Shreya Atrey is a final year student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. She has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for 2011 to pursue a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) at Oxford University.
Being the batch topper, Shreya has demonstrated exemplary academic commitment and scholarship. She currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Nalsar Student Law Review (Vol.5, 2010) and is herself an avid legal writer who has written on Indian legal education, pedagogy, international law and child rights. Just as she has been an all-rounder, it played a major role in her winning the coveted Rhodes Scholarship. As an athlete, she is highly driven and hones leadership in her many endeavours.
Shreya has a keen interest in Jurisprudence and Transactional Laws and is particularly interested in studying its confluence as she seeks to pursue a future in legal education and pedagogy. Hoping to join the academia, her work has been driven towards both learning the letter of law and examining the tools employed in teaching law.
Being asked about her recent success, Shreya remarked that her stint at NALSAR was the most valuable experience in bagging the Scholarship. She mentioned that whilst academics has been foremost, the various possibilities of engagement outside the classroom were extremely relevant. She quotes her experience at the University of Illinois (while studying on student exchange programme) as one such memorable feat. And thus she proudly dedicates her success to her Professors, family and some close friends. On the question of how to successfully pursue Law School life, Shreya said: "be intuitive about your endeavours, because there is no one formula for a successful candidate".
This is the fourth Rhodes Scholarship for NALSAR, with second year running. The Rhodes Scholarships were established through the will of Sir Cecil Rhodes in 1902. It is known to be the toughest since it embodies an all-rounded vision of its founder in terms of literary and scholastic attainments, fondness of and success in outdoor sports, moral force of character and leadership qualities.

The entire NALSAR Family is proud of the achievement and hope for a bright future for her. They however state that this re-enforces their commitment to impart quality education and make NALSAR a world class institution.