SHANTANU MISHRA

SECTION B: Education and Achievements

A. Education (10th Grade Onwards):

Year Name of Board of Percentage Main subjects
Examination Examination
2015 ICSE (10th CISCE 95.2% Science + Maths +
Standard) Computer
Applications
2017 ISC (12th Standard) CISCE 95.0% Science + Maths +
Computer Science

B. Academic Distinctions:

1st in Kanpur, 2nd in Uttar Pradesh and All India Rank 15 in

Common Law Admission Test 2019
Secured All India Rank 90 in Maharashtra Common Entrance
Test(LAW) 2019
Cleared Railway Recruitment Board Technician Exam
2018-19
Passed ‘O’ Level Computer Education Diploma Program with
Grade B 2017-18
3rd in St. Thomas School in the ISC examination of the CISCE
board, 2017. 2017
Felicitated by “Gayatri Shaktipeeth” for excellent performance in
ISC exam, 2017 2017
1st in School in the 11th grade examination (Overall) and topped
Science stream with highest marks secured in Computer Science 2016
and Mathematics
Secured All India Rank 267 in National Defence Academy(II),
2016 2016

3rd in St. Thomas School in the ICSE Examination of the CISCE

Board. 2015
Certificate of Excellence in “Android App Development”
workshop by VXL Tutorials. 2015
Certificate of Excellence for General Proficiency and Best 2014, 2015,
Student awarded by St. Thomas School, Kanpur 2016, 2017
99.13 Percentile in Indian Intelligence Test, 2014 2014

C. Awards:
Awards/ Achievements Year Level
School Rank 1 in International Maths Olympiad
2012 International
organised by Science Olympiad Foundation.
School Rank 1 in National Science Olympiad
2012 National
organised by Science Olympiad Foundation.
Finalist in “Crack the Code” competition of
2016 National
COMFEST’16 organised by Jaipuriya School
3rd place in Treasure Hunt Event at COMFEST’16 National
2016
organised by Jaipuriya School
Merit Holder in U.P. Mental Arithmetic Aptitude Test
2009 State
organised by UCMAS India
1st Category award in Vibhushan Pariksha organised
by “Mahatma Gandhi Rashtra Bhasha Hindi Prachar 2013 City
Sanstha”
Rank 5 in Mini Marathon(5 km) organised by St.
2015 City
Thomas School
Rank 2 in Inter School Quiz on “Say No To Tobacco”
organised by Delhi Public School, Kanpur 2015 City
2nd place in Inter House Table Tennis Competition. 2016 School
1st place in Inter House Basket Ball Competition. 2016 School
Rank 1 in Inter House GK Quiz organised by St. 2015,
School
Thomas School. 2016

D. Offices/Positions Held:
Office/Position Year Level

Junior Co-opt in Law and Technology Society of NLSIU 2019 -

School Captain of St. Thomas School 2016-17 School
House Prefect for ‘St. Joseph’ House of St. Thomas
2015-16 School
School
Group Leader in Adventure Camp organised by
“Academy of Adventure Sports” affiliated to National 2016 -
Adventure Foundation
Editor of the School Magazine ‘Thomasian Realm’ of St.
2015 School
Thomas School

E. Extra-Curricular Activities (Participation Only):

Extra- Curricular Activity Year Level

I.S.C GK Quiz (South Zone) organised UP Kirana School City

2015
‘IT Quest’, ‘Wiz Pro(Programming Competition)’,
‘Pandora’s Box(Software Operation)’ in COMFEST’16 2013 National

17th Metro Inter School G.K. Quiz Competition organized

2015 City
by Rotary Club.
Inter School Creative Writing Competition in English 2014 Inter-School
Hosted the School Annual Day event at St. Thomas
School, Kanpur. 2016 School

Lead Role in Hindi Skit titled ‘Bahu ki vida’ which

covered the issue of dowry on the School Annual Day 2013 School

Lead Role in Hindi Skit titled ‘Vasiyat’ which covered

the issue of children being selfish for their father’s 2015 School
property on the School Annual Day
Lead Bugler in the School Band 2011,12
School
,13
Inter School Hindi Debate(South Zone) organised by S.J.
2015 School
High School
SECTION C: Writing Section

1. About your background, including how it has impacted the choice of your
present course of study. Also elucidate the main goals and objectives of this
choice and your professional plans on completion of your course .
I come from a business family background, with a low level of education - my father being the
only graduate. With no one to show me the light, I took my academic decisions based on my
interests. Having an academic inclination, it was natural for everyone to have some
expectations from me to bring laurels to the family.
After clearing the NDA exam but unfortunately not joining the forces, I spent a year in physical
distress and contemplating over the career I should pursue. My father, being a Reader in the
Family Court at Kanpur, influenced this decision by engaging in discussions with me on the
same.
Amongst the discussions, he used to tell me about the kind of work courts have to deal with.
The stories of the judges under whom he had worked, were discussed over a cup of tea every
day. He told me about the hard work they do and the responsible and calculated decisions they
have to take, often deciding matters of life and death. The respect in society they enjoy due to
the gravity of their duty fascinated me. I found myself getting interested in the field of law and
started researching about it.
With a clear goal in front of me, I started preparing for CLAT and the dream to be in NLSIU
kept reverberating in my mind, which ultimately came true. Improving my argumentative skills
will be my foremost focus in the 5-year stay at NLSIU.
I am looking forward to joining the esteemed judicial system after the completion of my course
as it would allow me to serve the country and its people. “With great power comes great
responsibility”. Practising law would give me power and being responsible in handling
pressure situations would form a perfect equation for me.

-Shantanu Mishra
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
AIR 15, CLAT 2019
2. What is the single most important consideration that qualifies you to be a
distinguished “Aditya Birla Scholar”?

I believe that the single most prominent quality which qualifies me as an ‘Aditya Birla
Scholarship’ is taking up new challenges and never giving up on myself.
It was in my class 12th that I developed a great interest in joining the defence forces. I applied
for the NDA exam and went for the SSB Interview, which was a 5-day selection process, on
the day my board exams finished. Going for the selection process without any background and
guidance was a challenge for me. I cleared the interview and the medical but couldn’t join the
Army because of my father’s health problems and his border casualty concerns. Seeing the
lugubrious condition of my father, I couldn’t take the decision of going for the training and
dropped the plan. I thought of serving the nation in some other way which could keep him
happy.
Recovering from the dilemma, I started preparing for government jobs. Alongside, I started
gymming. To bear up the expenses of the gym and diet, I took tuitions for secondary school
students. Despite being physically fragile and choosy in terms of food, I managed to push
through the strenuous exercises and dieting to develop a good physique. Unfortunately, I
developed Lumbar Spondylitis, which put an end to my gymming activities. However, I did
not let my physical discomfort become an obstacle to my plans for my future.
The ambition to enter the field of law inspired me to drop a year for CLAT. With the
excruciating pain, studying long hours for CLAT posed another challenge for me, but the
dream of NLSIU kept me going. Slow and steady hard work and my never-give-up attitude
allowed me to reach my goal.
The various instances of my life collectively reflect that I have taken up challenges and worked
hard to earn triumph over them. I will keep taking challenges that would bolster my self-
confidence and help me make the best out of the 5-year stay at NLSIU. I believe this distinct
quality of mine qualifies me for the ‘Aditya Birla Scholarship’ and would help me do justice
to this revered title.

-Shantanu Mishra
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
AIR 15, CLAT 2019