For the 2026 cycle, most tier 1 NLUs were somehow able to mitigate the slowdown to a fair extent. From what I know, NLSIU and GNLU broadly maintained their standard placement numbers. I’ve also heard that NLUJ managed to retain overall figures, although there may have been an increase in in house roles as opposed to tier 1 recruitment. I also know NALSAR, at the end of the day had their standard numbers, although there was some alumni influence, but that is normal for every major tier 1.

Similarly, NLUD and NUJS seem to have seen a slight dip, but nothing dramatically different from previous years.

The broader trend appears to be that Tier 1 firms were relatively more conservative this time, while Tier 2 firms, boutiques, and in-house teams expanded hiring. This is also reflecting in BO 2027 hiring, where a substantial chunk of PPOs seem to be coming from Tier 2 and boutique firms. So overall placement numbers across top NLUs have remained largely stable, with only minor variations (which is fairly normal year-to-year), even if the composition of recruiters has shifted somewhat from tier 1 to other players in the market.

Also, the current PPO numbers are not necessarily unprecedented. If you look through official placement reports of most tier 1 NLUs from previous years, the average PPO count is usually somewhere in the early to mid-20s range (or even lesser!). There is also still about a month left before Day Zero, and a significant number of students tend to get placed immediately before the process begins.

If you scroll through old threads on this website long enough, you’ll notice that almost every batch has had a similar round of concerns about the market. At the end of the day, all students and universities can really do is diversify risk instead of depending excessively on Tier 1 recruitment alone.

the war, 2026 was easily the worst batch placements-wise post-pandemic. It was supposed to rebound, but the war has made it worse foe 2027 batch and it will only get better if this resolves first.

does not help that your country is busy bootlicking Trump's ego cause we have incompetent leaders who need to win votes on religion, or opposition who need reservations to win votes instead of competence.

go ahead, if you dig deep into the NRI quota judgements the reasons were two fold to give students who were really NRIs the opportunity to come back and study in India, as they might have studied elsewhere in the world they would not be really able to compete in the entrance exam etc. the second reason was to get foreign currency. both these reasons do not apply to 90% of NRI candidates now, they do their schooling from India and get the NRI sponsorship certificate from one of their relatives outside India, the money also does not come from outside India, it is paid by the candidate themselves. so none of the original reasons are upheld today. it has become as the post above mentioned a way to subsidise the other seats. best example is GNLU.

Why are NLS/NALSAR/NUJS better than Symbiosis/Jindal/Christ(Bangalore) ?
Don't just say because they order old. Symbiosis is much older and yet can not even match 20% of the placements of NLS/NALSAR/NUJS ?

My friend and I were talking to someone from Christ Bangalore who was interning along with some other students from NLS/NUJS. I prepped for CLAT back in the day and managed to get NALSAR with under 100 rank (Yes there was a time when NLS didn't have 100 seats for UG) and back in the day I used to hear about Christ being really good. However the intern told me, they try to slip of their college names in convos so as to not make it obvious they are from christ or else it brings them shame.

I do not support this "College Brand" culture. Yet who cares, the people above me will still go to Bangalore or kolkata for just 1 college.

There are many important issues people wish to talk about, but i'm afraid LI just seems to kill the conversation with its excessively delayed moderation of each post or reply. Do something about it LI. Also many comments are deleted or not published. I can understand posts being blocked for using abusive language etc. but seriously LI, stop killing freedom of speech.

6 months ago, or even 1 month ago, people would have laughed f you had told then that the BJP would get a 2/3 majority and push through delimitation, women’s reservation, one nation one poll, UCC etc. Yet, there were always signs that the liberal-conservative divide was just opportunistic political acting. Even as college students fought fanatically over their political loyalties, Mahua Moitra and Sushmita Dev were dancing at BJP MP Naveen Jindal’s wedding. Raghav Chaddha was enjoying a luxury London holiday with his glamorous Bollywood wife (the same guy who had declared just 2 lakhs a year annual income in his poll affidavit). The DMK was welcoming Adani in Tamil Nadu.

And now… AAP has defected en masse, the TMC is finished as a party, almost all the SS UBT MPs are looking to switch, and the DMK will probably have a back door understanding with the BJP.

Meanwhile, the CJP has proved to be a dud: mostly a bunch of jobless Insta boys with bot followers.

So basically our pluralist and socialist Constitution is all set to be amended wholesale and India will be turned into a Right Wing Rashtra.

Hey, the HR will get in touch with you. CAM processes PPOs in bundles, with an average waiting time of around 1-2 months (so patience is key). Usually, the HR will directly contact your placement committee. They'll get in touch with hem to verify your marks, rank etc. (you placement committee will usually tell you when this happens). You can expect an official mail a week after this. Don't worry, just have patience as repeated follow ups won't really help. All the best. I'm sure you'll get it!

Hi everyone,

I’m part of the 2026 batch and recently got placed in a T1 firm’s Indirect Tax practice. I’ve interned fairly extensively in IDT across different firms and with smaller practitioners, so I’m not walking in completely blind, but I’d be lying if I said I’m not nervous about the probation period.

I started on June 1st, and the 6-month probation feels like it’s looming over everything. I know the work itself (drafting, research, briefings) but I’m worried about things like:

• How to manage the pace and volume of work at a big firm vs. internships

• What seniors actually look for during probation (beyond just “good work”)

• How to handle feedback/criticism without it knocking my confidence

• Tips on building a good rapport with the team early on

• Any common mistakes first-years make that I should watch out for

I’d really appreciate any advice, big or small.

Thanks in advance!

Reading the opinion/'analytical' pieces on B&B and LL makes me want to barf. Many of them are clearly written by AI. Even when the piece is written by a human, the chances of it being a worthwhile read are slim to none. Both these publications really need to exercise greater editorial supervision.

Interesting.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aquilaw_certain-rumours-and-speculations-are-being-activity-7470849460487667713-Htxs

The statement comes after Kalyan Bandopadhyay went on news channels yesterday alleging that Sanjay Basu, on behalf of Abhishek, removed him as counsel in the hearing concerning Abhishek Banerjee and the MLA signature forgery case.

Also comes after Sucharita Basu recently posted on LinkedIn praising the new BJP government in Bengal.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sucharita-basu-2a93b8107_𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬-𝐚-𝐧𝐞𝐰-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫-activity-7458804003217264640-JJba

P.S. The claim in the subject line of Aquilaw being “possibly Kolkata’s richest law firm” is assuming KCO and SAM’s Kolkata offices to be separate units, rather than a unified national firm. Also assuming that the three Mandal heirs going their separate ways has made each breakaway firm poorer than the unified Fox & Mandal.