The older NLUs used to be full of people from these schools, but now this is no longer the case. Now there is definitely a more diverse pool of students. That has also changed the outlook/expectations of the students at top NLUs. Earlier, corporate law was just one option, some were keen on policy, social work, academia, and litigation. Now you have the bulk of the students body chasing either corporate jobs or government/judiciary jobs through exams. Earlier you had kids of union ministers, chief ministers, Supreme Court judges, senior counsel, All-india service officers etc. Now its solidly middle class (subject to some exceptions/minority).
I went to GNLU. I can confirm that there were a disproportionately large number of students from the schools you have mentioned. However, that is not to say that there not students from other schools.
Plus the head boy of Doon school. But this is only possible at nlsiu. Imagine him choosing nujs or nalsar - can’t even imagine. Because both the law schools lag the infra and prestige.
Residential: Doon, Welhams, Woodstock, Sherwood, Mayo, Scindia etc.
Mumbai: Campion, Cathedral, Bombay Scottish, Ambani etc.
Delhi NCR: DPS Barrakhamba Road, Modern School, Sardar Patel, Sanskriti School, CJM, British School, Pathways, Shri Ram School etc.
Bengaluru: Bishop Cottons, St Joseph's, Mallya Aditi etc.
Chennai: Vidya Mandir School, Sishya School etc.
Kolkata: La Martiniere, St Xaviers etc.
Hyderabad: Chirec School etc.
Plus various schools from Pune, Gujarat, Kerala etc.
Just curious how many people from such schools:
a) Land up in NLUs?
b) Stay back in India and join law firms after that ?
Conversely, how many of the NLU products in law firms are from not-so-fancy schools and KVs? 🤔
Gen Y: 50%
Gen Z: 20%
Reasons for the decline:
1. More awareness about law as a career among small towns and among lower middle class. These sections ace the CLAT as they are hard working.
2. Elite kids heading to Jindal or Ashoka or going abroad.