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

For admission to BBA LLB course at NLUO candidates have to register through CLAT portal. Registered candidates for CLAT 2026 counselling will be called by NLUO 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. Those, who have been allotted a seat in the NLU Orissa Provisional Allotment Lists, must complete the process of exercising any one of the actions mentioned below:Accept the allotted seatApply for ReviseExit from the CLAT admission processIf 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. 

CLAT 2025 dates for admission to NLU Odisha are out.  Only students who fill out the application form as well as, pay the fee are issued admit cards to appear for CLAT exam 2025. Students can log in using their registered mobile number and password to update their preferences in CLAT 2025 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.

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. 

Both NALSAR and NLU Odisha are NIRF ranked universities offering BA LLB (Hons) programme. The fee for NLUs are quite similar. Check the below the fee comparison:BA LLB (Hons) CollegesNIRF Rank 2024Total Tuition FeeNALSAR Hyderabad3INR 7.95 lakhNLU Cuttack26INR 6 lakh

NLU Odisha offers BA LLB programme specialised in law. The table below covers the total tuition fee for popular courses offered at NLUO:Popular CoursesTotal Tuition Fees*BA LLB INR 6 lakhs*The above fee is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.  

Hi, NLUO (National Law University, Odisha) and SOA University are both reputable institutions, but they cater to different academic focuses. You can refer below to choose which one would suit you better:NLUOSOAEstablished as a National Law University, NLUO enjoys a strong reputation in legal education. Known for its medical and engineering programs, SOA University is also gaining recognition in other fields.Offers a comprehensive curriculum focused on law, with specialisation options.  Offers a wide range of programs, including law, medicine, engineering, management, and more.  Strong placement record in law firms and legal sectors.  Decent placement record across various disciplines. Hope this helps!

National Law University as well as other government universities offer reservation based on domicile. Candidates who belong to the host state of the university can apply for the domicile reservation. For example, National Law University, Odisha provides 25% domicile reservation for students of Odisha. Many other institutes also offer similar reservation policies in order to attract the brightest minds from the state.

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:Course202220232024LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Law109219971358 

Students who want admission in BALLB at NLU Odisha need to appear for CLAT. Students need to follow the rules and regulations of the NLU Odisha. NLU Odisha eligibility criteria  must be met. Students need to rank upto 1147 to get admission at NLU Odisha. The admission process is easy and simple. 

NLU Odisha does not provide direct admission to students. Students have to pass the qualifying exam and entrance tests for admission and selection. For admission applicants must have graduated from an authorized university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 50% (45% for SC/ST/PWD). They need to have a valid CLAT entrance exam score. Candidates who meet the requirements must show up for the CLAT-PG Entrance exam.  The NLU consortium announced the cutoff for NLU Odisha LLM Admission based on the results of the CLAT-PG entrance test.  In order to gain admission, candidates who met the qualifying cutoff points in the CLAT exam may take part in the counseling process.  Admission to NLUO LLM will be granted to the shortlisted candidates.