CLAT Counselling 2022 - Registration Process, Fees, Document Verification

CLAT Counselling 2022 - The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will conduct a centralized CLAT 2022 counselling, tentatively in the last week of June. The dates for online-based CLAT counselling are announced separately. The counselling will be conducted for all candidates who cleared the CLAT 2022 exam and are included in the invite list. The counselling process includes online registration, choice filling, document submission and verification, and seat allotment. After the seat allotment, candidates will have complete the admission formalities and submit the course fee to the allotted national law university. Read the complete article to learn more about CLAT counselling 2022, seat allotment, and more.
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CLAT 2022 Counselling Dates

How many Candidates will be invited for CLAT Counselling 2022

The national law universities through CLAT 2022 would offer around 2800 seats in undergraduate 5-year LLB progrmames and around 850 seats in LLM programmes. To fill these seats, the consortium will prepare a CLAT merit list, containing 5 times more candidates then the number of seats offered by the universities in each category.

CLAT Counselling Fees 2022

The consortium has reduced the cousnelling fee for the academic year 2022-23. This year, candidates will have pay Rs. 30,000 as a counselling fee. For SC/ST candidates, the counselling fee is Rs 20,000.

CLAT Counselling 2022 - Events and Details

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CLAT Counselling Process 2022 - Complete details

CLAT Counselling Registration 2022

To appear in the counselling of CLAT 2022 candidates will have to visit the official website of the consortium and register for the counselling.

College preference for counselling

• Candidates will have to exercise choice filling by selecting at least five national law universities in the order of preference.

• Candidates should select the NLUs very carefully as they will not be allowed to edit the options after fee payment.

• Candidates are advised to consult with their teachers, and NIRF law ranking before giving the preference for national law universities.

• They should also consider the CLAT cut-offs while giving preference to NLUs.

CLAT 2022 Counselling Fees Payment

• Candidates will have to submit the counselling fee - Rs 30,000 for unreserved category candidates and Rs, 20,000 for SC/ST candidates.

• The counselling fees can be paid online using the net banking, credit card or debit card options. The payment gateway will be provided inside the CLAT registration portal.

• The counselling fee of CLAT 2022 must be submitted before the deadline. Candidates who fail to submit the counselling fee will not be considered for the seat allotment.

• The CLAT counselling fee is ADJUSTED with the course fees. Candidates while submitting the course fee at the allotted NLU will have to pay the course fee after adjusting the counselling registration fee.

CLAT Seat Allotment 2022

Only candidates who have registered for counselling and submitted the counselling fee will be considered for seat allotment. The CLAT 2022 seat allotment will be announced by the NLU Consortium after considering the following factors.

1. Candidate’s rank and category

2. College preference given by the candidate

3. Availability of seat in the category selected by the candidate

The CLAT seat allotment is announced for all 22 national law universities, separately. Candidates will be able to check their allotment status by opening their registered accounts.

Options after CLAT Seat Allotment 2022

After the allotment, candidates will have the following options.

1. Accept/Lock the seat

2. Apply for upgrade and submit documents and pay the fee to the NLUs, OR

3. Exit the admission process

Option 1 - Accept CLAT allotment

Candidates who are satisfied with the allotment can exercise this option. They will have to upload documents and pay the course fee to the allotted law university. Such candidates will not be able to participate in the next round of counselling.

Document Verification

• Candidates who accept the seat allotment will have to submit their documents at the admission office of the allotted national law university to complete the admission process.

• The admission officials will verify the details and documents submitted by the candidates to establish the candidate’s eligibility for course.

• After verification of documents, candidates will have to submit the course fee and complete the admission formalities.

Option 2 - Apply for Upgrade

Candidates who wish to participate in the next round of counselling can apply for an upgrade. Such candidates will also be required to complete the admission process by submitting the documents and course fee to NLU received in the first round of allotment.

Such candidates will have a seat locked in the university received in the previous allotment. New allotment will be offered only if a vacancy is available in the NLU that is preferred over the current allotment.

If the candidate fails to complete the admission formalities required for an upgrade, he/she will not be considered for an upgrade.

Candidates exercising the upgrade option will get another seat allotment in the next round of counselling where they will again have the option to accept the offer, upgrade or to exit from the process. In the final round of counselling, no upgrade option will be offered.

Option 3 - Exit from CLAT Admission Process 2022

It is the last option available for candidates who are not interested in any of the NLU and want to quit the admission process.

Candidates who exercise the Exit option will not only lose the current allotment but will also stand disqualified from participating in any subsequent round.

Candidates who do not exercise any of the above mentioned three options will also stand disqualified from the admission process. Their names will not be featured in the counselling list.

Options after final round of CLAT Seat Allotment 2022

After the final round of seat allotment, candidates will have only two options.

• Accept/Lock the seat and upload documents and pay the NLU fee; OR

• Exit the admission process

There will be no option for an upgrade. Candidates who accept admission in this round will be offered admission provided they meet the eligibility criteria of the course set by the university.

CLAT 2022 Counselling Fee Refund

Candidates who did not get allotment or those who exercised the exit option will get a refund of the counselling fee. The refund policy is as follows.

• Candidates who did not get allotment in any of the rounds will get a 100% fee refund.

• Candidates who exercise the Exit option and reject the allotment will get a refund after a certain amount is deducted as a processing charge. Till last year, Rs. 10,000 was deducted in such a case.

• In case a candidate is found to be ineligible for admission to the selected course, he/she will also get a refund after a certain amount is deducted from the counselling fees.