Remarks :
The campus is not very big spacewise such as some other national law schools however since it is in the heart of the city, everything is very accessible from campus. Students from kolkata can opt to be day scholars and not take the hostel facilities the a
Entrance Preview :
CLAT, all India rank 194, opted as this is the third best national law school no interview after CLAT. Invitation letter sent on basis of your preferences at the time of submitting the CLAT form.
Course Curriculum Overview :
5 years. First 2 years only compulsory courses, last 3 years mix of compulsory and electives alongwith compulsory law subjects like constitutional law, contract law, property law, intellectual property law, taxation law, criminal law, family law, company law etc. Electives such as space law, sports law, competition law, mergers and acquisitions, criminology etc are also offered. Some subjects like economics, political science and sociology are also taught as compulsory subjects.
Internships Opportunities :
Each year there are two internship breaks students can intern with lawyers, NGOs, law firms, judges. There may be internships which are unpaid paid internships usually give a stipend of around Rs. 5000 6000 students are assisted in getting internships through college placement cells and by college seniors.
Placement Experience :
Around 50% of each batch get placed with law firms and corporates. Some others choose to go into litigation, some go for higher studies, some opt for judicial clerkship with senior judges and some opt to work in public policy with NGOs and thinktanks the best law firms (amarchand mangaldas, Luthra and Luthra, JSA, Khaitan etc) and big corporates (Mahindra, Wipro, Hinduja, etc. ) of the country come for recruitment to campus packages range from 7 lpa to 15 lpa for domestic firms and companies, while it is much higher for foreign law firms such as Allen and Overy, Ashurst, Clifford Chance, etc.
College Events :
College cultural fest outlawed college sports fest invicta these are huge fests which see participation from at least 20 colleges many other festivals are celebrated in campus such as saraswati puja, holi, lohri, ganesh chaturthi, Christmas the international debates and moots organised by the college are also very reputed and prestigious huge awards are given out there are many other conferences also organised.
Fee Structure And Facilities :
Moderately expensive in our time it was lesser, but currently it is around 11 12 lakh for the 5 year course, and it may be revised during the course of study please check the official website many students opt for loans. Each year you would have to shell out around Rs. 2 lakh.
Loan/ Scholarship Provisions :
Need based scholarships are given out by the college loans are availed through tie ups with most big banks.
Campus Life :
Campus life is very vibrant people make friends for life many events keep students busy. Gender ratio is approximately 1:1 overall some batches have more women than men. Students go out to party or hang out in rooms socially there are ample opportunities for students to pursue extra curricular activities the library is well stocked there is a gym on campus students also go to the nearby SAI complex for sports such as tennis and basketball all races and ethnicities are present on campus.
Hostel Facilities :
Hostel facilities good nice rooms with uninterrupted Internet hostel food ranges from good to really bad. Keeps changing year to year good thing is the hostel food is decided by a student committee so there is a kind of quality check.
Alumni/Alumna :
Alumni network is huge and definitely will help students for life they are in the best law firms and corporates of the country for college activities such as mooting, debating etc seniors mentor juniors. Ragging is very minimal, usually called "positive interaction".
Exam Structure :
10 semesters in all 5 papers in each semester two semesters in a year well spaced out and not hectic at all no class tests that get added to gpa. Usually students study a week before exams though projects and assignments are around the year and their mark
Faculty :
Mixed ranged from excellent to mediocre most held PhDs. Renowned stalwarts in their field of law, such as Professor Shamnad Basheer for intellectual property law and Professor Sandeep Bhatt for outer space law were also professors.
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