NLU Odisha (NLUO) - National Law University

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NLU Odisha is a well-known institute recognised across categories by a number of ranking bodies. Last year, the university maintained a strong standing in the #15 in NIRF 'Law' category rankings, cementing its rank with the top-most institutes in the country. In the 'Law' category, NLU Odisha ranked in the top 50 in the country for the 3rd consecutive year in 2025.

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NLU Odisha Ranking Highlights 2025
NIRF Ranking 2025
India Today Ranking 2025
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NLU Odisha Ranking Highlights 2025

NLU Odisha has been continuously recognised as one of the leading institutes by numerous national ranking agencies. The institute is ranked #15 in the Law category by the NIRF 2025. The academic reputation, dedicated faculty, and well-laid infrastructure are some of the reasons of the institute's high ranks among numerous ranking agencies. The article below covers all the information around NLU Odisha rankings:

Rank publisher & CategoryRank

LL.B.

NIRF, 2025

#15

2nd Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Orissa in 2025->

Law

NIRF, 2025

#15

Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Orissa in 2025->

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On Ranking Highlight

Q: What is the closing rank 2023 for the CLAT Fourth Provisional Allocation List of the NLU Odisha LLM course?

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:

CLAT Round 4 Closing Rank (General-All India)
Course	2021	2022	2023
LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law	726	1092	1736

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Q: Which is better among NLU Odisha and NLU Lucknow for LLM?

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:

Comparison Factors	NIRF Ranking'23	Median Salary	Total Tuition Fee
NLU Odisha	30	INR 6 LPA	INR 70,000
NLU Bhopal	18	INR 6 LPA	INR 1.7 lakhs

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.

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Q: Which is better among NLU Odisha and NUSRL Ranchi with a slightly lower rank?

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 the BA LLB Hons. programme on the basis of CLAT cutoff 2025 for the Round 1 seat allotment result are given below:

Institutes	Round 1 cutoff rank (for BA LLB Hons.)	Round 1 cutoff rank (for BBA LLB Hons.)
NLU Odisha	943	1034
NUSRL Ranchi	1476	1504

In terms of CLAT cutoffs, we can see that NLU Odisha has more competitive cutoffs than that of the NUSRL Ranchi and candidates scoring a rank above 1400 can easily get into the NUSRL Ranchi. At the same time, NUSRL Ranchi has ranked more in terms of NIRF ranking 2024. So, candidates scoring lenient ranks will have the better option of NUSRL Ranchi.

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Q: Which is better among NLU Odisha and NLU Bhopal for BA LLB?

A comparison of all the NLU Odisha and NLU Bhopal for the BA LLB programme on the basis of multiple components, such as fee, ranking and salary packages are tabulated below:

Comparison Factors	NIRF Ranking'24	Median Salary	Total Tuition Fee
NLU Odisha	26	INR 9 LPA	INR 6 lakhs
NLU Bhopal	21	INR 18 LPA	INR 7.3 lakhs

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 Bhopal is a better option in terms of salary offered and hence, ROI.

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NIRF Ranking 2025

NLU Odisha has been ranked well by the NIRF under the 'Law' category. Through the years, the NIRF rankings for NLU Odisha indicate the institute's strong performance in crucial areas such as the Quality of Education, Conducting Impactful Research, the Expertise of Faculty members, and Overall Institutional Management. These good rankings not only prove the institute's positive reputation but also highlight its excellence across diverse domains, evaluated against the standards established by the NIRF. It has been seen that in the 'Law' category, the institute's ranks have shown an increasing trend when evaluated against the ranking of the prior year. In 2025, NLU Odisha climbed 11 ranks to #15 rank in the 'Law' category by the NIRF ranking. This is the second consecutive year that the institute has ascended in the rankings.

Explore the most recent rankings from other ranking bodies and their respective categories below.

Category	2023	2024	2025
LL.B.	– / –	– / –	15
Law	30	26	15

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NIRF Ranking Comparison

As per the NIRF 2025, NLU Odisha achieved #15 rank under the 'Law' category. It stands on par with well-known institutions such as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law and CNLU Patna under the NIRF 'Law' category. Check the year-wise comparison of NLU Odisha with other leading institutes below.

NLU Odisha vs Other Institutes: NIRF Ranking 2025
College Name	Law 2025
NLU Odisha	15
CUSAT	13
KIIT - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	14
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law	16
CNLU Patna	17

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NLU Odisha (NLUO) - National Law University	15
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Alliance University Compare	20

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India Today Ranking 2025

According to the rankings from India Today, NLU Odisha outperformed various other institutes, securing a higher position for its achievements in Teaching, Graduation Success Rates, Research, and creating an inclusive, quality learning environment. It is to be noted that the NLU Odisha's rankings in 'Law Universities' category have demonstrated an increasing trend as per the rankings of the previous years. In 2025, NLU Odisha climbed 1 rank to #6 rank in the 'Law Universities' category by the Ind

The ranks granted to the institute in the 'Law' category have shown a fluctuating trend when compared to last year's rankings. In 2025, NLU Odisha's rank is #7, the same as last year's rank in the 'Law' category by the India Today ranking.

Check out the updated rankings and category details from different ranking bodies below.

Category	2025
Law	7

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India Today Ranking Comparison

According to the India Today ranking 2025, NLU Odisha received #6 rank in the 'Law Universities' category. It holds a comparable status to the most prestigious universities such as DSNLU, and CNLU Patna for India Today rankings under the 'Law Universities' category. Check out the year-by-year comparison of Tezpur University with other top institutes:

NLU Odisha vs Other Institutes: India Today Ranking 2025
College Name	Law Universities 2025
NLU Odisha	6
GNLU Gandhinagar	4
RMNLU Lucknow	5
DSNLU	7
CNLU Patna	8

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Law

College	Ranking
NLIU Bhopal Compare	4
HNLU Raipur Compare	5
SLS Pune Compare	6
NLU Odisha (NLUO) - National Law University	7
RMLNLU Compare	8
Lloyd Law College Compare	9
ILS Pune Compare	10

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Placements: In our college, almost 35-40% of students get placed every year. The average package is 10 LPA. Reputed companies like Trilegal, Khaitan, and Indus Law visit our college to recruit students. Top roles depend on the company where students get placed.

Infrastructure: Classrooms are actually pretty good. You get furnished classrooms with ACs and projectors. There is a library, amphitheater, seminar hall, etc., for some special events. The food is also not bad. You get a decent four meals a day for Rs.20,000 in one month. There is a wellness center, and Wi-Fi is also available.

Faculty: Faculty is pretty good, actually. They are helpful, qualified, and knowledgeable. The course is really relevant to the present world. You get sixty different subjects to study in five years. Moreover, I am a student of BBA LL.B., which makes me aware of corporate accounting.

Other: I have actually chosen BBA LL.B. as it gives me knowledge of the law along with the business world. There are two fests arranged every year in the college, and several extracurricular activities are also held, like mooting, arbitration, etc.

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Placements of NLUO are above average as compared to other NLUs.

Placements: Out of a batch strength of 180, more than 70 students were placed last year. The highest salary package offered was 15 LPA by Cyril Amalchand Mangaldas. The average salary package offered was 8 LPA-10 LPA. The lowest salary package offered was 8 LPA. TriLegal, Khaitan & Co., Luthra & Associates, and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas are some of the top recruiting firms at our college. Roles offered in our course are legal intern, junior associate, etc.

Infrastructure: Hostels are not that great. Rooms are very small, with double sharing in the first year. Food is good, mess is operated by students themselves so food has variety and taste also. Hostels and classrooms have Wi-Fi, and also library is one of the biggest in Asia.

Faculty: The teaching quality in the first semester was above average. Teachers are ready to clear doubts in between classes, also helpful to share PPTs for the notes. Course curriculum is relevant as it includes law subjects and management subjects as mentioned in the integrated course. Semester exams are quite difficult as the weightage of questions ranges from 15 marks to 25 marks. NLUO offers only an end-sem examination system. There are no mid-semester exams. Pass percentage is 34%, with 75% attendance criteria as per UGC guidelines to be allowed to sit in examinations.

Other: I chose this course because I come from a Commerce background. I have an interest in the management part of it and wanted to pursue law. I wish course offered more commerce subjects among the 5 subjects offered. I wanted to do Accounting in the first semester itself. The university conducts sports fest, cultural fests, and academic seminars every year. They also provide scholarships for IDIA scholars.

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Anonymous

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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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.

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B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) - Batch of 2022

3.4

3Placements4Infrastructure3Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money

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

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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.

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What is the NLUO Odisha CLAT Cutoff 2026?

Answered 3 months ago

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 categor

Neerja Rohatgi

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What is the round-wise NLU Odisha cutoff 2026 for the LLM course?

Answered 2 months ago

NLU Odisha accepts the CLAT cutoff ranks for admission to the LLM and the BA LLB (Hon) course. The NLU Odisha CLAT cutoff 2026 was released for all categories under the All India quota till round 2.

Students can refer to the table below to know the round 1 and round 2 cutoff for the General AI categ

Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

What is the seat intake of BA LLB at NLUO?

Answered 6 months 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.

Sejal Baveja

Contributor-Level 10

What is the fees of NLUO courses?

Answered 6 months 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:

Course	Total Tuition Fee
BA LLB	INR 6 lakh
BBA LLB	INR 6 lakh
LLM	INR 70,000
BA	INR 60,000

Note: the above information is subject to change.

Sejal Baveja

Contributor-Level 10

What is the seat intake for NLUO courses?

Answered 6 months 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