CLAT 2026 Notification | CLAT 2026 Exam Date

The Consortium of NLUs has announced the exam date for CLAT 2025-2026, which is in 1st week of December 2025. The admit cards for the exam are also available to be downloaded from the official website. The exam will be conducted in pen and paper. The admission notification will be released by the exam conducting authority.

The Common Law Admission Test, or commonly referred to as ‘ CLAT’ is the main exam for admission to any of the 22 National Law Universities. Earlier, the National Law Universities (NLUs) conducted CLAT rotationally. However, from 2019, the exam is being organised by the Consortium of National Law Universities. CLAT 2025-2026 will have 120 questions divided into 5 sections.

22 NLUs participate in CLAT except for NLU Delhi, which conducts AILET for admissions to integrated law programs. Other than the NLUs, many private and government institutions also accept CLAT scores as their admission requirement for admissions to law programmes.

CLAT 2025-2026 Important Dates (Tentative)

Events	Dates (Tentative)
Date of Notification (Tentative)	July, 2025
Registration Starts	July, 2025
Last Date to Apply	October, 2025
Last Date to Make CLAT Application Fee Payment	To be Notified
Issue of Admit Card	November '25
CLAT Exam Date	December, 2025
CLAT Exam Time	2PM- 4PM
Uploading of Final Answer Key	To be Notified
Result and Rank List	To be notified
Counseling and Seat Allotment	To be notified
Payment of CLAT Counseling Fee (1^st Allotment)	To be notified
Payment of CLAT Counseling Fee (2^nd Allotment)	To be notified
Payment of CLAT Counseling Fee (3^rd Allotment)	To be notified
Payment of CLAT Counseling Fee (4^th Allotment)	To be notified
Payment of CLAT Counseling Fee (5^th Allotment)	To be notified

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CLAT 2025-2026 Important Facts

Events	Details
Name of the Exam	Common Law Admission Test
Exam Type	Undergraduate & Postgraduate
Exam Level	National
Exam Mode	Pen and Paper Mode
Exam Duration	120 minutes
Exam Conducting Authority	Consortium of NLUs
Total number of participating institutes	22 NLUs except National Law University-Delhi

All participating NLUs reserve the right to change the total number of seats and seat break-up as per the college policy before the allotment. As decided by the Government concerned, reservation policy is changed timely. For more information about the total number of seats offered, candidates must check the official websites of selected NLU.

Participating Colleges

CLAT 2025-2026 Participating NLUs	Courses-wise Seat Intake	Total Seat Intake
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru	BA LLB (Hons)	240
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata	BA LLB (Hons)	132
National Law University, Jodhpur	BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons)	120
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar	BA LLB (Hons), BCom LLB (Hons), BSc LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), BSW LLB (Hons)	172
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNLU), Patiala	BA LLB (Hons)	180
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi	BA LLB (Hons)	60
National University of Study & Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi	BA LLB (Hons)	120
DamodaramSanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam	BA LLB (Hons)	120
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai	BA LLB (Hons)	100
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad	BA LLB (Hons)	60
Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur	BA LLB (Hons)	120
National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad	BA LLB (Hons)	132
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal	BA LLB (Hons) – 134 BSc LLB (Hons) – 68	202
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur	BA LLB (Hons)	170
Dr Ram ManoharLohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow	BA LLB (Hons)	187
Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna	BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons) – 69	138
National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack	BA LLB (Hons) – 120 BBA LLB (Hons) – 60	180
National Law University & Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam	BA LLB (Hons)	60
The Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirapalli	BA LLB (Hons) and BCom LLB (Hons	114
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	BA LLB (Hons)	120
Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla	BA LLB (Hons) – 120 BBA LLB (Hons) – 60	180
Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonipat, Haryana	BA LLB (Hons)	120
National Law University, Tirupura (w.e.f. 2023)	BA LLB (Hons)	120
GNLU Silvassa Campus (w.e.f. 2023)	BA LLB (Hons)	66

For more information, students can visit the CLAT official site: https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in

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FAQs

Q: Will CLAT be held twice in 2025?

The Consortium of National Law Universities has announced that the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025-2026 will be held only once in the year 2025. It is expected to be conducted in December.

Q: When should I start preparing for CLAT 2026?

Candidates who plan to take the CLAT 2026 should aim to allow themselves six to seven months to prepare. The better the outcomes, the more time they devote to CLAT preparation.

Q: What is CLAT 2025-2026 Educational Qualification?

Candidates must qualify 12th examination with any recognised board or university to be eligible. Percentage: To be eligible, General/ OBC category candidates must score 45% marks in the qualifying exam & 40% marks for SC/ ST category candidates.

Q: Why CLAT fee is so high?

Professor Vijay Kumar, the head of the consortium, stated, "Unlike other organisations that administer exams, such as the National Testing Agency, we do not receive money from the Center. The application fees is required to conduct the online examination because NLUs conduct the test on their own.

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