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NLU Odisha (NLUO) - National Law University Online Courses 2025

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3.7/5
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AnonymousVerified Icon
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) - Batch of 2028
3.6
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Impressive placements in 2023.
Placements: Out of 80 students who participated in the recruitment process, 71 were placed in the 2023 batch. The average package was 11.7 LPA. The highest package stood at 18 LPA. The top recruiters were Trilegal, Luthra and Luthra, Induslaw, Khaitan & Co., and Saraf and Partners.
Infrastructure: The college has a very decent infrastructure. It has Wi-Fi all over the campus. NLUO has Asia's biggest law library with centralized AC. Except for the hostel, you will find centralized AC on campus. It has 3 canteens, one of which works during the day and the other two during the night, along with one Nescafe shop and a juice centre. The mess food is average. The college has one outdoor sports court, a sports room for indoor sports, one cricket ground, and a football field with a gym.
Faculty: The teachers are highly qualified here, but sometimes there is a disturbance in the classes due to repetitive changes of professors. The professors are also available after college hours for any doubt-solving sessions. The course is well updated according to the needs of the legal industry, and it has 6 subjects per semester. In NLUO, there are only two end-of-semester exams per semester, which are 70 marks in theory and 30 marks in project and viva. The passing marks are 49.5 out of 100, which is approximately 50%.
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B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) - Batch of 2025
4
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I am decently satisfied with our college.
Placements: Placements differ from batch to batch. Placements for the 2021 batch are not completed yet. Around 31 students out of the entire batch of 2020 got placed in companies like Khaitan and Co, L&L Partners, Argus Partners, Fox Mandal and Co and Aquilaw.
Infrastructure: We have a temporary library in 3 rooms now, and the building is being built. It is open till 3 am. NLUO has a bank ATM, Nescafe, stationery and printing shop, canteen and mess, juice shop and a decent gym. The mess is student-run, and there is a good quality of food.
Faculty: The course curriculum is relevant and taught well. There is a lot of flexibility in class timings, which allows us to prioritise moots, debates, research and internships. Classes are conducted from 9 am to 1 pm and 10 am to 2 pm for offline college. Online classes are from 9 am to 4:15 pm on weekdays and 9 am to 1 pm on weekends.
Reviewed on 17 Apr 2021Read More
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B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) - Batch of 2022
3.4
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Our college is disillusioned, but a reality for most universities.
Placements: Most of the students get placed from our college. However, in the recent batches, placements have been getting better, with dozens being recruited from on-campus recruitments. L&L, Khaitan, CAM, and SAM are some of the major recruiters. The average salary package offered ranges from 12 LPA - 14 LPA. The internship committee has been very active since 2018, and in 2019. More than 60 internships were secured for winter and summer internships each.
Infrastructure: The Wi-Fi is adequate and is available for multiple devices (earlier it was one device per student). Classrooms are good, though maintenance is needed. Bathrooms in the academic block are in bad shape, though those in hostels are good and maintained properly. The library is congested as two classrooms have been converted into libraries. There is a huge building under construction for years now to be the library. Optimistically, the PWD has taken up construction, and it shows positive steps of actually being completed in very few years. The hostel is somewhat good, and you get single occupancy rooms. Structural problems like leakage of water are prevalent in the older buildings, especially the girls hostels. The mess is pretty damn good. The mess committee is made up of students, and every day the food served is different. Non-vegetarian food is served thrice in a week, usually at nights. Medical facilities have been sorely lacking for a long time and only recently have positive steps being taken. There are many ambulances, medicines, etc. Sports facilities are moderate. We also have 2 basketball courts and two courts for tennis, badminton and volleyball. Space for the football field is available, but it has not been worked on. Those who play cricket usually go to the Barabati Stadium on the university bus.
Faculty: Some teachers in our college are amazing and make you critically analyse what you study. Many of the good faculty members have left for various reasons, but some remain that give hope. The course curriculum, in general, is unchanged. The chronology of subjects taught is confusing. However, teachers themselves update their lesson plans regularly. It doesn't seem that other universities are much better off, as everything falls on the teachers in charge and how they handle it all.
Other: Mooting culture is very strong, though institutional support is not very encouraging. The diversity among students make it an interesting place to say the least - you get to adult. The campus is isolated and is located on the outskirts of the town. The safety outside campus is not guaranteed, but it is safe inside. The campus is large enough, with plenty of trees around and two rivers flanking either side.
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B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) - Batch of 2022
3.4
3Placements3Infrastructure3Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money
The infrastructure of the college is good.
Placements: Placements for our senior batch are good. They got hired in top law firms like Amarchand, Khaitan & Co., Luthra and Luthra, etc. There is a placement committee in the university which is a student body and supervised by a faculty adviser. The committee plays a key role in acquiring placements.
Infrastructure: The college provides excellent infrastructural facilities. There are single accommodation rooms available in our hostels with a good canteen which offers north Indian and south Indian food. The college provides unlimited Wi-Fi facility. There is a library with several books, and we have an amphitheatre, sports complex, etc.
Faculty: The college provides highly qualified faculty members. The course curriculum is well-structured to meet the practical needs of law in society. Most of the subjects are taught by more than one lecturer. There are professors, assistant professors, associate professors, and lecturers who have mastered in different subjects.
Reviewed on 8 Feb 2019Read More
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B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) - Batch of 2020
4.6
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Review of National Law University, Odisha.
Placements: The placements provided by our college are quite good. Approximately 60% to 70% of the alumni were placed, and they are currently working in many prestigious and well-recognised firms. So, this is one of the happiest moments for any university which was established in 2009 and progressing with the massive placement rate.
Infrastructure: The infrastructure of the college is excellent. The amphitheatre present in the college is the most beautiful. The sports complex, gymnasium and academic block are present in the college. There is a lot of greenery present in the college. The culture in the college is very good. The students are diverse, and they are from various parts of the country.
Faculty: The faculty members present in the college are the best among all the colleges present all over India. They are very professional in their teaching. They clear the doubts of students very well. Most of them are awarded from the foreign recognised universities, and this shows their dedication towards their profession, which is very good.
Reviewed on 11 Mar 2018Read More
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B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) - Batch of 2018
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An upcoming law school with good placements, infrastructure however low quality of faculty.
Placements: I am in the 5th batch of the college, and I have seen a gradual increase in the placements every year. The 1st batch, the placements was low, but now from the past two years, we have firms like JSA, Luthra recruiting from the college. Out of 120 batches, approximately 10-15 students were placed every year via campus recruitment. The others almost get PPOs from their internships. The college has placement as well as internship committee who work hard to help the students get placed. The average package offered is approximately in lakhs.
Infrastructure: When I first joined the college in the year 2013, we just had one academic block and one girl's hostel and one boy's hostel. However, in the last 5 years there had been major developments in the infrastructure, and now we have an amphitheatre, academic block, administrative block, 2 girls hostel, 2 boys hostel, sports complex and a huge garden in the college. The only few things that are missing are a library, AC rooms and a guest house for parents. We have high internet connectivity, and our wi-fi works well. However, there are a lot of facilities that are still missing on the campus like a good grocery shop, a food outlet considering the fact that the college is far from the city. The medical services and AC hostel rooms considering the fact that there is great humidity in the State of Odisha, we need hostel AC rooms.
Faculty: The quality of the faculty is the main issue that the college faces, as most of the faculty members are research associate who is still preparing for the NET entrance test. Moreover, the college follows the old tradition of delivering lectures and hence classes most of the times gets boring, and we mostly lack the practical knowledge of the subject. Since we have lack of teachers, the course curriculum depends on the availability of teachers especially when it comes to seminar papers and hence most of the time we are forced to take a subject even if we have interest in some other subject, but it is not taught in the college because of lack of teachers.
Other: The college has started to organise its national moot which is known as IMAM based on maritime law. Moreover, we have also started organised annual sports and cultural fest known as VIRAAJ. The students have formed a committee known as the informal discussion group that calls dignitaries from various fields to deliver lectures and tell their experiences in life. We also have a committee that motivates entrepreneurship named as LexTech who has recently organised a Google start up the weekend.
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NLUO Courses and Fees FAQs

Q:   What rank is required for NLU Odisha BA LLB?
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For admission to NLU Odisha BA LLB programme CLAT scores are accepted by the college. The closing rank for CLAT Fourth Provisional Allocation List for NLUO BA LLB course is 1203 for the General category students. 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 NLUO admissions 2023 to BA LLB course. Candidates seeking admission to NLU Odisha can refer to the table given below to check out the NLUO last round cutoff 2023 along with the cutoff ranks for 2022 to get better clarity on NLU Odisha cutoff trends: 

CLAT Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
Course202120222023
BA LLB107211321207
Q:   What is the course fee for NLU Odisha?
A: 

The table below covers NLU Odisha popular courses fees: 

CoursesTotal tuition Fees*
BBA LLB
6 lakhs
BA LLB
6 lakhs
LLM
70,000
BA
60,000

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

Q:   Is NLUO ranked by any national or international ranking body for LLM?
A: 

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
Q:   What are the documents required for admission at NLU Odisha?
A: 

The admission to BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), 3 years LLB, and LLM courses to NLU Odisha is based on CLAT score. After qualifying the exam candidates need to submit the required documents at the time of couselling process as listed below: 

  • Marksheet and certificate of Class 10 and Class 12
  • Graduation degree and mark sheet (for LLM course)
  • Character certificate
  • Transfer certificate
  • Migration certificate
  • Caste certificate (if applicable)
  • Entrance exam scorecard
Q:   What are the factors affecting NLUO LLM cutoff 2023?
A: 

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. 
Q:   What are the factors affecting NLUO BA LLB cutoff 2024?
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Every year, the cut off marks for the NLUO BA LLB CLAT scores 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. 
Q:   What are the minimum marks required for LL.M at NLUO 2023?
A: 

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.

Q:   What are the popular courses offered at NLU Odisha?
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NLU Odisha offers around six courses with various law specialisations. Check out the table below for list of popular courses offered by National Law University Odisha:

CoursesDuration
5 years 
5 years 
1 year
3 years
Q:   How many seats are there in NLU Odisha?
A: 

The number of seats for NLU Odisha differs for various courses. The course-wise National Law University, Odisha reservation criteria is given in the table below:

BA LLB (Hons) Seat Reservation

Category

All India

Odisha Domicile

General

64

21

ST

10

3

SC

6

2

NRI

10

Foreign National

4

BBA LLB (Hons) Seat Reservation

Category

All India

Odisha Domicile

General

32

11

ST

4

2

SC

3

1

NRI

5

Foreign National

2

LLM 

General

26

8

ST

4

2

SC

2

2

NRI

4

Foreign National

2

Q:   How can I get admission to BBA LLB at NLU Odisha?
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For admission to BBA LLB  course at NLU Odisha candidates have to register through CLAT portal. Registered candidates for CLAT counselling will be called by NLU Odisha through multiple 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. Those, who have been allotted a seat in the NLU Odisha Provisional Allotment Lists, must complete the process of exercising any one of the actions mentioned below:

  1. Accept the allotted seat
  2. Apply for Revise
  3. Exit from the CLAT admission process

If alloted seat is accepted by the candidate. After, that the candidates need to report to NLU Odisha for admission. The admission confirmation requires, documents submission and fees submission by the candidates through the official portal of NLU Odisha. 

Q:   When will CLAT registration open for admission to BA LLB at NLU Odisha?
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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 on or before Oct 31, 2025 since the applications are currently ongoing. 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.

Q:   Does NLU Odisha have a state domicile reservation?
A: 

Yes, NLU Odisha have a state domicile reservation for the candidates belonging to various categories under Home State. Unlike many NLUs, it has released its CLAT cutoff 2025 for both All India and Home State quotas. In relation to that, the NLU Odisha cutoff 2025 for BA LLB Hons. and BBA LLB Hons. courses under General Home State quota stood at 1913 and 3066, respectively. Moreover, for the aforementioned courses, the General AI quota cutoff stood at 943 and 1034, respectively.

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Answered 2 days ago

NLU Odisha offers a total of 120 seats for the BA LLB course. Among these, 25% seats are reserved for General, ST & SC students, and  under 5% seats are reserved for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) at the all India level according to the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

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Sejal Baveja

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Answered 2 days ago

To apply for the MBA course at NLUO, candidates must follow the following steps:-

  • Go to the official website of NLUO.
  • Click on the 'MBA ADMISSIONS 2026" tab.
  • Click on the form link and fill the form.
  • Pay the application fee.
  • Submit the form. 

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Sejal Baveja

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 days ago

The course-wise seat intake in NLU Odisha is as follows:-

BA LLB (Hons) Seat Reservation

Category

All India

Odisha Domicile

General

64

21

ST

10

3

SC

6

2

NRI

10

Foreign National

4

BBA LLB (Hons) Seat Reservation

Category

All India

Odisha Domicile

General

32

11

ST

4

2

SC

3

1

NRI

5

Foreign National

2

LLM

General

26

8

ST

4

2

SC

2

2

NRI

4

Foreign National

2

Note: The above information is subject to change.

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Sejal Baveja

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 days ago

nLU Odisha courses fee varies from course-to-course. The table below covers a few components of the NLU Odisha fee structure for various courses:

CourseTotal Tuition Fee
BA LLBINR 6 lakh
BBA LLBINR 6 lakh
LLMINR 70,000
BAINR 60,000

Note: the above information is subject to change.

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Sejal Baveja

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 4 months ago

NLU Odisha and NUSRL Ranchi both are top law institutes with NIRF ranking 2024 of 26th and 22nd. Aspirants who are preparing for the CLAT Exam can analysis that for which one they should go for between NLU Odisha and NUSRL Ranchi based on their ranks. A comparison of NLU Odisha and NLU Bhopal for th

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