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    CLAT Counselling Fees 2025 - Read Details Inside

    CLAT Counselling Fees 2025 - Read Details Inside

    Sukriti SahooUpdated on 20 May 2025, 03:15 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has started the CLAT counselling registration process 2025 on May 17, 2025 at 4:00 pm. The CLAT 2025 counselling registration window will remain open until 5:00 pm on May 21, 2025. Candidates who have a valid score in the CLAT 2025 revised result can register for CLAT counselling 2025 through their login. The CLAT counselling process this time will be conducted in three rounds. This CLAT 2025 counselling process is applicable for admissions to the five-year integrated UG programmes. Only those candidates who clear the CLAT 2025 cut-off for each round will be able to participate in the CLAT counselling process 2025.

    CLAT Counselling Fees 2025 - Read Details Inside
    CLAT Counselling Fees 2025

    To complete the registration, candidates are required to pay the CLAT counselling registration fee by 5:00 pm on May 21, 2025. Candidates from the general category will have to pay CLAT counselling fees of Rs. 30,000, and ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD categories are required to pay Rs. 20,000. The payment will be done online after logging in to the CLAT 2025 portal. The counselling registration for CLAT 2025 is refundable. The Consortium of NLUs has also notified that candidates who had completed CLAT 2025 counselling registration as per the old results and are now ineligible for counselling as per the updated results will receive the counselling registration fee refund. However, candidates are advised not to wait till the last minute to make payments to avoid payment-related issues. Candidates who have completed the registration process will be considered for the allotment of seats. Read the article to know about the CLAT 2025 counselling fee.

    CLAT 2025 Counselling Fees

    Candidates must pay three types of CLAT counselling fees during the counselling process. The table below displays the CLAT counselling fees 2025.

    CLAT Counselling Fees 2025

    Type of fee

    Amount

    Details

    CLAT 2025 counselling registration fee

    Rs. 30,000 for the General category and Rs. 20,000 for the ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD category

    Fees to be paid to register for the counselling process

    Confirmation fee

    Rs. 20,000

    Fees to be paid to confirm the allotted seat

    Balance university fees

    -

    Balance 1st-semester fees to be paid after adjusting the confirmation fee. Varies across NLUs.

    Refund of CLAT 2025 Counselling Fees

    Candidates can check the instructions for a refund of the CLAT counselling registration fee 2025:

    • If a candidate fails to get a seat at the end of the fifth round of the counselling process or has not chosen the Freeze or Float option and Exit from the counselling process, the CLAT 2025 counselling registration fee will be refunded in full.

    • Where a candidate has been allocated a seat and has chosen a Float or Freeze option till the fourth round and chooses to exit or fails to complete the admission at the chosen NLU by paying their fees, their CLAT counselling registration fee will be refunded in full if the Exit option is exercised before the last date or after a deduction of Rs 5,000 ), if exercised after 1:00 PM on May 24, 2025.

    • If a candidate is found to be ineligible by the NLUs upon document verification/ information provided at any round, the CLAT counselling registration fee will be refunded after a deduction of Rs. 5000.

    • If a candidate opts for the ‘Freeze’ or ‘Float’ option and pays the confirmation fee but later exits from the process will have to forfeit the confirmation fee. The CLAT counselling registration fee for such candidates will be refunded either in full or after a deduction of Rs. 5000 if the exit is exercised after a specified deadline.

    • Where a candidate is allotted a seat for the first time in the Fifth round of counselling, and the candidate chooses to exit or fails to complete their admission at the NLU by paying their fees, their counselling registration fee for CLAT 2025 shall be refunded in full.

    • Refunds will be initiated to the same account from which the counselling Registration fee was paid. However, candidates have to ensure that their given bank accounts are functional during the counselling and refund process.

    • Requests to settle refunds to another account will not be considered.

    • The Confirmation Fee paid by any candidate shall be adjusted against the fees payable at the NLU where a candidate has secured admission. If a candidate chooses the ‘Exit’ option or fails to pay the fees due at the NLU within the prescribed date, or is found ineligible by an NLU based upon the verification of documents, the confirmation fee shall not be refunded.

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