Manipal excellence School of Law is the most prestigious College with 3rd ranking in the country. On the other hand, Bharati Vidyapeeth law college is approved by the Bar Council of India, and has NAAC “A+ grade.”

Admission:

Bharati Vidyapeeth:

• It offers a full time 5- Year Law Programme to the students.
• The total fee of the Law program at Bharti University is 3.75 lakh.
• The basic eligibility is the student must have passed the 10+2 examination with any recognized board and Admission is done Based on CAT/MAT/CMAT/ GMAT Exam ranks.

Manipal University:

• It offers a full-time 5- Year Law Programme to the students.
• The total fee of the Law program at Manipal University is 7.4 lakhs.
• The basic eligibility is the student must have passed the 10+2 examination with any recognized board and Admission is done Based on CAT/MAT/CMAT/ GMAT Exam ranks.

Placement Statistics:

Manipal University:

• The Internship of Manipal School of Law happens after every semester with leading Law Firms, NGOs, Corporate Houses, and Judiciary under efficient and industrious faculty.
• Institutional also support to students for participating in National and International Competitions.
• The major companies visiting the campus for the recruitment include Wipro, Microsoft, L&T, American Express with the average package is 4 lakhs.

Bharati Vidyapeeth:

• It provides students with renowned legal internships that give a lot of opportunities for students to increase their knowledge, gain exposure to a real work environment, and provide valuable support to a legal employer.
• Most of the internships programs allow students to earn school credit. The major companies visiting the campus for recruitment Students like K&L Gates, Kaden Boris & Partners, AZB & Partners, Khaitan & CO.LLP with an average package of 6.25 lakhs.

World-class Faculty:

Bharati Vidyapeeth:

• The faculty of Bharati Vidyapeeth Law school is not only considered amongst the best within the country.
• Nearly all faculty members have doctorates and well experienced in their field and also most of the students having extensive teaching, and legal experience in globally renowned organizations & universities.

Manipal University

• The faculty members are well qualified and well experienced in their also. Most of the faculty members contribute significantly to the nation's growth in the field of law and security.

However, considering all the aspects and the associated pros and cons, the choice should be made.

Presidency University ranks 2nd in Karnataka when it comes to its Law School as announced by GHRDC ranking in 2019. The institute itself was founded in 2013 and is approved by the AICTE and UGC.

Fee Structure and Eligibility:

The table below provides information on the fee structure and eligibility for the law programs at the university.

Placements:

• Internships are available with government agencies, law firms as well as non-government organizations.
• Students are also given exposure to handling cases through the means of moot courts.
• Highest CTC offered is 10 LPA
• Average CTC offered is 4 LPA

About the course:

• All programs include a mix of social sciences and law. Other topics that students will also learn include management sciences, economics and commerce.
• As mentioned above, three different integrated courses are offered at the institute, all of which provide an in-depth understanding and minutest details of all different laws such as IPC, Family, Industrial and environmental, constitutional, which are basics in each course.
• Students will develop multiple skills in advocacy, research, drafting and legal aid clinics, also honing their logical and critical legal reasoning.

Faculty:

• All faculty at the school are highly experienced professionals with some of them having 13+ years of academic experience.
• Many of them are PhD holders, some being legal associates with government and private organisations or retired judges.

It is ranked as the most promising university for law amongst the private universities in the southern zone. It provides ample opportunities and facilities for students to learn from the best faculty. It is up to the individual to decide and make a well informed choice after analysing all factors.

PES University has been ranked 151 overall by the NIRF ranking of 2020. Given below are a few important information about the law programs at PES University.

Faculty:

Currently, 10 faculty members are teaching in the law of the faculty department and the faculties have extensive expertise and experience in their specialized subjects of laws.

Programs offered:

The faculty of the law department offers three programs, i.e. BA LLB ( 3 years), BBA LLB (5 years), and LLM (1 year). The specializations available for LLM are Administrative law, Corporate law and trade law, Intellectual property rights and trade law, Course curriculum.

Admission:

• The admission process is based on an entrance examination named PESSAT for all the law degrees ( BA LLB, BBA LLB, and LLM). Through CLAT score students can take admission directly to the faculty of the law department.

• Students require 45% marks in both the 10th and 12th from any recognized board (CBSE/ICSE/ State board).

• The course fee for both BA LLB and BBA LLB is approximately similar which is around 10.5 lakhs per annum and for LLM the total course fee is 2.01 lakhs.

• There are 60 seats for each of the law courses ( BA LLB, BBA LLB & LLM).

Course curriculum:

The department made its courses seminar-based as preferred by the global law syllabus that is imparted through both Indian law and international law so that the students can be employable globally.

Scholarships:

The faculty of law at PES university provides scholarships to eligible students. There are many scholarships offered by the faculty of the law department. Some of which are as follows.

• Prof. MRD scholarship (40% scholarship to 20% of the eligible students)

• Prof. CNR Rao Scholarship (50% tuition fees deduction)

• Corporate scholarship (for final year students, based on merit)

Placements

Not many companies visit the campus for placement however the faculty of law facilitates good numbers of internship programs such as PES legal Eagle (incentivized internships) which is a paid internship so that the students can learn necessary law studies and earn money and choose their career path by their own.

As the faculty of law in PES university was established in 201, the law programs are quite new. However, the institute offers decent academics and facilities for students.

Shoolini University is ranked 151 for overall by NIRF 2020. The following factors will give you an inside into the law program at Shoolini University.

Admission:

• Students can fill the applications and submit the same along with an application fee 1200/- in the form of a cheque, DD, and cash in favor of Shoolini University payable in Solan.

• Shoolini University reserves 25% seats for students of Himachal Pradesh and provides relaxation in required aggregate for SC/ST/OBC candidates as per the rules of Govt. of Himachal Pradesh.

The various programs offered in the Law discipline and the admission details are as follows.

Facilities:

• Shoolini University has 250+ Global Alliances and students can visit foreign universities for exchange programs.

• Students from abroad also stay at the university with more than 180 exchange opportunities.

• There are 100+ cutting edge laboratories for student access.

• Students have Sprint programs every year which makes the students corporate ready and helps to grab placements also.

• Other special features include- WiFi throughout the campus, a library with thousands of EBSCO books, and projectors in every classroom.

Placements:

• The career opportunities for a law student can be legal practice, community legal services, public interest advocacy groups, legal consultancy, judicial administration, attorney, barrister, immigration officer, industrial relations officer, etc.

• The placement success at Shoolini for the year 2018-19 was 100%.

• Quality employment accounts for 30%.

• The highest annual package for Shoolini University was INR 15 lakhs.

• Over 100+ companies offer recruitment

There are many entrance exams to get through Shoolini University for a career in law. If a student wants to secure a seat, he/she should do exceptionally well in the state entrance or LSATs. The fees are also not as high as other universities. Since the law courses are new at Shoolini University, there is no information for placements. But eyeing other branches of Shoolini University, a career in law will also see some good opportunities in the future.

Jiwaji Government University and Amity University, Gwalior, both are equally good options for Law, we are going to analyze the two concerning different categories. Jiwaji University, Gwalior is considered better concerning rankings when compared to Amity, Gwalior as it is ranked at #88 by QS.

Rankings:

• Amity University is ranked at #162 for its B.Tech and #5 in Madhya Pradesh by NIRF. The University has also been rated at #30 by India Today for its Mass Communications.
• Jiwaji University is a UGC approved university. It has been ranked at #58 in India and #3 in Madhya Pradesh by QS.

Placements:

• Various firms like Aditya, Adobe, Amazon, CitiCorp, etc., visit the campus every year. The Placement rate for Amity is 97%.
• Students are permitted to sit for placements in their sixth or seventh semester. The Placement process of Amity University is conducted in four phases.
• Jiwaji Government University has a placement rate of approximately 80%.
• Top-tier companies like Genpact, Johnson, IBM, Cognizant, etc., visit the campus which proves that the placement rate is quite high for Jiwaji yet it is not as good as Amity.

Package:

• The highest package for Amity was 6.6 lakhs per annum whereas the average package was 2.97 lakhs per annum. The University also conducts various internships for its students.
• Jiwaji, on the other hand, provides a package of approximately 5 lakh per annum and hence, it is not considered as good as Amity.

Overall, it seems that Amity, Gwalior stands as a clear winner because of its rankings and faculty but Jiwaji, Gwalior has its advantages and offers good education.

Aligarh Muslim University is one of the most reputed universities in the nation. Its overall NIRF ranking is 19 while the law college ranks 11th. The college has a strong alumni network and innumerable legal icons are a product of this college who have rendered services for the highest authorities in the nation.

Notable points for admission process are:

• Exam name: AMU BA LLB or CLAT
• Eligibility: minimum 50% marks in 10+2
• Courses offered: LLB, BA LLB, LLM, Diploma
• Total seats: 220
• Tuition fees: 12,000 per year
• Teacher to student ratio: 1:20

The law college has a traditional approach and one might argue that the students are not provided with modern day learning methods and enough exposure as few of the other private institutes or the NLUs. But if one wishes to get into the judiciary, academics or civil services this is one of the best choices undoubtedly. The college boasts of a highly eminent and star studded, esteemed faculties also inviting reputed guest lecturers from time to time.

Placement Highlights:

Regular moot courts, seminars are organised to enable students to gain exposure. Key highlights about the placement statistics are:

• Median salary package offered is 10 lpa
• Highest package offered is 14 lpa
• Top recruiters being Aon Hewitt, ColumbiaAsia, ICICI, BPCL among many others
• Approximately 20% students selected by Judicial Services competitions of the country
• Placement rate over 70%
• Students get opportunity to intern under various district and high courts or in corporate sectors as well

Most students either pursue higher studies or start practising law and excel in whatever field they choose due to the immense knowledge gained at this institution. The college also increases exposure by adopting innovative practices like Practical Training Programme, Legal Internship Programme and Legal Literacy and Mass Awareness Programme in remote districts.