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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Common Law Entrance Test merit list reshuffle changes Bengaluru's top candidates' ranks
1 2 3 4 Bengaluru: Top slots in Common Law Entrance Test (CLAT) changed after the Consortium of National Law announced a revised merit list Saturday. Shivaani Joshi jumped to state rank 1 from 3 when the new merit list was announced. Her rank improved from national rank 21 to 19. A student of Vydehi School of Excellence, Shivaani secured 87.2% in commerce with legal studies combination. "Based on changes in the question paper, I expected a jump as I avoided some of the questions that the Supreme Court had removed," she said. "Law always interested me. I find how different people interact interesting and how words can make a difference in their conversation. I have been into debating, I'm good with words and enjoy English and social studies," she said. State rank 2, Kushal Kabra, is a student of Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Mallasandra. A regular at Model United Nations, Kushal says his interest in problem-solving and logical thinking helped him crack CLAT and choose law. Sindhi High School student Sanchit Sudhir Rau, who was earlier state rank 1, is rank 3 in the new list. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Click Here To Read More - micro segmentation software Expertinspector Click Here Undo State rank 7, Anikethan YS, is from Shivamogga. With no offline coaching available, Anikethan attended online classes of Career Launcher. "The results prove it doesn't matter where you are from. All that matters is hard work," he said. Son of a journalist and school teacher, Anikethan wants to join the public space and serve society, and law will lay a good platform for that. CLAT, held on December 1, 2024, ran into controversy when some of the questions were challenged. On May 7, the Supreme Court directed to rectify some of the mistakes and announce a fresh merit list. "The ranks have gone up and down by a few numbers for all students. Those who are at the top and have only minor changes, are not worried as they will continue to get their preferred colleges. The tension is with those on the borderline. Candidates who would have got a seat in their preferred college earlier will face uncertainty now," said Rahul Reddy, city head, Career Launcher.
The Hindu
17-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
CLAT-2025: Bengaluru girl Shivaani Joshi emerges as State topper with AIR 19
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) declared the revised results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)-2025 Under Graduate courses on Saturday. Several students from Karnataka scored over 99 percentage this year in the exams and most top scorers said they were aiming to get into National Law School India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. Shivaani Joshi, who secured All India Rank (AIR) of 19, emerged as the topper of the state with 99.5% of marks. She was a student of Vydehi School of Excellence, Whitefiled, Bengaluru, and had secured 87.5% in II PU in Commerce stream. Sharing her happiness, Shivaani said, 'I started preparing for CLAT when I was in class 11 and focussed on general knowledge when in class 12. I want to become a legal professional and I would like to join NLSIU, Bengaluru. Along with my interest, I have been passionate about politics and equality since my childhood. Despite being the daughter of doctor parents, I decided to pursue law instead of following in their foot steps.' Kushal Kabra, a student of Sri Kumarans Children's Home, Mallasandra campus in Bengaluru, bagged the second rank in the State with All India Rank of 29 in CLAT. Kushal is also hoping to join NLSIU, Bengaluru. He has also written CUET. 'I used to study with concentration every day and attended lots of test series which helped me to improve my performance,' he said. Both bis parents are architects . Sanchit Sudhir Rau, a student of Sindhi High School, Hebbal, secured the third rank in the State with AIR 30. Sanchith had secured 90% in II PU Commerce stream. 'I want to join NLSIU, Bengaluru. I attended coaching and also studied at home,' he added. Anushka Ghatak, a student of Sophia High School, bagged the fourth rank in the State with AIR 38 and is the third topper from the school in II PUC with 98.25%. Anushka also wants to get into NLSIU, Bengaluru. Her father is a software professional and mother a home maker. 'I am not a person who studies 24/7, but even if I study for 3 to 4 hours, I put in all my concentration and study consistently,' she shared. Aniketan Y.S., a professional cricketer who represented the Under-16 Shivamogga zone, secured seventh rank in State and All India Rank 65. He scored 93% in the Commerce stream in II PUC. 'After I started playing cricket, I decided not to pursue Science and joined the Commerce stream. I decided to take up law as I want to be with society instead of working in the corporate world,' he said. He also wants to join NLSIU Bengaluru. Regarding CLAT (Postgraduate) results, the Consortium has said that the candidates will have to wait till the resolution of matters currently pending before the Delhi High Court. Candidates can download their official UG CLAT-2025 scorecards by logging into their account on the CLAT 2025 portal through the Consortium's website. The exam held on December 1, 2024, turned controversial due to complaints regarding questions. There were petitions before the Delhi High Court, and in December 2024, the court found that two answers of the CLAT-UG 2025 exam were wrong and asked the Consortium to revise the results of the petitioners. Later, the Consortium appealed before the division bench against the previous Judgment. On April 23, 2025, a division benchheard the Consortium's appeal and ordered certain revisions. On May 7, the Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order and directed certain other changes. On Friday, the Consortium of NLUs informed the Supreme Court that they were ready to publish the revised results of the CLAT-UG 2025.
