CLAT 2021 Counselling – Know Process, Schedule, Fees

CLAT 2021 Counselling – Consortium of NLUs will start the counselling process for CLAT 2021 after declaring result. This will start with candidates with a valid rank receiving invite for first round counselling. Such candidates will have to register for CLAT 2021 counselling, update their preferences for NLU, and make payment of fee online. Then seats will be allotted via provisional allotment list. Candidates who are allotted a seat can either accept a seat, or apply for upgrade, or exit. This process will continue with second list, third list. Get here complete details of CLAT counselling 2021 dates, documents to upload, registration, and so on.

CLAT 2021 Counselling

Candidates who appear in CLAT 2021 can check their results and then come over here for counselling updates.

CLAT 2021 Counselling Procedure

Check out the flow of events and what the processes entail, here.

S.No.	Event	Description
1	CLAT 2021 result declaration	Consortium of NLUs will publish result of CLAT 2021
2	Sending of CLAT 2021 invite list	Candidates equal to 5 times the number of seats will be invited to register for counselling.
3	CLAT 2021 counselling registration	Candidates who get invite should register, select NLUs, and pay fee.
4	Publication of CLAT 2021 first allotment list	NLUs will publish the first allotment list.
5	Next step of first allotment list	Candidates can either accept / lock seat, upload documentsm pay fee, OR apply for upgrade OR exit the process.
6	Publication of CLAT 2021 second allotment list	NLUs will publish the second allotment list.
7	Next step of second allotment list	Again, candidates can either accept / lock seat, upload documentsm pay fee, OR apply for upgrade OR exit the process.
8	Publication of CLAT 2021 third allotment list	NLUs will publish the third allotment list.
9	Next step of second allotment list	This will be the last list. So candidates can accept or not accept the seat.
10	Document verification and other processes	NLUs will verify the documents and accept or not accept the candidates.

CLAT 2021 Counselling Dates

Consortium of NLUs will soon release the dates for CLAT 2021 counselling.

CLAT 2021 Invite List

The Consortium of National Law Universities releases the CLAT invite list for UG and PG courses separately. Candidates whose name is on the invite list are eligible for the counselling process. Check sms and email to know whether you are included in the list or not.

Registration for CLAT 2021 Counselling

• In this process, the candidates whose name is on the first indicative list have to register for the counselling against a certain number of seats available by the participating NLUs. 
• Then a requisite amount of counselling fee of Rs 50,000 has to be paid by the candidate.
• The fee that is deposited in the CLAT office is then transferred to the participating NLUs in which the candidate has taken admission.
• If the candidate fails to deposit the fees then his/her name is dropped from the admission list. 

After Seat Allotment in CLAT 2021 Counselling

Soon after the payment of the counselling fees, the candidates have to exercise any one of the following options.

• Lock: Candidates who have locked the choices states that his/her choice of the allotted NLU has been confirmed. Such type of candidates are not considered for the further counselling process. Such candidate shall not be considered for further shifting to any other NLUs if there is any vacancy.
• Shifting/Upgradation: This option is available from the second round counselling. This option is available only to those applicants who have participated in the first counselling. Here the candidates are shifted or upgraded to another NLU of his/her choice via allotment list.
• Withdrawal option: This option can be exercised in two ways. Firstly, if the candidate has failed to deposit the fee amount then his/her name is dropped from the admission list. Hence, the candidate has withdrawn himself from the admission process. 

The other process is that the applicants who have been allotted the seats in NLU are offered with “Withdrawal option” before the final seat allotment list (4th round counselling). Interested candidates can avail this option before the stipulated time. After the cancellation, Rs 10,000 is deducted and the rest of the amount is refunded to the bank account. 

Documents Required for CLAT Counselling 2021

The following documents are required for the CLAT 2021 Counselling:

• CLAT 2021 application form
• CLAT 2021 admit card
• 10th and 12th Marksheet
• Passing certificate of 10th and 12th class
• CLAT 2021 Scorecard
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• PWD certificate (if applicable)
• NRI certificate (if applicable)
• Domicile certificate (if applicable)
• Call letter issued by the CLAT authority
• Current passport size photographs (same used while filling the CLAT application form).

Candidates must note that the application form must be scanned properly as per the specifications. 

Participating Institutes in CLAT 2021

The participating institutes of CLAT 2021 exam are as follows-

1. NLSIU Bangalore
2. NALSAR Hyderabad
3. NUJS Kolkata
4. NLIU Bhopal
5. NLU Jodhpur
6. GNLU Gandhinagar
7. HNLU Raipur
8. RMLNLU Lucknow
9. RGNUL Patiala
10. MNLU Mumbai
11. CNLU Patna
12. NLU Odisha
13. NUALS Kochi
14. NUSRL Ranchi
15. NLUJA Guwahati
16. MNLU Nagpur
17. DNLU Jabalpur
18. TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli

Other Private Institutes that accepts CLAT 2021 Scores

Alliance University, Bangalore	Amity University, Uttar Pradesh	Asian Law College, Noida
DIRD Holambi Khurd, Delhi	Dr. K.N. Modi University, Rajasthan	Faculty of Law, Marwadi University, Rajkot
Galgotias University, Uttar Pradesh	Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat	GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam
Harlal School of Law, Greater Noida	ICFAI University, Dehradun	ICFAI University, Tripura
IFIM Law College, Bangalore	IIMT University, College of Law, Meerut	IMS Unison University, Dehradun
Indore Institute of Law, Indore	Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad	Institute of Legal Studies and Research, GLA University, Mathura
ISBR Law College, Bangalore	Jain University, Bangalore	Jims Engineering Management Technical Campus (JEMTEC) School of Law, Greater Noida
Kalinga University, Faculty of Law, Naya Raipur	Xavier University, Bhubaneswar	Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur
Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar	The NorthCap University, Gurgaon	SRM University, Haryana
Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary (SGT) University, Gurugram	Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore	RNB Global University, Bikaner
Reva University, Bangalore	Renaissance Law College, Indore	Raffles University, Neemrana, Rajasthan
PES University, Bangalore	Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University	Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida
Madhya Pradesh Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur	MSB Global Law Institute (Maharaja Surajmal Brij University), Bharatpur	Mewar Law Institute, Ghaziabad
Manipal University, Jaipur	Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, MJRP Academy of Law, Jaipur	Maharishi University of Information Technology, Delhi NCR
NIMT Vidhi Evam Kanoon Sansthan (NIMT Institute of Method and Law), Greater Noida	NMIMS, Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, Mumbai	PES University, Bangalore

UG Seats

Number of seats for BA LLB / BBA LLB that are looked forward to be available in NLUs are as follows.

NLU	All India Category Seats	State Category Seats	Special Seats
NLSIU, Bangalore	75	0	5
NALSAR Hyderabad	86	22	15
NLIU Bhopal	80	28	20
WBNUJS, Kolkata	94	10	23
NLU Jodhpur	100	0	15
HNLU Raipur	82	80	27
GNLU Gandhinagar	56	0	31
RMLNLU Lucknow	80	80	18
RGNUL, Punjab	175	0	21
CNLU, Patna	60	60	0
NUALS, Kochi	45	15	0
NLUOOdisha	159	0	21
NUSRL, Ranchi	60	60	0
NLUJA, Assam	45	15	0
DSNLU, Visakhapatnam	40	60	12
TNNLU, Tiruchirapalli	52	52	6
MNLU, Mumbai	25	25	10
MNLU, Nagpur	30	30	0
MNLU Aurangabad	60	37	0
HPNLU, Shimla	60
DNLU, Jabalpur	48	50	12
DBRANLU, Haryana	90	30

PG Seats

Number of seats for LLM that are looked forward to be available in NLUs are as follows.

NLU	All India Seats	State Seats	Special Seats
NLSIU Bangalore, Karnataka	50	0	0
NALSAR Hyderabad, Telangana	42	11	10
NLIU Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	25	15	0
WBNUJS Kolkata, West Bengal	40	0	2
NLU Jodhpur, Rajasthan	80	0	0
HNLU Raipur, Chhattisgarh	45	0	4
GNLU Gandhinagar, Gujarat	52	0	11
RMLNLU Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	10	10	7
RGNUL Punjab	38	0	6
CNLU Patna, Bihar	0	0	0
NUALS Kochi, Kerala	21	19	0
NLUO Cuttack, Odisha	44	0	6
SRL Ranchi, Jharkhand	10	10	0
NLUJAA Guwahati, Assam	10	0	0
DSNLU Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	10	12	2
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu	0	0	0
MNLU Mumbai, Maharashtra	0	0	2
MNLU Nagpur, Maharashtra	9	11	0

Previous Year CLAT Cutoffs (Undergraduate Courses)

Candidates here can check the previous year cutoff scores of 22 NLUs. The cutoff is the minimum scores that are decided by the university based on which candidates are offered admission. 

NLUs	Opening  Rank	Closing Rank
NLSIU Bangalore	1	2733
NALSAR Hyderabad	50	9059
NUJS Kolkata	148	19817
NLIU Bhopal	82	16816
NLU Jodhpur	76	6849
GNLU Gandhinagar	124	14307
HNLU Raipur	329	40536
RMLNLU Lucknow	342	24763
RGNUL Patiala	442	18520
MNLU Mumbai	338	46734
CNLU Patna	623	22294
NLU Odisha	465	23920
NUALS Kochi	474	32014
NUSRL Ranchi	688	55666
NLUJA Guwahati	968	41841
MNLU Nagpur	589	55342
HPNLU Shimla	622	28801
DSNLU Vizag	863	33221
MNLU Aurangabad	710	56092
DNLU Jabalpur	1350	1800
TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli	436	50604

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