Based on endowments received or instituted, the Committee will also recommend award of prizes and Medals for academic excellence. Each such endowment shall be of the value of not less than Rs. 1,00,000/- which will yield interest to be used for Prizes and Medals. Donors can ask for naming the Prizes/Medals after institutions/individuals of their choice and suggest the conditions of award. At present the following Prizes/Medals are available for award at the Annual Convocation:

Instituted by Mrs. Rema Menon and Dr. N.R. Madhava Menon, Founder-Director, NLSIU in the name of their deceased daughter for awarding a prize to the best graduating girl student on the basis of all-round performance with emphasis on discipline, character, devotion to work and commitment to social service.

Instituted by Mrs. & Mr. S.R.R.K. Sharma, Chartered Accountant, Bangalore for awarding a prize to the best outgoing student of the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Programme every year.

Instituted by Mr. Suman J. Khaitan, Advocate, New Delhi to be awarded for the student who obtains the highest cumulative grade point average.

Instituted by M/s Sitakunj Memorial Trust through Mr. R.N. Jhunjhunwala, Solicitor and Advocate, Calcutta to be awarded for the best student who obtains the highest cumulative grade in International Law.

Instituted by M/s Sitakunj Memorial Trust through Mr. R.N. Jhunjhunwala, Solicitor and Advocate, Calcutta to be awarded for the best student who obtains the highest cumulative grade in Constitutional Law.

Instituted by M/s Sitakunj Memorial Trust through Mr. R.N. Jhunjhunwala, Solicitor and Advocate, Calcutta to be awarded for the best student who obtains the highest cumulative grade in Corporate and Business Law.

Instituted by M/s Sitakunj Memorial Trust through Mr. R.N. Jhunjhunwala, Solicitor and Advocate, Calcutta to be awarded for the best student who obtains the highest cumulative grade in Criminal Law.

Instituted by Mr. D.C. Singhania, Advocate, New Delhi to be award for the best student who obtains the highest cumulative grade in Law and Economics.

Instituted by Mrs. & Mr. Cesar Menezes, Panjim, Goa to be awarded for the best student who obtains the highest cumulative grade in Jurisprudence.

Instituted by Shri V.R. Reddy, the then Additional Solicitor General of India, New Delhi for making a cash award of Rs. 3,000/- to the Best Student Advocate. The selection shall be based on the basis of performance in various moot-court programmes and competitions more particularly, in International competitions.

Presented by Mr. D.K. Sampath, Senior Advocate, Chengalpattu and Visiting Professor, NLSIU to be awarded to the best out-going Student with cumulative progress.

Instituted by Mr. V. Srinivas and Shri V. Ramanujachari of Hyderabad to be awarded for the Best Student with meritorious record on his graduation.

Instituted by Mrs. Vinoo Jayaram and Mr. A.N. Jayaram, Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General of India, Bangalore to be awarded to the Best Student in "Professional Ethics".

Instituted by Mrs. Vinoo Jayaram and Mr. A.N. Jayaram, Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General of India, Bangalore to be awarded to the Best Student in "Intellectual Property Law".

Instituted by Mrs. Vinoo Jayaram and Mr. A.N. Jayaram, Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General of India, Bangalore to be awarded to the Best Student in "Environmental Law".

Instituted by Mrs. Vinoo Jayaram and Mr.A.N. Jayaram, Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General of India, Bangalore to be awarded to the Best Student in "Clinical Course".

Instituted by Mr. Lalit Bhasin, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, in memory of his wife Mrs. Madhu Bhasin to be awarded for a student of good performance in studies coupled with excellence in work pertaining to Legal Aid in the Clinics set up by the NLSIU.

Instituted by Mr. K. Parasaran, Senior Advocate, New Delhi to be awarded to the Best Student in "Administration Law".

Medal for First Rank (highest CGPA) in LLM., donated by Mrs. Prabha Sharma and Mr. S.R.R.K. Sharma, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore.

Instituted by Mrs. Navroz H. Seervai, Mumbai to be awarded to a student writing an outstanding Research Paper on any aspect of Constitutional Law in India.

The NLSIU also awards two Fellowships for M. Phil. students. The value of Fellowship is Rs. 1000/- per month.

The following guidelines are followed in the selection of awardees for the endowment Medals/Prizes:-

• From among the students of the final year, those students who have failed at any time and or have taken the Repeat Examination, shall be excluded for consideration;

• From among the others, only those who have offered all the courses in a given area as decided by the Faculty related to the main subject, are to be considered;

• From the list of such eligible candidates, the top five scoring the highest grade point average in all these courses shall be prepared and the list shall be given to a committee of regular faculty members who have taught those courses;

• From out of the short-listed five students the Faculty Committee shall collectively recommend the best student who deserves the award of the gold medal in the subject concerned. The decision of the Faculty Committee shall be final. The norms on which the selection is finally made is to be determined by the Faculty Committee itself. However, the all round involvement in academic, co-curricular, S.B.A., Hostel and related activities and the time devoted thereon shall be a legitimate consideration if that boy/girl comes in the five selected on CGPA basis. Of course, conduct and character shall also govern the final choice.