NLU Kochi Placement & Salary Insights

As per the NUALS Kochi NIRF report 2024, the salary package offered during NLU Kochi UG and PG placements over the past three years are presented below:

The curriculum of Law courses offered at NUALS Kochi has compulsory internship per semester. This is to encourage students for doing internships at leading legal firms. These internship provides opportunities to students to acquire diverse range of skills in areas such as litigation, research and policy work.

The list of top recruiters during NUALS Kochi placements and internships is presented below:

As per the NUALS Kochi NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of NLU Kochi UG and PG placements over the past three years are presented below:

NUALS Kochi is one of the leading Law Universities in India. As per the NUALS Kochi NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of NLU Kochi UG and PG placements over the past three years are presented below:

According to the data gathered from unofficial sources, Legal sector has placed the most number of NUALS Kochi students. The sector-wise NUALS Kochi alumni placement statistics are presented below:

Note: The “Others” category includes the sectors of Operations, Research, Entrepreneurship, Administrative, Finance, IT, Community & Social Service, Sales, Consulting, Customer Success & Support and Marketing.

The above-mentioned alumni data is gathered from unofficial sources and hence may vary.

The NUALS Kochi CLAT Cutoff 2026 was out for admission to the BA LLB and LLM course for Round 1. The cutoff was released in the form of opening and closing ranks for the All India category candidates. According to the closing cutoff in Round 1 2025, the cutoff range was between 1076 and 1131 for the General AI category for the BA LLB and LLM course, respectively.

LL.M. LLB (Hons) was the hardest out of the two to avail admission to for the General AI category.  On the other hand for the PWD AI category, the hardest course specialisation were LL.M. in International Trade Law and B.A. in Constitutional and Administrative Law, with the cutoff of 11998 for both the courses. 

Students can refer to the table below to know the Round 1 cutoff rank for the General AI and PWD AI categories. 

NUALS Kochi accepts the CLAT cutoff ranks for admission to the BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses for various categories under the All India quota.

As per the NUALS Kochi CLAT Cutoff 2025 for the General AI category, in 2025, the cutoff was 1154. In 2024 and 2023, the cutoff was 1341 and 1136, respectively. This difference in the ranks suggests that the competition for admission to the BA LLB (Hons) course has been fluctuating over the years. 

Students can check the table below to know the year-wise round 2 cutoff ranks for the General AI category for the BA LLB (Hons) course.

NUALS Kochi cut off 2025 for admission to the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) course has been released in the form of ranks. The Round 1 closing rank for the BA LLB (Hons.) course is 1175 for the students belonging to the General AI category. The NUALS Kochi accepts CLAT entrance exam, followed by the counselling rounds for admitting students to its law courses. Aspirants seeking admission can refer to the table below to check out the CLAT Round 1 closing ranks for the last three years for BA LLB Hons. course:

Joining NLU Kochi (NUALS) - The National University of Advanced Legal Studies for PhD course is generally considered a good option. Candidates must consider factors such as infrastructure, faculty experience, hostel and mess facilities, curriculum, etc. while taking admission. They can apply online or offline for admission at NLU Kochi (NUALS) - The National University of Advanced Legal Studies.

The seat intake for the LLM programme at National Law University, Kochi is 40. The university only offers seats based on  availability of seats and the merit lists. Further, NLU follows the reservation policy while allotting the seats among the students. Further, candidates must also have a valid score in the CLAT 2025 exam. 

NLU Kochi (NUALS) - The National University of Advanced Legal Studies accepts the UGC NET or the Departmental Admission Test (DAT) which is conducted by the university itself for admission in the PhD course. Candidates must ensure fulfilling the eligibility criteria required for admission in the course, set by the university. 

National Law University Kochi follows the seat reservation policy as sanctioned by the government of India. The university offers a total of 40 seats for its LLM students. However, the seats are unevenly reserved for students belonging to a special category. Among them, there are Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Categories. NLU offers 8 % for its SC students and 2% for its ST students. 

NLU Kochi (NUALS) cutoff 2024 for Round 1 has been released for B.A. LL.B. (Hons) and LL.M. in Constitutional and Administrative Law courses. Tabulated below are the opening and closing ranks for General candidates belonging to All india Quota: 

The opening or minimum rank required for NUALS Kochi Fifth Provisional Allotment List is 1461 for BA LLB (Hons) and is 1799 for LLM for General Category students under Vertical Reservation. CLAT Fifth Provisional Allotment list has been released by the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) for NLU Kochi admission to BBA LLB and LLM courses. Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the NLU Kochi cutoff 2023 for BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. The details mentioned below is the last round closing rank for the General All India category students: 

As of now, CLAT Round 3 Seat Allotment results have been released for NLU Kochi cutoff 2024. The All India GC-KL ranks for NLU Ranchi for the BA LLB (Hons) is 1661.

CLNU is expected to release a total of five rounds of counselling. For the LL.M course the All India opening and closing ranks for NLU Ranchi 1765 for the GC-KL All India candidates. 

Some of the courses are expensive in NUALS, while others are expensive in NALSAR.

Thats why we cannot claim directly that the National University of Advance Legal Studies, Kochi, is more expensive than NALSAR .

 Both colleges offer UG, PG, and doctoral courses.

And the cost of these courses is different for both of them. Some of the courses are expensive in NUALS, while others are expensive in NALSAR.

For example, the total tuition fee for BA. L.L.B. at NUALS is about 6.25 lake, while at NALSAR it costs about 7.95 Lack.

For a proper understanding, you can compare both at shiksha.com

Apart from the General category, CNLU has released CLAT cutoff 2024 for R1 for NLU Kochi for PwD category. Tabulated below are the closing ranks for NLU Kochi cutoff 2024 for PwD ategory: 

The valid CLAT entrance exam score is accepted by the National University of Advance Legal Studies, Kochi, for admission.

The university offers BA, LLB, LLM, PG Diploma, and Ph.D. courses. Admission to NUALS is done on the basis of CLAT scores in UG and PG courses.