Patna, June 14: First it was a demand for placement, and now with students having some jobs, it is time for some claims and counter-claims.

Controversy has not left Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), the only national law university in the state.

Final year students had gone on a hunger strike demanding placements from the university. Now, after the university claims that it got around 60 per cent of its students placed, the students who are working in various companies say it was because of their initiatives that they got the job and CNLU had nothing to do with it.

A final year student of CNLU who is working with Quislex, a law firm in Hyderabad, told The Telegraph over phone: “After the conclusion of the final year examination in May, the students visited many places to appear for job interviews and many students bagged jobs in the process.”

The student also ruled out the possibility of the university having any role in their placement. He said after the students who have got jobs contacted the university to obtain their certificates, the officials included their names as those who were placed by the university.

Another student said: “We do not want to come on record while exposing the university’s claims as we are yet to receive our certificates and other details.”

When The Telegraph contacted CNLU administration, they claimed that the students who have studied five years, got placed in different companies on the basis of their performance. CNLU registrar S.P. Singh said: “The students have got the jobs on the initiative of university administration. This is something the students cannot ignore. Even the students played a satisfactory role during placements.”

Around 60 per cent of the 80 students have been placed from the first batch, he said.

A. Lakshminath, the vice-chancellor of CNLU, said: “Around 60 per cent of the students have been placed and their average salaries are above Rs 3.5 lakh.” Lakshminath pointed out that several students have expressed their desire to join the legal profession.

Earlier in April this year, the final year students of CNLU went on a hunger strike demanding placements. Eleven students went on hunger strike alleging that the university had not done enough to ensure their placement.