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I will list pros and cons of both - you decide which you wanna pick on the basis of that
NLUJ
Pros
- Better alumni base especially in law firms and litigation than GNLU
- historically better quality of students than GNLU
- best in the country for moots and adrs
- top notch corporate placements - more than 90% are placed in tier 1 firms
- best for vacation schemes and job offers by foreign magic circle firms
- great sports culture - probably the best NLU in sports in the country
- Campus life is great - vibrant green campus with lots of parties if that’s what you want
- Has great journals
- Grabs the top notch corporate internships for 3rd/4th year students
- is on the rising trend again since last year after having not so good 2-3 years before that
- great if you wanna end up in litigation as the alumni network for litigation is great
- great for judiciary too
- batch sizes comparatively smaller so easier to build your identity in college (college overall has only 900-1000 students) which means practically everyone knows each other at least on some level
- hosts the best cultural and sports fests in the country respectively (NH-65 and Yuvardha)
Cons
- academic pressure is higher comparatively even though it has been eased recently, it still is comparatively high
- infrastructure wise not that great (above average) - though it is getting better with efforts of the admin
- practically no UPSC culture
- Jodhpur as a city has a disadvantage in terms of opportunities
GNLU
- is on the rising trend, especially with law firms opening up their branches in Gandhinagar
- Campus infrastructure is better than NLUJ
- Sports culture also great - almost at par with NLUJ
- academic pressure is not that high and attendance is also a bit more flexible than NLUJ
- Mooting culture is decent, no ADR culture at all
- campus life is fairly decent- no crazy parties like NLUJ though since Gujarat is dry state
- great UPSC culture
- better LLM culture as well (for students who wanna pursue it after graduating from GNLU)
Cons
- GNLU is a little too much gujarati dominating(great for you if you are gujarati) while NLUJ has students from all corners of india
- the campus is just a concrete jungle with very less greenery
- batch size is too large so you will be just one person in the crowd
- gets fewer vacation scheme and training contract offers from magic circle firms compared to NLUJ
- Indian law firms wise proportionately it is the same, though there is higher proportion of boutique firms instead of tier 1 compared to NLUJ
- fests are average
- Mooting and ADR far less superior than NLUJ
At the end it depends on what is more important to you, if you are a Gujarati, tell GNLU without blink of an eye - if you are from other parts, i would suggest NLUJ
Pros - better placements, city advantage, slightly better alumni base then NLUJ
Cons - very small and bad campus, corrupted and controversial admin, sports facilities bad, fests absolutely poor
- While NLUJ was established earlier, the larger batch size of GNLU over the years has made its alumni network equally vast.
- If CLAT ranking is the only criteria, then no doubt NLUJ tends to have slightly better-ranked students. However, I can't think of any other criteria to substantiate the claim that NLUJ has "better quality" students.
- I don't think securing internships is a differentiating factor. GNLU students, despite the significantly larger batch size, are able to get internships with ease, including those with top-tier firms.
- For vacation scheme, NLUJ is undoubtedly ahead of GNLU. However, this is a niche opportunity and affects only a select group of students. As for the claim of "90% placement in T-1 firms," it's simply false (just check the stats for BO 24 and 26). Both the universities are largely at par in terms of placements.
- I haven't observed any "UPSC culture" at GNLU. While a handful of students might prepare for it, there's no established culture around it (unlike, for instance, the way we hear about RML). If it is due to easier academics, shouldn't the same apply to judiciary prep as well?
Adding to what's already been stated:
- It all you are interested in litigation, GNLU offers the GLASS Scholarship, which is something unique (Refer: https://www.gnlu.ac.in/GNLU/GNLU-Litigation-Assistance-and-Support-Scheme-(GLASS)).
- Only a few faculty members at GNLU are good, while the rest are fairly average (don't know about Jodhpur). However, I don't think this makes much of a difference unless you are planning a career in academia.
- GNLU has a mess that serves meals four times a day, and the food is mostly decent. Afaik, NLUJ doesn't have permanent mess. Instead, there are a couple of vendors who provide meals through a coupon system, which makes Jodhpur a bit more expensive.
- With a functional metro station right outside the campus, GNLU has better connectivity to both Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
All the best!
NLUJ got a permanent mess system this year. 4 meals a day - works about the same as any other mess in any other NLU.
Also, I'd say faculty of both the institutes is at par. None offers a significant advantage or disadvantage in that area.
(2)There are attached washrooms in the girls hostel. In the boys hostel, there are only common washrooms.