CLAT 2020 Result Live Updates: Released at Consortiumofnlus.ac.in, Merit List, Toppers

This year, CLAT result declaration was contentious. Many students raised objections to the answers key published by the consortium. However, prof Faizan Mustafa later cleared all the doubts by saying that all aspects of CLAT 2020 were closely examined. Here are some interesting facts on CLAT 2020 result.

• Only 19 candidates were able to score more than 100. The highest CLAT marks were 127.25 in UG Law.
• In CLAT LLM result, the highest marks were 72. Two candidates score 72 marks.
• The CLAT cut off for admissions are expected low as candidates have scored fewer marks this year.
• After CLAT result declaration, many candidates would receive the counselling call letters. Those who do not receive the counselling letter may receive in 2nd or 3rd round.
• The premier law school, NLSIU Banglore will offer 120 seats in BA LLB. Last year it offered only 80 seats.

The CLAT counselling starts with the registration. The candidates are expected to follow certain guidelines while appearing in the CLAT 2020 counselling. These are;

• Online registration is mandatory for all candidates who are invited for the CLAT counselling.
• Candidates must give NLU preferences. If the preferences are not updated, the preferences given in at the time of application form will be considered.
• NLU choices once given will not be changed
• Candidates will be considered for admissions to only those NLUs for which they have applied by providing preferences.
• only those candidates who have registered for counselling will be considered for seat allotment.
• Those who do not participate in the counselling process will not be given admissions to the National Law Universities.
• Candidates who do not receive the counselling invitation in the first round may be called in the subsequent round.
• Those who have been allotted seats must accept the admission offer by locking their seat online.
• Candidates may also apply for upgrade for a better NLU or may choose the exit from the admission process.

Along with CLAT result, the NLU Consortium has released the counselling instructions. The counselling registration can be done in two steps;

• Updating NLU preference
• Online payment of Rs 50,000

Candidates who successfully complete the CLAT counselling registration process will be called for seat allotment. The first seat allotment will be released on October 9. 

clatconsortium has released the top scores in CLAT 2020 PG result. The details can be checked below. It is to be noted that ranks have been awarded as per the inter-se-merit methodology.

After the declaration of CLAT 2020 result, the question comes of the top scores in CLAT 2020. The image below represents the top 10 scores along with the AIR ranks. The ranks have been allotted as per the inter-se-merit already mentioned on this page

nluconsortium has released the consolidated merit list 

CLAT 2020 result: UG Merit list Click here

CLAT result 2020: PG Merit List Click here

clatconsortium has announced that five times the number of candidates as the number of seats will be invited for the CLAT counselling which will start at 9 am on October 6. 

Consortium of NLUs has announced a slight change in timing of CLAT counselling. The change has been mentioned in the CLAT result notification. Now CLAT counselling will start at 9 am instead of 12 noon. Candidates have been requested to note this change.

What after CLAT result? Consortium of NLUs will release the list of candidates qualifying for CLAT counselling on October 6 by 9 am. Only those candidates mentioned in the list will be eligible to apply for the counselling as per their CLAT result.

The image of the CLAT result cum score card is 

Consortium of NLUs has announced the CLAT result. The consortium has also released the notification for CLAT result 2020.

On October 4, 2020, some CLAT aspirants have filed a petition in the Supreme Court asking to quash the exam and directing the consortium of NLUs to re-conduct the same. The petitioners have stated that the conduct of the CLAT 2020 exam violated Articles 14 and 15.  

Other than IPU, the other institutes accepting CLAT 2020 result are Nirma University and the Indore Institute of Law. Candidates who have qualified as per the CLAT result can apply to these institutes.

CLAT result will be the basis for admissions to the law courses at IPU University and its affiliated colleges. Candidates who have qualified in CLAT 2020 exam mjust apply on the basis of the same for the IPU law admissions.

Leading PSUs also take CLAT result 2020 for recruitment purposes. Some of the leading PSUs which take CLAT results for recruitment are

• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
• Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
• National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)
• Oil India Limited (OIL)
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
• Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

CLAT result 2020 will be declared anytime on consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The authorities have released the tie breaker methodology for candidates who have the same scores. This is to compute the all India Rank that will be mentioned in the CLAT 2020 result. The tie breaking methodology is given below. Candidates will be ranked higher as per the following rules in the given order.

• Candidate who score more marks in Legal Aptitude section.
• Candidate older in age will be ranked higher if the tie still persists
• A computerized draw of lots will be used to rank candidates if the tie still persists.

Once the CLAT result is declared on consortiumofnlus.ac.in, the counselling will commence from October 6. Around 724 PG seats (LLM ) will be filled on the basis of the ranks obtained in CLAT 2020 result.

The seat matrix for PG through CLAT result 2020 is

CLAT LLM seats

After declaration CLAT result , the 22 participating NLUs will start counselling. Around 2738 seats in integrated LLB courses will be filled on the basis of the CLAT 2020 result. NLSIU Banglore has increased the BA LLB seats this year from 80 to 120 and these will be filled on the basis of the ranks obtained in CLAT result 2020. Domicile and EWS reservation have been introduced by many NLUs.

CLAT UG law seat matrix

75,183  candidates had registered for the CLAT 2020 exam while 68,833 candidates had downloaded the admit cards. CLAT 2020 result will be declared for the 59334  candidates who appeared for the exam.

After the CLAT result is declared, candidates may look for the cutoffs for the top NLUS to plan their admissions. The details of the CLAT 2019 cutoff has been listed below for the general category .

NIRF rankings 2020 for law insitutes show the following top 10 law institutes

The consortium of NLUs will release the CLAT merit list along with the CLAT 2020 result. A common merit list for all candidates will be released. In addition, a separate CLAT category wise merit list will also be released with the CLAT result 2020. The merit list will mention roll numbers of all candidates who appeared in the examination along with their CLAT scores, category and rank. 

After CLAT result declaration on October 5, the next step will be counselling and seat allotment process. The consortium of NLUs will start CLAT counselling from October 6  at 12 pm. CLAT counselling fee is Rs 50,000. The last date to register for CLAT counselling is October 7.

CLAT 2020 seat allotment for round 1 will be published on October 9 on the basis of CLAT result 2020. The CLAT admission process will be completed by October 15. 

CLAT result 2020 will give a detailed report of candidate’s performance in CLAT 2020 exam. Details mentioned in CLAT result are

• Candidate’s name
• CLAT 2020 roll number
• Category
• Programme applied for admission
• Overall CLAT 2020 score
• Subject wise marks scored by the candidate in CLAT
• All India Rank (AIR) of candidate
• Category rank (CR) of the candidate

The consortium will also release the CLAT merit list today. The merit list of CLAT 2020 will be released separately for all categories. It will contain the following details;

• Roll number of the candidates
• Marks scored by the candidates
• Category (National and state category)
• Rank; overall rank and category rank

The CLAT 2020 merit list will be very important given that in the counselling, candidates are called in the order of their rank in merit list. Also, the admissions will be offered on the basis of merit cum preference. 

The CLAT result will be declared on the official website. The image of the login window to check the CLAT 2020 result is given below

CLAT 2020 result date is October 5 and the declaration will be on the CLAT 2020 official website which is consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates will have to login using their mobile number and password. 

The steps to download the CLAT result are

• Visit the official website of Consortium of NLUs
• Click on “CLAT 2020”
• Log in using the registered mobile number and password
• Click on the CLAT result option
• The scorecard will be displayed on the screen; download and save it for future use.