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CLAT Revised Result 2025: Can You Miss First Preference NLU in the Revised Merit List? Check Details
The Supreme Court delivered its judgment for CLAT UG 2025 on May 7, 2025. Candidates can see a big drop of up to 4.25 marks in the CLAT 2025 revised result. The negative shift in ranks in the CLAT 2025 merit list can hamper a candidate’s chances of NLU admission as candidates can lose out on their most preferred NLU due to the sharp drop in rank. Candidates were allowed to fill their CLAT NLU preferences after declaration of the earlier result on December 7, 2024. In this article, let’s look at how ranks can shift downward in the revised result and what candidates can do if they don’t get the first preference NLU during the counselling process.
The Consortium of NLUs will publish the seat allotment for each CLAT 2025 counselling rounds. Candidates must clear the CLAT 2025 cut-off of an NLU for each round to obtain seat allotment.
How Candidates Can Miss their First Preference NLU in the Revised Result?
There is a real possibility that candidates can miss their first choice in the NLU preference list in the revised result. The SC has revised the answers to four questions in the CLAT answer key. The Delhi HC earlier has revised the answer to one question which is also upheld by the SC. Together these five questions can lead to a negative marking of up to 4.25 marks.
A decrease of 4.25 marks in the worst case scenario can cause a significant decline in one’s rank and admission chances at a particular NLU.
Downward Shift in Rank in Revised Merit List
The table given below shows how ranks between 1000 to 15000 can shift downward in the CLAT 2025 merit list, if a candidate loses 4.5 marks in the revised result. The data shows that a candidate’s rank can go down by as much as 3600 places in the revised merit list.
The scale of downward movement in ranks is comparatively higher at lower rank levels than higher ranks. This is due to the high level of competition in the lower ranks where even one mark can make a big difference of 1000 ranks.
Negative Shift in Ranks in Worst Case
Rank | Expected Score in Worst Case (-4.25 marks) | Expected Rank in Revised Result in the Worst Case | Shift in Rank |
1000 | 86.25 | 2100 | -1100 |
2000 | 82.5 | 3600 | -1600 |
3000 | 79.75 | 4900 | -1900 |
4000 | 77.25 | 6400 | -2400 |
5000 | 75.25 | 7700 | -2700 |
6000 | 73.5 | 8900 | -2900 |
7000 | 72 | 10000 | -3000 |
8000 | 70.5 | 11100 | -3100 |
9000 | 69 | 12200 | -3200 |
10000 | 67.75 | 13300 | -3300 |
11000 | 66.25 | 14500 | -3500 |
12000 | 65 | 15500 | -3500 |
13000 | 63.75 | 16600 | -3600 |
14000 | 62.5 | 17500 | -3500 |
15000 | 61.25 | 18500 | -3500 |
What Candidates Can Do?
In case a candidate does not get the first preference NLU, then they can wait it out as there will be multiple rounds of CLAT counselling. Candidates should choose the “Float” option in the counselling process, if they are allotted an NLU that is not their first preference. Candidates who choose the float option have to pay the prescribed confirmation fee. Since, there are multiple rounds there is a possibility that a vacancy may arise at the most preferred NLU.
Additionally, candidates can also look at private law colleges that accept CLAT 2025 scores. In addition to the participating NLUs, the list of CLAT colleges also includes over 65+ participating law schools.
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