National Law School of India University

National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is India's premier law university, established in 1986 by a statute passed by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly with support from the Bar Council of India. Located on the Nagarbhavi campus in Bengaluru, NLSIU pioneered the five-year integrated BA LLB (Hons) model in India and has consistently been ranked as the top law school in the country by NIRF since rankings began. The university functions as a residential institution with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary legal education, combining rigorous classroom instruction with clinical legal training, moot courts, and policy research through its specialized centres. NLSIU operates with significant autonomy under its founding statute and is governed by a tripartite structure involving the Chief Justice of India, the Karnataka government, and the Bar Council of India. The institution has produced many of India's leading jurists, senior advocates, judges, legal academics, and public policy professionals, with alumni holding key positions across the judiciary, corporate law firms, international organizations, and public service.