Gujarat National Law University

I always had a keen interest in management and law, because of which I chose BBA LLB as my course. This course curriculum is diverse because I get to learn fundamental legal subjects like criminal law, constitutional law, securities law, etc With this, I also had an opportunity to learn accountancy, management, organizational principles, market structure, and much more. The professors also conduct experts lecture which provide a real- world insight with respect to aplication of law and business.

The internship opportunities are available to all. Usually, the internships are secured by meritorious students because the tier-1 firms only select students based on their batch rank. After the selection in the internship, one has to appear for an interview, and then the candidate is selected. A few firms also conduct two interview rounds to short list students. The tier-1 corporate firms constitute CAM, SAM, Trilegal, AZB partners, Saraf and Partners, and Khaitan. The university also provides an opportunity to intern with NGO, independent litigators, including offices of renowned lawyers, In-house firms, and government offices.

After 4th year, students are eligible to sit for placements. Some students also receive a pre-placement offer in the 4th year itself. The students are first prepared for day zero, i.e., placement day, beforehand by conducting a mock interview, which is a voluntary session conducted by the placement committee. CV Vetting workshops are also conducted in the eighth semester because at the end of the 8th semester, the placements are made where tier-1 companies like Khaitan, AZB Partners, CAM, SAM, Trilegal, etc. In-house firms like Adani, ICICI Bank, Tata, and more come for recruiting students. Some students sit for placement; others who want to prepare for government exams like judiciary, UPSC, Public Prosecutor, etc. refrain from sitting in placements.

The yearly fees of Gujarat National Law University is 3,00,000. This fee covers all the tuition fees, hostel charges, admission fees, infrastructure fees, mess fees, and any other expense. For UG students, the total one-time fee is 17000, which is required to be paid at the time of admission only. The tuition fee for all the students except merit-based and NRI students is 120000. At the same time, the tuition fee for NRI students is USD 12,500. The other fee is required to be paid by every student regardless of any quota they belong; Infrastructural fees is 28000, examination fees is 6000, fees for academic facilities constitute 18000, Hostel fees is 24000, mess fees is 36000, and 3000 is for extra-curricular activities. Apart from the above fees, there are no extra expenses that are incurred by the students except when they represent our university in any moot competition or any sports competition. The NRI students have to pay 1,32,000 INR with USD 12,500 as tuition fees and USD 2000 as one-time development charges. The university also provides scholarships to meritorious students under the GNLU Academic Star Scholarship, where the tuition fees are waived. If the student has secured a CLAT rank between 1-20, 100% tuition fee is waived, and if a student secures a CLAT rank between 21-40, 50% tuition fee is waived. The university provides a Rs. 15000 per month stipend to students after graduation who want to pursue their career in litigation and start practicing on their own. This is provided under the GLASS scheme (GNLU Litigation Assistance and Support Scheme).

GNLU hosts pentagram every year with justice league, which inter-college sports tournament. The university also has different committees and centers for different areas of law where students become members and conduct research, make posters, do social media campaigns, and help conduct any conference or programme. GNLU has centers like the sports and entertainment law centre, pro-bono club, MUN society, Moot Court Committee, criminal law centre, and many others. Being part of these committees not only provides you with work but also gives you in-hand organising skills provide you with a like-minded set of people and resources that develop your personality.

The university has boys' and girls' hostels. In boys hostel no signle room acomoation is provided it is either double sharing or tripple sharing. In the case of gisrl hostel, twin sharing and single rooms are provided. Every room has attached washrooms for girls, but for boys, there are common washrooms. The hostels do not have AC, so only coolers are allowed. It has a bed, study table, and chair, one cupboard and 2 to 3 windows as per the room length. The boy's hostel also has all the facilities as girls' hostel except the attached washrooms. At all hours, the female guards are present in the girls' hostel and male guards in the boys' hostel. There is also a common health centre in the girls' hostel. Laundry services are also provided inside the hostel. The meals are served in the common mess where the non-veg and veg sections are separated. Four meals are served daily. One is breakfast, then lunch, in the evening snacks are made and at night dinner is served. The quality of food is equal to the payment mess payment made during fees.

I applied to various colleges like NIRMA, Bhariya Vidyapeeth College, where I got confirmed admission, and NLSIU in the NRI quota but was not accepted. Then, I was selected in GNLU, and I chose it because it is a premier law university that provides one with sports, academics, internships, and all sorts of opportunities. The students also get an opportunity to intern under a professor of their liking, help them is writing their research paper, and are given monthly stipends. GNLU is a member of the CLAT consortium, where one can only get admission through getting a good eligible rank in CLAT or through sports or NRI quota. The overall admission experience is quite smooth. If the student gets selected, they will be provided an opportunity for counseling. After passing it, the student will be required to make a payment to reserve their seat, and after completion of the counseling, the seats are declared, and streams are alloted to the students as per their preference.

There is a 1:4 ratio of faculty and students. The faculty members are very experienced, and some are even experts in their own field as they hold postgraduate degrees and have more than 5 years of teaching experience. The faculty members are very polite, humble, and always ready to help any student, whether it is in respect of academics or any personal issue. The faculty members are approachable after class hours. They even provide guidance with respect to any competition and help in preparing students for moot competition. GNLU is a semester-based university where each semester is 6 months, and at the end of each month, final exams are taken. The total marks of the paper is 100, of which 50 is for the internal submissions made, including the research paper, group discussion, case analysis, class test, etc. The rest 50 marks is for the final written exam. This curriculum is made so that every student can be assessed regarding what they have learned in each semester.

GNLU has a gym where the timing of both boys and girls is different so that everyone can take full advantage of it. It also has a football ground, cricket ground, badminton court, recreation room for indoor games, dance room, and food outlets. The students are allowed to be on campus all night. Only the main gate is closed after 10pm so no student is allowed to go out after 10pm but they can return whenevr they wish to. The university also has a student welfare center that organizes various student activities to unwind from academic stress, like bag design, pottery, meditation, song quizzes, dance nights, indoor games, and other fun activities.