LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Law 

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

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. 

No, NLU Odisha don’t offer admission to LLM course without qualifying CLAT. Check out the table below to understand the eligibility criteria and selection criteria for admission to NLU Odisha:

CLAT 2026 dates for admission to NLU Odisha are out. Students seeking admission to UG and PG courses offered at National Law Universities (NLUs) can apply for CLAT 2026. Only students who fill out the application form as well as, pay the fee are issued admit cards to appear for CLAT exam 2026. Students can log in using their registered mobile number and password to update their preferences in CLAT 2026 application form. 

Conducted in pen-and-paper mode, candidates have to attempt questions from English, Current Affairs and GK, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Mathematics for UG course, and from Constitutional Law, and other law subjects like Jurisprudence, Torts, IPC, CrPC, CPC, Family Law, and IPR. 

Candidates who are willing to get into NLU Odisha for five-year LLB course must specific the desired course in the application form.

For admission to NLU Odisha for the LLB or LLM course, the result of CLAT 2026 can be expected by the last week of December 2023 After the release of result, the exam takers will be able to download their CLAT scorecards from the official website using their login credentials for NLU Odisha admission via CLAT counselling and seat allotment.

CLAT 2026 result contains details like the candidate's overall and sectional scores, and merit rank. Those who will qualify CLAT by meeting the required minimum cutoff as per the merit list are called for counselling process for seat allotment.

Note that for admission to the 5-year LLB or LLM courses, the candidate will have to meet the CLAT 2026 cut-off in their respective category. The CLAT 2026 merit rank list will be shared at the time of admission and seat allotments. Candidates ranked higher in CLAT merit list will be given preference during the seat allotment process.

NLU Odisha offers admission to LLM programme, based on the entrance exam and counselling process. Below-mentioned are the NLUO LLM eligibility along with its selection criteria:

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. 

The NLUO Odisha CLAT Cutoff 2026 was published for various categories under both the All India and Home State quota, unlike many other NLUs. The cutoff was out for Round 1 in the form of opening and closing ranks. According to that, the closing ranks ranged from 800 to 907 for the General AI category for admission to the BA LLB (Hons), LLM course, and BBA LLB course. For this category, the hardest out of the 3 courses was BA LLB (Hons), with a cutoff of 800. 

In the case of the General HS quota, the closing cutoff in Round 1 ranged from 2855 to 10269, wherein BA LLB ( Hons) was the most sought-after course, followed by BBA LLB (Hons), with cutoffs of 2855 and 3133, respectively. 

Note: The cutoff for other categories, quotas, courses will vary accordingly. 

National Law University Odisha lets you join their LL.M programme if you did well on the Common Law Admission Test. You just need a Bachelor degree in Law with at least 50% marks, and a good CLAT score. Even if you are still in the final year of your LL.B. you can apply as long as you have got 50% marks until your last declared semester or year. The admission process is competitive, and while your CLAT score is essential, NLUO might also look at your academic record, and any extracurricular stuff you have done. In 2023, the highest CLAT score they accepted for LL.M admission at NLUO was 504 for the general category and 408 for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), SC, ST, and Domicile Odisha categories.

The NLU Odisha CLAT cutoff 2024 for the Fifth Round was released on May 28, 2024, by the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU). The cutoffs were released for admissions to LLM flagship programmes for 2024. 

According to the Round 5 Allotment List for the NLU Odisha cutoff 2024, for getting admission to NLU Odisha, the closing rank needed for the General AI category for LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Law was 1358. Similarly, the required rank for SC, ST, and PWD AI candidates stood at 5215, 8575, and 10680. Furthermore, candidates can check the year-wise comparison of cutoffs for the general category in the table below: