CLAT Seats 2021: Check UG & PG Allotment of Seats

The seat allotment process of CLAT is the allocation of National Law Universities and courses for those who cleared the entrance exam and appeared in the counselling. 

The Consortium of NLUs shall conduct the seat allotment along with the counselling. Based on your merit list and preferences, you shall be shortlisted for seat allotment. 

This post takes you through the detailed information about CLAT Seat Allotment 2021, categories for seat distribution, and more.

CLAT Seat Allotment Schedule 2021

Participating NLUs reserve the right to change the total seats and break up of seats as per their policy before the final AdmissionProcess for CLAT. 

Predict Your College Based on CLAT Score

Have a look at the CLAT 2021 Seat Allotment dates as given in the below table

Categories for Seat Distribution in CLAT 2021

The total seats in CLAT is distributed based on the reservations of categories. In each of the CLAT Participating Colleges, the seats will be reserved based on these categories. You will be given first preference over other students if you secure a better rank in the merit list.

Have a look at the list of categories for CLAT Seat Allotment.

• Scheduled Tribe (ST)
• Scheduled Caste (SC)
• Other Backward Categories (OBC)
• State Quota for the candidates in which NLU is located
• Physically Disable Candidates (PwD)
• Foreign National Candidates/NRI
• Kashmiri Migrants
• Candidates belonging from the North Eastern States

CLAT Seat Allotment Process 2021

Go through the step-by-step seat allotment process from the post below:

• Release of merit list
• Release of the invite list
• CLAT Counselling
• Release of seat allotment in multiple rounds.

Release of Merit List

The merit list for CLAT will be released for both UG and PG courses at the time of result declaration. Through merit list, you will be informed about your All India Rank including category rank which will decide whether you will get a seat or not.

The CLAT seat allotment is declared based on the following two factors:

• Your rank in the merit list
• NLU preference given by you at the time of CLAT registration

Release of the Invite List

The exam conducting body will release the invite list consisting of names and admit card numbers of those who are shortlisted for the counselling and seat allotment.

CLAT Counselling

The CLAT Counselling procedure is done via an online centralized system. It is conducted separately for UG and PG programs. You will be issued counselling letters if your name present on the invite list.

You can download the call letter by logging into the CLAT official website. You will have to pay the registration fee of Rs. 50,000 which will be adjusted with the semester fee at the allotted NLU.

During counselling, you have to submit all the required documents without fail. 

Release of CLAT Seat Allotment

The seat allotment process for CLAT will be conducted in 3 rounds. After each round, the Consortium will release the CLAT Provisional List.

For each NLU, a separate seat allotment list will be released. You can choose any of the three options after the seat allotment - accept the allotted seat, apply for an upgrade, and exit the process.

CLAT Seat Matrix 2021

This year, the total number of seats in CLAT 2021 Admission is around 2,175. Out of which the distribution is as follows:

• The All India Seats for UG programs are1,308.
• The total number of CLAT seats offered to the state students where the NLUs are located is 621.
• The number of seats available for the special category is 325.

To get an idea about the seat break-up procedure, you can check the tentative seat break-up pdf provided below.

1. NLSIU Bangalore Seats 2021

From this year, NLSIU will have a different reservation criterion for admission. There will be a new entrance examination for students applying to NLSIU. The new examination is National Law Admission Test (NLAT). The total number of seats in BA LLB (Hins) has been increased from 80 to 120. Also, in NLSIU Bangalore, a new category for "Karnataka Students" has been added. The total seats in CLAT offered at NLSIU for LLB & LLM programme is 80 and 50 respectively. The reservation at NLU Bangalore has been explained below.

• 6 seats comprising 5% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally for PWD candidates.
• Upto 25% of the total seats in each vertical reservation category, subject to a maximum of 30 students, shall be admitted under the horizontal preference of “Karnataka Students”.
• 2 seats in Business Law and 1 seat in Human Rights Law comprising 5% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally for Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
• Upto 25% of the total seats in each vertical reservation category, subject to a maximum of 13 students, shall be admitted under the horizontal preference of “Karnataka Students”.

2. Total seats in CLAT for NALSAR Hyderabad

Here is the reservation of CLAT seats at NALSAR (NLU Hyderabad).

3. NLIU Bhopal CLAT 2021 Seat Reservation

The reservation of CLAT seats at NLU Bhopal for BA LLB and LLM has been given below. Out of the 63 seats for all India General candidates, 25 seats are reserved for the aspirants possessing a domicile certificate of the State of Madhya Pradesh.

4. Total Seats in CLAT for WBNUJS Kolkata

NLU Kolkata offers courses of BA LLB and LLM. The CLAT reservation for both programs has been tabulated below.

5. NLUJ Jodhpur CLAT Seat Allotment 2021

Here is the reservation policy followed by NLU Jodhpur. A minimum of 20 students will be offered LLB on the basis of CLAT merit.

6. HNLU Raipur CLAT Reservation of Seats

By using the CLAT College Predictor, you can easily predict the chances of admission to the Law College of your choice. The reservation of seats at NLU Raipur has been explained in the table below.

7. Total Seats in CLAT for GNLU Gandhinagar

NLU Gandhinagar provides admission to BA LLB and LLM, the reservation of which has been given below.

Documents Required for CLAT Seat Allotment 2021

If you get shortlisted for the seat allotment process, you must make sure to keep the following documents ready.

• CLAT 2021 Application Form
• CLAT 2021 Admit Card
• CLAT Score Card
• Date of Birth Proof Required (Class 10th Mark sheet)
• Class 12th Mark sheet required for Academic Qualification /Eligibility Criteria.
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Specially – Able 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.

CLAT 2021 participating institutes and seats (Undergraduates courses)

CLAT 2021 participating institutes and seats (Postgraduates courses)

CLAT Reservation Criteria 2021

The conditions of the CLAT Reservation Policy are taken into consideration and worked over at the time of the allotment procedure. During the counselling, the following categories are considered for seat-reservation purposes.

• Scheduled Tribe (ST)
• Physically Disabled Candidates (PwD)
• Scheduled Caste (SC)
• NRI/Foreign National aspirants
• Kashmiri Migrants
• Other Backward Classes (OBC)
• State Quota for the candidates in which NLU is located
• Candidates belonging to the North-Eastern States

Important Information of CLAT Seat Allotment 2021

The CLAT 2021 Seat Allotment will be conducted by National Law University Odisha, Cuttack for admissions into the undergraduate and postgraduate law programs.

• There will be three rounds in which CLAT Seat Allotment 2021 will be held by the CLAT Committee.
• If you have allotted an NLU, you will be required to deposit a counseling fee of Rs. 50,000 for locking the allotted seat in the NLU.
• In any case, if you do not deposit the counseling fee, you will forfeit your candidature, while your names will be dropped from CLAT 2021 merit list as well.
• If you wish to withdraw and do that after the withdrawal date, the amount deposited will not be refunded.
• If you are on the waiting list and do not get the seat because of vacant seat unavailability, you will get your fee refunded.
• On final allocation, report to the respective NLU and fulfill the admission formalities by paying the balance fees and submitting the original certificates.