BENGALURU: The results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2015 were announced late on Tuesday night. The rank list for admission to 16 national law schools across the nation will be out on Thursday.
As per information available with Express, at least three students from Bengaluru have secured top ranks. Avinash B of Davangere from Dhavan PU College is the state topper and has stood 19th in the all-India ranking.
Avinash told Express, “I stood 16th in the All India Law Entrance test too. I have decided to get into National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.”
Mrinali Komandur of Bengaluru is the state’s second topper, who stood 24th in the all-India ranking. Mrinali, daughter of Bharatnatyam dancer Supriya and horse trainer Sriram, said, “I started my preparation in September. I used to study for about two hours a day. But around February I started dedicating 12 to 14 hours to studies.”
Mrinali told Express that she wants to pursue Masters in Law and is aiming to achieve Rhodes scholarship.
Mrinali is currently pursuing her law course at Symbiosis Institute, Pune. She attempted CLAT to get into NLSIU.
Spoorthi Cotha from Frank Anthony’s Public School is another successful candidate who stood fifth in the state and has an all-India rank of 57.
“This has always been a dream. It feels amazing,” she said. When asked why she chose law, she said, “I always wanted to make a difference in society.” Her father R S V Kumar is a banker and mother Lakshmi S an entrepreneur.
This year, the test was conducted by Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow. The total number of candidates who appeared for the test for 2,164 seats in UG programme and 568 in PG programme were 42,223.
At National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, 80 and 50 seats are available for UG and PG programmes, respectively. Around 1,246 students appeared for CLAT from the Bengaluru centre. The results are available on www.clat.ac.in.