CLAT 2017: RANKS, FEES, PLACEMENT & ADMISSION

Cracking The CLAT 2017• Cracking the CLAT 2017 is tough.

• To make matters easy, OPUS brings well-researched and relevant information for law candidates.

• Last year, 39686 candidates had registered for the CLAT  exam. This year, the figures will probably go up.

Here is a cherry-picked list of the coveted 17 law

colleges across the country

1. National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)

2. National Academy of Legal Study and Research University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR)

3. The National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)

4. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)

5. National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)

6. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)

7. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhi nagar (GNLU)

8. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)

9. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL)

10. Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU) 11. The National University of Advanced Legal

Studies, Kochi (NUALS)12. National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO)13. National University of Study and Research in

Law, Ranchi (NUSRL) 14. National Law University and

Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA)

15.Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam 

16.Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)

17.Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU)

Fee Structure for LL.B. (Hons.) – Five-Year Integrated course

It is preferable to consult the website of every leading law college for the revised fee structures and latest updates regarding the payment schedule. While every law college accepting CLAT score has its own independent fee structure with various components, NLU has the following sample fee structure.

Admission Process

Step 1. Gaining Entry – Clearing the CLAT Hurdle

CLAT 2017 Registration/Application Form

CLAT 2017 registration will be available via online process only. Before filling the application form, candidates should be ready with the scanned documents of photograph, signature, SC/ST/SAP certificate (if applicable), and domicile certificate (if applicable).

The last date for submission of the duly filled application form will be in the last week of March 2017 (tentative). Do not send the application form through offline process.

Application Fee

Candidates from the UR/OBC/SAP (Specially-Abled Persons) category have to submit Rs. 4,000/- as application fee. SC/ST candidates have to shell out Rs. 3,500/- only. The application fee can be deposited either through online or e-challan. The application fee is non-refundable

Exam PatternFor UG Programmes

The entrance exam will be held through online process. It will be a computer-based test (CBT).

The medium of examination will be in English.

The question paper will be of 200 marks. Marking Scheme: For each correct response, 1 mark will be given to the candidate.  0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.  The duration of this entrance exam will be two hours.

For PG ProgrammesThe entrance exam will be held through online process. It will be a computer-based test (CBT).

The medium of examination will be in English. The paper will be of 2 Hours. The paper will consist of 150 MCQs.

The candidate will be awarded1 mark for each correct answer.

There will be a provision for 0.25 negative marking for every incorrect response. 

CLAT 2017 SyllabusCandidates should know the syllabus of the entrance exam before preparing for it. The syllabus of CLAT changes every year. It includes General Knowledge and Current Affairs, English, Legal Aptitude, Elementary Mathematics and Constitutional Law

CLAT 2017 Admit Card

Aspirants will be able to download the admit card through online mode. Admit Card for CLAT 2017 will be available from the third week of April 2017 (tentative).

CLAT 2017 ResultThe CLAT 2017 Result will be announced in the third week of May 2017 (tentative). After the result, the merit list will be released in the first week of June 2017 (tentative). On the basis of merit, candidates will be called for the admission procedure.

CLAT 2017 CounsellingThe admission to UG and PG programmes in participating universities under CLAT 2017 will be done via centralized.

The seat will be allotted on the basis of ‘merit-cum-preference.

After the result is out, the CLAT 2017 counseling process will begin. The counseling schedule will start in the first week of June 2017 (tentative). Candidates would have to fork out Rs. 50,000/- as counseling fee to show their serious intent in taking admission in any of the participating NLU(s).