CLAT 2021 Counselling Schedule Declared

# Jul 29, 2021 by Harshita Nandal

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CLAT 2021 Counselling Schedule Declared

The counseling registration process for admission to National Law Universities (NLUs) will start from July 29 and it will end on July 30 till 12 noon. Candidates will have to pay Rs 50,000 to block their seats.

All candidates are advised to login to the consortium website and confirm if they have been invited for counselling. Further, an email/sms shall be sent to all eligible candidates inviting them for counselling. The counselling information will be uploaded on the Consortium website as well.

Candidates can login to their CLAT account and register for counselling process. Candidates are advised to login and check if they have been invited for counselling . Clat Consortium will not be responsible for non-delivery of Emails/SMS.

The registration process consists of TWO steps:

STEP – 1 Update your NLU preferences

Candidates are strongly advised to give minimum of five preferences.

NOTES:

i) Requests for change of preferences after the last date will not be considered.

ii) Candidates are requested to provide their preferences carefully considering all options and their marks and ranks. Updating of preferences will not be possible once submitted. Requests for change of preferences after submission will not be considered.

iii) Candidates will be considered for ONLY those NLUs for which they have provided the preference. Example:- If a candidate has chosen only five NLUs, then he/she will be considered only for allotment in those five NLUs and not to any other NLU, even if vacancies are available in other NLUs and as per the merit he / she may be entitled to get admission.

STEP – 2 Make online payment of INR 50,000/-

Candidates will have to make an online payment of INR 50,000/- to Consortium to register for counselling through their login id on the Consortium website. Candidates are requested to make the payment before the last date. Requests for payments after the last date will not be considered in any circumstances.

Payments shall be made via online mode ONLY. Candidates are advised not to wait till last minute to make payments, to avoid payment related issues. Consortium will not be responsible for any issues relating to payments. You must wait till you see a ‘Payment Successful’ message.

Requests to make payments after last date due to transaction failures or other issues will not be considered.

First Provisional Seat Allotment List

Consortium will announce the 1st provisional seat allotment list considering only those candidates who have completed the counseling registration process as given above. Candidates who are selected in the First List will have the following THREE options:

a) Accept the allotted seat (Locking the Seat)

By selecting this option, you agree to accept the allotted seat. No further changes will be considered. Candidate will not be upgraded to his / her higher option, even if vacancy arises at a later stage.

Candidate has to upload all the required documents on the website of Consortium and make payment of requisite fee to the allotted NLU. For details kindly visit the website of the concerned NLU.

b) Apply for Upgrade

Candidates opting for Upgradation are also required to make the payment of requisite fee to the allotted University and upload documents on the website of Consortium. Only candidates who have taken the admission and paid the requisite fee and uploaded the documents on the website of Consortium will be considered for upgradation. A candidate who has been allotted a seat and has not paid the fee and uploaded the documents shall not be eligible for admission and upgradation option.

For the candidates who have chosen this option, his / her current allotted seat will be locked and he / she will be considered for allocation in any of the higher preferred NLUs, in case vacancy arises.

c) Exit from CLAT admission process

If any candidate chooses this option, he/she forfeits a claim for any seat allotment from the CLAT consortium. He/she will lose his/her current allotted seat and will not be considered for allotment in the subsequent lists also.

NOTE: If any candidate does not exercise any of the options above, i.e.,(a), (b) or (c) within the specified time, it shall be deemed that he/she is not interested in the admission process and his/her candidature will not be considered for admission. Such candidate will lose the current allotted seat and his/her name will be removed from the counselling process and will not be considered in subsequent lists also.

Candidates who did not get allotment in this list will have to wait for the next list.

Second Provisional Seat Allotment List

Consortium will announce the 2nd provisional seat allotment list considering only those candidates who have completed the counselling registration process.

Candidates who are allotted the seats for the first time in the Second List and those who had applied for Upgrade in the previous list will have the following options and need to follow the same procedure as explained above:

a) Accept the allotted seat (Locking the seat)

b) Apply for upgrade

c) Exit from CLAT admission process

NOTE: If a candidate does not exercise any of the options above, i.e., (a),(b) or (c) within the specified time he/she will be considered “Not Interested”in the admission process and his/her candidature will not be considered for admission. Such candidate will lose the current allotted seat and his/her name will be removed from the counselling process and will not be considered in the subsequent lists also.

Upgrade requests from the previous list will also be considered against the vacancies, if any, if the candidate has paid the fee and completed the required  formalities in the allotted University of the previous list.Candidates who did not get allotment in this list will have to wait for the next list.

Third Provisional Seat Allotment List

Consortium will announce the 3rd provisional seat allotment list considering only those candidates who have completed the counselling registration process as given above.

Candidates who are allotted the seats for the first time in the Third List and those who had applied for Upgrade in the previous list will have the following options and need to follow the same procedure as explained above:

a) Accept the allotted seat (Locking the seat)

b) Apply for upgrade

c) Exit from CLAT admission process

NOTE: If a candidate does not exercise any of the options above, i.e., (a) or(b) or (c)within the specified time he/she will be considered not interested in the admission process and the candidature will not be considered for admission. Such candidate will lose the current allotted seat and his/her name will be removed from the counselling process.

Upgrade requests from the previous list will also be considered, if they have paid the fee and completed the formalities at the allotted NLU in the said lists. Candidates who did not get allotment in this list will have to wait for the next list.

Fourth Provisional Seat Allotment List

Consortium will announce the 4th provisional seat allotment list considering only those candidates who have completed the counselling registration process as given above.

Candidates who are allotted the seats for the first time in the Fourth List and those who had applied for Upgrade in the previous list will have the following options and need to follow the same procedure as explained above

a) Accept the allotted seat (Locking the seat)

b) Apply for Upgrade

c) Exit from CLAT admission process

NOTE: If any candidate does not exercise any of the options above, i.e., (a)or (b) or (c) within the specified time he/she will be considered not interested in the admission process and the candidature will not be considered for admission. Such candidate lose the current allotted seat and his/her name will be removed from the counselling process.

Upgrade requests from the previous will also be considered, if they have paid the fee and completed the formalities at the allotted NLU in the said lists.Candidates who did not get allotment in this list will have to wait for the next list.

Fifth and Final Provisional Seat Allotment List

Consortium will announce the 5th provisional seat allotment list considering only those candidates who have completed the counselling registration process as given above.

Candidates who are allotted the seats for the first time in the Fifth List and those who had applied for Upgrade in the previous list will have the following options and need to follow the same procedure as explained above.

a) Accept the allotted seat (Locking the seat)

b) Exit from CLAT admission process

NOTE: If any candidate does not exercise any of the options above, i.e., (a) or (b) within the specified time he/she will be considered not interested in the admission process and the candidature will not be considered for admission. Such candidate will lose the current allotted seat and his/her name will be removed from the counselling process.

Upgrade requests from the previous lists will also be considered, if they have paid the fee and completed the formalities at the allotted NLU in the said lists. IMPORTANT NOTE: On closure of this list, the central admission process from the Consortium is deemed to have been closes; however, NLUs are free to admit candidates to fill the vacant seats, if any, by public advertisement and following merit norms.

Refund Rules (Counselling Fee):

(a) If a candidate does not get a seat after the release of Five Lists by the Consortium, total amount of Rs. 50,000/- will be refunded to them withoutany deduction.

(b) If a candidate chooses to exit the counselling process OR does not accept any of the seat offered in any of the first Four Lists notified by the Consortium,an amount of Rs. 40,000/- will only be refunded.

(C) If a candidate is found ineligible on the basis of the documents / information provided by him / her, an amount of Rs. 40,000/- will only be refunded.

NOTE: Refunds will be given to the same account from which the counseling fee was paid. Requests to settle refunds to another account will not be considered.

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Harshita Nandal
Harshita Nandal

Harshita Nandal has worked as a Creative head in Mitrakshar, University of Delhi. She has done her Graduation from the University of Delhi in English Honours. In her free time, she prefers to play the guitar, take short walks in between work and loves to watch Korean dramas. Currently, she is an author at Educere India to fulfil the desire of her passion for writing.