NLSIU Bengaluru Opens Admission for 3-Year LLB, BA, and Master’s Programmes

Tanya Verma

Published On - Nov 17, 2025 02:55PM IST

NLSAT 2026 NLSIU Opens Admission for LLB, BA and Master’s.webp

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) has started accepting applications for the National Law School Admission Test (NLSAT) 2026. Candidates who are interested or willing to get admission or pursue one of the esteemed courses can apply for their desired courses through the official website of NLSIU.

The registration is open for the following courses: 3 years LL.B. (Hons), NLS B.A. (Hons), 2 years Master’s Program in Public Policy, Ph.D. Law/Ph.D. (Social Sciences, Humanities, and Public Policy). Students can go and check for the detailed information about the courses available on the NLSIU’s website.

NLUSAT 2026 Important Dates

NLUSAT 2026	Dates
Admission Notification Release Date	14th November 2025
Start date for online registration and Application Submission	15th November 2025
Last date for submitting the application and the application fee	23rd March 2026 (till 11:59)
Date of Examination	26th April 2026 (10:00 am to 12:30 pm)

NLUSAT 2026 Application Fees

Category	Fees (INR)
General	2500
ST/SC/EWS/PwD/OBC	2000

NLSAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria

The 3-year LLB (Hons) course demands that applicants in the General Category should have graduated with an aggregate of not less than 45% of total marks. For ST/SC/OBC/PwD, there’s a relaxation of 5% in marks.
NLS BA (Hons.) programme eligibility criteria for applicants in the general category are having graduated with an aggregate of not less than 55% of total marks, and Applicants in the SC/ST category have been given a relaxation of 10% in marks.
The 2-year MPP programme demands that applicants in the General Category should have graduated with an aggregate of not less than 45% marks (Gen.), 40% ( ST/SC/OBC/PwD).
For the PhD (Law ) and PhD (Social Sciences, Humanities and Public Policy) programme, candidates should have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 55% (Gen.), 50% (ST/SC/OBC/PwD) aggregate marks.