CLAT PG 2023 Exam: Merit List (Out), Counselling, Final Answer Key, Cutoff, Admit Card, Sample Papers, Syllabus

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has released the second merit list of CLAT LLM 2023 on January 27, 2023, on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates included in the merit list of CLAT 2023 LLM programme will be eligible for admission to the allotted National Law Universities. Earlier, the consortium released the CLAT LLM 2023 first merit list on January 18, 2023. The consortium had started the counselling process on December 28, 2022, and the last date of registration for CLAT counselling was  January 12, 2023, 6 pm. The consortium declared the CLAT 2023 result on December 23, 2022 on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The Consortium also released the CLAT 2023 final answer key on December 22, 2022. Earlier, the provisional answer key of CLAT 2023 was released and the CLAT 2023 exam was on December 18, 2022 from 02 pm to 04 pm. The consortium issued the CLAT LLM 2023 admit card to registered candidates on December 06, 2022, 6 pm. Candidates were required to fill their admission preferences to NLUs before downloading their Admit Card of CLAT 2023. The scores of CLAT PG 2023 will be accepted by 19 national law universities for admission to one-year LLM programmes. 

Latest: CLAT 2023 Result declared - Click here 

The Consortium closed the CLAT 2023 LLM application form on November 18. CLAT LLM exam 2023 will be conducted on December 18, 2022, in offline mode. Recently, the exam authorities have also added one more campus of Gujarat National Law University, Silvassa to the list of CLAT participating institutes. 

CLAT LLM 2023 - Test details

The national-level law entrance exam, CLAT LLM is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) in offline (pen and paper) mode. It is a common entrance test for admission to 19 national law universities. 

As per the exam pattern of CLAT PG 2023, the test included comprehension-based questions from various legal subjects of graduation level. Each question will carry one mark and each incorrect answer will invite a penalty of -0.25 marks. Candidates should check the CLAT 2023 syllabus for PG before starting the exam preparation. For preparatory purposes, candidates can refer to the previous year's CLAT PG question papers.

CLAT previous year highlights 

Contact Details

Address - P.O. Bag 7201, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 072 Karnataka, India
E-mail - clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in

The NLU consortium provides official CLAT PG 2023 eligibility criteria on its official website. The eligibility criteria of CLAT PG 2023 provides information such as qualifying exam passed, marks obtained in the qualifying exam, and age limit of candidates required before filling the CLAT 2023 application form. Only those candidates who meet the CLAT PG eligibility criteria 2023 requirements will be able to apply for the exam.

Eligibility criteria of CLAT PG 2023

• Educational Qualification - Candidates should have completed LLB graduation (3-year LLB or 5-year integrated LLB) from any recognized institute by the Bar Council of India.
• Qualifying exam : All candidates must have minimum 50% marks in the qualifying exam. However, candidates belonging to the SC and ST category will be given 5% relaxation and can apply for CLAT PG 2023 with 45% marks in graduation (qualifying exam).
• Upper age limit : There is no upper age limit.
• Appearing in qualifying exam :  Candidates who are in their final year of the qualifying exam can also apply for the CLAT PG 2023 exam.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

The CNLU has closed the CLAT LLM application form on November 20, 2022, on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.  The CLAT application form correction window is currently open till November 20, 2022. The application form of CLAT LLM 2023 can be filled out by following the steps mentioned below. 

How to fill CLAT PG application form 2023:

• Online Registration - To register online, the candidate has to create an applicant account by entering details like name, phone number, and email id. On successful registration, a password will be generated for the new account.   
• Filling of application form - Next fill in various sections like personal details, correspondence, and address details. Also, select the course of study.
• Uploading of documents - In this step, candidates have to upload scanned photographs, signatures, and domicile certificates as per the format specified in the table below:

Document specifications 

• Payment of application fee - After confirming the details, proceed to make payment of the application fee. The online payment options through which fees can be paid are net banking, credit, or debit cards.

Application Fees

CLAT PG exam pattern is officially provided by the consortium. The exam pattern of CLAT PG includes details such as the number of questions asked, mode of exam, marking scheme, question type and related information.

Exam pattern of CLAT PG 2023

• There are no descriptive section
• Only multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are asked
• There are 120 MCQs
• Questions are comprehension based
• +1 mark is awarded for correct, while -1/4 mark is deducted for an incorrect answer

Mode of exam : Online

Exam duration : 2 hours

The consortium released the hall ticket cum admit card of CLAT PG 2023 on December 06, 2022, 6 pm. The successfully registered candidates can now download their CLAT admit card 2023 until 11:59 pm, December 17, 2022. Candidates are required to fill their admission preferences to NLUs before downloading their Admit Card of CLAT 2023 . The CLAT admit card  2023 PG will be an important document that all candidates need to carry during the national-level exam day . Candidates must safely keep the admit card even after the exam day, as it is also required for post-exam events like counselling.

How to download CLAT PG admit card 2023?

• Go to the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
• Entering the registration number and password to log in
• Update the admission preferences to NLUs (minimum five)
• The admit card will be displayed on the screen for download
• Download and take a printout of CLAT PG 2023 admit card
• Keep safe it for future reference

How to address discrepancies in CLAT PG admit card 2023

It is vital for candidates to check that the details mentioned in the CLAT PG 2023 admit card such as the name is correctly spelt, the right photo is included, and that the information is legible. In case it is not so, candidates need to get in touch with exam officials immediately and get the error rectified.

Details mentioned on the CLAT PG admit card :

• Name
• Roll number
• Date and time of CLAT PG 2023 exam
• Name and address of exam centre
• Exam day guidelines

CLAT PG 2023 exam day document checklist : On the day of exam, along with the admit card, the candidate also needs to bring with them a valid photo id proof, including Aadhaar card/PAN card/driving license/passport, etc.

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has released the CLAT 2023 final answer key on December 22, 2022 on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Earlier, the provisional answer key of CLAT 2023 was released and the CLAT 2023 exam was conducted on December 18, 2022, in offline mode. The CLAT answer key includes all the questions asked in the CLAT PG exam. The candidates can refer to the answers given in the CLAT PG answer key 2023; and thus calculate their expected scores.

For calculating marks, refer to the official marking scheme. In case the candidate feels like there is any discrepancy in any of the keys, they may challenge the provisional key(s) within a given time frame on payment of a fee. Exam officials will notify a window during which challenges can be filed.

All objections are considered by the consortium before officials release the final answer key of CLAT PG 2023. An important distinction between the final and provisional keys is the keys mentioned in the provisional key can be challenged, but no challenges to the final keys are entertained.

The exam conducting authority has declared the result of CLAT PG 2023 on December 23, 2022. The result is declared in online mode. CLAT 2023 result is available at the official consortium website in the form of scorecards, which includes details like the score obtained by the candidate, AIl India Rank (AIR), and category of the candidate. 

How to check CLAT PG 2023 result 

• Click on the result link
• A login window will open
• Enter registration/application number and date of birth
• The CLAT PG result 2023 will be displayed on the screen
• Download and take a print of the result.

Preparation of CLAT PG merit list

The marks obtained by candidates in the CLAT PG exam will later be used to prepare the CLAT PG merit list. This merit list will be further used for counselling and seat allotment process. 

In cases where two or more candidates will score the same marks in CLAT PG 2023 exam, the consortium of NLUs will use a tie-breaking procedure to decide the merit rank.  

The CLAT PG 2023 cutoff is the minimum rank or score that a candidate will have to secure in order to get admission to the LLM course at any of the participating NLUs. The CLAT PG cutoff 2023 will be category-specific and released separately for the NLUs. Candidates will be required to meet the cutoff criteria (on the basis of their categories) for the applied institute to be considered for admission. Candidates failing to meet the cutoff will not be considered qualified for further admission process. 

Factors affecting CLAT PG 2023 cutoff:

• The number of candidates appearing in CLAT PG 2023
• The performance of applicants in the exam
• The number of applicants to the college in question
• Number of sanctioned seats
• The category of the candidate.

NOTE: If any of the above parameters change, the CLAT PG cutoff will also be changed.