A candidate’s CLAT 2025 rank will change significantly after publication of the revised result as per the SC judgement. The top court has withdrawn three questions in CLAT UG and also changed the answer for one question in CLAT 2025 final answer key published by the Consortium of National Law Universities. Earlier, Delhi HC has also ordered the revision of answers to one question in its judgement delivered on April 23. The Consortium of NLUs is expected to publish the CLAT 2025 revised result anytime soon following the court directives. In this article, find out how a candidate’s rank between 1 to 15000 in the CLAT 2025 merit list will shift after the revised result is declared.
The news dates for CLAT 2025 counselling will be announced soon. Candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB programmes of participating NLUs through scores obtained in CLAT 2025.
The CLAT marks vs rank comparison shows the expected rank for specific marks in CLAT. Given below is the marks vs rank comparison for 1 to 15000 ranks in CLAT
Ranks | Marks |
100 or higher rank | 100 |
200 | 98 |
400 | 96 |
600 | 92 |
800 | 91 |
1000 | 90.5 |
2000 | 86.75 |
3000 | 84 |
4000 | 81.5 |
5000 | 79.5 |
6000 | 77.75 |
7000 | 76.25 |
8000 | 74.75 |
9000 | 73.25 |
10000 | 72 |
11000 | 70.5 |
12000 | 69.25 |
13000 | 68 |
14000 | 66.75 |
15000 | 65.5 |
The answers to a total five questions have been revised in the CLAT 2025 answer key by the courts. A candidate’s score can increase by a maximum of 3.25 marks and it can decrease by a maximum of 4.25 marks. While three questions stand withdrawn, answers to two questions have been changed which can cause a significant impact on CLAT 2025 revised result. The details are given below.
Q. no | Court Decision | Positive Impact on Marks | Negative Impact on Marks |
5 | Answer changed from D to C | +1.25 marks for option C | -1.25 marks for option D |
56 | Option C is also a correct answer in addition to option D | +1.25 marks if marked option C | No change |
88 | Question withdrawn | +0.25 marks for any option other than D | -1 marks if marked option D |
115 | Question withdrawn | +0.25 marks for any option other than A | -1 marks if marked option A |
116 | Question withdrawn | +0.25 marks for any option other than B | -1 mark if marked option B |
The table given below shows changes in candidate’s rank between 1 to 15000. The shift in the CLAT 2025 merit list for ranks 1 to 15000 is shown as per the best case and worst case scenarios in the revised result. The ranks can go up by as much as 2600 and go down by as much as 3600.
Rank | Expected Score in Best Case Scenario (+3.25 marks) | Expected Rank in Revised Result | Shift in Rank |
100 or higher rank | 103.25 | 100 or higher rank | + 1 to 100 |
200 | 101.25 | 100 or higher rank | + 1 to100 |
400 | 99 | 200 | +200 |
600 | 95.25 | 400 | +200 |
800 | 94.25 | 700 | +100 |
1000 | 93.75 | 500 | +500 |
2000 | 90 | 1100 | +900 |
3000 | 87.25 | 1800 | +1200 |
4000 | 84.75 | 2700 | +1300 |
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 |
11000 | 73.75 | 8600 | +2400 |
12000 | 72.5 | 9600 | +2400 |
13000 | 71.25 | 10600 | +2400 |
14000 | 70 | 11500 | +2500 |
15000 | 68.75 | 12400 | +2600 |
Rank | Expected Score in Worst Case Scenario (-4.25 marks) | Expected Rank in Revised Result | Shift in Rank |
100 or higher rank | 95.75 | 400 | -300 |
200 | 93.75 | 700 | -500 |
400 | 91.75 | 800 | -400 |
600 | 87.75 | 1700 | -1100 |
800 | 86.75 | 2000 | -1200 |
1000 | 86.25 | 2100 | -1100 |
2000 | 82.5 | 3600 | -1600 |
3000 | 79.75 | 4900 | -1900 |
4000 | 77.25 | 6400 | -2400 |
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 |
11000 | 66.25 | 14500 | -3500 |
12000 | 65 | 15500 | -3500 |
13000 | 63.75 | 16600 | -3600 |
14000 | 62.5 | 17500 | -3500 |
15000 | 61.25 | 18500 | -3500 |
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
With a CLAT AIR of 19,688 as an OBC candidate, your chances of securing a seat in regular counselling rounds are extremely low. Your best prospects lie in participating in the vacant seats/spot rounds of universities that feature regional or state quotas, specifically the Tamil Nadu National
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Yes, you are eligible to pursue a 5-year BA LLB program. The Bar Council of India has removed the upper age limit for admission to integrated law courses, and NIOS is a recognized board. If you are not appearing for CLAT , you can apply to several
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