The Institute of Law, Nirma University is ranked at 7 for Law by Outlook in 2019 and is considered a top institution that offers four-degree programs in law. NMIMS School of Law is a private institute that offers three-degree programs in law.

While both are considered to be premiere institutions, let us have a look at some of the basic differences based on important factors:

Admissions

Course Highlights

Nirma University:

• It offers a unique course with a good combination of core and foundation subjects.
• Students are required to complete a mandatory 2-month internship at the end of the semester within their chosen field of elective.
• The University also conducts multiple seminars and workshops to help students.

NMIMS:

• It offers an option of specialization within humanities and law.
• It covers open subject electives where students can choose to learn international languages like French, Spanish, and German to enhance their skills.
• It has a focus on core subjects such as Professional ethics, legal writing, and more.

Infrastructure

Nirma University:

• The campus is modern and has well-equipped high-tech oriented classrooms, high-speed internet facilities, hostels, and a huge library for students.
• It also features a sports complex and huge auditorium hall to conduct seminars and workshops.

NMIMS:

• While the campus is located in the center of Mumbai, it is easily accessible from all major locations.
• It has a huge library with over 50,000 books, an English digital language lab, smart classrooms, and high-speed WiFi facilities across the entire campus.

Placements

Students can make a decision on which law school they want to join based on the given factors above.

Institute of Law, Nirma University, and NMIMS School of Law (KPMSOL) are both institutions that are recognized by the Bar Council of India. These private institutions are also approved by UGC. While ILNU is graded ‘A’ by NAAC, KPMSOL has not been graded but is accredited by the same. Both the institutes have features that are unique to them. Therefore, one must compare these academic establishments properly before choosing one over the other.

Infrastructure and Facilities

• Nirma University: Students are offered smart classrooms, moot courts, and moot court training, resource centre, shuttle service, bank, sports ground, indoor games, gymnasium, store, yoga hall, canteens, hostels, cafeterias, etc.
• NMIMS School of Law: The facilities provided include air-conditioned classrooms, resourceful library, well-equipped computer centers, moot court halls, seminar and conference rooms, wi-fi access, healthcare, etc.

Scholarships

• Nirma University: The institute offers Merit cum Means scholarships to its 5 years, integrated program students. This offers financial assistance to meritorious students who belong to weaker economical backgrounds.
• NMIMS School of Law: The institute offers its students financial aid under the Central Sector Scheme of scholarship for college and university students. The value of aid varies according to the program chosen.

Placement Statistics

Nirma University:

• 75% of the students who participated in placements received job offers from companies such as The Law Point, Trans India Law Associates, Chamber of Justice S Nagamuthu, Supreme Court of India, (Retd), Justice G. S Singhvi, Judge Supreme Court of India (Retd.), etc.
• The highest and median packages offered were 14 LPA and 6.5 LPA, respectively.

NMIMS School of Law:

• 80% of students were placed and 15 received pre-placement offers.
• The highest and lowest packages offered were 16 LPA and 9 LPA, respectively.
• Top recruiters include Khaitan & Co., Indian Oil, KPMG, Mahindra, TATA Housing, etc.

Whether one institution is better than the other is based on individual discretion. A conclusion must be drawn keeping factors like faculty, academic quality, personal disposition, and expectations in mind.

Nirma University offers a BBA-MBA integrated course which is quite amazing in the curriculum framework. Here, students get an opportunity to experience the actual corporate world through internships and interactions with business experts. But you can not expect the same in terms of extracurricular exposure. 

Nirma University has an amazing culture. If you wish to spend 3-5 years in any B-School, it must be Nirma. But if you are in search of a regular college environment where you can indulge yourself in dance, music, and fests with a chilled-out lifestyle, then you might have to reconsider your decision.

• Now coming to academics and curriculum. The first three years of your Management program will comprise Innovative courses which are well balanced with case study and theoretical knowledge and are up-to-date with the current industrial requirements. After which you will have an option to exit the University by procuring a degree of Bachelor's in Business Administration or you can choose to complete your integrated studies of MBA for the next 4 semesters. 
• The faculty at Nirma University are well qualified and are highly experienced with an apt skill of teaching. Few of them even have industrial experiences which are like cherry on the top. 

Nirma, as a brand is getting to its popularity and you will definitely reap the fruit of their brand name and alumni network further in your career.

Dharmsinh Desai University [DDU], located in Nadiad, is one of Gujarat's most prosperous universities. Nirma University is UGC recognized and is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The university is also a member of the Indian Universities Association (AIU) and the Commonwealth Universities Association. Nirma University and DDIT University were ranked 131st and 193rd respectively by NIRF 2020 in Engineering.

Admission:

• Admission to B.Tech programs is through scores obtained in JEE mains or GUJCET and ACPC, Gujrat. While for B. Arch programs, students will have to sit for the NATA entrance test.

• Admission to M.tech programs is through the GATE score while that of M. Pharm is done through scores obtained in the GPAT entrance test.

• For MBA programs, students are selected based on their CAT score followed by a personal interview.

• Admission to Dental programs at DDIT University is based on scores obtained in the NEET entrance test.

Facilities:

• NIRMA University library has over 55,000 books, 4409 bound volumes, 243 current journals, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 2020 standards, and 700 ASCE, IEEE / IET, ACM, etc. e-journals.

• The DDIT University Library is completely computerized and uses SOUL Library Automation Tools (Tools for University Libraries).

Alumni:

• Notable alumni of NIRMA University include Vijay Kothari- Research Scientist in the area of plant antimicrobials. Other notable alumni of the institute include Fenil Shah who is an Indian Chess Player and holds the Fide Title of International Master.

• Notable alumni of DDIT University are Axar Patel- Indian Cricketer. Other notable alumni include Vijay Patel who is an Indian Lawyer and member of parliament.

Placement:

Cognizant, iFlex, Syntel, Cypress Semiconductor, Juniper, ARM, Deutsche Bank, etc. are the major recruiters at Nirma University. The major recruiters at DDIT University are Amazon, TCS, Apollo, TCS, Kotak, Morris Garages, Wipro, etc.

Both the Universities are top-notch with high placement drive and recruitment. However, it is recommended that students go with their choice of interest.