CLAT 2024-2025 Notification | CLAT Important Dates | CLAT Exam Date

The Consortium of NLUs will announce the exam date for CLAT 2024-2025, which is expected to be scheduled in December 2024. 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 following COVID regulations. 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 2024-2025 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.
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CLAT 2024-2025 Important Dates
Events
Dates (Tentative)
Date of Notification (Tentative)
June, 2024
Registration Starts
July, 2024
Last Date to Apply
November, 2024
Last Date to Make CLAT Application Fee Payment
To be Notified
Issue of Admit Card
November '24
CLAT Exam Date
December, 2024
CLAT Exam Time
To be Notified
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 (1st Allotment)
To be notified
Payment of CLAT Counseling Fee (2nd Allotment)
To be notified
Payment of CLAT Counseling Fee (3rd Allotment)
To be notified
Payment of CLAT Counseling Fee (4th Allotment)
To be notified
Payment of CLAT Counseling Fee (5th Allotment)
To be notified
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CLAT 2024-2025 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.
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Participating Colleges
CLAT 2024-2025 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 2024?
The Consortium of National Law Universities has announced that the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2024-2025 will be held only once in the year 2024. It is expected to be conducted in December.
Q: When should I start preparing for CLAT 2024?
Candidates who plan to take the CLAT 2024 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 2024-2025 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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