Important Announcement by Consortium on CLAT 2024 | Exam To Be Conducted in December

Reader’s Digest: Breaking news alert! If you are a CLAT aspirant, this might be surprising, if not shocking, news for you. Read this blog post to know the major updates in CLAT 2023, released by the Consortium Of National Law Universities.

Latest Announcement About CLAT 2023

Oh my god! What are you talking about? I didn’t know this, Riya. This is how Shreya reacted when she learned about the latest update on CLAT 2023. 

On October 31, 2022, the Consortium of National Law Universities, via a press release, stated that CLAT 2023 would be conducted only ONCE for the A.Y. 2023-24. 

The Common Law Admission Test 2023 (CLAT 2023) is scheduled for December 18, 2022. The provisional answer key is expected to be released on December 19, 2022.

However, the final answer key and the result are likely to be released by the fourth week of December, and the counseling will commence in January 2022. 

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The CLAT is a national-level entrance examination for admissions to undergraduate (“UG”) and postgraduate law programs ("PG") offered by 22 National Law Universities in India. 

Several affiliate universities and organizations use the CLAT exam for admissions and recruitment. 

Common Law Admission Test for the A.Y. 2022-23 was held twice a year. CLAT 2022 was held during Summer and Winter in June and December, respectively. 

Following the previous year's pattern, most law aspirants expected that the CLAT 2023 would be held twice a year. So, this might result in heartbreak for the CLAT aspirants.

The press release reads, “no second, or any other additional CLAT examination shall be conducted for admissions commencing in the Academic Year 2023-24.”

All admissions to the 5-year integrated B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), and LL.M. programs that commence in the Academic Year 2023-2024 at the 22 participating NLUs shall be through the CLAT 2023 to be held this December. 

The exam is conducted only ONCE for admission to each Academic Year. No additional, second, or any other CLAT examination shall be conducted for admissions in programs commencing in the Academic Year 2023-2024. 

Candidates who seek admission in the Academic Year 2023-2024 must register for CLAT 2023 by November 13, 2022. 

Who is Eligible to Apply for CLAT 2023?

See the points below to check whether you are eligible to apply for CLAT 2023. 

• Candidates who were unsuccessful in securing admissions to their preferred institution through CLAT 2022, held in June 2022, are eligible to reappear for CLAT 2023 after completing a new registration. 
• Candidates appearing for XII examinations in May 2023 are also eligible to apply for CLAT 2023. 

 The CLAT 2024 will be held in December 2023 for admissions to the 5-year integrated B.A., LL.B (Hons.), and LL.M. programs that commence in the Academic Year 2024-2025 at the 22 participating NLUs.

Candidates may raise any queries regarding the CLAT 2023 by writing to clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in or calling 08047162020.
Summing Up - We can conclude by saying that the NLU Consortium has declared that CLAT 2023 will be conducted once a year. The exam date for CLAT 2023 is 18 December 2022. Save this blog post for future purposes also. Good Luck with your preparation! Happy Reading!

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