The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Law as a career gaining popularity

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Wednesday, Jun 07, 2006

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Law as a career gaining popularity

R.M. Sujith

Varun, Tushna, Bhavishyavani and Guhan scored high in the law entrance test

ACHIEVERS: R. Bhavishyavani (left) and Tushna Mistry realised their dream of getting into the National Law School, Bangalore. — Photo: V. Ganesan

CHENNAI: With law emerging as a challenging and lucrative career option, four youngsters chose to enter the field over engineering and medicine.

For them it was a happy moment when the results of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, were announced recently. Varun Rajiv got the 25th rank, and Tushna Mistry secured the 30th, while R. Bhavishyavani came 43rd. Another ranker is Guhan Balaji.

As a science student, Bhavishyavani of Chettinad Vidyashram wants to work in the area of Intellectual Property Rights, while Tushna's liking for debates drew her to this discipline. Both want to speak up for the common man and improve the status of women.

"Aversion to engineering was the factor," says Guhan Balaji of DAV School, Gopalapuram, that made him choose law. Varun Rajiv took the law entrance test last year but failed to qualify then. He took up biotechnology at the A.C. College of Technology, but this year he took the test again. And got in. The students attribute their entry to the prestigious National Law School to Sachin Malhan of LST, an institute that trains candidates for the law entrance examination.

A spokesman for LST notes that at least 20 students from Chennai have entered major law schools in India. "Compared to the fervour that students show in entering engineering and medicine, the number of applicants for the law school entrance test is very small. But then, only a much smaller percentage of eligible or interested students have the aptitude to enter the prestigious law schools. Still, last year it was roughly estimated that 8,500 students wrote the entrance examinations for 300 seats in the top five national law schools in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhopal and Jodhpur. This year, the competition is expected to be more intense.

"In all, our students made it to 44 seats at NLSIU and 65 out of 89 got merit seats in NUJS, Kolkata," the spokesman added.

To join the June batch at LST, students of Class XI or XII can call 044 - 42074970 or visit lawentrance.com

The entrance test comprises sections on English, maths, general knowledge, logical reasoning and legal reasoning, and has subjective and objective parts.

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