CLAT Counselling 2021 - Seat Allotment for Round 2 & 3, Refund Rules

CLAT Counselling 2021 - The Consortium of NLUs will conduct CLAT 2021 counselling tentatively from the last week of June onwards. Shortlisted candidates will have to register for CLAT counselling at cosortiumofnlus.ac.in. After registering for the counselling of CLAT 2021, candidates will have to check the seat allotment lists and submit the documents and information and pay the registration fee (if allotted a seat). CLAT counselling is an important part of the admission process as it completes the monthslong admission process. Also, note that the counselling will be held in three rounds. At the end of each round, the consortium will release the CLAT seat allotment list for all NLUs. Post seat allotment, candidates will have three option - to accept the seat, upgrade and to exit from the admission process of CLAT 2021. Read the complete article to learn more about how CLAT counselling 2021 will be conducted, seat allotment and more.

CLAT Counselling 2021 - Highlights

How many Candidates are invited for CLAT counselling?

Generally, the consortium invites three times more candidates than the number of seats offered by all NLUs through CLAT. However, last year, the consortium had invited candidates equal to five times the number of available seats. So, if the NLUs are offering 2622 seats at present, the consortium will invite around 13110 candidates for counselling.

The candidates will be invited based on merit cum preference criteria. Which means, the invite list will include the names of candidates in the order of their rank. Candidates should also note that the counselling invitation also depends on the category of the candidate.

CLAT counselling 2021 - Documents to keep handy

CLAT 2021 Counselling Process

The consortium will start the counselling with online registrations. The process involves the following steps.

• CLAT counselling registration (Only invited candidates can register for counselling)

• Document submission

• Confirming NLU preference

• Seat allotment

• Post-allotment options before the candidate

How to Register for CLAT Counselling

Candidates shortlisted for counselling will be able to see a counselling registration link in their registered account. CLAT counselling registration involves two steps.

Step 1 - Update NLU preference

Candidates may update their NLU preferences. There are 22 NLUs for CLAT UG and 19 NLUs for CLAT LLM. Candidates may choose NLUs in the order of preference. It is recommended that candidates should add at least five NLUs in their list preference.

What if no fresh options are entered by the candidates?

In such cases, the preference selected by the candidate in the application form will be considered. After the last date of counselling registration, no request will be entertained for change of NLU preference.

CLAT NLU preference - Important points to note

• Candidates are advised to select NLUs carefully after considering all options such as a number of seats offered by the law schools, marks and rank secured in CLAT.

• Candidates will not be considered for admission to any NLU other than those selected by the candidate. For example, a candidate has selected any five NLUs, he/she will be eligible to contest only in the five selected NLUs, not in the remaining NLUs, even if seats are vacant in the remaining NLUs and the candidate may get a seat as per the ranking.

Step 2 - Counselling fee payment

The CLAT 2021 counselling fee is Rs 50,000. Candidates may submit the counselling registration fee in online mode using their CLAT login ID.

CLAT counselling fee - Important Points to Remember

• The counselling fee must be paid before the end of the last date. Candidates who fail to make the payment before the deadline will not be considered for the seat allotment process.

• Candidates should not wait until the last minute to submit the registration fee. Early registration is recommended to avoid any server related problems that may arise.

• The counselling fee is adjusted with the course fee. While submitting the course fee in the allotted college, the candidate will be able to adjust the registration fee with the course fee.

Mere registration for counselling must not be considered as a guarantee for admission. The registration of CLAT counselling will be followed by a seat allotment round. The CLAT seat allotment will be conducted based on merit cum preference criteria.

CLAT Seat Allotment 2021

The seats are allotted in three rounds. Only such candidates will be considered for allotment who have registered for CLAT counselling. After the first round of seat allotment, shortlisted candidates will have three options, as given below.

1. Accept the allocated seat

Candidates who want to take admission in the allocated college may accept and lock the seat. Note that, after exercising this option, no changes will be considered. Candidates cannot apply for an upgrade, even if there are vacancies in other NLUs.

After accepting the seat, candidates will have to upload/submit all the documents along with the fees to the allotted NLU. The admission process will be completed in the allotted NLU. So, candidates are advised to visit the official website of the NLU and follow the admission guidelines.

2. Upgrade the option

Candidates who are unsatisfied with the allotted NLU and want to participate in the second round may exercise the upgrade option. Such candidates are also required to submit the documents and make the payment to the allotted university.

To apply for an upgrade, it will be mandatory to take the admission in the allotted NLU by uploading the documents and submitting the fees.

Candidates choosing the upgrade option will have a seat locked in the university allotted previously. However, the new allocation will be offered to the candidate in case vacancy arises in a higher preferred NLU.

Candidates who have been allotted seats but have not paid the fee and uploaded the document will not be eligible for admission and upgradation options.

3. Exit from CLAT counselling and admission process

Candidates who didn’t get the NLU of their choice and want to quit the admission process may exercise the “Exit option”.

Note that candidates exercising the Exit option will lose the currently allotted seat and will not be considered for the subsequent seat allotment rounds.

Also, if the candidate doesn’t exercise any of the three options, it will be deemed that the candidate is not interested in the admission process. Such candidates will not be considered for admission in the next round and their names will be removed from the counselling list.

Candidates who didn’t get allotment in the first round of seat allotment may get the allotment in the subsequent rounds.

CLAT 2021 Seat Allotment - Round 2

Candidates who have registered for CLAT counselling 2021 will be allotted seats in the second round depending on their merit rank and availability of seats. Candidates who are allotted seats in this round will have the following options.

• Accept the seat (Locking the seat)

• Upgrade the option

• Exit from CLAT counselling process

• If you do not exercise any of the

Candidates exercising the upgrade option in the first round will also be considered in the second round of seat allotment.

CLAT Seat Allotment - Round 3

Candidates who couldn’t get the seats in the first or second round may get in the third round. However, the seat allotment will again depend on the merit rank of the candidate and vacancies available in the NLUs.

Candidates who will be allotted the seats in the third round will have the following options.

• Accept and lock the seat

• Exit from the admission process

Upgrade requests from the first and second round of the allotment list will also be considered if the candidate has completed the admission process and paid the course fee.

CLAT 2021 Counselling Refund Rules

The candidates who don’t get a seat after the release of three lists or those who have exercised the “Exit option” will be eligible for a refund. The rules of refund are as follows.

• If a candidate doesn’t get a seat after the release of three-seat allotment lists, he/she will be entitled to get the total amount of Rs 50,000 as a refund.

• If a candidate exercises the Exit option at any stage of counselling and thereby rejects the allotted seat, then he/she will be given a refund of Rs 40,000.

• In case a candidate is found ineligible for admission based on the documents and information provided by him/her, Rs 40,000 will be refunded.