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Divya Negi from Dehradun, Uttarakhand secured AIR 318 in the recently concluded CLAT 2025 exam. Careers360 caught up with her to talk about her recent success. A class 12 science student, it was on her mother’s suggestion that she picked up law. Read the full interview with the CLAT topper here.
Hello Divya, Congratulations on securing AIR 318 in CLAT 2025!
I was giving a mock test for AILET 2025 when I got to know the CLAT results were out, I wasn’t sure how to feel but I was definitely nervous. Upon checking my rank, I was a bit disappointed because of course, everyone’s aim is NLSIU Bengaluru but after a while, I realised it was a significant improvement from last year and I should be happy with the result. In the beginning, I was not quite expecting the ranks as my marks were low, but it all worked out for the better.
My score in CLAT 2025 is 91.5.
I was an NRI; I was born in Ivory Coast (West Africa) and lived there for 12 years. I came to India around 5 years ago. I used to study in a Cambridge school and currently, I’m studying under the CBSE board, PCM stream. I also got 98.4% in my 10th board. I aspire to get a good percentage this year too! My family has been very supportive, especially my mother who made sure I had everything I required for my studies.
I wasn’t interested in Medical or Engineering so my mother did some research and gave me an option of Common Law Admission Test/law. I further researched and became intrigued so I decided CLAT would be it for me.
I had given CLAT last year and I got a rank of 2500+. Giving the paper last year helped me understand the CLAT exam pattern and questions. Due to this, I was able to prepare more efficiently and work on my weak points which I could easily identify. I focused mainly on GK and current affairs, quantitative techniques, and logical reasoning sections throughout the year, as I was good in English and legal reasoning.
It was a bit hard for me to follow a specific timetable every day as balancing the science stream along with CLAT was not an easy feat. Both were completely different subjects/topics and, along with upcoming exams, competitions, and school activities taking time out was a bit difficult. But I made sure to allot a given time to CLAT, around 1-2 hours in the first few months, and slowly increased the time to 4-5 hours per day. I also joined coaching at Forum CLAT with timings from 4-6 so my schedule would usually start from 7 am and I’d be free by 6-7 pm. After 6-7p,m I would study for CLAT and complete pending assignments.
For English I highly recommend Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis, the book really helps build and enhance vocabulary which in turn helps with faster reading skills and comprehension. For CA/GK I used to read the monthly CLAT POST of Legal Edge. A book I would highly recommend for logical reasoning would be AR by MK Pandey. Apart from that, for legal reasoning I read Pearson’s LA/LR, and for quants, RS Aggarwal's Quantitative Aptitude.
My Top 5 choices in the NLU preference list would be:
1. NLSIU Bengaluru
4. NLU Jodhpur
Yes, I think this approach was one of the few things the Consortium did right. Though it doesn’t change much, in my opinion, it is better as students can have better clarity about their options after their rank and decide accordingly. When given at the time of CLAT registration, everyone ends up blindly trusting the NIRF law rankings or other rankings. However, after the results, candidates do proper research, which helps them have a better idea of NLU preferences.
Even with CLAT, I made sure to balance my hobbies, interests, and outings accordingly. I didn’t shut myself off as I felt it would take a toll on my mental health; I made sure to enjoy studying too. I especially enjoyed playing various sports with my friends in school like Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, and Table Tennis. Some other hobbies I have are cooking, painting, etc. I recently won 1st prize in a face painting competition this year.
Don’t stress too much. Make sure to balance your studies and enjoyment, it’s very important! I would not suggest studying extensively from the beginning of the year due to fear of burnout. Instead, climb the ladder slowly but steadily. Give a lot of CLAT mock tests and make sure to analyze them. Do not fear if you keep getting low marks in Mocks but don’t be above the clouds either if you get really good marks because, at the end of the day, it’s how you perform on the D-Day that matters! Best of luck!!
With an All India SC category rank of 1561 in CLAT, you have a strong chance of getting admission into several National Law Universities through the counselling rounds. Based on past year trends, this rank can fetch you a seat in NLUs like NLIU Bhopal, HNLU Raipur, RGNUL Patiala, and possibly even higher-ranked ones like WBNUJS Kolkata or NLU Jodhpur depending on how cutoffs move in the later rounds.
SC category cutoffs for top NLUs tend to vary each year, but many of them have admitted students with SC ranks between 1500 and 3000, especially in rounds 2 and 3. Your chances increase further if you list a wide range of NLUs in your preference order during counselling. Also, make sure to complete all required counselling steps, document verification, and preference locking on time to avoid missing out.
With your rank, you're well-positioned to get a seat—just stay active in the admission process and keep checking updates from the CLAT consortium.
Dear student,
For Delhi University’s BA LLB program through CLAT, EWS category admissions last year (2024) typically closed around a rank of 1100 to 1200. This means if you scored around 90–95 marks in CLAT, you had a good chance of getting in. The exact cut-off can change slightly each year depending on competition and seat availability, but staying within the top 1200 is generally safe for EWS candidates.
The cutoff for DU BA LLB for CLAT ews has not been released yet.You can check the cutoff in this website after notification of release of cutoff - https://clat2024.consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2024/
Yes, you can get direct admission into BBA LLB at VIPS (Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies) with 82 percent in your Class 12 exams, but not without appearing in CLAT or IPU CET.
VIPS is affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), and admissions to BBA LLB are done strictly through entrance exams. The primary mode of admission is through CLAT UG, as GGSIPU has adopted CLAT scores for law programs in recent years. Previously, the IPU CET was used for law admissions, but that has been phased out for integrated law courses like BBA LLB.
So, even with a good Class 12 score, you cannot get admission into VIPS for BBA LLB without a valid CLAT score. The university does not allow direct management quota admissions outside the entrance process for its law programs. You may need to wait for the next CLAT attempt or consider private universities that allow direct admission based on 12th marks.
All the best!
Hi Akash,
It is good to see institutions like NMIMS have selected you for master of law based on your CLAT PG scores. If we compare the three then to be very clear:
For the best academic value and recognition choose NMIMS, or the Nirma University is also good. The DNLU is newer and can be considered as well but if we choose any one, then it is NMIMS.
ALL THE BEST !
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