The rate of admission to the lone national law university in the state witnessed a spurt on Wednesday, a day before the deadline to complete the entry process.

Till Tuesday, 47 students had taken admission to Chanakya National Law University (CNLU). But on Wednesday, 39 more students took admission, taking the number of students to 86. Thursday is the last day for taking admission.

CNLU registrar S.P. Singh said: “Till Wednesday evening, around 86 students have taken admission. Thursday is the last date for taking admission. So, we expect a rush tomorrow.” Of the 86 students who have taken admission, 35 are from other states. The admission to the university this year is being conducted on the basis of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) score.

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, conducted the CLAT in May this year. Around 27,000 students had taken the test for admission to national law universities.

Sources at the CNLU said students who have a CLAT rank above 975 in the general category have applied for admission to it.

Registrar Singh said: “We are taking students for two courses this year — BA-LLB and BBA-LLB.” While BA-LLB is older, BBA-LLB is being offered for the first time. The CNLU is the first university in the state and the fourth in the country to offer this course.

Sources said the new course, which would combine business and management studies with law, would be very beneficial for the students. It would help students get jobs easily. While students of both the courses would study law, the other subjects would be different. Students who opt for BA-LLB would study economics, history, political science and sociology. Their couterparts in BA-LLB would study accountancy, principles of management, microeconomics and taxation.

Students who have taken admission are upbeat about the prospects of studying in the premier law university.

Nafees Kamran, who took admission on Wednesday, said: “The biggest advantage of studying in a national law university is that unlike other universities you can save a year.”

Other students are eyeing the job market as well. “As the placements for engineering colleges have slowed down because of recession, my parents advised me to get admitted to the law university,” said Anjali, a student from Barauni who also took admission on Wednesday.