DARSHAN 2 0 1 6 FACULTY PROFILES NON-NLU OPTIONS REVIEWS HIRES SALARIES LANDING A LAW FIRM JOB 1 School of Law KIIT UNIVERSITY Bhubaneswar -751024, Odisha, INDIA APPROVED BY BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA (BCI) & UGC DECLARED U/S -3 OF UGC ACT-1956, NAAC ACCREDITED WITH ‘A’ GRADE ‘A’ Category University as per notification of Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India ‘Tier 1’ Accreditation (Washington Accord) by NBA of AICTE for Engineering Stream COURSES OFFERED HONOURS OFFERED IN LL.B. B.Sc.LL.B. (Hons) Business Law Constitutional Law 5 years Integrated B.A.LL.B.(Hons) IPR International Law B.B.A.LL.B.(Hons) Course Criminal Law Taxation Law PG in Law : LL.M. - 1 Year Course Ph.D. in Law Placement for 2015-16 passing out Batch SPECIALIZATIONSUBJECTS IN LL.M. Percentage of students placed in 2016 – 87% Corporate and Commercial Law Total no of students interested & eligible for Criminal and Security Law placements : 91 Constitutional and Administrative Law No of students placed : 80 Legal Pedagogy and Research No of companies /firms visited the campus :-18 Family and Social Security Highest Salary :- 6 Lakhs Average Salary :-4 Lakhs STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS 1st position - National Moot Court Competition Wi-Fi Campus Air-Conditioned Class Rooms organized by Bar Council of India 24x7 Air-conditioned Library 3rd position - International Banking & Investment Moot Court Room Law Moot Court Competition Separate Hostels for Boys And Girls Runners Up + Best Submission - National Model Conference Room with 100 Capacity Directors Meet Lecture Theatres/Galleries th Free Laptops to all Students Winner 6 Annual NALSAR, Justice B R Sawhny Fully Functional Training & Placement Cell Moot Court Competition Semifinalist - 6th NUJS Parliamentary Debate Winner 3rd BHU National MM Mootcourt Competition Visit us : http://www.kls.ac.in/ 2 3 CONTENTS 05 Note from the editor 170 Non-NLU options 06 Law school admissions 101 182 Faculty insights 191 Law Firm hires LAW SCHOOLS 197 The Recruiters 09 DSNLU 64 NLIU Bhopal 121 NUALS 201 Law School FAQs Visakhapatnam Bhopal Kochi 205 Annexure: 15 GNLU 74 NLSIU 131 RGNUL CLAT Coaching Centres Gandhinagar Bangalore Patiala 207 Annexure: 25 HNLU 79 NLU Delhi 140 RMLNLU List of Law Schools Raipur New Delhi Lucknow 35 Jindal Global Law School 88 NLU Jodhpur 148 Salgaocar College of Law Sonipat Jodhpur Panjim 44 KIIT Law School 94 NLUJAA 155 TNNLS Bhubaneswar Guwahati Tiruchirappalli 53 MNLU 103 NIRMA Institute of Law 164 WBNUJS Mumbai Ahmedabad Kolkata 55 NALSAR University 111 NUSRL Hyderabad Ranchi 4 The popularity of the law course is concomitant with the advent Note of the 5-year degree and the national law universities (NLUs), branded as the country’s premier institutions in the field. Today, from the a prospective law student can choose from seventeen of these universities, spread across the length and breadth of the country, Editor with even more in the pipeline. And this is not even counting the non-NLUs which provide quality legal education. The question is, which one should you choose? It is certainly an interesting time Last year, we released the Law School Compendium (LSC) with a to be studying law, not least for view to providing you an objective assessment of some of these the variety of opportunities a law universities. It was a one-stop information shop, containing the ins and outs of each institution, full of facts an average college degree offers. From litigation to prospectus would not reveal. corporate law, from in-house And this year, we bring you Law School Darshan 2016. This newly practice to policy-related work, branded report adds to the LSC 2015, with more assessments of India’s top law schools, insights on recruitments, salary packag- the sky is the limit for a law es, faculty profiles and much more. Law School Darshan 2016 is graduate. designed to assist you, the prospective law student, to make an informed decision. Wishing you nothing but the very best of luck. PALLAVI SALUJA 5 From an academic point of view as well, a foundation in law can Law School prove to be useful for higher studies in multiple disciplines. At a more personal level, acquiring the knowledge of law can be an Admissions extremely empowering process. 101 How do I get in? The most popular entrance examination for the five-year course is the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), a test that is recog- So you have decided that you want to study law. nized by most of the national law universities. The exception to Or perhaps you haven’t made up your mind com- this is the National Law University in Delhi – it conducts a sep- pletely and are just going to give it a try. Do not arate entrance examination, the All Indian Law Entrance Test worry; there are many students who are in the (AILET). same boat. Here are answers to five of the most commonly asked questions. In addition to this, private universities such as Jindal Global Law School conduct admissions via the LSAT, while Symbiosis and Am- Why should I study law? ity have their own separate admission tests. For most of these ex- A number of reasons. If viewed purely as a pro- ams, registrations begin in January with differing final dates. Keep fessional degree, law allows you to access a wide checking the individual websites for announcements. Also keep variety of vocations. At Bar & Bench we have in mind that most institutes offer reservations based on different met law graduates who have gone on to become factors, as well as “NRI” and/or management seats. professional photographers, authors and acade- micians. 6 Law School Admissions 101 Do I need to join a coaching class? How do I choose? This is an entirely personal decision. The majority of students This is the trickiest part of it all and the truth is that there are no who write the CLAT opt for coaching classes. The benefits are simple answers. Try and get in touch with current students – they access to study material, classroom instruction as well as the are likely to provide you with the most accurate version of things. chance to interact with your peers. Most of these classes offer one-year long-term courses as well as a month-long “crash Do not get too carried away by placement figures and statistics; course” a few months before the exam. These courses do not the truth is that no one can predict what is going to happen five come cheap, often costing fifty thousand rupees or more for years down the line. At best, it can be an educated guess. Also, do the one-year course. Of course, prices and expertise offered keep in mind that a younger institute may offer you more oppor- vary across coaching centers. tunities than an older one. Of course, an older institute will allow you to tap into a wider alumni network, and will already have How much will it cost? institutional measures in place. As far as the national law universities are concerned, the aver- age annual fees are roughly Rs. 1,80,000. Lastly, remember that there is no harm in making a choice based on your personal requirements as opposed to relying on “collec- Amongst the private institutions featured here, Jindal Global tive wisdom”. In the end, it is a decision that you, and you alone, Law School (pg 35) is the most expensive, with annual fees will have to live with. about three times charged by national law universities. On the other hand, Salgaocar College of Law (pg 148) charges Rs. 13,000 per year and older institutions such as Government Law College, Mumbai charge even less. 7 Law schools in India Law teaches you that there is always more than one side to an issue. 8 Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University VISAKHAPATNAM, AP Image used for representational purposes 9 DSNLU, Visakhapatnam Contact Admission Details DS National Law University, Personal visit: Visakhapatnam Yes Plot No. 116, Sector XI Course offered: BA LLB (5 years, undergraduate) M.V.P. Colony LLM (1 year, postgraduate) Visakhapatnam 530 017 Andhra Pradesh, India Number of seats: 120 (undergraduate) 12 (postgraduate) T: 0891 2529952 F: 0891 2502369 Entrance: CLAT E: [email protected] www.dsnlu.ac.in Fees: Approx Rs. 1,60,000/- p.a. Scholarships on offer: None 10 DSNLU, Visakhapatnam Originally established as the Andhra Having said that, the last couple of years have seen a positive turn. It has managed to rope in administrative Pradesh University of Law in 2008, members from other national law universities. How- this university was renamed the Da- ever, the shift to the new campus has not happened modaran Sanjivayya National Law as yet. Currently, DSNLU operates from a five-storey building in a residential locality of the city. University in 2012. With the 80% state reservation rule recently brought Situated in the eastern town of Visakhapatnam, DSNLU down to 50%, it will improve the diversity of the stu- has become the only national law university in the dent body. It will be a tricky few years for the institute; newly constituted state of Andhra Pradesh. It has been the new Vice-Chancellor,Prof EA Narayan’s handling of a turbulent past few years for the university though the state government and the new campus will eventu- things are looking up. In October 2014, the university ally decide the future of the university. was finally made a part of the CLAT admission process. But “membership” to the CLAT Committee is not the only problem the institute faced. In August of 2014, DSNLU students were up in arms against a government order that suggested the estab- lishment of another national law university in the state.