CLAT 2023 counselling begins, First allotment list to be out on December 18; Check schedule here

The counselling process of CLAT 2023 has finally begun in online mode from December 28, 2022 onwards. Check schedule and counselling process of CLAT 2023 here. 

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has begun the counselling process of CLAT 2023 in online mode from December 28, 2022 onwards. Candidates invited for participating in CLAT 2023 counselling process can register before December 12, 2022. The first merit list of CLAT 2023 to be out on December 18, 2023, after which candidates shortlisted for the round 1 can excercise freeze, float or exit options. 

The exam authority informed that, "All eligible candidates have been invited to participate in the Admissions Counselling Process for admissions to the five-year integrated Undergraduate, and Postgraduate programmes commencing in the Academic Year 2023-2024 at National Law Universities participating in the Common Law Admission Test 2023 (“CLAT 2023”).

Candidates shall receive invitations to the Admissions Counselling Process via email at their registered email address and SMS at their registered phone number. Candidates are advised to check their registered email address, and to carefully read the instructions in the Consortium’s ‘Notification: Instructions for the Admissions Counselling Process’ dated December 28, 2022. They may log in to their CLAT 2023 portal on the website of the Consortium of NLUs to participate in the Admissions Counselling Process."

The counselling process of CLAT 2023 will be held till fifth round, which is to end on June 20, 2023. The detailed counselling schedule of CLAT 2023 is as under:

Events	CLAT Counselling Dates
Publication of counselling invite list	28-Dec-2022
Counselling registration process	28-Dec-2022 (6 pm) to 12-Jan-2023 (6 pm)
Publication of first seat allotment list	18-Jan-2023 (10:30 am)
Payment of admission fee to the respective NLUs	18-Jan-2023 (10:30 am) to 22-Jan-2023 (10:30 am)
Publication of second seat allotment list	27-Jan-2023 (10:30 am)
Payment of admission fee to the respective NLUs	27-Jan-2023  (10:30 am)  to 31-Jan-2023  (10:30 pm)
Payment of University Fee (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee) to NLU concerned for all candidates who have chosen the Freeze Option in the counselling process for First and Second Allotment Lists (first and second rounds of counselling)	20-May-2023 (11:59 pm)
Publication of third seat allotment list	25-May-2023
Payment of admission fee to the respective NLUs	25-May-2023 (10:30 am) to 30-May-2023 (10:30 pm)
Publication of fourth seat allotment list	05-Jun-2023 (10:30 am)
Payment of admission fee to the respective NLUs	05-Jun-2023 (10:30 am) to 10-Jun-2023 (10:30 pm)
Publication of fifth and final seat allotment list	15-Jun-2023  (10:30 am)
Payment of admission fee to the respective NLUs	15-Jun-2023 (10:30 am) to 20-Jun-2023 (10:30 pm)

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