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Contact a professor in your subject area. But sometimes, they divert you to the admissions office.

Yes, NUS takes Indians and Professors as well. Prof. Arun, before joining NLS, was teaching there for some time.
i kind of agree with the points that nus prefers non-nus phd holders from us/uk unis, a quick look at the profile of faculties would bear this out

you may try out smu for job if you do your phd from nus, smu prefers nus phds (if you want to stay in singapore)
I wouldn't be sure about going so far as to say that the "game the system" part is correct, that's a pretty serious accusation. But the rest is entirely right.
Spot on comment. NUS is well known for gaming rankings through publications. It's Jindal on steroids. But yes, definitely worth applying there for a job after a PhD from a good UK or US university (anything within the QS top 30 in law should be fine).
What about a PhD from JNU or NLS ? Does it hold any weight in any university outside India ?
Would be seen as at least decent in the other countries of South Asia at least.
NLS PhD does not have any such weightage at all. JNU is different.
What other countries of south Asia? Pak, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh...lol
I've been told that NLS tag helps to secure jobs. Maybe, but I haven't got an offer from even tier 5 law schools where I've applied while pursuing PhD. So, I don't know what works and what doesn't.
Even UG tag doesn't help. Unless you follow it with a foreign PG. Then the foreign PG tag works. So it's all about leveling up. With JNU atleast there's a chance, however the entry is restricted to former students and heavy with reservations.
That's true. This is because NLUs (including NLS) have never positioned themselves for anything other than placements. Other than placements (if at all) they have nothing else to offer. That's the image they project. This is also visible in most discussions on this platform.
Not only that, they spend less resources and focus on their PG teaching and research.
Thinking of it as a tag not an education doesn't help. If you learn what you need to and cultivate mentors, the you can leverage your time at NLS into something more. It's an opportunity and not everyone makes the most of it.
At the end of the day..people see your university, then your degree level and then your academic performance. A NLS alumni and a DU alumni will be seen very differently in the eyes of the foreign universities.
yeah if you do DU with a recommendation letter from Upendra Baxi and CJI, you'll trump NLS any day. I mean if you want an excuse to slack off while at NLS, go for it. You'll find out in time that the tag without the work won't take you that far.
Even the internet provides education. What the university and their enormous fees provide is "Tag" !
Ever heard of SIAC? Or Joel Lee? Or Gary Bell? Just one instance (of arbitration and Singapore Faculty and grads leading in their field). Please do some research before circulating half-informed information.
Yes, that's a self-goal. None of the names you throw are NUS alumni thus proving my point exactly. Try again.