CLAT Counselling 2025: Dates, Seats, Document Verification

CLAT Counselling 2025: The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has released the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 counselling Date on the official website. CNLU publishes the invite list for CLAT counselling on the official website. The candidates who crack the CLAT 2024-25 register online for the counselling process, provide fresh preferences for the colleges and complete payment of registration fees.

The invitation list for CLAT counselling contains five times the number of available seats in the 22 participating NLUs. A candidate is required to fill a minimum of five NLU preferences during the CLAT counselling registration process. In this article, find all the important information about CLAT counselling 2025 in detail.

Latest Update:
-The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) released Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) counselling 2025 round-1 allotment list on December 26, 2024.
– Second allotment list for CLAT 2025 will be released on January 10, 2025.
– Third allotment list for CLAT 2025 will be released on January 24, 2025.
– Fourth allotment list for CLAT 2025 will be released on May 20, 2025
– Fifth allotment list for CLAT 2025 will be released on May 29, 2025.
– NLUs declared CLAT 2025 results on December 7, 2024.
– CLAT 2025 final answer key was released on December 7, 2024.

CLAT 2025 Counselling — Important Dates

Refer to the following table for the CLAT counselling 2025 important dates:

CLAT Counselling 2025 — Steps to be Followed

The applicants who were shortlisted after the declaration of the result are sent emails regarding online registration of counselling. To complete their registration for the Admissions Counselling Process, candidates had to login to their CLAT accounts and pay the Counselling Registration Fee by 10:00 P.M. on December 20, 2025 as set out below:

What After CLAT Counselling Fees Payment?

After the payment of the counselling fee, the first admission list is released by CNLUs. Candidates have the following options:

• Freeze option: If the candidate is satisfied with the allotted seat, accepts it, and is not interested in participating in further rounds of seat allocation/ counselling, they may ‘Freeze’ the seat allocation.
• Float option: If the candidate has not been allotted their first preference NLU and chooses to leave ‘open’ the possibility of getting a higher preference NLU seat they may choose the ‘Float’ Option.
• Exit from CLAT Admission Process: If at any time after completing the Registration Process, a candidate does not want to participate any further in the Counselling Process, they may choose to ‘Exit’ the Admissions Counselling Process. If a candidate has chosen a Float orze Option prior to the Exit option, the seat allocated to them will be reallocated, and the Confirmation Fee will be forfeited. No candidate will be allotted a seat after choosing the Exit option.
• Confirmation Fee: An eligible candidate who has been allotted a seat as per their indicated NLU preferences will be required to pay a non-refundable Confirmation Fee of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand only) prior to selecting a ‘Freeze’ or ‘Float’ option in the First and Second rounds of counselling. A candidate needs to pay the Confirmation Fee only once in the entire Admissions and Counselling Process.

CLAT 2025 Counselling — Publication of Second Admission List

The first list is published on the official website after applicants’ seat locking and up-gradation. The seat allotment list for 2025 will be released on December 20, 2025. Registered candidates will be able to check the allotment list on the CLAT 2025 login on official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

CLAT 2025 Counselling — Withdrawal of Seat

The applicants who do not wish to take admission as per the allotted NLU can withdraw their fees within the specified time limit, or they can simply not deposit the fees if they do not wish to take admission to the allotted college.

The same process is followed in the final round of counselling. After the seat allotment, all the applicants are advised to save the copy and take out the print of the allotment list for future reference. 

Important Note:

1. After the final round, applicants must report to the allotted NLUs along with the documents and certificates required for the CLAT 2025 admission.
2. The applicants are advised to follow the eligibility criteria for CLAT 2025 admission strictly. If, after CLAT 2025, the applicants are found not to fulfil the eligibility criteria, then their admission will be cancelled by the NLU.

CLAT 2025 Counselling — Documents Required

The applicants attending the counselling rounds are required to provide some important documents. The list of required documents for counselling is as follows: 

List of Documents Required

Important Points To Remember for CLAT Counselling 2025

The points to remember are as given below: 

1. The candidates must submit all the original documents after the counselling.
2. The counselling is only conducted online mode by the conducting body for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
3. The applicants are advised to be careful while selecting the choice of NLU. 
4. The call letters of CLAT counselling do not confirm the applicant’s admission until the final seat allotment round.
5. The applicants are advised to lock the option of the allotted college carefully, as the option cannot be withdrawn after opting for the lock option. 
6. All the original documents of the applicants are returned after scrutinising by the NLUs.

FAQs on CLAT 2025 Counselling

Check the following commonly asked questions by CLAT aspirants:

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