Five Maharashtra students get 100 Percentile in Law CET; 74K write test in state

Five students from Maharashtra have achieved a 100 percentile at the Law (three-year) Common Entrance Test (CET) 2025 on Friday. They are Ganesh Choudhar, Somanath Suman Ramayan Sudhanshu, Shrihari Manjunath Prabhu, Swapnil Singh, and Tanmay Chindaliya.

The year saw the biggest ever mass registration in Law CET with 94,506 candidates registering and 74,621 candidates sitting for the test. The huge turnout is an indication of the growing trend of law's popularity among students wishing to pursue the career line in advocacy, corporate law, legal services, and judiciary preparation.

Sectarian gender composition was 49,406 men being involved and 25,213 women being involved. Two individuals were also registered as participants being transgender. The mixed induction is a reflection of the increased diversified population embracing legal studies in modern times.

The test was held at several test centers in the Maharashtra state, and the candidates were tested on topics such as Legal Aptitude, Current Affairs and General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, and English. The test is an entrance test to admissions to Maharashtra state government and private law colleges through Maharashtra state university affiliation to three-year LLB courses.

State CET Cell authorities announced that the paper of this year was medium in terms of difficulty with a slight tilt towards reasoning and legal aptitude kind of questions. In spite of the difficulty, these five students were able to breach the top percentile score and held the highest level among law aspirants.

Education officials also argue that higher numbers of top scorers appearing for the test and more participation are reflective of improved preparation for the tests and increased competition. "Law as a profession has emerged as a choice among students from engineering and commerce streams also who wish to be of service to society," quotes a CET official.

CAP for Law CET is to be conducted soon and will be filled based on CET marks, preference, and available seats in college.

Legal professions being the focus area in India's evolving socio-political and business environments, such records not only make students pull out all stops but also necessitate investment in infrastructure towards quality legal education within the state