NLSIU was established by the Karnataka legislative assembly in 1987. The Law School is located in the city of Bangalore. NLSIU offers five-year integrated LLB programme and the two-year LLM programme.

Bengaluru: National Law School of India University (NLSIU) has announced its decision to diversify into non-law programmes, with the launch of a BA (Hons) programme from the academic year 2025.