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I also got to know that this is the only university to offer 5yr integrated law with specialization in maritime law and currently has top faculties in maritime law
Some of their students in bba llb got t1 INTERNSHIPs too this yr. It is located near GIFT city too and students studying there are getting international exposure thru research and moot courts + Despite on levels of nfsu they are doing any PR
I just want to know from seniors wheter this college is worth leaving lower T3 nlus like HPNLU and MNLU-CS and what else should I look before joining this college
Any suggestions would be encouraged
Is this a good academic standing? And from the perspective of UK LLM (Cambridge) scholarships, will my marks be a hurdle for me? Should I regret about it that my score isn't that great? If I study well for one more year, on an average it can only cross 78 from 76.
It is like RGK and other scans wherein "setting" was definitely involved. But the Genie is now out and cannot be fully buried like Sarada etc.
But you will need to throw out root and stem. No half measures. This is not a state govt problem. It is a Messiah problem. ▮▮▮
Now think if you are stuck in this rut. Or this rut is what you are born into across generations and then merit alone is touted to be the only way to climb the Great Indian Ladder
if you want to transition - nah buddy. I agree they do have good work and lala clients sitting but nothing substantial you'll earn/get from the 'Dentons' tag.
Coming to your point about starting in a commercial bank: in India, there honestly aren’t too many legal banking roles available. If banks like ICICI Bank or HDFC Bank visit your campus, you should definitely aim for them. Otherwise, they usually don’t offer internships outside their campus hiring programs. So practically speaking, it makes more sense to target law firms in India and abroad.
As of now, a good Tier-1 BnF experience can open doors to multiple foreign law firm opportunities later on. So ideally, aim for Tier-1 law firm BnF teams, publish on regulations that directly impact financing and deal-making, and try getting internships with teams like Economic Laws Practice or Dentons they may start considering applications from third year onwards. Once you have those names on your CV, start cold-emailing Tier-1 BnF partners strategically. (custom mails)
Also, build experience through moots, especially in IBC. That combination helps a lot.
You should also start applying for vacation schemes at foreign law firms whenever eligible that can genuinely become a golden ticket.
Overall, just stay extremely aware of what’s happening in the market. Don’t isolate your learning entirely to BnF because the future of the practice area, especially at the junior level, is not fully predictable. And honestly, while BnF is very well paid, it can also get quite boring. Try finding at least one area of law you genuinely enjoy alongside it.
But maybe that is not really the target audience of LI, as forensics isn't really in the 'traditional' field of legal practitioners, so it's a bit off topic. However, there is a lot of off topic being posted, so it is also easy to ignore posts about NSFU.
We'll try to keep an eye on it and if threads on NSFU are very repetitive or don't share anything new, will try to moderate (though if there's some genuine news involved, maybe posting it makes sense)
What are the reviews for Link Legal? Any positives after 'Denstons' association?
What about NCR M&A teams- Anuj Trivedi, Namita Das, Milind Jha
i mean good for you obviously
At last, I am thinking that maybe I should give another attempt (would be my third) and keep on trying till I get a T1 college. The first attempt didn't go well due to a surprise analytical reasoning question (2025) which messed up my mental and subsequently, the whole paper. Then, in 2026, a similar mistake happened, which cost me 7 marks and didn't have proper GK coverage (even though I read from two compendiums, facilitated by my own research and another magazine for state exams). Though, the rank inflation also facilitated me getting into HNLU.
I appreciate any advice. Thank you.
P.S. - At least in my second attempt, I had a fire inside me that told me that I couldn't reach my potential due to my brain giving up at that AR question and not turning back on (like when you keep on reading but you don't understand a thing), therefore I still had room to improve before I would hit my ceiling, however the same thing happened (I tried all the methods I could during my preparation - giving mocks with a 10 minutes deficit, when extremely sleepy, with a lot of disturbances, etc., and on the day of the exam - box breathing, doing something else and coming back to it, etc. to no avail).
And it's not about the college it's about how they become future leaders in their field . Nfsu was established 13 years back and till now I haven't seen/heard of any startup idea/innovative idea that has contributed/added some value in forensic field
So there is no harm if we say nfsu is just another university where students are just there for placements
Now its been almost 1.6 years working in this company. I am not interested in their work. I really want to get back into law now specially in M&A, Gen Corp practice (now that I have a decent knowldge of finance and functioning of a company). So is it even remotely possible to go back in law?
The new govt tasked the DMs to start salary recoveries from teaching and non teaching staff who were identified by the SSC and CBI as having got appointments via illegal means. But what's the progress and why isn't the govt ensuring that SSC etc publish the names with relevant details. The recoveries if done right will be substantial. And why aren't these 5000 or so individuals being pursued to name those who took cash for jobs?
If the Centre can pull in paramilitary forces from all over the country for security during and after elections, why can't they bring in additional officers including retd officials for surge support?
Majority of the best faculty has left SLSP because of ▮▮▮ attitude and forcing all to go for ▮▮▮ ▮▮▮ publication. As per the Scopus authors’s profile 98% of the law, non-law faculty member’s publications are in Engineering, management, and other scientific journals. By many other ▮▮▮ gets to maintain the rank of SLSP in NIRF. ▮▮▮
my main concern in interaction with the senior because i want to be able to speak about callback at the end? is the interaction minimal?
any insights on how to leave a good impression? i’m seriously worried about the quality since it’s online…
I wanted to know how is their BBA LLB program as some of their students got internships in T1 firms (It will be there 4th batch) and considering it is under ministry of Home affairs and it is located near GIFT city
Their curriculum is also good ( from what they have mentioned on their website)
I need guidance whether it is good option or not considering it's INI status and amount of international exposure they are providing to their students
as a fresher, someone pleaseee tell me good firms/chambers to apply
mostly interested in media and entertainemt/ general corporate or disputes (two sides of the coin ik)
Also some students got internship in T1 firms in their BBA LLB program
Could someone please guide me how is it and what can we expect from this university as it is under ministry of Home affairs and their curriculum looks good too students studying have no complaints against this university. Location is also near GIFT city
Please don't spread any hatred I am not comparing it with any NLU
Whether for foreign llm or MBA. Experience is better than no experience.
And if so keen to practice what he preaches for starters why hasn’t he made WFH for the entire Kotak Mahindra Group employees given now the PM also has called for austerity!
Any update on the current state of his team in terms of hiring would be very much appreciated!
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/twisha-sharma-death-updates-noida-woman-33-found-dead-in-bhopal-at-husbands-home-family-demands-justice-11511093/amp/1
Mods, I request you to vet NFSU posts properly. This guy isn't doing it for the first time on LI. Go to r/NLUs, search "NFSU," and you'll find him doing the same there.
I wanted to know how do I develop my profile to suit for this practice area & apply for internships.
I want to work at commercial banks from the very start.
Please help by suggesting measures.
Thanx
Does LKS-Kolkata internship have same value as Mumbai or Delhi? It's totally about indirect taxes, na?
Besides, I feel like even if I applied at top firms at Mum., Delhi, etc., it's really not feasible for me to attend those internships offsite due to expenses.
I'm really in a sad condition in that regard now.
So, please help me with the question.
Thanks!!!
Even in the much praised (only on LI) government sector, this working class high horse goes only so far. Nobody is going to check, for example if you are an agent controller in India's spy service, the RAW, who runs a hypothetical Chinese double agent whom the RAW officer has an arrangement to meet in Geneva from time to time, if that agent controller can speak Tamil or Kannada. What will matter is that the RAW officer can speak the languages that matter to make sure she doesn't stick out in Switzerland, and can interact with that Chinese agent. In my book, the essential languages for such a project would be English and Manderin, the desirable ones would be French or German (because of Switzerland in the hypothetical). Ideally of course, my guy would be able to speak the essential languages and one desired language (though many other criteria would matter). If I saw Tamil, kannada or Hindi in addition to the essential languages I'd dismiss as "superfluous and unhelpful". If I saw them instead of the essentials, that person isn't suitable for my needs. Simples. That's how I'd think if I did that kind of work, which I don't, but you can't argue that there is common sense in it.
Under the camouflage of access given to locals, a local club fronted TMC egress who built permanent structures including gym and various other facilities. When the old couple protested, threats followed including forceful takeover and eventual eviction from their own house. The couple then took refuge with a relative in Park Street. Eventually then won reprieve from the Cal HC because local police did zilch.
The club with tacit TMC support even contended that the old couple had given them access for their own protection and the takeover was in public interest since the old couple had no children nor could they properly exploit the property to full potential.
The HC ordered Surajit K Purkayastha IPS who was likely the CP then or something senior (later the first state security advisor to Unkind) that he must personally restore the full property to the old couple and demolish all unauthorised structures. But that remained unfulfilled citing local law and order problem including threat of suicide by local men and women who later got unmasked as local Unkind goons.
Two prominent ministers, Partha Chatterjee and Arup Biswas were the ringmasters and used their ministerial position to abuse govt finances to forcefully acquire the land using central funds under Ganga Action Plan. The then KMC mayor (likely the now discarded Sovan Chatterjee) enthusiastically got involved as well. Invoking special powers that property was "acquired" for a measly amount that was declined by the old couple.
This was spun by the wretched Unkind that the old couple did all the drama for money. Except it was later revealed that the old couple had previously desired to donate the land during Red admin if that helped the cause of Adi Ganga rejuvenation. That standing offer had remained with Unkind govt as well.
The Cal HC was exasperated. But judiciary has its share of ahem too. So a certain judicial restraint crept in when the state govt through its venerable AG (not the usual suspect KD) made its intent abundantly clear. The case was allowed to meander in the judicial jungles. Surajit kept getting promotions. And the old couple stayed away knowing that they wouldn't survive the local goons.
I don't know what happened eventually. But the state did acquire the land but it was not used for the pumping project. Maybe it came up eons later. But the gym and club remained.
Why isn't anyone looking into this? After all now we get to hear wonderful details if how Unkind acquired multiple lucrative plots, organised loot via police, KMC and worthies like Sona Pappu. Why is saffron so quiet about shady deals by Merlin Group and other real estate majors of Kolkata? What about the illegal Wow Momo factory fire? Are we getting warm?
Real estate, Corporate and Litigation - Culture, Toxicity, Pay, etc
https://www.news18.com/india/fortuner-rs-1-crore-dowry-14-month-harassment-noida-woman-jumps-to-death-husband-arrested-ws-l-10097214.html
Here's an article from Harvard Law School on the same topic.
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/transforming-law-into-a-science/
It seems the NLUs are way behind in their thinking and approach, still so skewed towards humanities.
Has SAM started rolling out offers for the batch of 2027? Have the interviews been completed? How were the interviews? Which partners took the interview? Has there been any intimation regarding when HR will get back to candidates? Has any team given out a straight PPO?
Do an LLM , and subsequently a PhD ONLY if you want to be a professor or researcher !
A basic LLB is more than enough to practice anywhere. Instead work on increasing your work experience. If you need to move forward, maybe a MBA will help. But DO NOT DO AN LLM !
who is going to be our vc? who else but our registrar.
While this associate was made to work on matters till the last day
> What does it mean for humanities-heavy NLUs?
> Will science in Class 12 become compulsory for law students?
> Where will the NLUs get STEM faculty from?
For starters, key areas where corporate lawyers require forensics include:
- Corporate Investigations & Fraud: Forensic investigators collect and analyze evidence to uncover financial fraud, misappropriation of funds, and white-collar crimes. This includes tracing money trails and identifying perpetrators.
- Digital Forensics: Essential for cybercrimes, data breaches, and digital fraud, this involves recovering deleted files, tracing online activity, and analyzing corporate devices.
- Forensic Accounting: Used to quantify financial losses, detect fraud in financial statements, and assist in legal proceedings regarding white-collar crimes.
- Document Examination: Analyzing handwriting, signatures, forgeries, and alterations of documents.
- Internal Investigations: Conducting workplace investigations involving harassment, embezzlement, or breach of duty.
- Cross-Examination of Experts: Understanding technical terms and forensic methodologies allows lawyers to effectively question expert witnesses, such as medical professionals, IT experts, or forensic accountants.
- Chain of Custody: Understanding procedures to ensure the integrity, preservation, and admissibility of evidence in court.
- Risk Management: Using forensic insights to implement proactive measures to prevent future fraud or legal issues.
White-collar crime - a hilarious practice area when you realise half the job is glorified inbox excavation marketed as elite legal advisory. One misplaced reimbursement, one “urgent payment” email, and suddenly a 14-member team is building a 68-slide “governance risk assessment” while speaking in consultant dialect about ethics culture and tone from the top. No deals, no negotiations, no courtroom drama — just Ctrl+F, chronologies, whistleblower templates, and the annual discovery that someone accepted a Diwali hamper worth ₹4,999 instead of ₹5,000.
Every matter sounds like a Netflix scandal until you realise the grand “internal investigation” is about a reimbursement policy violation and ends with a whistleblower refresher training and a 73-slide deck on ethical culture. Entire teams billing Tier 1 rates to discover that an employee accepted cricket tickets from a vendor.
Just three IPS officers getting suspended. For the cited reasons, heads of IAS, WBPS, WBCS,
Ei Samay has an interesting history. It was started by a former ABP editor (who also started Kolkata TV with Aparna Sen et al) with alleged slush funding from Sarada or some other ponzi fund. Later the founder got arrested (alleged persecution by both frenemy Unkind and Saffron Brothers) and abandonment by Reds. Aparna scooter expectedly. Soon Ei Samay gets taken over by TOI and then subsequently becomes a vanity purchase of its present owner.
But the actual case in the court gets lost in the process just like Sarada, Rose Valley, ICore, Pailan, Tower group and other Ponzis
Jai Ho. The Great Indian/Bengal Circus continues and the band plays on.
Unkind and her apparatchiks must face penal action for initiating malicious prosecution against Prof Ambikesh Mahapatra, Kamduni protestors etc.
The new CM is only making sarcastic threats like his predecessor and launching photogenic police action.
I am also stunned by Saffron silence on the bombshell dropped by their own MP, Justice Ganguly concerning RG Kar case. CBI is literally getting a blank cheque to murder the case. Compare that with the conviction it obtained in TN for custodial murder perpetrated by the policemen on father and son.
This clearly shows that RG Kar definitely involved some Princeling and hence sabotage from the highest levels involving all the parties and even questionable action by the DYC Court.
Looking back now, I’m really glad I left, because it made me realise there are better opportunities ahead. Had I stayed, I probably would never have seen that for myself.
Of course, this is just my personal experience, and I’m not saying everyone should do the same. But one thing I’ve learnt and something many seniors also say is that if you join a boutique firm, do it with the mindset of learning and eventually moving forward. Don’t get too comfortable too early. The learning can genuinely be incredible, especially in the first year, but staying indefinitely in a difficult environment can take a toll professionally and personally.
I’ve seen many capable seniors continue in spaces that no longer serve them, perhaps out of familiarity or comfort, and it’s honestly a little sad to watch because they deserve better.
So my only advice would be: learn as much as you can, build your foundation well, stay professional, stay grateful but also know when it’s time to move laterally and grow. One good year of learning can take you very far. Don’t underestimate your ability to find something healthier and better suited for your growth :)
As of now, it is practical to expect that the number of OMS (Outside Maharashtra Students) candidates has fallen by a lot this year....Moreover, both the slots were much more difficult compared to past year papers and were somewhat the same in difficulty when compared with each other.
I'm sorry if this isn't the right place to be asking this, but my anxiety got the better of me. Looking for GLC and ILS students, preferably 1st or 2nd years who could give an idea of the marks vs percentile for the years they appeared for the exam and make an educated guess as to what could the cutoff be for this year, especially for the oms category.
He has politicians/businessmen or vip's in general waiting for him to engage with them and be their go to counsel.
Plus he's from a big legal family as his father was a big judge and himself was a AG. So probably a combo of ego and being a snob.