Hello, I will be joining law school this year and have a few questions! I've been currently alloted rmlnlu( froze my seat cause I would get mnlu mumbai in the coming lists) I messed up my preference list and am planning to shift to either hnlu or nluo through vacancies. Now I've heard some good things and not very pleasant things about both colleges but something that did interest me is NLUO placements for 2023. According to their RCC LinkedIn Page, they currently have like 15-20 T1 placements( idk how to specifically categorize firms in T1 but the firms include Trilegal, S&P, L&L, CAM etc. The placements for 2022 seemed good for a T2 imo but I wanted people here to differentiate HNLU and NLUO in terms of:

1) Faculty

2) Academics

3) Opportunities( Internships)

4) Exposure

5) Future Growth

6) Administrative conditions

7) Extra-Curriculars

8) College Support

9) Infrastructure

10) Placements

Point 3, 5 and 8 are somewhat of a concern for me. I'm going to be a first generation lawyer but I'm willing to work hard and slog it through but some form of college support would always be helpful. Another thing I was concerned about is the library situation in NLUO, I mean how long does it take to make one?

Before people recommend JGLS, I'd like to state that though we can afford it, my parents find it pointless spending so much for an LLB. They do want the best for me but they have reservations over the crowd and "culture" in jgls which comes off to be somewhat elitist. I know quite a few seniors in JGLS and the most common problem I've heard is the crowd and their batch intake. So is it really wise spending 40 Lpa just for the infrastructure and faculty?

These seem to be quite a lot of questions at first glance but I'd be glad if someone could help me out here because I don't want to regret my decision for the next 5 years.

Well. Yes The placements at NLUO is really great. May be location wise it's at a fault, still you get 2 months of internship vacations every semester and during later years of the course you can use more than that to continue your internships in other cities. However, NLUO is very close to the State High Court, so you can readily learn some great raw work there. Growth opportunities, however, is in no way affected by the location. Ample of growth opportunities through different clubs, seminars, vibrant mooting culture, etc are there. So that's not a problem. Also one gets a single room from day one here. Infra is pretty decent. And yes, A good library is there, in the academic block itself. So the notion that there is no library is wrong. There's however not a separate building for it completed today, the the library building under construction is almost (90%) complete. So the library in the academic block will simply shift to that big building. And again about location, however it's really at a beautiful and sublime spot in nature. That's enjoyable. College support is the same like what you can find across most NLUs. No big difference.

According to the data, NLUO might've surpassed other T-2 NLUs in 2022 in terms of T-1 placements. But choosing your college for the next 5 years shouldn't be based on such a myopic perspective. In 2020, it didn't even manage to get 10 T-1 placements* whereas HNLU did quite well for itself.

Not saying NLUO is not good enough, it definitely is one of the brightest contenders to be regarded as one of the best in the country, but while choosing, you rely on legacy rather than the potential.

When MNLU started recruiting, candidates left top NLUs to find themselves stuck, be wise while opting.

I still believe NLUO to be one of the aspiring NLUs while RMNLU, RGNUL and HNLU have established themselves. A single year of good results doesn't make it on par with colleges having an alumni base twice as strong, sitting in a partner's chair.

I understand your conundrum, I genuinely don't think NLUO has anything better than HNLU to put you off at a back-foot. On the contrary, I believe that NLUO's infrastructure could pose as major downside while comparing it to the likes of RGNUL, HNLU and RMNLU.

But at the end of the day it all falls down to what you want. Honestly, the opportunities are more or less similar, it all boils down to your hardwork and perseverance in the next 5 years :)

Thank you for clarifying my doubts AND I'm grateful for you having to take the time and patiently answer them. I believe you've helped me give a rough idea on where I wish to go and how I wish to make use of my time there! Hope to tell everyone here how I end up 5 years later xD

Its mainly because of JGLS's rep of being "rich kid land". My parents think its unwise spending 40 lakhs for an LLB and rather want to spend that much if I ever plan to do my post-grad abroad. JGLS has the infrastructure but with such a huge batch intake, im hesistant on how much I'd be able to tap into the opportunities. When I mean fees is no issue, I dont imply that my parents are ready to shell out the money. They just feel the ROI doesnt add up to how much they're actually paying. Living in Mumbai, I've experienced the snobbishness and egoistic attitude by some "rich kids" and I'm unsure whether I'd have to bear that for 5 more years if i go to jgls. This might seem pretty subjective but it is one reason why I'm not so keen on getting into jindal

yes I am thinking about getting through JGLS only through a scholarship but something that confuses me is the criteria. Is getting a good percentile in lsat sufficient enough or are there any other parameters involved? Also what percentile should I aim for to get a percentile?

The percentile cut-off for scholarships is usually revised and released every year after the announcement of the results. Based on my experience with the exam, I would recommend that you aim for more than 99 percentile for a decent scholarship amount. However, with JGLS, there is an added income criterion requirement. Irrespective of your LSAT score, you are offered a scholarship only if your family income is lesser than 30 lakhs an annum (this threshold was higher for previous batches). As far as I am aware, there are no other parameters involved.