The Consortium of NLUs released the much awaited scorecards for the Common Law Admission Test providing relief to the thousands of aspiring candidates in the country. The Common Law Admission Test is your ticket to the prestigious law schools in India empowered to provide world-class legal education to the candidates. Students were suffering from intense competition, advanced questions patterns and high emphasis on critical and analytical thinking skills. After the release of the scorecards candidates must be aware of what to do next. It is crucial to understand your score, and plan your path forward. Keeping yourself informed at this stage can be extremely beneficial. This blog will guide you through the complete process after checking your scorecards to make the right decisions at the right time in your legal journey.
How to Check Your Scorecard for CLAT 2025
After appearing for the Common Law Admission Test every candidate was eagerly waiting for their scorecards. The steps to check your scorecards have been mentioned below:
- Candidates must move straight ahead to the official website of the consortium of NLUs where they will be able to check their scorecards.
- Log in to your account via your registered mobile numbers and passwords.
- After logging in you will find the “View Scorecard” link where you will see your scorecards.
- Download your scorecards and remember to take out a printout for future use and references.
Understanding the CLAT 2025 Scorecard
Before registering for the counselling process candidates must understand their scorecards, this will help them smartly fill their preference list during the counselling process. Given below is a breakdown of your CLAT scorecard.
- The CLAT Scorecard will contain an overall score. This is your overall score out of 150 for the undergraduate candidates and 120 for postgraduate candidates.
- Based on your overall score you will be provided with an All India Rank (AIR). This is your position among all the candidates.
- You will also be specified with your category rank. This highlights your position among the candidates in your category.
- You will also be able to see your sectional scores. This is the marks scored by you in every section of the Common Law Admission Test.
How to tackle Errors in Your Scorecard
If a candidate unfortunately tackles any error in their scorecards or they feel so they need not panic in that situation as it happens sometimes. But it is important to remember that the Consortium of NLUs provides limited space for raising your issues and errors and applying for corrections. Check out below to understand what to do under such situations:
- Immediately contact the Consortium of National Law Universities only through the official helpline number or the official mail provided on the website of the CLAT website.
- Be very clear with your issue and also remember to attach relevant documents if needed and write strictly according to the prescribed format.
- Act according to the deadline for submitting your grievances to avoid any complications later.
The CLAT 2025 Counselling Process
After checking your scorecards the next important step is to register for the CLAT 2025 Counselling process. This will allow you to select your preferred college to pursue a legal career. Every college has different cutoffs which depend on multiple factors such as number of applicants, difficulty level of the examination and the availability of seats. You will be allotted a college based on your scorecard. Check out the steps to register for the CLAT 2025 Counselling process:
- Register for the counselling process and pay the counselling fees accordingly. The counselling fees for General/OBC is 30,000/- and 20,000/- for SC/ST category candidates.
- Choose your preferred NLU in the order of your choice but be very careful in doing so. Plan your preference list beforehand based on your rank and cutoff of the preferred National Law University.
- The consortium of NLUs will release multiple rounds of seat allotment process based on the ranks of the candidates.
- Accept or Decline the allotted seat based on your choice, upgrade for a higher preference or exit the process.
- After selecting your preference submit all the supporting documents to complete your counselling process.
Documents Required for the Counselling Process
Before appearing for the counselling process candidates will have to arrange for some of the essential documents. The list of all the important documents that will be required in the counselling process are given below:
- The Common Law Admission Test Scorecard
- Class 10th Marksheet
- Class 12th Marksheet
- Domicile Certificate (Only if applicable)
- Caste Certificate (Only if applicable)
- PwD Certificate (Only if applicable)
- Identity Proof (Aadhar, Passport, Voter ID etc)
- Recent Passport size photographs
FAQs
Unfortunately if a candidate has missed out on the counselling registration deadline they will have to for the next year to appear for the counselling process again or they will have to try for a private institution. Therefore it is extremely crucial to keep an eye on the counselling notifications on the official website.
Yes, a candidate can appear for multiple rounds of counselling. This happens when a candidate requests for an upgrade they will be considered for subsequent rounds.
Unfortunately if a candidate fails to receive their first preference they will be allotted a college based on the common rank or their category rank whichever is applicable.
No, the general fees paid which is applicable for every appearing candidate is completely non-refundable. Therefore it is extremely crucial to read the guidelines before paying the counselling fees.
The Common Law Admission Test Scorecard consists of your All India Rank (AIR), Category Rank (only if applicable), Overall score and your sectional scores (marks scored in each section)