NLSAT 2026 Exam - Result (OUT), Selection Process

National Law School Admissions Test (NLSAT) 2026: National Law School of India University Bengaluru (NLSIU Bengaluru) has opened the NLSAT 2026 application form on November 15, 2025. Candidates can submit the NLSAT 2026 application form in online mode on the official website - nls.ac.in. The application fee for NLSAT 2026 is Rs. 2500 for general category candidates and Rs. 2000 for SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates. The last date of the NLSAT 2026 application form and application fee payment is March 23, 2026, 11:59 pm. The NLSAT 2026 is scheduled to be held on April 26, 2026. The NLSAT 2026 syllabus covers comprehension, critical reasoning, and current affairs. The university will conduct NLSAT 2026 for admission into 3-year LLB programmes on April 26, 2026 at exam centres across India. 

The university will declare the NLSAT 2026 results tentatively one month after the exam. After the declaration of the results of NLSAT 2026, the university will open a window to allow candidates to submit their grievances against the results. Candidates shortlisted in the result will be offered admission into 3-year LLB at NLSIU Bengaluru. The total seat intake for a 3-year LLB at NLSIU Bangalore is 120, which will be filled based on NLSAT - Part A and B, and the eligibility criteria for the course. Any candidate aspiring to enrol for 3-year LLB at NLSIU Bengaluru is required to appear for the NLSAT-LLB. NLSIU Bengaluru is the top law school as per the NIRF law rankings 2025 and is one of the few NLUs which offer three-year LLB courses. It is offering the LLB course from 2022 onwards.

National Law School Admissions Test 2026 - Exam Details

NLSAT 3-year LLB is an offline examination held across India. The NLSAT 2026 syllabus consists of two parts in the same question paper - Part A and Part B. Candidates are required to attempt both parts of the NLSAT 2026 exam to be considered for admission. Part A is an objective-type section and Part B consists of subjective-type section.

The Part A section consists of 8-10 passages of around 500 words that will be followed by multiple-choice questions based on the passage. Part B of NLSAT 2026 is a subjective-type section requiring candidates to write short descriptive answers and an essay, and it includes 10 short descriptive questions and one essay question. The duration of the NLSAT exam is 150 minutes. It will have three on comprehension, current affairs and critical reasoning. On the other hand, Part B will have descriptive questions on legal aptitude/reasoning and analytical ability. 

Candidates will have to qualify in Part A of NLSAT 2026 as per the stipulated conditions to be eligible for evaluation of Part B. Those candidates who will be successful in both parts will be eligible for admission. Candidates from the general and EWS categories are required to obtain a score of 75th percentile in both Part A and Part B in order to qualify in the individual sections, while SC, ST, OBC-NCL or PwD category candidates must have a score of 40th percentile.

Other than the 3-year LLB, NLSIU Bengaluru also offers BA LLB (Hons) and LLM programmes. Admission to these two programmes is done on the basis of CLAT UG and CLAT PG, respectively. The Consortium of National Law Universities will conduct the CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025.