NLU Odisha (NLUO) - National Law University Cuttack Answered Questions

There are so many other fee components apart from the tuition fee for the BA LLB course at NLU Odisha. Some of the components are admission fees, examination fees, hostel fees, electricity charges, NSS fees and various other components. Check out the exact amount of these fee components from the table mentioned below: Fee ComponentsFee (per annum)Admission FeeINR 10,000Student welfare fundINR 7,000Examination FeeINR 7,000Internet / IT Service FeeINR 10,000Electricity chargesINR 17,000Sports and games facilitiesINR 4,000Moot court / Seminar / WorkshopsINR 6,000Hostel feeINR 30,000Library feeINR 10,000Estate MaintenanceINR 20,000Group Health Insurance (This fee is inclusive of GST@18%)INR 4,370Mental Wellness ProgrammeINR 1,500NSS FeesINR 20Refundable DepositsLibrary DepositINR 5,000Mess DepositINR 5,000Note: 1. The above fee structure does not include monthly mess charges. Students are required to pay the mess charges directly to the Mess Committee at the beginning of every semester.Note: 2. The refundable deposits will be refunded only after successful completion of the course. The amount will not be refunded in case of cancellation of candidature by the student or otherwise during the tenure of the course.

National Law University Odisha offers a five year-integrated BA LLB programme that combines training in law with knowledge of the social sciences. The liberal arts component of the BA LLB programme includes four arts subjects (Political Science, Sociology,  Economics and English). The subjects included in the first semester of BA LLB course at NLU Odisha are mentioned in the table below: SEMESTERBA CoursesLaw coursesFirstLaw and LanguageLaw of Torts Introduction to Political ScienceConstitution 1 Legal HistoryContract 1

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:CourseEligibilitySelection CriteriaLLMCandidates must cmpleted LLB with at least 45% aggregateCLAT

NLUO offers admission to BBA LLB course based on the CLAT entrance exam score and counselling. Below-mentioned are the NLUO BBA LLB course eligibility along with their selection criteria:CourseEligibilitySelection CriteriaBBA LLBClass 12 from a recognised board with a minimum of 45% aggregateCLAT

To ascertain which NLU among HNLU Raipur, NLU Odisha and GNLU Gandhinagar is the best for BA LLB (Hons), students can compare them based on parameters like faculty, infrastructure, placements, value for money, etc. The student rating available on Shiksha.com takes all these parameters into consideration. Hence, to help students take an informed decision, the Shiksha ratings for the mentioned three NLUs, along with their average salary packages, have been compared in the table below:Name of the UniversityShiksha Rating for BA LLB (Hons)Average PackageHNLU Raipur3.7/5INR 12 LPA - INR 16 LPANLU Odisha3.8/5INR 9 LPAGNLU Gandhinagar4.3/5INR 15.4 LPA

Overall ratings for the LLM programme by KIIT School of Law on Shiksha: KSOL received a 4.1 out of 5 rating, which reflects that students feel that teaching is satisfactory and infrastructure well-maintained with considerable placement avenues. In contrast, NLUO has an overall review score of 3.7 out of 5, whereas PRSU has a score of 3.5 out of 5. The ratings presented indicate satisfaction by students with the quality of education and support offered by each institution; it is apparent that KSOL fared fairly well among the three law schools.

The university has not released the recent placements statistics. However, as per the NLU Odisha NIRF report 2024, the median package offered during UG five-year courses, such as BA LLB placements 2023 stood at INR 14.5 LPA. Further, 87 students were placed out of 177 during UG 5-year placements 2023, respectively.

Yes, NLU Odisha offers a five-year integrated programme in BBA LLB course i.e., divided into ten semesters and offered in full-time mode. BBA LLB programme combines both training in law subjects and knowledge in the Commerce subjects. The curriculum of BBA LLB at NLU Odisha includes several subjects, such as Financial Markets and Institutions, Cost and Management Accounting, Marketing, Corporate Accounting, Organisational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Managerial Psychology, Ethical Entrepreneurship and Leadership. 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. 

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 lowTotal number of seats. If the total number of seats is revised and increased then cut off is expected to remain lowPrevious 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. 

The National Law University Odisha has not released the 2024 placements statistics. However, every year various reputable businesses and law firms take part in the placement process at NLU Odisha. Some of the prominent recruiters who visited the NLUO placements in 2023 are listed in the table below:NLU Odisha Top RecruitersKhaitan and CoSaraf and PartnersSaakshya LawArgus PartnersS&R AssociatesTrilegal, BMR LegalBharucha & PartnersKoan AdvisorL&L PartnersNote: Due to unavailability of information on the companies hiring specifically the BBA LLB students of the university, the data presented above is relevant for all law courses offered at National Law University Odisha. Additionally, the data is for the year 2023.