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    CLAT 2025 Revised Cut-offs - Will Changing Marks Lead to Lower Cutoffs?

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 03 Mar 2025, 12:13 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities is expected to restart the CLAT 2025 counselling process soon. The Delhi HC has already directed the consortium to publish the revised CLAT 2025 results as per the earlier verdicts passed by the single-judge bench and later upheld by the division bench in December 2024. A lingering question on candidate’s minds would be whether the change in marks will lead to any impact on the CLAT cut-off. In this article, find out how the candidate’s marks will change due to the revised result and whether it will lead to any change in the cut-offs.

    CLAT 2025 Revised Cut-offs - Will Changing Marks Lead to Lower Cutoffs?
    CLAT 2025 Revised Cut-offs

    What is the Delhi HC Verdict Passed in December?

    While hearing the CLAT 2025 result petition filed by Aditya Singh, the Delhi HC modified the CLAT answer key for two questions. The answer to question no 14 was changed from D to C. Question number 100 whose answer as per the consortium was option D was withdrawn altogether as none of the given options were correct. The CLAT 2025 counselling has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing cases.

    Possible Changes in CLAT Score After Revision

    The table below shows the possible changes in the candidate’s score if they marked the options that have been under consideration for the two questions given above. In the best-case scenario, a candidate’s score can increase by 1.5 marks. In the worst-case scenario, a candidate’s score can decrease by 2.25 marks.

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    Revision in Marks Due to Revised Results

    Scenario

    Particulars

    Q. No 14

    Q. No. 100

    Final Score

    1

    Answer C for Q. 14 and Answer D for Q. no 100

    +1.25 marks

    -1 mark

    +0.25 marks

    2

    Answer C for Q. 14 and Any other option other than D for Q. 100

    +1.25 marks

    +0.25 marks

    +1.5 marks (best case scenario)

    3

    Answer D for Q. 14 and Answer D for Q. no 100

    -1.25 marks

    -1 mark

    -2.25 marks


    (worst case scenario)

    4

    Answer D for Q. 14 and Any other option other than D for Q. 100

    -1.25 marks

    +0.25 marks

    -1 mark

    5

    Answer A or B for Q. 14 and Answer D for Q. no 100

    Nil

    -1 mark

    -1 mark

    6

    Answer A or B for Q. 14 and Any other option other than D for Q. 100


    Nil

    +0.25 marks

    +0.25 marks

    Will Change in Marks Impact Cut-Off?

    The NLU cut-offs will remain unaffected due to the change in the results. Some of the determining factors for the CLAT cut-off are the number of applicants, the difficulty level of the exam, the seat matrix, and the CLAT 2025 reservation criteria followed by each NLU.

    Irrespective of whether the marks of a candidate in CLAT 2025 change or not, the CLAT cut-offs will continue to the earlier trends. The cut-offs will be determined independently of how the results are revised. However, the change in result is expected to cause a shift in the candidate’s rank. As per the CLAT marks vs rank analysis, a change of 1-2 marks is expected to cause a change of 1000 rank in the candidate’s result.

    Expected CLAT 2025 Cut-Off Rank for Top NLUs

    Category

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    WBNJUS Kolkata

    NLU Jodhpur

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    MNLU Mumbai

    RMNLU Lucknow

    CLAT cut-off rank for general

    100

    150

    250

    350

    450

    600

    750

    CLAT cut-off rank for EWS

    500

    550

    -

    -

    1200

    3900*

    2300*

    CLAT cut-off rank for OBC

    950

    1100

    23000*

    1400

    1850

    6400*

    3600*

    CLAT cut-off rank for SC

    3000

    3500

    4500

    5000

    6000

    10000*

    25000*

    CLAT cut-off rank for ST

    6000

    6000

    8000

    8000

    11000

    34000*

    34000*

    CLAT cut-off rank for NRI

    -

    -

    1250

    1400

    2800

    33000

    9500

    *state category reservation

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