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I am getting mixed reviews about both like-
1.DU 5yr law
-PROS- location advantage, huge alumni and even having considerable alumni in tier 1 and 2 law firms in Delhi. Its 5yr law placement and internship committee also recently organised multiple sessions in which maybe almost 10-20 tier 1 and 2 law firm partners and reputed AORs all came in just a week. And low attendance strictness, so can intern for one or two months more than other students in a year.
-CONS- would cost me same as CNLU Patna because of living expenses as there are no dedicated hostels. secondly there are almost 3000 students enrolled in each year at 3 yr programs at du, so I fear that I would be considered part of the same crowd in front of law firms while applying for internships even given the fact that 5yr program just has 120 seats and almost having the cutoff same as tier 2 Nlus.
2. CNLU Patna
-PROS- Govt exam culture is too strong because of up bihari culture of pursuing stable govt jobs... and if I am not wrong it has almost 150-250 judicial officers under its belt with almost more than 100 students of CNLU Patna qualifying for Bihar judicial exam this year alone. Also, some of its Alumni has cleared UPSC so there are also some grade A officers under its belt. Not to mention that almost each year certain number of its students are also appointed under State ministry of law. It has also seen growing support of Bihar Govt and especially IT ministry by sponsoring its various moot competitions and research centers.
-CONS- Corporate culture is still underdeveloped, and if i am not wrong it has almost only 5-10 on-campus placements and 15-20 PPOs every year. But corporate culture is increasing under the administration of Faizan Mustafa. I stalked there linkedin account and saw that they recently introduced various tier1 and 2 law firm partners and SC advocates as a part of their career counselling commitee and various other committees.
So, the core question here is what I should choose a high rewarding but risky gamble like DU 5yr law Vs. a comparatively stable option like CNLU Patna