Its web page is http://nluc.org.in/. Following is information from its page about Why NLU.
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WHY NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY ORISSA (NLUO)?
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| 1. National Law University Orissa (NLUO) is the youngest member of the group of National Law Universities, which are institutions of excellence in the field of legal education, with Chief Justice of India as its Visitor and Chief Justice of the High Court as its Chancellor. |
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| 2. National Law University Orissa has the advantage of having the experience of the Attorney-General of India, Chairman of the University Grants Commission, Advocate General of Orissa, judges of the Supreme Court of India and judges of the High Courts’ on its Governing and Executive Council. |
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| 3. The prized distinction of NLUO is its location in the most promising State of India. The faster economic growth and growing charm of MNCs in the state has set Orissa as a major destination for Foreign Direct Investments to the tune of approximately Rs. 1,00,000 crore. |
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| 4. NLUO is located on the banks of the river Mahanadi, with the classrooms and library affording a breathtaking view of the river and undulating verdant hillsides in the distance. The close to nature location of the campus would be conducive for sustained scholastic activity for the academically inclined students who choose to be a part of this institution. |
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| 5. NLUO students would be taught by a group of teachers, dynamic and experienced; and most importantly committed. The faculty is drawn from premier institutions of India and abroad, with most of them being associated with the leading National law Schools, thereby giving them the advantage of being accustomed to the rigours of the Law School model. |
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| 6. National Law University Orissa has a unique curriculum. In all probability, we offer the most profound example of integration of knowledge. We have gone beyond the conventional interdisciplinary approach, permitting students of the B.A.LL.B course to take courses of B.B.A.LL.B and vice versa, outside of the major-minor division of papers. |
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| 7. NLUO is the first national law school in the country which offers Mass Communication and Journalism as an optional subject, to the B.A.LL.B and B.B.A.LL.B students. |
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| 8. NLUO offers twenty four hours internet facility to its students and its teachers would be available to the students even beyond working hours. |
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| 9. Since Orissa is mineral rich state and has a long coastline, NLUO aims to concentrate on hitherto areas unexplored by law schools such as Mining Law, Marine Science Law, Water Law etc. |
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| 10. NLUO’s state of the art Library, equipped with the latest online resources would afford students’ opportunities for sharpening their analytical skills through in-depth research for projects and moot courts. |
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| 11. NLUO would have an extensive range of exciting exchange programmes with leading law schools of India and abroad. |
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12. NLUO offers the possibility of Honours not only in B.A./B.B.A. but also in LL.B, in group likes Constitutional Law, Business Law, International Trade Law, International Law, Natural Resources Law, Crime and Criminology and Intellectual Property Law.
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Following are the important dates regarding admission to the NLU Orissa in the coming session.
| IMPORTANT DATES |
| Issue of application |
3rd May, 2009 |
| Last date of submission of filled in application form |
6th June, 2009 |
| Admission Test |
14th June, 2009 |
| Publication of Result |
26th June, 2009 |
| Last date for confirmation by the candidates |
26th June, 2009 |
| Last date for confirmation by the candidates |
10th July, 2009 |
| for attending the counseling |
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| Date of Admission |
18th July, 2009 |
| Commencement of classes |
20th July,2009 |
Application forms are available at http://nluc.org.in/form.pdf.
May 28th, 2009
Its web page, currently under construction, is at http://www.nluc.org.in/.
May 13th, 2009
Following is an excerpt from a report in tathya.in.
Professor Faizan Mustafa has taken over as the first Vice Chancellor (VC) the National Law University of Orissa (NLUO) today. …
Dr.B S Chauhan, Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and Chancellor of the University approved and accepted his appointment here on 2 May. …
Dr.Chauhan has also instructed the VC to admit students from the next academic session i.e. 2009-2010.
An admission advertisement would be released soon, said official sources.
Prof.Mustafa after taking over as the VC on 2 May, he said that he would try his best to prove worthy of confidence reposed in him and would leave no stone unturned in establishing a World Class Law University at Cuttack.
The focus of new Law University would be “Justice Studies” rather than traditional “Legal Studies” and Mining Law, Water Law, Shipping Law, Food Law and Agriculture Law would receive special attention, said VC of NLU, Orissa.
May 4th, 2009
As per comment 3 of an earlier post of ours, The National Law University Act, 2008 (Orissa Act 4 Of 2008) was published in the Orissa Gazette (Extraordinary) Vide No.2215, dated 4th December, 2008. So the official establishment year of this university will be 2008.
Following are excerpts from a report in tathya.in about the appointment of the first vice chancellor of this university.
Professor Faizan Mustafa is the first Vice Chancellor of the National Law University of Orissa (NLUO).
Justice Dr. Balbir Singh Chouhan, Chief Justice of Orissa High court and the Chancellor of NLUO has appointed him in the top post here on 6 April.
Professor Mustafa is at present the Director KIIT Law School, Bhubaneswar.
He is a gold medalist in LL.M. from Aligarh Muslim University. who had completed his Ph.D. in Intellectual Property Law.
Professor Mustafa also has a Diploma in International and Comparative Human Rights from International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
Before joining KLS as Director, he was Dean of Faculty of Law, AMU and Registrar of AMU for a period of two years. …
… Finally the NLUO is taking concrete shape with Prof.Mustafa at the helm and initiative of the Higher Education department to place funds for the institution.
The State Government has already provided Rs.5 crore to the Corpus Fund.
Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister laid foundation of the institution on 5 January at Brajabiharipur near Naraj in Cuttack district.
The State Government has allocated 30 acres of land free of cost.
Similar National Law Schools opened earlier in the other states are listed here. So far there were 12 of them in Bangalore (1986), Hyderabad (1998), Bhopal (1998), Kolkata (1999), Jodhpur (1999), Gandhinagar (2003), Raipur (2003), Kochi (2005), Lucknow (2005), Patiala (2006), Patna (2007), and Delhi (2008). Admission to all of them except the last one is through the common law admission test (CLAT).
April 7th, 2009
Following is an excerpt from a report in Business Standard.
…XIMB had sought 60 acres of land from the Orissa government in Bhubaneswar for developing its second campus but the B-school’s plans was marred by inordinate delay on the part of the state government in allotment of land.
“We have already taken up the issue of allotment of land with the state chief minister, industries secretary and other relevant officials. However, we are yet to receive any communication from the state government on allotment of land”, Joseph clarified.
The institute was open to set up its second campus in alternative locations of the state like Cuttack and Khurda if land was unavailable in the city.
Meanwhile, it had also started scouting for private land in Cuttack and Khurda apart from within the city owing to delay in allotment of land by the state government and the B-school was aiming to take possession of the land by the end of this year.
The institute aimed to make its second campus operational by 2012 to mark the 25th year of formation of XIMB.
In another development, XIMB is set to roll out the part-time doctoral programme in management in its existing campus from the next academic session.
This programme is being designed for those work executives who cannot pursue full-time doctoral course in management.
… At present, XIMB offers Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) with an intake of 15 participants every year.
… XIMB had recently entered into a MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the US-based Eastern Michigan University for offering dual degree programmes to its students.
According to the MoU, the students of XIMB will spend two semesters at the Eastern Michigan University and they will be awarded certificates in post graduate programmes like MS degree in Information Systems and MS in Organisational Behaviour apart from the conventional MBA course.
XIMB is awaiting the approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for offering the dual degree programmes to its students.
With an annual intake of over 1,000 students, XIMB currently has tie-ups with ten overseas B-schools in Germany, France and Spain.
Talking to some people who are in the know, the govt. is trying to give 60 acres of land to XIMB for its second campus. The delay is due to several reasons, but the govt. is definitely trying. The possible location of this is near Naraj Mundali in the area called Ramdaspur. This is within a km or two of the Sri Sri University location. That area is slowly becoming a knowledge hub with the following proposed institutions:
- Sri Sri University, Govindpur (near Arilo), Naraj side
- National law school, Brajabiharipur, Cuttack side
- XIM Second campus, Ramdaspur, Naraj side
- Ravenshaw University second campus, Bidanasi, Cuttack side
November 4th, 2008
Following is from a report in Pioneer.
The classes for the proposed Law University will commence from the next academic year 2009-10.
A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting convened by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday. LN Mitra from the National Law University (NLU) attended the meeting. The proposal for the university was announced by the Union Law Minister in 2005.
The classes would commence either at the Madhu Sudan Law College or in the campus of Ravenshaw Law College.
The proposed university would be set up at Naraj in an area of 50 acre. The State Government has already acquired 30 acres of land for this purpose.
The Chief Justice of India will function as chancellor of the University while the Bar Council of India will run the entire curriculum of the university.
August 7th, 2008
Update: The IIT site has been changed. So the new map is as follows:
Old map:
June 20th, 2008
Following is an excerpt from a report in The Statesman.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said that law university in Orissa will be one of the best in the country.
Laying a foundation stone of the university at Brajabiharipur, Cuttack near Naraj today, the Chief Minister said that with this a long cherished hope has been fulfilled.
January 7th, 2008
Following is a report from Pioneer on this.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will lay the foundation stone of the National University of Law by the end of December. Sources said though the exact official date has not been finalised, the foundation stone laying ceremony is expected to be held on December 30.
The founding stone for the university will be laid on Brajabiharipur Mouza near CDA. The Government will provide one-time contribution of Rs 5 crore for the project. The Government will also provide 30 acre land for the project. The Law University will be built on the line of its counterpart in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Kolkata.
While the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court will be the Chancellor of the University, Chief Justice of Supreme Court will be the visiting chairman of the newly formed Governing board.
Note: As per a recent Economic Times article, currently there are 7 National Law Universities. They are in Bangalore, Bhopal, Raipur, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Gandhinagar and Kolkata. There is plan that in 2008 they will have a common entrance exam. The proposed National Law University in Orissa should immediately attempt to join this group.
December 23rd, 2007
Today’s New Indian Express and Samaja report that the higher education department has proposed setting up of an education city around Naraj. As we wrote earlier several universities are coming up in this area. This includes a university by Sri Sri Ravishankar’s Art of Living, Ravenshaw university’s second campus and proposed National Law Institute. The higher education department has identified additional available land in the area and according to the above reports it is recommending that the government reserve this land for additional higher education institutions.
April 26th, 2007
