The NUJS Kolkata Campus Recruitment Committee (CRC) 2020 has released its final placement statistics for the 2019-20 academic year, with more than 60 accepted job offers from the highest paying law firms, according to a release by its Student Juridical Association (SJA).
In total there were 119 opportunities accounted for, including 75 law firm jobs, 2 in-house positions and 17 opting for litigation chambers.
Civil services and judicial services exam preparation remained popular, with 8 and 9 respectively going for each of those.
Four would do policy and research work, while two would join startups, according to the CRC.
Purely numerically, these numbers are comparable and arguably (and of course very subjectively) an improvement on 2019’s results (which were the last full recruitment figures published from NUJS),
We have asked for confirmation of the precise size, but understand that the total undergraduate batch strength at NUJS is just over 120 students normally.
Breakdown
The largest recruiter by far was Trilegal, with a massive 15 students hired, followed by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas with 11, and L&L Partners with 9 jobs.
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and AZB & Partners both made 8 offers, while Khaitan & Co made 6 offers.
In addition, students bagged one vacation scheme (a prestigious paid summer internship) with foreign law firm Allen & Overy, as well as one training contract.
Unusually, in-house only contributed 2 to the total tally with jobs at ICICI Bank.
All those firms pay amongst the highest possible salaries amongst organisations recruiting from Indian law schools (in addition to firms such as S&R Partners and Talwar Thakore & Associates).
Across firms, that accounts to at least 64 jobs at such traditionally high-paying workplaces.
Litigation saw 17 total offers.
Further education, like in-house, was also not terrifically popular this year with only one LLM and one MS in Commerce abroad at Cambridge and the University of Virginia abroad.
Caution remains reserved for current batches
Despite the strong result, these come with a massive asterisk for current batches considering the continuing uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic and associated recruitments.
One NUJS source confirmed that almost all the above offers had been confirmed before the full emergence of Covid-19 in early 2020. Covid-time figures and impacts on recruitments, if any, would more likely be reflected in the batch of 2021’s results, said the student.
The 2020 CRC consisted of Aditya Kumar, Aditya Rajagopal, Agreema Sanghai, Anirudh Goyal, Lakshya Thukral, Prakhar Mittal (coordinator), Shreshth Tomar, Tejas Popat (coordinator) and Vidushi Garg.
The committee said in its statement:
Despite the pandemic, the record of the Batch of 2020 continues along the path of excellence that has been a hallmark of NUJS and its graduating students over the years. This could not have been possible without the immense support and trust that members of the CRC 2020 got from the Batch of 2020 as also, from the CRCs and RPCs of the previous and current batches. Equally, we remain grateful to our faculty advisor Prof. Mr. Anirban Mazumdar who has been a pillar of support. The entire process of recruitment would never have the success it remains without the guidance and support of the Vice Chancellor, the faculty and all administrative and non-administrative staff at NUJS. Our gratitude also goes out to the alumni in continuing to support the University through all these years.
Full NUJS 2020 recruitment figures
| Law firm recruiters | Students Recruited |
|---|---|
| Trilegal | 15 |
| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | 11 |
| L & L Partners | 9 |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas | 8 |
| AZB and Partners | 8 |
| Khaitan and Co. | 6 |
| Talwar Thakore & Associates | 3 |
| Indus Law | 3 |
| Singh & Associates | 3 |
| Desai and Diwanji | 2 |
| Argus Partners | 1 |
| Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan | 1 |
| J Sagar Associates | 1 |
| S&R Partners | 1 |
| Fox & Mandal | 1 |
| Rashmikant & Partners | 1 |
| Total | 74 |
| Foreign law firm | Vacation Schemes | Training Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| Allen & Overy | 1 | 1 |
| In-house recruiter | Students Recruited |
|---|---|
| ICICI Bank | 2 |
| Litigation recruitments | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Adv. Major RP Singh | 1 |
| Litigation in High Court/Trial Court | 16 |
| Total | 17 |
| Further education | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| L.L.M, University of Cambridge | 1 |
| M.S. Commerce (Finance), University of Virginia | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
| Alternative career options | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Appearing for Civil Services Examination | 8 |
| Appearing for Judicial Services Examination | 9 |
| Policy and Research | 4 |
| Startup | 2 |
| Total | 23 |
Comments
Also, the two folks joining startups, are they joining in a non-legal role? If not why is it an alternative career option? A few days back you had reported a law firm partner joining as GC of a food-tech startup?
The INSANEE numbers
And learn to celebrate that for once
Instead of picking on random deets
The other colleges should appreciate these and be inspired
It’s truly time to give credit where it’s due
Old is gold!! Wonder where the naysayers will hide now
Both in absolute and percentage numbers the TIER-1 from jobs of this batch are WAYYYYYYY more than any other college
(I’m taking about just the top firms here - if you add the smaller numbers the gap gets bigger)
THIS IS IT
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/nujs-top-scorers-skip-placements-for-academics-free-legal-aid-firm/articleshow/81676381.cms
This is from the perspective of just the 2020 batch (not even the recent 2021 batch)
From the 2021 batch multiple people are going for llm (Oxford, Cambridge, ucl, lse, nus offers already here) - as the article rightly states
The article is not at all
In fact, the toppers mentioned are from the 2021 batch
Please do basic reading before casting unnecessary aspersions
Who are you kidding man
Like seriously
These are the best numbers ever.
Till date no one has done better than these numbers - there is no rational basis to suggest anyone will do better than them.
But ofc, these colleges are free to red lease their numbers - trust me they won’t though, lest the reality come out and people like you lose all basis to lie
But yes, kudos to NUJS 2020, amazing numbers as expected.
Nalsar was more egregious in supplying incorrect median salary figures that year.
Well done NUJS!
Despite the so called hurdles these numbers are just mind blowing - don’t think any other college can even think of matching up
NUJS has once again proven that it has by far the best recruitment in this country
Proud of my alma mater!!
It does seem to me that all the vitriol they generally get in social media is just over hyped in this LI bubble
Because the people who matter - the real world lawyers - clearly hold noojies in a high regard
The sheer number in top law firms is just too enticing to demote the college on the CLAT preference list. Definitely need to reconsider NIRF rankings
The real world of law practitioners clearly ain’t taking the NIRF Rand king anywhere a seriously as the maniacal bubble of commenters in LI does.
Foreign Placements- NUJS churns out TCs every year!
LLM- I have lost count how many students from NUJS make it to Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, UCL, Stanford, Columbia EVERY YEAR!
Good day friend.
Learn to appreciate also na sometime
There is also the money factor. Paying Rs 50 lakhs for an LLM (or even Rs 20 lakhs with a partial scholarship) is a big deal for those who are not elite.
And most people from NUJS (and other top NLUs) also want to work for a few years before going for llm
Self funding + better chance of job (if interested) + clearer idea about career interests
As someone actually from JGLS- Kudos to NUJS, it was a difficult time and you have done great!! Party hard guys!! Really happy for you as fellow law students
And people purporting to be JGLS in comments above are not from JGLS, we are a private university with a different fee structure and student demographic and tier 1 NLUs are government universities with a different student demographic. Not adding a negative connotation to it but both have their own pros and cons and can’t be compared. JGLS students would never draw comparison with tier 1 NLUs and people doing that above are not JGLS students. These are outsiders who enjoy some trolling.
Wouldn’t take the comment away from the topic- this is a spectacular job guys. You go!
Have a good day. Keep up with the hate mongering, peace out.
Overall an average to below average placement figure, nicely embellished with UPSC and Judicial Services, etc. Shame about the lack of LLMs [...]
These are ABSOUTELY accurate numbers
Feel free to contact firm HRs if you like man
And we’ve already addressed why there were fewer LLMs - make some effort and read the older comments
1) The NLS
2) The NLUD
3) The NALSAR
4) NLUJ, NUJS it’s a tie
5) JGLS
6) GNLU
7) NLIUB
8) NLU Mumbai
9) NLUO
10) Symbiosis
11) RMLNLU
12) HNLU
13) NLUJAA
14) RGNUL
NUJS deserves to be included in NIRF, the top 3 are a different league but 4,5,6 are right behind trying to cover up.
Also, I find JGLS' placements, student demographics, faculty, infra and prospective factor better than NLUD.
According to me NLS>NALSAR>NLU Jodhpur>JGLS=NUJS>NLUD
And please do release the final stats na - you’ll find we’ve beaten you fair and square there also
NLUJ shouldn’t join this convo - out of their league
Even for 2021 batch CAM took more than 8 students from GNLU on day zero and 0 from NLUJ.
I think NLUJ is hyped in the official rankings. It is no way better than NUJS. Personally, I think its not anymore better than GNLU.
How do you say NLUj stats are better than any of these?
I could see that only 1 student from NUJS got an offer from the 2020 batch. I wonder how many from other colleges got selected for the 2020 and 2021 batch
Simply, on the basis of article we coulf find only 1 Cambridge offer for 2020 Nujs batch. If you know other offers for 2020 or 2021 batch, do let us know
You guys aren’t nowhere even close to NUJS man
Stop lying here just because you’re anonymous
1) NLS, or THE LAW SCHOOL, I mean, if NUJS had a respectable placement season, NLS has to have the most impressive season. Even in a recession, they'd hire from NLS, and NLS has to disclose its statistics to justify its claim of dominance.
2) I am a candidate of NALSAR, and I assume that our recruitment season was greater than this one. I don't recall anybody from the 2020 batch being forced to study for the judiciary or civil service. I'm not sure about NLS; I'm just pressing NALSAR right now, because if NALSAR launches and NLS doesn't, NALSAR would be at the top of the rankings. NALSAR has always had stronger placements than NLS (in my opinion), as well as superior campus infrastructure and other variables. NLS has become more oriented towards academia owing to its setting; NGL holds some strong positions in academia, but NALSAR has performed well in terms of employment in a strict commercial context. Professor F should have the statistics released.
3) I interned at a tier 1 company in Mumbai and saw a bunch of A0s from Jindal in my online video orientation. Also during the pandemic, candidates have been bragging that they had a perfect placement season in every moot, moon, and earth. They had a decent placement year in 2019, but it wasn't enough to break through the trio of NLS, NALSAR, and NLUD. If you have placements, then post them; otherwise, the arguments are meaningless.
4) Prior to the pandemic, NLUD was performing very well, but I've learnt that they could just underperform in 2020 and 2021. They must publish the placements if they wish to stay in the top three.
It is in the best interests of each of these universities if they release their statistics; NUJS has taken a bold step in this direction.
1. Calls themselves as the candidate from NALSAR?
2. Refers to the VC as Professor F?
3. Doesn't know anyone from the 2020 batch who did not get placed? Let me give you a name - [...] . (At Kian - if you don't want to publish a particular student's name, then just say the guy with initials LS).
One can assume anything.
Also nalsar 2020 batch size was 120 students, i don't think you could have gotten anywhere close to nujs 2020 numbers.
https://www.legallyindia.com/lawschools/nalsar-day-zero-2020-46-jobs-incl-7-foreigns-sewn-up-azb-surprises-by-recruiting-the-most-luthra-next-20190410-9992
How much can you guys mislead man
While I agree nalsar did v well with foreign jobs
Per your own article, they have FARR fewer total Indian & Tier-1 Indian jobs man
Just please read your OWN article
Importantly, NUJS 2020 batch size was also around 120 only (
33 PPOs for Batch of 2020, 57 Tier 1 jobs- Let that sink in friend.
NUJS is still a solid third in CLAT preferences
And that’s clearly visible from the ranks who come to college
So stop lying blatantly to mislead people
Contrary to what you salty Noojies think, NIRF does have a verification of a college's claims. Please see: https://news.careers360.com/nirf-2021-delayed-unlikely-be-released-in-early-april-official where it clearly says and I quote [i]“Coming up with NIRF 2021 in the first week of April would mean whatever data universities have submitted, we just put that in the computer and release it. That is not possible, we need to validate it, analyse the data then only come up with the rankings which will take some time.”[/i]
Assuming that the first NIRF was somewhat unclear on the verification process, the next two certainly haven't been. So the top 3 of NIRF truly belong there and no matter how much NUJS does this placements PR, it won't be displacing them in the near future. Overtake NLUJ first.
[quote]. Neither has LI confirmed what you claim it has said nor does LI have the means to do so[/quote]
LI has said it and LI can confirm by asking student reps and law firms. Kian is not a fool.
[quote]Contrary to what you salty Noojies think, NIRF does have a verification of a college's claims. [/quote]
[quote]Assuming that the first NIRF was somewhat unclear on the verification process, the next two certainly haven't been [/quote]
Unsupported by practice as NIRF clearly publishes false figures.
- "Reputation or perception is a highly subjective criteria of assessment and evaluation since academicians are likely to get influenced with established reputation of institutions, called ‘‘halo’’ effect"
- "Reputation or perception is considered as the most subjective indicator that can attract biased and manipulated opinions."
- "QS source its data from web sites of universities for ranking if a university itself does not provide data to the QS. Such data could be misleading."
https://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/djlit/article/view/16673/7473
https://twitter.com/drnassa
https://www.facebook.com/anil.nassa
Note: Email id taken from first page of his article.
1) As clearly stated, this is no great achievement as these are pre pandemic placements and the timing has been beautifully managed to make it seem like they achieved this success during the pandemic. Why are they releasing figures of 2020 so late?
2) We already had 0 day figures of 2020 of competitors like NLUJ and GNLU, these figures seem much better as mentioned in an aforementioned comment. And these are not even the final placements and they have more foreign tcs and better LLMs one year prior to the conclusion of 2020 placements
3) NIRF and other rankings further add to the argument. While NLS and JGLS have been considered by QS and the former by NIRF too. NLUD has also done great in NIRF. NALSAR has always proved itself. NUJS has yet to prove a lot even to claim fourth of fifth spot competing with the likes of NLS, NALSAR, NLUD, NLUJ, and JGLS. Even GNLU.
4) NUJS was no doubt #3 some years ago when there was a lack of better law schools. But with the emergence of new and arguably better located law schools like NLUD and the rise of NLUJ, only bad has happened to NUJS as their best VC left and most influential professors were poached by the likes of JGLS. The onus remains on NUJS to prove that they are #3, merely publishing stats of 2020 and patting one’s own back on LI doesn’t prove anything
5) NUJS has always suffered due to lack of a an infra and their miniscule campus space and even worse hostels. Newer NLUs like NLUD with great prospects have better infrastructure and placement. Even NLUJ has a better infrastructure. NLUD has the best faculty in all of NLUs.
6) For students it’s always been NLS or NLUD. NLUD has mostly been chosen above NALSAR in clat prefs. And NALSAR is an entire league above NUJS undisputedly.
NUJS has not proved or disproved any of the above and published 2020 placement figures to mislead CLAT aspirants. TIER 1 universities have always remained 3 and NLS, NALSAR and NLUD comfortably rest over there. NUJS as a tier 2 university still has to compete with the likes of NLUJ, JGLS, GNLU and NLIUB. Although I believe NUJS’ doom is identical to NLIUB which was one of the best. NUJS being ex number 3 suffered the most from emergence of newer universities like NLUD and JGLS. The number of jobs has mostly remained the same and better universities have only emerged and so someone had to lose on the jobs. NUJS took the L on this one.
7) Ganging up in comments section and downvoting facts and criticism would not prove a point. Prove your point by actually doing good NUJS.
Cause then their house of cards is gonna come tumbling down
1) The NLS
2) The NUJS
3) The NALSAR
4) NLUJ
5) JGLS
6) GNLU
7) NLUD(House of Berozgars)
8) NLU Mumbai
9) NLUO
10) Symbiosis
11) RMLNLU
12) HNLU
13) NLUJAA
14) RGNUL
Instead of fighting on LI you people should meet with your Chief Minister, state Chief Justice and alumni and seek their help. In fact, you may very well have both a new Chief Minister and state Chief Justice soon who could be sympathetic to the college.
[img]https://www.lawctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Capture.jpg[/img]
Do you know if the top places NUJS profs have published papers this past year?
Do you know of the major infrastructural upgrades happening to the NUJS acad block and hostels?
There is a LONG list of things that this vc has been doing silently to improve our rankings
So wait and watch and you’re in for a shock
NLSIU, NALSAR AND NUJS don't need any certificate
Even kids of 12th class knows Real tier 1 law schools, that's all matter
Do you think this 'so called top university' deserve even 10 points(perception score). It should be kicked out by MHRD this time.
https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/scst-students-of-nlu-delhi-complain-of-facing-institutionalized-discrimination-147466
https://livewire.thewire.in/campus/nlu-delhi-caste-dalit-adivasi-students/
Much wow
3 vac schemes already from the 2022 batch at HSF, Links and A&O.
University has won Manfred Lachs, OXIPR and was semi-finalists at Vis Vienna and Stetson this year.
UPSC wise ranks 8, 9, 35 over last three years.
JGLS can't compete with NLUO, let alone NLUD.
Most folks can't digest the fact that a university established in 2008 has been dominating the old NLU guard.
But in all honesty, it's about time it's understood that tier 1 is pretty broad and includes NLS/NLUD/NUJS/NALSAR/NLUJ/NLIU. All come with their own sets of perks and agar job hi chaiye, then all these university's can ensure a placement for you in a corp firm if you're decent enough.
The sheer number of placements fluctuate based on student interests and batch sizes. So please stop this banter over which NLU is better. You will get an equal headstart from them all!
I mean same goes for tier 1 NLUs as well, y’all are fighting for #1, #2 and #3 spots but in actuality multiple factors come into account. All tier 1 are nearly equal, even if NLS is better than NLUD, a student might choose NLUD over NLS because the difference is slight and they are a resident of Delhi and wish to stay close to home and vice versa.
LI has been publishing placement stats and other achievements of universities. Any student who has any offer from any tier 1 university would be sane enough to assess them based on his preferences. If all of you are from tier 1 universities as you claim, you must be having your mid sem assessments rn, maybe you should all focus on that or you’ll go unplaced and bring down the placement stats you’re boasting about in the comments section. Establishing superiority in LI comments section is so stupid and here it is just my word against yours. I could be a kid from amity and i could say that amity is better than nujs and kian will still publish that because free speech. So just let it be, let aspirants decide themselves.
And there might just not be a #1, #2 or #3 but just excellent universities, good universities, decent universities and pathetic universities.