A candidates’ rank in the CLAT 2025 merit list will significantly shift following the SC judgement. In the CLAT UG verdict delivered by the apex court, three questions have been withdrawn and the answer for one question has been changed in the CLAT 2025 final answer key. Earlier, Delhi HC has also ordered the revision of answers to one question. The Consortium of NLUs will publish the CLAT 2025 revised result as per the court judgements.
In this article, find out how a candidate’s rank between 10000 to 15000 in the CLAT 2025 merit list will shift after final score changes in the revised result.
The Consortium of NLUs conducted CLAT 2025 on December 1, 2025. Through the CLAT 2025 counselling process, candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB programmes of participating NLUs.
The CLAT marks vs rank comparison given in the table below provides the expected corresponding marks for ranks between 10000 to 15000.
Ranks | Expected Marks |
10000 | 72 |
11000 | 70.5 |
12000 | 69.25 |
13000 | 68 |
14000 | 66.75 |
15000 | 65.5 |
The court verdicts passed by the SC and the Delhi HC will have a significant impact on the CLAT 2025 revised result. A candidate’s score can go up by a maximum of 3.25 score and it can go down by a maximum of 4.25 marks. The details of each of the five questions and their impact are given below. Answers have been changed for a total of 5 questions from the earlier CLAT result which was declared on December 7.
Q. no | Court Verdict | Marks added | Marks deducted |
5 | Answer changed from D to C | +1.25 marks for option C | -1.25 marks for option D |
56 | Option C is also a correct answer in addition to option D | +1.25 marks if marked option C | No change |
88 | Question withdrawn | +0.25 marks for any option other than D | -1 marks if marked option D |
115 | Question withdrawn | +0.25 marks for any option other than A | -1 marks if marked option A |
116 | Question withdrawn | +0.25 marks for any option other than B | -1 mark if marked option B |
The table given below shows how a candidate’s rank between 10000 to 15000 in the CLAT 2025 merit list will shift in the best case and worst case scenarios in the revised result. The calculations indicate that a candidate’s rank can gain up to 2600 and decline by up to 3600 places.
Rank | Expected Score in Best Case Scenario (+3.25 marks) | Expected Rank in Revised Result | Shift in Rank |
10000 | 75.25 | 7700 | +2300 |
11000 | 73.75 | 8600 | +2400 |
12000 | 72.5 | 9600 | +2400 |
13000 | 71.25 | 10600 | +2400 |
14000 | 70 | 11500 | +2500 |
15000 | 68.75 | 12400 | +2600 |
Rank | Expected Score in Worst Case Scenario (-4.25 marks) | Expected Rank in Revised Result | Shift in Rank |
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 |
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