CLAT Seat Allotment 2018 – NUALS Kochi will announce CLAT 2018 seat allotment on June 7, 2018. The admission for undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes is to be held on seat allotment of CLAT 2018 and shall be based on merit-cum-preference of the candidates. The CLAT Seat Allotment is a process involved in counselling for admissions to National Law Universities (NLUs). The seat allotment process of CLAT 2018 will help candidates in keeping a track of the allotted seats in each of the NLUs for different law programmes during all the counselling rounds. As per the CLAT Committee, there is a change in CLAT seat allotment process. Candidates may note as per the new change in CLAT admission process, CLAT 2018 seat allotment will be held for three rounds only and not like four as held till last year for admission counselling of NLUs. With each round of CLAT seat allotment 2018, candidates will get updates on the number of seats allocated and those vacant in each of the NLUs. Candidates should further note that the allotment of seats in the NLUs will be done only if their names are mentioned in the merit list and their NLUs’ preferences. The seat allotment of CLAT 2018 discussed here will explain the counselling process and choice options for admissions to law programmes offered under Common Law Admission Test. Candidates can read further to know more about CLAT Seat Allotment 2018.

An Important Notice regarding CLAT Seat Allotment 2018 process- Candidates need to note that the last date for making the payment of Online Counselling fee of  Rs. 50,000/- and exercising the options for locking or shifting is given in the schedule given below. Candidates, in order to avoid last minute rush and inconvenience, are advised to make the payment through the payment gateway at the earliest and before the scheduled time.

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CLAT Seat Allotment 2018 Timeline

CLAT 2018 Seat Allotment Status

CLAT Seat Allotment 2018: Instructions

1. Candidates will require an access to their CLAT accounts for knowing which of the NLUs have been allotted to them in the first round of CLAT counselling 2018.

2. The seat allotment of CLAT 2018 will be an online process and administered centrally by CLAT Committee, administered by NUALS Kochi.

3. CLAT 2018 Seat Allotment for the first round is scheduled to begin on June 7, 2018.

4. According to the admission process of CLAT 2018, those who qualify the CLAT 2018 cut off will be shortlisted in the first indicative merit list and called for the first round of CLAT seat allotment 2018.

5. Once the candidates login their respective CLAT 2018 accounts, they will find the allotted NLU against their name.

6. If the candidate has been allotted an NLU, he/she will require depositing a counselling fee of Rs. 50,000 for locking the allotted seat in the NLU.

7. In any case, the candidate doesn’t deposit the counselling fee, he/she will forfeit his/her candidature, while their names will be dropped from CLAT 2018 merit list and the allotted seat for CLAT 2018 admission will be offered to the next candidate in merit.

8. Once a specified number of candidates have deposited the counselling fee, the common law admission committee will be publishing another indicative list for CLAT seat allotment 2018.

9. The admission committee will be adding names of the shortlisted candidates in each of the seat allotment list of CLAT against the dropped-out candidates.

10. The candidate listed next to the dropped-out candidate as per the merit list of CLAT 2018 will be offered a seat in NLU.

11. In this way, candidates can check their login accounts as per the seat allotment schedule (refer CLAT 2018 Seat Allotment Timeline above) for checking their allotted seats in the NLU in each round.

12. Further, all the candidates who have been allotted seats for CLAT 2018 can withdraw from the admission process before the announcement of the third CLAT seat allotment list, within the stipulated time (refer CLAT 2018 Seat Allotment Timeline above) and their seats will be automatically allotted to the next candidates in merit.

13. Finally, all the candidates who have been allotted seats need to report to their respective NLUs and deposit the remaining fees and participate in document verification.

14. For the candidates who withdraw their seats till June 19, 2018, the counselling fee will be refunded after deducting Rs. 10,000 from the total counselling fee deposited during CLAT 2018 seat allotment process.

15. Moreover, those candidates who do not report at the NLUs as per the schedule (refer CLAT 2018 Seat Allotment Timeline above) will be liable to lose their claim for CLAT admission and the entire counselling fee will be forfeited.

16. There shall be no refund of counselling fee after the last date of withdrawal, i.e., June 19, 2018, from CLAT 2018 admission process.

Read more on exercising options for CLAT Seat Allotment 2018

CLAT Seat Allotment 2018: Important documents required at time of reporting

• CLAT Application Form 2018

• CLAT Admit Card 2018

• CLAT Score Card 2018

• Class 10^th Marks-sheet (For proof of Date of Birth)

• Class 12^th Marks-sheet (For proof of Academic Qualification)

• Caste Certificate (If applicable)

• Specially-Abled Certificate (If applicable)

• NRI Certificate (If applicable)

• Sponsored NRI Certificate (If applicable)

• Domicile Certificate (If applicable) 

CLAT Seat 2018

Candidates can check the seats on offer in every National Law University across the categories for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

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CLAT Seat Allotment 2018: FAQs

Question: What is the mode of CLAT 2018 seat allotment?
Answer: The CLAT seats will be allotted to candidates through an online centralised system.

Question: How many seats are on offer for CLAT 2018?
Answer: There are as many as 2300 seats for undergraduate law admissions and 507 seats for postgraduate law admission through CLAT 2018. Read here to know more about CLAT 2018 seats.

Question: How can I change my NLU preference during CLAT 2018 seat allotment process?
Answer: Candidates have already provided their choices of NLU while filling CLAT 2018 application form. The seats will be allotted to the candidates as per their NLUs’ choice-preference and based on their rank. In case any seat gets vacant, the preferred NLU on the higher preference of candidate’s choice will be allotted to them automatically.

Question: Will I be allotted CLAT seats on the basis of domicile?
Answer: Yes, you can be allotted a seat in an NLU on the basis of your domicile status. Find the list of NLUs participating in CLAT 2018 offering admissions on domicile.