LL.M. in Constitutional Law & Administrative Law 

at NLU Odisha (NLUO) - National Law University, Cuttack

The closing rank for CLAT Fourth Provisional Allocation List for NLU Odisha LLM course is 1736 for the General category students from Vertical Reservations. 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 LLM programme. Candidates seeking admission to NLU Odisha can refer to the table given below to check out the NLU Odisha R4 cutoff 2023 along with the R4 cutoff ranks for 2022 and 2021 to get better clarity on NLU Odisha cutoff trends:

Every year, the cut off marks for the NLUO LLM CLAT exam are affected due to the following factors:

• The difficulty level of the exam. In case the question paper is easy then the CLAT cut offs are expected to go high and vice-versa.
• Total number of applications received. If the total applications received are less then the cut off is expected to be relaxed. 
• Total candidates qualifying CLAT exam. If the total number of qualifying candidates is less than the total seats then cut off goes low
• Total number of seats. If the total number of seats is revised and increased then cut off is expected to remain low
• Previous year cut offs. For the top NLUs, the cut-off marks in previous years were high, therefore, only topper candidates could make it for final admissions. Fore other NLUs, the cut off marks are relatively low. 

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. 

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, 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

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. 

Yes, NLU Odisha offers one-year postgraduate programme in LLM course i.e., divided into two semesters and offered in full-time mode. The Course comprises three foundation/ compulsory papers (three credits each), six optional/ specialisation Papers (two credits each) to be notified in each semester, and a dissertation (three-credits). Admission to this course is based on the scores secured in the CLAT entrance test followed by the counselling conducted by CNLU for final seat allotment. 

NLU Odisha offers LLM courses for the duration one year. When it comes to placements, NLU Odisha offers good placements annually. The placement details of the NLU Odisha LLM batch 2024 are yet to be released on the official website. Once it is released, it will be updated here. However, the placement details of PG 1-year batch 2023 is disclosed in the NIRF report 2024. Let’s take a look at the key highlights of NLU Odisha placements for the PG 1-year batch 2023 in the table below: