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Congratulations and Consolations

Sunday, June 10, 2012, 15:10

Aha. Aaj CLAT rejults waala day hai. If the Allahabad PIL doesn’t mess things up, this is where the suspense ends.

For those of you who’ve made the mark, congratulations! Our job is done now. We’re glad to have seen you to this juncture. We hope we’ve helped you. Not merely by bumming up your CLAT scores, but also by giving you a tiny taste of law school life and the legal world, something we had set out to do at the very beginning. Now you’re going to be in our place. Don’t hesitate to do the same for your juniors.

Yeah, that’s all you get to read. Go gloat about how intelligent you are for the next five years.

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For those of you who haven’t cracked it, I have a lot more to say.

I had the privilege of being taught by Diwakar Kishore, one of Bangalore’s favourite CLAT trainers and a final year student at NLSIU at the time of writing. On what I believe was my 7^th day at LST Church St., he changed my perspective on the exam with a half-minute speech. No, he didn’t try to encourage us, not in the slightest. He said something like – “So here’s the deal. 25,000 students will be writing the CLAT this year. If you want a rank in the top 100, you’ll be competing with 250 people per seat. Let’s say a hundred of these aren’t interested in studying for the exam. That still leaves you with 150 people per seat. Assume two-thirds of them don’t deserve to get through. You will still be competing with 50 people for every seat. Your chances of getting in are very, very remote.”

And that was it. Bare fact. There’s no guarantee that you make it anywhere. Brilliance doesn’t give you a sure shot. Hard work doesn’t give you a sure shot. It’s simple logic, the kind you use in syllogisms. The fact that the people in the best universities often deserve to be there does not indicate that everyone who deserves to be in a good university is in one.

It does not matter if you don’t make it. Your failure in one exam is indicative of nothing. Keep these in mind:

Getting in is, indeed, a tough thin. Of Diwakar’s hypothetical 50 people, you need to make the 1^st rank to get into a tier one college. Come 2^nd and you may be down by a tier. Come sixth, and you’ve barely made a decent college. Come tenth, and you haven’t made it anywhere. At this juncture, you are still in the top 20% of whom we had considered deserving candidates.

But don’t let this be the test of your intelligence. There is practically no way that the quarter of a lakh people can be accurately be ranked on their ability to be lawyers through just 200 questions. It doesn’t help that this year’s paper was perplexingly flawed. There will always be some who lose out. This time you have. That does not prove your stupidity.

Shit happens. It’s a bad time for shit to happen, but it does for everyone some time or the other. Yes, you have been unlucky. But this is not the end of your world. Good things and bad things will continue to happen to you. Keep calm and carry on.

A great NLU isn’t everything. No, I’m not saying that being in a place like NALSAR isn’t a truckload of fun. It is. But there is a world beyond colleges like this. There are billions who have lives just as brilliant, if not more so, than ours; and they may not have been educated in a conventionally ‘prestigious’ university.

You can do well wherever you want. All that matters is how hard you work. CNLU Patna, which isn’t the most hyped university around, won the most prestigious domestic moot in the academic year that has gone by. It beat Campus Law Center, Delhi in the finals. NALSAR made it to the semi-finals, other ‘elite’ universities did not even manage that.

You can always give yourself another chance. Last winter, I met this jovial chap called Gautham when I went to NLS for their annual rock fest – he was climbing huge poles to put up posters for their sponsors. His batch-mates called him the ‘three-time CLAT champion’. After failing twice on two rather unfortunate CLAT papers, he hit the jackpot straight to Bangalore. Next year, that can be you.

There are always alternatives. Monga is possibly the brightest guy in our batch. He was an NTSE scholar who showed considerable academic potential. And like all people of that ilk, he was dumped into the IITian making machines of the country. After three unfruitful years in Kota, he decided to write the CLAT with no preparation, simply as a side-option. He still didn’t make an IIT, but he got to NALSAR. There are more like him. Aditya Vikram, our batch topper with near-perfect scores was studying to be an engineer. Debarpan Ghosh, an engineering aspirant before he came to us, was All-India Rank 62 in the CLAT and All-India Rank 1 for a prestigious nationwide English (Hons.) entrance despite not making any major engineering college. You might just be like any of them. Maybe law isn’t your thing. Maybe you’ll find your love someplace else. If there is something else you’d like to pursue, go for it.

Do not do something drastic. Like killing yourself. Leaves a bad taste in the mouth. And there’s a lot of blood and crying people and stuff. Avoid. But if you must, why don’t you mention us somewhere in your will? Please? =P

Pranav Agarwal,
Batch of 2016,
NALSAR University of Law.

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47 Responses to “Congratulations and Consolations”

ankita said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 8:13

this does ease the anxiety at the moment,, but hey,, am still very nervous!!!
why does it have to be so excruciating???
i dont fear disappointing myself,, its just that i dont want my parent’s expectations to drown:-(
god save me!!

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ABHISHEK Reply:
May 28th, 2012 at 9:24 AM
sure does

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priya said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 8:25

same here so many expectation dont have to guts to let dem down

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shreya singh said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 8:28

hoping for the best !

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Blossom said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 9:09

Morons don’t even tell us at what time they will put up the results, if at all they don’t goof up again.

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issa sharma said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 9:10

I am not able to sleep properly from last two days …….tension of 12th board result and CLAT has taken my mind all over, till now whatever the other 2 law entrance i have given this year i couldn’t made it …………though i was seriously hoping getting one …………….lately i have only one option left CLAT………or else drop ……. i am really freaked out ////

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swadhi said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 9:19

@ what time does the result come out

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Bharat said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 9:27

meko to pehle yeah batao exact time kya h result ane k kyuki mera selection to pakka h =]

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Abhirrami said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 9:38

Done then. You get 1/8th of my bead collection. And my paint brushes.

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Himalayan said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 15:43

Go Polu!!!! Three- time CLAT Champion!

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Fellow Himalayan Reply:
May 28th, 2012 at 7:28 PM
Go Polu!
Polu 2009 (x)
Polu 2010 (x)
Polu 2011 (tick)

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Sam said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 15:50

Diwakar Kishore. That was his name. Came and scared the shit out of us, too. Same speech. Scary. Motivating.

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Tanvi Reply:
May 28th, 2012 at 8:48 PM
Yeah Crazy, hilarious, demoralizing, but eventually supportive and motivating.

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viraj said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 16:33

Go Polu ! The old veteran of the CLAT and three time CLAT champion of the NLSIU class of 2016

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payal said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 19:09

hey! the page containg d results appears forbidden….. can nebdy hlp me out hre??? i didn’t get my results yet……

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Inika said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 20:07

You write very well.
And it made me feel slightly better, thank you.

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Jessamine said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 21:04

FINALLY SOMEONE WROTE ABOUT DIWAKAR
I was waiting for that!

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Vignesh Raj Reply:
April 30th, 2013 at 9:55 PM
I’ll bet you were…

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afsha said on Monday, May 28, 2012, 22:16

HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a friend of mine-
scored 100,
OBC category,
domicile U.P,
rank 5900,
(cutoff for OBC in 1st list is 107 rank 3927) .

any serious chances for RMLNLU ?

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jayanth said on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 6:38

Also a diwakar kishore student ,and I made it to nls . :)
Simply brilliant he is ,always communicates the best way possible , and his classes are the most fun!

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Bharti said on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 20:13

I liked this article.
I felt something was finally going to cheer me up.

And then I read… Batch of 2016,
NALSAR University of Law.
Everything is easier said than done.

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Pranav Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Bharti, design was my life before I chanced upon law, to the extent that I refused to study for school because it wouldn’t help me in my ‘chosen profession’.
I flunked my NID paper royally. I knew where I was merely being stupid while writing the damned thing, but I was too nervous to think of alternatives.
I got past the first round of the Srishti School of Design, but I decided not to go for the second round because the dates clashed with the AILET. In the AILET, I was 1500 ranks below the cut-off.
Then I managed NALSAR.

So yes, I’ve been where you are. And yes, things get better.

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Kanak kumar Reply:
June 1st, 2012 at 11:31 AM
It’s easier to laugh off and deride the hard work the droppers/ repeaters go through and make it to top NLUs, right?

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Nitika said on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 23:13

How are the placements in symbi?

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Romika Sharma said on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 2:23

Hey, I would be grateful if you answer my question. My birthdate is 06/11/1993. Am I eligible for CLAT 2013?

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Romika Sharma Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 2:23 AM
6th November 1993.

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Adi Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 4:13 PM
Yes

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Romika Sharma Reply:
June 3rd, 2012 at 5:16 PM
Thankyou ADI

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shrey said on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 22:19

rmnlu or symbbi?

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Subhashini Reply:
May 31st, 2012 at 5:15 PM
Depends.pune or noida?pune is better than rml but not noida

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shrey Reply:
May 31st, 2012 at 8:37 PM
pune,but most people say rmnlu is a lot better than symbi just cos of the fact that it’s a national law college

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smriti said on Saturday, June 2, 2012, 20:12

how could gautham ..the 3 time clat champion take clat thrice??we 12th passouts just have two chances,one is the year we pass 12th and next year,then after 18 we cant
i wish CLAT increased the age till atleast 20 man,even for nlud the age bar is 21!!! i took a drop,dint make it this year and i know what were my mistakes but i want another chance..just one last chance and im sure ill crack it because i exactly know where i faltered,i feel STUCK in this time warp now.. ;( please help me someone !! cant CLAT increase its age bar ??

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Shady Reply:
June 10th, 2012 at 6:59 PM
Where the heck it says that the age limit is 18? The CLAT website says it’s 20!!! Chill…

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Adarsh said on Sunday, June 3, 2012, 8:33

hello i am Adarsh . i did not make a good shot this year but i would like to write my name as -
ADARSH SINGH
NALSAR (Batch of 2018)..

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mansi said on Monday, June 4, 2012, 17:54

hey……. i m nt selacted 4 clat , so m planning 2 drop an year,shud i…….?????

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abc Reply:
June 10th, 2012 at 10:16 PM
Look…..this was my second attempt and I did not make it. But everyone else who wrote it with me from my college made it to some place or the other. I am curently studying in a local law college. So, make sure you have a backup and do your best. It’s worth it.

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manoj mishra said on Sunday, June 10, 2012, 18:42

when the clat second list is going to publish it is not published yet somebody please help me

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simran said on Sunday, June 10, 2012, 19:33

till wat time we will be able to see 2nd clat list

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arushi said on Monday, June 11, 2012, 0:42

help..!!
i got 111 marks n 3016 rank in general category??would i get any college?
reply asap..!!

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Abhilash Agrawal Reply:
June 12th, 2012 at 6:28 PM
mayb after d centralized admissions

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Priyanka said on Monday, June 11, 2012, 7:59

http://clat.ac.in/notice.pdf

(2nd list notification)

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isha said on Monday, June 11, 2012, 23:33

my rank is 879, do i stand a chance for the patiala college??? and till when is the second list expected to be out? its been two long days!!!!

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SEMC Reply:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Not really…Pretty hard.But,you’ll be upgraded to Odisha by the time the 4th list is out if you’re lucky…You mite sneak thru if you’ve got domicile,though.

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Animesh Jha said on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 14:38

I am on rank 873 gen, bihar domicile… Can i get a seat in any of the nlu… If yes, can i get cnlu patna in any list…

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isha said on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 16:31

whay would be better, I.P. university, delhi , or symbiosis noida, or ILS pune? in terms of faculty, reseach programmes, and everything else, including the internships?

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devashish said on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 13:42

diss is an inspiring1 sir….i have failled for CLAT two times…and m going for the third time now…hope i’ll make it dis time….

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