CLAT

The CLAT All India Rank of 15,015 and OBC rank of 2,450 allows you to apply for National Law Universities through analysis of past cutoff criteria. Cutoff requirements at top NLUs such as NLSIU Bangalore and NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata are not attainable for a candidate holding ranks of 15,015 and 2,450.

Your current rank provides a strong opportunity to gain admission at MNLU Nagpur and HNLU Raipur and DSNLU Visakhapatnam particularly if you apply under the OBC category. The joint system of category-based and state-resident quota selection diminishes your likelihood of admission into law programs. Past admission data indicated that several NLU colleges admitted OBC category students having marks from 1,800 to 3,000 which matches your academic qualifications for late-round counseling opportunities.

The ranking position of 22,821 in SC category of CLAT makes admission into any National Law University (NLU) extremely difficult to obtain. Previous editions of CLAT admission to NLUs had their last SC ranks at much lower points. In CLAT 2023 admission to NLU Assam and NLU Jabalpur used closing ranks that ranged from 2,000 to 3,000 among SC candidates. The Rajasthan National Law University ranked sixty-second according to the SC cut-off had an admission threshold below 500.

The difference between your rank and past admission boundaries makes it unlikely that you will gain entry to an NLU. Both private law colleges accepting CLAT scores and state law universities with seats for SC students should be considered by you as admission options. The chance of admission success will improve if you take the CLAT exam again.

The first step for post-graduates who plan to sit for CLAT and join government colleges is verifying the admission requirements which usually demand at least 45% graduation marks. Students need to register in January for the CLAT exam which conducts its tests in May. The examination fee stands at INR 4,000 for normal applicants. The preparation for the examination should include studying Constitutional Law together with Contract Law and English subjects. The CLAT marks become acceptable for admission into any of the 22 National Law Universities that consist of public institutions. Attend the counseling procedure starting from June after the examination process is complete. The process of seating assignment follows student rankings together with their indicated choices.

The CLAT PG syllabus covers key areas of law, focusing on legal reasoning, comprehension, and case law interpretation. The main subjects include:

• Constitutional Law – Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, Judiciary, Executive, Federalism, Amendments
• Jurisprudence – Legal Theories, Schools of Jurisprudence, Rights, Duties, Justice
• Administrative Law – Principles, Judicial Review, Delegated Legislation
• Law of Contracts – General Principles, Special Contracts, Breach & Remedies
• Law of Torts – General Principles, Negligence, Defamation, Strict & Absolute Liability
• Criminal Law – IPC, General Defenses, Specific Offenses, Criminal Procedure
• Public International Law – Treaties, Human Rights, UN System
• Company Law – Incorporation, Directors, Corporate Governance
• Taxation Law – Income Tax, GST
• Environmental Law – Pollution Control, Sustainability Laws
• Labour & Industrial Law – Employment Laws, Trade Unions