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At the outset, let me thank HNLU for (finally) preparing a not-so-controversial paper. Formalities aside, though going by the smart drafting of the notification which contained the paper pattern, it was pretty much certain that HNLU can draft any kind of a paper and they would not come in the firing ling (unlike CLAT 2012), they still deserve full credit for meticulous drafting (I'll come to the Mathematics questions later!) and quality of questions.

Let’s cut to the chase right away, shall we? SET and AILET are over, but not entirely behind us. Continuing with the line I have maintained since the very beginning - that both these exams have immense learning potential, as far as CLAT (THE Exam!) is concerned, here I ask - what are the take-aways from these two, which shall stand you in good stead on D-Day?

"Life pushed him between the devil and deep blue sea. He threw the devil in the sea and crossed it on his back. He was after all an Entrepreneur!" Let's meet Apurva Sukant, a young entrepreneur, Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur pass-out, who along with his team, has developed the smallest android device - Androidly, which can be used as a wrist watch. The Andriod watch, named as "Androidly" will combine all the applications of a fully featured smartphone. You will be able to make calls, browse internet, check mails, click pictures. It will also be equipped with wi-fi, bluetooth and navigation facilities. Excerpts from the interview.

The first of the three big law entrance examinations (the other two being SET and CLAT) - the AILET, was conducted yesterday at dozens of examination centres all over India. While there was some amount of discontent among some law aspirants regarding the relevance of questions, the paper was surely a balanced one. Here's a detailed analysis.

Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma leaves us bereft of that gentle, firm voice constantly reminding one of adhering to the path of honour, probity, accountability and good conscience in public life. He was 80.

This anecdote about Holmes and Watson is legion. Once they had gone camping and hiking, and as night drew in, both of them retired to bed. Holmes asked Watson, "What do you see above?" Watson looked up, stared for a bit, and started describing the open night sky, the galaxies, and the myriad mysteries that it held. When he had paused to take a breath, Holmes, with bemusement and irritation writ large on his face, asked, "Don't you see, that somebody has stolen our tent?!" The takeaway - too often, we deliberately or mostly subconsciously lose ourselves in the maze of trivia, and forget that "the devil lies in the details", and more pertinently, as Holmes used to say, "Elementary, my dear Watson!"

Better late than never, so goes the saying. And, it is never too late to do a good job! These, and not any kind of apprehension or despondency, should be reigning supreme in the minds of all those among you who have just started on your law school entrance examination prep. This post would have come earlier, but for the fact that I wanted all of you to wade through the seemingly choppy waters, get knocked around a bit, find your feet somewhat, before dishing out advice or "expert-speak" (anyway, there's already too much of it out there).

Imagine studying in a law school spread over 195 acres and that shares boundary with hills and jungles despite being situated in the heart of the cosmopolitan city. Impressed? There is even more for you. Imagine studying in a law school that has given 3 Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of India besides numerous High Court Judges, Advocates and Politicians of national stature which epitomize its rich historical background.

Majority of the candidates appearing for IIT-JEE (Main) 2013 for admission to engineering courses in the esteemed IITs, NITs, IIITs, deemed universities and other centrally funded technical institutions opted for the paper pen test over the online exam. Though the IIT authorities tried their best to push as many students as possible into writing the online test, many chose to go the traditional paper pen way. Anuraag Khandelwal reports why.

In the previous article in the series, we learnt how to use the most commonly misused punctuation marks, which is the best thing you can start with for GATE 2014 preparation. GATE is not an exam that you can expect to crack by preparing from a single book, or, must we say, even from two or three books. But that doesn't mean that it's a hard nut to crack. With the right preparation strategy, you can succeed fairly easily. Just ensure you have hold on the basics. Our GATE 2014 expert, Ajay Narayan tells you just how.