CLAT Counselling, Seat Allotment & Admission Procedure

CLAT 2021 Counselling will be released in the first week of June 2021. It will be organized through online mode. Candidates can check the complete information about CLAT Counselling 2021.

Common-Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level law entrance exam. CLAT 2021 will be conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities.

Through CLAT examination, candidates can get admission into integrated LL.B. and LL.M. programmes. The CLAT scorecard is considered by various private and government law colleges in India.

CLAT Counselling 2021

CLAT 2021 Counselling will be conducted for admission to UG and PG law degree programmes. The courses are offered by CLAT participating institutions, including NLUs, government and private institutions. The admission is provided through centralized counselling. The counselling process takes place in four rounds.

The seat allotment will be done on the merit-cum-preference basis. After a few days of the declaration of written result, the authority will release the merit list in which candidates must check their names. Candidates whose names appear on the merit list will be called for counselling.

CLAT Counselling Schedule 2021

Here we are providing the schedule for the centralized counselling:

CLAT Counselling Procedure 2021

The CLAT centralized counselling will take place through online mode. Below, candidates will be able to check the step-wise procedure of admission in CLAT participating NLU’s.

Step 1: Publication of 1st indicative seat allotment list:

• The CLAT office publishes the university-wise first indicative list through online mode.
• It has been released on the basis of merit-cum-preference.
• The list can be accessed from the CLAT website.

Step 2: Payment of counselling fee and exercising the option for provisionally selected candidates:

• Candidates are called for web based counselling from various categories.
• Candidates have to pay the counselling fee of Rs. 50,000/-.
• Candidates who fail to deposit the requisite amount of fee for the counselling before the last date, their names can be dropped from the CLAT 2021 merit list.
• Candidates can only reserve their seats if they will pay the required amount of counselling fee.

Step 3: Publishing the second list having the names of finalized candidates and additional wait listed candidates:

• The CLAT office has released the second list having the names of the candidates who will have paid the counselling fee and reserve their seats.
• The list of wait listed candidates also be released against the dropped out candidates.
• The provisionally selected candidates have to submit the counselling fee within the prescribed time period to reserve their seats.

Step 4: Publishing of the third list of selected candidates:

• The CLAT office is published the third list of the candidates those who have paid the counselling fee and reserve their seats in the participating NLU’s.
• The list of waitlisted candidates also is released against the dropped out candidates along with the third allotment list.
• The provisionally selected candidates have to submit the counselling fee in the given time period to reserve their seats.

Step 5: Publishing of the fourth list of selected candidates:

• The provisionally selected candidates are able to withdraw their seats within the prescribed time period. The authority has deducted the nominal fee of Rs. 10, 000/- from the submitted counselling fee.
• After the last date, no withdrawal from the admission process has been entertained.
• The authority has published the fourth list of the candidates those have submitted their fee and reserved the seats.
• The comprehensive list contains the names of the candidates who have paid the counselling fee against the first, second and third indicative lists.
• Candidates whose names appear in the fourth list have to submit the full fee to the allotted NLU at the time of admission.

Step 6: Completion of admission formalities to the allotted NLUs:

• After the candidates will finally allot the seats, they will have to report at the allotted NLU with the balance amount towards the admission and other fees.
• The candidates will have to carry the relevant certificates/documents in original issued by the competent authority to complete their admission formalities.
• The certificates in original will be checked by the respective universities at the time of their admission.
• The candidates failing to meet the eligibility requirements will not be allowed to get admission to participating NLU.
• The candidates seeking admission under various categories will be required to obtain the relevant and authentic certificates/documents from the competent authorities and produce them at the time of admission in the concerned NLU.
• Candidates who will fail to report at the allotted NLU to complete the admission formalities will automatically lose their claim for admission and their entire amount of the counselling fee of Rs. 50,000/- will be forfeited.

Documents Required

List of documents to be required at the time of admission

• CLAT application form 2021
• CLAT admit card 2021
• CLAT scorecard
• Class 10th and 12th mark sheet for proof of date of birth
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• Specially-abled certificate
• NRI certificate
• Domicile certificate

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