Things to know if you are planning to pursue LL.M from GNLU, Gandhinagar

I chose the IPR stream for doing my Master of Laws because I had a keen interest in commercial and trade laws. I was also slightly bent towards science, patents and inventions which led me to choose IPR for my master's. The overall strength of the LL.M batch at my time was 60 students. The faculty of GNLU is excellent, most of them are PhD (Law) qualified and very well-versed in legal research. The exam calendar used to be released prior to the start of the semester and accordingly exams used to happen.

From the fourth year of LL.B and the last semester of LL.M, students start to get pre-placement offers if they have interned in any corporate law firm or with any senior advocate. apart from this, there is one placement cell in university which is headed by a seniormost professor in university. The placement packages vary from 26 Lakhs at the highest to 4 Lakh at the lowest, depending on the organisation in which students get a job.

There was a fixed fee structure for LL.M. at NLU Gujarat. They charged me Rs. 1,64,000/- for the full course including accommodation and mess. There is a placement cell in GNLU that brings up recruiters on board to facilitate the students to get good placements.

Campus life is amazing there at GNLU. They have one fest named Pentagram which is held every year in the month of March or April in which students of various universities come and take part. University has a big and air-conditioned library on its campus which consists of almost all top international and national law journals. All classrooms are air-conditioned and well-equipped with projectors and podiums and mikes to facilitate students. Yes, the university has a separate sports cell as well.

There are separate hostels for girls and boys. I stayed at the residential girl's hostel of GNLU which is very well equipped with modern amenities like water coolers, attached toilets, a yoga room, a TV etc. Mess food quality is excellent. They follow everyday menu which is different for every day. They offer non-vegetarian food options also on Wednesdays and Sundays.

I took admitted to in LL.M. in the year 2016. I got admission to one of the topmost NLUs in India i.e. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar by passing through the CLAT entrance test. The eligibility for sitting for the CLAT PG examination is Bachelor of Laws with 50-55 % marks. One can find the application forms on clat.ac.in. One year LL.M from NLU Gujarat charged me Rs. 1,64,000/-