How are LLM in NALSAR and NLSIU ?
- which is better in terms of academics (Since NLSIU offers only 2 specialisation whereas NALSAR offers more specialisations and even a General LLM)

- What are the job prospects after pursuing LLM in NLSIU or NALSAR

- How is student life in NALSAR and NLSIU for a LLM student and is the schedule managable ?

While I have advised below that Nalsar and NLUD will largely give you similar opportunities with Delhi having a locational advantage but not much else, I would recommend NLUD over NUJS by a mile.

I don't think there's any parameter where NUJS offers a better experience over NLUD (except partying), and corp job if you really want you will get from any top-5 law school.

Most of OBC and Clat takers have no such thing. You are clearly delusional. Thats why we need population quota. So the people enrolled in govt school without tution only compete with other people enrolled in govt school. That will be substantive equality. SC/ ST are getting their population proportionate, its time we extend it to OBC too.

So we only compete among our own category. So there are no such division and clamour.

Placements were only down this year, as they were for every other tier-1 NLU. And they will recover as more NLUD alumni reach senior positions. Maybe you forget quickly, but our student outcomes are still solid - Rhodes this year, UPSC top ranks, Ivy LLMs, etc. And which faculty has left since the mini-exodus of Arul, Aparna and Mrinal to NLS almost 2-3 years ago? And we have recruited folks to keep the faculty to student ratio similar. Research activities are still ongoing, just because you haven't heard of them doesn't mean they don't exist.

Hi,

I’m a 2nd year student from a t-1 NLU and I’ll be starting my corp. law internship somewhere around may next year. I have recently finished my SC internship under the ASG of India and the work I got there included mere copy-pasting LODs and 1-2 lines opinions, from which I learned absolutely nothing that would add up to my knowledge. Plus, while I was observing the court proceedings and the general court environment, I’ve come to a conclusion (after having done internships at HC and District Court as well) that Litigation is not for me as it’s a complete hassle and I want something that is more streamlined and straightforward as a career-path and I believe a career in corporate law would suit my needs. I just wanted to know as to what kind of work would I be entrusted upon at a Law Firm (inclusive of all the teams except dispute resolution) internship that I must be ready to face when the opportunity arises. Also, kindly tell the expectations that

Are you hearing yourself? 2 3 years ghar se paise le lena. Dude we are 22 year old. Do you really expect us to survive on our parents income till 26 27. Honed if you cant find a job please look for other options. Go for MBA. Even the most stupid students there are paid atleast 50k.

Each state is more than free to propogate its language. Further NLSIU shouldn't be above the law or be so supremacist to the point that it thinks that cultural and linguistic preferences of the locals can be ignored. Domicile reservation is forced because NLS won't come out of its supremacist mentality that it's above every other institution. Every nlu has it and has complied with the state regulations, why should nls be any different? If nls wants to be a part of the state and the city, it needs to show respect and acceptance of local laws, norms and culture. If not, it can become a private university and do as it pleases.

Delhi corp lawyer here. I have been told many times that I am handsome (being tall, fair complexioned etc). I also speak with a "proper" accent and went to a "branded" school in Delhi, then a prestigious law school. This seems to make me attractive to many girls. To my embarrassment, even parents of girls approach me. A pushy Punjabi aunty from an extremely wealthy family blatantly approached me at a wedding, took my number and sent me photos of her daughter.

However, the truth is that I have rebuffed such advances because I only want to get involved with someone with who I have a lot in common and can connect emotionally with. Many guys would happily say yes to marrying rich girls, but I am not obsessed with money and I really hate the Delhi culture of showing off wealth. I don't buy ANY luxury brands. I even want to switch to policy research, as a few of my friends have done. Perhaps then I won't seem so attractive! 😜

So, for now, still waiting for the right girl.... ☹️ Also dreading going to weddings and meeting pushy aunties.... 🫣

General merit. Funny and ironical especially in the context of this post. People should realise that the same guy made it through to both the places. So unless one is arguing that NLUD requires less merit than NALSAR to get into, which is a ridiculous argument anyway, it is clear that merit is a product of opportunities and privilege enjoyed from birth.

I had predicted this on this very platform. However, overall NLSIU still seems to have closed by 350 odd rank including domicile. So not much harm done yet, though you're right. It will be incremental over the years, as the batch rank 50 realises that they are missing out on opportunities at NLSIU, which they wouldn't have at NALSAR, NLUD, NUJS etc where they would have had higher batch rank, less competition in moot and other activities etc.

Why not approach the sweet, quiet guy yourself rather than wait to be approached (assuming you are female, which is what your “when I get fat” comment seems to suggest)? My experience of the last 42 years on this planet is that most emotionally inadequate outcomes stem from a failure to communicate, which stems from either fear (whether of rejection by the recipient, fear of being made fun of by others etc.) or ego. In a perfect world…….

Yes, my classmate felt uncomfortable being classified as an ST (you see in India, the surname reveals a lot). But he never played the victim card. A bit like Parsis in India. They are a tiny minority but have never played the minority card. That is a proud and self-respecting community - and see their impact, influence, and achievements in this and for this country.

Yaar mai toh bol raha hu har mahine elections karwao. Organizations would hire political consultants and policy & legal consultants. There would be a lot of jobs because of-course parties would do anything to retain in power or overthrow others from power. These are the only things that we Indians are interested in, right. We don't produce quality (in every sense) and would never do in future considering how lop-sided system is for those who have power and money. Not aligning with any ideology or political party. Just saying we were doomed, are doomed and continue to be so in future.

You are giving the wrong quote. Never said that BJP ruined Bengal, though all BJP workers in Bengal are from TMC or Congress anyway. However, BJP. Governors always create problem with the elected government of every single non BJP state, that's a habitual trend to the extent of being their policy.

No major deals? I disagree brother!

I think they dominate Competition, Projects (along with us), and even Cap Markets these days. They are always representing someone in M&A deals involving major Investors. My friend works at Tri and claims he has seen the firm bill obnoxious amounts of dollars to its foreign clients for transactions in which the Indian leg was insignificant.

They are not gambling their own money by introducing higher pay bands and hiring aggressively these days, there is an apparent need for resources. They do not need to do all such things as people would still be willing to work with them even if it was paying at par with SCAM or even Indus.

You seem like a juvenile CLAT aspirant rather than a law student in their 3rd year. Marital rape is also considered a major issue or concern, are people supposed to write an international law project on that? What ridiculous argument! Why don't you try to read IL first? Of course people are going to ask you to do your research first, that's the very point of a student assignment! Such entitlement and laziness!

Obviously NLUD without reservation. You will go with your head held high and have the respect of your peers. Also, if any recruiter seeks your AILET rank you can proudly give it and not face any prejudice. Both NALSAR and NLUD are at par and in fact NLUD has been ranked higher in NIRF multiple times.

Seeing some shocking scenes on TV from today’s rally. People armed with swords and sticks are tearing down English signboards and threatening shop and restaurant owners. Absolutely thuggery and lawlessness. Is this a sign of things to come? We have already seen domicile reservation forced upon NLSIU. Is the only hope that NLSIU wins the pending Supreme Court challenge and the HC decision is upheld, thus killing reservation? Should NLSIU lobby aggressively for NLU nationalisation?

Trilegal you are so f*****g pathetic,you can't even post an Anon reply property.And workplace is for work,not "greetings".And some type of " greetings"do qualify as sexual harassment..And btw,those shit articles you are putting out saying women are misusing the POSH law for general grievances can be easily seen as an attempt to save the sexual harassers in these bg company es who you are dyingbto get as clients given the promise of "guaranteed" bonus you made.You people are no better than corrupt cops who decide that rape cases are their source of retirement funds.

Fourth year ay NLUJ here, let me assure you that ragging is mostly confined to 5-10 people per batch who have either themselves gone through that experience or wish to assert their dominance in the junior batches by pretending to be who they are not. You will get to know who all to avoid in the first few days on campus itself. However, if someone asks you to introduce yourself and tell them about your hobbies, utilise it as a networking opportunity and let them know that you aren't comfortable with it if they use a rude tone/ask you to address them as sir/ma'am etc.

On the food and drinking scene, you'll pretty much get everything on campus as swiggy and zomato work just fine with a 70/80 rupee delivery charge. The city has cute cafes and the rooftop ones near Mehrangarh are a uniquely jodhpur phenomenon that you must experience with friends in the evening when the fort gets lit up.

Utilize these 5 years properly and ensure you keep doing something other than just acads and college activities, explore the city and if budget permits, rajasthan has great places to see and most of them are about 4-5 hours away from jodhpur due to its central location. I personally have loved the experience of living in a tier 2 city after coming from a metro - it wouldn't have happened if it weren't for college. It makes you realise that there is a life beyond delhi/mumbai/bangalore and much of India still lives outside these places.

ALSC has an institutionalised framework to assist freshers and I would suggest you to actively approach seniors as most of them would be happy to help - use your school/city/coaching networks to find people and they would be able to guide you in a much better manner in my personal experience.

Go for litigation. Kya karoge 25k ka job karke. Litigation me you can probably earn atleast 15k per month jisse you can pay your monthly emi. Baaki har month ke personal expenses and rent family se maang lena 2-3 saalo tak. Tum noida me rehte ho. Locational advantage ka kab use karoge? Go for litigation and grow. T3 law firm me jaake you will most likely hit a dead end. Delhi me litigation karoge to 3-4 saalo ke baad stable income bhi aane legaga. SLS ka brand name bhi hai tumhare peeche. SLS noida but still.

Gave CLAT a few weeks back and the first allotment list was released yesterday. Looks like the probability of me getting a seat in a t1 nlu is slim to none. Comparing CLAT 2023's allotment lists gave me a bit of clarity tho. I have a fair chance in securing a general seat in a t2 NLU. Won't name the institution but by the time I graduate in 2029, it would have completed almost 25 years of it's establishment. Now ofcourse I know many would suggest me to go for slsp or jindal but I really don't want my parents to go through the grilling financial pressure. Moreover I want to pursue an llm from abroad or a good t1 nlu as I have a keen interest in legal academia and want to specialise in certain areas of law (my family does possess the necessary financial backing but I don't wanna exhaust that during my undergrad). Coming to my main question, is hardwork and passion enough for providing me a stage to build my CV on? A CV which will allow me to maybe apply for foreign LLM programmes or apply for corporate jobs in good firms for the necessary work experience before going for my masters. Or is graduating from a t1 nlu compulsory for having a good start in your career? Please be brutally honest as there are already a ton of sugarcoated answers out there.

No one cares about your CLAT Rank after the first month of college. From my 5 years of experience, your clat rank has no bearing on placements or for that matter anything. You should decide considering what you actually want out of your college experience.

If you're looking for a corp job, don't think twice and join NALSAR. It outperforms NLUD in placements by a mile. If you're interested in Academia, research, govt. exams, NLUD would be a more prudent choice.

It is clear from your attitude why you find your faculty to be less than cooperative and accommodating. Innovative or trendy topics does not mean you don't understand the basics of a subject and try to forcefully fit whatever topic you have in mind within its scope. Comparative international law does not have anything to do with comparing domestic systems of multiple nations. If only you read some real academic literature after 'googling it', then you would have known about it. It is clear that you do not seek any real help, but are just here to troll. As for you deciding what should be elective or core, you lack any qualification whatsoever about the same; fortunately people more qualified and wiser than you are still getting to decide that.

Studying in your home state is a huge advantage. There is nothing shameful about getting a reserved category rank, don't let anyone convince you otherwise. You can understand that with a high AILET rank, it is not as if you lack intelligence. It can be one bad day for anyone. However, NLUD does have locational advantage in terms of additional opportunities, as compared to NALSAR with a richer alum base and your home state advantage. You are getting entry into two of the best places to study law at in this country, allow yourself a sense of accomplishment and don't be too hard on yourself. The rank disappears right after you begin law school, you would have to work hard for the next 5 years no matter which one you choose.

You want to talk about “twists” in CLAT allotment and yet you missed one of the most basic things. 5 out of the top 10 CLAT ranks are not even joining NLSIU. 2 appear to have gone for NALSAR and 2 for NLUD, while 1 person is joining GNLU. It’s quite clear that the main attraction of top NLUs is the small personalised batch size that makes learning more engaging with peers and teachers. Messiah was of the opinion that the batch size increase at NLS won’t impact NLS as the toppers’ first choice but he is sorely mistaken and now it’s been proven. He's single-handed destroyed a place like NLS which had legacy advantages over literally every single rival NLU and that is actually his most remarkable achievement.

The quality of high intake private colleges like SLSP with 300 kids is pretty shit and while NLS is undoubtedly in a higher league than Symbi, a massive batch size will destroy the strong sense of community in the top NLUs which leads to even ordinary students achieving extraordinary outcomes.

1) You have Laxmi Hotel, Moodee Cafe, Noksh Cafe among other right outside the campus gate.

SDL is like a wedding venue with a pool, most of the alcohol parties are organised there only.

Nearest Market area is Mandore roughly 1Km from the campus gate, you can utilise the campus shuttle bus, Auto or the City Bus to reach there, we have a place called Mandore Garden where you can hang out.

People typically venture into the city to hang out as most of the good cafes and restaurants are there only, roughly 10km from the college. (Old City and Sardarpura)

2) The schedule is hectic, there have been days where I had 10 days of continuous tests and assignments back to back, but it is manageable you will get used to it.

The pattern is roughly like this per law subject:

4 Continuous Assessments along with a CRE (Moot) a project/midterms and a final end-term.

I have noticed changes with the arrival of the new VC, it has roughly been 2-3 months since her arrival, let's give her some time to see the complete results, but one thing is for sure she is much better than Poonam Pradhan Saxena.

3) I would recommend you prefer BBA LLB as BA faculty marks very badly, especially the History faculty, granted the BBA faculty is more strict but the mark disparity is very clear.

As you study BA/BBA till the third year choose wisely as a wrong stream selection will make your life a lot harder.

4) The ASLC has a mentorship program where each fresher receives a mentor from a pool of volunteer 3-5th Year students.

Ragging (As some of my peers like to refer it as Positive Interaction) is quite common and something which the university turns a blind eye to (atleast the Poonam Pradhan Saxena era administration) you can definitely avoid the same just takes a little effort.

But there are some stupid rules created like you cannot walk on the grass, not wear shorts and not hangout in places near the campus etc.(I personally did not follow even a single one, you may choose to follow or not follow the same)

just work hard buddy, everyone has to

some put the time during clat prep and college, you will have to do it only during college

just the way life is, be grateful and don't think too much about it

will you struggle? probably yes, but so will everyone

I've seen many exceptions to the general norm of the "general" category being in the top 20/30, be that exception

There's been a covid outbreak in CAM Bangalore. At least 7-8 confirmed covid positive cases in a small office of 100 lawyers; many more showing symptoms. However, a friend tells me that they're still insisting that everyone comes to office. They didn't shut down the office when the first case came up and now it's spread to so many people.

We are all vaccinated and need to live with covid. But insisting lawyers to come to office between Christmas and New Year's when there's hardly any work is pathetic. Work from home works and the firm could have declared it for one week.

Does CAM not care about the health of it's lawyers?

avoid BA if you want to get a good gpa, literally every subject will kill your grades (if you are lucky enough to pass 1st semester history).

play your cards well in BBA (read: cozy up to the right teachers in BBA) and you will sail through without ever worrying about your GPA