CLAT Exam 2025
Overview
CLAT 2025 application forms are in progress and, candidates can fill and submit the application form before April 25 as per the new announcement of CLAT Consortium.
CLAT 2025 Registration has been started from 15th July 2024. Exam will be conducted on 1st December 2024. CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is a National Level entrance exam conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities.
What is CLAT?
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to candidates in undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law courses offered at 22 NLUs and other colleges/ universities accepting exam scores.
Till 2018, the exam was conducted by NLUs on a rotational basis. However, from 2023 onwards it is being conducted by a permanent body formed by the universities, i.e. The Consortium of NLUs. The consortium has its headquarter at NLSIU Bangalore and comprises:
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An Executive Committee
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The CLAT Convenor of the current year (DNLU Jabalpur for CLAT 2025)
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The CLAT Convenor of the following year
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Two co-opted Vice-Chancellors of NLU
CLAT Eligibility Criteria 2025
To appear for CLAT exam, candidates need to fulfil the eligibility criteria as under:
CLAT Eligibility for five-year Integrated courses:
- Candidates who have completed 10+2 or equivalent examination for national or state board of education.
- They should have obtained minimum 45% marks if belonging to General/ Other Backward Class (OBC) / Specially-abled categories and 40% marks if belonging to Scheduled Class (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories.
- There is no age limit to apply CLAT 2025 as the Bar Council of India (BCI) as removed the upper or lower age limit criteria for admissions to law courses.
CLAT 2025 Highlights
| Exam Name | Common Law Admission Test |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours |
| Test Takers | Approx. 59,000 |
| Accepting Colleges | |
| Official Website | https://clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in/ |
CLAT 2025 Dates and Events
The exam calendar of CLAT 2025 is out now, and the exam will be held as per the schedule below:
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CLAT 2025 official notification for exam date |
21-Nov-2023 |
In a press meet, CLAT Consortium announced the exam date and few changes in the exam pattern of CLAT 2025. |
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CLAT 2025 detailed notification |
14-Dec-2023 |
In another press meet held on December 11, the consortium has approved the exam schedule and changes in the exam pattern of CLAT UG and LLM. |
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Online registrations for CLAT 2025 begins |
01-Jan-2025 |
The online application window of CLAT 2025 started on the official website. |
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Last date of application submission |
31-Mar-2025 25-Apr-2025 |
All steps of application form need to be completed. |
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Release of admit cards |
By the first or second week of May 2025 |
Candidates will be issued admit card in online mode to appear for the examination. |
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CLAT 2025 exam date |
10-May-2025 24-May-2025 |
Appear for the examination at the allotted test centre as per the scheduled date and time. Carry the admit card along with a valid Photo Id proof. |
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Display of CLAT 2025 results and merit list |
May 2025 |
CLAT consortium will declare the results of CLAT 2025 as well as publish the merit list for each NLU on the official website. |
Keep a track of latest news and updates on CLAT 2025 here.
CLAT Process
Candidates seeking admissions to NLUs or law schools accepting CLAT scores have to follow the process as under:
Step 1: Online application - The CLAT consortium opens the application window in online mode on the official website. Candidates seeking admissions through CLAT exam have to apply before the last date of application after completing each step including, registration, filling up the form, uploading documents and fee payment. Also Read: Steps to fill CLAT 2025 application form
Step 2: Issuing of admit card - The candidates who have successfully filled and submitted the application form of CLAT will be issued admit card to appear for the examination. The admit card of CLAT 2025 will mention details about the test-taking candidate, exam centre name and location, and test schedule.
Step 3: Appearing for the exam - Candidates have to appear for the entrance exam at the allotted test centres of CLAT 2025. The test timings for CLAT 2025 are 3 pm to 5 pm, however, candidates should report to their test centre by 2 pm. They should their admit card and a valid photo ID proof with them.
Step 4: Declaration of results - The consortium will announce results of CLAT 2025 on the official website along with a provisional merit list for each NLU.
Step 5: Admission process - The counselling process of CLAT 2025 will begin in online mode with provisional seat allotment on the basis of the first merit list. The candidates have to confirm their seat after document verification and payment of counselling-cum-admission fee.
Courses offered through CLAT 2025
The National Law Universities (NLUs) in India (except for the NLU Delhi) and other top law colleges offer admissions to five-year integrated LLB courses, as well as LLM courses on the basis of CLAT scores. The courses offered are:
- BA LLB (Bachelor of Arts LLB)
- BSc LLB (Bachelor of Science LLB)
- BCom LLB (Bachelor of Commerce LLB)
- BBA LLB (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB)
- BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work LLB)
- LLM (Master of Laws)
Colleges accepting CLAT scores
CLAT is conducted for admissions to 22 NLUs and more than 50 private law colleges in India. Below is the list of colleges participating in CLAT Scores:
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National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad |
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The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata |
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Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) Visakhapatnam |
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Registration Eligibilty
To appear for CLAT exam, candidates need to fulfil the eligibility criteria as under:
CLAT Eligibility for five-year Integrated courses:
- Candidates who have completed 10+2 or equivalent examination for national or state board of education.
- They should have obtained minimum 45% marks if belonging to General/ Other Backward Class (OBC) / Specially-abled categories and 40% marks if belonging to Scheduled Class (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories.
- There is no age limit to apply CLAT 2025 as the Bar Council of India (BCI) as removed the upper or lower age limit criteria for admissions to law courses.
General Eligibility
● Nationality: Applying candidates must be Indian Nationals/ NRI/ NRI Sponsored.
● Age Limit: There will be no upper age limit to apply for both UG & PG courses.
| Course | Eligibility Criteria |
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| For PG Programme |
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Exam Pattern & Syllabus
Here candidates can check the complete CLAT exam pattern 2025 to prepare better for the exam:
●Mode of Exam: Through offline (Pen-paper based) mode, the exam will be conducted.
●Types of Question:
●Section: Total 5 section will be there in the question paper of UG courses.
●Duration: Candidates will be given 2 hoursto solve the paper.
●Medium: Exam will be held only in English language.
●Number of Questions: Total 120 Questions willbe asked for both UG & PG exam.
●Marking Scheme: For every correct answere, 1 mark will be given.
●Negative Marking: 0.25 mrak will be deducted for each incorrect response.
For UG Course
| Subject | Questions |
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| English Language | 22-26 question, or roughly 20% of the paper |
| G.K & Current Affairs | 28-32 question, or roughly 25% of the paper |
| Quantitative Techniques | 10-14 question, or roughly 10% of the paper |
| Legal Reasoning | 28-32 question, or roughly 25% of the paper |
| Logical Reasoning | 22-26 question, or roughly 20% of the paper |
For PG Courses:
| Subject |
| Constitutional Law |
| Other areas of law such as Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law. |
| Total 120 Marks |
Syllabus
The authority release the CLAT 2025 syllabus through online mode on the website. There is various sections in CLAT syllabus in UG courses such as English, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Mathematics, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. It will be necessary to go through the complete syllabus before appearing in the examination.
Here we have provided some of the topics included in each section of the exam:
| Subject | Topics |
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| Mathematics | In this section, candidate's knowledge related to elementary mathematics will be checked. |
| Legal Aptitude | Rules and passages of law, application of the rules and passages, etc. |
| General Knowledge & Current Affairs | Contemporary events of National and International Significance, Arts and Culture, International Affairs, Historical Events of significance. |
| English including comprehension | Passages, Reading, Comprehension, Inference, and Conclusion, Summary, Vocabulary, etc. |
| Logical Reasoning | Argument- Premise and Conclusion, Inference, Relationships and Analogies, Contradictions and Equivalence, etc. |
How To Preparation
Here we have provided some preparation tips & tricks to prepare for the CLAT exam easily:
● Make a proper schedule and follow it strictly.
● To prepare for the exam, firstly go through the complete syllabus & pattern.
● Do not forget to check out the last year question paper and sample paper for practice.
● Try to choose a good study material from the internet as well as from the books also.
● Make a short note and try to revise them on daily basis.
● Don’t take stress and maintain a healthy life.
CLAT Books:
Here we have provided the CLAT books which helps the candidates to prepare for the exam. These books can be used for last minute preparation to improve performance on the exam day:
● A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
● Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson
● Study Package for CLAT & LLB Entrance Examination by AP Bhardwaj
● LST Books and Material (Set of 20 Books)
● Public International Law by Dr. Ashok K. Jain
● 30 Days wonder for Maths by S Chand
● Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examination by Pearson’s
● Family and Property Law by Poonam Pradhan
● Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S Aggarwal
● Logical Reasoning by Arun Sharma
Admit Card
CLAT admit card 2025 will be released in the third week of November 2024. Consortium of NLUs will publish the admit card through online mode only, no other offline method will be provided. Login credentials such as Registration number/application number and date of birth will be required to access the admit card.
Candidates are suggested to keep the hardcopy of it save for the day of examination. It will be mandatory for all applying candidates to carry the original admit card along with the ID proof to the exam center.
It will consist with details such as candidate’s name, date of birth, parent’s name, date, time, venue, address, signature, photograph, etc. After downloading admit card, candidates must go through the details carefully. In case of any discrepancy in it contact the authority immediately for the rectification.