NLU Ranchi, Jharkhand to be given 100-acre campus, plans foreign tie-ups

Wednesday, 22 June 2011 By Jay Sayta Law schools

Jharkhand’s new National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) Ranchi could become one of the best law schools in India in the next two to three years, vowed NUSRL’s dean-in-charge of faculty Alok Kumar Gupta.

NUSRL would be rated as one of the best law colleges in the country, having already set “a benchmark for the various new universities in Jharkhand”, said Gupta, adding that the Jharkhand government had allotted 100 acres of land and that top-quality infrastructure would be developed very soon.

Gupta said that although the land transfer documents had not yet been received formally and a final cabinet decision was pending, the decision was announced by the Jharkhand government in May and a stone-laying ceremony has also been carried out by Arjun Munda, the chief minister of Jharkhand, and the chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court on 12 May.

Currently the university was operating from a makeshift campus from Ranchi’s Birla Institute of Technology (BIT Mesra) nearby.

Gupta also added that NUSRL was in the process of finalising Memoranda of Understandings (MOU) and tie-ups with various foreign universities.

He said that the university had been receiving applications from all parts of the country for the second batch starting from July 2011.

NUSRL which was established in 2010 and started its first undergraduate batch in November 2010 on the basis of CLAT scores. This year the Jharkhand national law university is also inviting applications for the second under-graduate batch which will start in July. The university will also select candidates on the basis of CLAT scores.

The university is offering 100 seats for its BA LLB (hons) programme out of which 50 seats are reserved for students from Jharkhand in addition to further reservations.

Details are available on the Nusrl website.

NUSRL Ranchi legal education

Comments

no! 22 Jun 2011, 07:26

+7 -1

OMG not another NLU!There are not enough jobs. All new NLUs should be banned until foreign law fimrs come in or senior adovcates start paying decent wages.

QWERTY 22 Jun 2011, 08:03

+6 -1

Damn them new NLUs. Seriously, there aren't enough jobs! FUUUUUUUU-

student 22 Jun 2011, 08:07

500 students 100 acre campus ,r u nuts !!!!!!!

Booyeah. 22 Jun 2011, 08:39

^ hahah. NUSRL epic fail. :P

Le NOOJIE moi 22 Jun 2011, 09:43

The existing NLUs have been a disappointment with not more than 10 % of their students willing to join the bar.

More NLUs will only ensure quality education and the lack of 'desk' jobs might just push the students to join the bar.

Aditya Kandy 22 Jun 2011, 10:10

+4 -0

very good analysis.....which school of logic do u come from?????

Viewer 22 Jun 2011, 10:27

+0 -0

likes it

Inci 22 Jun 2011, 10:58

HNLU.

Chatur 22 Jun 2011, 16:38

+2 -0

[quote name="Le NOOJIE moi"]The existing NLUs have been a disappointment with not more than 10 % of their students willing to join the bar.

More NLUs will only ensure quality education and the lack of 'desk' jobs might just push the students to join the bar.[/quote]

Startup man Startup

Le NOOJIE moi 23 Jun 2011, 00:52

+1 -0

Yes, I would advise those who couldn't manage a job to start up a blog.

big words 22 Jun 2011, 10:12

+5 -0

lol!the administrators of any new national law school, after being formed, during the honeymoon period, utters such big words to trap students. "World Class Infrastructure" is the most commonly used version. the truth of the matter is it will take ages, AGES, for this school to get its own campus. Ask students of GNLU, HNLU, RGNUL etc..just how much a struggle it was to get the permanent campus up and running (which btw..RGNUL STILL doesn't have). on paper it may have a 100 acre campus, but at least till 2018 it shall continue where it is today..a cramped room begged off BIT Mesra.

QWERTY 22 Jun 2011, 11:18

Agreed biatch! 100% Ranchi doesn't hold a candle to any of the NLUs and won't be able to do so atleast 2018.

RGNUL 22 Jun 2011, 17:49

All RGNUL students have been shifted to new hostels and academic block will be built within a year.

big words 22 Jun 2011, 19:18

yes..and how much time did it take? its 2011 and still "only the hostels are ready", and the school came up in 2006! FIVE YEARS and ONLY THE HOSTELS!?! you GOTTA BE KIDDING ME! and the fact of the matter is even next year only the basic facilities would be ready..academic block and maybe administrative. the presence of such basic stuffs doesn't not account for 'world class infra'..it is the least you expect when you pay approx 1.5 lakhs p.a..colleges charging 2000 p.a also have an administrative and academic block..taking RGNUL's horrible condition infra wise, no new national law school should be allowed to begin functioning TILL the permanent campus comes up

Rajaiyah Ashwit 22 Jun 2011, 20:17

So? You guys still have to travel 10 Kilometers EVERYDAY to your campus. You ppl have to wait till next year (a whole year..just imagine) for your academic blocks etc.
Lol And you post your comment with so much (false) pride.

Alok Gupta 22 Jun 2011, 11:29

Is this the same Ex Dean of Policy Sciences from NLU Jodhpur? He isn't even a law guy!

cough 23 Jun 2011, 04:34

he's also a cynic of the first order. how amusing it is to hear these shining words of optimism now. i bet he's having a good laugh at everyone's expense.

Jobless 22 Jun 2011, 19:39

Bhaiyon, 100 acre bana lo ya 500 acre. In the end naukri nahi milne wali. I joined a UP NLU seeing glassy class rooms, AC library and what not. Remained a 9 pointer but could not even get even a job interview till date. What to do

Sridhar Parekh 23 Jun 2011, 06:14

+1 -2

Talking about RMLNLU, eh? For one, I know you're lying through your teeth!
It's placements have been fabulous.

Jobless 23 Jun 2011, 14:55

Yeah, fabulous like how. Two kids getting AMSS, thats why or because others will be working as paralegals for insurance banks. Only 7 people got hands on jobs. Its not all a fairy tale my friend. After studying law for five years, we deserve better. No body fear to struggle but this is no struggle. SO, check your figures.

Aditya Kandy 25 Jun 2011, 04:38

labor hard Man....join the bar

asd 22 Jun 2011, 21:04

NLUs to the right of him, NLUs to the left of him ....

RGNUL Supporter 23 Jun 2011, 08:22

RGNUL rocks:) u guys get ur facts right!

big words 23 Jun 2011, 12:46

and what exact facts do I need to get right? so you guys do have your campus ready..huh! quit RGNUL, save all that money and indulge in speculation. you'll earn more and spare yourself the trouble of learning the laws and not having the opportunity to put them to use

NLU #57 25 Jun 2011, 14:03

Yes, NLU no 57, coming up at Ormanjhhipur, Bundelkhand, will open its gates of learning very soon.

This is pathetic. 100 students 100 acres. It should be 100 acres = 100,000 multi-disciplinary university campus.

I'd rather have a medical school than another NLU. These neta-babus have absolutely no imagination. Just follow the herd.

Jhelum Saryu 25 Jun 2011, 16:09

You'll rather have medical school instead of NLU? WTF are you talkin about?
lol You come here on a law website and talk about joining medical colleges[...]

Le NOOJIE moi 26 Jun 2011, 11:33

Whats wrong with a medical school ?

and whats with the .. "You come here on a law website.. mummumuuu whack whack.."

Grow up !!

Nick 25 Jun 2011, 22:31

Grow up NLU#57. 100 Acres is good...atleast they are beginning with an already grand vision. Showcase your immaturity elsewhere [...] :D

Niranjan Upadhyay 4 Aug 2011, 16:17

The initiative of bringing law schools under the fold of international LEGAL SOCIETY by the GoI has made the law courses very attractive.

In the past legal education was casual in nature. Those who had no other opportunities or ability to get berth in high value course (Eng/ Medicine/CA/ Higher Education)generally attracted only few handful students particularly. LAW had been last resort for the drop outs, except few celebrated ward of LEGAL LUMINARIES who have retained magnified status of the celebrated jurists and Learned Advocates.

With the initiatives undertaken to have reform of legal education in India, there is ray of hope to bring governance in right path.

We salute those jurists/learned advocates and revered teachers of law to shape the governance structure

Best wishes to the honest endeavor.

Shankar 16 Dec 2012, 07:19

The response on Alok Guptra, at 2011-06-22 16:59 opining that "Is this the same Ex Dean of Policy Sciences from NLU Jodhpur? He isn't even a law guy!" is not wholly true.
From the info available at nuls ranchi website,
"Alok Gupta is a Doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dr. Alok has also completed his LLM in Business Law."
http://nusrlranchi.com/dr-alok-kumar-gupta

Sandeep 17 Dec 2012, 03:09

[quote name="Shankar"]The response on Alok Guptra, at 2011-06-22 16:59 opining that "Is this the same Ex Dean of Policy Sciences from NLU Jodhpur? He isn't even a law guy!" is not wholly true.
From the info available at nuls ranchi website,
"Alok Gupta is a Doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dr. Alok has also completed his LLM in Business Law."
http://nusrlranchi.com/dr-alok-kumar-gupta[/quote]

FYI many of these 'LLMs' in business laws are not degrees but rather diplomas. The short Cv on the website makes no mention of any law credentials so I guess that supports the claim that he's not a legal guy. He seems to be a PhD in political science / international relations.

I'm not saying he must be a legal guy tp be a registrar of a law college but it seems likely that hes not one.

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