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> Rooms meant for two now house three students. In the women’s hostels, there are no fans, just two study tables for three people, and one shared almirah. Washrooms are overcrowded, common spaces are unusable, and no infrastructure upgrades have been made to support the increased numbers.
> The trimester has been shortened, taking a toll on people's mental health, but batch sizes are ballooning — with over 300 B.A. LL.B. students in one batch and more to come. There simply aren’t enough professors, and the quality of teaching has gone down significantly. Most courses feel rushed and impersonal, and many students skip their own classes just to attend lectures by a handful of competent faculty.
> First-year students aren’t even getting core law courses anymore. Subjects like History, Torts, and Legal Methods have been replaced by vague modules like "Numbers," "Narrative," and "Professionalism," with no clarity on how they help build legal foundations.
> A new B.A. (Hons.) batch has been introduced and is being given on-campus accommodation — worsening the space crunch. Extracurricular activities like moots and journals can't possibly support everyone anymore.
> There is no financial assistance for moots, no policy for attendance condonation, and no proper grievance redressal mechanism. Fees keep increasing, but there’s no transparency, and certainly no matching rise in support or infrastructure. Students are exhausted. The campus feels overrun. The academic environment is collapsing. And somehow, this is being packaged as “reform” or “vision.”
> Miserable is the only word for it.
IITs, NITs can expand because there are lakhs of engineering jobs. Even these colleges are suffering because of too much expansion.
There are hardly 1000 new corporate law jobs in India created every year.
People don't go for Jindal LLB dreaming a job. They are filthy rich and job is an option.
Let's be honest, most people pursue CLAT dream to become a corporate lawyer.
NLS was elite when there were 80 kids. Everyone got into top LLMs abroad and corporate jobs.
Now with batch size of JGLS. There will be unemployment. Actual unemployment.
Everyone won't be able to get placements.
NLS fees is very heavy. Almost JGLS like. NLS attracts many poor and Middle class kids unlike JGLS.
Many of these kids are gonna be unemployed.
Earlier NLS was a close knit university. Now it's JGLS pro max with nlu legacy.
Degrading Student living Standards at NLSIU
Dear All,
There has been a series of hostile actions by the Administration of the college against students of the university, one of which, I shall delve into today - Degrading Students' Living Standards......
See the full post below
https://www.reddit.com/r/NLUs/s/82JU28BeH8
Good luck standing in queue for toilets.
The cap of all law schools should be at 100 per year. 60 is too less and 120 is a lot. Keep it at 100.
That's 500 for ba LLB, 500 for BBA llb, 500 for bsc llb, 300 from LLB; 1800 students. And 60 for MBA. 60 for other social sciences. And 30 for LLM. And 50 for phds (10 per year, 5years). So a total of 2000 students in total. From UG to Phd and includes all law and other subjects as well.
### 1. Faculty Alone Cannot Sustain a Law School’s Reputation
While NLS still retains some of its esteemed faculty, that is practically all it has left. A strong faculty, though valuable, plays only a marginal role in legal education. Law school is inherently self-driven, reading judgments, analyzing case laws, and developing advocacy skills depend far more on individual effort than on classroom teaching. NALSAR’s continued success, despite losing several top professors to NLS, proves this point. It thrives because it maintains the essential ecosystem a law school needs: good academics, strong peer learning, and institutional support for research, moot courts, and placements.
2. The Systemic Collapse of NLS’s Institutional Strengths
A great law school is more than just its teachers, it requires infrastructure, manageable batch sizes, robust placement networks, and a culture of excellence. NLS, however, has been eroded by administrative neglect and unchecked expansion. The batch sizes have become unsustainable, making it impossible to place even 75% of graduates in meaningful legal careers. Unlike engineering or business, the legal profession does not have an ever-expanding job market; elite corporate firms, in house roles, litigation chambers, and public policy roles are limited. Flooding the market with graduates only devalues the degree and leaves students stranded.
3. The NALSAR Comparison: Why Holistic Development Matters
NALSAR, despite faculty attrition, has managed to uphold its reputation because it focuses on what truly shapes legal professionals:
- Controlled intake, ensuring each student gets adequate opportunities.
- Strong alumni networks that facilitate mentorship and placements.
- Institutional support for advocacy, such as moot courts, internships, and research projects.
- A culture of academic rigour, where peer learning compensates for weaker faculty in some areas.
NLS, meanwhile, has traded long-term stability for short-term revenue, diluting its brand and failing its students. Without urgent reforms, smaller batches, better career support, and restored academic priorities, its decline will only accelerate.
Similarly places like GNLU also needs to learn and follow the same, and any other Law school looking to expand batch sizes, learn from NALSAR, even with its flaws, it remains the best atm!