IFIM Institutions established in 1995 and founded by the DSIJ Group (the publishers of the most popular Dalal Street Investment Journal) and promoted by the Centre for Developmental Education (CDE) - a not-for-profit society, is strategically located in the heart of the Electronics City, Bangalore with well-planned infrastructure and resources. CDE has established many academic units, which include: IFIM Business School, IFIM Law School, IFIM College.
IFIM Law School is affiliated to Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) and is approved by Bar Council of India (BCI). The curriculum is taught by experienced faculty members, which is complemented by co-curricular as well as extra-curricular activities. IFIM emphasizes on developing vibrant mooting and debating culture, with several students already having participated in International Moot Court competitions. A dedicated internship and placement cell that attends to students’ career goals in an added advantage. The College is proud of its enviable academic ambiance that assures highest learning-resource support for achieving optimal learning outcomes. It disseminates quality education to the students to develop their personality, to improve quality of life and to make them worthy citizens.
IFIM Law School Courses and Admission
IFIM Law School offers full time 5 years integrated program namely- BBA LLB (Bachelor of Business Administration + Bachelor of Laws). The program is approved by BCI and approved by KSLU.
IFIM Law School BBA LLB/LLB Eligibility
IFIM Law School Selection Criteria
IFIM Law School Admission is done through any of the entrance score LSAT/ CLAT /ILAT followed by Personal Interview Round. Shortlisted candidates on the basis of their overall performance are called for Personal Interview round.
CLAT
CLAT is a national level entrance exam conducted by 18 NLU’s on a rotational basis. It is conducted for providing admission to LLB and LLM courses. CLAT Application Form will be available on the official website in the month of March every year. CLAT Eligibility Criteria is minimum 50% marks in the relevant qualifying examination. The maximum age requirement to appear in CLAT is 20 years for LLB Course and no age bar for LLM Course. CLAT Exam Pattern is divided into 3 sections for LLB course and 5 sections for LLM Course.
LSAT
LSAT is a worldwide law entrance exam conducted by Law School Admission Council. LSAT Exam Pattern is divided into 5 sections namely Analytical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning Section (1), Logical Reasoning Section (2), Reading Comprehension and Variable Section. It is a pen-paper based test with 24 objective type questions in each section.
Ranking given by | Ranking | Infrastructure (Physical & Academic) (250) | Faculty, Publication, Research, Consultation, Training & Other Programmes (280) | Admission, Curriculum & Delivery system (180) | Placement (Domestic & International, USP, Social Responsibility, Networking & Industry Interface (290) | Total (1000) |
CSR-GHRDC Law School Survey 2018 | 4 | 157.89 | 109.44 | 100.00 | 54.00 | 421.33 |
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This is the most frequently encountered question and the reply is also the same as it always has been. There are not one but many reasons to choose IFIM Law School. The star point will be the faculty here, they are highly qualified, stay in touch with latest developments in their subjects.
The next reason would be the environment at the premises of the institution, it is always highly motivating for the students, it inspires them constantly to reach great heights in life and excel in academics.
The amenities on the campus are said to be on par with the best in the country, there is everything that can make life comfortable for the students. The campus is Wi-Fi enabled, connecting to internet to access study materials and other useful information becomes easy.
The student activity areas such as a lounge and snack bar, 24 classrooms of varying seating capacities, three conference halls exclusively for Executive Development Programs, a centrally air-conditioned auditorium, an amphitheater, Placement office, admissions office and an administration department.
There is an excellent hostel accomodation facility on the campus where the stay will be more than comfortable. The IFIM hostel is located in close proximity to the main campus and it has excellent boarding facilities for students. The hostel has a state of the art gymnasium, open space for outdoor sports and facilities for indoor sports. Some of the other fine points about the institution are mentioned below:
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Candidates who underwent the required admission process and got their seat confirmed can pay the fees. Fees is an important component and there are lot of elements in it. The main element is the tuition fee, candidates can pay the tuition fee which is the cost incurred to study the course.
This will be there for all courses, apart from the tuition fee, students may have to pay laboratory charges, security deposit, hostel and mess charges (if availed). The tuition fee for the courses is being provided below for the sake of the students and they can refer to it for more information:
BBA LLB
| Towards | For Indian Students (INR) |
NRI/Foreign Nationals (USD) |
The due date for the payment |
| Processing Fee (Non-refundable) | 25,000 | $500 | On acceptance of the provisional admission offer |
| First Year | 1,75,000 | $1,900 | Within 30 days of the date of issue of the provisional admission offer letter |
| Second Year | 2,00,000 | $2,400 | May 15, 2023 |
| Third Year | 2,00,000 | $2,400 | May 15, 2024 |
| Fourth Year | 2,00,000 | $2,400 | May 15, 2025 |
| Fifth Year | 2,00,000 | $2,400 | May 15, 2026 |
| Total Fees | 10,00,000 | $13,615.92 |
LLB
| Towards | For Indian Students (INR) | NRI/Foreign Nationals (USD) | The due date for the payment |
| Processing Fee (Non-refundable) | 25,000 | $500 | On acceptance of the provisional admission offer |
| First Year | 1,25,000 | $1,900 | Within 30 days of the date of issue of the provisional admission offer letter |
| Second Year | 1,50,000 | $2,300 | May 15, 2023 |
| Third Year | 1,50,000 | $2,300 | May 15, 2024 |
| Total Fees | 4,50,000 | $7,000 |
The condition of eligibility depends upon the type of the course the candidate wishes to apply at IFIM Law School. The courses offered at the institution are LLB and BBA LLB. The condition of eligibility has to be fulfilled by candidates who are willing to apply for the programmes mentioned above. More information is provided below for the sake of the candidates in a tabular format and students can refer them:
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The admission process starts with ensuring that required eligibility conditions are fulfilled. Candidates who fulfill the eligibility condition can submit application after the release of the notification at appropriate time every year. The applications can be submitted online. Candidates can visit the official website and click the appropriate link and register to obtain account comprising username and password.
Post obtaining an account, the students can login and start filling the application form. The registration fees has to be paid and the application can be submitted. Post submission, candidates have to appear for a written test - ILAT (IFIM’s Law Admission Test). Candidates who pass the ILAT with required qualifying marks have to take part in a personal interview. The final decision to admit a candidate will be based on the academic record and the performance in personal interview.
Students who have passed popular national level law exams - CLAT, LSAT-India can also apply. Those who have passed popular national level exams for law can apply for studies and they can attach their score card related to CLAT, LSAT-India along with other documents while filling the application form, and they can directly attend the personal interview as they have an exemption from ILAT. Applicants for LLB, have to appear for ILAT test and then take part in an interview.
Candidates have to fulfill the eligibility criteria to be able to submit applications. The applications have to be submitted online on the official website of the institution. The students can click the appropriate link and register and create an account comprising username and password. Post creation, they can login and then start filling the application form. The registration fee has to be paid and the form has to be submitted.
Fulfilling the required eligibility condition and submission of application is the first phase in the selection criteria. The next part would be taking part in the written test which is known as ILAT and is conducted by the institution itself.
Candidates who have passed national level exams for law can also apply for BBA LLB. The national level exams for law are CLAT, LSAT-India. These students can attend the personal interview directlly. More information is available in the tabular format below and students can refer them for more details:
| LLB |
Admission Process:
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| BBA LLB |
Admission Process: Short-listed candidates will be called for a personal interview. The final decision to admit a candidate will be based on the academic record and the performance in personal interview.
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The procedure to apply is online. Candidates have to check the eligibility for the exam and ensure they are fulfilling it so as to minimize the chances of rejection of their application at a later stage.
The condition of eligibility can be checked from the notification in connection with the exam which would be available at the official website for the exam established by the organisation conducting the exam. Post, ensuring the fulfilment of the eligibility criteria, candidates can follow the procedure mentioned below:
3A. Sometimes after confirmation, candidates may receive an One Time Password (OTP) either on their mobile phone or email after submission of registration form. In that case, they can enter the OTP and receive the final confirmation of submission of registration form and the details about username and password created.
10th class marksheet
12th class marksheet or suggested alternatives if marksheets are yet to be obtained
Community Certificate (if applicable)
Differently Abled Certificate (if applicable)
Photograph of the candidate
Scanned image of candidate’s signature
6. Post uploading of the documents, candidates can pay the registration fee using the online modes like credit card, debit card and net banking and obtain confirmation. After obtaining the confirmation, candidates can check for errors in the application and rectify them if any. Post rectification/verifying, application can be submitted and confirmation for successful submission can be obtained.
There should be a great deal of encouragement to the students who wish to excel in academics. This has been the ideal the institution has been adhering to from the day one. The things do not stop there, the idea is also to encourage those who display high levels of academic excellence.
The idea is to ensure no body who is deserving should be kept away from education. The scholarship that is provided at the institution - Padode Foundation Scholarship.
Padode Foundation Scholarship is applicable to student/s pursuing 5 years BBA LLB or 3 years LLB course at IFIM Law School. It includes a full or partial tuition fee waiver subject to the fulfillment of conditions laid down. 20 Scholarships will be awarded towards a 50% tuition fee waiver.
10 Scholarships will be awarded towards a 25% tuition fee waiver. The following criteria are applicable for the selection of the students to be eligible for a 50%/25% tuition fee waiver. More details are provided in the tabular format below for the sake of the students:
BBA LLB Course
| Sl.No | Sponsor | Category | Tuition fee waiver | Eligibility |
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| 1 | Padode Foundation | Super star scholar | 50 % |
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| 2 | Padode Foundation | Scholar | 25 % |
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LLB Course
| Sl.No | Sponsor | Category | Tuition fee waiver | Eligibility |
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| 1 | Padode Foundation | Super star scholar | 50 % |
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| 2 | Padode Foundation | Scholar | 25 % |
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There is a lot to say about the achievements of this institution on the placement front, however, more than satisfactory will be the apt sentence to coin, for there is every effort at the institution to ensure the students become employable. They are taught the lessons which are regularly updated. Students get to learn best here, the faculty also stay in tune with the latest information so that they can pass it on to their students.
It has a dedicated internship and placement cell which is tasked with obtaining internships for our students’ and placing them with lawyers, law firms, in-house legal departments, public policy thank-tanks and NGOs in their final semester.
The preparation for a career starts from the day one, the students set their foot on the campus. They have to participate in meetings with fadulty as well as the internship and placement coordinator to chart out a career path for them. Each student will be assigned a faculty mentor, and once they are clear about what kind of lawyer they want to be, every effort is made to ensure that they are exposed to their chosen field through apprenticeships.
Some of the organizations where IFIM Law School Students have interned are mentioned below:
| Sl.No. | Organisation | Place |
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| 1 | Faith Foundation | Bangalore |
| 2 | Samvad Partners | Hyderabad |
| 3 | PUCL | Delhi /Jaipur, Delhi /Jaipur |
| 4 | Siemens | Delhi |
| 5 | CRY | Kolkata |
| 6 | AIR | Nagpur |
| 7 | National Forum For People's Right | Kerala |
| 8 | FOX MANDAL | Kolkata |
| 9 | Deepalya | Delhi |
| 10 | Green Peace | Bangalore |
| 11 | J.Hudson Samuel and Partners | Bangalore |
| 12 | Vikas Bharathi | Ranchi |
| 13 | Maya foundation | Kolkata |
| 14 | Ashrayakruti | Hyderabad |
| 15 | Help Age India | Hyderabad |
| 16 | Samarthnam | Bangalore |
| 17 | Divya Disha | Hyderabad |
| 18 | Anbarivaanantham | Madurai |
| 19 | Aman Vedika | Hyderabad |
| 20 | Amnesty International | Bangalore |
| 21 | Desire | Bangalore |
| 22 | Vimochana | Bangalore |
| 23 | Becoming I Foundation | Hyderabad |
| 24 | Rotary club | Coimbatore |
| 25 | BOSCO | Bangalore |
| 26 | Eureka Stock & Share Broking Services | Kolkata |
| 27 | Mahindra Finance | Kolkata |
| 28 | ITAG Solutions | Kolkata |
| 29 | Holla & Holla Associates | Bangalore |
The life on campus will be a mixture of fun and work. The teaching system is designed in a way that it makes learning a pleasure. If you are not in the classroom as the classroom sessions are over for the day, the most possible place will be the library, which is indeed a storehouse of legal knowledge.
The institution is spread over 2 acres of land and the infrastructure consists of a computer lab, an integrated Wi-Fi enabled campus, student activity areas such as a lounge and snack bar, 24 classrooms of varying seating capacities, three conference halls exclusively for Executive Development Programs, a centrally air-conditioned auditorium, an amphitheater, Placement office, admissions office and an administration department.
Facilities for indoor and outdoor sports like Football, Cricket, TT, Carom, Chess, Shuttle Badminton, Gym are made available for the students. Health gets a great deal of attention here. Doctors are available 24X7 in the campus. The medical unit is equipped with amenities in order to counter a case of emergency. Hospitals are located near the campus and their services can be availed in case a student or faculty member is in need of advanced treatment or therapy.
As published by the college. Confirm the latest fees with the admissions office.
An apt way to describe the hostel accomodation is more than comfortable. Students who have their admission confirmed can avail the on campus accomodation.
The hostel facility for boys and girls is separate. Students coming from other parts of Karnataka or other parts of India can go for the hostel facility. In case, the students wish to opt for hostel facility, they can contact the authorities concerned at the institution for more details. The charges for availing hostel are being mentioned below for the sake of the students:
| Particulars | Amount (INR) |
| Security Deposit: Must be paid at the time of registration | 15,000 |
| Option 1 - IFIM Main Hostel Fee: Double occupancy accommodation with food for six months | 81,000* |
Note: Boarding and Lodging Charges are subject to change
More Information
a. In addition to the above-stated fee, the candidate is required to pay an additional one-time fee of INR 5,000 towards the Student Council Fund; INR 5,000 towards IFIM Alumni Association, and INR 5,000 towards the university admission fee. b. Course/Hostel Fee payment to be done online c. Students are required to pay the University examination fees and other Miscellaneous fees as applicable from time to time. d. Hostel fee is subject to change every year. e. Hostel rooms are allotted on a first-come-first-serve basis and are subject to availability. f. Hostel occupants shall mandatorily stay in the hostel for one whole academic year. g. Taxes (if any) will have to be borne by the student as per the prevailing rates at the time of making such payments |
