The National Law University of Orissa Admission Test (NLUOAT) 2011-12 results have been declared with three students tied at rank 1 with 129 marks. 2922 students wrote the admission test for the two year old university which has an intake of 120 students.

The University offers two courses, B.A. LL.B (Hons) and B.B.A LL.B (Hons) with 60 seats for each course. 78 seats are reserved for the General Category, 14 for Scheduled Tribes, 10 for Scheduled Castes, 4 for foreign nationals and 10 for NRI or NRI sponsored.

The entrance exam of National Law University Orissa (NLUO) is believed to be one of the most difficult exams in the country. The NLUOAT is considered to be of the same level as Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). There has been a general consensus amongst all the students that the standard of questions is extremely high. The paper consisted of 200 questions for 200 marks with time duration of two and a half hours.

The first list for the selected candidates is available here. Last date to complete the admission formalities is June 20 while the second list is slated to be released on June 26.

Bar & Bench spoke to Anurag Roy (pictured), an IMS student who has secured Rank 1 in the NLU Orissa entrance exam. He has also secured Rank 40 in CLAT, Rank 1 in KIIT Law School’s entrance and Rank 10 in Symbiosis’s Law School Entrance.

When Law and Why:  In present times we have seen that huge powers and responsibilities have come to rest on the legal system of India and Law has heavily enamoured the present political, social and economic scenario. Lawyers today yield enormous powers in the government, the parliament and the bureaucracy, in addition to being an important part of the judiciary. These aspects of law attracted me towards this profession and I decided to make a career in law in class 12.

Law as career: Career for a law school graduate is highly promising. One can go for civil service, corporate service, judicial service or even work on environmental rights and human rights related issues.

Details of Preparation: From my childhood I have the habit of reading newspapers, which helped me a lot in my preparation for CLAT, as I only had 40 odd days after my board exams. Also due to time crunch, I used to study 5 to 6 hours a day apart from regular IMS classes.

When to start: I started preparing after my class 12 board exams.

How to prepare various topics: I feel that anyone wishing to crack CLAT should have a strong base in English, Maths and all subjects that are taught in school up-to class 10 and he should have a strong analytical mind. It is imperative that the aspirant should follow a national level newspaper on regular basis from class 10.

Other Books: The excellent study material provided by IMS helped me to grip the vast syllabus of CLAT in 40 days. For current affairs I closely followed Bank of Current Affairs (BOCA) on the IMS website, CLAT Gyan's General Knowledge compendiums, the online yearbook of The Hindu, and Competition Success Review Yearbook.

Inspirations: Sourav Ganguly, Raul Gonzalez and Cristiano Ronaldo 

Thankful to: Parents, the IMS Hungerford team, Rajneesh Sir and most importantly my school (South Point School). The overall grooming that I have received at South Point for 15 years contributed greatly to my success.