Amity University, Noida Law Admissions 2025
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The CLAT counselling registration window closed on May 21, 2025. The Consortium of NLUs restarted the CLAT counselling process after declaring the revised result on May 17. Shortlisted candidates had to pay the counselling registration fee which is Rs. 30,000 for general candidates and Rs, 20,000 for SC and ST Candidates. However, several candidates are now seeking a refund of the counselling fees they paid earlier in December when the counselling registration first started as per the old result. This is due to the fact that many have been disqualified from counselling provisions due to revisions in the CLAT merit list, whereas some have secured admission to non-NLUs through other entrance exams and no longer want to be part of the CLAT admission process. Additionally, there will be candidates, approximately 85% of those included in the current CLAT invite list; they received the invitation but may not be able to secure allotment due to a limited number of seats offered by NLUs.
Such candidates can secure a full refund of the counselling fees provided they meet the terms and conditions. In some cases, a refund is given after some deductions or even the confirmation fee is locked.
Let us try to understand in this article how CLAT counselling fee refund works, what are the rules for deduction if any, and what options are available to you if you participate in the admission process and still want a fee refund.
Candidates who have been disqualified in the revised merit list. Such candidates are eagerly waiting for refunds.
Those who are eligible for counselling and allotment, still want to opt out of the process and get the refunds
Refund for candidates who do not secure allotment in any of the NLU till the last round of counselling.
Those who exercise options such as freeze, and float but opt out later from the admission process.
In this case, a full refund will be given. The consortium has said that such candidates will get a refund very soon. Regarding these refunds, do check the CLAT 2025 login portal for more updates.
Candidates simply opting out of the counselling process are advised to not use the Freeze or Float options and instead simply exercise the Exit option when allotments are announced, the counselling fee will be refunded without any deductions.
If a candidate is not allotted a seat till the third round of counselling, the complete registration fee will be refunded.
The fourth and most tricky scenario is when candidates exercise the freeze, and float options after allotment; how much refund they will get in this case?
Keep in mind that exercising freeze and float options requires candidates to pay a non-refundable confirmation fee of Rs. 20,000.
Now, going forward, if the exit option is exercised in the counselling process, candidates may get a refund of the counselling registration fee but not the Rs. 20,000 they paid for confirming the seat.
Still, if they want to opt out of the counselling after exercising freeze and float, use the exit option before 1 pm on June 09 to get a full refund of the counselling registration fee.
After this, a deduction of Rs. 5,000 is applicable, and candidates will get Rs. 15,000 or Rs. 25,000 in refund, depending on their category.
Now, suppose a candidate secured the allotment and submitted the documents at the NLU, but the university found out that identified some incorrect information or invalid documents; in this case, Rs. 5000 will be deducted and the remaining registration fee will be refunded. Additionally, the seat confirmation fee is already forfeited.
Finally, there is a case of admission withdrawal;
If a candidate takes admission at the allocated NLU but withdraws after June 09, Rs. 5000 will be deducted from his counselling fee. Additionally, the confirmation fee paid at the time of counselling will be forfeited.
In both the cases mentioned above, the candidate will end up losing Rs. 25,000. Therefore, candidates are advised to use their options judiciously, especially the freeze and float options.
With an All India SC category rank of 1561 in CLAT, you have a strong chance of getting admission into several National Law Universities through the counselling rounds. Based on past year trends, this rank can fetch you a seat in NLUs like NLIU Bhopal, HNLU Raipur, RGNUL Patiala, and possibly even higher-ranked ones like WBNUJS Kolkata or NLU Jodhpur depending on how cutoffs move in the later rounds.
SC category cutoffs for top NLUs tend to vary each year, but many of them have admitted students with SC ranks between 1500 and 3000, especially in rounds 2 and 3. Your chances increase further if you list a wide range of NLUs in your preference order during counselling. Also, make sure to complete all required counselling steps, document verification, and preference locking on time to avoid missing out.
With your rank, you're well-positioned to get a seat—just stay active in the admission process and keep checking updates from the CLAT consortium.
Dear student,
For Delhi University’s BA LLB program through CLAT, EWS category admissions last year (2024) typically closed around a rank of 1100 to 1200. This means if you scored around 90–95 marks in CLAT, you had a good chance of getting in. The exact cut-off can change slightly each year depending on competition and seat availability, but staying within the top 1200 is generally safe for EWS candidates.
The cutoff for DU BA LLB for CLAT ews has not been released yet.You can check the cutoff in this website after notification of release of cutoff - https://clat2024.consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2024/
Yes, you can get direct admission into BBA LLB at VIPS (Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies) with 82 percent in your Class 12 exams, but not without appearing in CLAT or IPU CET.
VIPS is affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), and admissions to BBA LLB are done strictly through entrance exams. The primary mode of admission is through CLAT UG, as GGSIPU has adopted CLAT scores for law programs in recent years. Previously, the IPU CET was used for law admissions, but that has been phased out for integrated law courses like BBA LLB.
So, even with a good Class 12 score, you cannot get admission into VIPS for BBA LLB without a valid CLAT score. The university does not allow direct management quota admissions outside the entrance process for its law programs. You may need to wait for the next CLAT attempt or consider private universities that allow direct admission based on 12th marks.
All the best!
Hi Akash,
It is good to see institutions like NMIMS have selected you for master of law based on your CLAT PG scores. If we compare the three then to be very clear:
For the best academic value and recognition choose NMIMS, or the Nirma University is also good. The DNLU is newer and can be considered as well but if we choose any one, then it is NMIMS.
ALL THE BEST !
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