How do I select last 5 rows in a table without sorting?

Question

I want to select the last 5 records from a table in SQL Server without arranging the table in ascending or descending order.

Answer 1

Try this, if you don't have a primary key or identical column:

select [Stu_Id],[Student_Name] ,[City] ,[Registered], 
       RowNum = row_number() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT 0))    
from student
ORDER BY RowNum desc