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1 1 From the Office Bearers Desk... Hi! Welcome to National Law School. Hearty congratulations for getting this far! An exciting journey awaits you. But before that, in that infinite enthusiasm that follows admission, you must have a host of queries about NLS. For your convenience, we have compiled the answers to a few frequent questions that we have been asked, as well as the ones we ourselves had when we first got here. Should you have absolutely any other enquiry, feel free to contact us anytime Susmit Paul Aranya President, Student Bar Association susmitpaul@nls.ac.in Badrinarayanan Seetharaman Vice President, Student Bar Association badrinarayanan@nls.ac.in

2 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS A GUIDE MAP TO THE NLS CAMPUS... 3 FOR STUDENTS & CONCERNED PARENTS... 4 COURSE STRUCTURE & CLASS TIMINGS... 4 HOSTELS & MESS... 4 CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE... 4 GUIDANCE & MENTORSHIP... 5 DRESS CODE... 6 AROUND NLS... 7 GETTING HERE... 7 From the Airport... 7 From the Railway Stations... 7 From the Bus Stand... 7 Modes of Travel... 8 ACCOMMODATION NEARBY... 8 FOOD & BEVERAGES... 9 ON CAMPUS... 9 NEAR CAMPUS... 9

3 3 A GUIDE MAP TO THE NLS CAMPUS

4 4 FOR STUDENTS & CONCERNED PARENTS COURSE STRUCTURE & CLASS TIMINGS NLS follows a trimester system, which means that the academic year is split into three terms, each term with four courses. Each course has an attendance, paper submission viva voce and examination component, which include a midterm and end term assessment. Unlike in many other universities, our attendance requirement is also part of the final grade, with five marks being allotted to it. Classes begin at 8:50am and end at 1:30pm, with three short breaks in the middle. HOSTELS & MESS Staying on campus is compulsory in the first year. For the first years, there is a strict perm time that must be followed, and the first years are not allowed to be off campus after 8pm. Break this rule, and you will have the disciplinary committees on your back! Since we haven t adopted the co ed dorm system, there are separate hostels and mess halls for boys and girls. The first year boys hostel (Himalaya) has triple sharing rooms. The first year girls don t have a separate hostel; so the room arrangement depends on which hostel they re assigned to. Breakfast and dinner in the mess are included in the fees. Lunch and extras are optional and chargeable and there is a register to keep track of it in the mess. CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE The campus is Wi Fi enabled for the most part, including the hostels, the academic block and the library. The library, besides being our most prominent architectural marvel, is arguably the best law library in the country. You can always approach the staff for guidance and help in effectively using the library, although there will

5 5 be a special library orientation sessions conducted for the benefit of the first years. Law School also has a fully equipped gym (along with a trainer) that is open for six days of the week. The SBA common room is located in the Academic Block and also houses the SBA library from where you can issue your regular non legal fiction! Additionally, each hostel has a small common room of its own, with a TV to make sure you don t miss out on all those important matches. For sports, we have several facilities within campus. We have a concrete basketball court which gets spruced up annually, a clay tennis court and a volleyball court. In a few months, we will also have a fully usable football field with a planned small stadium facility right beside it. For indoor sports, we have several Table Tennis tables in the hostel common rooms, as well as in the SBA common room. For other facilities, we have regularly tied up with the Sports Authority of India branch situated at a walking distance from the campus, where one can avail of their swimming pool, tennis, badminton, football and other sports facilities, besides taking up coaching for some of these sports! GUIDANCE & MENTORSHIP In the first couple of weeks, several orientations (such as the library orientation, project writing class, etc.) will be held to familiarise the students with how Law School works. To further make things easier for the incoming batch, each student will be assigned to mentors and two project guides. Although there are formal orientations conducted, mentors and project guides always serve as an additional source of help, at an individual level. Furthermore, on the academic side, a Legal Methods course in the first trimester should settle the jitters and the trepidation in engaging with the law. Simultaneously there are also various orientations to acquaint the newbies with research databases, project writing, footnoting and the library facilities.

6 6 Very soon, you will start receiving calls from the two of us regarding allocations of mentors to make sure you have a comfortable beginning at law school, and find yourselves at ease. DRESS CODE Whatever makes you happy?

7 7 AROUND NLS GETTING HERE From the Airport The airport is 42kms away from the campus, and is usually navigated by either bus, or by a cab, taking close to an hour and half. Airport buses are available both from the airport to the Vijayanagar bus stand, and from the Vijayanagar bus stand to the airport (at regular intervals). Cabs are available on booking to and from the airport to campus, but make economical sense only in groups of three or four. From the Railway Stations Bangalore City Junction (Majestic) This is the central railway station located 8 kms from the campus, which takes around 40 minutes to cover. Yeshwanthpur This railway station is situated at a distance of 11 kms from the campus, further north from the Bangalore City Junction. This distance also takes close to 40 minutes to cover. Bangalore Cantonment This station is 14 kms away from the campus, and is further north west from the City Junction. This distance takes around 55 minutes to cover. From the Bus Stand Majestic This is the central bus stand located 8 kms from the campus, which takes around 40 minutes to cover. It is situated right next to the Bangalore Central Junction railway station.

8 8 Satellite Bus Stand This bus stand is close to the campus at a distance of only 5 kms. Most buses from Majestic, especially interstate buses, transit through this bus stand as well. Modes of Travel Meru ( Meru charges an additional fee for booking last minute or over the phone, rather than online. They re highly professional and punctual, and are easy to book, and convenient as well, given they are available anytime of the day over a phone call, and pick you up from any place provided it s a large enough distance. EasyCabs ( Their services are exactly the same as that of Meru Cabs, and are equally recommended. Auto The minimum fare for a journey is 20 rupees, but a lot of autos still have the old fare metres (17), so be sure to check the fare conversion sheet that the auto driver refers to at the end of your ride. Autos often claim prices above the fare reading, and hence require a fair deal of negotiation. So it helps to know the distance as well as the general fare before you head out to any destination on an auto. Bus routes: Platform Number 19 from Majestic Bus Stand. ACCOMMODATION NEARBY SL. NAME CONTACT NOS. NOTES 1 Training Centre Susmit/Badri On campus limited number of rooms. 2 Honnu Residency , Opposite Gate Zero The Club , Close to Gopalan Arcade Mall around 4 km from campus. 4 Srushti Residency Near Vijayanagar Midway from the Bus Stand/Railway station around 5 km from campus.

9 9 FOOD & BEVERAGES ON CAMPUS 1. The Canteen The Law School canteen, located in the Acad Block, is where you d find all the students queuing up to get their daily cup of coffee between classes! It s also good for breakfast, especially if you re running late to class (or never manage to wake up in time for breakfast in the mess). 2. Coffee Day Express A Coffee Day kiosk just outside the canteen, with a variety of beverages and even some food. 3. Chetta Originally called the law bakery, Chetta is on campus and open till midnight! Here you ll be able to get everything from biscuits and chips to cold coffee and scrambled eggs. The porch in front of the bakery is also where we celebrate birthdays. 4. Bhairav Missing North Indian food in Southieland? Well, Bhairav can help with that. Although it s a tiny, you can still satisfy your paratha and lassi cravings here. 5. Bhukkad Started by one of our own, Bhukkad offers a menu that is different from the usual things around and is a must visit when you re bored of the mess routine, and even otherwise. Personal recommendation: Try a glass of the mint lime juice and you will make it a staple! NEAR CAMPUS 1. The Rohini Law School s next door restaurant, Rohini serves some great egg lhapa, Manchurian rice, and Kerala parathas! And much more of course. 2. Juice Points There are two juice and chaat points at the end of the road, just before the flyover construction site. Sportspersons would certainly find a refreshing drink in the flavour of their choice. 3. Hangyo It s right opposite Sunrise Pharma. Take the first left from the campus towards the main road. Five minute walk to a variety of light snacks, pastries and ice creams.

10 10 4. Aishwarya Bakery Further up the road, the bakery has it all bakes and beverages, maggi/top ramen, bun omelette, veg/chicken puff bun, and more! 5. Maneruchi A newly set up establishment near the Nagarabhavi Circle; it has caught the fancy of lawschoolites with their delicious Shawarmas. 6. Saviruchi A purely vegetarian restaurant with South Indian, North Indian and Chinese cuisine. Turn left at the end of the road before the flyover construction site. 7. Peking China The round the corner Chinese place for cheap and filling meal. Opposite Hegde. 8. Domino s Chandra Layout, near Food World for nice pizzas, or better still you can order on the phone and ask them to deliver. 9. Polar Bear Further down the road from Dominoes, serves sandwiches, pastries and yummy ice cream. 10. Bhairav Sweets For inexpensive parathas, chaats, Indian sweets and other food stuff, keep walking on the road after the flyover construction site. 11. Bansuri Sweets Another variant of Bhairav Sweets, take the right at the Nagarbhavi circle and find it on your right. 12. Deewar Specializes in North Indian cuisine, a few metres from Bansuri Sweets, on the same road. 13. New Shanthi Sagar, Vijayanagar Main Road The South Indian, North Indian and Chinese basics, some good food. The cheese masaladosa and sizzling brownies are tested favourites.