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If fee is not an issue, jgls should come after 3-4 NLUs.
The new NLUs like one in Jabalpur or sonipat are useless and waste of money.
Bennett, munjal, amity, galgotia are similar and not preferred by anybody.
- NLUs
- Symbi Pune
- GLC
- GGSIP
- Other Symbis/KIIT/Christ
- Nirma
- JGLS
- Bennett
- Munjal
- UPES
- Amity Noida
- Other Amitys
- TLCs
I am against loans until it is the only reasonable option. It doesn't matter whether JGLS can provide you with a job or not. The point is loans will tie you down. If you want to build a career in academia or practice human rights advocacy or maybe skip law as a profession altogether post 5 years of law school (this is a real phenomenon, irrespective of what law school you attend), you will not be able to do so because of the loans. You might think that you want to work at a law firm for now because you haven't experienced it first hand but it is not meant for everyone.
The only time JGLS makes sense worth taking a loan is if the idea is to settle outside India, specifically the US or Australia where JGLS has good tie-ups for an integrated LLB/JD program that enables you to practice law both in India and US/Australia saving a couple of years and if you are good enough, scholarships are on the tables as well. Tuition is so expensive outside India that doing these integrated programs at JGLS is cheaper than doing a degree at any other law school in India followed by a JD.
Please think about your choices carefully. My friend had chosen IIM Indore (16 lakh) over FMS Delhi (20,000). He graduated this year and got placed at a major MNC but there isn't a single day he doesn't regret his decision.
Rather than going to JGLS with a loan, I'd prefer going to a good College in cities like Delhi, Mumbai or Bangalore. Amity in Delhi, Christ Bangalore etc.
From what I've seen, these cities provide a better opportunity than the lower ranked NLUs
So is it worth taking a loan to go to JGLS in such cases? Or is it be better to go to Symbi/Amity/Christ/TLC etc and save the money for an LLM from abroad?