Vadodara: A student of the Faculty of Law at the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) secured the 1st rank in the Gujarat Judicial Services (GJS) Examination 2024–25 conducted by the Gujarat High Court for the post of civil judge (junior division).Priyansh Rathod, an LLM semester-II student of the faculty, scored 160 marks in the highly competitive test.Apart from Rathod, two other students associated with the faculty also figured in the merit list. Shruti Pasi got the 17th rank, while Dhanvi Joshi, another alumna of the faculty, secured the 28th. Both were selected as civil judges.Prof Archana Gadekar, Dean of the Faculty of Law, said, “This is the first time in the five years that students from the faculty who cleared the judicial services examination were ranked among the top 30.”MSU vice-chancellor Prof Bhalchandra Bhanage said such achievements reflect the university’s long-standing tradition of academic excellence and commitment to quality legal education.Gadekar said the faculty consistently strived to nurture legal professionals who are academically strong and committed to justice, ethics and public service.
