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CLAT 2017 Toppers
CLAT 2017 results were declared on May 29, 2017 by Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna. CLAT 2017 was conducted on May 14, 2017 wherein more than 50,000 students registered for the national level law entrance exam.
The exam was in the eye of the storm this year when CLAT answer keys were declared and experts and students shared that the provisional answer keys released by the authorities had many flaws. CLAT final answer key saw some changes but experts still felt that all the errors had not been highlighted.
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The topper of CLAT UG exam is Jaipur’s Rajat Maloo who secured 154.25 marks out of 196 marks in CLAT exam. A Science stream student of Jayshree Periwal High School, Rajat secured 74.8% marks in his Class 12 exam. The second and third rank holder in the exam is Maharashtra’s Vihit Ashish Shah and Rajasthan’s Radhika Sarda respectively. The fourth rank holder is Bihar’s Sumit Kumar Gupta.
CLAT PG exam topper is Pranav Tripathi who belongs to Uttar Pradesh. He is closely followed by Swati Verma and Abhishek Sinisinwar. The interesting fact is that among the top 10 rank holders in CLAT 2017 for PG admissions, 7 students are from Uttar Pradesh (UP).
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| CLAT UG 2017 Toppers |
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| Name |
CLAT UG 2017 Rank |
Score |
| 1 |
154.25 |
|
| Vihit Ashish Shah |
2 |
150.25 |
| 3 |
148.5 |
|
| 4 |
147.5 |
|
| 5 |
147.5 |
|
| CLAT PG 2017 Toppers |
||
| Name |
CLAT PG 2017 Rank |
Score |
| 1 |
125 |
|
| Swati Verma |
2 |
121.5 |
| Abhishek Sinisinwar |
3 |
120.25 |
| 5 |
119.25 |
|
| 6 |
119 |
|
After CLAT results, aspirants need to take part in the counselling round as per the important admission dates shared by CLAT authorities.
On the basis of an aspirant’s score in CLAT exam, he/she can secure admission in colleges accepting CLAT scores for admission. This year a total of 18 National Law Universities (NLUs) will accept CLAT scores for admission.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
No, you don't have to take the CLAT 2026 exam to get admission in Chandigarh University. Instead, you must take the university's own entrance examination, the CUCET (Chandigarh University Common Entrance Test), which is very simple to pass. The best thing is that if you score well in CUCET, you can
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 6 days ago
Hi.
Level: Comparable overall. NLET may be slightly more analytical/legal-reasoning oriented.
Preparation Overlap: Preparing for CLAT will largely cover NLET syllabus, but you may need extra practice on complex legal reasoning questions for NLET.
Difficulty: Both are competitive; CLAT is high due to la
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Scholar-Level 18
Answered 6 days ago
Hi...
Colleges You Can Get With Your CLAT Rank (General Guide)
Since you didn’t mention your exact CLAT rank, here’s a helpful list of law colleges that accept CLAT scores, including National Law Universities (NLUs) and good non‑NLU options, including options for mid to higher ranks. All these accept
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Scholar-Level 18
Answered a week ago
To raise grievances on the CLAT 2026 Result, log in to your account on the Consortium of NLUs website (consortiumofnlus.ac.in), find the 'Submit Grievance' button, detail your issue (score/rank discrepancy, conduct) with supporting proof within the specified time, and submit online; accepted grievan
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Yes, you can. Candidates can raise their grievances by sending an email. Candidates can follow the steps given below
- Go to the consortiumofnlus.ac.in
- Login using your email
- Enter your password
- Click on the grievance option
- Submit
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Yes, you can get admission based on CLAT Score. Apart from that you can also appear for ULSAT Exam conducted by the university.
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Yes, you can absolutely prepare for CLAT and UPES ULSAT together, as they share significant syllabus overlap (Legal/Logical Reasoning, GK, English, Quant), making integrated preparation efficient; focus on core areas for both but tailor extra practice for ULSAT's specific GK/current affairs and CLAT
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
You should understand that once you opt to get out of the counselling process you can not go back. You will get option to either freeze your seat or choose to let it go and participate in next round. You can anytime exit the whole process too.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
There is no restriction as such for the CLAT exam. Thus, one can give CLAT any number of times they want to. Candidates should not feel bad if they are not able to clear the CLAT exam in first time.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
No you can not get admission to 24 participating NLUs without clearing CLAT Exam. For admission to NLU Delhi, you need to clear AILET Exam.
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Contributor-Level 7
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