CLAT Revised Result 2025: Can You Miss First Preference NLU in the Revised Merit List? Check Details
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CLAT Revised Result 2025: Can You Miss First Preference NLU in the Revised Merit List? Check Details

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CLAT Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25

Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 14 May 2025, 09:55 AM IST

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.

CLAT Revised Result 2025: Can You Miss First Preference NLU in the Revised Merit List? Check Details
CLAT Revised Result 2025: Can You Miss First Preference NLU in the Revised Merit List

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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While NLUs are costly, you can still pursue government-funded law education through state-funded universities and their affiliated colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as institutes like Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University.

I hope it will clear your query!!

It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.

For CLAT, the most important topics are from  Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs & GK, the Indian Constitution, English Language, Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning. For a brief detail you can go through the following link: https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-important-topics

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