Students' Speak: What are the options if your score is low or below your expectations?

By: T. Deepthi

You should continue your spirit, enthusiasm, dedication and determination until the end of the examination. If you maintain your consistency then only you will be able to reach your goal. If you really dedicate yourself, sooner or later success definitely comes to you. Not only hard work but smart work is also necessary.

Do not feel sad or worry too much if your score is low or below your expectations because there are many opportunities available for you. For example, there are many government law universities, private colleges, deemed law universities and integrated law colleges. Moreover, you have an excellent opportunity to do your education from aboard. Another option is dropping a year and preparing for CLAT again. 

Whether to drop a year or not? 

If you are willing to study only law and not any other course then you can choose to drop a year. Also, remember that dropping a year is not an easy thing. If you are really willing to work hard and pay serious attention to the CLAT exam then you can choose to drop a year. 

Moreover, you should continue your spirit, enthusiasm, dedication and determination until the end of the examination. If you maintain your consistency then only you will be able to reach your goal. If you really dedicate yourself, sooner or later success definitely comes to you. Not only hard work but smart work is also necessary. So keeping all these things in mind, you should make a decision. 

Best colleges one can get apart from NLUs 

Everyone knows that NLUs (National Law Universities) are very popular and most prestigious law schools. There are 23 NLUs in India. Some of the students will not get admission due to heavy competition, lack of good score, etc. Those who are unsatisfied with your score need not worry because you can join other colleges apart from NLUs. Some of the Law colleges apart from NLUs are mentioned below-

• SLS, Pune
• SLS, Noida
• ICFAI, Dehradun
• Christ College Bangalore
• KIIT Law School, Odisha
• Heritage Law school, Kolkata
• UPES Dehradun
• Jindal Global Law School 
• Banaras Hindu university
• Government Law College Mumbai
• Jamia Milia Islamia

• Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
• Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishvavidhyalayam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 
• University College of Law Telangana
• Osmania University Hyderabad, Telangana
• Kakatiya University Warangal, Telangana
• Government Law College Madurai, Tamil Nadu
• Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College Chennai Tamil Nadu
• Cochin University of Science and Technology Kerala
• Government Law College Ernakulum Kerala
• Karnataka State Law University  

Any other entrance exams that one can give to get admissions in LLB 

If your CLAT score is low or you are not satisfied with your score then you can choose another option like writing some other law entrance tests. Some of the entrance exams for LLB are given below-

• LSAT India - conducted by LSAC
• AILET - conducted by NLUs New Delhi
• ULSAT - conducted by UPES
• IPU CET - conducted by GGSIPU
• BHU UET Law -  conducted by Hindu University
• JMI law entrance exam – Conducted by Jamia University
• Christ University law entrance exam – Conducted by Christ University 
• AMU law entrance exam -  conducted by Aligarh University
• APLAWCET – Conducted by Andhra Pradesh government
• TSLAWCET – Conducted by Telangana government
• AIBE – Conducted by bar New Delhi
• CUSAT CAT LAW – Conducted by Cochin University
• HPNLET – Conducted by Himachal Pradesh Government
• MHCET – Conducted by Maharashtra Government
• SLAT – Conducted by Symbiosis University 

About the Author:

T. Deepthi is a student at Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishvavidyalayam Tirupati. She is pursuing a Bachelor's in Technology with a specialisation in Electronics and Communication.