Every other comment favouring NLUD just expressed it as a matter of fact that it is better than NUJS (which is probably true at this point). You on the other hand sir, said something that is extremely generalised and is not a common perception across the law school sphere.
I wish NUJS had a better administration and a larger campus :(
I have a friend whose parents sold their house to sponsor her education in SLS-P. I don't really know how she is doing right now, but the decision to do that was beyond my understanding since she had a reserved quota.
If you have some kind of reservation too, be it domicile or anything, then don't shy away from taking another drop year while getting yourself admitted to a local college.
Coming back to the question, SLS-P is quite a competitive law school as far as I've heard. If you're confident enough that you'll get placed one way or the other and maintain your enthusiasm throughout the length of the course, then I would definitely suggest that you go for it. There is no possible way one could fail to get placed in an ever-growing market like the legal sector from an institute like SLS-P after giving their 100%.
I think you should go for engineering, law is not everyone's cup of tea.
Engineering seems like an all-round safer option in the long run.
I get the feeling that if you choose NUJS over a good NIT, you'll regret your decision during the dreadful phases of your career. I can't really say the same for engineering; it doesn't really shut off any major future prospects apart from being a lawyer.
If you've got an agenda to chant "Jindal! Jindal!" in every post, then I can't really help it even with a sane argument.
Am I talking about the MBA course at BITS Pilani? I'm talking about an institute that has done phenomenally well in the B-School sphere and has achieved a CAT cutoff of 97 percentile within 2 years. I mentioned it because BITS LAW and BITSoM are supposed to function together as a singular campus.
"Hiring two Jindal Profs means little," Where did Jindal come from dude? Is it a certain quality acertaining factor that I'm not aware of? The current batch strength would be about 120 students (unheard of, right?), which doesn't really require 15-20 faculty members. I've thoroughly explained the scholarships that BITS LAW is offering, can't you understand that it would be a lot cheaper than Jindal if you managed to get one?
Your arguments are so trashy ngl, don't you think one has to attend lectures in order to gain more insight about his area of interest? How does GLC not having an attendance criteria make it such a big of an advantage that an institute that has literally signed up with quite a few firms to take in their students doesn't even compare? And as far as summer internships go, that's the norm in most universities, which seems to be working out well for them.
PS: I would've rather not replied to this but now I've written it so I might as well publish :(
Not gonna lie, I was considering Bits Law as an alternative for myself due to the following reasons:
1. Mumbai: You can't really downplay what it means to have a campus in Mumbai since all the major firms are set up in Mumbai itself.
2. Good internship and placement opportunities: They have really managed to have names like Pallavi Shroff, Haigreve Khaitan, and Justice UU Lalit on their advisory council. They've also managed to reach an agreement with Trilegal, AZB & Partners, SAM, CAM, Khaitan, Bain and Company, Price Waterhouse Coopers, and Ernst & Young to consider their students for placements and internships.
3. The need of the hour Specialisation Courses: The Institute will offer specialisation in four fields, which are as follows:
(A) Corporate and Financial Law
(B) Technology and Media Law
(C) Entertainment and Sports Law
(D) ADR and Mediation
All of them are really interesting fields to specialise in, as opposed to the mundane specialisations offered by other colleges. They also claim to have curated the course after discussing the current needs of the legal system with managing partners of T-1 law firms.
4. BITS Alumni Network: It's a network as big as all of the NLU Alumni base combined (even bigger). BITS have left a noticeable dent in the Indian entrepreneurial sector with companies like Swiggy, Groww, BigBasket, Netscope Mindtree, Ofbusiness, Sugar Cosmetics, FreeAgents, Redbus, MPL, etc. (all unicorns).
Although I would agree that they might not be as receptive to BITS Law grads as opposed to BITS Pilani grads, but the network itself is way above anything any law school can offer.
5. Good start with BITSoM: They also opened up BITS LAW's elder sister institute about 2 years ago, which is being considered the fastest-growing B-School in the country, with average stipends of the whole batch ranging up to Rs. 1.61 lakhs for two months. It's safe to say that they've surely cracked the B-School market which is considered to be even trickier than the law school market.
6. Good Faculty + New Way of Teaching: (At this point, it might even seem like a PR comment lmao, but it's just that I've researched about it as good as anyone could have.)
The institute has a solid faculty line-up with individuals who have performed really well academically throughout their careers. Mind that they're not very experienced, but all of them have good publications and substance in their profiles. The faculty-to-student ratio is decent too, at 1:20.
The institute claims to follow a new age learning method whereby they'll ensure faculty-student interaction to the extent that the faculty knows each and every student completely. (At least they're claiming to follow this practise)
7. Good Scholarships on offer based on merit, gender, diversity, disability, etc.: They're claiming to have set aside more than 3 Crs for their first batch of scholarships. Although there is no cap in the number of students they'll offer scholarships to, I've heard that the number will be around 70% of the batch, which ultimately translates to about 52.9% of scholarships to each individual. {30000000÷0.7×120}
Unlike IIULER, BITS LAW seems to be genuinely serious about building a new age law school. They've got a bit too many green flags to be considered a scam, and high fees shouldn't be the only metric to judge what it is catering to. I do not believe that BITS LAW is trying to be an alternative to Jindal for rich kids; I think it's trying to do what was initially expected of MNLU, Mumbai.
PS: A lot of the things are mere claims at this point with no actual testimony of them. But as far as my individual research goes, this institute is worth looking into :)
To increase transparency, the group behind the initiative could share more information about their professional backgrounds, including the firms they work at and the areas of law they specialize in. They could also explain what motivated them to start the initiative and their long-term goals for the legal profession. Providing clear details about the process, including the specific steps for gathering signatures and submitting the representation to the BCI, would also be beneficial. To further increase transparency, the group could consider creating a website that provides more information about the initiative, including its history, goals, and current status. The website could also feature a list of lawyers who have signed the petition (with their consent). Lastly, the group should continue to be open to feedback and actively address any concerns raised by the community to build trust and credibility. If giving any personal information is a matter of concern then you can also elect someone who is comfortable representing your views publicly.
Just wanted a lil heads up on the progress since some of the proposed features are still in the pipeline. I was a fan of both the ideas commented below:
1. Classification of threads
2. Being able to pin your favourites
There was another concern, there have been several complaints about threads being a bit confusing due to the removal of numbering on them. Is there any way you could bring it back? (E.g. 1.1, 2.8.a, etc.)
I also would like to have an option to bold or italicise the texts, but it's not that important since I was the only one to use it frequently.
The blue theme is pretty cool, but you could also try more alternatives if that's possible.
I do have some interesting ideas for increasing interaction and gaining more audience, but it seems like we've already got our hands full :)
Ngl, I would have much more respect for someone from GNLU (can't say the same for a particular batch tho) as compared to JGLS. The only prerequisite to get into JGLS is money whereas GNLU requires a certain extent of merit. I would've still opted for GNLU without a second thought.
Don't you think it should be common courtesy for the host to introduce himself formally before asking for your names? The list of applicants would be quite a sensitive document, which would reflect one's stance against the Indian firms they're employed under.
There should be a more transparent way of doing this!
These publications (mostly from a notoriously infamous organisation) are beyond useless. Although one can still strive to get one good publication, even if it's in a small blog, if he/she diligently works towards the topic concerned. All it requires is a fresh perspective to look at things that have not been looked at before, and voila, you've got an acceptable publication!
You've got an eye for spotting agenda driven threads, nice!
Although it won't hurt to give the benefit of the doubt to the commentators, For all we know it could turn out to be a healthy debate from both the sides :)
The meeting finally happened, and as expected the stance is quite clear. Some of the Managing Partners were even in favour of challenging the Rules before the courts, lmao.
Considering the current legal landscape and the recent entry of foreign law firms in India, which specialization and subdomains within it do you think will see the most growth in terms of employment opportunities over the next five years? Specifically, what are your thoughts on the following subdomains:
Corporate & Financial Law (Law on Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Law, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, Commercial Transactions and Commercial Trusts, Financial Technology Law, Investment Funds Law, International Commercial Arbitration, Financial Crimes)
Technology & Media Law (Financial Technology Law, Metaverse and Law, Artificial Intelligence and Law, Cyber Crimes, Blockchain and Law, Technology and Taxation, E-commerce Law, Privacy and Law)
Entertainment & Sports Law (Media and Entertainment Contracts, Law on Digital and Social media, Law on Management and Licensing of Entertainment Business, IPR in Media and Entertainment Industry, Sports Law, Sports Contracts, Comparative Media and Entertainment Law, Comparative Sports Law)
Alternate Dispute Resolution & Mediation (International Commercial Arbitration, Principles of Commercial Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation, Arbitration Contracts, International Investment Arbitration, Comparative Arbitration Law, E contracts, and Online Dispute Resolution)
Additionally, I would love to know which specialization and subdomains you would have chosen for a career in law and why?
PS: I do understand that with the right opportunities each one of them is a wonderful area to pursue but in a not so ideal environment, which one is a safer bet?
I mean I totally get you, but it was meant to be a comparative analysis on how one's education has a huge role to play in deciding how he'll perform.
Who am I kidding, I didn't score as much as you did in my first attempt. That's a good rank to start with, if possible avoid these private colleges and get an okayish college to attempt again.
I don't think there would be anything "disruptive" per se. As other folks have pointed out, it would be more of a gradual influx of foreign law firms. The only real application this notification brings is that foreign law firms can basically set up their branch and hire Indian people to work on their already existing clientele. In my honest opinion, not allowing them to work on Indian matters doesn't change much as long as foreign firms are keen to exploit the cheaper billable rates offered to Indian associates for their foreign work.
For anything to really change, there has to be consensus that there is a real potential in the Indian legal talent among leading law firms.
What could change:
1. More opportunities for corporate lawyers in all their respective domains.
2. More opportunities = more intake of law graduates.
3. I speculate that the income increase would only be offered by a few select foreign firms that are willing to pay the big bucks to attract the cream of the crop of law graduates, Indian law firms might follow suit depending on the availability of the desired law graduates.
Choose an option that won't make you regret even if you fail to do better in your next attempt. I speculate that you might've been lucky in this attempt because the only 2 sections that requires genuine practice came out excessively difficult i.e. GK & Quants, which diluted the efforts of those preparing for a long time. You can't be too sure that next year you'll get a rank under 500 (that's what you've to aim for even if you want to switch from NUALS). Making a shift for HNLU/MNLU/RMNLU would make zero sense if you're admitted to NUALS.
And trust me, giving a paper as a dropper is not the same as giving it as a fresher.
CR is difficult for everyone. Even the best faculty conforms to the principle that one cannot be 100% accurate in CR.
I can figure that you are also not good at CR since your reasoning is somewhat flawed hehe. People from top international schools struggling to score more than 80% doesn't prove my point that "they perform better" wrong; what if students from less equipped schools score even less than that?
What I meant to say is that it's competitively easier for them to ace. It doesn't matter if their accuracy is 10%, if that 10% gets them a good rank, then that's all that matters.
Try reading Four Thousand Weeks, it gives a really good perspective on life and time. I would've loved to give you an elaborate overview of the misconception we have for time but I think it would be better if you read it yourself :)
I think b, it is believed that time seems to go by more quickly when someone is in their 40s, thus causing a panic because you failed to do all those things you once thought you would've already done by your current age and there isn't enough time left to do them all.
It is still a long way from the liberalisation of the Indian legal sector, but it's definitely a step in a positive direction. This could genuinely open so many opportunities for corporate lawyers. UK & US firms would most probably expand to India for doing their work at cheaper rates, this could also mean that the demand for international law experts are bound to increase. As far as I can infer, they will be allowed to practice on transactional or corporate work such as joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property matters, drafting of contracts, and other related matters, while excluding litigious matters.
The thing about CLAT is that it's a skill-based examination whereas JEE is an aptitude-based examination.
Suppose we ask someone from a government school to prepare for CLAT for a whole year and attempt it, chances are that he'll probably fail. But if we ask someone from one of the best English medium schools to prepare for it in two months, he would probably crack a T-2 at least.
But if you ask both of them to study for JEE, chances are that the former would perform better given the extra time. That's because JEE is a purely aptitude-based examination where skill has a negligent role to play.
As someone from a PCM background who has given CLAT thrice, I'd say that for me CLAT came out to be a tougher examination, but that's because I've never really worked on my reading. For a person who has been an avid reader, it might have been a cake walk for him.
The answer is quite simple, it depends on person to person. But yeah, objectively, JEE seems to be much more competitive.
It was a subscription based model that could make all the ott content available at a cheaper rate which the customer paid.
He was running no torrent circuit, it was a proper streaming set-up. I don't know of any platforms that could stream all the movies and tv series' in my TV, that service itself is quite valuable.
But on a serious note, I don't think that the current mod is doing justice to the role. He is basically doing nothing to increase the reach—no collaborations, no competitions, nothing.
They're not even rolling out the envisioned plan for the website, where there could've been tags for queries raised, for example: "corporate lawyers", "litigation", "law school", "politics", etc.
I know that there are some legal issues with publishing news, but that shouldn't stop them from conducting survey-oriented polls that could atleast keep the audience engaged, like what OS do they use or what should be the golden number for retiring according to the folks here. So much potential seems to go in vain ngl.
PS: I'm not the OP but even I was wondering if there could've been a way to intern at LI.
As someone who might give CLAT again after already being a dropper, I'll suggest you go for it. It doesn't matter even if you graduate in 2030, the only thing that will truly matter is your financial situation.
You'll encounter a lot of people saying take only the top 3 or top 5, honestly, they're too privileged to empathise with your situation. With unemployment on the rise and a projected recession on the way, I don't think that it's a smart choice to be in an institution where a T-1 placement is unheard of. Think for yourself, be pragmatic, and don't shy away from opportunities.
Although it might seem conflicting, CLAT is a shitty exam, and you can't really keep all your eggs in one basket. Try maintaining your grades as best as you can since there is no saying that you'll get a good rank. Considering your mental state has seen better days, don't take on too much pressure, have a clear mindset, and make a list of alternatives that you could do after your degree in case you don't do well in CLAT.
Lastly, as a fellow exam-taker, I'm here to resolve any future queries you might have.
Even if the BJP lost all the NE seats, it would've still been the prime contender for the 2024 LS elections. I wouldn't consider NE elections to be minor in any respect, but the dynamics of an election change drastically in LS elections as opposed to VS elections. No, I don't think there is any hope for RG; maybe 2029 if we're being optimistic.
If the passing percentage of foundation is 28%, it doesn't even come close to CLAT.
I'm surprised how everyone thinks that Foundation is difficult, the academics might be but cracking it is a piece of cake against CLAT which has a 2.5% passing rate that too for a T-3 NLU (its 0.75% for T-1).
Such an irony that its a tight slap to other NLUs and their loudmouth students on LI who are claiming that they are national institutions and not state institutions because apparently "state government of Karnataka gave 24 crores to NLSIU".
Although I wasn't able to find the source of the news, if it is true, it is among the highest budgets allocated.
I've researched about the budgets of different NLUs and surprisingly found some institutions being very open about it, while others being excessively secretive about it. Here are some findings:
RGNUL 2022 (wasn't able to find govt. funds exclusively, they're included in the net revenue receipts) (23.03 crores- Net revenue receipts)
I wasn't able to find any data for GNLU and RMNLU. And I've noticed a sharp decline in the data after COVID; budgets after 2020 were hard to find.
To be honest, the funds from the government are not the sole representation of its economic strength. The fee, batch sizes, number of programmes offered, and allocation of funds also play a major role; some NLUs also rely on interest from fixed deposits. Some NLUs are hugely in surplus, while others are in deficit.
PS: @LegallyIndia I tried attaching the documents too in the form of images but it was giving errors, didn't you specifically said that we're allowed to paste images while announcing the revamped site?
Although there are some requisites that you need to satisfy before making the decision, you should be genuinely interested in the course apart from all the hype. Even if it's the most dead thing in the world, if you're passionate about it, you should follow it, so try to see past the hype.
NLIU is by far a better institution to study at; if you believe that BSc LLB is not as good as BA LLB, you may be mistaken, as GNLU also offers BCom LLB, BBA LLB, BSW LLB, and BSc LLB, and it doesn't have any problems placing its batch despite the diverse courses offered.
At the end of the day, your interest in the subject is paramount, and there is no substitute for it.
PS: Sorry for the delay; I already wrote the comment before, but to my surprise, I forgot to post it ;D
It's pretty evident lmao, people who spoke against JGLS got upto 31 downvotes while who spoke in favour got 34 upvotes. There is not a single comment with a 1:1 upvotes to downvotes ratio on comments against JGLS.
I wish NUJS had a better administration and a larger campus :(
If you have some kind of reservation too, be it domicile or anything, then don't shy away from taking another drop year while getting yourself admitted to a local college.
Coming back to the question, SLS-P is quite a competitive law school as far as I've heard. If you're confident enough that you'll get placed one way or the other and maintain your enthusiasm throughout the length of the course, then I would definitely suggest that you go for it. There is no possible way one could fail to get placed in an ever-growing market like the legal sector from an institute like SLS-P after giving their 100%.
Best of luck!
Although this paper is impressively challenging considering that day and age, but comparing it with CLAT is a bit too much.
Engineering seems like an all-round safer option in the long run.
I get the feeling that if you choose NUJS over a good NIT, you'll regret your decision during the dreadful phases of your career. I can't really say the same for engineering; it doesn't really shut off any major future prospects apart from being a lawyer.
Am I talking about the MBA course at BITS Pilani? I'm talking about an institute that has done phenomenally well in the B-School sphere and has achieved a CAT cutoff of 97 percentile within 2 years. I mentioned it because BITS LAW and BITSoM are supposed to function together as a singular campus.
"Hiring two Jindal Profs means little," Where did Jindal come from dude? Is it a certain quality acertaining factor that I'm not aware of? The current batch strength would be about 120 students (unheard of, right?), which doesn't really require 15-20 faculty members. I've thoroughly explained the scholarships that BITS LAW is offering, can't you understand that it would be a lot cheaper than Jindal if you managed to get one?
Your arguments are so trashy ngl, don't you think one has to attend lectures in order to gain more insight about his area of interest? How does GLC not having an attendance criteria make it such a big of an advantage that an institute that has literally signed up with quite a few firms to take in their students doesn't even compare? And as far as summer internships go, that's the norm in most universities, which seems to be working out well for them.
PS: I would've rather not replied to this but now I've written it so I might as well publish :(
1. Mumbai: You can't really downplay what it means to have a campus in Mumbai since all the major firms are set up in Mumbai itself.
2. Good internship and placement opportunities: They have really managed to have names like Pallavi Shroff, Haigreve Khaitan, and Justice UU Lalit on their advisory council. They've also managed to reach an agreement with Trilegal, AZB & Partners, SAM, CAM, Khaitan, Bain and Company, Price Waterhouse Coopers, and Ernst & Young to consider their students for placements and internships.
3. The need of the hour Specialisation Courses: The Institute will offer specialisation in four fields, which are as follows:
(A) Corporate and Financial Law
(B) Technology and Media Law
(C) Entertainment and Sports Law
(D) ADR and Mediation
All of them are really interesting fields to specialise in, as opposed to the mundane specialisations offered by other colleges. They also claim to have curated the course after discussing the current needs of the legal system with managing partners of T-1 law firms.
4. BITS Alumni Network: It's a network as big as all of the NLU Alumni base combined (even bigger). BITS have left a noticeable dent in the Indian entrepreneurial sector with companies like Swiggy, Groww, BigBasket, Netscope Mindtree, Ofbusiness, Sugar Cosmetics, FreeAgents, Redbus, MPL, etc. (all unicorns).
Although I would agree that they might not be as receptive to BITS Law grads as opposed to BITS Pilani grads, but the network itself is way above anything any law school can offer.
5. Good start with BITSoM: They also opened up BITS LAW's elder sister institute about 2 years ago, which is being considered the fastest-growing B-School in the country, with average stipends of the whole batch ranging up to Rs. 1.61 lakhs for two months. It's safe to say that they've surely cracked the B-School market which is considered to be even trickier than the law school market.
6. Good Faculty + New Way of Teaching: (At this point, it might even seem like a PR comment lmao, but it's just that I've researched about it as good as anyone could have.)
The institute has a solid faculty line-up with individuals who have performed really well academically throughout their careers. Mind that they're not very experienced, but all of them have good publications and substance in their profiles. The faculty-to-student ratio is decent too, at 1:20.
https://www.bitslawschool.edu.in/faculty
The institute claims to follow a new age learning method whereby they'll ensure faculty-student interaction to the extent that the faculty knows each and every student completely. (At least they're claiming to follow this practise)
7. Good Scholarships on offer based on merit, gender, diversity, disability, etc.: They're claiming to have set aside more than 3 Crs for their first batch of scholarships. Although there is no cap in the number of students they'll offer scholarships to, I've heard that the number will be around 70% of the batch, which ultimately translates to about 52.9% of scholarships to each individual. {30000000÷0.7×120}
Unlike IIULER, BITS LAW seems to be genuinely serious about building a new age law school. They've got a bit too many green flags to be considered a scam, and high fees shouldn't be the only metric to judge what it is catering to. I do not believe that BITS LAW is trying to be an alternative to Jindal for rich kids; I think it's trying to do what was initially expected of MNLU, Mumbai.
PS: A lot of the things are mere claims at this point with no actual testimony of them. But as far as my individual research goes, this institute is worth looking into :)
If giving any personal information is a matter of concern then you can also elect someone who is comfortable representing your views publicly.
Just wanted a lil heads up on the progress since some of the proposed features are still in the pipeline. I was a fan of both the ideas commented below:
1. Classification of threads
2. Being able to pin your favourites
There was another concern, there have been several complaints about threads being a bit confusing due to the removal of numbering on them. Is there any way you could bring it back? (E.g. 1.1, 2.8.a, etc.)
I also would like to have an option to bold or italicise the texts, but it's not that important since I was the only one to use it frequently.
The blue theme is pretty cool, but you could also try more alternatives if that's possible.
I do have some interesting ideas for increasing interaction and gaining more audience, but it seems like we've already got our hands full :)
Don't you think it should be common courtesy for the host to introduce himself formally before asking for your names? The list of applicants would be quite a sensitive document, which would reflect one's stance against the Indian firms they're employed under.
There should be a more transparent way of doing this!
These publications (mostly from a notoriously infamous organisation) are beyond useless. Although one can still strive to get one good publication, even if it's in a small blog, if he/she diligently works towards the topic concerned. All it requires is a fresh perspective to look at things that have not been looked at before, and voila, you've got an acceptable publication!
And what makes you believe that Pharma has the potential to go big in future as opposed to fields like TMT, International Law or IB Law?
You've got an eye for spotting agenda driven threads, nice!
Although it won't hurt to give the benefit of the doubt to the commentators, For all we know it could turn out to be a healthy debate from both the sides :)
You've to give a proper reasoning for your actions, anything attacking left seems to be trollish at this point.
https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/entry-of-foreign-law-firms-indian-firms-flag-concerns-on-reciprocity-level-playing-field-silf-to-send-representation-to-bci
Corporate & Financial Law (Law on Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Law, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, Commercial Transactions and Commercial Trusts, Financial Technology Law, Investment Funds Law, International Commercial Arbitration, Financial Crimes)
Technology & Media Law (Financial Technology Law, Metaverse and Law, Artificial Intelligence and Law, Cyber Crimes, Blockchain and Law, Technology and Taxation, E-commerce Law, Privacy and Law)
Entertainment & Sports Law (Media and Entertainment Contracts, Law on Digital and Social media, Law on Management and Licensing of Entertainment Business, IPR in Media and Entertainment Industry, Sports Law, Sports Contracts, Comparative Media and Entertainment Law, Comparative Sports Law)
Alternate Dispute Resolution & Mediation (International Commercial Arbitration, Principles of Commercial Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation, Arbitration Contracts, International Investment Arbitration, Comparative Arbitration Law, E contracts, and Online Dispute Resolution)
Additionally, I would love to know which specialization and subdomains you would have chosen for a career in law and why?
PS: I do understand that with the right opportunities each one of them is a wonderful area to pursue but in a not so ideal environment, which one is a safer bet?
Who am I kidding, I didn't score as much as you did in my first attempt. That's a good rank to start with, if possible avoid these private colleges and get an okayish college to attempt again.
Maybe you my missed the part where I said that they would 'probably' get a T-2 NLU, there is a possibility they won't.
No worries mate! As you've said, we're all learning here :)
For anything to really change, there has to be consensus that there is a real potential in the Indian legal talent among leading law firms.
What could change:
1. More opportunities for corporate lawyers in all their respective domains.
2. More opportunities = more intake of law graduates.
3. I speculate that the income increase would only be offered by a few select foreign firms that are willing to pay the big bucks to attract the cream of the crop of law graduates, Indian law firms might follow suit depending on the availability of the desired law graduates.
And trust me, giving a paper as a dropper is not the same as giving it as a fresher.
I can figure that you are also not good at CR since your reasoning is somewhat flawed hehe. People from top international schools struggling to score more than 80% doesn't prove my point that "they perform better" wrong; what if students from less equipped schools score even less than that?
What I meant to say is that it's competitively easier for them to ace. It doesn't matter if their accuracy is 10%, if that 10% gets them a good rank, then that's all that matters.
I think b, it is believed that time seems to go by more quickly when someone is in their 40s, thus causing a panic because you failed to do all those things you once thought you would've already done by your current age and there isn't enough time left to do them all.
THIS IS BIG.
It is still a long way from the liberalisation of the Indian legal sector, but it's definitely a step in a positive direction. This could genuinely open so many opportunities for corporate lawyers. UK & US firms would most probably expand to India for doing their work at cheaper rates, this could also mean that the demand for international law experts are bound to increase. As far as I can infer, they will be allowed to practice on transactional or corporate work such as joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property matters, drafting of contracts, and other related matters, while excluding litigious matters.
What do law firm peeps think of this?
You're high frrr!
Suppose we ask someone from a government school to prepare for CLAT for a whole year and attempt it, chances are that he'll probably fail. But if we ask someone from one of the best English medium schools to prepare for it in two months, he would probably crack a T-2 at least.
But if you ask both of them to study for JEE, chances are that the former would perform better given the extra time. That's because JEE is a purely aptitude-based examination where skill has a negligent role to play.
As someone from a PCM background who has given CLAT thrice, I'd say that for me CLAT came out to be a tougher examination, but that's because I've never really worked on my reading. For a person who has been an avid reader, it might have been a cake walk for him.
The answer is quite simple, it depends on person to person. But yeah, objectively, JEE seems to be much more competitive.
What a joke this institution turned out to be, really sad for people that went to study there. I tried warning though :(
https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/235375-bar-council-iiuler-goa-entrace-test-on-4-september-this-is-huge-why-is-no-one-talking-about-this#comment-235415
It was a subscription based model that could make all the ott content available at a cheaper rate which the customer paid.
He was running no torrent circuit, it was a proper streaming set-up. I don't know of any platforms that could stream all the movies and tv series' in my TV, that service itself is quite valuable.
But on a serious note, I don't think that the current mod is doing justice to the role. He is basically doing nothing to increase the reach—no collaborations, no competitions, nothing.
They're not even rolling out the envisioned plan for the website, where there could've been tags for queries raised, for example: "corporate lawyers", "litigation", "law school", "politics", etc.
I know that there are some legal issues with publishing news, but that shouldn't stop them from conducting survey-oriented polls that could atleast keep the audience engaged, like what OS do they use or what should be the golden number for retiring according to the folks here. So much potential seems to go in vain ngl.
PS: I'm not the OP but even I was wondering if there could've been a way to intern at LI.
You'll encounter a lot of people saying take only the top 3 or top 5, honestly, they're too privileged to empathise with your situation. With unemployment on the rise and a projected recession on the way, I don't think that it's a smart choice to be in an institution where a T-1 placement is unheard of. Think for yourself, be pragmatic, and don't shy away from opportunities.
Although it might seem conflicting, CLAT is a shitty exam, and you can't really keep all your eggs in one basket. Try maintaining your grades as best as you can since there is no saying that you'll get a good rank. Considering your mental state has seen better days, don't take on too much pressure, have a clear mindset, and make a list of alternatives that you could do after your degree in case you don't do well in CLAT.
Lastly, as a fellow exam-taker, I'm here to resolve any future queries you might have.
FTR, Kian is the owner of LegallyIndia.com; being the moderator would result in being subordinate to him.
Although I wonder, kisne phuk ke baithi hai...
I'm surprised how everyone thinks that Foundation is difficult, the academics might be but cracking it is a piece of cake against CLAT which has a 2.5% passing rate that too for a T-3 NLU (its 0.75% for T-1).
Bada heavy wala nasha hua hai sir ji 💨
I've researched about the budgets of different NLUs and surprisingly found some institutions being very open about it, while others being excessively secretive about it.
Here are some findings:
NALSAR 2020 (15 crore)
NUJS 2017 (1.41 crores)
Couldn't find newer ones.
NLUD 2022 (10.5 crores- Revised ;14 crores- Estimated) (Most well-maintained records)
NLUJ 2020 (0.5 crore)
NLIU 2022 (28.5 crores- Total Receipts)
HNLU 2021 (13 crore)
NLUO 2020 (0.4972438 crore)
TNNLU 2020 (13.8 crores- Total Receipts Estimate)
RGNUL 2022 (wasn't able to find govt. funds exclusively, they're included in the net revenue receipts) (23.03 crores- Net revenue receipts)
I wasn't able to find any data for GNLU and RMNLU. And I've noticed a sharp decline in the data after COVID; budgets after 2020 were hard to find.
To be honest, the funds from the government are not the sole representation of its economic strength. The fee, batch sizes, number of programmes offered, and allocation of funds also play a major role; some NLUs also rely on interest from fixed deposits. Some NLUs are hugely in surplus, while others are in deficit.
PS: @LegallyIndia I tried attaching the documents too in the form of images but it was giving errors, didn't you specifically said that we're allowed to paste images while announcing the revamped site?
Although there are some requisites that you need to satisfy before making the decision, you should be genuinely interested in the course apart from all the hype. Even if it's the most dead thing in the world, if you're passionate about it, you should follow it, so try to see past the hype.
NLIU is by far a better institution to study at; if you believe that BSc LLB is not as good as BA LLB, you may be mistaken, as GNLU also offers BCom LLB, BBA LLB, BSW LLB, and BSc LLB, and it doesn't have any problems placing its batch despite the diverse courses offered.
At the end of the day, your interest in the subject is paramount, and there is no substitute for it.
PS: Sorry for the delay; I already wrote the comment before, but to my surprise, I forgot to post it ;D
Atleast the batch strength is of use somewhere 😭