NLU Odisha (NLUO) - National Law University

NLUO cutoff 2024 is yet to be released. Going as per CLAT cutoff 2023, the opening or minimum rank required for NLU Odisha First Provisional Allocation List was 504 for BBA LLB and 680 for LLM for General Category students under Vertical Reservation. CLAT Counselling 2023 was concluded with the release of Fifth Provisional Allotment released by the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) for NLU Odisha admission to BBA LLB and LLM courses. Registered candidates for CLAT 2024 counselling will called by the respective NLUs through round-wise provisional merit lists. 

 Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) releases institute wise and course-wise CLAT Provisional Allotment lists on the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2023 for NLU admissions 2023 to BA LLB and LLM programmes. Candidates seeking admission to NLU Odisha can refer to the table given below to check out the round-wise NLU Odisha cutoff 2023 to get better clarity on NLU Odisha cutoff trends:

The round-wise NLU Odisha CLAT cutoff 2023 for BA LLB is tabulated below: 

As pe the CLAT Counselling schedule, CLAT Counselling 2024 is expected to be conducted in five rounds. Also, as per CLAT cutoff 2023, the counselling has been concluded after five rounds. NLU Odisha accepts CLAT scores for admission to the Law courses including BA LLB (Hons) at UG level and LLM at PG level. Candidates seeking admission to NLU Odisha courses must apply through CLAT Counselling. The counselling is conducted round wise for seat allotment to NLUs including National University of Law Odisha. The allotment results can be checked by the registered candidates on the official website of CLAT 2024 as well. 

A comparison of all the NLU Odisha and NLU Bhopal for the LLM programme on the basis of multiple components, such as fee, ranking and salary packages are tabulated below:

NOTE: The fee and placement details mentioned in the above table are sourced from multiple sources. Hence, are indicative.

The comparison clearly shows how NLU Odisha is a better option in terms of salary offered and hence, ROI. 

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 Resources
• Research and Professional Practices
• Graduation Outcomes
• Outreach and Inclusivity
• Perception

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 offers a total of 50 seats for admission to LLM programme, out of which 26 seats are reserved for General category candidates. The admission are based on CLAT score. For admission to LLM 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.