Hello Anjali,

As you are already aware, a general category rank and a quota category rank are two separate heads and are treated differently while assigning a seat to an aspirant. Every National Law University (NLU) within CLAT has a different number of seats assigned to each category (EWS, SC/ST, OBCs, etc.). Getting a seat based on a general rank or a quota rank depends on whether the seats under that specific category are already filled or not.

Coming to the present question, an aspirant is eligible to apply for a vacant seat in any of the NLUs, provided that a notification for vacant seats has been issued by the university, irrespective of his or her rank . However, getting admission through a vacant seat depends primarily on the rank of the aspirant.

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