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Due to ongoing court cases, the Consortium of National Law Universities has postponed the CLAT 2025 counselling process. However, the CLAT counselling 2025 registrations are already completed and candidates who got the counselling invites were required to pay a fee to register for the counselling process. As the wait prolongs, law aspirants may be anxious about what happens to the counseling registration fees that they have already paid. In this article, check out the conditions under which one can obtain a refund of the CLAT counselling fees.
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Usually, candidates numbering around 5 times the seats are invited for CLAT counselling. If the revised CLAT 2025 results are published, the counselling invites will be revised, and excluded candidates will be eligible for a refund. The counselling registration fee is adjusted against the university fees to be paid by the candidate. However, in cases where the candidate fails to obtain seat allotment or exits the counseling process, the fees is refunded.
The CLAT counselling registration fee varies for candidates across different categories. Given below are the fee details -
Category | Registration Fees |
General | Rs 30000 |
ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD | Rs 20000 |
Under normal circumstances where the candidate has obtained CLAT 2025 seat allotment through the counselling process, the counselling registration fee is adjusted against the university fees to be paid by the candidate at the time of admission.
However, in case a candidate fails to obtain seat allotment in the counselling rounds or withdraws from the process, they will be eligible for a refund.
The Consortium of NLUs has not issued any notification about the publication of a revised invite list. However, in case the CLAT 2025 results are revised following the HC order, then candidates may see a change in their counselling invites. For already registered candidates who are excluded from the CLAT 2025 admission process due to a change in their scores, the Consortium of NLUs is expected to initiate a full refund of the CLAT 2025 counselling fee.
All the CLAT counselling fee refunds will be made to the same account from which the amount was debited. The Consortium of NLUs will refund the CLAT counselling 2025 registration fee under the circumstances given below.
If a candidate is not allotted a seat at the end of the fifth round of the counselling process the fees will be refunded in full.
If a candidate has not chosen the Freeze or Float option and exits from the counselling process, the counselling registration fee will be refunded in full.
Where a candidate is found to be ineligible by an NLU at the time of document verification, then the counselling registration fee will be refunded after deducting Rs 5000.
If a candidate chooses the Freeze or Float option till the fourth round and subsequently exits the counselling process, then the candidate will be eligible for a full refund if the exit is made within the prescribed deadline. Where the exit is made after the prescribed deadline, the refund will be made after deducting Rs 5000.
If a candidate has chosen the freeze option for the allotted NLU and taken admission and then subsequently exits the counselling process, the registration fee will be refunded after deducting Rs 5000
Where a candidate has been allotted a seat for the first time in the fifth round and subsequently chooses to exit the counselling process, the fees will be refunded in full.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
While NLUs are costly, you can still pursue government-funded law education through state-funded universities and their affiliated colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as institutes like Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University.
I hope it will clear your query!!
It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.
For CLAT, the most important topics are from Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs & GK, the Indian Constitution, English Language, Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning. For a brief detail you can go through the following link: https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-important-topics
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Hi dear candidate,
Both the colleges Maharaja Agrasen (MAIMS) or Gitarattan (GIBS) are affiliated to IP University and allows admission either by CLAT or IPU CET Law. Without either of these exams, your admission is NOT accepted there. You can try looking for management quota seats in these colleges if you have got good marks in 12th class.
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Hi dear candidate,
You can easily register yourself for CLAT exam by visiting the Consortium of NLUs official website and follow these steps:
Know the complete process at:
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