CLAT Admissions 2020

CLAT admissions are carried out via an online centralized process which will be conducted separately for UG and PG programs. CLAT Counseling is expected to begin in the second week of June 2020. CLAT is a national level qualifying exam which is conducted to admit eligible students to UG and PG law courses. This year, the exam will be conducted on May 24, 2020. 

• The CLAT seats are announced for General, SC, ST, OBC, and PwD categories.
• CLAT Admission procedure involves 5 major steps including registration, making NLU choices, seat allotment, fee payment, and reporting to the designated institute.
• The exam conducting authority will release the CLAT Cut Off on its official website along with CLAT Result 2020. 
• The CLAT admission process will take place in 4 rounds. 

CLAT Admission Process 2020-21 

The counseling 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 counseling list will be declared on the merit-cum-preference basis of the scores acquired in the CLAT Exam. 

Payment of Counseling Fee And Selection of College/University

Those whose names appear in the CLAT Merit List can participate in the CLAT 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, this option is used by the candidates 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 2020 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 participating colleges. The exam conducting authority will also release the waitlist of selected candidates against the ones who are dropped out. 

Candidates appearing in the waitlist will also have to pay the admission fee of INR 50,000. If any applicant wants to withdraw, an amount of 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 in 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 will have to pay the balance towards the admission fee. Documents required for clat admission are as follows:

• CLAT Application Form
• CLAT 2020 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 2020 admission, the entire amount of INR 50,000 will be forfeited. 

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CLAT Counselling 2020-21

After the results, the CLAT Counselling 2020 will begin. The counselling is basically shortlisting candidates for the CLAT 2020 admission process. Candidates qualifying the CLAT Exam above the cut off will be shortlisted for 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 of the 2nd list having the names of finalized candidates after payment of counseling fees.
• Step 4: Publication of 3rd list allotting seats to candidates
• Step 5: Completion of CLAT Admission Process 2020

For 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.

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 he/she has 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 period of 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 he/she has 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 period of 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 he/she has 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 he/she has an LLB degree with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST candidates) from a recognized university.

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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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 minimum 50% marks (45% for reserved category students) from a recognized board.

For LLM - A candidate will be eligible for the LLM program if he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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 he/she has 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.

Participating Institutes in CLAT 2020

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

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