CLAT 2020: NLU Consortium allows candidates to file complaints with Grievance Redressal Committee till 5PM today

The Consortium of National Law Universities has afforded candidates who appeared for this year's Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2020) one final chance to seek redressal of grievances related to the exam..Grievances can be raised under two broad categories:A. Against Objections of Objections Committee’s Decision on Technical IssuesB. About Response Sheet Discrepancy.Candidates are required to fill out a grievance redressal by stating their issue and providing documentary evidence of the same. No candidate can file more than one grievance under each of these categories. The instructions also state:"No grievance about not following instructions shall be entertained as each candidate was expected to follow instructions. No grievance for the change of reservation category or preferences of universities shall be considered.".The duly filled grievance redressal forms and accompanying documents, have to be sent by the candidates to grievance@consortiumofnlus.ac.in by 5 PM today i.e., October 12. No grievance received after the above deadline shall be entertained..Those who are interested in filing complaints to the Grievance Redressal Committee have to login with their assigned IDs for downloading the Response Sheet..Scanned copies of documents in support of the grievances along with the Response Sheet are to be sent in by the candidates. The NLU Consortium has further clarified that grievance applications without the candidate's signature on each document including the Response Sheet shall not be considered..The Supreme Court last week permitted a group of CLAT 2020 aspirants to make representations regarding issues with this year's exam before the grievance redressal committee headed by a retired Chief Justice of India..The said order was passed in a petition filed by a group of CLAT 2020 aspirants, highlighting grievances faced by many students due to alleged technical glitches during the exam held on September 28..The petitioners challenge the CLAT 2020 results declared by the NLU Consortium as being "wrong, erroneous, and incorrect" and, as such, "biased". The petition lists various issues faced by aspirants, including the following:The candidates have chosen/selected/ticked correct answers; however, it is reflecting in a result that us wrong and/or different options have been chosen/selected/ticked.The result is displaying and calculating marks in those questions, which were not even attempted by the candidates.Candidates have chosen/selected/ticked different options; however, in the results, different answers are shown as chosen/selected/ticked.10 questions are either wrong themselves, or their answers which are uploaded on website are wrong..Read the instructions below: