CLAT Counselling

The documents listed by the CLAT Consortium for the candidates when taking part in CLAT counselling process are as mentioned below: CLAT 2025 Admit Card CLAT 2025 Scorecard CLAT 2025 Application Form Other documents mandatory for UG courses: Class 10 Marksheet Class 12 Marksheet Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate from the Educational Institution last attended Caste Certificate (SC, ST, OBC, etc. ). If applied and allotted under the Reserved category of seats PwD/SAP Certificate if applied and allotted under the PwD category/ Specially-Able Certificate (If applicable) Any other supporting documents to claim a seat for the category they have applied for example - Wards of Serving/Retired Defense Personnel, EWS Certificate Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defense service personnel etc. ) NRI Certificate (If applicable) Sponsored NRI Certificate (If applicable) Domicile Certificate (If applicable) Other documents mandatory for PG courses: LL.B. /B. L. /Equivalent Degree Statement of Marks Transfer/Migration Certificate from the Educational Institution last attended Caste Certificate (If applicable) Specially-Able Certificate (If applicable) NRI Certificate (If applicable) Sponsored NRI Certificate (If applicable) Domicile Certificate (If applicable) Any other supporting documents to claim a seat for the category under which they have applied (Ex: Wards of Serving/Retired Defense Personnel, EWS Certificate Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defense service personnel etc.

The counselling fee for CLAT 2025 is INR 30,000 for general/OBC category, and INR 20,000, for SC/ST/OBC/BC/EWS/PWD categories. The CLAT counselling fee can only be paid in online mode on the official website of the law entrance exam. The counselling fee candidate need to pay as a token amount against their allotted seat to secure it. After this, candidates will be required to pay the remaining fee against their course, which is the tuition fee+ non-refundable charges+ refundable charges and more. In case, candidates choose to withdraw / exit from their allotted after they freeze/ float, and have paid the counselling fee, then they will get a refund of their amount after deduction of INR 5,000 from it. However, full amount will be refunded only in case when the candidate did not freeze/ float their allotted seat.

The counselling process of CLAT 2025 is a centralised seat allotment process for all the participating National Law Universities (NLUs). Therefore, the counselling is a standardized process as under: Step 1: Candidates who appeared for CLAT 2025 and secured above minimum cutoff marks, will be required to register for the centralized counselling process once the CLAT Consortium opens the window. Step 2: For registration, candidates will be required to login into their account, and fill their preferences and upload their documents and get it verified. Step 3: The counselling authority publishes a merit list for each round with the seat allotment results, and candidates who are listed can reserve/ secure their seat by completing admission formalities such as 'Freeze' and pay the admission fee as per their category. Step 4: Candidates who do like their seat allotment can apply for upgrade by selecting float option. And those who wish to exit the counselling process, can do so by selecting exit option. Step 5: Candidates who successfully secure the seat will be issued provisional admission letter and schedule for joining the college.

The number of rounds for CLAT Counselling changes each year depending on how many seats are available and how many students apply. Last year (2022), there were 3 rounds. We don't know yet how many rounds there will be in 2023, so be sure to check the official CLAT website for updates. Here's the general process for each round: Log in to your CLAT account.See if you got a seat in your preferred program.If you like it, accept the seat and you're in!If you don't like it, you can wait for more rounds or try for any open seats (if offered).Stay tuned! The official CLAT website will announce the number of rounds and important dates soon.

Among the top NLUs that take CLAT scores into account are NLIU Bhopal, NLSIU Bengaluru, and NALSAR Hyderabad. In addition to NLUs, a large number of privately funded law schools also accept CLAT results for admission.  This means if you manage to secure even a decent rank or marks in the CLAT exam, you have a chance of getting admission to one of these colleges. Even among the participating NLUs, there is great diversity as far as seat intake and reservation criteria are concerned. Only recently,  RGNUL has updated its seat matrix and introduced the EWS category for UG and PG. Further, a New category – Backward Category of Punjab has been added for UG.