CLAT Exam Counseling 2025 – The ongoing legal dispute in the Delhi High Court over the accuracy (inaccuracy) of the CLAT 2025 answer key has delayed the counseling.
The Delhi High Court on April 9 has reserved its judgement on petitions challenging the CLAT 2025 (UG) exam results. Further, the court will commence hearing petitions related to the CLAT 2025 PG exam on April 21.
The Delhi High Court also came down heavily on the consortium asking it to “have better paper setters in the future” so that the exam can be conducted more fairly and without the accompanying controversy.
We will provide updates on the CLAT 2025 counseling process as and when it STARTs (so stay tuned).
The counseling process will be conducted online, as a centralized seat allotment process.
Candidates who have qualified in the CLAT 2025 exam can participate in the counseling. As part of the counseling process, the candidate will have to get registered, pay the CLAT 2025 counseling fee, and lock choices (of colleges in the order of priority).
The results of CLAT 2025 were declared on December 7, 2024.
The CLAT 2025 counseling fee is INR 30, 000 (SC, ST, OBC, and PwD candidates need to pay only INR 2000).
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CLAT Exam Counseling 2025 – Highlights
| Particulars | Description |
| Counseling START date | To be announced soon |
| Conducting body | The Consortium of NLUs |
| Mode | Online The counseling will be conducted as an online, centralized seat-allotment process. |
| Counseling fee | |
| Who can participate in CLAT counseling | The candidate must have secured a valid rank in CLAT 2025 Additionally, the candidate must meet CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria specified for the exam (explained in detail below) |
| Basis of CLAT seat allotment | The seat allotment will depend on: CLAT 2025 merit rank of the candidate College options opted and their order of priority Category under which admission is sought Seats available |
| Useful Resources | CLAT 2024 – Official Counseling Instructions CLAT 2024 – Counseling Invitation (Notification) |
CLAT Counseling 2025 – Eligibility Criteria for Participation
To participate in the CLAT 2025 counseling, the candidate must have passed the CLAT 2025 exam and secured a rank.
Additionally, the candidate must meet the following conditions:
- The candidate must have passed 10+2 or an equivalent exam with a minimum of 45% (SC/ST/PwD categories) marks or its equivalent in grade.
- Candidates appearing for the qualifying exam in March/ April, 2025 are also eligible to apply. However, they must produce evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they may be disqualified.
Also Read:
- How to Prepare for CLAT
- CLAT Colleges 2025 – List of NLUs and Affiliated Law Colleges
- CLAT Question Papers
CLAT Counseling 2025 – Step-wise Process
The counseling for CLAT 2025 will be conducted online. The Consortium of NLUs will conduct centralized counseling for the participating CLAT 2025 institutes.
In the current edition of the exam, the 5-year LLB program is offered by 25 NLUs, while the one-year LLM program is available at 21 NLUs.
Step-wise CLAT 2025 Counseling process
- Register for Counseling – The candidate needs to log-in to the candidate account using their mobile number and password. Next click on the counseling link.
- Enter NLU preferences – Depending on the program opted for admission, the candidate has to select their NLU preferences. The entries must be in the order of priority.
- Pay the counseling fee – Next, pay the CLAT 2025 counseling fee
- Publication of CLAT 2025 Invite List – Based on the options entered by the candidate and other factors like merit rank, category, and seat available, the consortium will publish an invite list. The invite list will be sent via email/ SMS. The candidate can also check the status by logging into the candidate portal.
Sample CLAT Seat Allotment or Merit List
A sample seat allotment for CLAT exam is given below for the reference of the candidate.
