CLAT Form Fees: Documents, Admission, General Instructions

CLAT Form Fees: July 15, 2024 You can submit the CLAT Form Fees 2025 on the official website of the CLAT Consortium- consortiumofnlus.ac. till October 15, 2024. CLAT 2025 will be conducted on December 1, 2024.

You must pay a non-refundable registration fee of INR 4000 for the unreserved category and INR 3500 for the SC/ST/BPL category. Here is the blog you get in detail form related to CLAT Form Fees:

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Instructions for the UG Programme

General Instructions

• The CLAT 2025 examination will be held in OFFLINE mode
• The applications have to be submitted ONLINE only from consortiumofnlus.ac.in a website.
• The date of examination is scheduled for 1st December 2024 from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. (Subject to revision in case of necessity) and Eligible Candidates belonging to PWD Category 2:00 P.M. to 4:40 P.M.
• Indian Nationals/NRIs seeking admission in the UG programmes shall appear in CLAT 2025.
• Foreign Nationals need not appear for the test
• For any information relating to the 24 NLUs, the candidate may refer to the e-brochure of the respective Institutions available in the Consortium website.
• For NRI/NRI Sponsored/Foreign National seats, the applicants are advised to refer to the e-brochures as well as the websites of the respective NLUs for more details. All NRI Category candidates have to appear for the CLAT 2025 examination for those NLUs where such category is admitted through CLAT 2025 rankings and not admitted directly by the concerned Universities. Please note that for admission in these categories, you will need to apply directly to the concerned NLU in addition to appearing for the CLAT exam. Please refer to the NLU website for more information.
• Information regarding the details of intake, reservation policies and the courses offered along with the fee structures of various participating National Law Universities is available in the Information Brochure which can be accessed from the official website of CLAT and also from the websites of the participating NLUs. The candidates are, therefore, advised to thoroughly go through the rules, policies and the fee structure of the participating NLUs before filling in the application form for UG courses, and also for the NRI and Foreign National seats.
• Information provided in the e-Brochure regarding the intake, reservation policy, fee, courses offered and the subjects taught at various levels including the areas of specialization, etc., has been specified very briefly. For detailed information regarding the same, the candidates may refer to the information available at the websites of the participating NLUs.
• Candidates are advised to visit CLAT 2025 website regularly for updates. The allotment of seats and the offer for admission under CLAT 2025 shall be provisional and shall not create any right of admission in favour of a candidate.

Other instructions

• The online enrolment for CLAT 2025 will open on 15th July 2024 and close on 15th October 2024.
• The application form, complete in all respects and after payment of fees must be finally submitted and paid on or before 15th October, 2024 (11:59 P.M.). Incomplete application forms shall not be considered. The candidates shall fill and submit the application form well in time to avoid last-minute hassles. The CLAT Office or the organizing University shall in no case be responsible for any incomplete information or misinformation or inconvenience faced by the candidate in this regard.
• The candidates are first required to register themselves at the CLAT 2025 website by using their mobile number and e-mail ID. Upon registration, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number for validation. Once the mobile number is validated, candidates can login using the registered mobile number and the password provided at the time of registration.
• Please fill out the form carefully. The Name of the candidate and the parents shall be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the Certificates/Mark sheets/Identity proof. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.
• Please note that once the application is submitted and paid, the candidate cannot change the program, category, and BPL field.
• Updates to the form will not be entertained after the closure date.
• The candidates are required to read the instructions carefully and furnish correct and authentic information. In case the information furnished at any stage of the application, examination and admission process is found to be false or incorrect or if there is any discrepancy or mismatch between the information furnished by the candidate at the relevant section and the certificates/documents produced at the time of admission, the provisional admission offered to the candidate shall stand canceled with immediate effect without assigning any further reason. If such discrepancy or mismatch relates to the candidate’s eligibility for inclusion in a particular reservation category, that candidate shall be considered for admission to the NLUs in subsequent rounds of the Admissions Counseling Process, without being included in that reservation category.
• The candidates are requested to choose the program (UG/PG) and category correctly. Requests for a change of program or category in the application form will not be entertained.
• In the event of unforeseen incidents resulting in the cancellation of a Test city or centre, or an insufficient or extra number of candidates opting to appear from a particular Test Centre, the Convenor, CLAT 2025 reserves the right to cancel such a City/Centre and shift the applicant to another City/Centre
• In order to claim the benefit of reservation, the candidate must produce the relevant certificates as prescribed by the Government of India/State Government and as required by the respective NLU at the time of admission, as notified by them.
• The CLAT 2025 application fee is non-refundable and non-adjustable.
• Participating National Law Universities reserve the right to change the total number of seats and break up of seats as per their policy before the final allotment. The reservation policy is subject to change as decided by the concerned Government from time to time.
• If a candidate has filled in more than one online application form, the candidate’s last online application form only will be considered. In such cases, the application fee for the previous application forms will not be refunded.

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Documents are to be uploaded with the Online Application.

1. Front facing passport size recent photograph with a plain background
2. Signature of the candidate
3. Category certificate if you are applying under SC/ST/OBC
4. Relevant certificate issued by a competent authority if you are applying if the candidate is P.W.D
5. Relevant certificate issued by a competent authority if you are coming under the BPL category

NOTE:

• The original certificates/documents issued by the competent authority as specified in the brochure are to be submitted to the allotted University in the form and manner as specified by the respective universities at the time of admission.
• The photograph and signature of the candidate need not be attested while submitting the Online Application Form.
• All documents/certificates should be uploaded in PDF format only.

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Application Fee

• Application fees can be paid online only.
• Application fee for General/OBC/NRI candidates: Rs.4,000/-
• Application fee for SC/ST/BPL/PWD category candidates: Rs.3,500/-
• The cost of previous years’ question papers is Rs.500/- (not included in the CLAT 2025 application fee of Rs.4,000/- or Rs.3,500/- as the case may be.)
• The candidates themselves will have to bear the bank transaction charges for remitting the fee online. The actual bank transaction charges will be displayed in the payment gateway page after candidates choose the mode of payment.
• Application Fees is non-refundable.

Admit Card/Hall ticket

The Admit Card/Hall ticket can be downloaded by the candidate by logging into his/her account. The exact date on which the hall tickets will be made available will be intimated on the website.

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Conclusion 

CLAT Form Fees 2025: The CLAT 2025 Registration window was opened on July 15, 2024. The Consortium released the CLAT Notification 2025 on July 7, 2024. The CLAT 2025 advertisement mentioned all the important information about the CLAT Exam. 

The official website for filling out the application form for CLAT 2025 is consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates seeking admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered at National Law Universities (NLUs) can apply for CLAT on or before October 15, 2024. Only candidates who will fill out the application form and pay the fee will be issued admit cards to appear in the CLAT exam 2025.