Do you keep in touch with what is going in your high school and speak up against the iniquities of the administration/teachers there? Do that first, college kid, then begin the virtue-signalling lectures.

P.S. I come to LI to watch (and sometimes to trigger) mudslinging matches and ad-hominem. For those keyboard warriors who will inevitably write enchantingly nasty responses to this, just remember that I live and work in a country 5000 miles across the sea, am on holiday ATM and will occasionally open this thread with a nice amount of popcorn to see the fun unfold. Would you want to give me the satisfaction?

NUJS alumni have never cared about the institution itself once they graduate and leave the place. There are a few exceptions who come back to deliver credit courses or accept temporary contracts as adjunct, or who contribute financially to the students. Moreover, the VC always presented a smiling and encouraging front to all alumni during the meetings, even if he rarely follows up on his promises.

Law and finance DO work together if you want this combo to work and work hard at it.

CFA offered by CFA Institute, USA, comprises three exams: Levels I, II, and III.

The date of CFA level I exam should not be more than 23 months before the month in you graduate, so at this stage you're not eligible to take CFA Level I exam. So, you may take the CFA Level I exam only once you're in 3rd year.

Similarly, the date of CFA level II exam should not be more than 11 months before your graduation. So, you may take CFA Level II exam (after clearing CFA level I) in your 4th year.

You may take CFA Level III exam only after you graduate.

Considering it takes a lot of time to prepare for all three exams including level I, you may buy Schweser Notes (https://www.schweser.com/cfa/level-1/study-materials/schweser-notes) and start studying now rather than wait for another year.

If you are really serious about a career in investment banking, think of 3 alternative plans.

Plan 'A' should kick in once you've cleared CFA Level II - apply for internships at investment banks and convert one of these internships to an offer.

Plan 'B' is to work for a couple of years in a 'law' profile, clear CFA Level III in the meanwhile and then pivot to an investment bank. Very few examples of people who have accomplished this: Udai Bajaj (NLSIU 2006) and a CFA who's working with Deutsche Bank, Singapore, as Director Loan Trading & Syndications, is one.

Plan 'C' is the same as Plan 'B' to the extent of working for a couple of years in a 'law profile'. Once you've done this, with or without clearing CFA Level III, prepare for CAT or GRE or GMAT and pursue MBA from a decent institute with a concentration in finance. Remember, many, if not most MBA 1st years serious about finance typically clear CFA Level I well before their summer internships. Even compared with such individuals, with a CFA Level II, you'd be better 'placed'.

All the best!

buy one of those inspirons with ssd, if you take care of your laptop it should last you five years, towards the end of fourt year you may have to replace the battery

dell has good service centres but only during warranty period

it should fine for browsing, wording, and netflix

I bought a dell laptop with Ryzen 5 in first year of law school for 28K. Just gave a upgrade in my 5th year with new battery and SSD. It still works like a charm.

So go for any Dell/HP laptop with Ryzen 5/7. Don't go for Lenovo IdeaPad series, they are too fragile for normal wear tear.

Dell Inspiron and HP pavilion series are good options, they are not bulky either.

I will suggest buying a Macbook M1. It is old now (almost 3 years) but still is ore than enough to handle law school and internships. Additionally, the long battery life coupled with the light weight body makes it the best option in the market as of now.

If not Macbook, please buy a Dell laptop with decent processor and ram. Windows 11 is notoriously heavy on memory and hence, buying a low spec Dell would affect your overall productivity. Also, use the keyboard before buying so that you can ensure that the tactile feedback suits you.

Say strict no to HP (overpriced), Lenovo (very bad build quality), Acer (poor overall performance), Asus (No good laptops in this range)

PS: The above brands have been evaluated on the basis of the product options they furnish within the 50k price bracket. There are expensive devices of these brands which are good, but then your budget constraint won't allow you to accomodate them.

I personally have been using a Macbook M1 since May 2021 without any issues. Have dropped it thrice and spilled coffee on it twice, yet it works like a charm.

The lady who runs it or is the face of the dept is good to work with. But her entire personality is just work and seems to be soaked into it all year around. Join it if you count as a passionate worker and not otherwise. Shell expect you to work same working hours on what's a fancy name given to a dept which adds v less value. They take interns and your chances increase you own a startup or a website or any legal tech related thing. Advise you to build your own product/ service than working in legal innovation dept.

Ofc, you gotta be telling what you want. they know it, yes. But be firm and convey what you want. But please make sure your work also matches the standard. Looks embarrassing if your work trails behind. I have seen a few of them make it with mediocre work through great networking skills especially with their mentor. But IDK how long would that take them. My piece of advice would be, Work hard but play smart. Know when to LEAVE. Do not have hopes on the basis of the tenure of the internship. It is all about your work+ team likes you or not+ vacancy. You will never know if that is required or not tbh because they obviously tell u to work hard, reality is knowing if there is a vacancy.

You are making gross generalizations about the quality of a paper or student on the basis of just one question. Just like the person above you did. Next I'm expecting you to cherry pick a few more questions from other clat papers from other years to support your statement. Why you or the above commenter have to engage in shitty comparisons like this is something I cannot understand?

I would suspect that you, actually, would be guilty of such a thing. Those of us who genuinely are interested in the law and recognise Sudhir for what he is, an excellent scholar and a human being with both admirable qualities and flaws, haven't forgotten what your lot did. Anyone remember the incident of fireworks set off in his NUJS office? Fireworks which, if he had been present, could have done him serious injury? And what have you who accuse the one person we have got who is the closest that India has to a world-class academic done? You are the sorts of people because of whom NUJS, a fine institution, has become a sad, pathetic shell of what it once was, riddled with grade inflation and politics. Instead of saying such scandalous things about a clever, sincere, hard-working guy (who is by no means perfect), can you instead talk more about incompetent sloths such as NKC, under whose reign inappropriate behaviours of all kind by people with lots of power have proliferated?

On the contrary, every NLU VC does shady stuff and hopes that the students won't openly protest against them. Hence they keep appeasing students with easy grades and attendance. Then there are VCs like Sudhir who has got friends in really high places, so he can afford to alienate students in his quest for discipline.

That is helpful, thank you. How’s the culture within the FinTech and Data teams in terms of work pressure?

I have heard it’s possible to get a direct assessment internship there. If you could tell me how true that is, that would be helpful. And what are some things to keep in mind when interning with these teams to have a good impression and get a PPO apart from general advice? Anything specific to the firm or team?

Appreciate it!

Not really. In fact, law is still better than most other professions because you can always find a job even if a low-paying one and then make a switch. We live in an over-regulated bureaucratic country, lawyers will always do well. Its the smart people - engineers, doctors and architects that suffer. Although IT jobs I'd say are still better than legal ones.

Better late than never.

1. Recognise your area of interest. Try to find any topic to research.

2. Apply for UGC NET and JRF. Try to get JRF.

3. Find a guide specialising in your area and try to find if they can take you.

4. Apply for a PhD and try to get admission. If you're unsatisfied with JRF pay, apply as Guest faculty to a few places if you can manage your time.

Not really. There is no class in NUJS that has genuine 70 percent attendance from even 50 percent students, no matter which teacher teaches it now. You are a lazy, entitled lot who just wants grades and a job at the end. Most of you aren't interested in law at all other than the pay that it brings. Good electives get cancelled every semester because students find those 'too taxing' to opt for.

I was not one of the PhD candidates, o smug one. I had been invited by your own esteemed administration as an expert panelist in more than one such presentation. And I stand by what I said. The purpose of the panel is not to show off your own knowledge or lack thereof to the candidate, but to guide them to do better. Which I've seen several NLSIU faculty fail to do, exceptions notwithstanding. So get off your high horse.

I want to do my undergrad in law. Given that there are only a few only NLUs worth going to and very hard to get in for general category candidates, it's likely that I'll be heading to either Jindal , Symbiosis (Pune/Noida) or BITS. I guess BITS and Symbiosis have the advantage of a good location, but I will probably prefer JGLS because it has better faculty, placements and foreign collaborations. However, one of the things I am curious about are the sports facilities at JGLS. I currently play basketball and a bit of cricket. I am keen to learn a new sport, especially one that is elite and exclusive, such as equestrian, polo, squash, golf, shooting, billiards etc.

Which of these sports are currently on offer at JGLS and how are the facilities? And the scene generally? Can any current student help me out? Thanks.