When your students bag three out of top 10 slots in what’s unarguably India’s most elite law entrance test - All India Legal Entrance Test or AILET - it speaks volumes about your passion, diligence and genius. Yet Nishant Prakash, the unassuming corporate lawyer turned teacher, will simply grin on being congratulated, showing extraordinary humility.
The AILET results on Thursday saw a burst of messages and phone calls. Just days ago, Prakash had another round of celebrations with a strike rate of over 90% by his students in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), for admissions to over 20 law universities across India. Out of 60 students that he provided training to 54 ended up with a seat either in CLAT or AILET. Two of his students featured in top 10 in CLAT as well.
Hailing from the small town of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, Nishant had similar aspirations like those growing up with him. “I ended up being at the National Law University at Raipur, and immensely benefitted from mentorship of legal luminaries like Ram Jethmalani and KK Venugopal. After this, I was fortunate to work with Luthra & Luthra Law Offices at New Delhi with specialising in Intellectual Property Rights, Insurance and Trade Law,” says Prakash.
However, despite a thriving law career, a decade ago, the passion of teaching took him to rather an unconventional path - of teaching.
“Hailing from Bihar, such dramatic shift to my career was frowned upon, for it meant compromising with fat pay checks and wading into uncertain territories. With a mild fear, I moved on, for I realised chasing passion should take primacy at some point in life,” said Prakash.
In 2014, he set up Nishant Prakash Law Classes and in just 10 years, he has established a reputation covered by law aspirants nationwide, transcending the highly commercialized coaching industry to become a leader in education reform, with significant impact on legal education.
Nishant takes great pride in success of his students, and lists out the “toppers” with extraordinary passion: in AILET Chaitanya Ghosh ranked all India no 2, Dhruva Kamath at no 6, Vidisha Singh at no 10; in CLAT Aditya Gautam Ankhad ranked no 4, Daiwik Agarwala no 76.
His noteworthy achievements extend beyond coaching as Niti Aayog appointed him to advise on the pivotal initiative of "Transforming Legal Education in India," positioning him as a key contributor to national legal education reform. Further solidifying his role in education reform, he is part of a high-level committee implementing the National Education Policy 2020, in the state of Assam reflecting his broader impact on the national education framework.
Also, recognised as the "Super 30” of law entrance training," Nishant’s commitment to education underscores his effectiveness in guiding students to secure admissions in top law schools.
