NLSIU Infrastructure Details

Sushmita Sundas

National Law School of India University, Bangalore, is located in Nagarbhavi, approximately 10 km from the Bangalore City railway station. It is spread over an 18-acre campus. Some of the highlighting features of the NLSIU infrastructure are given below.

• Classrooms
• Hostel
• Dining
• Gym
• Sports
• Creche
• Health Centre
• Bank
• Library

Classrooms

• The NLSIU Bangalore campus is committed to providing students with facilities such as remote access to library resources, learning experiences through various digital mediums, and digital processes for submitting, accessing, and searching for research projects. 
• The university uses the OPAC to give students access to many resources, tools, and databases.

Hostel

• There are three halls of residence for men known as Ganga, Cauvery, and Himalaya and three Halls of Residence for women known as Nilgiris, Annexe, and Mess Block. 
• Students of the first year are generally provided with separate accommodation. While the first-year students are allotted dormitories, from the second year onwards, they have the option of triple seater rooms, which are T-shaped and, once a curtain is drawn across the entrance, each becomes a private cubicle. 
• Women students have a choice of twin seaters and triple seater rooms. There are also a few single rooms available in NLSIU Bangalore hostels. These are usually given to students in their final year. Students are each provided with a cot, cupboard, chair, and desk. They are advised to bring their own mattresses, curtains, and bed linen. 
• NLSIU hostels have a 24-hour running hot water facility. Laundry facilities are also made available. As Bangalore experiences cold weather from November-January, students are advised to bring blankets and warm clothing.

Dining

• The NLSIU is designing a comprehensive plan for all catering services on campus, including the boys hostel, girls hostel, canteen, training centre regions, and a hostel mess. The cafe can accommodate roughly 60 people. It offers various meal and snack options.

Gym

• The NLSIU Bangalore campus area has a well-ventilated gym equipped with sufficient restrooms, showers, and changing rooms. 
• Housekeeping workers follow enhanced safety rules to ensure that the facility is regularly cleaned and sanitised. 

Sports

• The National Law School of India University Bangalore campus has upgraded its sports facilities. It has a new 200-meter running track near the football field. The football field, basketball court, throwball court, volleyball courts, tennis court, and badminton courts are available. The university is also actively exploring collaborations to establish a specialised sports centre on campus in the near future.

Creche

• The NLSIU campus has started an in-house crèche as part of the services. The crèche is located behind the training centre, which used to be the Gymnasium.

Health Centre 

• There is a health centre for health emergencies. The college has an institutional arrangement with S.K. Hospital, Nagarbhavi, situated close by, provides hospital attention, including in-hospital care where required. There is a qualified nurse at the health centre.

Bank

• The NLSIU facilities include a Corporation Bank functioning six days a week. It also provides ATM facilities. There is also a branch of the SBI with an ATM about a 5-minute walk from the campus, where many students have accounts. Other banks like ICICI, UTI, HDFC, and Citibank have ATM counters in Vijayanagar, 3 km from the Law School.

Library

• The library has an open access system to facilitate readers easy access to the library resources. 
• The NLSIU Library has also established links with other important libraries to provide inter-library access for the benefit of students and teachers. 
• An orientation program is also organised for new students to help them acquaint themselves with the library system.