NLU Patiala (RGNUL) - Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

The NLU Patiala students have to undergo an internship at the end of each semester. The first-year students have to join NGOs for four weeks duration. Further, the second-year students undergo training with judges and lawyers at the district level. Additionally, third-year students undergo training at the High Courts and Hon'ble Supreme Court. In addition to this, the fourth and fifth-year students have to go for training for six weeks. Crawford Bayley and Co., Anand and Anand, J. Sagar Associates, and Luthra & Luthra Law Offices are some of the top Law firms that offer training to RGNUL students.

As per the latest report, 31 students were placed during the 2023 drive. Earlier, 40 students were placed during the 2022 placements. Taking a look at the past three years' record, it can be concluded that the number of students placed has been declining year-on-year. To know the RGNUL placement trends refer to the below table:

Over the past three years (2021 to 2023), a declining trend was observed in the number of students placed. The complete insights of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law placements are mentioned in the table below:

NOTE: The median package mentioned above is collated from the NIRF report 2023.

The table below compares the 2022 RGNUL placements statistics with HNLU Raipur:

NOTE: The 2023 placement statistics for HNLU Raipur are unavailable, hence, 2022 data is compared above.

The RGNUL average package details are unavailable on the official website. Once released it will be updated here. Meanwhile, the median package offered during 2023 placements is mentioned below:

NOTE: The above salary details are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

The highest package offered during the recent placements is yet to be announced officially. However, the median package offered during 2022 placements is available, which is tabulated below:

NOTE: The aforementioned salary details are fetched from the NIRF report 2023.

The leading companies that participated in RGNUL Patiala placements 2023 are mentioned below:

According to unofficial sources, a large share of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law alumni is working in the Legal sector (29%). See the table below to get an estimate of sectors where RGNUL alumni are involved:

NOTE: The 'Others' category represents the combined data of multiple sectors, including Community and Social Services, Customer Success and Support, Entrepreneurship, Administrative, Finance, HR, Marketing, Consulting and Accounting. 

The closing rank for the CLAT Fifth Provisional Allocation List of the RGNUL Patiala BA LLB (Hons) course in 2023 was 1309 for the General category students from Vertical Reservations.

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 the total tuition fee for popular courses offered at RGNUL:

*The above fee is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.