The Consortium of National Law university has released the result of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2024 both UG and PG. Candidates can check and download their Result from the official website of the Consortium of National Law Universities i.e., www.consortiumoflnus.ac.in.
The Common Law Admission Test 2024 (the “CLAT 2024”) was conducted on Sunday, December 3rd, from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. at 139 Test Centres in 25 States and 4 Union Territories across India. CLAT 2024 scores were tabulated and verified on Thursday, December 09, 2023.
The overall attendance percentage for CLAT 2024 was approximately 96.45%. of the candidates, who appeared for CLAT 2024, 57% are Females, 43% are Males, and 6 candidates are Transgender.
Participating National Law Universities will conduct the admissions process to the five-year integrated UG and PG programmes commencing in the Academic Year 2024-25 based on CLAT 2024 scores.
Apart from 24 NLUS, 61 non-NLU affiliate universities will use CLAT 2023 scores for admissions to five-year integrated UG and PG law programmes commencing in the Academic Year 2024-2025.
Candidates can download their official CLAT 2024 scorecards by logging into their account on the CLAT 2024 portal through the website of the Consortium of NLUs (the “Consortium”). CLAT 2024 (consortiumofnlus.ac.in)
I. Percentile Score: Number, Gender, and State-Wise Distribution of Candidates
CLAT 2024 Undergraduate (“UG”)
Percentile |
Total Numbers |
Gender Numbers |
State Wise Numbers |
100.00 |
1 |
Male - 1 |
Rajasthan - 1 |
99.99 |
6 |
Female-1 Male – 5 |
Haryana – 1 Karnataka – 2 Rajasthan-1 Telangana-1 Uttar Pradesh-1 |
99.98 |
5 |
Female-2 Male - 3 |
Bihar – 1 Madhya Pradesh - 1 Haryana-1 Odisha - 1 Uttarakhand - 1 |
99.97 |
4 |
Female-2 Male - 2 |
Haryana-2 Maharashtra - 1 Tamil Nadu - 1 |
99.96 |
6 |
Female-1 Male - 5 |
Rajasthan - 2 Jharkhand - 1 Uttar Pradesh - 1 Madhya Pradesh - 1 Tamil Nadu - 1 |
99.95 |
4 |
Male - 4 |
Haryana -1 Maharashtra - 1 Uttar Pradesh-1 Uttarakhand-1 |
99.94 |
5 |
Female-2 Male - 3 |
Delhi - 1 Karnataka- 1 Maharashtra -1 Odisha – 1 Uttar Pradesh - 1 |
99.93 |
5 |
Female-2 Male - 3 |
Uttar Pradesh - 3 Rajasthan- 1 West Bengal -1 |
99.92 |
- |
- |
- |
99.91 |
14 |
Female-4 Male - 10 |
Assam – 1 Haryana -1 Karnataka -1 Madhya Pradesh -1 Maharashtra -2 Rajasthan – 5 Telangana - 1 Uttar Pradesh – 1 West Bengal-1 |
99.90 |
4 |
Female-3 Male - 1 |
Bihar- 1 Haryana- 1 Maharashtra -2 |
● The duration of the test was 120 minutes (160 minutes for PwD/ SAP candidates entitled to compensatory time).
● CLAT 2024 UG had 5 sections, with a total of 120 questions. Two question was withdrawn in the Final Answer Key. Hence, the total number of questions is 118.
● The highest mark secured in CLAT 2024 UG is 108.
● The following table represents the section-wise breakup of the number of questions in each section of CLAT 2024 UG:
Candidates may login with their CLAT Login and Download the Scorecard.
Direct link for downloading CLAT 2024 Result - CLAT 2024 (consortiumofnlus.ac.in)
OR
Candidates can download theirs results in easy steps below-
-Visit the official website of clat-consortiumofnlus.ac.in
-Login using your registered mobile number and password.
-CLAT 2024 scorecard will be displayed on the screen.
-Download and save the scorecard for future reference.
Counselling Process
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ADMISSIONS COUNSELLING PROCESS
These Instructions will guide you through the Admissions Counselling Process for admissions to the five-year integrated Undergraduate (“UG”) and Postgraduate (“PG”) programmes commencing in the Academic Year 2024-2025 at National Law Universities (“NLUs”) participating in the Common Law Admission Test 2024 (“CLAT 2024”).
To participate actively and successfully in the Admissions Counselling Process kindly follow the steps set out below:
1. Registration for the Admissions Counselling Process
1.1 Eligible Candidates will be invited to participate in the Admissions Counselling Process in accordance with the rank list and the admissions matrix provided by each NLU.
1.2 Eligible candidates will receive:
1.2.1 an email invitation to participate in the Admissions Counselling Process at their registered email address;
1.2.2 an SMS at their registered mobile number; and an invitation on their CLAT 2024 portal;
1.3 Candidates must login to their CLAT account on the website of the Consortium of NLUs (the “Consortium”) and validate that they have been invited for counselling during each round. The Consortium shall not be responsible for any undelivered emails/SMSs.
1.4 Registrations for the Admissions Counselling Process will:
Open at 10:00 A.M, on December 11, 2023 and Close at 10:00 P.M. on December 20, 2023
1.5 To complete their registration for the Admissions Counselling Process Candidates must pay the Counselling Registration Fee by 10:00 PM on December 20, 2023 as set out below:
Candidates from the General Category: Rs. 30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand only) Candidates from the ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD categories are required to pay Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand only) Candidates will have to mandatorily provide their bank account information, which will be used to issue refunds (if any). Please provide valid bank account information which will be active until the refund process is completed.
1.5.1 Payments can only be made online after logging in to the CLAT 2024 portal through the Consortium website
1.5.2 The Counselling Registration Fee for the admissions counselling process is refundable - please refer to para 4 below for details on refund of the Counselling Registration Fee.
1.6 To register for the Admissions Counselling Process you need to:
1.6.1 Login to your CLAT account.
1.6.2 Click the ‘Make Payment’ button; (the Make Payment button will be visible only if you have been selected for the Admissions Counselling Process).
1.6.3 Complete the payment of the Counselling Registration Fee;
1.6.4 Wait till you see a ‘Payment Successful’ message before logging out;
1.6.5 Candidates are advised not to wait till the last minute to make payments to avoid payment-related issues;
1.6.6 Any requests to make the payment after the last date for registration, i.e., 10:00 PM on December 20, 2023 will not be considered; 1.6.7 The Consortium will not be responsible for any issues relating to payments.
1.7 Only candidates who have successfully completed the registration process for the Admissions Counselling Process will be considered for the allotment of seats.
1.8 Registration for the Admissions Counselling Process does not guarantee admission at the member NLUs in any manner.
1.9 Candidates who have not been allotted a seat in any round of the Admissions Counselling Process may be allotted a seat during subsequent rounds against any vacancies that open up in a particular category.
2. Admissions Counselling Process
Each candidate who has been allotted a seat at any NLU may exercise any of the ‘Freeze’, ‘Float’, or ‘Exit’ options in a counselling round based on the conditions set out below:
2.1 Freeze option: If the candidate is satisfied with the allotted seat, accepts it, and is not interested in participating in further rounds of seat allocation/ counselling, they may ‘Freeze’ the seat allocation.
2.1.1 In order to ‘Freeze’ their seat in the First, Second or Third round of counselling, the candidate must pay the Confirmation Fee within the stipulated time in the Admissions Counselling Calendar in para 7 below.
2.1.2 A candidate who selects the Freeze Option and pays the Confirmation Fee (in the First or Second or Third round) will NOT be considered in subsequent rounds of counselling.
2.1.3 A candidate who selects the Freeze Option in the First or Second or Third round of counselling must pay the remaining University Fee (after adjusting the Counselling Registration Fee and Confirmation Fee) to the NLU concerned by May 14, 2024.
2.1.4 In order to ‘Freeze’ their seat in the Fourth or Fifth round of the Admissions Counselling Process, the candidate must pay the University Fee (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee—if paid in the first, second or third rounds of counselling—and Counselling Registration Fee) to the NLU concerned by the date set out in the Admissions Counselling Calendar in para 7 below.
2.2 Float option: If the candidate has not been allotted their first preference NLU and chooses to leave ‘open’ the possibility of getting a higher preference NLU seat they may choose the ‘Float’ Option.
2.2.1 To exercise the Float Option in the First or Second or Third round of counselling, the candidate must pay the Confirmation Fee within the time stipulated in the Admissions Counselling Calendar in para 7 below.
2.2.2 To exercise the Float Option in the Fourth round of counselling, a candidate shall pay the University Fee to the NLU (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee—if paid in the first and second rounds of counselling—and Counselling Registration Fee) in respect of the seat allotted to them in that round of counselling within the time stipulated in the Admissions Counselling Calendar in para 7 below.
2.2.3 Under the Float Option, the candidate may hold the seat allotted to them, and if they are allotted a higher preference NLU seat in a subsequent counselling round, they shall move to that more preferred NLU.
2.2.4 If a candidate who had opted for the Float option in a counselling round is allotted a higher preference NLU seat in a subsequent counselling round, they shall pay the difference in University Fees if any in respect of the seat allotted to them in that subsequent counselling round and the University Fees, they may have already paid in a previous counselling round while exercising the Float option. If the balance University Fees already paid by the candidate in a previous counselling round is higher than the University Fees in respect of the candidate’s higher preferred NLU seat allotted to them, then they shall receive a refund of the excess amount paid by them. Candidates shall approach the NLU concerned directly in order to receive such refunds.
2.2.5 A candidate who has chosen the Float Option must, at the end of the counselling process, Freeze the available allocation or Exit the Admissions Counselling Process and forfeit the Confirmation Fee.
2.3 A candidate awarded a seat that is at the time of allocation highest on their list of preferences may not exercise the ‘Float’ option; i.e., they may either ‘Freeze’ that seat, or ‘Exit’ the Admissions Counselling Process within that round of counselling.
2.4 The ‘Float’ option may not be used to migrate to a seat lower in preference in the candidate’s preference list.
2.5 The ‘Float’ option will expire after the Fourth round of counselling, will not be available for the Fifth and final round of counselling, and the last allotted seat will be considered final. At this point, candidates will have to choose to either “Freeze” or “Exit” the Admissions Counselling Process.
2.3 Exit option: If at any time after completing the Registration Process, a candidate does not want to participate any further in the Counselling Process, they may choose to ‘Exit’ the Admissions Counselling Process. If a candidate has chosen a Float or Freeze Option prior to the Exit option, the seat allocated to them will be reallocated and the Confirmation Fee will be forfeited. No candidate will be allotted a seat after choosing the Exit option.
2.4 Confirmation Fee: An eligible candidate who has been allotted a seat as per their indicated NLU preferences will be required to pay a non-refundable Confirmation Fee of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand only) prior to selecting a ‘Freeze’ or ‘Float’ option in the First, Second and Third rounds of counselling. A candidate needs to pay the Confirmation Fee only once in the entire Admissions and Counselling Process.
2.5 If a candidate who has completed the Registration Process and has been allotted a seat does not exercise any of the options listed above within the specified time in the particular round of the Admissions Counselling Process, they will be considered to be “Not Interested” in the Admission Counselling Process. As a result:
2.5.1 Their candidature will not be considered for admission.
2.5.2 They will lose the currently allotted seat.
2.5.3 Their name will be removed from the Admissions Counselling Process.
2.5.4 They will not be considered in the subsequent lists.
2.6 All candidates are advised to note that seat allotment by the Consortium through the Admissions Counselling Process is provisional in nature and subject to final verification and validation by the concerned NLU.
3. Rounds of Admissions Counselling
3.1 There will be five rounds of admissions counselling. Please refer to the Admissions Counselling Calendar in para 7 below for the schedule.
3.2 If a candidate is not allotted a seat in a given round, they are requested to wait for the next round of counselling as this is a sequential process.
3.3 The fourth and fifth round of admissions counselling shall be conducted in May 2024 to fill any seat vacancies that remain.
3.3.1 All available seats will be allotted to the next eligible candidates at this point.
3.3.2 All open ‘Float’ options shall stand converted to ‘Freeze’ for the last allocated seats. 3.4 After the Fifth round of the admissions counselling process, the central admission process conducted by the Consortium will be closed. Member NLUs, however, may thereafter admit candidates to fill remaining vacant seats, if any, by following their prescribed norms.
4. Refund of the Counselling Registration Fee:
4.1 If any candidate:
4.1.1 Is not allotted a seat at the end of the Fifth round of the Admissions Counselling Process by the Consortium; or
4.1.2 Has not chosen the Freeze or Float option and exited the Counselling Process, the Counselling Registration Fee will be refunded in full.
4.2 Where a candidate has been allotted a seat, and has chosen a Float or Freeze option, and then subsequently chooses to Exit or fails to complete their admission at the chosen NLU by paying their fees then their Counselling Registration Fee will be refunded.
4.2.1 in full if the Exit option is exercised before 1:00 P.M. on May 23, 2024, or
4.2.2 after a deduction of Rs 5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) if exercised after 1:00 P.M. on May 23, 2024.
4.3 Where a candidate is allotted a seat for the first time in the Fifth round of counselling, and the candidate chooses to Exit or fails to complete their admission at the NLU by paying their fees, their Counselling Registration Fee shall be refunded in full.
4.4 If a candidate is found ineligible by an NLU based upon the verification of documents/information provided by them, an amount of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) will be deducted and the remaining Counselling Registration Fee will be refunded.
4.5 Refunds will be facilitated to the same account from which the Counselling Registration Fee was paid.
4.5.1 Candidates have to ensure that their given bank accounts are functional during the course of the counselling process and the refund process.
4.5.2 Requests to settle refunds to another account will not be considered.
4.6 The Confirmation Fee paid by any candidate shall be adjusted against the fees payable at the NLU where a candidate has secured admission. In the event that a candidate chooses the Exit Option, or fails to pay the fees due at the NLU within the prescribed date, or is found ineligible by an NLU based upon the verification of documents/information provided by them, the Confirmation Fee shall not be refunded.
5. Required Documents for the Admissions Counselling Process:
5.1 Candidates are requested to keep a soft/scanned of the following documents ready for upload for the Admissions Counselling Process:
5.1.1 For the UG Programme:
5.1.1.1 Grade 10 statement of marks*
5.1.1.2 CLAT 2024 Admit Card*
5.1.1.3 Grade 12 statement of marks
5.1.1.4 Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate from the Educational Institution last attended
5.1.1.5 Transfer/Migration Certificate from the Educational Institution last attended
5.1.1.6 Caste Certificate (SC, ST, OBC, etc.) if applied and allotted under the Reserved category of seats. *
5.1.1.7 PwD/SAP Certificate, if applied and allotted under the PwD category*
5.1.1.8 Domicile/Residence Certificate, if applied and allotted under the domicile/resident category seat*
5.1.1.9 Any other supporting documents to claim your seat for the category you have applied (E.g.: Wards of Serving / Retired Defence Personnel, EWS certificate, Sons / daughters of Ex-servicemen / Defence service personnel etc.) *
Items marked with * are mandatory.
CLAT cut-offs for National Law Universities
Since the admission to all 24 NLUs are offered based on merit cum preference. The CLAT 2024 cut off will be determine whether candidate get admission to a desired NLU or not. To get an idea, aspirants can check the CLAT cut-off for NLUs below.
Name of NLUs |
General |
General State |
EWS |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
||||||
Open rank |
Closing rank |
Open rank |
Closing rank |
Open rank |
Closing rank |
Open rank |
Closing rank |
Open rank |
Closing rank |
Opening |
Closing rank |
|
NLSIU Bengaluru |
1 |
97 |
2 |
446 |
122 |
488 |
151 |
907 |
372 |
2796 |
239 |
3876 |
NALSAR Hyderabad |
6 |
158 |
173 |
871 |
175 |
564 |
189 |
1076 |
1604 |
3375 |
263 |
6083 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) |
311 |
404 |
159 |
815 |
621 |
1006 |
1191 |
1315 |
4573 |
5178 |
8403 |
10023 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) |
187 |
878 |
1041 |
1826 |
1248 |
1599 |
1112 |
1629 |
6497 |
7622 |
13905 |
15219 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) |
140 |
262 |
313 |
988 |
- |
- |
2610* |
15978* |
2056 |
3951 |
5215 |
7487 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) |
289 |
998 |
1021 |
2015 |
- |
- |
7619* |
23192* |
4663 |
8117 |
10961 |
11502 |
NLU Jodhpur |
170 |
341 |
112 |
339 |
- |
- |
1079 |
1261 |
3574 |
4503 |
6666 |
8373 |
HNLU Raipur |
434 |
707 |
717 |
1593 |
- |
- |
1841 |
1965 |
3408 |
6602 |
9218 |
10917 |
GNLU Gandhinagar |
210 |
429 |
343 |
2938 |
603 |
938 |
1284 |
1822 |
4584 |
5652 |
7712 |
10438 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus |
593 |
869 |
8420 |
17727 |
1113 |
1476 |
2225 |
2429 |
8833 |
8958 |
11291 |
- |
RMLNLU Lucknow |
410 |
694 |
- |
- |
1022* |
2307* |
1170* |
3370* |
5397* |
9616* |
20456* |
- |
RGNUL Patiala |
502 |
1129 |
220 |
1181 |
3234 |
8822 |
9562 |
15548 |
||||
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) |
790 |
1236 |
- |
- |
1378* |
1839* |
- |
- |
4522* |
13248* |
23802* |
- |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) |
1051 |
1384 |
- |
- |
1571* |
2550 |
- |
- |
13550* |
16099* |
1339* |
- |
NUALS Kochi |
231 |
1111 |
1144 |
1515 |
6867* |
13761* |
- |
- |
12306* |
15245* |
13117 |
- |
NLU Odisha |
591 |
1080 |
1489 |
3563 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5997 |
8124 |
11580 |
15305 |
NUSRL Ranchi |
637 |
1336 |
1434 |
3131 |
1468 |
1807 |
1837 |
2518 |
5972 |
9729 |
16161 |
16676 |
NLUJA Assam |
1344 |
1474 |
1373 |
2582 |
- |
- |
7386* |
29403* |
8824* |
14361* |
17149* |
29648* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam |
656 |
1233 |
- |
- |
1242 |
1731 |
2068 |
2459 |
8057 |
9776 |
11917 |
15875 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB |
806 |
1401 |
2081 |
2597 |
- |
- |
1634 |
2628 |
9853 |
10378 |
38376* |
- |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB |
821 |
1459 |
1756 |
3513 |
- |
- |
2178 |
3310 |
10130 |
10681 |
16910 |
- |
MNLU Mumbai |
99 |
547 |
- |
- |
811* |
3932* |
2123* |
6468* |
4506* |
9030* |
24593* |
30958* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB |
491 |
1360 |
- |
- |
3974* |
7169* |
3089* |
11780* |
11235* |
18459* |
29470* |
41956* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB |
611 |
1425 |
- |
- |
6100* |
8009* |
4790* |
13568* |
12722* |
20584* |
42740* |
43185* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB |
945 |
1561 |
- |
- |
4220* |
9891* |
14714* |
15419* |
8281* |
14311* |
41238* |
- |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB |
681 |
1625 |
- |
- |
8662* |
13863* |
7755* |
16394* |
21344* |
23,903* |
47604* |
- |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB |
885 |
1712 |
1856 |
8736 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9061 |
10847 |
13213 |
18736 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB |
284 |
1773 |
2737 |
11357 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9789 |
11218 |
16386 |
20154 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur |
1060 |
1559 |
1396 |
1968 |
1935 |
1990 |
2677 |
2782 |
10083 |
11078 |
16830 |
20412 |
DBRANLU Sonepat |
503 |
1714 |
1717 |
2161 |
1887 |
2180 |
2273 |
3263 |
9107 |
10830 |
17161 |
20671 |
NLUT Agartala |
1716 |
1785 |
2728 |
24584 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
32520* |
51586* |
31488* |
5 |
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