Another Ranking with no indication of methodology Week Magazine says NLS 1 NUALS 2 NALSAR 3NUJS 13 NLUJ 25
The Week Magazine owned by the Kerala based “Malayala Manorama” group has come out with a set of College rankings (June 5, 2011). The Week rankings doubt the quality and credibility of institutions such as NUJS and NLUJ. NUJS was ranked shockingly 13th and NLIU 10th. NLU-Jodhpur was ranked 25th.
The Week Magazine owned by the Kerala based “Malayala Manorama” group has come out with a set of College rankings (June 5, 2011). As the rankings of its counterpart magazines these rankings may be disputed as there are no adequate disclsoures on its methodology and process. The Week rankings doubt the quality and credibility of institutions such as NUJS and NLUJ. NUJS was ranked shockingly 13th and NLIU 10th. NLU-Jodhpur was ranked 25th.
The magazine has not explained any methodology according to which the colleges were ranked, if at all any exists. Usually there is at least a write up on something related to law and some methodology will be shown, but The Week has crossed all limits and has just put up a list of colleges on page with some text which has no relation to the list.
To quote one of the errors, the magazine has not even taken the pain to find the proper name of the university which was ranked second; the abbreviation is given correctly in brackets and the expanded name is given wrongly. Instead of National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), it’s written as National Institute for Advanced Legal Studies; which is the old name of the University when it was under Cochin University of Science and Technology. Also NUALS which was ranked second does not have a permanent campus as well as hostel and is running in a temporary building. They will shift to the new campus only in another 3 weeks; the inauguration of the new campus is scheduled for July 2. May be the quality of the students can be compared to that of top law schools but the infrastructure as well as hostel facility is also a very decisive factor, when a university is ranked.
Speaking to Bar & Bench Shamnad Basheer, Ministry of HRD Chair Professor at NUJS said: “We have in the past taken Outlook and India Today to task for terribly flawed methodology in their rankings. Till date, they have responded to our concerns that we raised repeatedly in letters to them in a very lackadaisical manner. Unless there is strong action against these magazines (and increased protests against their rankings), things will remain the same. It is for the student community and the various stakeholders in the legal community to continue lodging their protests....some could even think of court action against them for misleading students and ruining their potential careers.
One might even just ignore the rankings altogether, but given that the market for information on law schools is not a very mature one, at least some students are likely to be misled by incorrect information.”
Another shocking revelation is that out of the 14 existing National Law Schools, only 6 of them find a mention in the top 25 list.
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Santanu
June 15, 2011 - 4:48pmUtter rubbish!!!
Le Cheffe
June 16, 2011 - 2:01pmi want to write something so harsh that the everyone associated with the "Week" starts weeping at this utter irresponsible behaviour... feel like slapping the wits out of such people... which sane parent would send their kid to NUALS before NALSAR, NUJS, NLUJ, NLIU, GNLU, RGNLU etc etc they should ask themselves before writing something which shouts out at the reader that (edited)
LE CHEFFE
June 16, 2011 - 1:35pmor.. i think the editors entered some random sort function command in excel just for fun and then saved it over the final file... didnt check before the publication... moral - u don't **** around with bill gates' software as it can **** u back...
miku
June 16, 2011 - 4:37pmIt miss'd law dept. barkatullah university
A National law ...
June 16, 2011 - 4:36pmHold on Le Cheffe. You ask what "which sane parent would send their kid to NUALS before NALSAR, NUJS, NLUJ, NLIU, GNLU, RGNLU"? While i can understand some of that, there is no way on earth NUALS is as bad/worse off than GNLU or RGNUL. It might even be better than NLIU in a few aspects, though overall they would/should fare about the same. And please remember, these are all National Law Schools. Only a handful exist in this country.
IRRITATED LAWYER
June 16, 2011 - 5:40pmThe Week?? or should we rename it.." The Weak"!!The magazine will certainly make extra bucks from sale of this edition. People would want to personally see the rankings to believe it. NLS bangalore surely is not the top college anymore. it may still manage a place in the top 5. NUALS may be a good college in the south but hello the ranking is for top colleges in the country. Look at where they have placed ILS and Symbiosis....they think allahabad and chandigarh and punjab are better than NUJS, NLS jodhpur, ILS, Symbiosis?? school of legal studies, kochi- what is that?? My only advice to aspiring lawyers...PLEASE DONT GO BY THESE RANKINGS....talk to people who are in the profession or your generation is lucky to have access to open forums on the internet..use them...seriously...
Aonkan
June 16, 2011 - 7:46pmFor all the good reporting these magazines are purported to do. UNMITIGATED BULLSHIT. its a disgrace.( Hello...hello..WEEK? anybody listening to this)There seems to be no fathomable methodology, call me a skeptic but I am thinking.. Vitamin M?
The Not So Week
June 16, 2011 - 7:48pmNLU-D? Christ? Where are they?NUALS 2nd? Surely there has to be a less-obvious way of promoting their print land!One thing i'm glad about is that they atleast maintained NLSIU on top! Atleast sanity existed upto a point!
Irritated Law S...
June 17, 2011 - 6:55amRe: Irritated Lawyer. While the obvious matter of NUALS lording it over the likes of NALSAR, NUJS and several other law schools is prima facie laughable and we both agree on that, I do take issue over the fact that some elements in the legal fraternity seem to be considering NLS, Bangalore as a white dwarf heading for a black hole.I am not asserting that NLS is the top-ranked law school. Every college which has a head-start (in this case, NLS) is eventually going to reach a saturation point beyond which progress becomes minimal and competitors will eventually gain ground. And yes, the ranking methodology is by and large faulty. Which again serves as a caution against arbitrarily deriding NLS without sufficient justification and adopting convenient forms of hierarchical determination including the Mooting Premier League standings from the purveyors of Legally India.I don't know if you are a disillusioned alumnus or an envious bystander. The bottom line is that there is more or less of a level playing field among the top 4 or 5 law schools with the students making or breaking the rep. It's all about prioritisation. And the winds of change are under way.
a
June 17, 2011 - 10:51amEveryone who reads this will know that these rankings are utter trash. Palghat Law College should be No. 1.
Well-Wisher
June 17, 2011 - 10:49pmRather than debating on this, let we NUALSians consider this as a motivation to rise to the top within a few years, especially with our shifting to the new campus with all the facilities...!!
Babu Rao Apte
June 15, 2011 - 5:08pmWow!! now this is how a ranking should be done. the week being "the most popular" weekly, chooses the "most popular methodology" for ranking the law colleges and i.e "Random-Selection Method". this method has often worked out for we, the people of India; as a matter of fact the same methodology was used for India Shining Campaign to show our sectoral growths and how everyone was happy about it. Random selection method has always been at the core of Indian socio-political structure, our parents used this method to get us brides and grooms, teachers used it to appoint class-monitor, UPSC till date uses this method for selection civil servants and last but not the least we, the people thrived on this method when it came to choose our leaders. So, this ranking is as good as it gets and we should all in unison uphold the Week as the keeper of our traditional method. after-all one billion can't be wrong. I Love you Week, the best ever magazine to be ever published and read by masses.
Rohit
June 18, 2011 - 5:32pmEven Symbiosis Law School has been referred to by its long lost name of SSLC
Students of NUALS
June 19, 2011 - 2:23amLet's talk reality here. Magazine rankings are not to be relied upon. But why degrade any college? My dearest National Law School Aspirant, hope you got the National Law School of your choice.Our best wishes with that. I hope you haven't got mislead by the so called "respectable" magazines. But look back, think for a second, could it be possible that YOUR thoughts are already mislead? are you judging this list based on your mislead thoughts? Not trying to boast here, but let me brief you on some facts about NUALS. Agreed we din't(notice the past tense) have a campus. Why hype about it? We were and are still doing well. Be it in academics, or otherwise. If campus is of so much importance to you, then be glad, we are getting one soon! We have been fairing well in moot courts, both national and international, gaining recognition in a short span. This rate, we have come up to a large extent and would continue to do so in future. We can proudly say that we have been maintaining a perfect balance of academics and extra curricular activities, none of it being too taxing. Choose right :) but talk no wrong!Mr. Le Cheffe, We'd all appreciate it if you mind your language. Your comment is not worth a reply, and commenting on parent's sanity is not appropriate.However,I can assure you that neither our parents nor were we insane when we joined NUALS. We are extremely happy and proud to be a part of this institution. For now, we are just glad you don't belong to NUALS :)Our point here is not to compare our college with any other, but people, please get your facts right. Every institution has got its merits and demerits. Try appreciating the merits instead of getting the sadistic pleasure of listing the demerits.With Best Regards,Students of NUALS
laughing my ass off
June 19, 2011 - 4:48pmyeah right.NUALS will improve once the management gets a kick in the ass.let me ask u sumthing? does nuals have any placement structure,recent record to be in the top 20 ?
disgusted
June 20, 2011 - 4:06pmNUALS 2nd??? this is super bullshit...student of NUALS, no point in getting sensitive - if you want to go to facts, you wouldnt find much of your alumni in any of the major law firms or companies...
Students of NUALS
June 20, 2011 - 6:45pmExcuse me Mr. Disgusted, You will find our alumni in Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.,Wadia Ghandy & Co., Majmudar & Co., ARA Law, Trilegal, Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan, Desai & Diwanji, Khaitan & Co., HSB Partners, Reliance ADA Group, ICICI, Vedanta, to mention a few.And for your kind information Mr. Laughing My ass off, we do have a placement record which we have mentioned above and moreover in the recent past we have won laurels in various moots such as the International Rounds of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, Surana & Surana International Technology Law Moot Court Competition 2011, Army Institute of Law Moot Court Competition 2011,All India Moot Court Competition organised by the Nirma University of Law, Ahmedabad both as a team and individually.
Students of NUALS
June 20, 2011 - 7:02pmExcuse me Mr. Disgusted, You will find our alumni in Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.,Wadia Ghandy & Co., Majmudar & Co., ARA Law, Trilegal, Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan, Desai & Diwanji, Khaitan & Co., HSB Partners, Reliance ADA Group, ICICI, Vedanta, to mention a few. And for your kind information Mr. Laughing My ass off, we do have a placement record which we have mentioned above and moreover in the recent past we have won laurels in various moots such as the International Rounds of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, Surana & Surana International Technology Law Moot Court Competition 2011, Army Institute of Law Moot Court Competition 2011,All India Moot Court Competition organised by the Nirma University of Law, Ahmedabad both as a team and individually.
haha @ students...
June 21, 2011 - 11:30amwow..u have surely justified as to why nuals is second on the list but problem is my dear friend are you sure yours is the only law school who is doing all of the above. Even you would have been surprised when nuals was ranked second...anyways...congrats...
Students of NUALS
June 22, 2011 - 9:16amWe never claimed to be the only law school doing the above!!! We would just like others to know that we are doing EXTREMELY WELL and they have no right to degrade our college without knowing anything about it.
STUDENT
July 3, 2011 - 9:24pmI TOO SUPPORT THE WEEK
LOL
July 5, 2011 - 3:02amTo the students of NUALSI know 2 of the firms that you mentioned above who do not have your alumni at all. I have just interned at those places and in fact, one of the Partners in that firm did not know your college even existed. So get your facts right, because even law firm partners read this site. Make sure your not fudging information out here. Just for the sake of proving your college is worth something or a 2nd rank you may end up pissing someone saying your alumni works there. I would advice you to check out again with the firms your mentioning above if any of your alumni exists at that place. I interned at 2 places and know that your alumni isn't there. How do I or anyone believe about the rest?
Le
June 15, 2011 - 5:45pmIn past I have always scoffed when students thought of filing a complaint against the 'senseless' rankings, 'who cares about rankings' was my usual retort. However after this latest 'abomination' it seems that a concerted effort must be undertaken to unearth the methodology of such a ranking and the publisher should be made to make a full disclosure of the methodology. By having such convulated and meaningless ranking the magazine not only misleads potential law aspirants but also harms the reputation of institutions which have invested time and effort in building up credibility in the field.
LOL
July 5, 2011 - 3:02amTo the students of NUALSI know 2 of the firms that you mentioned above who do not have your alumni at all. I have just interned at those places and in fact, one of the Partners in that firm did not know your college even existed. So get your facts right, because even law firm partners read this site. Make sure your not fudging information out here. Just for the sake of proving your college is worth something or a 2nd rank you may end up pissing someone saying your alumni works there. I would advice you to check out again with the firms your mentioning above if any of your alumni exists at that place. How do I or anyone believe what your saying?
LOL-To students...
July 5, 2011 - 7:27amI know 2 of the firms that you mentioned above who do not have your alumni at all. I have just interned at those places and in fact, one of the Partners in that firm did not know your college even existed. So get your facts right, because even law firm partners read this site. Make sure your not fudging information out here. Just for the sake of proving your college is worth something or a 2nd rank you may end up pissing someone saying your alumni works there. I would advice you to check out again with the firms your mentioning above if any of your alumni exists at that place. I interned at 2 places and know that your alumni isn't there. How do I or anyone believe about the rest?
LOL-To students...
July 5, 2011 - 7:26amI know 2 of the firms that you mentioned above who do not have your alumni at all. I have just interned at those places and in fact, one of the Partners in that firm did not know your college even existed. So get your facts right, because even law firm partners read this site. Make sure your not fudging information out here. Just for the sake of proving your college is worth something or a 2nd rank you may end up pissing someone saying your alumni works there. I would advice you to check out again with the firms your mentioning above if any of your alumni exists at that place.
Ken Cj
July 11, 2011 - 8:57amI'm Frm NUALS ... and I'm prod to be a NUALite _^If truth be told this Ranking is nothing but utter Rubbish ... I agree. -_-Currently NUALS stands @ 9th position and not 2nd ... But beware we gonna be among top 5 Law Schools in India wthin nxt 5yrs... that's for Sure !!and stop treating us (NUALS students) like Idiots coz we are not x_<
Students of NUALS
July 16, 2011 - 8:48pmDear "LOL- To Students of NUALS", we have got our facts perfectly right!! You would have probably interned at a different office of these firms. I am sure you are aware of the fact that the Law firms have offices in various cities in India and the partners are also different in each office. If your very sure that our alumni are not there, then why dont you reveal yourself and tell the names of those firms. We are not here to make you believe anything, if you want you can go check for yourself in the other law firms.
Sanchith
June 2, 2012 - 1:36pmI love nujs
Krishnendu
June 21, 2012 - 8:19amSorry guys this must have been the 2002 ranking. Somehow they have printed it in 2012.
Sane Law Student
June 21, 2012 - 8:20amNUALS even be better than NLIU!Are you insane @stuti and @ A National Law School Student!You two need to dig up some facts. The simple fact that NLIU never goes out and brags about itself like that of NUJS and NLUJ doesnt mean that NLIU has totally lost itself!NLIU still remains one of the best law schools of this nation and you too are nothing less than Manorama.Manorama published a misleading article and you both published misleading comments!
Ridiculous
June 15, 2011 - 6:02pmRidiculous! Utter crap.
Reema
June 15, 2011 - 7:12pmNLIU 11th NUJS 13th NLUJ 25thI think they're trying to give some momentum to NUALS
Stuti
June 15, 2011 - 11:00pmOk so the week magazine is owned by kerela based group...i think that is why it nuals ranked above nalsar....and this itself shows that it is utter nonsense....no one in his perfect state of mind can argue the fact that nalsar is such a premier institute....and it is a shock for nujs and nlu jodhpur too...they are clearly 3rd and 4th ranked college resp....even bhopal's nliu is better than nuals....they are just misleading the students...they have to consider the fact that students infact turn up to these magazines for some guidance and they follow it too...so they have to do it very carefully....it seems they utterly disregard this fact!!!
National Law Sc...
June 15, 2011 - 10:59pmOh wow! now that's something. NUALS is 2nd..? when did that happen..? All these so called 'respectable' magazines should avoid trying to mislead students and Law aspirants. What they've done is simply invite the wrath of all National Law School students by publishing such a ridiculous list! Just goes to show how credible such sources are in real.
7 years in NLUs
June 15, 2011 - 10:59pmThose who fudged up the whole CLAT this year are quoted as ruing their rankings, method and methodology. Wow!
pseudo lawyer
June 15, 2011 - 10:58pmhahahaha...this is funny....
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