NLU Odisha (NLUO) - National Law University Cuttack Answered Questions

NLU Odisha, is ranked 30 by NIRF 2023 ranking amongst other NLUs. The NIRF 2023 was approved by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and launched by the Honourable Minister of Education on June 5 2023. This framework considers a few parameters for ranking various universities and institutions. These parameters cover:Teaching, Learning and ResourcesResearch and Professional PracticesGraduation OutcomesOutreach and InclusivityPerception

National Law University Odisha admission to LLM programme is done online through the official website of the university. Find below the detailed admission process followed by NLU Odisha for admission:Step 1: For NLU Odisha admissions to LLM programme registrations are done through CLAT. Candidates must visit the official website of CNLU to apply for CLAT.  Step 2: The registered candidates are required to appear for CLAT entrance exam for admission to LLM programme. After that, candidates willing to get admission in LLM programme, have to go through the CLAT counselling process for acceptance of seats. To confirm the allotment, candidates have to accept the seat allotment, after that the allotment will get frozen.Step 3: Candidates who will accept the allotted seat need to upload all the required documents on the official portal. After that candidates, will be required to pay the LLM admission fee to confirm their seats within a stipulated deadline. 

Candidates who qualify for CLAT must pay the fee for their respective courses, which includes components such as Tuition Fee, Examination Fee, Security Deposit, Hostel Charges (if applicable), etc. Other than the course fee, candidates are required to pay a fee for CLAT application fee. For General /OBC /PWD /PIO /OCI /NRI category candidates, the application fee is INR 4,000; for SC /ST /BPL category candidates, the application fee is INR 3,500. The table below covers NLU Odisha's BA LLB courses fees: CoursesTotal tuition Fees*BA LLBINR 6 lakhs*The above fee is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative. 

NLU Odisha offers a total of 120 seats for admission to BA LLB, out of which a total of 64 seats are reserved for General category. The admissions are based on CLAT score. For admission to BA LLB course at NLU Odisha candidates have to register through CLAT portal. Registered candidates for CLAT 2024 counselling will be called by NLU Odisha through five provisional merit lists, each released by the Consortium of CLAT. Candidates who have been allocated a seat in the provisional lists and applied for revision, should check the status of their seat in the CLAT provisonal lists. 

For admission to BA LLB course at NLUO candidates have to register through CLAT portal. Registered candidates for CLAT 2024 counselling will be called by NLUO through five provisional merit lists, each released by the Consortium of CLAT. Candidates, who have been allocated a seat in the provisional lists and applied for revision, should check the status of their seat in the CLAT provisonal lists. Those, who have been allotted a seat in the NLU Orissa Provisional Allotment Lists, must complete the process of exercising any one of the actions mentioned below:Accept the allotted seatApply for ReviseExit from the CLAT admission processIf alloted seat is accepted by the candidate. After, that the candidates need to report to NLU Odisha for admission. The admission confirmation requires, documents submission and fees submission by the candidates through the official portal of NLU Odisha. 

To get this concluded, whether NLU Odisha is a better option to pursue LLM or not, candidates can analyze various parameters such as placements, infrastructure, fees, etc. As per the placement data of NLU Odisha for the year 2023, out of 38 students, 28 were placed during NLU Odisha LLM placements 2022. The campus of NLU Odisha is well-equipped with all basic facilities such as mess, internet, smart classrooms, library, moot courts, placement cell, sports facilities etc.

NLU Odisha LLM admission 2024 is done through CLAT. Candidates who qualify for CLAT are required to pay fee for their respective courses, which includes various components such as Tuition Fee, Examination Fee, Security Deposit, Hostel Charges (if applicable), etc. Other than the LLM fee, candidates are required to pay a fee for CLAT application fee. For General /OBC /PWD /PIO /OCI /NRI category candidates, the application fee is INR 4,000 and for SC /ST /BPL category candidates, the application fee is INR 3,500. 

The NLU Odisha recorded a 74% placement rate in LLM course in 2022 placement, which was increased as compared to 2021, i.e., 40% and 2020, i.e. 73%. However, the latest data placement report of 2023 is not released by the official website. Below were the top recruiters as per the placement report: NLU Odisha Placements 2022: Top RecruitersJSA Advocates & SolicitorsKhaitan & Co.Luthra & Luthra Law Offices IndiaSaraf & Partners Law officesCyril Amarchand MangaldasArgus PartnersSingh & AssociatesWadhwa Law OfficesLakshmikumaran & SridharanSinghania & Partners

NLUO offers admission to BA LLB course based on the CLAT entrance exam score and counselling. Below-mentioned are the NLUO BA LLB course eligibility along with their selection criteria:CourseEligibilitySelection CriteriaBA LLBClass 12 from a recognised board with a minimum of 45% aggregateCLAT