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CLAT 2025 Revised Result: How Merit List Changes for CLAT Rank 5000 to 10000 After SC Judgement?
After the Supreme Court judgement issued on May 7, 2025 for petitions in CLAT UG, a candidate's score is likely to change significantly. This change in score will lead to a significant shift in the candidate’s rank in the CLAT 2025 merit list. As per the SC judgement, 4 answers in the CLAT 2025 final answer key have been revised. Additionally, the Delhi HC had also revised the answer to one question which was accepted by the Consortium of NLUs. The Consortium of NLUs will publish the CLAT 2025 revised result based on the judgement. Read on to find out how the revised judgement is likely to cause a shift in CLAT ranks 5000 to 10000.
A CLAT rank between 5000 to 10000 places the candidates between 10 to 20 percentile. A change in the candidates rank due to the revised result will impact the candidates admission chances in the CLAT counselling process..Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates can secure admission into 5-year LLB programmes of participating NLUs.
Rank Vs Marks for CLAT Rank 5000 to 10000
The CLAT marks vs rank comparison given below shows the expected marks for ranks between 5000 to 10000
Expected Marks for Ranks 5000-10000
Ranks | Marks |
5000 | 79.5 |
6000 | 77.75 |
7000 | 76.25 |
8000 | 74.75 |
9000 | 73.25 |
10000 | 72 |
Revisions in CLAT 2025 Result After SC and HC Verdicts
Given below is the question wise change in the CLAT 2025 revised result due to the orders passed by the Supreme Court and Delhi HC.
How the CLAT 2025 Score Changes in the Revised Result?
The Supreme Court has revised the answers to four questions in the CLAT 2025 final answer key. Earlier, the Delhi HC had revised one answer which was accepted by the Consortium. Together these five questions can lead to an increase of up to 3.25 marks or a decrease of up to 4.25 marks. The change in score due to the revisions in the answer key is given below.
Change in CLAT 2025 Revised Result After SC Judgement
Q. no | Marks added | Marks deducted |
5 | +1.25 marks if marked option C | -1.25 marks if marked option D |
56 | +1.25 marks if marked option C | Nil |
88 | +0.25 marks for everyone who marked option other than D | -1 marks for those who marked option D |
115 | +0.25 marks for the wrong answer as per the final answer key published by the consortium | -1 for the correct answer as per the final answer key published by the consortium |
116 | +0.25 marks for the wrong answer as per the final answer key published by the consortium | -1 mark for the correct answer as per the final answer key published by the consortium |
How Merit List Will Shift for Ranks 5000 to 10000?
The shift in CLAT ranks 5000 to 10000 in the revised result in the best and worst case scenario is given in the table below. The data shows that a candidate’s position can shift upwards by up to 2300 ranks and shift downwards by up to 3300 ranks.
Positive Shift in Rank
Rank | Expected Score in Best Case Scenario (+3.25 marks) | Expected Rank in Revised Result | Shift in Rank |
5000 | 82.75 | 3400 | +1600 |
6000 | 81 | 4300 | +1700 |
7000 | 79.5 | 5100 | +1900 |
8000 | 78 | 5900 | +2100 |
9000 | 76.5 | 6900 | +2100 |
10000 | 75.25 | 7700 | +2300 |
Negative Shift in Rank
Rank | Expected Score in Worst Case Scenario (-4.25 marks) | Expected Rank in Revised Result | Shift in Rank |
5000 | 75.25 | 7700 | -2700 |
6000 | 73.5 | 8900 | -2900 |
7000 | 72 | 10000 | -3000 |
8000 | 70.5 | 11100 | -3100 |
9000 | 69 | 12200 | -3200 |
10000 | 67.75 | 13300 | -3300 |
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