There are a whopping 25 names, which is a massive number. No other NLU has reached even 1/4 that number. Furthermore, in three years there were TWO Rhodes scholars and in one year there were THREE Rhodes scholars. Another record. I understand that Rhodes has got more competitive in recent years, but even in the last 10 years there have been 4 from NLSIU. Still # 1.
Now, suppose NLSIU is barred from the Rhodes scholarship for the next 10 years. Even then, will NALSAR or GNLU overtake the number of 25? I don't think so. It will be like trying to score 50 runs in 1 over.
So the lead is just massive and will never be overtaken.
I also wonder if 25 Rhodes scholars in law could be an Asia-wide record, ahead of NUS Singapore? Or even a world record? Does anyone know?
I think this is the key reason for the 100% perception score in NIRF.
In this list Columbia has 27 and UC Berkeley has 24. So, a 100+ year American university has 27 Rhodes scholars from medicine, literature, history, law etc. Another has 24, less than NLSIU. NLSIU has 25 in just 30 years. Now THAT justifies the Harvard of the East nickname!
No, NALSAR hasn’t. 3 out of NALSAR’s 6 Rhodes came between 2003 and 2009. And 3 in the last decade. The last one coming in 2014. Not a bad record, but both NLS and NUJS have better records in that period.So, NALSAR is definitely not a #1 there either.
Commendable, no doubt. But one of these Rhodes has made decisions that have destroyed the institution itself. So, I doubt that even in the next 100 years, NLS will ever produce as many Rhodes as it once did. The NLS in its old avatar is done and dusted now. This sounds like Jose Mourinho bragging about how great he was in the past as a football manager, even though today, his football is boring, tepid and painful to watch.
Between 2013 and 2022, there have also been 4 Rhodes scholars from other NLUs like NUJS. Excellent performance by these NLSIU students though, without a doubt.
12 of the 25 came before the first batch of NALSAR graduated.
15 before the first batch of NUJS graduated.
18 before the first batch of GNLU graduated.
22 before the first batch of NLUD graduated.
Only 3 Rhodes scholars from NLSIU from the decade spanning 2013 to 2022, when all the leading NLUs were in competition. 2 since 2015. 1 since 2017. 0 since 2018.
One can also say that 50% of NLU grads came pre-NALSAR and 50% came post-NALSAR. That's still a very big achievement and justifies the 100/100 NIRF perception score.
Lol. How many Rhodes has ILS ever produced? And even within DU, it’s only few colleges like Stephens, SRCC and Hindu that are actually considered competitive in this aspect. Not to undermine NLS’ achievements but there was hardly any competition in the field of liberal arts and law till other NLUs came up.
It's foolish to say that ILS, GLC etc did not have good talent in the 1990s and early 2000s. Before NALSAR came up, this is where those who didn't make it to NLSIU headed. So NLSIU's 25 Rhodes scholars remains great feat irrespective of when NALSAR was set up.
The years in the chart correspond to the years the students commenced studies at Oxford and not the year of the award. For example, Vansh Ravi Jain's year is 2017. It means he was awarded the scholarship in 2016 and commenced in 2017.
Thus, if NLSIU fail to win this year, the drought will be 7 years, not 6.
There are a whopping 25 names, which is a massive number. No other NLU has reached even 1/4 that number. Furthermore, in three years there were TWO Rhodes scholars and in one year there were THREE Rhodes scholars. Another record. I understand that Rhodes has got more competitive in recent years, but even in the last 10 years there have been 4 from NLSIU. Still # 1.
Now, suppose NLSIU is barred from the Rhodes scholarship for the next 10 years. Even then, will NALSAR or GNLU overtake the number of 25? I don't think so. It will be like trying to score 50 runs in 1 over.
So the lead is just massive and will never be overtaken.
I also wonder if 25 Rhodes scholars in law could be an Asia-wide record, ahead of NUS Singapore? Or even a world record? Does anyone know?
I think this is the key reason for the 100% perception score in NIRF.
Law School’s achievement of churning out 25 scholars has been sensational no doubt 🫶.
BUT
Speaking of world record - Harvard dominates every other university by a huge margin. So I really hope you are not trolling 🤌
https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/media/44935/2020-rs_number-of-winners-by-institution.pdf
1. Law School: 25
2. Other NLUs: between 0 to 6.
That's all.
15 before the first batch of NUJS graduated.
18 before the first batch of GNLU graduated.
22 before the first batch of NLUD graduated.
Only 3 Rhodes scholars from NLSIU from the decade spanning 2013 to 2022, when all the leading NLUs were in competition. 2 since 2015. 1 since 2017. 0 since 2018.
Thus, if NLSIU fail to win this year, the drought will be 7 years, not 6.