How to Fill CLAT Application Form 2021 - Stepwise Procedure

How to fill CLAT Application Form 2021 - The consortium of National Law Universities has released the application form of CLAT 2021 at its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates eyeing a seat in NLUs through CLAT will apply by registering at admission portal of CNLU. The application form can be filled and submitted in online mode. Candidates must take utmost care while entering the details in the CLAT application form as the details provided in it will be verified at the later stages of the admission process. Any incorrect information will lend the candidate in a perilous situation and may affect the chances of getting an NLU even after clearing CLAT 2021. So, this article - “How to fill CLAT application form 2021” we are providing the step by step process for filling the application form. There is also a video on How to fill CLAT 2021 application form to help the candidates applying for the test. Go through the complete article to know the step by step process to fill the application form of CLAT 2021.

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CLAT 2021 Application Form - Important Dates

How to fill CLAT Application Form 2021 - Documents to Keep Handy

To ensure the seamless application process, candidates should keep the following documents handy at the time of filling the application form.

• Recent passport size photo with a plain background

• Signature of the candidate

• Category certificate for SC/ST/OBC (If applicable)

• Valid certificate for PWD candidates

• BPL certificate (If applicable)

• Domicile certificate issued by the competent authority

The above-mentioned documents should be scanned. Except for photo and signature, all other documents should be in PDF format. The photo and signature must be scanned JPEG format.

CLAT Application Form - Document Specifications

How to fill CLAT Application Form 2021

The candidates may fill the application form in five steps. The detailed process is explained below.

• Online registration

• Filling the application form

• Application fee submission

• Taking a printout of the filled-in application form.

CLAT Registration 2021

• Visit the official website of CLAT 2021 (Link given above)

• Click on the CLAT 2021 link, a new login page will be displayed on the screen as shown below.

• Fill the registration form by entering the details such as name, mobile number, email id and password. And, submit the details.

• You will receive an OTP on the registered mobile number which has to be entered in the form to activate the account.

After account verification, the application form of CLAT 2021 will be displayed which can be filled by following the steps mentioned below.

How to fill CLAT Application Form 2021 - Stepwise Procedure

Step 1 - Enter personal information

Filling this section includes entering all the personal information as asked in the CLAT application form. Candidates will have to enter the following details.

• Photograph

• Signature of the applicant

• Applicant Name in full (as shown in 10+2 certificate)

• Gender and Date of Birth

• Father’s name And mother’s name

• Nationality

• Resident status (Select this field only if you want to claim seat under NRI/OCI/PIO reservation category.)

• All India category

• EWS category status

• PWD) category status - Only candidates with percentage disability of greater than or equal to 40% are eligible. Upload a relevant document in PDF format (Size should be less than 1.5MB).

• Scribe details (if required)

• BPL (Below Poverty Line) category status

• Domicile State

Enter communication details

In this step, candidates will have to enter the communication and permanent address details.

Educational qualification details

The candidates will have to enter the following educational details in the CLAT 2021 application form.

• Qualifying exam

• Board / university

• Board

• Qualifying status - Appearing / Appeared or Passed

• Month and year of passing

• Percentage

Enter test centre preference

The candidates will have to select any three exam centres of CLAT from the given list/ The test centres should be selected in the order of preference. To check the list of available test cetnre, visit - CLAT exam centre list 2021

Enter reservation details

All NLUs are offering reservations to the candidates based on their national category. Some are also offering domicile reservations to the candidates. Thus, if a candidate seeks to claim the benefits of the reservation, he/she must enter the reservation details in the application form of CLAT 2021 along with uploading a certificate in support of the reservation claimed.

Sign declaration box and submit CLAT application form

At the end of the reservation details, a declaration box is given (as shown below in the picture). Candidates have to tick the declaration box and submit the application form to proceed for step leading to the CLAT fee payment.

CLAT 2021 Application Fee Submission

After submitting the application form, the candidates will be redirected to the home page where application status will be shown as - “Submitted but payment pending”.

Click on the make payment option to proceed for application fee payment. The CLAT application fee can be paid in online mode by using a credit card, debit card, UPI or net baking facilities. The application fee varies as per the category of the candidate. Thus, application fee details are given below.

CLAT 2021 registration fee

Once the application fee is paid, candidates should take the print out of the CLAT application fee receipt for future reference. Candidates who will submit the application form by following the due process will be issued the CLAT admit card a few weeks before the test date. The admit card will be mandatory for appearing in CLAT 2021.

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