The decision was taken at the meeting of the University Executive Council
National Law University, Orissa, (NLUO) has finally decided
to join Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) of 2012. The decision was taken
at the meeting of the University Executive Council chaired by Vice-Chancellor Prof.
Faizan Mustafa and attended by members Justice Indrajit Mohanty, Advocate-General
Ashok Mohanty, former VC, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, NL
Mitra, Orissa State Bar Council chairman Gopalkrishnan Mohanty and VC of Ram Manohar
Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, Prof. Balraj Chauhan here.
NLUO, which came into being in 2009, had been conducting its own admission tests
till date. The admission tests had, in fact, gained acclaim of top evaluators of
law tests from across the country. The response of students and aspirants had also
been significant with the University attaining national stature. It now has students
from 28 states. Even as the number of students appearing in its own entrance test
had been increasing, the Executive Council has taken a stand to become a part of
the mainstream law entrance test because of the latter’s standing.
However, the basic differentiating features of NLUO is its integration of knowledge
by adopting an inter-disciplinary approach where a student from a Social Science
stream can opt for a management course and vice-versa will continue to exist.
The niche courses in Mining Law, Food Law, Water Law, Energy Law, Agricultural Law
and Legal Journalism will be hallmarks of the university.
The NLUO has also launched an integrated Ph.D-LLM programme that provides LLM degree
as a by-product of Ph.D Research.
Courtesy: IBN Live
