PLACEMENT 2020-2021

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The School has already begun facilitating the training and placement process for the graduating batch of 2016 – 2021. Mock training sessions on domain knowledge and soft skills are being conducted and preparations are underway for conducting a successful placement programme for the next graduating batch.

PLACEMENT 2019-2020

Over Forty firms and companies from across India considered the candidature of the students of the 2020 graduating  batch of the School of Law. Due to the onset of Covid-19 prospective processes have been kept on hold and will be resumed soon. The highest salary offered was Rupees 8 lakhs per annum by a New Delhi based firm.

Additionally, many students of the batch have opted to pursue higher studies, preparation for Civil Service Examinations / State Judicial Service Examinations, and career as independent counsel before various Courts and forums across the country.

PLACEMENT 2017

School of Law of KIIT University has achieved an impressive placement performance for its 2016 graduating batch. So far 104 of total 113 eligible and registered students of its five-year integrated law programmes, BA.LL.B, BBA.LL.B and B.Sc.LL.B, have been placed. A record number of 39 recruiters participated in the campus placement process this year. They included reputed law firms like J Sagar Associates, Khaitan & Co. and Wadia Ghandy & Co.; corporate and MNCs like Deloitte, Bajaj Allianz and Ernst & Young; and legal process outsourcing (LPO) service providers like Mindcrest. With the placement process continuing till the month of June, the School is poised to achieve cent percent placement.
The highest salary of Rs. 21 lakhs (post successful completion of probation) was offered by VDB Loi, an international law firm to a BA.LL.B. (Hons.) student, while the average salary in the batch was Rs. 4 lakh. Chicago-based LPO service provider, Mindcrest, was the top recruiter with 27 offers. KIIT School of Law was established by KIIT University in the year 2007 to meet the growing demand for legal professionals in the wake of globalization and rapid expansion of India’s economy. It has been recording excellent placement every year since the first batch graduated in 2012. With equal emphasis on academic placement, many students also find success in higher education institutions in India and abroad. Notably, three students are presently pursuing Masters in Law and Finance from University of Oxford, U.K. In the recent past, students have also received the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship and DAAD scholarship.
Some students have also ventured into litigation and legal entrepreneurship, while some others have joined judicial services.
“KIIT School of Law strives to make its students competent to confront the emerging challenges and to respond to the growing dimensions of the legal profession”, said Prof. N. K. Chakrabarti, Former Director, KIIT School of Law. He attributed the success to the innovative teaching method that provides the best of exposure to the students.

Maintaining a strong academic vibrancy in the campus, the School organises moot court, seminars and workshops throughout the year participated by students and professors of leading law schools and law universities of the country.
Last year, the then Chief Justice of India had inaugurated the All India Seminar on ‘Global Legal Education’ at KIIT School of Law. The seminar was attended by the judges of the Supreme Court of India, Chief Justices and judges of various High Courts and many other distinguished legal luminaries. As a result, the students get to interact with distinguished personalities from around the world on a continuous basis.
While congratulating the successful students, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT and KISS credited the record placement this year to the combined effort of the students, staff and faculty members of KIIT School of Law, particularly its Placement Cell. KIIT has been able to attract so many globally reputed companies and law firms due to its strong brand, he added.

Placement Contacts

Ms. Suryasnata Mohanty
Deputy Director, KIIT and KISS
Email: [email protected]
Cell: (+91) 98305 53163, 80958 31057

Prof. Sudipta De Sarkar
Associate Dean (Training and Placement)
Email: [email protected]
Cell: (+91) 86580 36165

Ms. Gurprit Kaur
Training and Placement Office
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Cell: (+91) 94399 19340