If you want to appear for CLAT, it does not matter what stream you were following in your higher secondary years. CLAT does not check your knowledge about a particular stream but it tests your aptitudes.

• If you work hard then you will definitely be able to get the admission nod from NLSIU or NALSAR. 
• Since you are in your 10(+2), manage your time carefully between preparing for your board exams and preparing for CLAT.
• You must have a strong foundation in general knowledge, legal aptitude, English, mathematics or quantitative aptitude, and logical reasoning if you want to appear for the CLAT.

The exams tend to be very competitive and they are not as easy as they look. Try to take mock exams and solve the questions of the previous years to get acquainted with the pattern in which the exams are held.

If you are staying in a hostel in NLSIU Bangalore then you should take the things that are required by you daily as a part of your utilities. You should either buy them from a nearby market or bring them from your home. 

Following are a few list of items that you must carry with you:

• Carry a set of clothes containing a mix of formal and informal ones. 
• You should have a laptop with a multi-plug point. 
• Some clean bedsheets, pillow covers, single-window curtains, and towels are also required.
• Basic set of cutlery that includes a plate, knife, spoon, bowls, etc. 
• Table lamp and kettle are extra utilities but they are quite useful
• Mosquito Net

Thus, we can conclude that you must get the basic utilities along with you once you are going to stay in a hostel.

CLAT is a national-level exam where the chances of rejection are very high. You should have enough complete clarity in your mind and go for it only if you are fully interested in law. There should not be any second thoughts in your mind. 

Prepare all the sections well, do not leave anything, and if you find something hard, then practice for that. You should plan a clear strategy in your mind regarding solving the paper, time to be devoted, and related points. Revise topics again and again for better preparation.

Lastly, we can say that CLAT is not a complicated exam, it just tests your intelligence, IQ, and aptitude to solve the problems. So completely dive into the preparation and work hard wholeheartedly that can make you the player of the game at the end. 

Securing a good rank in CLAT for NLSIU is an achievement and you should prepare for it strategically. More than 70,000-75,000 students register for the exam every year, out of which the acceptance rate is only 3%. 

There are various reasons due to which law undergraduates from NLS Bangalore and NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad earn more than the IIT students. 

• Since the economic liberalization in the early ’90s, economic activities such as FDI, mergers and acquisitions, loans, IT boom, startup culture have really picked up. This has increased the demand for qualified corporate law practitioners. 
• Compliance with the laws of the land is a big challenge for companies, especially MNCs. They are ready to pay any amount to remain legal and work under the ambit of the law.
• The number of law students graduating from top law schools is about 200-250, who are capable of handling the work of the 7 top law firms. 
• On the other hand, IITs and IIMs churn out thousands of students and in very diverse fields as well.
• Law being a very niche field also gives leverage to the students to demand higher salaries. An IIT/IIM graduate may get a CTC of INR 25 LPA. 
• But a law associate will probably be getting a higher in-hand salary with a package of INR 17 lakhs. This is because a law graduate’s salary does not include components such as equity, provident fund, stock options, insurance, and many more.
• An associate at a law firm has to pay a lot of taxes. This also increases a law graduate’s in-hand salary.

The law firms work in the partnershipmodel. Thus a few years down the line you have a chance to become a partner and earn quite a lot more by sharing profits.

One of my friends studied at NLSIU Bangalore. According to him, it is a good institute that provides proper learning and training. He also mentioned the fee structure, which I think might be useful to you.

Fee structure for B.A, LLB (Hons) for the academic year 2021-2022, first-year students is as follows:

The Total Fees General Category; Rs. 2.88 LPA and the Total Fees SC/ST Category: Rs.2.85 LPA. Fee structure from 2nd year onwards, there will be a tuition and facility fee of 1.73 LPA, with hostel charges of INR 25,000 and Mess charges of INR 21,000.

The subjects offered at both institutes are full-time courses. NALSAR and NLSIU are both premier educational institutes of the country that offer professional law degrees. 

The courses offered by these institutes start after class 12 for several LLB courses, thus it leads to absolutely no question about you having time to pursue a job. The reason is that it is impossible to pursue a job while pursuing a course as vivid as the one mentioned above. The degree you will acquire is not a part-time degree that is easily feasible at several second-tier universities.

The classes usually extend from 9 A.M. to about 12.30 P.M., while the afternoon classes commonly stretch from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M.

However, in case you are pursuing a distance learning program, which does not include L.L.B, then you can undeniably continue your job.