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I have been allotted HNLU for PG. I intend to prepare for judicial examinations simultaneous to my Masters. Can I swing studying for those alongside the classes? Curious about the class schedules, weekends, timings and workload in general.
Any insights would be immensely helpful! Thank you.
2. I personally upgraded from Rml to hnlu. No regrets.
3. Environment is better. A bit strict and more focus on academics now a days.
4.Placements for last 2 yrs have been good. Can't comment on future though.
5. Crowd is good. Most people are chilled out. Seniors are cooperative and friendly. Academics is good and improving. Attendance has become strict though compared to previous yrs.
6. Nope. Decent city. Campus is in naya raipur on the outskirts. Great weather , good scenery , peaceful. Daily buses to and fro to city available. Good dhabas nearby.
7. Can't comment on the future.
I am in the same situation as you are ..
Also, on reflection I think that HNLU does generally have slightly better placements than RML, but it's best if you were to check the figures yourself.
I also saw someone recommend SLS and Bennett over HNLU. Bennett is LEAGUES below HNLU. SLS-Pune may be comparable, but it's my opinion that HNLU is still better, especially considering the huge difference in the course fee. Jindal is the only private university you should ever consider, it at least offers something for the money it charges. But it is dogged by its own set of problems, so don't be swayed by the fancy marketing. Remember, JGLS spends heavily on marketing, NLUs don't.
1. Things have been shaky ngl. (There have been 2 incidents of protests against admin this year itself)
2. HNLU seems a notch above in corporate placements, everything else is more or less the same.
3. The students claim that it's improving but only time will tell.
4. Yeah, placements are growing each year but you should be mindful of the batch size of 180 students while accessing the number of students placed.
5. I Can't answer this one with credible sources but I've heard that the overall crowd is mixed (most of them being diligent).
6. Yes, if you're from a metro city then obviously you would feel a bit disconnected but the university manages to provide all the essentials from a physician, stationary and mental counseling to transportation to the city.
7. I don't think so. T-1 NLU does not have a definitive meaning, but let's assume that it's an NLU that manages to place 90% of its batch comfortably. For that to happen, HNLU has to focus on: a) The student intake quality (which is in decline for the past few years due to domicile cut-off decreasing year by year.)
b) The faculty (GNLU also has a similar scenario, but despite that, it manages to place most of its students, which suggests that even with a weaker pool of students as compared to other T-1 NLUs it performs similarly or even better in some cases)
And lastly, I'll also be joining HNLU so we might as well catch up sometime!
Locational disadvantage you'll definitely have but only in terms of it being located in remote area, but the environment is always super beautiful, but in comparison to rml it's decent only.
People are good, if you are good to them.
Administration is a little fucked up, but study wise it's okay, and far better than RML in that aspect.
These are all coming from a current 5th year student who has seen it all, from Sukhpal's Administration which legit downcasted everything to VCV's Administration who is trying to build HNLU a cut throat IP+Corp vibe institution.
Overall it's a beautiful experience.
AFAIK, HNLU has a slightly better alumni base and it still ranks above RML in traditional rankings; I do know a few people who left RML for HNLU in spot vacancies. As to how advantageous a shift that is, I cannot say.
HNLU does have steadily improving placements, with several PPOs and campus placements at T1 and T2 firms along with in-house roles and prestigious LLM offers. Overall, for HNLU I'd say while it's not a T1 school yet, if you are diligent and persevering, you have very good opportunities available. I don't know how the placement figures compare to RML, but the same is likely to be true for it as well and I do know people from there who went on to do very well.
I think I speak for both places when I say that the general atmosphere is quite relaxed and it is up to the student to keep up with academics.
Being in Raipur does not pose any locational disadvantage.
As to whether things are improving under VCV, well, things are definitely getting better in all measurable metrics: faculty recruitments, alumni relations, industry relations, outreach programmes, new initiatives (credit courses with external faculty from India and abroad, mental health support/free counselling via YourDost etc). There are general internal issues but let's not get into that, that's quite irrelevant.
The one advantage I see at RML, which sometimes makes me wonder if I should've gone there instead, is that you can choose your Arts major. At HNLU, everyone has to major in Political Science. At RML, you get to choose out of Psychology, Sociology and Economics. This may not be of any significance to students committed to becoming lawyers, but it was a big deal to me.
But when doing this thought experiment, of whether I'd have been better off at RML, I also consider that at RML, the students can be a little more.... boisterous. Take this with a pinch of salt because this is based purely on anecdotes I've heard, but yeah we heard that ragging etc is/was a little more intense at RML. Again, this was anecdotal, may not be representative of the student body as a whole. And it's not like HNLU is much more pious. So yeah.
Whether you ultimately end up in RML or HNLU, I will say this: while the gap is shrinking, some very material differences do remain between T1 and T2 NLUs. So make sure you work hard and, very importantly, stay abreast of opportunities available. Things you can do, things you can work towards. There are several things kids at NALSAR and NLS had been doing since ages that we never found out about/never thought we could do. Remote research assistantships under eminent scholars from abroad, prestigious competitions (Jean Pictet etc), interning at firms in UK, Singapore, Korea etc and ultimately getting training contracts.
Go for HNLU if at all possible. If your aim is UPSC/judiciary, then stick with RMLNLU
1) After the removal of Sukhpal Singh how are things progressing?
2)Should I stick with RML or would it be wise to switch to HNLU?
3)Is the overall environment improving under VCV or is it still the same?
4) How are placements? Saw the latest placement brochure and see several T1 law firm placements, so is the trend going to improve consistently?
5) How is the "crowd" and the overall academic scene( I'm well aware about the mooting scene :D)
6) Would being in Raipur have a locational disadvantage?
7) Lastly, could I expect the campus to get better over the years? I've heard reports and comments of it making into the "Tier 1" colleges, though I do not endorse them, I would just like to know its growth trajectory for the next coming years.
This is my first question here so please don't mind if I have done any mistake or so in typing as I'm not sure how one would have to ask a question here :))