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no matter how bad your exam went you will get into 'a' nlu. keep an eye out for decentralised counselling in the newest nlus, after the three centralised rounds.
Try for a college in a metro city and intern as much as you can. If you are not satisfied with the college, you may prepare for CLAT alongside studies of the first year and give clat next year.

DO NOT TAKE A DROP SOLELY FOR PREPARING FOR CLAT.
If you can't attend an NLU, legal education is not worth pursuing. As simple as that. Including from private unis
Legal education is not worth pursuing even if you are in NLU.
If the aim of the person is to get a corporate job, earn good and lead a comfortable life, then spot on.

It is the worst profession.

From the corporate perspective, Not enough jobs and the work is not good either.
Thanks for mentioning your batch. Gives me hope that you still have time to unlearn. I'm sure you will have a different opinion by the time you graduate :)
I don't know about your background so I am sorry if this is offensive, but why would you only register for CLAT? Were you so (over)confident about your preparation that you didn't even think about a backup?