Respect cannot be bought/coerced/lured. One needs to earn it. NIRF has proven to be quite useless. It does not do any cross-checking of the data that it gets, does not cover all the important aspects of a university, and is mostly a joke, like most government efforts. If you want to pay your homage to it, decide your own education based on it. Stop demanding that others should do the same.

You are so much ahead of your time that your advice sounds like fortune-telling, and bad one at that. MP Singh has left NUJS almost 10 years back. The recruitment scene has been improving every year even after that, incomplete website notwithstanding. You belong to that group who has been misleading students to opt new and unproven NLUs like MNLU even before it could provide any visible yield (it still has not). Those who opted for places like those at the cost of more established universities have paid the price of the folly of following such advice. NIRF ranking matters nothing other than for d*** measuring at LI. Neither students achievements nor placement is influenced by it. Only those people who have got absolutely no idea about the legal industry keep saying that recruiters or foreign universities judge students based on the NIRF rank of their universities.

You people are giving bad advice. We are in 2021, not 2010, when NUJS has MP Singh as VC and many top faculty and the infrastructure was relatively new. Today we have an official ranking and even beyond the ranking we can see the reality. NUJS is in such a state that the website does not even have the full faculty bios or details of university events and achievements.

My own view is that you should think about how NIRF will look in 2030. Based on that this can be a possible preference (top 10). Otherwise you can be conservative and go by the present NIRF ranking.

1. NLSIU
2. NLUD
3. NALSAR
4. GNLU (because I think GNLU will climb NIRF and overtake NLUJ)
5. MNLU (because I think MNLU eventually reach tier 1).
6. NUJS
7. NLUJ
8. RGNUL
9. RMLNLU
10. NLUO

Just a quick response to that in case someone reads this. Based on the latest NIRF data submitted by NLUJ, more than one-third (35%) of UG students at NLUJ are from within the State of Rajasthan. This might be down to the fact that students from Rajasthan form a large demographic in most NLUs these days anyway, but the issue of diversity in that respect in questionable so far as NLUJ is concerned. In fact, anything less than a 50% domicile quota at NLUJ may not even affect its student body composition by much.

NUJS, before their domicile quota was instituted had around 8-10% students from WB (again, based on NIRF data) and now that percentage will go up to 30% in future batches. Comparatively though, it is still going to remain lesser than NLUJ in the near term, atleast.

P.S. : I'm from neither of these colleges, and I think both of them are well worth their place in the top 5 NLUs. Choosing between them might come down to a matter of preference ultimately but I think NUJS has the edge in terms of overall historical reputation despite its lower NIRF rank.

As NLUs are not national institutions all NLUs are dependent on state governments. So your choice will be between a government led by Sachin Pilot/Vasundhara Raje Scindia versus Mamata. I would choose Pilot/Scindia as they are forward looking. Sachin Pilot is also very well educated. He is a Stephanian and has an MBA from Wharton.

Not including Ashok Gehlot as he doesn't have much longer.

Regardless of whichever of these two you graduate, your opportunities after college will be the same - be it corporate placements or foreign university admissions or any other alternative career. NUJS may have a slight edge in terms of recruitment number but that won't matter unless you end up at the near bottom ranks of the class. If your rank is decent, then be it NLUJ or NUJS, you'll end up in the top 6 firms anyway. Foreign law firm offers will be 2-3 in the batch and they fluctuate every year between the top 4-5 colleges.

In terms of extra curriculars also, they're equally matched. Mooting debating achievements also keep fluctuating between law colleges every year but both have their long list of achievements in that arena. In terms of sports, NLUJ being the larger campus will have good sports facilities on campus but NUJS makes up for it with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Salt Lake Stadium at walking distance.

So don't be bothered by rankings etc. The only criteria on which you should base on your choice on between these two is the quality of college life. In terms of people, you'll find smart people at both places. NUJS has a huge advantage in terms of location - right in the hub of Salt Lake City with malls, restaurants, pubs and cinema at walking distances. NLUJ will be a remote campus - but that may be an upside if you prefer isolation.

A couple of points to make here.
Law firm recruitment-wise, NUJS would probably still be a little ahead of NLUJ. The wide range of careers that NUJS grads opt for including entrepreneurship also bespeaks a somewhat different ecosystem probably.
Even more importantly, student life at NUJS is far, far more democratic compared to NLUJ. From all accounts, the admin at NLUJ brooks no student involvement or interference in any matter at all. Their student body is still a fledgling one, lacking in power. The scene at NUJS is opposite, with the students being consulted in almost every decision and often their choices are given priority.
I don't have anything against NLUJ though, it is a very good institution indeed.

NUJS without a doubt. The brand value, placements and alumni network of NUJS are miles ahead of NLU-J. Placements are usually higher than NLS and NALSAR too actually, NLUJ doesn't even come close, just have a look at recent numbers. Foreign and Tier 1 firms look at NLS, NALSAR, NUJS, NLUD differently from NLUJ and below, having that brand name makes a huge difference.

Quality of faculty at NUJS has reduced recently, but new faculty is on the way, and the exposure/peer group you get at NUJS makes up for it.

For a slight edge opportunities wise, NUJS, although negligible. Comfort in terms of hostel and campus wise, NLUJ. Both have great alum etc. Corporate route, I'd say hardly matters. But I think for litigation, public policy etc. greater possibilities of mentorship at NUJS than NLUJ. Felt that vacuum at NLUJ a lot

I was once in a similar position as all students who are in a position to go to NUJS but wanna know about NLUJ, trust me from my own experience and the academic and cultural environment at NUJS, it is quite different. I hope this thread is based on a genuine question rather than as a means to start a dick-measuring competition, I'd recommend you to go with NUJS. If the NIRF drop is the concern, remember that NLUJ didn't improve its score rather NUJS dropped its due to administrative reshuffle and lowered perception score (which has now been removed as a criterion from NIRF). These factors have since been dealt with (or in progress, like faculty recruitments) and the newer submitted data for 2021 rankings show that the percentage rise in placement and expenditure has been more at NUJS. But if there are other factors that concern u, like proximity to ur home or larger campus (which shouldn't be a criterion for an aspirant) all top 5 NLUs will net u the same outcome. All the best for ur CLAT result!

Been in the same position. Picked NLUJ because I wanted a life outside the city on a big sprawling campus. True NUJS has better faculty but the life at NLUJ is better, especially if you come from a metro city. For firms and future prospects, it means all the same if you come from the top 5 (unless you are NLS).