NIRF 2025 Report, WBNUJS Placement Increases, Operational Expenditure Dips

NIRF 2025 Report is a standard framework that ranks law colleges across the country based on factors such as teaching, learning resources, research, graduation outcomes, outreach, and inclusivity. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) report is a trustworthy guide for law aspirants to make informed decisions when considering admission to various NLUs. The NIRF 2025 Report has not been published yet; however, data for WBNUJS has been submitted. Last year, the NIRF ranked the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) as the fourth-best law college in the country. 

The report has highlighted the WBNUJS 5-Year LLB placements trend, intake expansion in five years, faculty overview, expenditure, and other mandatory details. The WBNUJS is one of the prestigious law schools and offers admission to the 5-year integrated BA LLB and BSc LLB courses based on the CLAT entrance exam. 

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NIRF 2025 Report Overview

The NIRF 2025 report will provide a comprehensive evaluation of the law colleges across the country, ranking them based on several factors. National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore, National Law University Delhi, and NALSAR Hyderabad are the top-performing law colleges as per the NIRF report 2024. The report is the benchmark of legal education in India. Here’s an overview of some key aspects related to the NIRF report.  

WBNUJS 5-Year LLB Placements

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) has strong placement stats for its 5-year LLB program, with over 80% placement rates in recent years. WBNUJS 5-Year LLB placements have seen significant growth as per NIRF 2023. For 2023-24, the median salary ranged from Rs 10-20 LPA. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Trilegal, and Khaitan & Co. are some prominent law firms that hired the law graduates. 

As per the data submitted for the NIRF report 2025, law graduates have earned a steady salary package of Rs 20 LPA from famous law firms. 

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NUJS Placement Statistics: Salary, Higher Studies, Students Intake

According to the NIRF report 2024, approximately 122 UG students and 75 PG students got placement in prominent law firms and corporate houses. Besides placements, many students have opted for higher studies at prestigious law colleges. Given below are the comprehensive placement stats over the years for NUJS. 

WBNUJS LLM Placement and Salary Consistent at 10 LPA

As reported in recent years, the salary for the WBNUJS LLM graduates remained consistent at around Rs 10 LPA. The NIRF report for the academic year 2021-22 showed that 54 students got placed in various corporate houses and law firms at a median salary of Rs 10 LPA. The following table mentions the WBNUJS LLM placements stats over the years at a median salary of Rs 10 LPA. 

NLU Kolkata Faculty 

As per the NIRF 2025 Report, the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) has a total of 66 faculty members. Professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and lecturers are significant parts of the faculty. Out of these, 32 serve as regular faculty and 34 as non-permanent staff. The faculty-to-student ratio stands at about 1:12, which is significantly better than the Bar Council of India’s mandated ratio of 1:40 under the Rules of Legal Education 2020. This ratio determines that the university provides quality education and robust learning to its students. 

Operation Expenditure Declines

According to the data provided by the  NUJS in the NIRF 2025 report, the overall expenditure has reduced. Salary expenses have decreased nearly 24%, falling from Rs 22.71 crore in 2021 to Rs 17.23 crore in 2023. Similarly, spending on maintaining academic facilities and infrastructure was reduced by around 45%, indicating careful cost management.

 Contrary to this, the expenditure on moot courts, conferences, workshops, etc, rose by 3x, i.e., from Rs 39.75 lakh to Rs 1.24 crore in 2023. The university has surpassed NLU Delhi, which spends Rs 79.80 Lakh on moot courts, seminars, and conferences. The operational spending of the NUJS over the years is provided below:

Sponsored Research Increased to 4x in 3 Years

WBNUJS had 30 sponsors in the academic year 2023-24, funded by 23 different agencies. The university secured research funding totalling Rs. 4.47 crore during this period. This is a significant increase and nearly four times the Rs. 1.34 crore received in the 2019-20 fiscal year. The increased sponsor research reflects  WBNUJS’s expanding research capacity and its impact as a legal education college. 

Intake Expansion in Five Years

NUJS has gradually increased its 5-year LLB intake from 127 students in 2019-20 to 196 in 2023-24. This growth is largely due to the launch of a new BSc LLB program in 2023-24, which combines law with forensic science and criminology.

Among the top National Law Universities (NLUs), only NLSIU Bangalore has expanded its intake more rapidly, increasing its BA LLB seats from 180 in 2022 to 310 in 2025 as part of a planned expansion. Contrary to this, NLU Delhi has shown the slowest growth, with its intake rising modestly from 83 in 2019 to 123 in 2023-24. 

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