CLAT : Latest Notification, Exam Dates & Application Form

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) every year to provide Under-Graduate (UG) and Post-Graduate (PG) Law Programmes offered by 24 NLUs.

The CLAT exam is conducted to grant admissions to the following Under-Graduate (UG) & Post-Graduate (PG) courses:

• BA LLB (Bachelor of Arts LLB)

•  BSc LLB (Bachelor of Science LLB)

• BCom LLB (Bachelor of Commerce LLB)

• BBA LLB (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB)

• BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work LLB)

• LLM (Master of Law)

As per the earlier Notification, the consortium announced two exams will be conducted in a same year, which means CLAT will be held on December.

To apply for the CLAT-UG exam, you must have completed your class 12 or equivalent exam from a recognized board.

Read through the post that will give you a complete insight into exam dates, the application process, eligibility, exam pattern, and more.

CLAT Highlights

As said above, there are a total of 24 NLUs in India offering UG and PG law courses. You must score minimum qualifying marks in the CLAT to get admission to one of the top NLUs.

 

 

CLAT Exam Date & Schedule

The official CLAT Notification was released on the official website. Check out the table below to know all the important events related to the Common Law Admission Test.

 

CLAT-UG : Overview

CLAT Eligibility Criteria

Ensure that you satisfy the eligibility criteria before applying for CLAT. Here is the brief CLAT Eligibility Criteria explained below for both UG and PG programs separately.

CLAT-UG : Eligibility

The CLAT-UG  is the entrance examination for Undergraduate Courses i..e, Bachelor of Legislative Law. You must satisfy the following eligibility criteria to apply for the 5 year Integrated  LLB programme:

1. There will be no upper age limit for UG, however, you must have passed 10+2 to apply for the exam.

2. As per the CLAT Notification, you must have secured 45% marks in 10+2 or its equivalent grade if you belong to General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories; while it is 40% for those belonging to SC/ST categories.

3. If you are appearing for the 12th examination in March/April, you are also eligible to appear in the examination. However, you shall be required to produce evidence of your passing the qualifying examination at       the time of admission.

How to Apply for CLAT-UG ?

The entire application process will be conducted online mode. There are four stages involved while filling the CLAT Application Form i.e., Online Registration, Filling the form, Uploading Documents, Payment of application fee. Follow the below steps to complete the process smoothly.

Step 1: Visit the official website of CLAT i.e. clatconsortiumofnlus.ac.in

Step 2: On the Home page, click on the link "Register" and complete the registration process by entering the name, mobile number, and setting a password.

Step 3: Enter the OTP received on the registered mobile number. This completes the registration process.

Step 4: Log in to the portal using the registered mobile number and password.

Step 5: Start filling the application form by entering all the correct details.

Step 6: Upload necessary scanned images, documents, signatures in the specified format.

Step 7: Make the payment of the fee through the different online payment modes to complete the application process.

CLAT-UG : Application Fee

The application fees vary for each category. Check out the table below to know the CLAT application fee as per your category.

 

CLAT-UG : Exam Pattern

As per the notification, the CLAT-UG Exam pattern is the same as the last year.

There were five subjects in UG i.e., English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques. The new pattern of CLAT-UG question paper involved short passages followed by 4-5 objective questions and the time duration was 120 minutes during which you have to answer 150 objective comprehension-based questions.

The following table shows the question paper pattern for the undergraduate courses.

 

CLAT UG : Syllabus

As per the CLAT Notification, there are five main subjects included in the UG Exam. Check out the table below to know the detailed syllabus for CLAT UG.

 

CLAT-UG : Admit Card Release Date

You can download the CLAT Admit Card only from the official website as per the scheduled date. You can follow the steps below in order to download the admit card:

1. Visit the official website of CLAT.

2. On the homepage, click on the link "Download CLAT Admit Card "

3. Enter your login credentials and click on the submit button.

4. The admit card will be displayed on the screen.

5. Download and take a printout of the admit card for future reference.

CLAT-UG : Exam Centers

Based on the choices made during filling the form, you will be allotted CLAT Exam Centers across the country. The allocated venue of the exam is mentioned in the admit card.

You will not be able to change the exam center after the issue of admit card, as per the CLAT Notification.

 

CLAT-UG : Preparation Tips

In order to crack the exam in one attempt, you must make a proper study plan and preparation strategy. As per the expert's opinion, you must make sure to start your CLAT preparation at least 8 or 10 months before the exam.

If you start your preparation early, you will have sufficient time for preparation, practice questions, and revision.

1. Read More to improve language. Read books, magazines, newspapers, and novels to enhance your vocabulary.

2. Study the basics of grammar and this can be done even from school-level grammar books to strengthen your basics. However, you need to get your grammar right and fix the mistakes to secure a good rank

3. The CLAT-UG Preparation Books are the most important aspect whenever it comes to cracking an exam on the first attempt.

4. For law aspirants, mathematics may not be a big deal as this is just Class 10 mathematics. Go through NCERT Mathematics textbooks of class 9 and class 10.

5. Legal aptitude continues to be the most important section. Important book references for this would be the Constitution of India and the Legal Penal Code.

6. Importance of Moot Courts: Knowledge of arguing cases and knowing various laws at the tip of your tongue is a great thing to know for all aspiring lawyers

CLAT-UG : Exam Day Instructions

Due to the current situation, there are certain CLAT Exam Day Instructions to be followed by all aspirants on the day of the exam.

• Reach the exam center at least half an hour before the reporting time.

• Make sure to carry necessary documents like Photo ID Proof to the examination hall.

• Do not carry any electronic gadgets to the exam hall.

• Any required stationery items will be provided at the exam center.

• Those with a temperature of more than 99.14 will be directed to the isolation lab for taking the examination.

• You can carry Mask, Gloves, Personal transparent water bottle, Personal hand sanitizer (50 ml), A simple pen, Exam related documents (Admit Card, ID card, etc.)

• No candidate is allowed to leave the exam hall before the exam timings.

• In the case of aspirants with the scribe, both must carry their own N95 masks.

CLAT-UG : Sample Papers PDF Download Here

By practicing the previous exam papers or sample question papers, you can understand the type of questions asked in the paper and also the difficulty level of the exam.

Practicing CLAT Previous Year Question Papers will help enhance your speed and accuracy in the final exam.

• Take up one question paper and solve it by keeping a timer so that you can know how much time you are taking to solve each question.

• Know your mistakes and try to improvise on them.

CLAT-UG : Exam Analysis

Every year, the Common Law Admission Test is conducted to offer admission into UG and PG programs. Here is the brief CLAT Exam Analysis of the previous year.

Going through the analysis can help you to know the difficulty level of the exam, the number of good attempts, and more.

• Overall the CLAT 2021 exam was easy compared to 2020. Last year there were so many unexpected questions, but this year questions were predictable and doable.

• All the passages and questions were predictable. It was less lengthy than the previous year. This increased the number of attempts.

• Current Affairs and GK were very easy. Passages were based on PM Modi's visit to Bangladesh, United Nations, SAARC. All the questions were straightforward.

• Legal Reasoning was also easy this year. Questions were based on regular topics like Hindu Marriage Act, IPC, Jurisdiction, Contract Law. Most of the questions were standard.

CLAT-UG : Answer Key

After the completion of the exam, the Consortium of NLUs will release the provisional answer key. In case if there are any objections to be raised, you can send them via the official website.

Based on the objections received, the final answer keys will be released. Here are the steps that can be followed to download the CLAT Answer Key for both UG and PG programs.

• Visit the official Website

• On the homepage, click on the "CLAT Answer Key" Tab

• Enter your login credentials and submit them.

• Now, you can view the answer key for your respective course and set.

• Verify the answers and if there is any error, then objections must be raised within the stipulated time.

• Download and take a printout of the answer key PDF for future reference

CLAT-UG : Result Date and Time

Check out the table below to know the dates for all the important events related to the Result. The expected CLAT Result will be.

CLAT-UG  : Result

The CLAT Result is prepared based on the final answer key. The result is released as a merit list of shortlisted aspirants for the counseling procedure through the Law entrance Test score.

Students can access the CLAT result from these official websites - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

* Note: - If you intend to have an idea of your past performance in the exam, then you can visit the official website and get the answer key to your answer set and then analyze.

Once the CLAT results have been declared, aspirants need to take part in CLAT centralized counselling process which is conducted by the CLAT Consortium. It is through this counselling process that candidates can secure admission in UG and PG programmes offered by different National Law Universities. A total of 4 merit lists are released. Aspirants who do not make it to the first merit list have to wait for the second merit list and so forth. Candidates who make it to the first list have to pay a sum of Rs. 30,000(for General Categories) Rs. 20,000(for other Categories) if they want to be considered for the counselling process going forward. This amount is deductible from the college fees students pay, once they are made an offer of admission. Students also have an option of requesting a refund of this amount after the third list is out. Once the fourth list is out students cannot avail this option of seeking a refund on the deposited amount.

How to Check CLAT-UG Result ?

The Consortium of NLU will announce the result after the declaration of the CLAT Answer Key. You can follow the steps given below while downloading CLAT for both UG and PG programs.

Results can be viewed only from the official website. Before the merit list, the scorecard of the exam will be released. Here are the steps you need to follow while checking for results:

1. Visit the official website of Consortium of NLUs i.e.consortiumofnlus.ac.in

2. Click on the CLAT Login portal.

3. Enter your Registration Number, Date of Birth and click on the "Login" button.

4. On the new page, click on the "View Result" button

5. The results will be displayed on the screen

6. Download the CLAT scorecard and result sheet and take a printout for future reference

How to Retrieve CLAT Login Details if Forgotten?

You can follow the steps mentioned below if you forget your login credentials to download the CLAT Result Merit List.

1. Visit the official website of the Consortium of NLUs

2. On the Homepage, click on the "Login" portal

3. In the login window, click on "Forgot Password."

4. Enter your mobile number and click on "Request OTP."

5. You will receive an OTP in your registered mobile number

6. You can reset your password using your mobile number and the OTP

CLAT-UG : Scorecard 

The CLAT scorecard is an official document that will be released by the exam conducting authorities along with the result. The Scorecard PDF for Common Law Admission Test can be viewed and downloaded only from the official website.This document will include the marks scored in each section and also the total marks scored. During the counselling, it is mandatory to carry this Common Law Admission Test Scorecard without fail. Also, note that this Scorecard will be valid only for one year.

There are various details mentioned on the scorecard that are listed below.

A. Name: Name of the student who has given the test

B. Roll Number: the roll number that is allocated to the student

C. Date of Birth: the candidate's date of birth is mentioned

D. Score: the score achieved by the student

E. All India Rank: the candidate's overall rank across India

F. All India Category Rank: candidate's rank belonging to a category like General, SC, etc.

G. NRI Rank (students who had applied under NRI Quota)

H. NRI Sponsored Rank (for the students who had applied under NRI Sponsored Quota)

CLAT-UG : Discrepancies in Result

You must ensure to check if the details are correctly mentioned or not on the scorecard. If there are any errors on the CLAT 2022 score card, then you must report to the following regional office.

Address:    National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore

 P.O. Bag 7201, Nagarbhavi,

 Bangalore - 560 072 Karnataka, India

Website:   consortiumofnlus.ac.in

Contact Number: 08047162020 (10:00 am to 05:00 pm)

CLAT-UG : Merit List

The merit list is released along with the declaration of the CLAT Result . The CLAT Merit List will be released in the form of a PDF. The Consortium will prepare 2(two) lists, i.e., General Rank List and category-Wise Rank List. The CLAT merit list will include:

. A total number of students appeared for Common Law Admission Test.

. Your performance in the exam with the State Rank.

. The standards on which you are selected

How to calculate the CLAT Score?

The results are prepared by calculating the raw scores. Once the raw scores are calculated, Consortium will prepare the CLAT merit list. The marking scheme to evaluate the CLAT Exam Result is given in the following table:

The formula to calculate the CLAT Score is as follows:

Total Score = 1*(Total number of correct answers) - 0.25*(Total number of wrong answers)

CLAT-UG : Result Tie Breaking Procedure 

Often there are cases that two or more students have the same scores. In such cases, some tie-breaking rules are taken into consideration. The following factors will be taken into consideration while resolving the tie in the CLAT merit list.

. If your age is higher, then you will be given a high preference

. Those who have scored higher in the Legal Reasoning Test will be ranked higher

. In case if you and other person have equal age and secured equal marks in the Legal Aptitude Reasoning Test, then there will be a computerized draw of lots

What After CLAT Result ?

The Consortium will release the cutoff marks after the announcement of the CLAT Exam Result. Cut-off marks are the minimum marks that you need to score to get qualified for the next stage.

Based on the CLAT Cut Off marks, you will be shortlisted for the counselling process.

During the counselling process, you will be offered admission to UG and PG courses based on the Common Law Admission Test scores.

CLAT-UG : Cut Off

The CLAT Cut Off will be released separately for 24 NLUs. The consortium of NLUs will release college-wise and category-wise cut-off marks. Also, note that the cut-off would be released separately for each seat allotment round.

Check out the table below to know the previous year's CLAT Cut Off marks.

NLU Name	General		EWS		OBC		SC		ST
	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Ran	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
NLSIU Bengaluru	1	180	129	510	171	923	181	2674	1781	2835
NALSAR Hyderabad	25	177	365	680	931	1116	702	3388	3375	6174
WBNUJS Kolkata	136	260	-	-	1397*	7119*	588	4217	6121	7792
NLIU Bhopal	186	463	796	1290	591	1268	4505	5311	8143	10960
NLU Jodhpur	70	383	-	-	-	-	2360	4457	6689	8076
HNLU Raipur	481	805	-	-	2031	2061	6997	7137	10117	11277
GNLU Gandhinagar	147	462	488	1210	1150	1878	3680	5683	8790	10837
RMLNLU Lucknow	432	749	1432 *	1845*	772*	3088*	6014*	9582*	18980*	27764*
RGNUL Patiala	563	1307	-	-	-	-	5693	8856	10300	15585
CNLU Patna	628	1541	2002*	2501*	1511*	5260*	7741*	13369*	20004*	-
NUALS Kochi	638	1461	5660*	41647*	-	-	6498*	26009*	27055*	28147*
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack	504	1207	-	-	-	-	6147	7957	13445	16910
NUSRL Ranchi	939	1895	2332	2688	2248	2756	7695	10032	14248	18477
TNNLU Tiruchirapalli	704	2045	-	-	2509	4119	6192	10557	14452	-
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	538	2080	2477	3285	7113*	16077*	9337*	17282*	13295*	-
MNLU Mumbai	325	590	2034*	4878*	3078*	9880*	5963*	8923*	17578*	32870*
MNLU Nagpur	878	2102	2710*	14738	7420*	22745*	4921*	21215*	23125*	39121*
MNLU Aurangabad	1824	2655	13589*	-	12558	24704	21626*	26769*	37995*	-
NLUJA Assam, Guwahati	1375	2569	-	-	4913*	38136*	15318*	31993*	25618*	42731*
HPNLU Shimla	822	2816	-	-	-	-	8337	11982	13021	20699
DNLU Jabalpur	1696	2698	2969	3513	3905	4318	10030	12073	17883	23002
DBRANLU, Sonipat, Haryana	767	2713	2584	3412	2533	4515	9611	11010	10923	21673
GNLU Silvassa Campus	810	1820	1863	2984	2435	3992	8339	10104	13276	14846

*state category reservation

The CLAT Cut Off is decided by the Consortium based on various factors like difficulty level of the exam, number of seats, and the number of students appearing for the exam.

Go through the below table to know the previous year's college-wise cutoff.

CLAT Cut Off Trends:

NLUS	General (Opening Rank - Closing Rank)	OBC (Opening Rank - Closing Rank)	SC (Opening Rank - Closing Rank)	ST (Opening Rank - Closing Rank)
NLU Bangalore	1-180	94-206	144-256	239-277
NALSAR Hyderabad	6-158	189-1076	319-3375	263-6083
WNUJS Kolkata	140-262	-	3451- 3951	2856- 7487
NLIU Bhopal [BA LLB]	311-404	1191-1315	4573-5178	8403-10023
NLIU Bhopal [BSc LLB]	187-878	1112-1629	6497-7622	13905-15219

CLAT-UG : College-wise Ranks

The Common Law Admission Test Results will be declared on the official website by the exam conducting authorities. You need to login to the official website to view their results.

You are required to score above 90-110 in order to get a rank between 1-100 to get admission in reputed NLUs. The table below will help you get an idea about the ranks required to get admission to top NLUs by analyzing previous years' trends.

 

CLAT Merit List

The merit list is generally released after the results by the Consortium of NLU. The CLAT Merit List will be released only on the official website separately for UG and PG.

• For all three rounds of counseling, the merit list will be released separately.

• The Merit List includes the category-wise merit rank of the applicant who has qualified in the exam.

• This list is prepared by using the scores of all aspirants with the higher scores placed at the top and followed by the lowest scores.

• The details mentioned on the merit list include your admit card number, All India Rank, and Total marks obtained in the entrance exam.

CLAT-UG : Counselling process

• The CLAT Counselling will begin once the results are declared by the exam conducting body.

• To attend the counselling procedure, you need to register by making an online payment.

• Once the first provisional list is released, you must choose any of the three options: Accept the allotted seat, Apply for Upgrade, or Exit from the Admission Process.

• If the first option is chosen, you need to upload all the required documents and pay a requisite fee to the allotted NLU.

• In case if you choose the second option i.e., Accept for Upgrade, then you must make a payment of  Rs.30,000/- (if you are General category candidate) or Pay Rs.20,000/- (if you are ST/SC/OBC/BC/EWS/PWD and other reservation category candidate) to the allotted University and upload documents as per the schedule.

• If the last option is chosen, then the allotted seat will be lost and you will not be considered for further allotment.

CLAT Counselling

The CLAT Counselling  will begin after the release of the merit list. The entire counselling is conducted in online mode.

• You must make an online payment of Rs. 30000/- for General Category and Rs. 20000/- for ST/SC/OBC/BC/ EWS/ PWD and other reserved categories to register for the counseling procedures.

• Once the first provisional list is released, you must choose any of the three options: Accept the allotted seat, Apply for Upgrade or Exit from the Admission Process.

• If the first option is chosen then you need to upload all the required documents and make payment of a requisite fee to the allotted NLU.

• If you choose the second option i.e., Accept for Upgrade then, you must make a payment of Rs 30000/- to the allotted University and upload documents as per the schedule.

• If the last option is chosen, then the allotted seat will be lost and you will not be considered for further allotment.

CLAT-UG : Documents Required in Counselling

You must carry the following documents at the time of counseling:

1. Application Form

2. Scorecard

3. 10th & 12th Marksheets

4. Admit Card

5. Specially-abled Certificate (if applicable)

6. Domicile Certificate (if applicable)

7. Caste Certificate (if applicable)

8. NRI Certificate (if applicable)

9. Sponsored NRI Certificate (if applicable)

CLAT-UG : Colleges and Seats

The NLU begins the CLAT Seat Allotment according to the merit-cum-preference. 5 Seat allotment lists are released for admissions on the official website.

The selected aspirants' names, roll numbers, and all the information will be mentioned in the list.

CLAT UG: Seats Intake

 

CLAT-UG : Placement Statistics (5-year Program)

Here is detailed information about the number of students being placed in the years 2021, 2020, and 2019 for the UG program.

Check out the below table to know about the placement statistics for the year 2021.

 

CLAT-UG : Placement Statistics of 2020

Check out the below table to know about the placement statistics for the year 2020.

 

 

CLAT-UG Placement Statistics of 2019

Check out the below table to know about the placement statistics for the year 2019.

NIRF Ranking	Name of NLU	No. of students graduating	No. of students placed	Median Placement Package(Rs.)
		2019
1	National Law School of India University	69	42	14,50,000
2	National Law University	73	15	11,80,000
3	Nalsar University of Law	78	53	14,00,000
4	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	29	20	7,25,000
5	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	103	87	15,00,000

 

CLAT-PG : Overview

CLAT-PG : Eligibility

The PG exam is conducted for those aspiring to secure admission for Post-Graduation courses i.e., Master of Law in top Law Universities.

Have a look at the detailed CLAT PG Eligibility Criteria from the post below.

- There is no upper age limit for the PG Program.

- Those belonging to the General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories must have a minimum of 50% of marks in the LLB degree or its equivalent grade.

- According to the CLAT Notification, those belonging to SC/ST categories must have secured 45% marks in an LLB degree or its equivalent grade.

- It is important that you must have cleared your final semester or final year of the qualifying paper on the admission date.

CLAT PG : Exam Pattern

Check out the table below to know the detailed CLAT PG Exam Pattern.

 

CLAT-PG Exam Pattern: Topic-wise Weightage

The below table explains the detailed CLAT PG exam pattern for the LLM course, and the number of questions asked from each topic in the exam.

 

CLAT PG: Syllabus

The PG syllabus is also based on comprehension-based questions. The descriptive section was removed from the syllabus as per last year's exam.

Have a look at the table below to know the CLAT PG Syllabus.

CLAT PG : Seats Intake

 

CLAT PG Placement Statistics (1 Year Program)

Here is detailed information about the number of students being placed in the years 2021, 2020, 2019 for the PG program.

PG Placement Statistics of 2021

Go through the below table to know about the placement statistics for the year 2021.

NIRF (ranking)	Name	No. of students graduating	No. of students placed	Median Placement Package(Rs.)
		2021
1	National Law School of India University	49	16	6,00,000
2	National Law University	23	2	6,00,000
3	Nalsar University of Law	63	46	8,50,000
4	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	8	4	6,00,000
5	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	35	10	6,00,000

PG Placement Statistics of 2020

Go through the below table to know about the placement statistics for the year 2020.

NIRF (ranking)	Name	No. of students graduating	No. of students placed	Median Placement Package(Rs.)
		2020
1	National Law School of India University	53	8	4,71,000
2	National Law University	39	20	7,00,000
3	Nalsar University of Law	57	45	7,00,000
4	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	13	7	6,00,000
5	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	36	12	5,00,000

PG Placement Statistics of 2019

Go through the below table to know about the placement statistics for the year 2019.

NIRF (ranking)	Name	No. of students graduating	No. of students placed	Median Placement Package(Rs.)
		2019
1	National Law School of India University	48	8	6,00,000
2	National Law University	47	15	5,50,000
3	Nalsar University of Law	54	42	6,00,000
4	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	NA	NA	NA
5	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	40	11	4,00,000

PSU Recruitment Through CLAT

Those willing to apply for post-graduate law programs can also register for PSU Recruitment through CLAT.

The Public Sector Undertaking recruit individuals as an Assistant Legal Advisor, Legal Executive Trainee, Trainee Legal Advisor. These Public Sectors accept the scores for recruiting aspirants to various Law Officers/Legal Advisors positions. Some of the most popular PSUs accepting the Score are:

1. ONGC Ltd, Dehradun

2. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

3. Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (PSOC)

4. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)

5. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)

6. Oil India Limited (OIL)

7. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)

FAQ's

The NLUs which are part of Law entrance Test has the basic eligibility condition of 45% or above marks in aggregate in Class XII. Other than that, no consideration is given to class XII marks.

There is no upper age limit applicable to anyone who wants to apply for the exam. But, the lower age limit has to be 20 years old and for the candidates who belong to SC/ST and PhD (Physically Disabled) categories, and for others the lower age limit is 22 years old.

Generally, it is not possible. But, it depends on the consortium decision whether to provide form correction or not.

Following NLUs under CLAT have NRI, NRI Sponsored seats available.

 

Only a first-degree relative (Parents, Grandparents & Siblings) or second-degree relatives (Cousins, Paternal Uncle/ Aunt, Maternal Uncles/Aunt) can sponsor your candidature for NRI Sponsored Seats.

To apply for EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) seats, one must have the EWS certificate. To be eligible for EWS, one’s family income should be less than 8 lacs per annum and other criteria in terms of ownership of land/plot/flat must be fulfilled.

Once a candidate has been allotted a National Law University, basis his/her rank and preference order as given in the CLAT application, the student has three choices to make:

Lock: the candidate will pay the counseling fee of Rs. 50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) and book the seat at the allotted National Law University. After locking, candidate will lose the option of upgrading to a higher NLU in the preference given.

Upgrade: Under this option, the student pays the counselling fee of Rs. 50,000 and wait for the upgrade to happen, in case of a vacancy in the National Law University, higher in the preference order by the candidate.

Withdraw: This is not a choice but is dependent on whether the candidate has paid the counselling fee or not. If the candidate has not paid the requisite counselling fee within the stipulated time frame, the candidate loses his candidature from CLAT 2023.

If you do not wish to take admission this year as the NLU allotted to you is not to your liking for any reason, you must show your interest to withdraw from the process within the stipulated time frame. CLAT will deduct Rs. 10000 and the balance amount will be refunded.

If any candidate doesn’t pay the counselling fee within the stipulated time frame against the allotment list, one loses the candidature for allotment of National Law Universities in the subsequent lists too.

No, the payment of the counselling fee must be done online through the link given. You do not need to go to the National Law University to make the payment.

It depends on the number of vacant seats after the first allotment. The allotment in the second list will depend on your rank and the number of seats available.

> Under the spot counselling, National Law Universities, depending on the vacant seats across the different categories will notify on their respective websites.

> Candidates who wish to apply for such seats must submit their interest within the time frame given for such interest to be shown.

> After which, the NLUs give a timeline to such candidates who will be admitted against such seats to visit the campus and complete the admission process.

> The allotment for such seats is done based on ranks secured by such candidates who have shown interest for such seats