CLAT Result 2026, Cutoff, and Counselling Process

The CLAT Exam Date 2026 has been scheduled for the 7th of December, 2025. The application process is still going on, and till 31st October, 2025, it will remain open for the applicants. Before the exam, the candidates need to visit the official site of the Consortium of National Law Universities at: http://consotiumofnlus.ac.in to download their admit card before the exam and the result after the latter is published. 

The candidates need to go through the following steps to download their results. These are:

• Step 1: Go to the official CLAT website.
• Step 2: Click on the ‘Common Law Admission Test Result’.
• Step 3: Enter your registration ID and password to log in.
• Step 4: The CLAT 2026 result cum scorecard will appear on the screen.
• Step 5: Download the PDF of the scorecard and take a printout for future reference for admission.

Details Mentioned on the CLAT 2026 Scorecard

The candidates must cross-check some basic information about themselves after downloading their results. This is necessary to check the authenticity of the marksheets. The basic aspects to be checked are:   

• Candidate’s name
• Candidate’s father’s name
• Application number
• Roll number
• Category 
• Sectional and overall score of CLAT 2026
• All India Rank
• Category rank

How to Calculate Your CLAT 2026 Score?

The candidates can calculate the CLAT 2026 score from the marks they have obtained in the exam. The result is declared by adding all the scores of each correct answer multiplied by one. Refer to the points below to know the details:

Important Dates for the CLAT Result

The CLAT 2026 result will be announced by NLUs on the official website of the CLAT exam. The result will be declared after the CLAT exam 2026. 

CLAT Exam Cutoff is an integral part of knowing the CLAT 2026 exam details for the applicants. This helps to know the probable marks required to crack the exam. As the CLAT Exam 2026 has not been conducted yet, knowing the cutoff is not possible. However, the table below demonstrates category-wise cutoffs of the CLAT Exam 2025. These are: 

The CLAT 2026 counselling process will commence after the CLAT cutoff declaration. The CLAT counselling includes the registration process, the NLU preference form, and paying the counselling fee. 

To take part in the counselling, the qualified candidates need to go through several procedures. These include the registration process, filling up the form for NLU preferences, paying the counselling fees and many more. The points below demonstrate the steps the applicants need to navigate through to complete the counselling process with the utmost level of efficiency. These are:

Step 1: Update NLU preferences

• Log in to the CLAT account. If you have been invited for counselling, you will see a “Update NLU Preferences” button. Click that button and update your NLU Preferences as required. 
• Candidates are requested to review the different programs and seat matrix by reviewing the brochures of the NLUs available on the Participating Universities page, and provide their preferences carefully. 
• Candidates should provide a minimum of 15 preferences. You can also provide more preferences, & Candidates will be considered only for those NLUs for which they have provided a preference. 
• Candidates can update their preferences any number of times until the closure of the counselling registration. 
•  Candidates should note that they can only move up to the higher preferences and can not go down in the preferences given. 
• Requests for change of preferences after the last date shall not be considered/accepted. 

Step 2:  Payment of counselling registration fees

• Complete the payment of the Counselling Registration Fee; Click the ‘Make Payment’ button. Candidates from the General Category: Rs. 30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand only.) Candidates from the ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD categories are required to pay Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand only) & Wait till you see a ‘Payment Successful’ message.
• Payments can only be made online after logging in to the CLAT 2025 portal through the Consortium website &The counselling registration fee for the admissions counselling process is refundable.
• Candidates are advised not to wait till the last minute to make payments to avoid payment-related issues.
• The Consortium will not be responsible for any issues relating to the payments.
• Only candidates who have completed the registration process for the Admissions Counselling Process will be considered for the allotment of seats.
• Registration for the Admissions Counselling Process does not guarantee admission at the member NLUs in any manner.
• If you have already paid the counselling fees, no need to pay again.

Step 3: Complete the counselling process

• The candidate needs to fill out the counselling registration form, including personal and educational details.
• After the form fills up, submit it, and you will receive an email confirming your registration.

Step 4: Application form download

• After submitting the application form, download the form from the page.
• Keep a copy of the application form for future reference in the counselling process.