National Law School of India University Bangalore

What are the cutoffs for National Law School of India University Bangalore in 2026?

National Law School of India University Bangalore admits students purely on CLAT, the Common Law Admission Test conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities, for both its undergraduate BA LLB (Hons) and postgraduate LLM programmes. In CLAT 2026, the General category BA LLB closing rank at NLSIU Bangalore was AIR 108, while the CLAT-PG 2026 LLM General closing rank was AIR 87 in Round 1 and AIR 88 in Round 2. These are among the most demanding closing ranks of any law school in India, and NLSIU Bangalore has held the No. 1 position in the NIRF Law rankings released by the Ministry of Education for several consecutive years, which is why its cutoff stays so tight at the top of the merit list.

In plain terms, a General category aspirant targeting the five-year BA LLB at NLSIU Bangalore in 2026 needed to finish inside roughly the top 108 ranks across India, and an LLM aspirant inside the top 87-88. The remainder of this guide breaks these ranks down by year and by category so you can judge your own admission chances against the actual numbers.

Year-Wise Cutoff Trends (2024-2026)

The table below tracks the CLAT closing ranks at National Law School of India University Bangalore across 2024, 2025 and 2026, covering the BA LLB (Hons) and LLM programmes by category. It answers the core question every aspirant asks: at what All India Rank did each category seat actually close in each year? Read each row as the last (highest) rank that secured a seat in that category for that programme and year, so a smaller number means more competition. Where a figure is not in our verified data for a given year, that cell is left blank rather than estimated.

The standout takeaway is how stable the General BA LLB cutoff is at National Law School of India University Bangalore: it moved from AIR 102 in 2024 to 112 in 2025 and back to 108 in 2026, a band of roughly ten ranks. Reserved-category closing ranks loosen sharply as you move from General to EWS, OBC, SC and ST, which reflects category-wise seat reservation rather than any drop in quality. The most dramatic single-year shift is the ST BA LLB rank tightening from 7487 in 2024 to 3396 in 2025, signalling rising competition for ST seats at NLSIU Bangalore.

Course-Wise Cutoff at National Law School of India University Bangalore

National Law School of India University Bangalore runs two CLAT-fed programmes with very different cutoff profiles: the flagship five-year BA LLB (Hons) taken after Class 12, and the two-year LLM taken after a law degree. The table below places the most recent verified closing ranks for each programme side by side so you can compare how hard each is to enter by category. Note that BA LLB uses CLAT-UG ranks and LLM uses CLAT-PG ranks, so the two rank scales are not directly interchangeable. The 2026 figures shown are the latest completed cutoffs for each programme.

The headline comparison is that the LLM General cutoff at National Law School of India University Bangalore is actually tighter than BA LLB in absolute rank terms, closing at AIR 87-88 in CLAT-PG 2026 versus AIR 108 for BA LLB in CLAT-UG 2026, because the PG applicant pool is smaller and the LLM seats are fewer. Within the LLM, the reserved-category ranks (940 EWS, 1236 OBC, 1642 SC, 3663 ST in 2025) widen the entry window considerably. The completion of both LLM rounds for the 2026 intake at ranks 87 and 88 confirms the PG counselling cycle has closed for the year.

Cutoff Trend Analysis

The General BA LLB cutoff at National Law School of India University Bangalore is essentially flat-to-slightly-easier across the last three cycles, sitting at AIR 102 (2024), 112 (2025) and 108 (2026), meaning a serious General-category aspirant should realistically aim for a CLAT-UG All India Rank inside the top 100 to be safe and inside roughly 110 to remain in contention. This stability is a direct result of NLSIU Bangalore's standing as India's top-ranked law school in the NIRF Law rankings, which keeps demand for its limited seats consistently high regardless of year.

The clearer trend lies in the reserved categories. The ST BA LLB closing rank halved from 7487 in 2024 to 3396 in 2025, and SC tightened from 3007 to 3133, both pointing to growing competition for reserved seats. For EWS and OBC, a 2025 BA LLB rank within roughly 703 and 1541 respectively was sufficient, while LLM aspirants in 2025 needed General within 239, OBC within 1236, SC within 1642 and ST within 3663. The practical message: General candidates must chase a sub-110 rank, EWS and OBC candidates have a meaningfully wider window, and SC/ST candidates should still target the low thousands rather than assume a relaxed bar, because the reserved cutoffs at NLSIU Bangalore are themselves tightening year on year.