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The Consortium of National Law Universities has published the first CLAT 2025 merit list on May 26, 2025. Candidates can download the merit list from the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2025 merit list is provisional as candidates have to fulfil certain procedures to obtain final seat allotment. The CLAT 2025 merit list will be published for each round of counselling. There will be three rounds of CLAT 2025 counselling as per the revised schedule. In this article, get the steps to download the merit list and find out what’s next for candidates.
The CLAT merit list will also provide the first round CLAT cut-off, which is the rank of the last candidate admitted into any NLU in the first round. Candidates will be admitted into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating NLUs.
Given below are the steps to download the first merit list of CLAT 2025.
Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Click on the CLAT 2025 tab
In the notification section, click on the CLAT allotment list link
The CLAT 2025 merit list pdf will be displayed on the screen
Download the CLAT merit list 2025 PDF and save it for future reference
All India rank of the candidate
Admit card number
Vertical reservation category
Horizontal reservation category
Admission status
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Candidates shortlisted in the CLAT 2025 merit list are required to choose one among freeze, float, and exit options. Let’s look at the three options in details.
Freeze option: Candidates who are satisfied with their allotted seat or those who have got the first preference NLU seat must choose the freeze option. Such candidates must pay the confirmation fee of Rs 20000 by May 30, 1 PM
Float option: Candidates who are not satisfied with the allotted seat or those who have not got their first NLU preference and want to upgrade to another NLU of their choice in later rounds of counselling must choose the float option. Such candidates must pay the confirmation fee of Rs 20000 by May 30, 1 PM
On Question asked by student community
Yes, you can switch from one college to another to a CLAT college through the entrance test. However, it is important to note that you will have to start from year 1 rather than transferring directly into the second or third year. Some of the top
CLAT participating colleges
here.
Here you can check out the top
NLUs offering admission into 3-year LLB
with and without CLAT exam:
1. NLSIU Bengaluru for LLB programme through NLSAT.
2. NLU Odisha and NLU Visakhapatnam offer admission into the 3-year LLB course through their own admission process.
3. CNLU Patna
Yes, for CLAT preparation, building a reading habit daily is a good approach. You can read the daily newspapers like The Hindu and The Indian Express. While going for Animal Farm by George Orwell, Word power Made Easy by Norma Lewis for novel comprehension.
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The CLAT 2027 application form will open in the first week of August 2026. While the exam will be held on the first or second Sunday of December 2026.
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