Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur has placed 44 of its 2017 batch students.
A total of 73 students sat for placements, with the others opting for the UPSC and Judiciary exams, and litigation. The batch strength was 170. A significant chunk of the students who were placed (18) were picked up by Chhattisgarh’s Ministry of Law and Legislative Affairs.
A few students were also picked up by top law firms like Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, AZB & Partners and Trilegal. Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan made as many as 4 hires. Other law firms like Link Legal, Advaita Law, Arthe Law, Singh & Associates, Vaish Associates and BMR Legal also took part in hiring students of the 2017 batch.
ICICI and IMS also hired 1 student each, while 3 landed roles at Thomson Reuters, subject to an internship after graduation.
Four students decided to pursue higher studies in universities abroad and in India, while one student took up a Teach for India fellowship. One student joined the Chambers of Karan Joseph in Bangalore.
Below is the breakup of the acceptances:
| Organisation | Placements (PPOs) | Total |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas | 1 | 1 |
| AZB & Partners | 1 | 1 |
| Trilegal | 0(1) | 1 |
| Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan | 3(1) | 4 |
| Singh & Associates | 0(2) | 2 |
| Vaish Associates | 0(1) | 1 |
| BMR Legal | 0(1) | 1 |
| Tuli & Co. | 1 | 1 |
| Arthe Law | 0(1) | 1 |
| Link Legal | 0(2) | 2 |
| Advaita Legal | 0(2) | 2 |
| SK Farhan & Associates | 0(1) | 1 |
| Nexus Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Chhattisgarh Law Ministry | 18 | 18 |
| ICICI | 1 | 1 |
| IMS India | 1 | 1 |
| LexPlosion Solutions | 1 | 1 |
| Thomson Reuters | 3 | 3* |
| DraftSpotting Technologies | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 32(12) | 44 |
* subject to internship
The student members of the Recruitment Co-ordination Committee for the 2017 batch were Nipun Gautam, Astha Sinha, Om Kukreja, Prerana De, A.Rishi and Sharanya Mukherjee.