Amongst the several benefits of appearing in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), one of the obvious is to get admission to the top National Law School of India Universities across the country. 

If you are a Law graduate applying for the Post Graduate Law programs (LLM) and desiring to be recruited, register yourself for Public Sector Undertaking (PSU). Here you will be hired based on your CLAT score. 

A nationalized company,  government-owned enterprise, or government-owned corporation in India is a public sector undertaking or public sector enterprise.

This entity is partially or entirely owned by the Government of India or state or territorial governments or both. The employees here are called subsidiaries or gazetted officers. 

This post will guide you through the PSU Recruitment through CLAT, types of PSUs, eligibility criteria, selection process, and so forth.

List of PSUs using CLAT Score

Every year, some of the reputed PSUs hire Law Officers, Legal Advisors, Legal Executive trainees, and Trainee Legal Advisors based on CLAT Entrance Exam scores.

PSUs hold a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the CLAT Committee to hire through the common law admission test. Each PSU will open a separate application form for PSU Recruitment through CLAT.

The list of PSUs who have had their signs an MoU with CLAT in 2023 is below.

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Eligibility Criteria for PSUs through CLAT

If you wish to apply for PSU Recruitment, you must fulfill the required criteria listed below.

• There’s no upper age limit for applying to PSU.
• You need to have scored a minimum of 55% (SC/ST/: 50%) when applying for PG (LLM)
• For specific PSUs, it is required to have a score of 60% marks or above. 

Apart from PSUs, you can also apply for the various state-level Judiciary Exams if you have secured 55% in your graduation.

Types of PSU Recruitment through CLAT

In India, Public Sector Undertaking can be classified into three categories: Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs), and Public Sector Banks (PSBs). 

CPSEs are given different statuses, as explained below:

Maharatna: Companies that have been given the Maharatna status have an annual turnover of Rs 20,000 crore on average in the last three years. The average annual net worth or the combined value of the assets must be Rs 10,000 crore.

Navratna: The CPSEs with a Schedule ‘A’ and a Miniratna Category 1 status are eligible to be considered for the Navratna status. The status gives the power to the PSU to invest up to Rs 1,000 crore without the government's approval.

Miniratna: The CPSEs that have continuously made profits in the last three years and have positive net worth are eligible to be considered for grant of Miniratna status.

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PSU Recruitment through CLAT: Selection Process

Based on the marks scored in the CLAT Exam, PSUs will call you for group discussion and personal interview rounds conducted by different PSUs.

The selection process for PSU via CLAT will include three stages:

• Shortlisting of Students
• Release of the invite list
• Interview

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Shortlisting of Students

In the first phase of the selection process, PSU will shortlist the students based on their merit list in the CLAT 2023 Exam.

Release of the invite list

Students whose names are present in the list will be sent call letters for the interview process.

At the time of the interview, you have to produce the interview call letter and other important documents like CLAT Scorecard, academic certificates, etc.

Interview

PSUs will interview either online or offline mode. You will be notified about the mode of conduct at least one week before the interview.

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BHEL Recruitment through CLAT 2023

BHEL invites applications from willing and qualified Law Officers (Indian National only) to join its various Units/ Offices at Bangalore, Bhopal, Haridwar, Ranipet, Jhansi, Delhi/NCR.

Name of the Post: Law Officer/ Grade E1

Salary Intake: INR 24,900 – 50,500

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ONGC Recruitment through CLAT 2023

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) is a “Maharatna” Public Sector Enterprise. The official ONGC Notification will be released tentatively in April 2023. 

Name of the Post: Assistant Legal Adviser/ Grade E1

Salary Intake: The average PCS J Salary of an assistant legal advisor ranges between INR 60,000 – 1,80,000 (3% of the increment is applicable annually)

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IOCL Recruitment through CLAT 2023

Indian Oil Corporation Limited is a Navratna Public Sector Undertaking, an explorer of national upstream Oil and Gas Company.

The Oil India Limit will release an official OIL Notification for inviting individuals for the position of Legal/ Land Officers. 

Name of the Post: Law Officer

Salary Intake: INR 60,000 – 80,000 per month

NTPC Recruitment via CLAT 2023

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) will soon invite the eligible individuals for the post of experienced Law Officers via CLAT 2023. 

It is expected that the official NTPC Notification will be released in May 2023.

Name of the Post: Law Officers, Assistant Legal Advisors

Salary Intake: INR 20,600 - 46,500 per month

PGCIL Recruitment via CLAT 2023

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited will soon recruit the PGCIL Notification for Executive Trainee (Law) via the CLAT exam 2023.

The pay scale could vary between Rs.24900-50500. The tentative CTC till the continuation training will be Rs. 8.15 lakhs, while on regularization post-training, it will be increased to Rs.14.44 lakhs.

OIL Recruitment through CLAT 2023

Oil India Limited is a Navratna Public Sector Undertaking company, and it is also a pioneer national upstream Oil and Gas Company.

Name of the Post: Legal/Land Officer

Salary Intake: INR 24,900 - 50,500 per month

Career apart from PSUs

You don't need to get a job in PSU after completion of the LLM program. Instead, you can also choose Law as a Career after Graduation.

After completion of your LLM program, you can apply for civil judge posts through the Judiciary Exams. 

To become a successful lawyer, you must obtain an undergraduate degree with a GPA above 3.0.

As a lawyer, you will be entitled to get an annual median salary of Rs.1,56,000 and an hourly mean wage of Rs.4147 per hour. However, this figure can vary widely depending on the practice's experience, specialty, and geographic location.