Chanakya Law school conducted the CLAT Exam 2018 for admissions into 18 national law schools. The exam was conducted in the second week of May 2018, and there is the latest news.
Yes, the much awaited day has arrived. The CLAT official Answer key is now here and can be used to calculate the exact score obtained by every test taker. The CLAT official Answer key can be viewed on the official CLAT website. You will need to fill in your registration details such as your login in and password to be able to view the answer key. The key is available in the PDF format alone and has to be downloaded as such.
The main page where the CLAT answer key is being displayed will look something like this
You have to then provide your login details in the page given below
The provisional answer key CLAT was released in May 2018. The time between May 17- May 19 was reserved for inviting objections based on analysis of the provisional answer key. The final answer key has been prepared after taking into account all objections and their solution. This answer key is the final answer key and the results will be announced taking into account the answers marked correct in this key.
Every tick mark and green sign mean a correct answer and the red mark means a negative answer.
Award yourself one mark per correct answer and a negative .25 mark for every wrong answer.
CLAT Cut off
Once you have looked at the key and calculated your score you can then check the past year cut off and analyze for yourself where you stand. The cutoff is the minimum marks one has to obtain in order to be eligible for counseling. The cut off will be calculated now and will be based on parameters such as how difficult the exam was, how many entrants took the test and how many seats are available.
CLAT Results
The CLAT results will be announced in May 2018, and then the merit lists will be released.
CLAT Counseling
The counseling is expected to start by June 2018, and that is when the first merit list will be released.
The counseling process is centralized and not for each law school individually. After submission of the counseling fee, one has to lock the seat. Locking the seat means one has accepted the seat being offered and will take admission in the given college.
One can also shift the seat which means that one is not accepting the given seat and will wait for a vacancy to come up in the college of higher preference.
The second list will be out by June 2018, and the third and fourth lists will be declared by June 19 and June 24 respectively. The last date of withdrawing from the process is June 21 and even then Rs 10,000 will be deducted from the amount paid. Withdrawal after June 21 means your entire amount of Rs 50,000 will be forfeited. July 4 is when the colleges will convey the status of the seats filled and July 6 is when the process comes to an end.
Government jobs for LLM entrants based on the CLAT score
A good news is that four PSUs are hiring LLM entrants on the basis of CLAT score. These four PSUs are:
• Oil and natural gas commission
• Power Grid Corporation
• Tehri Hydro Power Corporation Limited
• National thermal power corporation
• Power Grid Corporation
• Tehri Hydro Power Corporation Limited
• National thermal power corporation
The post at which you join will be one of the following:
• Executive Trainee
• Law Officer
• Assistant legal advisor
• Law Officer
• Assistant legal advisor
The details of appointment to these PSUs can be found on the websites of these PSUs. Every PSU will have its own procedure and criteria and interview will all be unique to each PSU.
The PSU can ask you to take up a certain subject of study as your course.
This is enough reason to cheer and we wish you good luck for the results.
