CLAT Application Form 2022 - Correction Window for OBC (Open), Registration Process, Fees

CLAT Application Form 2022 - The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has opened the CLAT 2022 application correction window for candidates who selected the OBC category to review and update their reservation status till May 30, 2022. Candidates who have wrongly answered “Do you belong to Non-Creamy layer?” as 'No' can edit their application and make correction. Moreover, TNNLU Tiruchirappalli seat matrix has been modified as well, therefore, candidates have to update their categories for the NLUs. CLAT application process includes online registration, filling the application form and fee payment. The application fee for CLAT 2022 is Rs 4,000 for general, EWS and OBC candidates. For SC, ST and BPL candidates, CLAT registration fee is Rs 3,500. Candidates will also have to pay Rs. 500 if they want previous year papers, however, the official previous year questions papers of CLAT can also be downloaded at FREE of cost from the link given below.
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The consortium has revised the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2022) exam date. It will now be conducted on June 19, instead of May 08, 2022. The national-level law entrance examination, CLAT is conducted for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes offered by 22 national law universities.

CLAT 2023 application form

The CLAT 2023 application form may be released in the month of October. The CLAT 2023 exam will be held on December 18, in pen and paper format. Complete details on CLAT 2023 will be provided by the consortium after counselling of the current session.

CLAT 2022 Application Form - Important Dates

CLAT 2022 eligibility criteria

Before filling out the CLAT application form 2022, candidates must fulfil the eligibility criteria prescribed by the consortium. The CLAT 2022 eligibility criteria for UG and LLM include the following.

CLAT eligibility criteria 2022

CLAT Application Form 2022 - Important documents to keep handy

While filling out the application form candidates are required to upload some documents and provide information related to their educational qualifications. Therefore, candidates are advised to keep the following documents ready before filling the application form.

1. Class 10th and 12th mark sheets and certificates

2. Email Id and mobile number

3. Caste certificate (if applicable)

4. Domicile certificate (if applicable)

5. Photo and signature (scanned in prescribed format)

6. BPL certificate (If applicable)

CLAT 2022 Application Form - Document Specifications

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How to fill CLAT 2022 Application Form?

All the eligible candidates can fill out the CLAT 2022 application form in online mode. The application process for CLAT 2022 includes the following four steps.

1. CLAT 2022 registration

2. Filling CLAT application form

3. Submitting the application form

4. Completing the application process by submitting the registration fees

Step 1: CLAT Registration 2022

• Visit the official website of CLAT 2022 - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

• Click on CLAT 2022 link and open the registration panel

• Click on the “Register” link.

• Fill the CLAT 2022 registration form by entering your name, mobile number and email ID and submit the details.

• You will receive an OTP on your registered mobile number and email ID

• Complete your registration by entering the OTP on the CLAT login page

Step 2: Fill CLAT 2022 Application Form

After completing the registration candidates can access the application form of CLAT 2022. The application form will have five sections - personal information, communication details, qualifying examination details, preference and reservation. candidates will have to enter all the relevant information in these sections. The step by step process of filling CLAT application form is elaborated on below.

Enter personal details

1. Upload a recent passport size photograph and signature as per the instructions.

2. Enter the personal details - Applicant’s full name, gender, date of birth, father’s name, mother’s name, category, nationality, residential status, NRI category status (if applicable).

3. After filling in the details, click on next to move to the communication page

CLAT Application Form 2022 - Communication Details

1. Enter your permanent address and correspondence address

2. Enter the email ID and mobile number

3. Save the details and move to next page

Click next to proceed to the new section

Enter Education Details

Candidates will have to enter their education details. For UG CLAT, candidates have to enter Class 10th and Class 12th details. Candidates applying for LLM will have to enter the graduation details in addition to the school education details. Candidates will have to enter the following education details.

• Qualifying exam

• Name of board or university

• Passing status - Appearing/Appeared or Passed

• Month of passing

• Year of passing

• Percentage

Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying exam need not enter the percentage of marks in the qualifying exam

CLAT Application Form 2022 - Enter Exam Centres Preference

Candidates will have to select any three exam centres for CLAT 2022, in the order of preference. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted in more than 80 cities across the country. Therefore, candidates may choose the nearest exam cities as their test centre preference. Some of the cities where CLAT 2022 will be conducted are listed below.

CLAT Exam Centres 2022

CLAT 2022 Application Form - Enter Reservation Details

Most national law universities are offering domicile reservations. So, candidates will have to select their reservation status if they are eligible for the reservation offered by any of the NLUs. candidates applying for domicile reservation or any other type of case reservation must have a valid document issued by the competent authority.

At present, among the CLAT participating institutes, all national law universities except NLU Jodhpur are offering domicile reservations.

Reservation policy and seat matrix of NLUs

Step 3 - Submit CLAT Application Form 2022

After filling all sections of the application form, candidates will have to sign the declaration box given at the end of the application form and submit the details.

Step 4 - CLAT 2022 Application Fee Payment

To complete the application process, the candidate must submit the registration fees. The CLAT application fee is Rs. 4,000 (Rs. 3,500 for SC and ST candidates. Candidates can submit their application fees in online mode, using net banking, credit card or debit card options.

CLAT 2022 Application Fees

CLAT 2022 Help Desk

In case of any difficulty in filling the application form for CLAT 2022, candidates are advised to use the official helpdesk of NLU Consortium. The details of the CLAT helpdesk are given below.

Email: clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Phone: 08047162020
Click here to contact CLAT Help desk

CLAT 2022 Application Correction window

The consortium has allowed the candidates to make corrections to their application form till May 11, 2022 (11:59 pm). Therefore, candidates are advised to review their CLAT application form and ensure that all details are filled in correctly.

How to update application form for OBC (non-creamy layer)?

Steps to update the OBC non-creamy layer wrongly answered question:

• Login to your CLAT account
• Click on edit application
• In the personal information tab, answer the ‘Do you belong to Non-Creamy layer?’ appropriate
• Then go the reservation tab and review and update your reservations as required
• Finally click on the submit button and save your changes
• Candidates can also review their applications under the section 'University Reservation Categories' for all the NLUs they have applied.

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CLAT Admit Card 2022

NLU Consortium will release the CLAT 2022 admit card to the successfully registered candidates. The admit card of CLAT is released a few days before the examination. It is a mandatory document for appearing in the examination. The CLAT admit card also informs the candidates about their roll number, exam centre and exam day guidelines.

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CLAT 2022 Application Form - NLU Preference for Counselling

At the time of CLAT 2022 counselling, candidates will have to select national law universities in the order of their preference. The preference given by the candidates will be used for seat allotment. Therefore, candidates are advised to select the NLUs wisely. The top-ranked NLUs should be given preference over the remaining universities. For reference, candidates can check the list of top-ranked NLUs under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) which is released by the Government of India.

Top-ranked national law universities participating in CLAT 2022

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