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Poverty is the mother of philosophy.
With a rank of that sort, you would unfortunately not land any NLU if you belong to the general category, which is a good thing if you ask me. It is better to stay out of the picture completely than to end up in a T-3 NLU, because the struggle there is just as bad.
You are right about the private law school scenario. There are a few who manage to get into t-1s even from a uni like Christ, but they are rare, and usually have some backing to themselves. And you shouldn't tread upon a journey based on exceptions. Stick to the norms.
What you should do next? Well, what's happened has happened so definitely don't go to any random unheard of law school right now. First, sit down with yourself and figure out if law is truly what you want to do. Even if you do graduate from a T-1 NLU, law will suck the life out of you. If you don't have a godfather, you will live under the pressure to land a corp job to recoup the amount you've invested in your education. And corp jobs, well, are mundane and exhausting to say the least. They are nothing like the day to day to court practice you see and aspire. Not saying that you can't go ahead practising in courts, but the probability of that happening, at least at the start of your career, is quite low. Oh, and it's a lot more tiring too lol.
Tbf, most corp jobs too, which I believe would be your only alternative since you don't sound like someone who wishes to go ahead with science, will drain you just as much. When you would have thought all of this out, come out with a firm decision. And then, if you still choose to go ahead with law, take another shot at CLAT. Put in the hours, working on your comprehension, reading speed, countless mocks and all of it. It's okay if you fail again. But give it a good shot. Ultimately, sooner or later, you'll find what is meant for you.
Gave CLAT this year and got a shitty rank (32XX). I won’t blame the consortium at all. It was me who messed it up.
Keeping that aside, I’ve researched myself down to this deep rabbit hole about Indian law education. There are no good private collages apparently? Jindal and Symbiosis are too expensive. GLC and ILS are gatekept by Marathis. NMIMS and Nirma are death sentences, if I go by their students’ accounts. Christ is just a catholic jail.
Then what’s the point even? I don’t even have any law-godfathers. I just wanted to get into the profession because I loved debating and had an argumentative personality. Was it my naivety? I just wanted a stable career which would feed me and won’t eat up my soul. Is that too much to ask for?
I don’t know what to do anymore. Not sure where to go next. If any of you could give me any advice, it would be greatly appreciated. I don’t have anyone to guide me.