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    Understanding Merit List Shift for CLAT Ranks 10000-15000 in Revised Result After SC Judgement

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    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 09 May 2025, 05:04 PM IST
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    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 In the CLAT UG verdict delivered by the apex court, three questions have been withdrawn and the answer for one question has been changed in the CLAT 2025 final answer key.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.

    Understanding Merit List Shift for CLAT Ranks 10000-15000 in Revised Result After SC Judgement
    Understanding Merit List Shift for CLAT Ranks 10000-15000 in Revised Result After SC Judgement

    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.

    CLAT Marks vs Rank for 10000-15000 Ranks

    The CLAT marks vs rank comparison given in the table below provides the expected corresponding marks for ranks between 10000 to 15000.

    Marks for 10000-15000 Ranks in CLAT

    Ranks

    Expected Marks

    10000

    72

    11000

    70.5

    12000

    69.25

    13000

    68

    14000

    66.75

    15000

    65.5

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    Impact of Court Judgements on CLAT 2025 Result

    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.

    Change in CLAT 2025 Revised Result After SC Judgement

    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

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    Merit List Shift for CLAT Ranks 10000 to 15000 in Revised Result

    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 Shift for 10000-15000 in Best Case

    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 Shift for 10000-15000 in Worst Case

    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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