CLAT 2017 Topper Profiles

CLAT 2017 Toppers

CLAT 2017 results were declared on May 29, 2017 by Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna. CLAT 2017 was conducted on May 14, 2017 wherein more than 50,000 students registered for the national level law entrance exam.

The exam was in the eye of the storm this year when CLAT answer keys were declared and experts and students shared that the provisional answer keys released by the authorities had many flaws. CLAT final answer key saw some changes but experts still felt that all the errors had not been highlighted.

The topper of CLAT UG exam is Jaipur’s Rajat Maloo who secured 154.25 marks out of 196 marks in CLAT exam. A Science stream student of Jayshree Periwal High School, Rajat secured 74.8% marks in his Class 12 exam. The second and third rank holder in the exam is Maharashtra’s Vihit Ashish Shah and Rajasthan’s Radhika Sarda respectively. The fourth rank holder is Bihar’s Sumit Kumar Gupta.

CLAT PG exam topper is Pranav Tripathi who belongs to Uttar Pradesh. He is closely followed by Swati Verma and Abhishek Sinisinwar. The interesting fact is that among the top 10 rank holders in CLAT 2017 for PG admissions, 7 students are from Uttar Pradesh (UP).

After CLAT results, aspirants need to take part in the counselling round as per the important admission dates shared by CLAT authorities.

On the basis of an aspirant’s score in CLAT exam, he/she can secure admission in colleges accepting CLAT scores for admission. This year a total of 18 National Law Universities (NLUs) will accept CLAT scores for admission.