CLAT Exam 2025

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national entrance exam for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes administered by 24 National Law Universities across the nation. It is an admission test conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities. The major goal of the Consortium is to promote high-quality legal education at all of the member universities, in addition to administering the CLAT admissions test for graduate and postgraduate programmes at the participating Universities.

Candidates who have passed (or are appearing in March/April) the 12th grade or equivalent exam can apply for UG-CLAT and those who have cleared (or are appearing in April/May) the LLB or equivalent exam can apply for PG-CLAT, subject to the eligibility requirements and rules laid down by the Consortium.

This page will provide all the information pertaining to the forthcoming CLAT examinations. For additional information about the CLAT exam, candidates can also visit the Consortium of National Law Universities’ official website, i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

Overview of CLAT 2025

CLAT 2024 was conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities on 3 December 2023 for BA LLB and LLM courses. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was held in offline mode at 139 centres in 25 States and 4 Union Territories across the country. A record of 97.03% of the candidates who registered for the CLAT 2024 UG exam appeared in the exam

The candidates who are preparing for the CLAT 2025 exam should start their preparation right away.

CLAT 2025 Exam Dates

CLAT 2024 was conducted on December 3, 2023.

Important dates related to the CLAT 2025 examinations will be updated as soon the notification for the same is released. Candidates should keep in mind that once the CLAT 2024 admission and allotment process is completed, the notification for CLAT 2025 will be released. All updates related to CLAT 2025 will be made available on this page.

CLAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria in terms of age and educational qualification to apply for the UG-CLAT and PG-CLAT, 2025 are given in the tables below. Candidates should ensure that they fulfil the eligibility requirements laid down by the Consortium of National Law Universities. If it is found that they do not meet the eligibility criteria, then their candidature will not be considered for admission.

CLAT 2025 Syllabus and Exam Pattern

The candidates who appear for CLAT are tested on various parameters. The CLAT exam’s objective is to assess students’ comprehension, critical thinking, and other skills. The exam pattern for both UG-CLAT examinations is given below.

CLAT (UG) Exam 2025

The UG-CLAT exam contains questions on Logical Reasoning, English language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Quantitative Techniques and Legal Reasoning. The duration of the CLAT 2025 test for the undergraduate law programme is two hours. There are 120 multiple-choice questions worth 1 mark each in the exam. There is a negative marking and each incorrect response will result in a 0.25 point deduction. The table below contains further information about the CLAT exam structure for the Undergraduate (UG) Law programme in 2025.

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CLAT 2025 Books

Candidates who intend to take the CLAT exams should choose the appropriate books and study materials for their preparation. Reading books, magazines, and newspapers regularly will benefit both UG-CLAT and PG-CLAT aspirants. Reading newspapers will improve candidates’ comprehension skills as well as make them more adept at keeping up with current events taking place in India and around the world.

Aspirants who are preparing for UG-CLAT can refer to the 10th standard Maths textbook to prepare for the quantitative techniques section.

The PG-CLAT exam consists of questions on Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, etc. Therefore, Candidates who are preparing for the PG-CLAT should refer to books included in their law undergraduate programme and also familiarise themselves with the PG-CLAT exam pattern and specifications given on the official website.

Aspirants should read through the sample papers provided on the Consortium’s website, and previous years’ question papers before choosing the books for the CLAT exam preparation. This will immensely help the aspirants in streamlining their preparation.

CLAT 2025 Exam Application Process

Candidates who wish to apply for the upcoming CLAT UG and PG admissions can follow the steps given below:

• Visit the official website of Consortium of National Law Universities i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
• Candidates should register themselves for CLAT (Year) on the Consortium’s website. They should fill in their names, email id, contact number and password. An OTP will be generated and sent to the aspirant’s contact number. The system generated OTP number should be used to complete the registration process.
• After completing the registration process, candidates should login again using their mobile numbers and passwords.
• After logging in, a candidate should carefully read the instructions before selecting either the “Postgraduate 1 Year LLM Course” or the “Undergraduate (UG) 5 Year LLB Course”. After choosing the course, candidates should click on “Apply for CLAT 2025.”
• A new page will be displayed on the screen. Candidates should fill in their personal information, qualifying examination details, preference for exam centre, reservation details, etc. Candidates can select any 3 exam centres of their choice.
• Candidates should upload their photograph, signature, category certificate and other relevant documents as per the guidelines given in the official notification.
• Candidates should verify the information given in the online application form and click on ‘Submit Form’.
• Candidates should pay the application fee after submitting the online application.

After submitting the application form online and paying the fee, aspirants should take a printout of the application form for future reference.

CLAT 2025 Exam Application Fee

Candidates have to pay the application fee online after submitting the online application form. Aspirants should remember that the application fee does not include bank charges; hence, it must be paid along with the application fee online. Moreover, the application fee is non-refundable. The CLAT 2024 application fee for various categories of candidates is given in the table below.

CLAT 2025 Exam Admit Card

Information on CLAT 2025 admit cards will be updated here. Meanwhile, candidates can check the CLAT 2025 Admit Card-related information.

Candidates can easily download the Admit Card for upcoming CLAT examinations by following the steps given below:

• Visit the Consortium’s official webpage i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
• Click on the tab ‘CLAT (Year)’ on the homepage.
• Select ‘Click here to download the Admit Card’ link.
• Applicants should login using their registration number or application number and date of birth. They should click on ‘Download Admit Card’
• After downloading the admit card they should take a print out. Candidates should also check the admit card for any discrepancies and if they find any or need any assistance related to the admit card, they can send an email to clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

Aspirants can also download their admit cards by logging into their account that was created while applying for the CLAT exam.

CLAT 2025 Exam Centres

The CLAT 2024 was held at 139 test centres throughout India. A list of exam centres for CLAT 2024 is given below. The exam centres for CLAT 2025 are expected to remain the same, however, if there are any changes, updates will be made available on this page.

CLAT Result 2025

CLAT 2025 exam is yet to take place; results of which will be updated here.

The CLAT 2024 final results were declared on December 10, 2023. Before publishing the results, the Consortium releases the Master Question Paper and Provisional Answer Key for CLAT and invites objections to the question paper or/and the provisional answer key. Candidates have to raise their objections within the specified time given in the notification.

The Consortium constitutes a committee of subject experts to look into the objections. Later an oversight committee reviews the report submitted by the Subject Experts Committee. After the completion of the review process and deliberations, the final answer key of the exam is published.

Candidates who have appeared for the UG-CLAT and PG-CLAT, 2024 can follow the steps given below to download their results.

• Visit the Consortium’s official webpage at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
• Click on the ‘CLAT 2024’ tab given on the homepage.
• Select ‘Click here to view the Result’ link given on the new page.
• Candidates should login using their application number or admit card number and password and click on ‘Print Score Card’
• Applicants should download the scorecard and take a print-out for future reference.

Candidates can also download their scorecard by logging into their CLAT account through which they registered for the CLAT exam.

After the completion of the counselling registration process, the Consortium will announce the 1st provisional seat allotment list. Candidates will have 3 options with them:

• Accept the allotted seat
• Apply for Revise
• Exit from CLAT admission process

Candidates should choose the options after taking into account their requirements. Before selecting any option, candidates must go through the ‘CLAT – 2024 Counselling Instructions’ PDF available on the Consortium’s website. If candidates decide to accept the allotted seat, then they need to upload the following documents on the Consortium’s website and pay the prescribed fee to the NLU after deducting the Counselling fee.

After the release of the 1st provisional seat allotment list, 4 more lists are published on the official website of the Consortium. The central admission process of the Consortium is regarded to be closed after the closure of the 5th and final provisional seat allotment list. The NLUs, nevertheless, are allowed to choose candidates to fill open positions, provided they advertise publicly and adhere to the standards of merit. Candidates should regularly check the official website for recent updates related to the CLAT provisional seat allotment list.

For CLAT-related Information, check below-mentioned links: