CLAT

CLAT : Overview

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) every year to provide Under-Graduate (UG) and Post-Graduate (PG) Law Programmes offered by 24 NLUs.

The CLAT exam is conducted to grant admissions to the following Under-Graduate (UG) & Post-Graduate (PG) courses:

• BA LLB (Bachelor of Arts LLB)

• BSc LLB (Bachelor of Science LLB)

• BCom LLB (Bachelor of Commerce LLB)

• BBA LLB (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB)

• BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work LLB)

• LLM (Master of Law)

Approximately 90,000 students appeared for CLAT, a number that keeps on increasing every year.

CLAT Aspirants look forward to getting into the top ranks and admissions to India's best law institutions through CLAT. Aspirants work hard to get admission to the top National Law Universities such as National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, NALSAR University of Law (NALSAR), Hyderabad, West Bengal National University of Juridical Science (WBNUJS), Kolkata, National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal and many others.

CHECK: CLAT-UG 2025 : LATEST NOTIFICATION, EXAM DATES & APPLICATION FORM

CLAT : Exam Highlights

 

 

CLAT : Exam Date & Schedule

Before Covid-19 pendamic CLAT was held in the Month of May/June in every year. But after Covid-19 Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs)  decided to take CLAT exam on the First Sunday of December for comming academic year. Check out the table below to know all the important events related to the Common Law Admission Test.

 

The Consortium of NLUs publish various preparatory materials for the UG-CLAT, including:

♦ Guides to the question paper and sample questions;

♦ Model question papers; and

♦ Instructional materials and exercises for each of the subjects that the UG-CLAT comprises.

The Consortium will also provide candidates who have successfully completed their application to the CLAT 2025 access to a learning platform where you may access the preparatory materials described above, as well as your scores on various exercises and model question papers.

CHECK: CLAT-UG 2025 : INSTRUCTION FOR UG PROGRAMME

CHECK: CLAT-UG 2025 : LEARNING TOOLS AND MATERIALS

CLAT UG : Eligibility Criteria

Ensure that you satisfy the eligibility criteria before applying for CLAT. Here is the brief CLAT Eligibility Criteria explained below for both UG and PG programs separately.

The CLAT-UG is the entrance examination for Undergraduate Courses i..e, Bachelor of Legislative Law. You must satisfy the following eligibility criteria to apply for the 5 year Integrated LLB programme:

1. There will be no upper age limit for UG, however, you must have passed 10+2 to apply for the exam.

2. As per the CLAT Notification, you must have secured 45% marks in 10+2 or its equivalent grade if you belong to General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories; while it is 40% for those belonging to SC/ST categories.

3. If you are appearing for the 12th examination in March/April, you are also eligible to appear in the examination. However, you shall be required to produce evidence of your passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission.

CHECK: CLAT-UG 2025 : ELIGIBILITY

CLAT UG : Syllabus

As per the CLAT Notification, there are five main subjects included in the UG Exam. Check out the table below to know the detailed syllabus for CLAT UG.

CLAT-UG : Exam Pattern

As per the notification, the CLAT-UG Exam pattern is the same as the last year.

There were five subjects in UG i.e., English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques. The new pattern of CLAT-UG question paper involved short passages followed by 4-5 objective questions and the time duration was 120 minutes during which you have to answer 120 objective comprehension-based questions.

The following table shows the question paper pattern for the undergraduate courses.

 

CHECK : CLAT-UG 2025 EXAM PATTERN

CLAT-UG : Sample Papers PDF Download Here

By practicing the previous exam papers or sample question papers, you can understand the type of questions asked in the paper and also the difficulty level of the exam.

Practicing CLAT Previous Year Question Papers will help enhance your speed and accuracy in the final exam.

• Take up one question paper and solve it by keeping a timer so that you can know how much time you are taking to solve each question.

• Know your mistakes and try to improvise on them.

CHECK: CLAT-UG 2025 : QUESTION PAPER FORMAT

CLAT-UG : Result Date and Time

Check out the table below to know the dates for all the important events related to the Result. The expected CLAT 2025 Result will be.

 

 

The CLAT Result is prepared based on the final answer key. The result is released as a merit list of shortlisted aspirants for the counseling procedure through the Law entrance Test score.

Students can access the CLAT result from these official websites - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

* Note: - If you intend to have an idea of your past performance in the exam, then you can visit the official website and get the answer key to your answer set and then analyze.

Once the CLAT results have been declared, aspirants need to take part in CLAT centralized counselling process which is conducted by the CLAT Consortium. It is through this counselling process that candidates can secure admission in UG and PG programmes offered by different National Law Universities. A total of 4 merit lists are released. Aspirants who do not make it to the first merit list have to wait for the second merit list and so forth. Candidates who make it to the first list have to pay a sum of Rs. 30,000(for General Categories) Rs. 20,000(for other Categories) if they want to be considered for the counselling process going forward. This amount is deductible from the college fees students pay, once they are made an offer of admission. Students also have an option of requesting a refund of this amount after the third list is out. Once the fourth list is out students cannot avail this option of seeking a refund on the deposited amount.

How to Check CLAT-UG Result ?

The Consortium of NLU will announce the result after the declaration of the CLAT Answer Key. You can follow the steps given below while downloading CLAT 2022 for both UG and PG programs.

Results can be viewed only from the official website. Before the merit list, the scorecard of the exam will be released. Here are the steps you need to follow while checking for results:

1. Visit the official website of Consortium of NLUs i.e.consortiumofnlus.ac.in

2. Click on the CLAT Login portal.

3. Enter your Registration Number, Date of Birth and click on the "Login" button.

4. On the new page, click on the "View Result" button

5. The results will be displayed on the screen

6. Download the CLAT scorecard and result sheet and take a printout for future reference

How to Retrieve CLAT Login Details if Forgotten?

You can follow the steps mentioned below if you forget your login credentials to download the CLAT Result Merit List.

1. Visit the official website of the Consortium of NLUs

2. On the Homepage, click on the "Login" portal

3. In the login window, click on "Forgot Password."

4. Enter your mobile number and click on "Request OTP."

5. You will receive an OTP in your registered mobile number

6. You can reset your password using your mobile number and the OTP

CLAT-UG : Scorecard

The CLAT scorecard is an official document that will be released by the exam conducting authorities along with the result. The Scorecard PDF for Common Law Admission Test can be viewed and downloaded only from the official website.This document will include the marks scored in each section and also the total marks scored. During the counselling, it is mandatory to carry this Common Law Admission Test Scorecard without fail. Also, note that this Scorecard will be valid only for one year.

There are various details mentioned on the scorecard that are listed below.

A. Name: Name of the student who has given the test

B. Roll Number: the roll number that is allocated to the student

C. Date of Birth: the candidate's date of birth is mentioned

D. Score: the score achieved by the student

E. All India Rank: the candidate's overall rank across India

F. All India Category Rank: candidate's rank belonging to a category like General, SC, etc.

G. NRI Rank (students who had applied under NRI Quota)

H. NRI Sponsored Rank (for the students who had applied under NRI Sponsored Quota)

CLAT-UG : Discrepancies in Result

You must ensure to check if the details are correctly mentioned or not on the scorecard. If there are any errors on the CLAT 2022 score card, then you must report to the following regional office.

Address: National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore

P.O. Bag 7201, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 072 Karnataka, India

Website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in

Contact Number: 08047162020 (10:00 am to 05:00 pm)

CLAT-UG : Merit List

The merit list is released along with the declaration of the CLAT Result . The CLAT Merit List will be released in the form of a PDF. The Consortium will prepare 2(two) lists, i.e., General Rank List and category-Wise Rank List. The CLAT merit list will include:

. A total number of students appeared for Common Law Admission Test.

. Your performance in the exam with the State Rank.

. The standards on which you are selected

How to calculate the CLAT Score?

The results are prepared by calculating the raw scores. Once the raw scores are calculated, Consortium will prepare the CLAT merit list. The marking scheme to evaluate the CLAT Exam Result is given in the following table:

What After CLAT Result ?

The Consortium will release the cutoff marks after the announcement of the CLAT Exam Result. Cut-off marks are the minimum marks that you need to score to get qualified for the next stage.

Based on the CLAT Cut Off marks, you will be shortlisted for the counselling process.

During the counselling process, you will be offered admission to UG and PG courses based on the Common Law Admission Test scores.

CLAT-UG : Cut Off

The CLAT Cut Off will be released separately for 24 NLUs. The consortium of NLUs will release college-wise and category-wise cut-off marks. Also, note that the cut-off would be released separately for each seat allotment round.

Check out the table below to know the previous year's CLAT Cut Off marks.

 

NLU Name	General		EWS		OBC		SC		ST
	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Ran	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
NLSIU Bengaluru	1	180	129	510	171	923	181	2674	1781	2835
NALSAR Hyderabad	25	177	365	680	931	1116	702	3388	3375	6174
WBNUJS Kolkata	136	260	-	-	1397*	7119*	588	4217	6121	7792
NLIU Bhopal	186	463	796	1290	591	1268	4505	5311	8143	10960
NLU Jodhpur	70	383	-	-	-	-	2360	4457	6689	8076
HNLU Raipur	481	805	-	-	2031	2061	6997	7137	10117	11277
GNLU Gandhinagar	147	462	488	1210	1150	1878	3680	5683	8790	10837
RMLNLU Lucknow	432	749	1432 *	1845*	772*	3088*	6014*	9582*	18980*	27764*
RGNUL Patiala	563	1307	-	-	-	-	5693	8856	10300	15585
CNLU Patna	628	1541	2002*	2501*	1511*	5260*	7741*	13369*	20004*	-
NUALS Kochi	638	1461	5660*	41647*	-	-	6498*	26009*	27055*	28147*
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack	504	1207	-	-	-	-	6147	7957	13445	16910
NUSRL Ranchi	939	1895	2332	2688	2248	2756	7695	10032	14248	18477
TNNLU Tiruchirapalli	704	2045	-	-	2509	4119	6192	10557	14452	-
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	538	2080	2477	3285	7113*	16077*	9337*	17282*	13295*	-
MNLU Mumbai	325	590	2034*	4878*	3078*	9880*	5963*	8923*	17578*	32870*
MNLU Nagpur	878	2102	2710*	14738	7420*	22745*	4921*	21215*	23125*	39121*
MNLU Aurangabad	1824	2655	13589*	-	12558	24704	21626*	26769*	37995*	-
NLUJA Assam, Guwahati	1375	2569	-	-	4913*	38136*	15318*	31993*	25618*	42731*
HPNLU Shimla	822	2816	-	-	-	-	8337	11982	13021	20699
DNLU Jabalpur	1696	2698	2969	3513	3905	4318	10030	12073	17883	23002
DBRANLU, Sonipat, Haryana	767	2713	2584	3412	2533	4515	9611	11010	10923	21673
GNLU Silvassa Campus	810	1820	1863	2984	2435	3992	8339	10104	13276	14846

*state category reservation

CLAT-UG: College-wise Cut Off Marks

The CLAT Cut Off is decided by the Consortium based on various factors like difficulty level of the exam, number of seats, and the number of students appearing for the exam.

Go through the below table to know the previous year's college-wise cutoff.

CLAT Cut Off Trends of Top 5 NLUs:

 

NLUS	General (Opening Rank - Closing Rank)	OBC (Opening Rank - Closing Rank)	SC (Opening Rank - Closing Rank)	ST (Opening Rank - Closing Rank)
NLU Bangalore	1-180	94-206	144-256	239-277
NALSAR Hyderabad	6-158	189-1076	319-3375	263-6083
WNUJS Kolkata	140-262	-	3451- 3951	2856- 7487
NLIU Bhopal [BA LLB]	311-404	1191-1315	4573-5178	8403-10023
NLIU Bhopal [BSc LLB]	187-878	1112-1629	6497-7622	13905-15219

CHECK: CLAT-UG 2025 : NATIONAL LAW SCHOOLS

CHECK: CLAT-UG 2025 : AFFILIATED LAW COLLEGES/UNIVERSITES

CHECK: CLAT-UG 2025 : PRIVATE LAW COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ACCEPTING CLAT SCORE

CLAT-PG : Overview

CLAT-PG : Eligibility

The PG exam is conducted for those aspiring to secure admission for Post-Graduation courses i.e., Master of Law in top Law Universities.

Have a look at the detailed CLAT PG Eligibility Criteria from the post below.

- There is no upper age limit for the PG Program.

- Those belonging to the General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories must have a minimum of 50% of marks in the LLB degree or its equivalent grade.

- According to the CLAT Notification, those belonging to SC/ST categories must have secured 45% marks in an LLB degree or its equivalent grade.

- It is important that you must have cleared your final semester or final year of the qualifying paper on the admission date.

CLAT PG: Syllabus

The PG syllabus is also based on comprehension-based questions. The descriptive section was removed from the syllabus as per last year's exam.

Have a look at the table below to know the CLAT PG Syllabus.

 

CLAT PG : Seats Intake

 

 

CHECK: CLAT-UG 2025 : FAQ