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CLAT2015
COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST

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Organising University

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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CLAT 2015 CORE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

S. No.

Name of University

Designation

Prof. (Dr.) Gurdip Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National
Convener
Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow

Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India

Member
University (NLSIU), Bangalore

Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa, Vice-Chancellor, National Academy of Legal

Member
Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad

Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Singh, Director, The National Law Institute University (NLIU),
Member
Bhopal

Prof. (Dr.) P. Ishwara Bhat, Vice-Chancellor, The West Bengal National

Member
University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata

Prof. (Dr.) Poonam Saxena, Vice-Chancellor, National Law University (NLU),

Member
Jodhpur

Prof. (Dr.) Sukh Pal Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Hidayatullah National Law

Member
University (HNLU), Raipur

Prof. (Dr.) Bimal N. Patel, Director, Gujarat National Law University (GNLU),
Member
Gandhinagar

Prof. (Dr.) Paramjit S. Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National

Member
University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab

10

Prof. (Dr.) A. Lakshminath, Vice-Chancellor, Chanakya National Law University

Member
(CNLU), Patna

11

Prof. (Dr.) Rose Varghese, Vice-Chancellor, The National University of

Member
Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi

12

Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law University

Member
Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack

13

Prof (Dr.) B.C. Nirmal, Vice-Chancellor, National University of Study and

Member
Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi

14

Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, National Law

Member
University and Judicial Academy, Assam, (NLUJAA), Guwahati

15

Prof. (Dr.) R.G.B. Bhagavath Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Damodaram Sanjivayya

Member
National Law University, (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam

16

Prof. (Dr.) N. Murugavel, Vice-Chancellor, The Tamil Nadu National Law

Member
School, (TNNLS), Tiruchirappalli

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COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST

2015

CLAT 2015 IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

S. No.

Name of University

Designation

Prof. (Dr.) Gurdip Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law
University (RMLNLU), Lucknow

Chairman

Mr. J. D. Gangwar, Joint Registrar, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law
University (RMLNLU), Lucknow

Convener

Prof. (Dr.) O.V. Nandimath, Registrar, National Law School of India University
(NLSIU), Bangalore

Member

Prof.(Dr.) V. Balakista Reddy, Registrar, National Academy of Legal Studies and

Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad

Member

Mr. Ravi Pande, Registrar In-Charge, The National Law Institute University
(NLIU), Bhopal

Member

Dr. R. Parameswaran, Registrar (Acting), The West Bengal National University of

Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata

Member

Mr. Sohan Lal Sharma, Registrar, National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur

Member

Mr. R.L. Masiya, Registrar In-Charge, Hidayatullah National Law University

(HNLU), Raipur

Member

Dr. Thomas Mathew, Registrar In-Charge, Gujarat National Law University

(GNLU)

Member

Prof. (Dr.) G.I.S. Sandhu, Registrar, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
(RGNUL), Punjab

Member

10

Dr. S. P. Singh, Registrar, Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna

Member

11

Mr. Mahadev M.G., Registrar, The National University of Advanced Legal Studies Member
(NUALS), Kochi

12

Dr. Dolly Jabbal, Registrar In-Charge, National Law University Odisha (NLUO),
Cuttack

Member

13

Dr. Narendra Narottam, Registrar(Officiating), National University of Study and

Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi

Member

14

Dr. Benarji Chakka, Registrar in Charge, National Law University and Judicial
Academy, Assam, (NLUJAA), Guwahati

Member

15

Prof. Pasala Sudhakar, Registrar, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law

University, (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam

Member

16

Prof. (Dr) M.S. Soundara Pandian, Registrar, The Tamil Nadu National Law
School, (TNNLS), Tiruchirappalli

Member

ABOUT CLAT 2015

About CLAT 2015

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a non-statutory body created for the convenience of the students seeking
admission to the various Law Universi!es in the Country under Memorandum of Underestandings (MoU). An entrance
test is conducted to provide a list of candidates on the basis of 'merit-cum-preference' to eachUniversity for admission to
their UG/PG programmes, as per the qualifica!ons, reserva!on and other condi!ons laid down under the respec!ve
Statutes of the par!cipa!ng Universi!es. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an all India entrance examina!on
conducted on rota!on by 16 Na!onal Law Universi!es (NLUs) for admissions to their under-graduate and post-graduate
degree programmes (LL.B. & LL.M.). The 16 par!cipa!ng NLUs in the order of their establishment are:
1. Na!onal Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)
2. Na!onal Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad
3. Na!onal Law Ins!tute University, Bhopal (NLIU)
4. The West Bengal Na!onal University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)
5. Na!onal Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)
6. Hidayatullah Na!onal Law University, Raipur (HNLU)
7. Gujarat Na!onal Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)
8. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Na!onal Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)
9. Rajiv Gandhi Na!onal University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL)
10. Chanakya Na!onal Law University, Patna (CNLU)
11. Na!onal University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)
12. Na!onal Law University Odisha, Cu$ ack (NLUO)
13. Na!onal University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)
14. Na!onal Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam, Guwaha! (NLUJAA)
15. Damodaram Sanjivayya Na!onal Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)
16. The Tamil Nadu Na!onal Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)
The first CLAT Core Commi$ ee consis!ng of ViceChancellors of the seven par!cipa!ng NLUs at that !me
decided that the test shall be conducted by rota!on in the
order of their establishment. Accordingly, the first
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was conducted in the
year 2008. At present there are 16 par!cipa!ng NLUs and
following the prac!ce the eighth Common Law Admission
Test (CLAT 2015) is being conducted by the Dr. Ram
Manohar Lohiya Na"onal Law University, Lucknow.

results are also eligible to appear in the test. However,

such candidates must submit the proof of having passed
the qualifying examina!on with the required percentage,
as the case may be, at the !me of admission, failing which,
the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the
Course.

Pa' ern of CLAT 2015 Ques"on Paper

Exam Description
Total Marks
Number of multiple-choice
questions of one mark each

The Under-Graduate Programme

The Sixteen NLUs offer a five-year integrated undergraduate law course leading to the award of B.A. LL.B.
(Hons.), B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.), B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), B.S.W. LL.B.
(Hons.), B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.) degrees.

Duration of Examination

Eligibility

200
200
Two hours
(02:00 hours)

Subject areas with Weightage

As per the respec!ve statutes of the par!cipa!ng

NLUs, to be eligible to appear in CLAT-2015, a candidate
should have obtained a Higher Secondary School/
Intermediate (10+2) or its equivalent cer!ficate from a
recognized Board with not less than 45% marks in
aggregate (40% in case of SC/ST candidates) and should be
st
below 20 years of age as on 1 July 2015 (22 years in case
of SC/ST/Persons with Disability (PWD) candidates).The
candidates who are appearing in March/April 2015 or have
appeared in the qualifying examina!on and are awai!ng

English including Comprehension

40 Marks

General Knowledge and Current Affairs

50 Marks

Elementary Mathematics (Numerical

Ability)

20 Marks

Legal Aptitude

50 Marks

Logical Reasoning

40 Marks

Note: There shall be a system of Nega!ve Marking wherein 0.25 marks

will be deducted for each of the wrong answer.

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The different subject areas of the examina!on are

explained as under:

ii.
iii.

1. English including comprehension

The Post-Graduate Programme

The English sec! on will test the candidate's

proficiency in English based on comprehension passages
and grammar. In the comprehension sec!on, candidates
will be ques!oned on their understanding of the passage
and its central theme, meanings of words used therein etc.
The grammar sec!on requires correc!on of incorrect
gramma!cal sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with
appropriate words, etc.

The informa!on of the LL.M. degree course offered

at the various NLUs with the dura! on and the
specializa!ons have been provided in detail under the
sec!ons of each University. The candidates are also
advised to check the websites of the respec! ve
Universi!es from !me to !me to keep themselves
updated about the changes in the course structure and
other details.

2. General Knowledge and Currents Affairs

Eligibility

In this sec!on, the candidates will be tested on their

general awareness including sta!c general knowledge.
Ques!ons on current affairs will test candidates on their
knowledge of current affairs (broadly defined as ma$ ers
featuring in the mainstream media between March 2014
and April 2015)

To be eligible to appear in CLAT-2015, a candidate

should have obtained an LL.B./a five year integrated
LL.B./any other equivalent degree from a recognized
University with not less than 55% marks in aggregate (50%
in case of SC/ST candidates). The candidates who have
passed the qualifying degree examina!on through/
supplementary/compartment or repeat a$ empts are also
eligible for appearing in the test and taking admissions
provide that such candidates will have to produce the
proof of having passed the qualifying examina!on with the
requisite percentage of marks, as the case may be, on the
date of their admission or within the !me allowed by the
respec! ve Universi! es. The candidates who have
appeared or are appearing in the qualifying degree
examina!on by March/April 2015 are also eligible to
appear in the test. Such candidates may submit the final
results of the qualifying examina!on with the requisite
percentage, as the case may be, within the !me frame
prescribed by the respec!ve Universi!es and shall be
provided provisional admission only.

3. Mathema"cs
This sec!on will test candidate's knowledge on
elementary mathema!cs, i.e. mathema!cs up to Class X.

4. Legal Ap"tude
This sec!on will test candidate's interest towards
study of law, research ap!tude and problem solving ability.
Ques! ons will be framed with the help of legal
proposi!ons (described in the paper), and a set of facts to
which the said proposi!on has to be applied. Some
proposi!ons may not be "true" in the real sense (e.g. the
legal proposi!on may be that any person who speaks in a
movie hall and disturbs others that are watching the movie
will be banned from entering any movie theatre across
India for one year). Candidates will have to assume the
"truth" of these proposi!ons and answer the ques!ons
accordingly.

Higher age.
Computerized draw of lots.

Pa' ern of CLAT 2015

Exam Description
Maximum
Marks
Duration of
Examination
MultipleChoice
Questions

5. Logical Reasoning
The purpose of the logical reasoning sec!on is to test
the candidate's ability to iden!fy pa$ erns, logical links and
rec!fy illogical arguments. It will include a wide variety of
logical reasoning ques!ons such as syllogisms, logical
sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will
not be tested.

150
Two hours (02:00 hours)
150 questions of one mark each
Allocation of questions to be asked from
different areas of law:

1. Constitutional Law
2. Jurisprudence
3. Other law subjects such as

Tie-Breaking

50
50
50

Contract, Torts, Criminal Law,

International Law, Family Law ,
Property Law, IPR etc.

In the event of equal marks scored by two or more

candidates in the CLAT-2015, the !e will be broken by the
following procedure and order:
i.
Higher marks in the sec!on of legal ap!tude in CLAT2015.

Note: There shall be a system of Nega!ve Marking wherein 0.25

marks each will be deducted for each of the wrong answers to
Mul!ple Choice Ques!ons.

ABOUT CLAT 2015

Tie-Breaking
In case of equal marks scored by two or more
candidates in the CLAT 2015, the !e will be broken in the
following procedure and order:
i.
Higher age.
ii. Computerized draw of lots

ii.

iii.

Procedure for Applica"on

Applica"on Form and Informa"on
i.

ii.

The CLAT-2015 Online Applica!on Form will be

accessible on the CLAT website (www.clat.ac.in)
from 1st January, 2015 to 31st March, 2015 along
with the e-Informa!on Brochure. No hard copy of
the Applica!on Form and Informa!on Brochure will
be sold.
CLAT-2015 Informa!on Brochure (not the applica!on
form) will also be accessible from the respec!ve
website of all the par!cipa!ng NLUs.

iv.

v.

Mode of Payment through CLAT 2015 Website

The online payment can be made through netbanking, debit card, credit card etc. wherein the candidate
will have to bear the addi!onal bank transac!on costs for
remi* ng the fees through payment gateways.
For paying the fee offline through website, the
candidate will have to download the 'Bank Challan' that
will be generated with the required informa!on, as filled
in by the candidate, and make the payment with
addi!onal bank charges at any branch of the ICICI Bank.
A)er making the requisite payment at the bank, the
candidate needs to fill-in the details of the Bank Challan as
required at the relevant sec!on of the applica!on form.

Documents to Be Uploaded during Online

Applica"on
The original cer!ficates/documents issued by the
competent authority as specified in the CLAT- 2015
Informa!on Brochure are to be submi$ ed to the allo$ ed
University only at the !me of admission. The relevant
photocopies of the cer!ficates/documents, photograph
and signatures of the candidate and parent/guardian need
not be a$ ested in support of one's claim for admission are
to be uploaded while filling the Online Applica!on Form.
i.
The scanned photocopies of the documents to be
uploaded in the PDF/JPG format by all the
candidates are:
(a) BirthCer!ficate (If not available then Standard X
passing cer!ficate issued by a recognised Board or
Passport can be uploaded.
(b) Standard X Marksheet
(c) Qualifying Examina!on Marksheet/Cer!ficate such
as 10+2 or its equivalent examina!on cer!ficate
from a recognized Board (for UG Courses).
(d) Qualifying Examina!on Marksheet/Cer!ficate such
as LL.B. or its equivalent examina!on cer!ficate from
a recognized University (for PG Courses).
(e) Front facing Passport size photograph with clear
lenses (3.5 cms x 4.5 cms) [JPG Format, size 100 kb]
(f) Signature of candidate [JPG Format, size 100 kb]
(g) Signatureofparent/guardian[JPGFormat,size100kb]
ii.
The scanned photocopies of the documents to be
uploaded in the PDF format by a candidate
depending on the applicability are:
(a) Latest Category Cer!ficate (SC/ST/OBC)

CLAT 2015 Fee

l

Fee to be remi$ ed while submi* ng the Applica!on

Form for Unreserved/OBC/PWD and other category
candidates is Rs. 4000/-(For SC/ST category
candidates: Rs. 3500/-) excluding the bank charges
or addi!onal transac!on costs for remi* ng the fees
online. The above applica!on fee includes cost of
online applica!on form and e-brochure.
Counseling Fee a)er the declara!on of results:
Rs. 50,000 (excluding the bank charges or addi!onal
transac!on costs for remi* ng the fees online).
Previous year Ques!on papers of CLAT shall be
available on the payment of Rs. 250/- in e-form only.

Mode of Applica"on
i.

and other details will be available and accessible in

the LOGIN ACCOUNT of the candidate.
Copies of the filled in Online Applica"on Form or
uploaded cer"ficates/documents should not be
sent to the CLAT Office.
The Hall-Ticket/Admit Card can be accessed /
downloaded by the candidate through the personal
LOGIN ACCOUNT. The candidate is required to take
the printout of the Hall-Ticket / Admit Card to the
Examina"on Hall.
Candidates applying must visit and carefully read the
instruc! ons given at the CLAT-2015 website
(www.clat.ac.in).
Incomplete applica!on or applica!on in any mode
other than online or applica!on a)er the last date
and !me shall not be considered. It shall be the
obliga!on of the candidate to fill the Online
Applica!on Form in a !mely manner. The Organizing
University, i.e. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Na!onal Law
University, Lucknow shall not be responsible in
anyway.

There is only one mode of applica!on (i.e. online)

which can be accessed by a candidate a)er
registering himself/herself on the CLAT website by
signing up & crea!ng a LOGIN ACCOUNT. The Online
Applica!on Form can be submi$ ed only from 1st
January, 2015 to 31st March, 2015 (11:59 p.m.). The
submi$ ed Online Applica!on Form in PDF format

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COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST

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(b)
(c)

Persons With Disability (P.W.D.) Cer!ficate

Category cer!ficate like E.B.C.; B.C.; W.B.C.; D.F.F.;
S.E.B.C.; Ancestral residents of village Sidhuwal,
District Pa!ala; Son / Daughter of Defense Personnel
Deployed in U.P. or Defense Personnel of U.P. either
re!red or killed/ disabled in ac!on; Dependant of
Freedom Fighter of U.P. and Kashmiri Migrant.
(d) Cer!ficates in support of One's Claim for NRI/NRI
Sponsored Candidate.
(e) Domicile Cer!ficate in support of one's claim for
considera!on under State Quota
The cer! ficates/documents listed above are
essen!al requirements for admission to the UG and PG
courses. In addi!on to the above, the candidates may be
required to submit such other cer!ficates/documents as
may be specified by various Universi!es in their respec!ve
websites and also in the Instruc!ons for Admission to
UG/PG Programmes issued along with the List of Allo$ ed
Candidates from !me to !me. Further, the candidates will
also be required to submit Photocopies of the relevant
cer!ficates/documents as may be specified/ required by
the concerned universi!es.

fees through the website with the CLAT Office by

the specified date will forfeit their right to be
considered for admission in future and their names
will be dropped from the CLAT Merit List.
4. The university-wise first provisional allotment list
based on merit-cum-preference will be published on
the CLAT Website. The list will also be made available
to the respec!ve par!cipa!ng Universi!es.
5. The provisionally selected candidates allo$ ed to
various NLUs will have to reserve their seats within a
s!pulated period at this stage by logging in to the
personal LOGIN ACCOUNT. The candidates will be
provided with three op!ons viz.,
(a) I hereby take admission with the allo$ ed university
and do not want my candidature to be considered for
the next higher preference (This op!on can be
availed only once), or
(b) I hereby take admission with the allo$ ed university
and also want my candidature to be considered for
the next higher preference, or
(c) I hereby do not want to take part in the admission
process.
Any of the above op!ons exercised by the candidate
will be treated as final and irrevocable. Pursuant to the
exercise of op!on 5 (b), by the candidate, if the candidate
is upgraded to his/her next higher preference; no request
for the downward movement shall be entertained. The
candidates failing to reserve their seat through the
website with the CLAT Office by the specified date will
forfeit their right to be considered for admission in future
and their names will be dropped from the CLAT Merit List.
6.
A list of waitlisted candidates will also be issued
along with the Provisional Allotment List, from the
specified list of candidates who had undertaken the
counseling a)er remi* ng the fees. The comprehensive
list will be prepared by picking up candidates
propor!onately from various categories such as
Unreserved/SC/ST/OBC/PWD/DFF/NRI etc. both
from the All India and State (Domicile) category of
candidates.
7.
If required, the CLAT Office will publish three more
!mes the Subsidiary List of candidates allo$ ed to
various Universi!es against the actual le)out seats.
8.
A)er deposi!ng the required amount of fees and
taking part in the counselling session with the CLAT
office by the s!pulated date, if the waitlisted
candidates fail to get a seat in any of the Universi!es
due to non-availability of vacancy, the en!re amount
of Rs. 50,000/- deposited by such candidates will be
refunded to them without any deduc!on.
9.
If the candidates in the specified list for par!cipa!on
in counselling do not deposit the required amount of
fees (i.e. Rs. 50,000/-) in adequate numbers for being

Declara"on of Results
CLAT-2015 result will be published on 20th May 2015
on the CLAT Website (www.clat.ac.in) with an overall merit
list of candidates prepared according to their CLAT Score
along with their categories. In addi!on, state specific and
all India merit lists will be prepared for various categories
of candidates like-Unreserved/SC/ST/OBC/Women/PWD
etc. The candidates will be able to access the results
through their personal LOGIN ACCOUNT.

Admission to the U.G. Programme

1.

2.

3.

The merit list-cum-preference will be the basic

principle of admission for CLAT-2015 and the
allotment of candidates to various NLUs will be
based on the same. Hence, an online counseling
would take place a)er the announcement of the
CLAT-2015 results from 21st May 2015, wherein the
candidates will be able to mark the preferences of
the NLUs for admission within the s!pulated period
men!oned in the schedule.
The specified number of the candidates from various
categories will be allowed to par!cipate in the online
counselling against the actual seats available with
the par!cipa!ng NLUs, by logging in to the personal
LOGIN ACCOUNT created by them at the !me of
registra!on and deposi!ng the adjustable fees of
Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fi)y Thousand only) either
online/offline by bank challan through the website.
The candidates seriously interested in taking
admission must deposit the required fees so as to
be considered against the seats available with an
NLU. The candidates failing to deposit the required

ABOUT CLAT 2015

10.

11.

12.

13.

considered against probable vacancies, if any, in

future, and if the list of such candidates gets
exhausted and some vacancies s! ll remain
therea)er, then a fresh counselling session will be
undertaken by the CLAT Office.
A)er the candidates are finally allo$ ed to various
Universi!es, the candidates will be required to
approach the allo$ ed Universi!es with the balance
amount towards the admission fees and the relevant
cer!ficates/documents in original issued by the
competent authority in support of the various claims
made by the candidates, during the scheduled
periods given in the CLAT-2015 Calendar and
complete the admission formali!es. The cer!ficates
in original will be checked by the respec!ve
universi!es at the !me of their admission. For
detailed informa!on/update about the dates kindly
check the CLAT Calender on the second last page of
the e-informa!on brochure.
The candidate not having the required
cer"ficates/documents in original and failing to
sa"sfy the eligibility requirements will not be
allowed to take admission by the concerned
Universi" es. Hence, the candidates seeking
admission under various categories - especially those
belonging to the reserved categories such as
SC/ST/OBC/PWD/DFF/NRI and the Unreserved
category candidates seeking admission under State
Domicile category - will be required to obtain in
advance the relevant and authen"c cer"ficates/
documents from the competent authori"es and
produce the same at the "me of admission.
Those candidates who fail to report to the
Universi!es and complete the admission formali!es
as per CLAT-2015 Calendar will forfeit their claim for
admission and their seats will be filled-up by the
University by following its own procedure and not by
the CLAT Office. The respec!ve Universi!es will be
repor!ng the details of admission against the First
Allotment list to the CLAT Office by 28th June 2015
including the number of vacancies that might remain
due to non-repor!ng of the candidates allo$ ed
under the Actual Allotment List. This would help the
CLAT Office make the declara!on of the next
allotment list with upgradated and wait listed
candidates on 1st July 2015 and complete the
admission process upto 4th July, 2015. For detailed
informa!on/update about the dates kindly check the
CLAT Calender.
While the candidates will be required to pay the
balance amount of fees to the allo$ ed Universi!es at
the !me of comple!ng the admission formali!es, the
adjustable amount of Rs. 50,000/- deposited with
the CLAT Office will be transferred to the respec!ve

Universi!es a)er the comple!on of the admission

process.
14. The candidates withdrawing from the admission
process a)er 19th June, 2015 will be refunded the
amount by the CLAT Office a)er deduc!ng the
processing charge of Rs. 10,000/-.

Admission to the P.G. Programme

The admissions to the PG programmes through CLAT2015 will be done in a centralized manner from the CLAT
Office a)er the counseling session, as men!oned above
for the UG programmes, by allo* ng seats based on the
merit cum preference of the candidates furnished during
the counseling session. The candidates will be allowed to
par!cipate in the online counseling session by deposi!ng
the adjustable fees of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fi)y Thousand
Only) through the website with the CLAT Office.

Important Points to Be Noted By the

Candidates
1.

2.

3.

4.

Informa!on regarding details of intake, reserva!on

and the courses offered along with the fee structure
is available in the CLAT-2015 Informa!on Brochure
which can be seen on the CLAT-2015 website and the
websites of the par!cipa!ng NLUs. The candidates
are therefore advised to carefully go through the
rules and fee structures of par!cipa!ng NLUs before
filling the applica!on form for UG as well as PG
courses, and for the NRI/NRI Sponsored and Foreign
Na!onal seats.
Informa!on in the Informa!on Brochure regarding
intake, reserva!on, courses offered and the subjects
taught at various levels including the areas of
specializa!on, etc. are given in brief. For detailed
informa!on, the candidates are required to take a
look at the informa!on provided in the websites of
the par!cipa!ng NLUs.
There shall be a centralised admission process for
CLAT-2015 on the basis of merit cum preference. All
admission shall centrally done through the
organising universi!es, i.e. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya
Na!onal Law University, Lucknow. The informa!on
rela!ng to various dates of admission shall be placed
on CLAT-2015 website (www.clat.ac.in) from !me to
!me.
Defini!on of disability for the purpose of admission
shall be in accordance with Persons with Disabili!es
(Equal Opportuni!es, Protec!on of Rights and Full
Par!cipa!on) Act, 1995. Disability in the Act is
defined to include: Blindness, low vision, leprosy
cured, hearing impairment, loco-motor disability,
mental retarda!on or illness. A candidate will have to
produce disability cer!ficate from the competent
authority in accordance with the provisions of the
Persons with Disabili!es (Equal Opportuni!es,

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(a)
(b)

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(d)

(e)

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Protec!on of Rights and Full Par!cipa!on) Act, 1995,

at the !me of admission.
Candidates with disabili!es appearing in the
Common Law Admission Test shall be en!tled to an
addi!onal !me of 40 minutes.
The candidates having impairment and those who
require a scribe to write the test should in!mate the
same at the relevant sec! on in the Online
Applica!on Form, ci!ng reasonable cause and
a$ aching a$ ested photocopies (by a Gaze$ ed
Officer) of the relevant suppor!ng documents such
as:
A cer!ficate of impairment from the competent
authority
A statement indica!ng whether the scribe will be
brought by the candidate or to be arranged by the
CLAT authori!es. The educa!onal qualifica!on of the
scribe should be at least one standard lower than
10+2.
A declara!on from the candidates that they will not
request at any point of !me the scribe to help them
with the answers other than the normal process of
reading the ques!ons and helping them click the
correct answer. Further if they are bringing their own
scribe, they will have to declare that the selected
scribe fulfils all the pre-requisites.
Documentary evidence regarding the educa!onal
qualifica!on of the scribe (e.g. school cer!ficate or
school iden!ty card).
A declara!on from the scribe (if brought by the
candidate) that the scribe complies with the
prerequisites and he/she will not in any way help the
candidate answer any ques!on in the paper, apart
from his/her regular duty of reading out the
ques!ons and clicking the correct answers.
For details rela!ng to the admission of NRI/NRI
sponsored candidates and the number of seats
available for them, please see the informa!on
provided by the par!cipa!ng NLUs in the CLAT-2015
Informa!on Brochure and their respec!ve websites.
NRI status/NRI Sponsorship cer!ficate shall be
required to be submi$ ed by the candidate at the
!me of admission in the concerned par!cipa!ng
university in the format as prescribed by the
university.
Some of the Universi! es will admit the NRI
candidates directly whereas others will do it through
CLAT-2015. Please carefully read the informa!on
provided by the par!cipa!ng NLUs on the subject in
the CLAT-2015 Informa!on Brochure and on the
CLAT-2015 website (www.clat.ac.in).
Only Indian na!onals/NRIs are allowed to appear in
the CLAT-2015. Foreign na!onals are not permi$ ed
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desirous of taking admission to any course in any of

the par!cipa!ng NLUs may directly contact the
concerned University having seats for foreign
na!onals.
In the event of insufficient number of candidates
op!ng to appear from a par!cular Test Centre, the
Convener, CLAT-2015, reserves the right to cancel
such a centre and shi) the applicants to another
nearby centre or to a centre according to the
candidate's second or third preference.
Informa!on such as the category of candidate, the
centre of the Entrance Test and the preferences for
various universi!es submi$ ed by the candidates
through Online Applica!on Mode shall be final and
will not be changed therea)er.
Allotment of seats will be made on merit-cumpreference basis according to the informa!on
furnished in the Online Applica!on Form and during
the Counseling Session, the candidates are required
to read the instruc!ons carefully and furnish correct
and authen!c informa!on. In case the informa!on
furnished at any stage of admission process is found
false or incorrect or there is any discrepancy or
mismatch between the informa!on furnished by the
candidate at the relevant sec! on and the
cer!ficates/documents produced at the !me of
admission, the provisional admission offered to the
candidate shall be cancelled as per the declara!on
given in the Online Applica!on Form and at other
relevant places without assigning any further reason.
The basic principle of admission through CLAT-2015
is merit-cum-preference. However, if a candidate, at
any stage of the allotment process, wants to forego
his claim for the next higher preference and wants to
stay with and take admission in the allo$ ed
University, or wants to quit the admission process,
he/she will be given the op!on to do so. To exercise
this op!on, the candidate will have to men!on the
same within the prescribed !me limit. However, this
op!on exercised once by the candidate will be
treated as final and irrevocable, and the candidate
will be deemed to have been admi$ ed in the
University opted by him/her or to be out of the
admission process, as the case may be.
All offers of admission by CLAT-2015 shall be
provisional and shall not create any right of
admission in favour of a candidate. The organizing
university will not be responsible for any
inconvenience caused or expenditure incurred by
the candidate on travel and stay, etc.
During the counseling session, it will be mandatory
for all candidates to indicate their order of
preference for all the par!cipa!ng Universi!es for
the UG/PG programme. Choices ones indicated will

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not be changed later. If a candidate fails to indicate

his/her order of preference by s!pulated date as
no!fied in the CLAT-2015 Calendar, such candidate
will lose their right to par!cipate in the admission
process.
The first indica!ve seat alloca!on list may comprise
of some addi!onal seats over and above the total
available seats among the par!cipa!ng universi!es
of CLAT-2015. All these candidates shall be required
to deposit the counselling fee to enable them to
par! cipate in the counselling process.If any
candidates does not deposit the counselling fee by
the s!pulated date he/she will lose his/her right to
par!cipate in the admission process.
The candidates taking part in the counselling session
a)er deposi!ng the required amount of fee by the
s!pulated date and whose name appears in the
wai!ng list, and later, if such candidates fails to get a
seat in any of the university due to non-availability of
vacancy, the en!re amount of Rs. 50,000/- deposited
such candidates will be refunded to him/her without
any deduc!on.
In order to claim the benefit of reserva!on under the
State quota (based on one's domicile), the candidate
must produce the original cer! ficates (i.e.
SC/ST/OBC/EBC/BC/PWD/Dependents of Freedom
Fighters/Dependents of Defense Personnel etc. and
Domicile Cer!ficate) issued by the competent
authority as required under the rules of the concerned
State Government at the !me of admission. The
scanned copy of the same is also to be uploaded
along with the online applica!on form.
In order to claim the benefit of reserva!on under All
India SC/ST/OBC/PWD Category, candidates must

produce the caste cer!ficates/respec!ve cer!ficates

as prescribed by the Government of India at the !me
of admission. The scanned copy of the same be
uploaded along with the online applica!on form.
20. As per the Ministry of Home Affairs (Government of
India) Guidelines, Overseas Ci!zen of India (OCI) and
Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Card holders are
en!tled to the benefit of "Parity with Non-Resident
Indians (NRIs) in respect of economic, financial and
educa!onal fields except in rela!on to acquisi!on of
agricultural or planta!on proper!es. No parity shall
be allowed in the sphere of poli!cal rights."
Accordingly, the PIO and OCI Card holders will be
eligible for admission under the NRI seats available in
some of the member Na!onal Law Universi!es. Such
candidates can upload the scanned copy of the
Overseas Ci!zen of India (OCI)/Persons of Indian
Origin (PIO) documents issued to them by the
Competent Authority at the relevant sec!on.
Abbrevia"ons
S.T.
Scheduled Tribe
B.C.
Backward Classes
S.C.
Scheduled Caste
W.B.C. Women of Backward Classes
O.B.C. Other Backward Class
D.F.F. Dependent of Freedom Fighters
P.W.D. Persons with Disability
S.E.B.C. Socially and Educa!onally Backward Classes
E.B.C. Extremely Backward Classes
O.E.C. Other Eligible Communi!es
N.R.I. Non Resident Indian
P.I.O.
Persons of Indian Origin
O.C.I. Overseas Ci!zen of India