CLAT Admission Process 2022 Detailed Step by Step Procedure

CLAT admissions are carried out via an online centralized process conducted separately for UG and PG programs. CLAT Counseling is expected to begin in the second week of October 2022. CLAT is a national level qualifying exam conducted to admit eligible students to UG and PG law courses. 

• The CLAT Seats are announced separately for General, SC, ST, OBC, and PwD categories. There are three rounds for seat allotment, and NLU has the right to change the total number of seats or break up seats before the final allotment. 
• CLAT Admission procedure involves 5 major steps: registration, making NLU choices, seat allotment, fee payment, and reporting to the designated institute. Each stage is critical, and candidates are advised to be aware of each stage in depth. 
• Candidates qualifying above the CLAT Cut Off will be eligible for the admission process. The cut off marks are released along with the results. 

CLAT Admission Process 2022 

The counselling and seat allotment process for LLB and LLM programs is done through the Centralised Online Counseling process. CLAT Admission Procedure has 5 steps. The detailed process is as follows:

First Indicative List

Along with the online announcement of the result, the CLAT Rank List will be published as well. The merit list will be released on the official website. The first CLAT Counselling list will be declared on the merit-cum-preference basis of the scores acquired in the exam. 

Payment of Counseling Fee And Selection of College/University

Those whose names appear in the CLAT Merit List can participate in the Admission process. The process involves fee payment and locking the choice of the institute. Candidates have to pay an amount of INR 50,000 as per the schedule released by the conducting authorities. After the payment of the admission fee, candidates will have to make one of the following choices:

• ‘Lock’ - after the payment of the CLAT admission fee, candidates will have to confirm their choice of NLU. After locking the choice, the seat will be frozen for the candidate, and it won’t be used further for seat allotment. 
• ‘Upward Shifting’ - As the name suggests, the candidates use this option if they wish to change their allotted institute to a higher choice. If a candidate exercises this option, they will be allotted seats in the upper list of colleges as per the preference filled in the CLAT 2022 Application Form.

Second Indicative List

Once the admission fee is paid, CNLU will release the second admission list for the candidates who have secured their seats in the CLAT Participating Colleges. The exam conducting authority will also release the waitlist of selected candidates against those who are dropped out. 

Candidates appearing on the waitlist will also have to pay the admission fee of INR 50,000. If any applicant wants to withdraw, INR 10,000 will be deducted from the admission amount paid earlier. 

Publication of the Third List of Selected Candidates

The third admission list will be released with the names of waitlisted candidates from the second round. The other batch of waitlisted candidates will be named in a separate list.

Those on the waitlist must complete the choice filling process and pay the admission fee in the second round.

Admission Formalities at Allotted College/University

The final step in the CLAT Admission Process is to visit the allotted participating college and complete the admission formalities. The selected candidates through the CLAT Exam will have to pay the balance towards the admission fee. Documents required for CLAT admission are as follows:

• CLAT Application Form
• CLAT Admit Card 
• CLAT Score Card
• Class 10th Marks-sheet (Date of Birth proof)
• Class 12th Marks-sheet (Academic Qualification/ Eligibility Criteria)
• Caste Certificate (If applicable)
• Specially-Abled Certificate (If applicable)
• NRI Certificate (If applicable)
• Sponsored NRI Certificate (If applicable)
• Domicile Certificate (If applicable) 
• Call Letter issued by CLAT authority
• Current passport size photographs

If the candidate fails to claim CLAT 2022 admission, the entire amount of INR 50,000 will be forfeited. 

CLAT Counselling 2022

After the results, the CLAT Counselling 2022 will begin. The counselling is basically shortlisting candidates for the CLAT 2022 admission process. Candidates qualifying for the CLAT Exam above the cut off will be shortlisted for the counselling procedure. The Counselling Process is conducted in five steps as listed below:

• Step 1: Publication of 1st Symptomatic List
• Step 2: Counselling Fees Payment, Lock Upgrade & Withdrawal of Seats
• Step 3: Publication the 2nd list having the names of finalized candidates after payment of counselling fees.
• Step 4: Publication of 3rd list allotting seats to candidates
• Step 5: Completion of CLAT Admission Process 2022

For the counselling process, candidates are shortlisted based on the CLAT Seat Allotment released after the results. A total of 3 seat allotment lists are released that include the candidate's names shortlisted for counselling.

Participating Institutes in CLAT 2022 & Admission Fees

The following institutes accept CLAT scores to admit students to LLB and LLM courses. The admission fee for each college is as tabulated below.

Other Participating Colleges

CLAT Admission Criteria for LLB and LLM Programs

The college-wise admission criteria for LLB and LLM programs offered at the law colleges are as follows:

NLSIU Bangalore

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board. 

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

NALSAR Hyderabad

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board. Those who wish to take CLAT admission under the resident students of Telangana category seats must have resided for 4 years in Telangana state in the last 7 years. They must have obtained a 10+2 passing certificate from educational institutions in Telangana state only.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university. Those who wish to take CLAT admission under the resident students of Telangana category seats must have resided for 4 years in Telangana state in the last 7 years. They must have obtained an LLB degree from a university in Telangana state only.

NLIU Bhopal

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

WBNUJS Kolkata

For BA (H) LLB - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

NLU Jodhpur

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board. 

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

HNLU Chhattisgarh

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board. 

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

GNLU Gandhinagar

For Integrated LLB programs - Those who wish to seek admission in BA LLB (H), B.Com LLB (H), B.Sc LLB (H), BBA LLB (H), BSW LLB (H) programs must have an HSC certificate with the minimum of 50% marks (45% for reserved category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

RMLNLU Lucknow

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students of UP) from a recognized board. 

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

RGNUL Punjab

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board. 

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

CNLU Patna

For BA LLB (H) and BBA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board. 

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

NUALS Kochi

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board. 

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

NLUO, Cuttack

For BA LLB (H) and BBA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board. 

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

NUSRL Ranchi

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

NLUJA Assam

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

DSNLU Visakhapatnam

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

TNNLU Tiruchirappalli

For BA LLB (H) and B.Com LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

MNLU Mumbai

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

MNLU Nagpur

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

MNLU Aurangabad

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

HPNLU Shimla

For BA LLB (H) and BBA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if they have an LLB degree with 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

DNLU Jabalpur

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.

DBRANLU Haryana

For BA LLB (H) - Students must have passed 10+2 examinations with 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST category students) from a recognized board.