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Faridabad boy tops clat 2025, scores 103.5 out of 116 marks

Saksham Gautam from Delhi Public School, Faridabad, topped CLAT 2025 with 103.3 marks, aspiring to pursue law at National Law School, Bengaluru.

Updated on: Dec 9, 2024, 06:06:14 IST
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The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has announced the results for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 on Sunday and Saksham Gautam, a student of Class 12 from Faridabad has secured the All India Rank 1 in the examination.

Saksham Gautam
Saksham Gautam

Gautam is a student of Delhi Public School (DPS), Faridabad and scored 103.3 marks out of a total 116 marks. His subjects include liberal arts and legal studies.

Sangeeta Chakravarty, principal of DPS, Faridabad, praised the boy’s hard work and capabilities. “He is a dedicated student and his focus remained on clearing the exams throughout the year. He has been pursuing liberal arts in our school for the last two years and will take the Class 12 exams this year. We are elated at his success as it will inspire all our students to work harder,” she said, adding that Gautam had earned the “Scholar Green Badge” for academic excellence in 2022-23.

Gautam’s father is corporate employee in Gurugram while his brother is a graduate from an IIT.

Speaking with HT, his father said, “Saksham wanted to be a lawyer since he was in Class six and he has worked hard to achieve his dream. We are a family of engineers and were surprised by his decision to pursue liberal arts. Even his school insisted on Saksham pursuing pure sciences but he insisted on taking arts and legal education. For the last one year, he is spending six to seven hours daily on preparing for the CLAT entrance.”

Saksham will pursue integrated law course at National Law School of India University in Bengaluru, his father added.

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    Abhishek Behl is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. With over a decade of experience in journalism, he reports on Gurugram's rapid urban transformation, covering the city's changing infrastructure, governance, and planning landscape. His reporting spans major civic agencies, such as the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Behl has reported on key urban development issues such as RRTS projects, metro expansion, road and highway projects, water supply, drainage, mobility, environmental concerns, land use planning, affordable housing, and the city's real estate sector. He closely tracks policy decisions, infrastructure implementation, and their impact on the city and its residents. He also covers regulatory action against illegal constructions, urban flooding, traffic management, and initiatives aimed at improving civic services and sustainable development. Behl has also written on political developments in south Haryana, focusing on elections and governance. His journalism is driven by fact-based reporting, ground-level coverage, and an understanding of the social and economic dynamics of Gurugram. Apart from work he is a cyclist and a cricketer and a resident of Palam Vihar since 2010.Read More