Anon logic: let us be extremely salty and cry about it while throwing shade onto the CLAT exam, while completely ignoring the fact that AILET is far worse in many ways, it's exam patterns are highly irregular and does not follow the own format set by the "greatest NLU ever"

Few students are really interested in death penalty jurisprudence in terms of making a career, so it’s not a huge loss as far as career-linked academics is concerned. But it does continue the exodus of tier 1 NLU-foreign educated alumni ever since Ranbir Singh left , so a loss in terms of image and reputation, which in turn could deter such people from joining in future and make them look towards NLSIU.

NLUD really needs an NLU alum like VC, like NLSIU.

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Yeah, understandable mate, we can almost feel the frustration fuming from here in the jungle. NLU-D students might justifiably have concerns about declining standards, especially when your comment itself highlights key issues.

1. Location & Its Limitations:

Nothing changes the fact that NALSAR’s location isn’t as conducive to legal education or as strategically significant as Delhi. Moving to the relatively isolated depths of Telangana feels like trading the corridors of power for the wilderness.

2. The CLAT Factor:

Admission through CLAT has proven unreliable. Given recent trends, it’s clear the consortium isn’t funneling the very top talent into NALSAR, impacting its ability to retain prestige.

3. Institutional Challenges:

I respect NALSAR’s achievements but can’t ignore how inter-course politics and brain drain have visibly impacted its quality over time.

4. NALSAR’s Stagnation vs. NLU-D’s Promise:

NALSAR has devolved into a local Telugu institution with Telugu professors, a Telugu Vice Chancellor, and regional affiliations, straying far from its national vision. Meanwhile, NLU-D offers better faculty, superior research opportunities, DJS and UPSC success rates, smaller batch sizes, and strategic long-term growth.

5. Anup’s New Frontier—Justice City & Sharimpet:

Anup has left his post at the Supreme Court to embark on a new “advocacy journey” in the untamed jungles of Telangana. His Death Penalty Centre is now based in Justice City, a sprawling legal oasis where justice roams free (and occasionally gets lost in the thickets). Let’s hope his advocacy doesn’t devolve into jungle trials complete with KKK-style rituals of “justice” under the moonlight. Sharimpet is likely his first big stop—a place where defendants might be “rescued” from execution one kangaroo court session at a time.

6. Ideological Narrowness:

My initial point was aimed at certain NLU-D students clinging to the Anupist worldview—narrow perspectives on law, institutional dynamics, and privilege—akin to tribalistic chants in the dark jungle pathways.

7. Best Wishes:

Best of luck to Anup and his cohorts as they navigate Justice City’s undergrowth and continue his advocacy efforts in Sharimpet. Perhaps they’ll discover some lost precedent in those dense legal vines.

For NLU-D students, this change shouldn’t feel catastrophic. Adaptation will always outweigh transient institutional shifts. NLU-D continues to stand as the better, forward-thinking choice for ambitious law students looking for opportunities, infrastructure, and long-term growth.

I have stayed in Mumbai for over 2 years and learnt this with trial and error:

Don’t stay in a Mhada building. Try to find a decent building, slightly old so you can save on rent. The space, sunlight, furniture - all matter when you come back home tired after an exhausting day at work. It’s the one place you can unwind and be yourself. You can skip fancy buildings with swimming pools as you won’t be using that (personal choice tbh). Get a gym membership.

You’re in the business of being “constantly available”. Don’t compare with Partners who travel from far. They probably have ancestral home there/ have more time flexibility. Stay within 1 hour travel of your office. Try to share flat with some other working professionals. You’ll have people to talk to outside law.

Staying alone is a bad idea - dealing with loneliness; no one has spare keys; no one to share house responsibilities + manage maid - when you have urgent deliverables, or late nights

However finding decent flatmates can be a challenge if you don’t know people in Mumbai. Difficult but it is possible. All the best!

Yeah cool, but a lot of these hardships could be avoided if you chose to make 2.5 crore instead of 3 crore by getting a couple of additional resources or taking on so many mandates and suffocating your team.

So boo hoo, my heart breaks for you milord. Now show your empathy and hire more people pls, or grow a spine and push back on clients expectations.

Hey,
I am 3rd Year student of Tier 3 NLU, willing to intern at in-house legal team of companies. Need to know how to approach them and are they worth it?.
Tried to mail a career@xyz of several companies but received no reply. What would be the best way to approach them (via LinkedIn or through mail)..
Any leads/suggestions will be highly appreciated

just a word of advice from an nluj alum.....ppl might disagree with me but LI is a genuinely great forum to anonymously scout for much needed info that you may not otherwise be able to directly/ personally ask. however in the future pls refrain from revealing any information by which you can be easily identified.

on a separate note - and to answer your question - nluj can be a great great place if you learn how to balance your time. tons of good times and partying, but at the same time tons of opportunities to really make something of yourself there. there will be certain cons at any and every institution, but whats important is what you make of what is given to you! pls dont be afraid to put yourself out there in terms of participating in intras or applying for positions that are opening up or anything else for that matter - i promise that it will pay you rich dividends eventually. there will be a lot to look forward to, and so heres to wishing you the best!

AILET was atrociously different and complicated for no reason as compared to CLAT. I was confident for NLU-D given my performance in CLAT ( top-50 rank) but highly doubt that I will do as well. I’m feeling a bit weird and undeserving of NLS and don’t know what to think. Maybe I shouldn’t go maybe I just got too lucky and should go to some local college instead. I’m flummoxed. Getting around 80 in AILET General 😭😭 as opposed to 97.5 in CLAT. It’s quite embarassing

Are you seriously comparing a PhD in theoretical physics with a PhD on SMELL in LITERATURE and how smell is apparently a colonial/patriarchal construct or whatever??? Are you serious????

Bro, theoretical physics lays foundations for practical experiments that can revolutionise mankind. Case in point: Peter Higgs did a PhD from Kings College London that led to the discover of the Higgs Boson 50 years later.

Hey LI users,

It is with immense pleasure and confusion I have come here to ask your opinions on choosing between these 2 esteemed law universities, NLSIU and NLUD.

A little bit info about me, I dropped out nluo this year to retake clat and ailet and thankfully I cracked both. I am from East India (most people would call it north) and I always dreamt of NLSIU. But there is a new equation playing into this dilemma now, my gf could not get into nls (also her first choice) but got into nlud so now my NLS fanboy-ing era has come crossing down to rationality and I am rethinking my choice.

To weigh out some objective pros and cons, nls has much more hectic academics but also superior faculty quality and brand name compared to nlud. I primarily aim for corporate placements so historically nls would have been a better choice but given the increased batch size, both could fare not far behind each other. Nlud is closer to my home but that doesn't influence me much as I love bangalore city much more. Nlud has also scrapped off year-loss/detention policy so ye life at nlud most probably would be much more chill compared to Nlsiu. I plan to go abroad in future too but again in law firms only so NLS has edge there also I feel.

Now to the subjective part, I love my gf a lot, even tho we have started dating very recently I want us to last forever so ye :)

Kindly help your junior here. I would be extremely glad.

Thank you

Hahaha. Reminds me of when I first started out, and left at 7.30 PM if I was done with work.

Eventually once partners noticed, they started loading me with work with unrealistic deadlines so I'd be forced to stay in the office for long - this was the time when we only had desktops to work on and had to commission laptops for offsite due diligence.

I have been reading a lot in forum about how admin has become very problematic to the point that students have been feeling caged. This has kind of made me anxious and hesitant. The hostels not being able to accommodate people, serious ragging issues and confrontation b/w the admin and students. Is it still worth it considering it's the only "good nlu" I have in hand when I'm a dropper already. Because at the end, what matters the most to me is a decent, not-so toxic environment with good placements and internship opportunities.

Based on my CLAT 2025 rank, I can likely get both NLSIU and NALSAR. Heard NLS is super hectic—does it leave time for other interests or activities? Also, is NLS’s brand value significantly better than NALSAR when it comes to international opportunities, like an MBA or other degrees abroad? What should I keep as my first preference? Would love your insights!