Lucknow :

When Anant Khanna, a student of La Martiniere College was informed he had secured All India Rank 6 in the result of the Common Law Admission Test (Clat) 2015 for BA-LLB, he was “blown away”. The result announced late Tuesday night by Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow, reminded Anant of his father’s advice “Look for what you want and go deep into it.”

Not a fan of the Sciences and with a flair for debating, Anant had been fixated on pursuing law from National Law School of India University (NLSIU), ever since he passed class X. “My mother (Rashmi Khanna) suggested to me this career, looking at my interest in debating. When one of her friends’ son went to NLSIU Bangalore, I got interested. I have been obsessed with NLSIU ever since,” said Anant, his voice crackling with joy on the phone talking to TOI.

Visiting NLSIU later in that year, Anant said, it felt like the right place. Earlier, on Monday, he had secured 94% in his ISC examination result. “My initial interest was in history, which interested me like a story. Then my interest shifted to political science, when I delved into the political backdrop of historical events. Ever since I started aspiring for law, there was no other thing on my mind,” he said.

While Anant Khanna made Lucknow proud with an All India 6th rank in the UG course and a score of 131 out of 200, Akash Jain from Madhya Pradesh was declared topper of the Common Law Admission Test (Clat) 2015 for BA-LLB, scoring 141.25 out of the total 200. Ankit Raj Singh from Uttar Pradesh, on the other hand, bagged the top position in the PG programme (LLM), with a score of 123.25 out of 150 for PG (LLM).

Neha Ludha from Rajasthan with an overall rank 9, was adjudged topper among women candidates. Gulshan Jahan from Delhi with 111.25 marks out of 150 and all India rank 14, bagged the top position in women’s PG category, informed RMNLU vice chancellor Gurdip Singh, who was convener for organising CLAT 2015. 

NUMBER OF ASPIRANTS DOUBLES

More than double the number of candidates had appeared for the competitive exam compared to last year. 42,222 candidates appeared for the entrance exam, which is a gateway to 16 National Law Universities (NLUs). Last year 29,628 students had appeared for the exam. For the UG course (BA-LLB), 37,358 students appeared, out of whom 20,392 were boys and 16,965 girl students. For PG (LLM) 4,863 candidates appeared, out of whom 2,292 were boys and 2,571 were girl students. Last year 2,024 candaites had appeared. Out of the top 2,000 who qualified, 1,181 were boys and 819 girl students.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / TNN / May 20th, 2015