Hey guys, please help me out here.. Gave CLAT this year and thought would get a good rank on my score, but alas as destiny holds, the final rank is not gonna fetch me even the top 5. Attempted AILET too and while I'm getting 90+ (as per the provisional answer key), seeing people score 100-120+ all over social platforms, I have lost hope. As a resort, I'm starting to look for other entrances at least for this year, and the LSAT's last date of registration for January's session is yet to be due. Jindal is I think only one somewhat worth considering. Talked with some of the people, and spent a couple of hours on multiple sites and what I getting is 'extreme' mixed views. So, if you have a couple of mintues to spare, maybe share your serious opinion about it. Thanks :)

Thanks for your input, I will keep that in mind! Also could you please maybe share just some common views you picked up about Jindal, other than placement/intern prospects as HR (I'm assuming your 'username' means what I'm thinking), and if some more minutes to spare about symbiosis or GLS?

[A3 from T1, Mumbai]'s comment is very true to a large extent simply because there are not enough partners from JGLS.

SLSP, GLC and ILS have a cult of alumni which have been doing pretty stellar (if you take out the top NLUs) from the quantum of top-down comparision at law firms, chambers and companies.

If given a choice, choose SLS (Pune) blindly and get in touch with your alumni for internships and job opportunities since they help - I know people shoot emails to the SLSP partners at the tier 1 I am in and trust me they respond and open doors to deserving candidates. If not, both GLC and ILS are great places with solid heritage.

Given the fees, huge batch size and snob kid reputation of Jindal, I don't think its prudent to splurge on a law degree from a developing private university which holds very little weight in the larger scheme of things.

Hey, thanks a lot for the response! A lot happened over the 3 days when I posted this; I talked with many people and most of them are asking me to continue the counseling process of CLAT. My parents are also inclined to this. From the past patterns and the way I messed up my preference list, I will either get RGNUL or NLUO. Should I consider these, especially above SLS, GLC, and Jindal? I talked with some alumni and both seem decent, I'd like your opinion too.

Also, I'm thinking I will have another try in the CLAT next year, do you think it will be wise to switch if I somehow get a better NLU?

Hey, thanks for your response! I'm mostly not looking for those, but I'd like to hear your views about the uni apart from maybe placement prospects in ROI. As a matter of thought what about academia? According to you, is Jindal a 'name' in academia, scholarships, and in post-graduate studies abroad (yeah ik, cliché)?

Honestly, there are stellar names teaching here. Mr. Lalit, who was the ex - CJI also teaches an elective. Yes, it is undoubtedly an enormous amount of money. If you do have that money and can afford to spend it, Jindal is absolutely worth it. Additionally, people who can afford to pay 50 lakhs for a law degree aren't really concerned about eventually getting a job either, they already have something of that sort lined up.

Investment isn’t worth it. People from GLC/ ILS/Law Fac fare better in getting and keeping jobs. Even Christ would offer you better opportunities as would symbiosis.

Unless you have all that money to give away and not expect a return.

Consider if you want to be a lawyer ? Enroll in BA courses and attempt coat next year/ do the llb degree later.

First year jindal student here, so I'm basing this off my personal experiences during the semester. I understand your apprehensions and confusion, I too had heard mixed things about jgls and was not sure of the university. However, I do believe jgls is worth it if you make use of everything it provides. You get the opportunity to interact and engage with academic stalwarts from around the world, have access to a fantastic library and resources, and the opportunity to learn and participate in numerous programs, events, and academic activities on campus. The learning atmosphere and culture itself, while undoubtedly more chill than other universities (namely nlus), is very much there and will accept and interact with anyone who makes sure to do the same. From my perspective of the professors, interactions and all round college experience in so far, I'd say it is a solid option. That being said, if your financial situation is not the most stable and spending this amount is challenging, the university offers scholarships on a merit-cum-means basis taking into account your lsat score; if you are still unable to secure aid, I will say that the investement might not be the safest and an nlu or another private school like sls is your best bet. I hope this helps ;)

Final year JGLS student here to give my two cents. You need to realise that a single batch consists of BA, BBA and recent BCOM LLB with 300 seats each. That's easily around 500 people sitting for placements (Some people drop out after a while, others can't sit because of warnings/transcript). Even though more than half of them are just in the course for the sake of it, you're still competing with a substantial number of people for jobs.

However, if you do not lack the funds, JGLS offers some of the best faculty and resources for the students. Off campus access is there for every journal/legal research website you could think of and you can interact with some really qualified faculty via electives (Like Justice U U Lalit, Gautam Bhatia and many more).

If you can make use of these resources, it could be worth the expense. The foreign collaboration office is also very active with multiple opportunities for semester exchanges and pathways.

I got into a T2 NLU and still decided to come here, but pretty much slacked off for most of my degree (COVID was especially difficult) and now, I have given up on finding jobs via the OCS (They were humbled this year after the record high placements last year). Not sure if I regret not choosing the NLU at this point. Guess I'll find out soon enough.

In conclusion, despite the batch strength, you will find some really hardworking and competent people here, and if you can put in the effort, the sky is the limit. However, competition is tough and it is easy to get carried away and lose track of your academics. All the best

It’s bad. Currently a final year student there. The admin has recently nearly ruined the student life there, no joy to be in college everyone I know is trying to squeeze in as many holidays home as possible. Placements this year were abysmal. Abt 30 students got placed from a batch of 600. DONT go by officially released numbers for placements the batch size is huge. Faculty is nice when the college allows them to speak abt something in the first place. College too obsessed with its reputation to allow anyone -student or professor- to be happy