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The National Law School of India University (NLSIU)

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is a public law school and a National Law University located in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was the first National Law University to be established in India as well as one of the first in the country to offer the five-year integrated undergraduate law degree, post graduate law degree and doctorate law degree. The National Law School of India University was established by a statute passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Karnataka. The statute states that Chief Justice of India serves as the school's chancellor. The day-to-day management and administration of the university is undertaken by the Vice- Chancellor. Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy is the current Vice-Chancellor of the university. The school is known for its highly competitive admissions. It has an intake of around 120 students in its undergraduate law programme, 40 in Masters of Law and 50 in its Master of Public Policy programme. History The founding of the NLSIU was a culmination of over 2 decades of effort by a legal team including Chief Justice M. Hidayatullah, Ram Jethmalani and Prof. Upendra Baxi. Efforts were being made especially through the Legal Education Committee of the Bar Council of India to establish a university on the lines of the Harvard Law School. These efforts culminated when the Bar Council of India Trust and the Government of Karnataka reached an agreement to found the first National Law University in Bangalore. This agreement was in large part thanks to the leadership of Mr. Vinay Chandra Mishra who was then the Chairman of the Bar Council of India and the enthusiastic support of Ramkrishna Hegde, the then Chief Minister of Karnataka.