Lucknow: Girls will take centre stage at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University’s (RMLNLU) fifth convocation on Saturday, with Isha Agarwal leading the achievers with four medals for academic excellence.The achievers, however, have different career aspirations, ranging from the civil services to the judiciary and legal practice, but share a common goal of making their mark in their chosen fields.Isha will receive the Justice OP Pradhan Memorial Gold Medal for Criminal Law, the Late Padmavati Mohanlal Jariwala Gold Medal for Constitutional Law and the Virendra Bhatia Gold Medal for Student of the Year, besides a silver medal in the BA LLB (Hons) programme.“I want to become a civil servant and am preparing for it. I am inspired by my paternal uncle, who is a senior IPS officer,” said Isha, daughter of former army personnel Gaurav Gupta and homemaker Neetu Gupta.She added that, besides winning multiple medals, getting an opportunity to listen to next Chief Justice of India, Justice Vikram Nath, would be highly inspiring.For gold medallist Rupal Jaiswal, from the LLM 2025-26 batch, the convocation is also an opportunity to hear from Justice Vikram Nath. Preparing for the Provincial Civil Services-Judicial (PCS-J) examination, she hopes to see more women enter the judiciary. “I want more women to join the judiciary so that India can have its first woman Chief Justice of India. I feel blessed to get an opportunity to listen to our next CJI. It is no less precious than winning a medal,” she said.Tejaswini Kaushal, who will receive the gold medal in the BA LLB (Hons) 2021-26 batch, is currently practising law and working at a law firm. She plans to deepen her understanding of the law and grow as a legal professional.“I look forward to the experience and to hearing his insights and thoughts on the legal profession,” she said.The daughter of financial adviser Raj Kaushal and physics teacher Rachna Kaushal, Tejaswini credited consistent study, regular attendance at lectures and guidance from her professors for her academic performance.The university will confer degrees on 260 students, including 173 BA LLB (Hons) graduates, 47 LLM students, 26 students from postgraduate diploma programmes and 14 research scholars receiving PhD degrees.According to the medal list, 17 students will receive 20 medals, comprising 11 gold, five silver and four bronze medals.The convocation will be held at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Auditorium on the university campus. CM Yogi Adityanath will attend the ceremony along with Justice Vikram Nath. Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Justice Arun Bhansali will be the guest of honour, while higher education minister Yogendra Upadhyay will attend as the distinguished guest.
