BECOMING A LEGAL EAGLE
“Law is not a profession for everyone. However, for those with imagination and creative energy and the capacity for hard work, as well as argumentation and communication with a commitment to serve the society, the opportunities are limitless…”
If you dream of attaining the argumentative skills of a lawyer enrobed in black-and-white attire, dissecting the opponent’s arguments clinically and making a mincemeat of them all to romp home a victor for his client, you sure have been bitten by the legal bug. And what better place to study law than the National Law Universities (NLUs) set up by different state governments. Top -notch legal education, affordable fees, rock-solid grounding with immense practical exposure topped off with fantastic final placements — all these make the NLUs the most preferred destination for youngsters aspiring to become lawyers. Moreover the quality of campus life and infrastructure offered by these colleges is one of the finest in the country.
As a career, law is extremely exciting and offers great rewards, but it is also highly competitive and challenging too. You would be doing yourself a huge favor by graduating out of any of these institutes that could prove a turning point for your career.
The Top Colleges
1. NLSIU, Bangalore
Bangalore, the City of Garden and the Electronics City is home to this foremost temple of legal education in India. The college is located in Nagarbhavi, a place easily accessible by road. NLSIU imparts excellent legal education for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in law, and also offers research programs and distance education. It is called the Harvard of the East and has some of the top notch legal minds of India as well as international legal world on its governing body and faculty.
2. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
This Law School is renowned all over the world and has an extremely active student exchange programs with international law institutes. NALSAR, located 28 kilometers away from the city of Hyderabad, offers undergraduate and post graduate programs in law.
3. National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal
It offers the student a five year program B.A. LL.B. It has excellent faculty and a comprehensive syllabus.
4. National Law University, Jodhpur
This is a reputed college and offers undergraduate programs for which the CLAT (Common Law Entrance Test) is considered, and postgraduate program for which the score of the National Entrance Test (NET) is considered.
5. National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
NUJS, Kolkata – National University of Juridical Sciences is located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It follows the same procedure as other law schools by evaluating the scores of CLAT for admissions. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and fellow programs in law.
6. Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala
7. National Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
8. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
9. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow
10. Chanakya National Law University, Patna