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Despite a Delhi ministry government order to return them to employment, the situation for the workers remains uncertain*
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Analysis of data submitted by 29 law schools to the government’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), of which 19 were ranked in the top 20 of NIRF, has revealed that nearly all face significant disparities in undergraduate female to male gender ratios, which are considerably below the national average for the age group of law school aspirants.
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The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) data and law school rankings are a treasure trove of information and over the next few weeks, we intend to dig deeper into the numbers to help law school aspirants from making more informed choices.
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The full National Institutional Ranking Framework are out and are substantially unchanged from last year - with NLSIU Bangalore, NLU Delhi and Nalsar Hyderabad taking the top three spots; howveer, NLU Jodhpur has overtaken NUJS Kolkata, and GNLU Gandhinagar has jumped ahead of SLS Pune and Jamia Milia Islamia, in this government-sponsored and -approved ranking that saw a total of 97 law colleges participating (see full list and ranking table below).
Movers and shakers
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Nalsar Hyderabad and NUJS Kolkata have opted not to hold online exams this semester in light of potential difficulties faced by students, in contrast to NLSIU Bangalore, which has opted for students to sit their final exams entirely online in six- to eight-hour exams spread out over a longer time period.
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The Nuals Kochi recruitment coordination committee (RCC) and the 2020-graduating students have secured and accepted 32 job offers, out of a total batch of 120 out of whom 65 participated in RCC activities.
NLS students sit 6-8-hour online end-term exams on schedule as Covid had cost just 4 days of classes
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Scoop: Though much longer than a standard exam, the exams are also open book.
Jindal takes full advantage of IoE status but some NLUs might also manage
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NLSIU Bangalore alumni have donated money and organised the air travel home of 174 migrants stuck in Mumbai due to the Covid-19 lockdown, reported LiveLaw.
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RGNUL Patiala’s finances and its vice-chancellor (VC) Paramjit Jaswal‘s tenure has been under scrutiny from the state’s Higher Education Department, with multiple sources strongly suggesting that Jaswal may have tendered his as-yet unaccepted resignation in response.
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However, the GNLU students have reached the limits of what they alone can achieve and are keen to help other law schools start a wider movement
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Scoop: Around 90 existing PhDs at NLS to be examined for current status of studies
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NLIU Bhopal students studying employment law have started a website, telephone helpline and initiative to assist migrant labourers with some of the difficulties they face during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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NUJS Kolkata’s Journal of Regulatory Studies has released a special issue with 18 articles about the pandemic and related legal and policy issues, in possibly the first such publication by an Indian law school’s journal.
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NLSIU Bangalore vice chancellor (VC) Prof Sudhir Krishnaswamy has been appointed to a novel Facebook content oversight board that seeks to help solve the US-based advertising behemoth festering content moderation problems, as first reported IANS.