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    CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration Open: Check how to register

    CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration Open: Check how to register

    Sukriti SahooUpdated on 10 Dec 2024, 02:27 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities has announced the CLAT counselling 2025 registration dates on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The registration window for CLAT 2025 counselling is now open from December 9 to 20, up to 10 PM. The CLAT Counselling Registration 2025 will be conducted in online mode. Candidates who have secured a valid score in Common Law Admission Test can register for the CLAT 2025 counselling 2025 through their CLAT login credentials. To complete the registration, candidates must pay the CLAT 2025 counselling fees and upload the documents for CLAT. Candidates will have to provide a minimum of 15 NLU preferences, can provide more preferences also at the time of registration for CLAT 2025 counselling. Candidates can update their preferences of NLUs any number of times, until the closure of the CLAT counselling registration 2025.

    CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration Open: Check how to register
    CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration Open

    The CLAT counselling process 2025 will be conducted in five rounds. Now, RPNLU Prayagraj and IIULER Goa are also part of the Consortium of NLUs and will conduct admissions through the CLAT counselling process 2025. CLAT 2025 was conducted on December 1, 2024. The CLAT 2025 result has been declared on December 7, 2024. The CLAT 2025 admission process is done for admissions into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes. Candidates who clear the CLAT 2025 cut-off for each round will be able to obtain seat allotment. Candidates will be considered for admission in those NLUs which are on their preference list. Read the article to know the details about CLAT counselling 2025 process.

    CLAT 2025 Counselling Dates

    Event

    Dates

    CLAT 2025 exam date

    December 1, 2024 (Sunday, 2 pm to 4 pm)

    Release of provisional answer key

    December 2, 2024 4:00 PM

    Objection raising window

    December 2-3, 2024 up to 4 PM

    Release of final answer key


    December 9, 2024

    December 7, 2024

    CLAT 2025 result date


    December 10, 2024

    December 7, 2024

    CLAT 2025 counselling registration opens


    December 11, 2024

    December 9, 2024, 4 pm (opened)

    Last to register for counselling

    December 20, 2024, 10:00 PM

    Publication of the first allotment list

    December 26, 2024, 10:00 AM

    Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option

    December 26, 2024, 10 am to January 04, 2025, 1 pm

    Publication of second allotment list

    January 10, 2025, 10:00 AM

    Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option

    January 10, 2025, 10 am to January 16, 2025, 1 PM

    Publication of Third Allotment List

    January 24, 2025, 10:00 AM

    Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option

    January 24, 2025, 10 am to January 30, 2025 upto 1 pm

    Payment of University Fees (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee)

    May 14, 2025, by 5 pm



    Publication of Fourth Allotment List

    May 20, 2025, 10:00 AM

    Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option

    May 20, 2025, 10 am to May 24, 2025, 1 pm

    Publication of Fifth and Final Allotment List

    May 29, 2025, 10:00 AM

    Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option

    May 29, 2025, 10 am to June 02, 2025. 1 pm

    Payment of University Fee (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee)

    June 10, 2025 by 5 pm



    How to register for CLAT 2025 counselling?

    The consortium of NLUs will send an invitation to the shortlisted candidates on the registered email ID mobile number to register for CLAT counselling 2025. The invitation to register for CLAT 2025 counselling will also be available in the CLAT account of the candidate.

    Steps to register for CLAT 2025 counselling

    • Visit the official website of consortium of NLUs - consortiumofnlus.ac.in

    • Login to the CLAT 2025 account and validate the invitation for CLAT counselling 2025

    • Click on the “Make Payment” option

    • Candidates have to provide the bank account details into which, refunds, if any will be processed

    • Complete payment of the CLAT 2025 counselling registration fee

    • Upon getting the successful payment message, the CLAT 2025 counselling registration will be completed.

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    Documents Required for CLAT 2025 Counselling

    • Grade 10 statement of marks

    • CLAT 2025 admit card

    • Grade 12 statement of marks

    • Character certificate/ Conduct certificate from the Educational Institution last attended

    • Transfer/ Migration certificate from the Educational Institution last attended

    • Caste certificate (SC, ST, OBC, etc.) if applicable

    • PwD/ SAP certificate, if applied and allotted under the PwD category

    • Domicile/ Residence certificate, if applied and allotted under the domicile/ resident category seat

    • Any other supporting documents to claim the seat for the category applied (E.g.: Wards of Serving/ Retired Defence Personnel, EWS certificate, Sons/ daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel etc.)

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    NLU Preference List for CLAT 2025 Counselling 2025

    Candidates are required to give their NLU preferences through their CLAT login after the declaration of CLAT 2025 result. Candidates should provide a minimum of 15 NLU preferences. They should give maximum choices for NLU preferences to increase their chances of admission to CLAT 2025 counselling. Moreover, candidates will get admission to those NLUs which are in their NLU preference list. Candidates can check the rank-wise list of NLU so that they can decide in what order NLU preference is submitted.

    Steps to fill NLU preferences

    • Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in

    • Login to CLAT 2025 account

    • Click on the update preferences

    • Select the NLUs in the order of preference

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    CLAT 2025 Counselling Fees

    Candidates have to pay three types of fees during the CLAT 2025 counselling process. The details of the CLAT counselling fees 2025 are mentioned in the table below.

    CLAT Counselling Fees 2025

    Type of fee

    Amount

    Details

    CLAT 2025 counselling registration fee

    Rs. 30,000 for general, Rs. 20,000 for ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD

    Fees to be paid to register for the counselling process

    Confirmation fee

    Rs. 20,000

    Fees to be paid to confirm the allotted seat

    Balance university fees

    -

    Balance 1st-semester fees to be paid after adjusting the confirmation fee. Varies across NLUs.

    Refund of CLAT 2025 Counselling Fees

    Candidates get their CLAT 2025 counselling registration fee to be refunded in the following circumstances. Similarly, in some conditions, the CLAT 2025 counselling fee can be forfeited. All the refunds will be made in the same account of the bank provided by the candidate at the time of registration. The complete details are mentioned below:

    • If a candidate fails to get a seat in the CLAT 2025 counselling process, the counselling registration fee will be refunded in full.

    • If a candidate exits the CLAT counselling 2025 process by choosing the exit option, the counselling registration fee will be refunded in full.

    • The confirmation fee paid by the candidate who selected freeze or float options is non-refundable.

    • If a candidate opts for freeze or float option and pays the confirmation fee but later exits from the process will have to forfeit the confirmation fee. The CLAT counselling registration fee for such candidates will be refunded either in full or after a deduction of Rs. 5,000 if the exit is exercised after a specified deadline.

    • If a candidate is found to be ineligible by the NLUs upon document verification at the time of admission, the counselling registration fee will be refunded after a deduction of Rs. 5,000

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    Hello Santosh,

    Domicile cut-offs are unpredictable. You can apply and get a seat only if the domicile category is selected. You can apply, but the chances of getting either of them are rare.

    CLAT is an entrance examination conducted for admissions into law colleges. The qualifying marks vary with the colleges. You should check the details on the website to get a clear idea regarding cut offs for the colleges. You will also get the exam pattern through the article shared.