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This CoE provides ideas and opportunities to pursue advanced research, including those aspiring for Ph.D.
For others - NFSU Law School has not increased its 2024-29 cohort tuition fees. It continues to be ₹65,000 per semester (as it was for the previous 2023-28 cohort). Moreover, after joining, the fee remains the same for the entire five years.
NFSU's Cybersecurity COE organizes a boot camp on "Cyber Crime Investigation" for LLM students. This circles back to the earlier discussion titled "AI, cyberlaw and digital Law' (https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/333609-llm-in-criminal-law#comment-333770).
You can do your research, but to get started....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=988RRcQr5xc.
CyberPeace and NFSU get into a strategic partnership to pursue practical research in the area of cyber security, cyber crimes, AI, machine learning, and digital forensics.
https://www.financialexpress.com/jobs-career/education-cyberpeace-collaborates-with-national-forensic-and-sciences-university-goa-for-advancements-in-cybersecurity-3385544/
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfsu_nfsu-mou-digitalforensiclaboratory-activity-7159060925088436224-VWGR?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop.
This is the second such initiative after the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) set up five labs in Gandhinagar, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata with a funding of ₹16 crores.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1994273
If you "genuinely" want to do a Ph.D., then you must be knowing that you need access to data, tools, and expertise. These labs will be the temples where you'll spend the next 4 - 5 years. You don't do a Ph.D. in thin air. It needs funding and resources. These labs can produce at least 50 Ph.Ds in the next 5 years. Now you figure it out.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfsu_allindiacriminologyconference-internationalconference-activity-7154512587827646464-otYU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop This comes after NFSU and the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) inaugurated India's first digital forensic laboratory in Gandhinagar on 8th January 2024. The next two labs will come up in Delhi and Chennai by March 2024 and the last two will be in Mumbai and Kolkata by June 2024.
https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/322321-nfsu-dggi-inaugurate-indias-first-digital-forensic-laboratory
NFSU rocks!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lm5ZyOdIo0
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/no-intake-of-students-below-16-years-no-misleading-promises-ministry-of-education-guidelines-for-coaching-centres/cid/1994630
This will have a far-reaching impact on JEE, NEET, and CLAT coaching centers.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1994273
The first batch will move into the third year by the time the new academic year starts in July 2024. However, placements in other schools are very good, for which you may check out the placements page on the university website. For the current batches, the internships are good. The prospective recruiting organizations already know of NFSU.
NFSU is a national university, with the status of an Institution of National Importance (INI). This ensures that there is enough funding, which enables the university to keep the fees low. Being a national university there are no domicile reservations, and it is 100% AIQ (All India Quota) seats.
The BBA-LLB (Hons.) is offered in the Delhi campus, so it comes with all the advantages of Delhi. Faculty, internships, guest sessions, courts, and the entire ecosystem.
For the BBA-LLB (Hons.), the focus area will be corporate forensics (corporate governance, financial forensics, and fraud investigation). With the new criminal laws, the criticality of forensics to legal education cannot be overstated. NFSU is a contributor to and a direct beneficiary of the new laws.
NFSU has a niche that is important to India and is primarily a PG and research university with a few integrated UG programs. NFSU does not offer stand-alone UG programs. In the time to come, that niche (of NFSU) will rub off on your CV as well.
The fee is nominal (₹6.5 lacs for the entire duration of 5 years). The ROI will be very good and most people at this level of fee can do without an educational loan. It gives you a lot more freedom to make your career choices. This is possible because NFSU is very well funded. It has the attention of the central government and receives lots of research and consultancy funding as well.
Batch size is small [40 for BBA-LLB (Hons.)]. This ensures that all students receive adequate attention and opportunities to participate in all activities, with a locational advantage.
NFSU is a PM-led Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) member. It also is the only educational institution in the country whose reports are accepted as evidence in the courts of law. Only NFSU has been given this privilege.
NFSU is a multi-disciplinary multi-campus university (not a stand-alone law school). As a law student, you will have the opportunity to interact with students and faculty of other schools and departments thereby broadening your exposure and perspective.
This platform is more tuned towards state NLUs. Hence expect downvotes and sarcastic comments in response to my input. As a rough analogy look at NFSU as a new IIT or a new AIIMS, but in this case in a very good location like Delhi.
The other factors:
1. This is a national university, already with the status of an Institute of National Importance (INI).
2. BBA-LLB (Hons.) runs in the Delhi campus, so the locational advantage is₹ there.
3. The total fees for the entire five years is
Once you base your entire argument on IIT KGP falsifying data, this is a dead discussion. To assume that an institution like IIT KGP is falsifying data (year after year) and no one noticed it is laughable. I would rather believe IIT KGP than you. After this whatever you say does not matter. As someone already commented - the bottom line is that IIT KGP SOL scores the highest in research in the law category and that does not change. State NLUs can remain in their la-la-land and state of denial while the sand shifts right under their feet.
2. Such differences exist even among engineering departments. For E.g. CS thinks they are superior to civil or mechanical. These are meaningless comparisons done by juveniles.
3. Be patient. Innovation is a new idea in India. Given the fact that SOL's focus is on IP Law, it is bound to take some time to become mainstream. That said, SOL is building a focus area and a niche that state NLUs have failed to do (even the older ones). They are ramping up the intake (for money) and diluting quality.
4. Already covered in bullet 1. All points here are about IIT KGP SOL. Comparing state NLUs with the larger IIT KGP is like comparing an asteroid with the Sun. The point is about comparing research culture, not comparing subjects (like Law with STEM).
5. OK. Noted.
6. The point is no one has stopped state NLUs from tapping into their so-called alumni for grants and funding. But they are unsuccessful in doing so. The fact that Ashoka and Jindal can do this is their credit, and they don't need to be apologetic about it.
7. That is for State NLUs to decide and tread carefully. At this point, they are being careless and adding new disciplines rampantly.
Bottomline: When state NLUs are plagued by inefficient administration, erratic funding, state government indifference, a massive increase in intake, lack of academic leadership, and domicile reservation, among many other things - where is the time to focus on research?
First, CLAT itself is unpredictable, and from 2025 onwards (i.e. CLAT 2025 held in Dec 2024) will be multi-lingual. This changes the entire competition dynamics. Second, God forbid, if you are not well on the day of the exam or there is some other emergency (these are unpredictable).
First, the scores above are specifically for IIT KGP SOL (not the larger IIT KGP). IIT KGP SOL is ranked in the law category of NIRF. Hence it is clear that some shoot arrows in the dark without understanding.
Second, if IIT KGP SOL benefits from the larger IIT KGP ecosystem that's exactly the point, this is why state NLUs as stand-alone entities are permanently doomed to mediocrity. All top law schools in the world are part of larger universities for a reason.
Third, IIT KGP SOL is less known. Popularity and excellence are two different things. The NLU fanboys are just ignorant.
Fourth, the state NLUs like WBNUJS, GNLU, NLUD, and NALSAR are in the pits when it comes to research. They are purely UG teaching entities, with virtually nothing to call research. And yes, for the NLUD fanboys, AILET does not make any difference. It is irrelevant.
Fifth, research is critical for any higher education institution to build and sustain excellence. There is a reason why IISc is so well respected. While IITs may be more popular, it is IISc that stands above and beyond any IIT when it comes to research. IISc ranked No. 1 in the world on research.
Sixth, state NLUs have a very long way to go - if at all. Being stand-alone state universities they are burdened with huge obstacles. Their funding is so minimal/erratic. They are UG teaching institutes, so they continue their mediocrity or below. Even Ashoka University can bring in more funding and grants, but state NLUs cannot.
Seventh, UGC has instructed that by 2030 there will be no single discipline universities in the country. To be classified as a "university", every HEI must have at least five disciplines. Therefore, expect state NLUs to add new disciplines (non-law) in the next few years. We can already see the transition in progress - NLS adding public policy, WBNUJS adding forensic science, NLIU with cybersecurity, and NALSAR having management. More dilution will take place.
Bottomline - state universities cannot and should not even try to compare and compete with national universities. They'll come out battered and bruised like the NLUs. It is better to be in a 5-year-old national university than in a 50-year-old state university.
According to the NIRF 2023, here are the law schools ranked for research:
IIT KGP SOL 80.11
NLSIU 71.85
WBNUJS 42.71
NLUD 38.42
GNLU 38.16
NALSAR 36.11
IIT KGP already outranks NLSIU by a clear margin. Pursue a Ph.D. in any of either WBNUJS, NLUD, GNLU, or NALSAR at your own risk. In addition, IIT KGP SOL is part of a larger IIT KGP ecosystem that enables interaction with other schools/departments/disciplines making possible some exciting research problems (when compared to state NLUs that are stand-alone law schools with a very limited perspective). All top law schools in the world are part of a larger university for a reason.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfsu_nfsu-mha-sih2023-activity-7143624255564427264-gJM5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
This explains why state NLUs are lining up to sign MOUs with NFSU, and starting to offer courses covering forensic science (e.g., WBNUJS' School of Forensic Science and the new BSc-LLB and MSc programs). Others include NLUD, HPNLU, MNLUM, and MNLUA's MA in Law and Forensic Science. NFSU is the bellwether.
From CLAT 2025 onwards, highly likely this change will be brought in.
https://nfsu.ac.in/details/95
The full list per GoI Gazette Notification https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2023-04/soceity_2023_eng.pdf
5G is pushing the boundaries of law creating new legal issues and challenges. It will be interesting to see how 5G shapes digital investigations. For the digital forensics field, it is an opportunity to delve deeper into the intricacies of digital investigations.
The demand for NFSU students (for internships) and graduates (PPOs and Jobs) is growing exponentially.
2) Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
3) KL University
4) Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
5) AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi)
6) Aligarh Muslim University
7) Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
8) Jadavpur University
9) SRM TRP Engineering College
10) GLA University
11) Manipal University Jaipur
12) National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana
13) UPES
14) Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
15) AIIMS Jodhpur
Absolutely surprised to see AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS Jodhpur, NIT Kurukshetra, Jadavpur University, and IIT Roorkee on this list. The rest don't matter anyway.
Source: India Research Watchdog (https://www.linkedin.com/company/india-research-watchdog/)
Full Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Roz3fJfrI4xMFGz_gQ1aNZrkMtH9lzCFady6S33zEns/edit#gid=0
Check out page 9 of the IIT KGP brochure https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/assets/pdf/phd_brochure.pdf.