The Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University Vishakhapatnam has published its NIRF 2025 submission report. The DSNLU Visakhapatnam NIRF 2025 report details important information like seat intake, placement statistics, financial expenditure numbers, faculty members’ details etc. The DSNLU Jabalpur UG seat intake is 138 seats, while in its PG course there are 51 seats. In the academic year 2023-24, the median salary of DSNLU Visakhapatnam was Rs 7.5 lakhs. This is a sharp rise from 2022-23, where the median salary of DSNLU Visakhapatnam was Rs 6 lakhs. Shockingly, there were zero sponsored research and consultancy projects in the academic year 2023-24. At present, there are 29 faculty members at DSNLU Visakhapatnam, out of which 20 are contractual and 9 are regular members.
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Student Intake
UG (5 Years): 138 seats; PG (1 Year): 59 seats
Student Strength
642 UG students (297 male, 345 female); 51 PG students (24 male, 27 female).
Placement (UG)
38 UG students placed in 2023-24 with median salary of ₹7.5L, up from ₹6L in 2022-23.
Placement (PG)
No PG students placed (2021-24); 10 pursued higher studies in 2023-24.
Ph.D. Students
9 full-time, 61 part-time Ph.D. students; no graduations (2021-24).
Financial Expenditure
2023-24: ₹6.96Cr on salaries, ₹4.25Cr on infrastructure; library spending up to ₹70L.
Sponsored Research
No sponsored projects in 2023-24; ₹20.56L received in 2021-22.
Consultancy Projects
No consultancy projects or revenue (2021-24).
PCS Facilities
Over 80% of buildings have lifts/ramps and accessible toilets; walking aids provided.
Faculty
29 active faculty (9 Regular, 20 Adhoc/Contractual; 14 male, 15 female; 20 Ph.D.).
According to official data submitted by DSNLU Visakhapatnam, there are total 138 admissions in the UG 5-years programme in the academic year 2023-24. Talking of the PG seat intake at DSNLU Visakhapatnam, there are total 59 seats available for admissions in its 1-year LLM programme. The below-given table shows the DSNLU Visakhapatnam seat intake.
Academic Year | UG [5 Years Program(s)] | PG [1 Year Program(s)] |
2023-24 | 138 | 59 |
2022-23 | 138 | - |
2021-22 | 138 | - |
2020-21 | 138 | - |
2019-20 | 120 | - |
2018-19 | - | - |
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam’s placement statistics cannot be termed very impressive when compared with other NLUs. However, in the academic year 2023-24 the placement statistics showed slight improvement compared to last year. In the academic year 2023-24, DSNLU recorded a median salary of Rs 7.5 lakhs per annum. In the preceding year, the DSNLU Visakhapatnam media salary was at Rs 6 lakhs per annum. On the other side, the DSNLU has not managed any placements for its PG programme. In the last three academic years
Academic Year (Graduation) | No. of students graduating in minimum stipulated time | No. of students placed | Median salary of placed graduates (Amount in Rs.) | No. of students selected for Higher Studies |
2021-22 | 111 | 23 | 630000 | 22 |
2022-23 | 120 | 30 | 600000 | 20 |
2023-24 | 120 | 38 | 750000 | 23 |
Academic Year (Graduation) | No. of students graduating in minimum stipulated time | No. of students placed | Median salary of placed graduates (Amount in Rs.) | No. of students selected for Higher Studies |
2021-22 | 48 | 0 | 0 (Zero) | 5 |
2022-23 | 54 | 0 | 0 (Zero) | 4 |
2023-24 | 59 | 0 | 0 (Zero) | 10 |
Apart from the placement, seat intake and other data, NIRF statistics also throw light on how the financials were used by the particular college or university. In the academic year 2023-24, DSNLU Vishakapatna utilised ₹70,02,895 for Libary. This amount is almost four times the amount spend on Library in the previous academic year. Noticeably, no amount was spent on new equipment for laboratories in the last three years. The tables below denote the DSNLU Visakhapatnam financials in detail:
Academic Year | Library (Utilised Amount) | New Equipment for Laboratories (Utilised Amount) | Other Expenditure on Creation of Capital Assets (Excluding Expenditure on Land and Building) (Utilised Amount) |
2023-24 | ₹70,02,895 | ₹0 | ₹56,57,711 |
2022-23 | ₹18,46,204 | ₹0 | ₹63,41,741 |
2021-22 | ₹6,80,373 | ₹0 | ₹80,10,465 |
Academic Year | Salaries (Teaching and Non Teaching staff) (Utilised Amount) | Maintenance of Academic Infrastructure or Consumables and Other Running Expenditures (Excluding Maintenance of Hostels and Allied Services, Rent of the Building, Depreciation Cost, etc) (Utilised Amount) | Seminars/Conferences/Workshops (Utilised Amount) |
2023-24 | ₹6,95,89,659 | ₹4,24,69,553 | ₹5,87,961 |
2022-23 | ₹8,45,11,062 | ₹4,38,00,875 | ₹9,36,468 |
2021-22 | ₹6,22,92,291 | ₹2,57,33,731 | ₹52,300 |
According to the official NIRF 2025 data submitted by DSNLU Visakhapatnam, the institute currently has 29 faculty members. Out of the total 29, only 9 are regular faculty members, rest 20 are ad hoc or contractual faculty members. The table below shows the DSNLU Visakhapatnam faculty members details.
Category | Count |
Total Faculty | 29 |
By Association Type | |
Regular | 9 |
Adhoc / Contractual | 20 |
Visiting | 0 |
By Designation | |
Professor | 2 |
Associate Professor | 3 |
Assistant Professor | 7 |
Lecturer | 3 |
Dean / Principal / Director / Vice Chancellor | 1 |
Other | 7 |
By Gender | |
Male | 14 |
Female | 15 |
By Qualification | |
Ph.D | 20 |
LLD | 1 |
LLM | 2 |
NET | 3 |
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