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Grow up bro
1. do NOT get into alcohol and drugs. It has become a very pathetic culture here and a lot of people Indulge to 'fit in'. But trust me, fitting in with the wrong crowd is worse than sitting alone.
2. Protect yourself. This college takes a lot from you. Don't give it your sanity or peace.
3. Engage with your seniors. You'll have moments when their support is all you'd need to survive. And sometimes we find that they are better friends than your batchmates.
4. Speaking of batchmates, do not trust anybody until your 2nd semester ends. It doesn't matter how close you get, or how similar you guys are. Dynamics change really fast here and social boycott is common.
Nevertheless, I could not do justice if I did not make fair mention of the handful of gems we had in seniors, whether through the nurturing guidance they provided, their sheer academic brilliance, or their help in addressing other seniors' ragging. Also, some very fair-minded professors who took action when such behavior was brought to their notice, and a few genuinely wholesome batchmates who felt a lot like comrades and some exceptional batchmates who were remarkably brilliant and intelligent. I have no doubt that for those who remained there, HNLU has at least a few good people, and can get you a job if you are serious about it.
Unfortunately, it also had a lot of traps - at the time at least, a very serious drug problem that put many, many batchmates in very bad places - some of whom are still in bad places, and a general feeling of hopelessness due to the very low quality of professors who end up teaching most of the time. Only a small minority of batchmates felt like they were actually there to study or learn anything. All in all, a truly concerningly high number of first years rewrote the CLAT 5 months (just 1 sem) into it, and everyone who could go to a better place (whether through vacancy in upper NLUs or CLAT 2023) took it and ran.
The point I am attempting to make is that the senior culture in 2022 left a lot to be desired, and I hope it has gotten better in recent times, but I do not know. Culture really is what makes a university, and the senior culture is astronomically better at NLS which creates an environment that is miles better in ways that are hard to describe in text but can be felt every second. If you get HNLU - take it, and be serious there about your future and you should be fine. But do not think twice about reattempting the CLAT and getting out while you can.
(your senior)
all of them claims of bo’28 moot teams, most of these teams had students of all 3 batches 26, 27 and 28. idk why we are acting like they have done it all alone lol
1. Came to campus when 2022 protest was at its peak - so we thought college is all play no work - and mind you, we were all ambitious, but the environment in 2022 was so so chaotic that people got so disillusioned w HNLU, a lot of them actually took CLAT 2022 December attempt and ran for their lives (livelihoods, rather)- so yes for most, the "gap year" was actually a gap year - and when that didn't work out, the CGPA system makes it all the more difficult to bring your rank up - combined with the "culture" spoken about elsewhere on this thread, ones with low ranks had already mentally clocked out - or were overly anxious about their rank dropping further so never really took up papers or moots
2. Slew of proctos for involvement in the protests (which our senior batches literally forced us to join by bashing our doors down - we had 0 free will, we were made a part of class walkouts, and asked to bunk classes by seniors who assured we wouldn't face attendance issues - but oh well we did)
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4. And the general admin cracking down on the students post protests, where the chaos of first sem suddenly became over cautious tiptoeing around rules
5. The way profs lashed out at us because the same impression that OP has about BO'27 being "radio silent" and "having taken a gap year without leaving campus" - had become a prejudice in profs' heads - way too many instances of arbitrary use of proctos to silence genuine instances of disagreement, halting publishing of results over unpaid fines for proctorial orders that have been appealed (yes, there's an appellate mechanism, but you cant see results unless you pay the fine imposed by the order you just appealed using the said appellate mechanism - PNJ out the window)
HNLU might be on its way to make a proper comeback but there are deeper issues that never see the light of the day that the admin has to sort first before we can dream of making it back to T-1(A) or whatever it was before the downfall.
Take the Batch of ’28, for instance. They're doing great, literally everywhere you look, there's someone from their batch winning a moot, getting published, grabbing top internships. Their batch rank list is impressive, and collectively, they're a solid, high-performing bunch.
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Then comes Batch of ’26. A great batch, really. They’ve got PPOs, solid competition wins, and actual depth when you talk to them. You don’t walk away thinking, “Wow, that’s a law student?”
But zooming out a bit, HNLU is definitely on the rise. People crib about the campus, but let’s be fair, we get single rooms from second year onwards, which is a blessing. Privacy, space, and everything you need to actually get things done if you want to.
The campus itself is massive, perfect for nighttime walks when the semester’s getting to you. Infrastructure is picking up. There’s a cafe now. Cultural events are happening almost every week. If you can set aside the usual dose of toxicity, which, let’s be honest, exists everywhere, life at HNLU is actually pretty great.
And now, when you scroll through LiveLaw or Bar & Bench, HNLU is there. Organizing events, getting noticed.
Comeback? No question. HNLU is the comeback kid.
if you feel that way about your juniors maybe help and guide them, instead of bitching about it on LI.
I have heard one of the IPR faculties basically had students add the faculties names as co-authors to their publications without doing any work lol. You’re better off doing your LLM elsewhere honestly.
I graduated from HNLU ages ago, and trust me those were the good ages :) So would really like to know what has changed.