October 17, 2024
Note: The last date for submission of CLAT 2025 online applications (for both U.G. and P.G.programmes) has been extended up to 11:59 P.M. of 22nd October, (Tuesday) 2024.
The CLAT notification of the exam date is out, and CLAT 2025 is on December 1, 2024. The CLAT Registration Forms were out on 15 July 2024 and were supposed to remain open until 15 October 2024, but now it has been extended to 22 October 2024.
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralized national-level entrance test for admissions to 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) in India. Some private universities and self-financed law schools in India also use these scores for admissions. The CLAT 2025 exam is conducted for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) degree programs in law.
The undergraduate program assesses you on subjects like English, General Knowledge and Current Affairs, Quantitative Techniques, Legal Reasoning, and Logical Reasoning. The aim is to evaluate the aptitude and suitability of the candidates for legal education.
For the postgraduate program, the test evaluates candidates on various law subjects, such as Constitutional Law and jurisprudence, and other law subjects, such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR, and Environmental Law.
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) is a collective body comprising premier law schools in India. Established to enhance legal education standards, it conducts the CLAT for undergraduate and postgraduate admissions. The consortium aims to promote collaboration among NLUs, ensuring a unified and efficient admission process, fostering research, and improving curriculum quality. It facilitates student and faculty exchange programs, organizes conferences, and strives for academic excellence in law. The consortium of NLUs plays a pivotal role in shaping future legal professionals in India through standardized and equitable admission procedures.
Are you a PG aspirant? Check more updates on the CLAT PG Exam here.
Look at the table below to get an overview of the CLAT 2025 Notification:
CLAT Full Form | Common Law Admission Test |
Conducting Body | Consortium of NLUs |
Exam Frequency | Once a year |
Exam Level | National Level |
Mode of Application | Online |
Application Fee (General) | 4000 Rs [Online] |
Exam Mode | Offline |
Participating Colleges | 24 |
Exam Duration | 2 Hours |
Number of Seats | 3000+ Seats (as of 2024) |
CLAT Official Website | https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/ |
Check out the table below for the critical CLAT dates and latest updates:
CLAT 2025 Important Events | CLAT 2025 Events Date |
Starting Date to Apply | 15 July 2024 |
Last Date to Apply | 22 October 2024 |
Campus Visit Day Registration | To be announced |
Open Campus Visit Day (Only for Registered Candidates) | To be announced |
Last Date for Online Fee Payment | To be announced |
Admit Card Release Date | To be announced |
Admit Card Last Date to Download | To be announced |
CLAT 2025 Exam Date | 1 December 2024 |
Release Date of Provisional Answer Key | To be announced |
Final Answer Key Release Date | To be announced |
Result Date | To be announced |
Registration for Counselling Starts | To be announced |
Registration for Counselling Ends | To be announced |
The Consortium has set mandatory criteria for applying for the CLAT 2025 entrance exam for either of the courses. We have enlisted them for both UG and PG below:
You must satisfy the following CLAT eligibility criteria to apply for the law undergraduate courses:
The CLAT 2025 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 for exact requirements:
The CLAT 2025 notification regarding the exam pattern is yet to be released! So, here is the CLAT exam pattern based on last year's notification.
The following table shows the question paper pattern for the undergraduate courses:
Attribute | Details |
---|---|
Exam Mode | Offline |
Exam Centers | Designated national exam centres |
Exam Duration | 2 hours |
Question Type | Multiple-choice questions (comprehension-based) |
Total Questions | 120 |
Sections | 5 sections |
1. English Language | 28-32 questions (comprehension passages, grammar, vocabulary) |
2. General Knowledge & Current Affairs | 35-39 questions (current events, general knowledge) |
3. Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 questions (basic mathematical skills) |
4. Legal Aptitude | 35-39 questions (legal propositions, law-related facts) |
5. Logical Reasoning | 28-32 questions (analyzing and solving problems logically) |
Check out the table below for the detailed Exam Pattern of CLAT PG Exam :
Mode of Exam | Offline |
Medium of Question Paper | English (only) |
Type of Exam | Objective |
Duration | 2 hours |
Type of Questions | Objective Type |
Number of Multiple Choice Questions | 120 |
Marks Obtained for Correct Answer | +1 |
Marks Deducted for Incorrect Answer | -0.25 |
Topics Asked in MCQ | Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Property Law, Company Law, Labour Law, Environmental Law, etc. |
The CLAT Syllabus lists the critical topics from the exam point of view. The previous year's notification shows that the UG and PG programs' syllabi differ.
Check out the table below to learn the detailed syllabus of CLAT UG:
Subjects | Syllabus |
English Language | 450 words passage based on contemporary or historically significant fiction and non-fiction writing |
5-6 questions testing comprehension and language skills | |
Read and comprehend the main points, arguments, and viewpoints in the passage | |
Draw inferences and conclusions, summarize, compare and contrast arguments or viewpoints | |
Understand the meaning of words and phrases used in the passage | |
Current Affairs & GK | 450 words passage based on news, journalistic sources, current affairs, and general knowledge, covering: |
Contemporary events of significance from India and the world | |
Arts and Culture | |
International affairs | |
Historical events of continuing significance | |
Legal Reasoning | 450 words passage involving legal matters, public policy questions, or moral philosophical enquiry |
Identify and infer rules and principles in the passage | |
Apply rules and principles to various fact situations | |
Understand how changes to laws or principles may alter their application to different fact situations | |
Logical Reasoning | Series of short passages (about 300 words each) |
Recognize arguments, premises, and conclusions | |
Read and identify arguments in the passage | |
Critically analyze patterns of reasoning and assess the effectiveness of arguments | |
Infer from the passage, apply inferences to new situations, draw relationships, and identify contradictions or equivalences. | |
Quantitative Techniques | Short sets of facts or propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial, or diagrammatic representations |
Derive, infer, and manipulate numerical information from passages, graphs, or other representations. | |
Apply 10th-standard mathematical operations, such as ratios and proportions, introductory algebra, measurement, and statistical estimation. |
Have a look at the table below to learn the most important topics from CLAT PG Syllabus:
Constitutional Law | Jurisprudence |
Torts | Family Law |
Company Law | Public International Law |
Labour Law | Industrial Law |
The CLAT Registration Form can only be filled out online. Four stages are involved while filling out the application form, i.e., online registration, filling out the form, uploading documents, and payment of the application fee.
Follow the below steps to complete the process smoothly:
Refer to the dimensions and format below to complete the registration form for the Common Law Admission Test:
Dimensions | Image Size (Maximum) | Format |
Photograph | 500 KB | .jpg/.jpeg |
Signature | 100 KB | .jpg/.jpeg |
The application fees vary for each category. Check out the table below for the registration fees per your category:
Category | CLAT Exam Fees |
General / OBC / PWD/ | Rs. 4000 |
NRI / PIO / OCI candidates | Rs. 4000 |
SC / ST / BPL candidates | Rs. 3500 |
You can download the CLAT Admit Card only from the official website. You must follow the steps below to download the admit card:
The previous year, the Exam was conducted at 139 test centres in 25 states and four union territories across India. The table below shows the state-wise list of CLAT Exam Centers.
The CLAT 2025 exam centres list PDF will be available on the official Consortium website.
Exam Centre States | Exam Centre Cities |
Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Chirala, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundary, Srikakulam, Tekkali, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar / Naharlagun |
Assam | Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
Bihar | Muzaffarpur, Patna, Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Purnea |
Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur, Raipur, Chandigarh, Bhilai Nagar, Durg |
Delhi | New Delhi |
Goa | Panaji / Madgoan |
Gujrat | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Anand, Bhavnagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
Haryana | Faridabad, Gurugram, Ambala, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Rohtak, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar |
Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Una |
J&K | Jammu, Srinagar, Samba |
Jharkhand | Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, |
Karnataka | Ballari(Bellary), Belagavi(Belgaum), Bengaluru, Bidar, Davanagere, Dharwad / Hubli, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hassan, Mangaluru(Mangalore), Mysuru(Mysore), Shivamogga(Shimoga), Tumakuru(Tumkur), Udupi, Vijayapura(Bijapur) |
Kerala | Alapuzzha, ErnakulamIdukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
Maharashtra | Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Thane, Wardha |
Manipur | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Mizoram | Aizwal |
Nagaland | Kohima |
Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur-ganjam, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack , Dhenkanal , Rourkela , Sambalpur |
Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur |
Rajasthan | Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Sriganganagar, Udaipur |
Sikkim | Gangtok |
Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Erode, Thanjavur, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Tiruchirappalli, Vellore, Namakkal |
Telangana | Khammam, Karimnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad, Mahabubnagar |
Tripura | Agartala |
Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida, Meerut, Noida, Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Allahabad, Ghaziabad |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee |
West Bengal | Asansol, Burdwan(Bardhaman), Siliguri, Hooghly, Barasat, Howrah, Barrackpore, Kalyani, Kolkata |
Choosing suitable study materials can significantly boost your preparation for the CLAT 2025 exam. These recommended books from expert authors cover the syllabus comprehensively, helping you understand and master the concepts better.
Here is a list of recommended books by various authors for CLAT 2025:
Author | Book Name |
---|---|
A. P. Bhardwaj | "Study Package for CLAT" |
Arihant Experts | "Self-Study Guide CLAT" |
Universal’s | "Guide to CLAT & LLB" |
Singh, R. K. and Singh, S. | "CLAT/ AILET 2025 (Guide)" |
R.S. Aggarwal | "A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning" |
Abhinav Misra | "Word Power Made Easy – The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary" |
M Laxmikanth | "Indian Polity" |
Manorama Year Book | "Manorama Yearbook 2025" |
Pearson Education | "Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning for CLAT and LL.B. Entrance Examinations" |
Before purchasing, ensure that the edition is the most recent, as the pattern and syllabus of the exam may change over time. Also, it is beneficial to supplement these books with online resources and CLAT mock tests for a well-rounded preparation.
The Common Law Admission Test is conducted annually to offer admission to UG and PG programs. The analysis can help you know the exam's difficulty level, the number of reasonable attempts, and more.
Here is the brief previous year's Exam Analysis for the UG Exam:
After the exam, the Consortium releases the provisional answer key. If you have any objections, you can send them via the official website. The final answer key for CLAT 2025 will be released based on the objections received.
Here are the steps that can be followed to download the CLAT 2025 Answer Key for both UG and PG programs:
The CLAT Result is prepared based on the final answer key. The result is released as a merit list of shortlisted aspirants through the Law Entrance Test score for the counselling procedure.
Results can be viewed only on the official website. The exam scorecard will be released before the merit list.
Here are the steps you need to follow while checking the results of the CLAT Paper:
The Consortium decides the CLAT cutoff based on various factors like the difficulty level of the exam, the number of seats, and the number of students appearing for the exam.
Here is essential information based on CLAT 2024 first allotment list:
1] Category-Wise Opening and Closing Ranks:
2] Admission Cutoffs for Top 3 NLUs:
The merit list is generally released after the results by the Consortium of NLU.
The CLAT Merit List will be released separately on the official website for UG and PG.
The counselling begins after the release of the merit list. The CLAT counselling is conducted online.
To register for the counselling process, you must pay Rs. 30000/—for the General Category and Rs. 20000/—for ST/SC/OBC/BC/ EWS/ PWD and other reserved categories online.
Once the first provisional list is released, you must choose any of the three options:
You must carry the following documents at the time of counselling:
The NLU begins the CLAT Seat Allotment according to the merit-cum-preference.
Refer to the table below for the college-wise seat distribution for both LLB and LLM courses:
Name of the CLAT Participating Colleges (2024) | UG Seat Intake | PG Seat Intake | ||
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National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru | 300 | 120 | ||
National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad | 132 | 66 | ||
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal |
|
60 | ||
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata |
|
100 | ||
National Law University (NLUJ), Jodhpur | 120 | 50 | ||
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur | 170 | 90 | ||
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar | 172 | 57 | ||
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow | 169 | 48 | ||
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala | 180 | 60 | ||
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi | 60 | 60 | ||
National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack |
|
44 | ||
National University of Study & Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi | 134 | 60 | ||
National Law University & Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam | 60 | 60 | ||
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam | 120 | 60 | ||
The Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirapalli |
|
60 | ||
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai | 100 | 50 | ||
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur |
|
60 | ||
Maharashtra National Law University, (MNLU) Aurangabad |
|
60 | ||
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, (HPNLU), Shimla |
|
80 | ||
Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur | 120 | 50 | ||
Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonipat, Haryana | 120 | - | ||
National Law University Tripura (NLUT), Agartala | 60 | 50 | ||
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Silvasa | 66 | 33 | ||
Total (not including supernumerary, NRI, extra, and FN seats) | 3163 | 1378 |
Note - The table only includes the seats for UG and PG programs and does not account for supernumerary, NRI, extra, and FN seats.
Check out the table below to learn about the CLAT PG Placements for the year 2022:
Name of NLU | No. of students graduating | No. of students placed | Median Placement Package(Rs.) |
National Law School of India University (NLSIU ), Bangalore | 76 | 65 | 16,00,000 (Sixteen Lakh Only) |
National Law University (NLU), Delhi | 85 | 59 | 19,00,000 (Nineteen Lakhs Only) |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | 118 | 96 | 16,00,000 (Sixteen Lakh Only) |
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata | 127 | 80 | 16,00,000 (Sixteen Lakh Only) |
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