In a first, Pachamalai boy cracks CLAT, gets nat'l law univ seat

WHEN 17-year-old S Bharath from Thoonur village in the Pachamalai Hills walked into the student help desk at Government Model Higher Secondary School, Thuvakudi, on Friday to confirm his seat at Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), it marked a rare milestone as he is the first from his tribal settlement to clear the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) and gain admission to a national law college.

- PEARSON LENEKAR SR @Tiruchy

Bharath studied at the Government Tribal Higher Secondary School in Chinna Illupur and secured an All India ST rank of 964. He gained admission to the B.Com., LLB (Hons.) course at TNNLU through Tamil Nadu's 7.5% reservation for government school students. Accompanied by his teacher and father, he paid the ₹20,000 admission fee funded by the Adi Dravidar an