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CLAT 2010 Results

CLAT 2010 results were far from expected. My son appeared for the exam and he has generally been a  good student scoring above 90% in all important exams. For the entrance exams preparation he chose to go to Heritage Classes, a premier Study Centre in Kochi, Kerala. He was also acclaimed as a good student by the faculty there.Needless to say they had high hopes pinned on him based on his class performances and the results were quite out of the way.

But the results were not just disappointing. They were also thought provoking.

Also, eye catching was the gross discrepancy in the DOB. His DOB is 10 March 93 (10-03-93) and it was printed as 3 Oct 93 (03-10-93), not a small goof up for such an important exam…is it?  This error was present in the original merit list published on the evening of 29 May 2010. It persisted till the morning of May 31, 2010. Obviously a new corrected version was uploaded then. Thankfully, I have saved both pdf versions so have concrete evidence to prove my point.

Made me think…and made me think very hard. Could it be possible  that there are other possibilities of goof ups, as in reversal of actual attained scores too?

I tried calling the NLIU, Bhopal but the number is either constantly engaged or when it rings it doesn’t move forward from the recorded voice asking to feed the extension, as upon feeding the extension number the line simply goes dead or transforms into a persistent and annoying engaged tone. Sending a mail was my last respite, hence I have done that too, with almost nil hope of ever getting an answer.

The CLAT 2010 help desk did answer but they were not aware of any procedures.

All this really makes me think hard but not reach anywhere. Any thoughts from anyone? Kindly contribute maybe together we can solve this dilemma. After all, it is the lives of our kids, which are at stake.

Aggrieved Mother,

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