One of my friends recently graduated from NLSIU. Here is his insight on the placements at NLSIU. 

• There is no placement cell in the institute. Students get placed through a student-led body called RCC (recruitment coordination committee). An average of 30 percent of students get placed. Around 50 percent don’t have a proper job secured during graduation. 
• The institute has its reputation however the course and curriculum provided by the institute don’t prepare you for any corporate job. Getting into the top company is only possible if you are in the top 5 of a strength of 70 people in the class. You will have a chance of getting into the big four, i.e. EY, KPMG, Deloitte, etc. as policy professionals. But don’t expect to get into IGOs like the World Bank or UN.
• According to the recent placement highlights at NLSIU, the L&L Partners made 12 placement offers. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Trilega made 7 placement offers while Cyril Amarchand made 1 placement offer. Companies like ICICI Bank, Societe Generale, Khaitan, AZB & Partners made less than 5 offers each. In 2020, the highest CTC offered at NLSIU was 18 LPA. 

The employment space for MPP professionals is opening up with time and if you have the required skills you will have decent opportunities along the line. But you will need to approach top companies through platforms such as LinkedIn. 

After graduating from NLSIU with Master’s of Public Policy you may have different job perspectives according to your interests. You will have different opportunities to improve your job profile every semester.

Fieldwork: 

• After 1st semester you will be assigned fieldwork according to interests. 
• Generally, this includes working with NGOs and various public policy organizations. 

Client led project:

• This is one of the most important projects in which students participate as policy analysis is advice provided to a client to solve public problems. 
• In this project, students work in small groups to solve problems experienced by a real-world client. 
• Some of the organizations which have facilitated client-led projects for previous batches are the IIM Ahmedabad, Human Rights Council, Canada, the Commissionerate of Health and Family Welfare, Telangana, and the Centre for legislation research and advocacy, New Delhi.

Internship:

• Internship opportunities are provided after the 4th trimester. 
• They generally vary from a period of 1 to 3 months depending upon the organization you will be working with. 
• You have the choice to choose between institutions/corporates/government bodies.

Dissertation:

• It is an opportunity for students to independently work on research topics agreed between students and chosen supervisor.

The probable salary after completing master’s may vary between 12 to 15 LPA. Hence, you will have many avenues open for you after graduating from NLSIU.

NLSIU, NALSAR has a reputation all over the country and is among the top-ranked colleges. 

• The tag of NLSIU and NALSAR will stay with you for life. 
• The campus life is great. 
• The faculty has years of expertise in the field. 
• Infrastructure is also quite good. You will have access to resources such as the library. 
• The alumni base is huge and you can easily talk to them and discuss the future perspective.
• Beyond any doubt, the college provides you innumerable opportunities in the corporate world. Nobody will doubt your hard work and intelligence as you already cracked the CLAT entrance exam and then spent five years achieving your goal. 

NLSIU, NALSAR will definitely offer you numerous opportunities. But you will also need to work hard to secure good placement and opportunities. 

It may not be the amount of time left that would be sufficient to crack the CLAT exam, but the utilization of the time left will surely give an edge over other things.

There are various people who have cleared the CLAT examination with just one month of preparation and there are also few people who have taken more than 2 years.

So, in 4 months’ time, one can make out a proper strategy for themselves, prepare a well-structured timetable and stick with it. Give more time to your weak areas and master your strengths. You should prepare and give mocks hand to hand.

It would be advised to give as many as possible. Also, make sure to analyze the mock results. You should accordingly make changes to your studying strategy.

The key to success is hard work. It may do wonders, therefore it is advisable to utilize your time well and keep pushing for a little more hard and smart work.

According to my friends from NLSIU Bangalore, it is best to join a coaching center as early as possible. 

• You should get your hand on the question banks and study materials. Mock-tests are also important to get accustomed to the different types of questions and its pattern in the examination. Go through different types of questions and prepare answers for them. 
• Practice arithmetic and reasoning regularly for improvement. 
• After the initial stage of preparation, you can also go through the previous year’s paper of NLS, NALSAR for firming your grip on the subject. 

Brushing your strengths and weaknesses is necessary. With strategic planning and regular practice, you can easily secure a good score to get accepted at NLSIU Bangalore. 

Yes, it does although there are some ifs and buts. IB scores come in a little later after the NLSIU admission process begins. So CBSE students have that advantage but I think IB should be fine too. 

• There are ways in which the NLSIU Exam Department converts your IB scores. 
• To my knowledge, those scores do not matter primarily because they have an entrance exam of their own- CLAT. 
• The rank in that exam is what decides your admission. 
• The board scores are secondary. 
• They are looked at after you have cracked the entrance exam. 
• You just need above 50% in your boards if you belong in the general category and 45% in the reservation category.

One of my friends didn't opt for IB for the same reason that they delayed the result and that might result in dropping a year. You can even opt for the exam while you are in the 11th class by choosing the option ‘Class 12 result pending’. That will help you get prepared for the exam and know the level of difficulty. It will act as a practice test for you. 

Yes, why not. If you are interested in the subject and studying law is what your passion is then nothing else really matters. 

There are so many people around us who take a drop for a year or two in order to fully prepare for their passion so that there are no setbacks. I know a friend who pursued this career after taking a drop for a year so that she could prepare well. 

When you decide to go for NLSIU, you just have to work on your knowledge and CGPA. Those are the only two aspects that stand in your way towards your dream job. For studying law, you must have an understanding of the nuances of the subject. You also have to put hours of research into the subject.

In the top three law schools, the placement scenes are fantastic. 

In terms of placement, WBNUJS has been doing really well. In the past, it has received 100% placement (not inclusive of those who do not sit for placements). The graduating class of 2020 received offers for all 78 participants who participated in the recruitment process.

With 30 students taking Day Zero in NALSAR, a total of 28 offers were offered, with 17 being accepted.

Last year at NLSIU, 47 final-year students who opted for it were hired by 19 businesses. The average remuneration package was about Rs 18 lakhs. In 2020, 40 job offers were made during NLSIU's day zero recruitment, which set a record.

The average salary at each of the top three law schools is nearly identical. Domestic and international firms pay different amounts for traineeships, with the average foreign firm package ranging from INR 38 lakhs to 44 lakhs and the average domestic firm package ranging from INR 8 lakhs to 18 lakhs.

Also, it's not only about attending one of the top three law schools; possibilities abound and are available to students from all law schools. If you are dedicated and hardworking, you will find a place at the top.

Strategy is something that you need to design on your own. What worked for someone else may not work for you. There may be a common ground of how to go about some subject for your CLAT preparation. But no one can give you any full proof plan. You need to develop your own strategy based on your strengths and weaknesses. 

Now let’s discuss whether you can clear CLAT with one month of preparation or not. It depends on your level of preparation. 

• If you are starting from scratch, then it will be quite difficult. Since the new format of CLAT demands consistency and regularity to secure a decent score. And it takes time to get to the level of that preparation. But if you are gifted with great comprehension and reasoning skills then I guess you can prepare for the examination in one month. 
• Now if you already have a hang of the subjects but are not confident about your preparation, then I will suggest you practice as many critical reasoning questions and comprehension as you can.
• If you have missed GK for a few months catch up on it and attempt a few sample questions to get the hang of the new pattern. 
• For logical reasoning don’t just solve the sample paper released by the Consortium, solve past years’ questions too. The consortium itself acknowledged that past years’ questions can be useful. 
• For Quantitative Aptitude, solve questions from the internet or from study materials. Apart from a few questions, this section is generally easy. 

So if you have a hang of the subjects, consistent practice is the key to ace the test.