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Common Law Admission Test
Registration opens
3 Aug 2026
Registration closes
31 Oct 2026
Correction window opens
Consortium states only "November 2026" - exact date not specified.
~Nov 2026
Provisional
Admit card release
Consortium estimate: "third week of Nov 2026."
~Nov 2026
Provisional
Exam date
6 Dec 2026
Result declared
Consortium estimate: "third week of Dec 2026."
~Dec 2026
Provisional
Counseling begins
Consortium estimate: "late Dec 2026."
~Dec 2026
Provisional
Application fee
₹4000(₹3500 SC/ST/reserved)
Official website
https://consortiumofnlus.ac.inCLAT is the centralized entrance exam for admission to the 5-year integrated LLB (and LLM) programs at 22 National Law Universities, plus over 60 other law schools nationwide that also accept CLAT scores. It was introduced in 2008 to replace each NLU's own separate entrance exam with one common, standardized test - two NLUs (NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya) still run their own separate exams outside CLAT.
Mode
Offline (pen-and-paper, OMR-based)
Duration
2 hours
Questions
120
Total marks
120
Marking scheme
+1 correct / -0.25 incorrect
Sections
All questions are passage-based MCQs.
Centralized counselling run by the Consortium of NLUs - you rank your preferred NLUs in order, and seats are allotted by your CLAT rank, category, and seat availability at each university.
Last verified 9 Sept 2026. Dates and eligibility can change - always confirm on the official notification before applying.
