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My 2 cents on this, in bvp's case I would say do not expect anything from the college except a degrees, can't rely on them for even basic level internship/jobs except for maybe a very select few teacher's pets (dicey even for them tbh). You're literally on your own, this college doesn't give a fuck. But that being said, they're lenient on marks attendance etc, chill place to be. I was able to do shit load of internships (all arranged on my own btw) and eventually get to where I am coz of bvp's chill scene - in a way, being in bvp helped me. One solid plus point over here is that the fees is super affordable especially compared to the bomb sls will cost.
On sls - good name but I'm honestly not sure if it's worth wasting an year, it's no NLU. It'll cost you good money and one extra year - when you're already doing 3 year law (thereby spending one extra year assuming you doing 3+3), not a very great idea.
Lastly, I've had friends/colleagues from sls, in job market we've been treated similarly, no huge advantage for them. At the moment I'm actually making a little bit more than them xD.
One solid advantage of sls - huge alumni network in all firms T1 to T3. Bvp is well, nowhere, bhot dhundhoge toh maybe 5-7 log milenge law firm scene mai.
2. Advice to you from your college senior (if you're targetting law firms) - all these people who've got into some or the other law firm, they've all worked hard in college, need not be the batch topper but definitely well read and internships are a must, and by internships I mean relevant internships in your respective area of specialization and not any random thing that comes your way, quality and alignment with the practice area you're aiming for matters more than number. So if you stick to bvp, just make sure you do as many relevant and quality internships as you possibly can, just get this one thing sorted and you'll do fine.
Also, just fyi - the formula mentioned above remains the same irrespective of whether you're in bvp or sls or any other college.
working in T1.