NLSIU 1. Gender Male 43.1% 31 Female 54.2% 39 Others 2.8% 2 2. Medium of instruction in 12th standard English 100.0% 72 Hindi 0.0% 0 Other vernacular (Please specify in the box) 0.0% 0 Please specify here... 0 1 of 21
3. Medium of instruction in 10th standard English 100.0% 72 Hindi 0.0% 0 Other vernacular (Please specify in the box) 0.0% 0 Please specify here... 0 4. Your 12th standard school was situated in Urban area 90.3% 65 Semi-urban area 9.7% 7 Rural area 0.0% 0 2 of 21
5. Your 10th standard school was situated in Urban area 86.1% 62 Semi-urban area 11.1% 8 Rural area 2.8% 2 6. Which board was your 12th standard school affiliated to? CBSE 63.9% 46 IB 1.4% 1 ISC 15.3% 11 Open Board 0.0% 0 State board (Please specify in the box) 19.4% 14 Please specify here... 14 3 of 21
7. Which subject stream are you from? Science 54.2% 39 Humanities 18.1% 13 Commerce 23.6% 17 Others (Please specify in the box) 4.2% 3 Please specify here... 2 8. Do you have any kind of disability? No 94.4% 68 Yes (Please specify in the box) 5.6% 4 Please specify here... 2 4 of 21
9. How did you hear about CLAT? Friends 34.7% 25 Career counsellor in school 12.5% 9 Parents 27.8% 20 Relatives 8.3% 6 Family friends 23.6% 17 Online sources 20.8% 15 CLAT coaching centres 5.6% 4 Others (Please specify in the box) 6.9% 5 Please specify here... 5 10. Did you take coaching for CLAT? Yes 79.2% 57 No 20.8% 15 5 of 21
11. Category of seat applied for by you General 70.8% 51 SC 12.5% 9 ST 8.3% 6 OBC 0.0% 0 NRI 0.0% 0 Foreign national 5.6% 4 Physically handicapped 2.8% 2 State domicile 0.0% 0 Others (Please specify in the box) 0.0% 0 Please specify here... 0 6 of 21
12. Annual family income in Rs. Less than 1.2 lakhs 1.4% 1 1.2 lakhs - 2.4 lakhs 6.9% 5 2.4 lakhs - 5 lakhs 13.9% 10 5 lakhs - 10 lakhs 18.1% 13 10 lakhs - 15 lakhs 27.8% 20 15 lakhs and above 31.9% 23 13. Are your parents conversant with English? Both 84.7% 61 One 11.1% 8 None 4.2% 3 7 of 21
14. What religion does your father follow? Buddhism 2.8% 2 Christianity 2.8% 2 Hinduism 81.9% 59 Islam 0.0% 0 Jainism 4.2% 3 Judaism 0.0% 0 Sikhism 4.2% 3 Zoroastrianism 0.0% 0 Others (Please specify in the box; including atheist, agnostic, etc.) 4.2% 3 Please specify here... 4 8 of 21
15. What religion does your mother follow? Buddhism 2.8% 2 Christianity 2.8% 2 Hinduism 81.9% 59 Islam 1.4% 1 Jainism 5.6% 4 Judaism 0.0% 0 Sikhism 4.2% 3 Zoroastrianism 0.0% 0 Others (Please specify in the box; including atheist, agnostic, etc.) 1.4% 1 Please specify here... 1 9 of 21
16. Which state or Union Territory do you belong to? Andhra Pradesh 4.2% 3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.0% 0 Assam 1.4% 1 Bihar 1.4% 1 Chhattisgarh 0.0% 0 Goa 0.0% 0 Gujarat 1.4% 1 Haryana 0.0% 0 Himachal Pradesh 1.4% 1 Jammu and Kashmir 0.0% 0 Jharkhand 0.0% 0 Karnataka 16.7% 12 Kerala 5.6% 4 Madhya Pradesh 4.2% 3 Maharashtra 9.7% 7 Manipur 0.0% 0 Meghalaya 0.0% 0 Mizoram 0.0% 0 Nagaland 0.0% 0 Orissa 0.0% 0 Punjab 1.4% 1 Rajasthan 2.8% 2 Sikkim 0.0% 0 10 of 21
Tamil Nadu 6.9% 5 Tripura 0.0% 0 Uttarakhand 4.2% 3 Uttar Pradesh 5.6% 4 West Bengal 12.5% 9 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0.0% 0 Chandigarh 2.8% 2 NCT of Delhi 16.7% 12 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.0% 0 Daman and Diu 0.0% 0 Lakshadweep 0.0% 0 Puducherry 0.0% 0 Not applicable (Foreign national) 1.4% 1 11 of 21
17. Which professional category does your father fall into? Academic (Teachers/Professors, etc.) 2.8% 2 Agriculture 0.0% 0 Business 18.1% 13 Civil services (IAS/IPS/IFS/IRS, etc.) 13.9% 10 Other governmental services 19.4% 14 Defence 8.3% 6 Homemaker 0.0% 0 Journalism 0.0% 0 Legal 4.2% 3 Medical 12.5% 9 Others (Please specify in the box) 20.8% 15 Please specify here... 15 12 of 21
18. Which professional category does your mother fall into? Academic (Teachers/Professors, etc.) 27.8% 20 Agriculture 0.0% 0 Business 1.4% 1 Civil services (IAS/IPS/IFS/IRS, etc.) 2.8% 2 Other governmental services 11.1% 8 Defence 0.0% 0 Homemaker 30.6% 22 Journalism 2.8% 2 Legal 2.8% 2 Medical 12.5% 9 Others (Please specify in the box) 8.3% 6 Please specify here... 7 13 of 21
19. Are any of your relatives or close family friends associated with the legal profession in some way? Yes 40.3% 29 No 59.7% 43 20. Did you ever face any kind of problem fitting in to law school owing to your background (social, economic, cultural, disability)? In particular did you face any harassment or related problems because of your religious background, caste, ethnicity, state of domicile, lack of English conversational skills, your accent, your dressing/fashion sense, etc? If yes, please elaborate as much as possible. No 97.2% 70 Yes (Please elaborate) 2.8% 2 Please specify here... 2 14 of 21
21. Who is funding your education? Parents 94.4% 68 Self 0.0% 0 Relatives 0.0% 0 Bank Loans 4.2% 3 Educational trust 0.0% 0 Scholarships 0.0% 0 Others (Please specify in the box 1.4% 1 Please specify here... 2 22. If education funding comes from a Bank Loan, Education Trust, or Scholarship, please provide further details. For example, name of the bank, name of the trust or name of scholarship. If your education is not being funded by either of above three, please skip this question. 2 answered question 2 skipped question 70 15 of 21
23. If you're on a bank loan, or have applied for one, what is the rate of interest that is being charged by the bank? Also specify other details like whether loan interest is simple or compound, what is the time period for payment of the loan after the completion of your legal education, etc. If you haven't applied for a bank loan, please skip this question. 2 answered question 2 skipped question 70 24. Does the loan also cover other expenses like books, laptop, etc besides the college tution fees? If you haven't applied for a bank loan, please skip this question. No 75.0% 3 Yes (Please specify in the box) 25.0% 1 answered question 4 skipped question 68 25. Do you have to provide collateral for the bank loan? If you haven't applied for a bank loan, please skip this question. Yes 25.0% 1 No 75.0% 3 answered question 4 skipped question 68 16 of 21
26. Are you an IDIA scholar? No 98.6% 71 Yes 1.4% 1 17 of 21
Q6. Which board was your 12th standard school affiliated to? 1 maharashtra state board Oct 29, 2011 10:43 PM 2 Pre University College Oct 27, 2011 7:49 AM 3 Andhra Pradesh State Board Oct 25, 2011 8:33 PM 4 Maharashtra Board Oct 25, 2011 9:03 AM 5 Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE) Oct 25, 2011 8:30 AM 6 Karnataka Oct 25, 2011 6:47 AM 7 Karnataka PUE Oct 25, 2011 6:42 AM 8 Tamil Nadu State Board Oct 21, 2011 12:40 AM 9 Edexcel A levels Oct 21, 2011 12:30 AM 10 Andhra Pradesh Oct 21, 2011 12:25 AM 11 Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education Oct 21, 2011 12:23 AM 12 SSC Oct 21, 2011 12:23 AM 13 Maharashtra Oct 21, 2011 12:16 AM 14 WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION Oct 21, 2011 12:15 AM Q7. Which subject stream are you from? 1 Mathematics, Economics, Commerce. Science and Commerce. Oct 25, 2011 8:33 PM 2 IB Oct 21, 2011 12:08 AM Q8. Do you have any kind of disability? 1 severe nestagmus. Oct 25, 2011 11:10 PM 2 Visionary Oct 25, 2011 8:30 AM 18 of 21
Q9. How did you hear about CLAT? 1 Newspapers Oct 25, 2011 8:18 AM 2 Newspaper Oct 25, 2011 7:14 AM 3 foreign nationals not applicable Oct 21, 2011 12:40 AM 4 newspaper Oct 21, 2011 12:26 AM 5 NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT Oct 21, 2011 12:15 AM Q14. What religion does your father follow? 1 varies from one member to another Oct 25, 2011 11:10 PM 2 Aethist Oct 21, 2011 12:34 AM 3 Atheist Oct 21, 2011 12:30 AM 4 Agnostic Oct 21, 2011 12:28 AM Q15. What religion does your mother follow? 1 None Oct 25, 2011 7:50 AM 19 of 21
Q17. Which professional category does your father fall into? 1 service-mnc Oct 29, 2011 10:43 PM 2 Banking Oct 25, 2011 8:33 PM 3 Company Executive Oct 25, 2011 7:41 AM 4 Management Oct 25, 2011 7:14 AM 5 Private Sector Oct 25, 2011 6:42 AM 6 Chartered Accountancy Oct 21, 2011 12:40 AM 7 Computer Consultant Oct 21, 2011 12:36 AM 8 Works for an infrastructure company Oct 21, 2011 12:35 AM 9 IT Oct 21, 2011 12:33 AM 10 Chartered Accountant Oct 21, 2011 12:28 AM 11 Human Resources Oct 21, 2011 12:22 AM 12 ENGINEER Oct 21, 2011 12:15 AM 13 Service Oct 21, 2011 12:13 AM 14 Banking Oct 21, 2011 12:08 AM 15 private insurance Oct 21, 2011 12:07 AM Q18. Which professional category does your mother fall into? 1 service-bank Oct 29, 2011 10:43 PM 2 Civil Engineer Oct 27, 2011 7:49 AM 3 Banking Oct 25, 2011 8:33 PM 4 Teacher Oct 21, 2011 12:36 AM 5 Banking Oct 21, 2011 12:16 AM 6 ENGINEER Oct 21, 2011 12:15 AM 7 Social work Oct 21, 2011 12:08 AM 20 of 21
Q20. Did you ever face any kind of problem fitting in to law school owing to your background (social, economic, cultural, disability)? In particular did you face any harassment or related problems because of your religious background, caste, ethnicity, state of domicile, lack of English conversation... 1 A great deal of vocabulary is in use, which took some time to adjust to. Oct 25, 2011 11:10 PM 2 I have studied upto 8th class in Hindi medium schools and after that i joined Kendriya Vidyalaya in english medium. My father is in govt. job so i haven't studied in one school because after every three he had been transferred from one place to other. My schools were of not high class in which class participation is must and consequently i felt some difficulty and nervousness in speaking in class. I had also doubt when i came here first that would it be possible for me to cope with these students but now with help of all professors who know my problem i am improving. Oct 25, 2011 9:10 AM Q21. Who is funding your education? 1 exclusively mother. Oct 27, 2011 7:49 AM 2 applied for scholarship Oct 21, 2011 12:13 AM Q22. If education funding comes from a Bank Loan, Education Trust, or Scholarship, please provide further details. For example, name of the bank, name of the trust or name of scholarship. If your education is not being funded by either of above three, please skip this question. 1 Andhra Bank Oct 25, 2011 8:33 PM 2 Central Bank of India Oct 25, 2011 9:10 AM Q23. If you're on a bank loan, or have applied for one, what is the rate of interest that is being charged by the bank? Also specify other details like whether loan interest is simple or compound, what is the time period for payment of the loan after the completion of your legal education, etc. If you... 1 12.5% Oct 25, 2011 8:33 PM 2 Interest rate is 11% and it is simple interest upto my legal study after that it will be compound. I will have to start paying EMIs to bank after 6 month of completion of my legal education. Oct 25, 2011 9:10 AM 21 of 21