National Law School of India University
 National Law School of India University  (University)    | |
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| Motto | Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah (Sanskrit) |
| Formation | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Bangalore, India |
| Type | Public university |
| Considered the best law school in India | |
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), or simply National Law School (NLS), is a public law school and a National Law University located in Bangalore.
Overview
The university was established in 1986 as the first National Law University (NLU) to be established in India.[1]
It was spearheaded by the then Chief Justice Y. V. Chandrachud. The founding of the school was the idea of N. R. Madhava Menon who also went on to establish other NLUs in the country as part of law education reforms. Menon was keen on ensuring that the teaching at the university was not conducted in the traditional lecture format, which was then popular across Indian law colleges. As such, he introduced the case method, which originated at the Harvard Law School in the early 1900s.[2]
By statute, the visitor of the school is the Chief Justice of India, who also is the de facto Chancellor.
Spread over 23 acres of campus, it houses India's largest law library and hosts some of the country's largest student competitions and events. The school is known for its highly competitive admissions which are screened through the Common Law Admission Test and National Law School Admission Test (NLSAT).
It had a yearly intake of 568 students across its programmes. In June 2021, NLSIU announced a major expansion plan. The plan entails increasing the number of students enrolled on campus exponentially from 660 in 2021 to 2,200 in 2028.[3]
An Alumnus on Wikispooks
| Person | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavanya Rajamani | India | Lawyer Author Academic | Indian professor and Rhodes Scholar |
