NLSAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria - Check Age Limit, Marks Required, No of Attempts, Important Factor

About NLSAT 2025 Eligibility

NLSAT 2025 Eligibility: NLSAT 2025 eligibility criteria is set by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU). The details of the eligibility are available on the official website - nls.ac.in. Aspirants seeking to appear for the test are advised to check out the requirements before applying for NLSAT 2025. 

The 3-Year LLB course has a total of 120 seats. Candidates having a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from an approved national or international university can apply for NLSAT 2025. Read the below sections to learn about the eligibility criteria for NLSAT 2025.

NLSAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria that every candidate needs to fulfil to apply for NLSAT 2025 are given below.

• Candidates need to have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised national or international university with a minimum of 45% aggregate marks for the General category and 40% aggregate marks for the SC / ST category.
• Students who are in the final degree of their Bachelors can also apply. However, the final offer of admission will be contingent upon successful completion of their Bachelor’s degree with the minimum aggregate marks. 

The NLSAT 2025 eligibility criteria mentioned above are to be followed strictly and the candidates who do not comply with them are not allowed to register or appear for the exam. If the candidates apply for the NLSAT 2025 exam without satisfying the mandatory eligibility norms, they’ll be disqualified from the entrance exam.

NLSAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria Overview

A brief overview of NLSAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria is given below.

NLSAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria for all the categories

Given below are the NLSAT 2025 eligibility criteria for the General Category:

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognised institute or university with a minimum of 45% marks or equivalent CGPA / SGPA.
• Must be in their final year of graduation degree or awaiting results.

NLSAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria for SC / ST / OBC / PWD category:

• Those who belong to the SC / ST / PWD or OBC category must have a 40% aggregate in graduation (or its equivalent) in any stream.
• Must be in their final year of graduation or awaiting results

NLSAT 2025 Reservation Policy:

Based on the category of students, a certain percentage of seats will be reserved for them in NLSIU, Bengaluru as is required by law. Candidates from the reserved category must go through the NLSAT eligibility criteria carefully before applying. The table given below shows the percentage of seats reserved for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD and other categories.

5% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally for Persons with Disabilities (PWD); 30% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally for women, and 25% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally (compartmentalised) for Karnataka Students.

NLSAT 2025: Karnataka Student’s Category

The specifications regarding the NLSAT 2025 eligibility for Karnataka student’s category are as follows -

1. Candidates who have studied for not less than 10 years in a recognized educational institution in Karnataka shall be considered as 'Karnataka Students.’

2. Candidates who have not completed ten years of study in Karnataka shall be eligible to apply under the Karnataka Students category if they fall under any of the below categories.

• Children of defence personnel/ex-servicemen, who at the time of joining service, have declared their hometown to be in the State of Karnataka, and who have served or are serving outside Karnataka, corresponding to the candidate's years of study outside Karnataka.
• Children of employees of the Karnataka State Government who have served or are serving outside Karnataka corresponding to the candidate's years of study outside Karnataka.
• Children of serving or retired employees belonging to the Karnataka cadre of the All India Services (IAS / IFS / IPS), who have served or are serving outside Karnataka corresponding to the candidate's years of study outside Karnataka.
• Children of working or retired employees in the Central Armed Police Force service, who upon joining service declared their hometown to be in the State of Karnataka, and who have served or are serving outside Karnataka, corresponding to the candidate’s years of study outside, Karnataka.