The CLAT 2025 rank list is likely to see some major changes once the results are revised by the NLU Consortium. The Delhi High Court will hear all the petitions related to CLAT 2025 cases on March 3, 2025. The outcome of this hearing is very crucial for the students. The earlier judgment of a single bench is upheld again, some students will gain up to 2 marks, while some might also lose 1-2 marks depending on their answers to relevant questions.
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A change of 1.25 marks in CLAT 2025 per question will lead to a significant change in the CLAT 2025 rank list. Read the article to know more about how the CLAT 2025 merit list changes if results are revised.
The tables given below provide the changes made in the CLAT 2025 answer key after the Delhi HC order. The answer to Q. no 14 was changed to option C. Question no. 100 was withdrawn.
Question 14:
Candidate Answer | Marks Awarded for Revision of Result | Impact of negative marks due to revision in result | Final Impact on CLAT 2025 Scoreboard |
If your answer is A or B | No change | No change | No change |
If your answer is C | +1 mark | +0.25 marks | +1.25 marks |
If your answer is D | -1 mark | -0.25 marks | -1.25 marks |
Question 100:
Candidate Answer | Marks Awarded After Revision of Result | Impact of negative marks due to revision in result | Final Impact on CLAT 2025 scoreboard |
If your answer is D | -1 mark | 0 | -1 mark |
If your answer is other than D | 0 | +0.25 marks | +0.25 marks |
The consortium may release a revised CLAT 2025 rank list after the CLAT 2025 results are revised. The revised CLAT 2025 result will affect the CLAT 2025 rank list, as the candidates' scores will be adjusted based on corrections to be made in the answer key. As per the earlier verdict of Delhi HC, the answer to Question 14 was changed from D to C while Q. no 100 was withdrawn in set A.
The table given below shows the possibilities for shifts in the candidate’s marks depending on the answers they have marked in the article.
Question 14 | Question 100 | Final CLAT 2025 score | |
Question 14: Option C Question 100: Option D | +1.25 marks | -1 mark | +0.25 marks |
Question 14: Option C Question 100: Other than option D | +1.25 marks | +0.25 marks | +1.50 marks |
Question 14: Option D Question 100: Option D | -1.25 marks | -1 mark | -2.25 marks |
Question 14: Option D Question 100: Other than option D | -1.25 marks | +0.25 marks | -1 mark |
Question 14: Option A or B Question 100: Option D | No changes | -1 mark | -1 mark |
Question 14: Option A or B Question 100: Other than option D | No changes | +0.25 marks | +0.25 marks |
As shown in the table above, due to the revised CLAT answer key, the final CLAT 2025 score can increase by up to a maximum of 1.5 marks and decrease by a maximum of 2.25 marks. The CLAT marks vs rank analysis shows that a difference of 1-2 marks can make a difference of around 1000 ranks at the lower spectrum of rank list, and a difference of 50-100 ranks at the top end. The maximum shift in the CLAT rank list due to the revised CLAT 2025 result will be +1000 to -10000 if the candidate's score ranges below 90. For scores above 90, the shift is comparatively lesser at -100 to +100.
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