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| {{Infobox university
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| | image = National_Law_University_Odisha_Logo.png
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| | name = National Law University Odisha
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| | motto = <small>{{native phrase|sa|सत्ये स्थितो धर्म:|italics=off}} </small>
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| | mottoeng = Law locates in the truth
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| | established = 2nd November 2009
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| | affiliation = [[Bar Council of India]]
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| | academic_affiliations = [[Bar Council of India|BCI]]
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| | type = [[National Law University]]
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| | chancellor = Chief Justice of [[Orissa High Court]]
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| | vice_chancellor = Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari
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| | head_label = [[Visitor]]
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| | city = [[Cuttack]]
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| | state = [[Odisha]]
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| | country = [[India]]
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| | coor = {{Coord|20.485261|N|85.79169|E|format=dms|region:IN-OR_type:edu|display=title, inline}}
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| | faculty = 43<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2021 |url=https://www.nluo.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NIRF-Filing-2021.pdf |publisher=National Law University Odisha}}</ref>
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| | students = 909<ref name=nirf_stud/>
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| | undergrad = 829<ref name=nirf_stud/>
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| | postgrad = 38<ref name=nirf_stud/>
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| | doctoral = 42<ref name=nirf_stud/>
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| | campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] (50 acres)
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| | website = {{url|http://www.nluo.ac.in/}}
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| '''National Law University Odisha''' ('''NLUO''') is a [[public]] [[law school]] and a [[National Law Universities|National law University]] in India located at [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]]. It was established in 2008 (Act 4 of 2008) under the National Law University Odisha Act, commencing its first batch from July 2009. The institute offers undergraduate (integrated [[B.A.]]/[[LL.B.]], [[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]]/[[LL.B.]], and post-graduate courses ([[L.L.M]], [[M.Phil.]], [[PhD]]) in law.
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| The founding Vice Chancellor of NLUO was [[Faizan Mustafa]]. Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari is the present Vice-Chancellor of the university.<ref>{{Cite web|last=NETWORK|first=LIVELAW NEWS|date=2021-02-22|title=Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari Appointed As New VC Of NLU-Odisha|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/ved-kumari-appointed-new-vc-nlu-odisha-170237|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref>
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| ==Campus==
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| NLUO was established under the National Law University Odisha NLUO Act of 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=NLUO-ACT-with Amendments|url=https://www.nluo.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NLUO-ACT-with-Ammendments.pdf|website=www.nluo.ac.in }}</ref> Since June 2012, NLUO has been functioning from its current campus amid rivers Mahanadi and Kathajodi at Naraj. The university is spread over a {{convert|50|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus sanctioned by the Odisha government with another 20 acres set to be allotted. The college is located at CDA Sector 13 in the Millennium city of Cuttack.
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| There are two boys' hostels and two girls' hostels (GH-2 is on its completion) with 60+ rooms on each floor. The amphitheater of NLUO can house the entire college at once and is functional during special fests and programs. The Academic Block houses different lecture halls, seminar hall, committee halls and the library. The library is divided into three sections: the E-Brary, which has computers for research and work; the Journal section; and the main library.
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| ==Academics==
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| ===Admissions===
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| For both the undergraduate and post-graduate programs, students are accepted through the [[Common Law Admission Test]] (CLAT).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2021/participating_universities.html|title = Consortium}}</ref> Just like any other NLU, admissions to NLU Odisha is known to be highly competitive, with only 180 students to be selected for undergraduate course from a pool of more than 70,000 students appearing for CLAT annually.
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| The total intake of undergraduate students aiming to pursue either of the courses is 180. The lot is divided into 120 seats for [[B.A]]/[[LL.B]] and 60 seats for [[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]]/[[LL.B.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nluo.ac.in/under-graduate-programme/|title=Under Graduate Programme - National Law University|work=National Law University|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| Of the 120 B.A/L.L.B. seats, 14 are reserved for scheduled tribes, 10 for scheduled castes, 4 for the disabled, 4 for foreign nationals and 10 for NRI. The university also provides state domicile reservations for 40 seats i.e. 25% as approved by the state government.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Undergraduate Study Programmes|url=https://www.nluo.ac.in/admissions/undergraduate-programmes/|access-date=2021-02-23|website=NLUO|language=en}}</ref> B-VOC (Bachelor of Vocation Degree) in Access To Justice is a UGC sponsored course, with a total intake of 50 seats and reservation as per Govt of India is applicable.<ref>{{Cite web|title=B. Voc|url=https://www.nluo.ac.in/studying-law-nluo/community-college/b-voc/|access-date=2021-02-23|website=NLUO|language=en}}</ref> The University Grant Commission approved the commencement of a B-Voc Degree course from 2018 to 2019.
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| ====Postgraduate====
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| NLUO offers a 1 year long [[L.L.M]] course in Corporate & Commercial Law and Constitutional Law and has an intake of 50 students divided 25 each for the streams. Out of the 25 in each stream 03 are reserved for SC, 2 for ST, 1 for specially abled persons, 2 for NRI and 1 for foreign nationals respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LL.M. Programme|url=https://www.nluo.ac.in/admissions/ll-m-programme/|access-date=2021-02-23|website=NLUO|language=en}}</ref>
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| ===Rankings===
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| |IT_L_2020 = 6
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| |OUTLOOK_L_2019 = 17
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| National Law University Odisha was ranked 6th in 2020 by ''[[India Today]]''<ref name=Rankings_IT_L_2020/> and 17th by ''[[Outlook India]]''.<ref name=Rankings_OUTLOOK_L_2019/> National Law University Odisha ranked 14th in India in the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) law ranking in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_L_2020/>
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| ==Student life ==
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| ===Social Media Committee===
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| The Social Media Committee looks over and manages all the official social media handles of the university.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
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| ===International Maritime Arbitration Moot===
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| Since 2014, NLUO has been conducting the NLUO International Maritime Arbitration Moot Court Competition (IMAM), a flagship event of The Moot Society (TMS) of NLUO. It is India's first International Maritime Law Moot with a special focus on International Commercial Arbitration.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
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| The 5th edition of IMAM was organised by The Moot Court Society [TMS] in association with Eastern Book Company/ SCC Online Web Edition in March–April 2018. 24 teams from across the took part in this competition.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
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| ===Mooting achievements===
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| NLUO has been ranked 10 in the Mooting Premier League 7th edition which is decided on the basis of cumulative points earned in multiple moot court competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legallyindia.com/home/it-s-official-gnlu-beats-nalsar-nls-nujs-to-win-mpl-7-after-rocking-elsa-moot-and-season-20170823-8725|title = It's official: GNLU beats Nalsar, NLS, NUJS to win MPL 7, after rocking ELSA moot and season}}</ref>
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| NLUO has recorded stellar performance in the [[Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition]], which is the oldest and the largest moot court competition in the world. For two consecutive years, 2016 and 2017, and also in 2019; NLUO has qualified for the international rounds of the moot court competition. While in 2016 it finished in the top 16, in 2017 NLUO was the semi-finalist in the world rounds and the winner of the National rounds. In 2019 it finished as runners-up in the Indian national rounds and was among the top 32 teams globally. It was also given various other awards.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
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| NLUO also was declared the quarter-finalist of Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna, 2021. The university was also given memorial awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nluo.ac.in/news_updates/nluo-shines-at-willem-c-vis-international-commercial-arbitration-moot-vienna-2021/|title = "NLUO Shines at Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna, 2021."}}</ref>
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| The university has also performed well in the [[Price Media Law Moot Court Competition]] hosted by the [[University of Oxford]]. NLUO was the Runner-Up of South Asia Rounds and an Octo-Finalist in the International Rounds of the Competition in 2018 and 2019.<ref>https://pricemootcourt.socleg.ox.ac.uk/2017/09/international-rounds-2018/</ref>
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| NLUO in 2017 was the winner of the 34th BCI Moot Court Competition<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nluo.ac.in/news-updates/nluo-wins-34th-bci-moot/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613094128/http://www.nluo.ac.in/news-updates/nluo-wins-34th-bci-moot/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> among its other achievements. It also received the honorable mention for Runner Up in the category of Best Newcomer Team in the 18th International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot (2017) hosted by Murdoch University, Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nluo.ac.in/news-updates/nlu-odisha-team-runners-18th-international-maritime-law-arbitration-moot-2017/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613094101/http://www.nluo.ac.in/news-updates/nlu-odisha-team-runners-18th-international-maritime-law-arbitration-moot-2017/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2019, NLUO won the 11th Edition of the Prestigious NUJS Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) National Moot Court competition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nluo.ac.in/news-updates/nluo-wins-prestigious-11th-wb-nujs-hsf-national-corporate-law-moot-court-competition-2019/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 April 2019 |archive-date=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426162538/http://www.nluo.ac.in/news-updates/nluo-wins-prestigious-11th-wb-nujs-hsf-national-corporate-law-moot-court-competition-2019/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| ==References==
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