The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) examination for the year 2024 is scheduled to be held on December 2023.
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) examination for the year 2022 was held on May 8, 2022 and CLAT 2023 was conducted on December 18, 2022. Hence, two CLAT exams were conducted in 2022. If you are preparing for CLAT 2024, then refer to the linked page to get detailed information on CLAT Syllabus.
All updates related to CLAT examination dates will be made available here. You can also refer to the official website of the Consortium of National Law Universities (consortiumofnlus.ac.in) for more information on the CLAT examination.
CLAT Entrance Exam Fee for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Law Programmes 2024
CLAT 2024 application fee for various categories is given in the table below:
CLAT 2024 Exam Application Fee for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Law Programmes
| S.No. | Category | Application Fee |
| 1 | General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates | Rs.4,000 |
| 2 | SC/ST/BPL category candidates | Rs.3,500 |
Important information regarding the CLAT 2024 examination fee
- The application fee has to be paid online only.
- The application fee does not include bank charges. Therefore, candidates have to pay the bank service charges along with the application fee online. The actual bank transaction charges will be displayed on the payment gateway page after candidates choose the mode of payment.
- After opting for the mode of payment, candidates can see the amount to be paid as bank service/transaction charges displayed on the payment gateway page.
- The application Fee is non-refundable.
- If a candidate fills in more than one application form, then the application fee for the previous application forms will not be refunded.
CLAT – Important Exam Dates 2024
The CLAT 2024 examination will be held in December 2023. Candidates can download the admit card by logging into their accounts created on the official website of the Consortium of National Law Universities.
| S.No. | Description | Important Dates (tentative) |
| 1 | CLAT 2024 notification release date | August 2023 |
| 2 | CLAT 2024 online application date | August 2023 |
| 3 | Last date to apply for CLAT 2024 | Yet to be announced |
| 4 | CLAT 2024 admit card release date | November last week/December 1st week 2023 |
| 5 | CLAT exam date 2024 | December 2023 |
| 6 | Release of provisional CLAT 2024 answer key | Yet to be announced |
| 7 | Release of final CLAT 2024 answer key | Yet to be announced |
| 8 | CLAT 2024 result date | Yet to be announced |
| 9 | CLAT 2024 counselling | Yet to be announced |
CLAT – Important Exam Dates 2022-2023
The CLAT 2022 examination was held on May 8, 2022. Candidates can download the admit card by logging into their accounts created on the official website of the Consortium of National Law Universities. Important dates pertaining to the upcoming CLAT 2022 and CLAT 2023 examination are given in the tables below.
Important Dates Related to CLAT Exam 2023
| CLAT 2023 Exam | |
| CLAT admit card 2023 release date | December 6, 2022 |
| Candidates to fill their Admission Preferences to National Law Universities (NLUs) | December 6, 2022 |
| CLAT 2023 exam & provisional answer key release | December 18, 2022 |
| Inviting Objections on the Provisional Answer Key | December 19, 2022 |
| Release of the Final Answer Key | December 24, 2022 |
| Release of the Rank List | Last week of December |
Important Dates Related to CLAT Exam 2022
| S.No. | Events | Important Dates |
| 1 | CLAT 2022 notification release date | January 1, 2022 |
| 2 | CLAT 2022 online application date | January 1, 2022 |
| 3 | Last date to apply for CLAT 2022 | March 31, 2022 |
| 4 | CLAT 2022 admit card release date | Yet to be announced |
| 5 | CLAT exam date 2022 | May 8, 2022 |
| 6 | Release of provisional CLAT 2022 answer key | Yet to be announced |
| 7 | Release of final CLAT 2022 answer key | Yet to be announced |
| 8 | CLAT 2022 result date | Yet to be announced |
| 9 | CLAT 2022 counselling | Yet to be announced |
Frequently Asked Questions about CLAT
When is the CLAT 2024 examination scheduled to be held?
Will there be two CLAT examinations in 2024?
Is the cost of CLAT previous years’ question papers included in the CLAT exam 2024 fee?
No. The cost of CLAT previous years’ question papers is not included in the CLAT exam application fee of Rs.4,000 or Rs.3,500 for 2024 exam. The cost of CLAT previous years’ question papers is Rs.500, which has to be separately paid by the applicant.
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