Simply No , Why ? NLUO has been struggling to place its BA.LLB. batch students ( let alone the 3 year LLB ones ) , it's a fairly new LLB and Cuttack is no happening place to be while doing a PhD , Odisha overall has a pretty low standard for Academics at Higher Education Level . Better go for NLU Delhi , NUJS Kolkata , NALSAR , NLSIU or you can even consider some good Tier 2 ones but good NLUs end here for PhD ( assuming you want to end up in a good place post your PhD ) . Prefer NLS over all others and if you make it there , you'll do fine and at least hope to be placed somewhere good enough ( you can also consider IIM Calcutta , I think they offer a post-doc position for researchers in Business Law since they have executive programs for managers intending to learn business law ) , or you can also consider IIT Kharagpur ( underrated and not same as Top 4 NLUs but better than the rest ) , the IIT tag if used properly can help you as well for decent post-docs abroad .

I have seen this data since I am the one who filed the RTI under which it was released. Fun fact: NLSIU is not on Karnataka RTI portal like other state universities. As a result, the request has to be redirected by another department to NLSIU. Kind of odd, no? Anyway, it is true that NLSIU selects less than the number of positions it advertises. Why? They would probably cite their rules and that the applicants did not meet the necessary criteria to make the cut? Maybe it is true or maybe it is less than true. The point is moot. Ultimately, some do get selected and the process, long and complex that it is, is fair and competitive. There is nothing on record to imply otherwise. And bear in mind that in 2024 only 125 people (83 in law) even applied in the first place. This is ridiculous given how many otherwise eligible candidates there should be in a country the size of India. So maybe the blame is not entirely with NLSIU? It is not like they are drowning in applications. How fair is it to expect a university to mechanically fill in seats even when the applicant pool is so abysmally small? The fact is, students of law in India are simply not attracted enough to do doctoral research, even at NLSIU.

Look. NLSIU is charging 5 lakh yearly (approx). Now I want you all you justify why is this such a high price thrown in a state institution?

Please :

1. Don't state that in 5 years, you will get a placement that will make you pay the entire course fee in 3-2 years.

2. Don't state you will get financial aids. I have no hopes from any institutions (Harvard/MIT) that even give aids to poor. Scholarships are reserved for rich and the loop goes on.

3. Don't please say, you will get loans easily.

My question is simple:

What service are they providing so good or how do they justify charging so high in an increased batch size? Are they providing us with MIT labs/research hubs/medical equipments/tech softwares/IIT toolkits, that makes it feasible and justified to have this amount?

With increasing scale of business, the costs should reduce. Not go high. That is called economies of scale. With increased batch size and library facilities, the cost should be overall only 2-2.5 for a year max.

Why do we Indian invest in degrees in anticipation of returns? We need to pay just for the services we are being offered, not for the ROI or placements that we might achieve in future. That is dumb. What if I die after the 5 year? How will our families repay? What if I just want to learn law for 5 years and only pay that much what did deserves because I want to sit idle or do something different say Photography or cinematography after law? How will I or anyone do that when already in this "anticipation burden of ROI".

Universities including IIMs charging so high, need to realise that they need to only charge that much for the service they provide. They give us a rate card showcasing the ROI we might achieve in "future". That is basically scam, that is what Byjus Did. He showed the amount that they might achieve in future, and put that as profits. That is resolutely a trap.

Please answer this question analytically.

I was stalking the profiles of people(ps don't judge me)at top nlu's on linkedin and almost everyone got fucking mind boggling marks in their boards, I am talking 97% 95% and if not atleast 90%. I know for most of you these marks don't seem anything out of the ordinary but I can't shake this feeling of insecurity even though I have been putting up crazy study hours and have completed over 200 mocks over the past year and have put in atleast 8-9 hrs a day for clat I am constantly in the 95th percentile or higher but I only got 82% in my class 10 boards and have found it very difficult to cope with this even though I never put in any effort in class 10. I know I sound like an absolute fucking buffon but I just wanted to vent about this

Stop being so insecure. Last time I checked, Indians and Americans are members of the same species. Nothing wrong in using each other’s words so long as the meaning is clear. You knew very well what I meant by “syllabus” but you still have to waste your and my time by engaging in this needless and foolish exercise.

It is not diversity when people are unable to even communicate with each other. And please stop bringing your Dravidian ideology here and your hatred of everything remotely related to North India. By doing so, you are only proving how parochial TNNLU is and how xenophobic its students are.

I hope you are aware that what appears to you as one monolith community (SC) is, in fact, a collection of communities/castes with their own understandings of hierarchy and mutual exclusivity. So yes, even conflict between two persons belonging to the SC “community” can be on the bases of caste.

If you or your alma mater were truly the “best” in the country, dear fellow, then the country would not be the abyss that it is today. You mistake the citation in your degree as your contribution to your fellow man and woman. It is not. Your problem is that living in a society of scarcity, you confuse your own luck in surviving that scarcity as a proof of your merit. When in fact, your (relatively) isolated existence from all the misery and poverty and misgovernance under which your fellow citizens suffer is an indictment of all that you claim to be. Part of your success is that so many others can never even compete with you because they are too busy trying to survive poverty, stampede, flooding, custodial torture, etc. You know this but instead of acknowledging your own complicity and working to remedy it, you choose instead to engage in a game of semantics. You pretend that success is something only personal, that achievement can only be private. This is how you justify your relative wealth. This is how you forget that you have failed to contribute in your own profession. You have made money, yes, and lots of it too. But you have not improved the world into which you have made that money. You have failed to establish the rule of law where people are not terrified of police and judges. You have given up the responsibility that men and women owe to each other as part of the social contract in creating a civilised discourse. So yes, please enjoy your success. But remember, your children will inherit the same unjust world into which their parents compromised their ideals just so that they could survive a little better than others.

Barring NLSIU (because of alumni reputation and Sudhir’s infusion of good faculty) the NLU brand has become heavily diluted. Most of these colleges have have terrible faculty, incompetent admin, more reserved seats than unreserved ones, poor academic standards because of grade inflation and mediocre placements. Not to forget that every third roadside college has an NLU tag nowadays, cheapening the value of the NLU tag.

If you're marginalized in an NLU you are kept away from all those accumulated privileges . I can vouch for it, myself. I'm in a so called top NLU, with the best corporate placement record but inspite of that I'm struggling to find a job, I've struggled to find internships because of the discrimination I face due to my gender identity. I know when I'll say it a lot of people will start abusing me, I'm used to it. Trans people is a debate to a lot of people and not people for a lot of y'all. But the reason I brought this up is because your college tag doesn't protect you from discrimination within or outside it that much if you do not come from a lot of privilege otherwise. Hardwork, consistency and discipline of course matter a lot but opportunity too does and opportunity my friend comes to selected people first and gets called their merit. This whole NLU non NLU hierarchy is obsolete because the system is majorly based on how much privilege one has.

I am a fresher who has just started working in a law firm. I used to think that drafting was easy and that I could easily convey my points effectively, but ever since I joined this firm, I have been facing some issues. For instance, I have been asked to prepare Written Submissions based on the Petition we have filed. However, the Petition is repetitive and contains unnecessary averments. I have to draft the submissions as per the Court Order, ensuring they do not exceed five pages, including the list of judgments.

If I write a fresh Written Submission, my senior rejects it, saying, "use the language of the Petition." But if I use the language of the Petition, the submissions become bulky. I have revised my draft multiple times, yet I still do not feel fully convinced about it.

How do we approach this situation?

Thank you so much. This is very helpful.
So, I can take the initiative and update my senior or my team on it along with a comprehensive office note right?

And yes, I understand the importance of showing up and staying there.

Also, is there anything specific that I have to be aware of prior to a corporate and commercial internship? Like due diligence or something?

Hi everyone,

If you’ve interned at or know anything about Treelife or SDS Advocates - corporate team, I would love to hear about your experience. How was the work culture, learning opportunities, and the kind of tasks assigned? Also, if anyone has insights on which firm offers better exposure for a corporate law internship, I’d really appreciate your input. Thanks!

Much better. Though the college might have problems with the admin's laid-back approach, the college's culture and the respect for diversity has always been a key feature of NLUO and is loudly celebrated. There are Nepali students even at NLUO, but not for a moment have they been disassociated from others

I just met someone who is a 'Chief of Staff' to the Managing Partner of a well-known firm based in an Eastern city. This 'Chief of Staff' is from a T1 NLU and has previously worked as an associate at a well-known T1 firm. Is such a role common? What are its prerequisites and responsibilities? How do others in the firm perceive a 'Chief of Staff'?

How are the PhD admission? Are they fair or biased towards their own alumni ? Since there are only 3 seats, it's definitely competitive. I can clear the entrance, however it's the interview that I find worrying. Should I contact a professor beforehand? Should I tell them about my research proposal? Before or after the written exam? For example in jnu it's looked down upon to contact faculty. In DU it's almost mandatory.