CLAT seat allotment 2021
CLAT Seat Allotment 2021 - Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) will start the CLAT 2021 seat allotment process alongside the counselling. The seat allotment process of CLAT 2021 is the allocation of National Law Universities and courses to the candidates who cleared the CLAT and appeared in the counselling. Note that the merit list of CLAT 2021 based on which the seat allotment is conducted. Candidates who secure a better rank in the merit list are given preference in CLAT seat allotment over other candidates. After the seat allotment, candidates will be given three options - accept the seat, apply for upgrade and to exit the CLAT counselling process. Read the complete article to know all about CLAT seat allotment process, counselling, dates etc.

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CLAT seat allotment schedule
Date / Time | Event | Remarks |
To be notified | CLAT 2021 Counselling REGISTRATION The number of candidates INVITED for registration will be equal to: THREE times number of seats available in each category | Candidate has to pay an amount of Rs. 50,000 during registration Preferences updation (minimum of five preferences recommended) |
To be notified | CLAT 2021 seat allotment - FIRST LIST | Only such candidates who have registered will be included |
To be notified | Candidates have to either: Accept/lock seats and upload documents and pay NLU fee Apply for an upgrade, submit documents, and pay NLU fees Exit admission process | The NLUs will verify documents and accept candidates upon payment of a fee. The NLUs will also update “Accepted” or “Not Accepted” details online |
To be notified | Publication of CLAT 2021 seat allotment - II | List will include registered candidates and also those who have applied for upgrade |
To be notified | Newly allotted candidates have to either: Accept / lock seats and upload documents and pay NLU fee Apply for upgrade, submit documents, and pay NLU fees Exit admission process | The NLUs will verify documents and accept candidates upon payment of fee. The NLUs will also update “Accepted” or “Not Accepted” details online |
To be notified | Publication of Third and Final List | List will include registered candidates and also those who have applied for upgrade in 2nd list |
To be notified | Newly allotted candidates have to either: Accept / lock seats and upload documents and pay NLU fee Apply for upgrade, submit documents, and pay NLU fees Exit admission process | The NLUs will verify documents and accept candidates upon payment of fee. The NLUs will also update “Accepted” or “Not Accepted” details online |
CLAT seat allotment 2021 - Process Explained
The process leading to the seat allotment of CLAT starts with the release of the merit list. The step by step seat allotment process can be summarised in the following steps.
Declaration of merit list
Release of invite list
CLAT counselling
Release of seat allotment in multiple rounds
Declaration of CLAT Merit List
The Consortium releases the merit list for both CLAT UG and CLAT PG at the time of result declaration. Through merit list, candidates are informed about their all India rank including category rank which ultimately decides the fate of the candidates on getting a seat through CLAT seat allotment. The CLAT seat allotment is declared primarily on the basis of two factors -
Rank of the candidate in merit list
NLU preference given by the candidates at the time of CLAT registration
Release of CLAT Invite List
The conducting body will release an invite list consisting of the names and admit card number of the candidates shortlisted for counselling and seat allotment. The consortium invites 5 times more candidates than the available seats; there are 2596 seats in CLAT UG and 783 seats in CLAT LLM.
CLAT Counselling Process
The candidates whose name appears on the invite list are issued CLAT counselling call letters in online mode. One can download the call letter by logging into the CLAT login portal. To appear in CLAT 2021 counselling, candidates will have to register online at the login portal. The CLAT counselling registration fee is Rs 50,000 which will be adjusted with the semester fee at the allotted national law university. During the counselling of CLAT, candidates will have to submit their documents as asked by the authorities. If the Consortium provides the online counselling facility, candidates will have to submit the scanned documents through CLAT login portal, else they may have to visit the counselling venue.
Release of CLAT Seat Allotment
The counselling of CLAT is conducted in three rounds, and so is the seat allotment. After each round of counselling, the consortium would release a CLAT provisional seat allotment. Note that, for each national law university, separate seat allotment of CLAT is released.
Details mentioned in CLAT 2021 seat allotment list
Name of candidates who have been shortlisted for admissions to NLU
Admit card number and application number of such candidates
All India Rank of the shortlisted candidates
Category - Vertical and horizontal
Options after CLAT Seat Allotment
After each round of CLAT 2021 seat allotment, candidates will be given the following options;
Accept/lock seats and upload documents and pay NLU fee
Once the seat is accepted, it means the candidate has to pay the NLU fee and complete the admission formalities.
Apply for an upgrade, submit documents, and pay NLU fees
The upgrade option is available to those candidates who are not interested in the NLU allotted to them. It allows the candidate to choose any other national law university from the NLU preference given by him/her.
Exit admission process
A candidate may exercise the Exit option if he/she is not willing to accept the NLUs allotted by the consortium.
Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - CLAT seat allotment 2021
Question: What is CLAT seat allotment?
Answer:
The CLAT seat allotment is the list containing names of the candidates shortlisted for admission to the national law universities.
Question: How are the seats allotted after CLAT counselling?
Answer:
The seat allotment is decided by two prominent factors - the rank of the candidate in the merit list and NLU preference given by the candidates.
Question: What is the CLAT invite list?
Answer:
The invite list of CLAT is the list of candidates who are invited for attending the counselling and admission process.
Question: How many candidates are invited for the CLAT counselling process?
Answer:
Generally, the consortium invites 3 times more candidates than available seats Last year, the consortium invited 5 times more candidates than the available seats.
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is 10th marks is matter for competitive exams like neet clat etc.
Hello student ,
Your 10th marks is not taken into account for considering your eligibility for neet examination, it is your marks in class 12th which is taken into account for considering your eligibility for neet examination. For exams like neet and clat only your 12th marks matters a lot . Further your 10th marks only required to get your favourite Stream and for competitive exam it is required only to confirm your dob and address and all .
Hope it helps !
for clat preparation suggest me ?
Hi Aspirant,
CLAT is one of the difficult competitive exams.However if you can prepare properly then you can crack the exams.First get a clear idea of the syllabus of the CLAT examination and also check the last year's paper.Familiarity with exam patterns and syllabus will aso make it easier to pay additional attention to topics which carry more weightage.Do regular revision of the syllabus properly and also sit for the mock tests for CLAT.
You can look for more such tips in the following link:
https://law.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-clat-without-coaching
Hope it helps!!
Give me the pattern of CLAT paper and give the link of previous years papers....
Dear Aspirant
CLAT is a 2 hour paper conducted offline. For UG course total 150 MCQ are given and for PG courses 100 questions + 2 essays (Subjective section).
For detailed overview of CLAT syllabus and pattern use the link
CLAT exam pattern 2021 - Mode, Types of Questions, Marking Scheme (careers360.com)
All the best
Can i clear the CLAT exam without joining any kind of coaching, If yes. then which book is the best for CLAT exam, (pls. book name) pls. reply in details.
Hi
Yes, you can definitely crack CLAT examination without any coaching but yes you will have to prepare with honesty and dedication and remain consistent towards your studies.
Follow the below tips to prepare well for your clat examination:-
*Go well through your CLAT syllabus , don't leave any part just because you find it difficult or boring or you don't like it.
List of best books which you can follow to master CLAT syllabus is given below subject wise :-
GK & CURRENT AFFAIRS
*Manorama Year Book
*General Knowledge by Arihant Publications
*Current Affairs Yearly by Arihant Publications
LOGICAL REASONING
*A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
LEGAL REASONING
*Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson
*Objective Legal Aptitude by Rs Agarwal
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
*Fast Track Objective Arithmetic, Arihant Publications
*Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Pearson's
ENGLISH
*Objective General English by R S Aggarwal
*Word Power Made Easy by Norman
For detailed information go through
https://law.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-clat/amp
*A major part of your Clat question paper are from the gk and current affairs section , so focus more on them, read news papers like The Hindu, Financial Express, and The Economist on daily basis to keep you updated
*Make a routine or a time table and religiously follow it , keep short breaks of 20 to 30 minutes after every 2.5 to 3 hours.
* Plan your studies, and set daily, weekly and monthly goals to cover the syllabus and meet them without any fail.
*Revise at regular intervals as syllabus is wide
*Solve previous year CLAT questions :-it will let you know the examination pattern, type and difficulty level of questions asked in the exam etc
* Once done with complete syllabus, go through CLAT mock test papers , it will let you know your preparation level and and weak areas so that you can work on them and perform well in your CLAT examination
For more preparation tips go through
https://law.careers360.com/tags/clat-preparation-tips
Thankyou
In clat when will have to provide ews certificate during the process of application filling or during counselling
Dear aspirant,
As of now all the entrance exam has been taking the EWS certificate scanned image during the filling of application form and they will also ask for your certificate during the verification of documents during the counselling.
Only during jee mains in 2020 we were not asked during the filling of application form but from the current year 2021 all the jee candidates are required to upload the EWS certificate during the filling of application form.
So,it's better to be on safer side.