What is CLAT?
- The CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is an entrance exam for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs at various National Law Universities (NLUs) in India.
- The exam is conducted by the CLAT Consortium, which consists of representatives from the participating National Law Universities (NLUs) in India.
- Several affiliate universities and organisations also use the CLAT exam for admissions and recruitment respectively.
- The consortium is responsible for organising the exam, setting the syllabus, and managing the admissions process for the participating law schools.
Important Dates & Timings
- 15 July 2024: CLAT 2025 registration starts
- 15 October 2024: Last day to register
- 1 December 2024: CLAT 2025 exam date
- Exam timings:
- For General Category: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- For PWD Candidates – 2:00 PM to 4:40 PM
Application Form
- The application form of CLAT 2025 is now available on the official website – https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in
- Candidates can fill a single application form for all participating NLUs
Documents to be uploaded with the Online Application
- Front facing passport size recent photograph with plain background
- Signature of the candidate
- Category certificate if you are applying under SC/ST/OBC
- Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if you are applying if candidate is P.W.D
- Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if you are coming under BPL category
NOTE:
- The original certificates/documents issued by the competent authority as specified in the brochure are to be submitted to the allotted University in the form and manner as specified by the respective universities at the time of admission.
- The photograph and signature of the candidate need not be attested while submitting the Online Application Form.
- All documents/certificates should be uploaded in pdf format only.
The Admit Card/Hall ticket can be downloaded by the candidate by logging into his/her CLAT 2025 account. The exact date on which the hall tickets will be made available will be intimated on the website.
Eligibility
- Candidates who have passed in 10+2 or an equivalent examination with a minimum of:
- 45% or equivalent grade (For general category); or
- 40% or equivalent grade (For SC/ST/PwD categories)
- Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination in March/ April 2025 are also eligible to apply.
- There is no upper age limit for candidates appearing for CLAT 2025
- If more than one candidate secures equal marks in the CLAT 2025, the following tie-breaker procedure will be followed:
- Higher marks in the component/section on Legal Aptitude in the CLAT 2025 exam;
- Higher age;
- Computerised draw of lots.
NOTE:
Evidence of passing the 10+2 qualifying examination shall be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission, failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the course they may have applied for.
Exam Fees
| CATEGORIES | CLAT UG FEES (in INR) |
| General/Other Backward Class (OBC)/ Persons with Disability (PwD)/ Non-Resident Indians (NRI)/ Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)/ Overseas citizens (OCI)/ Kashmiri Migrant | 4,000 |
| Scheduled Class (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 3,500 |
NOTE:
The cost of previous years’ question papers is Rs.500/- (not included in the CLAT 2025 application fee)
Important Details
From 2024, CLAT will only be held once a year
| Exam mode | Pen-and-paper exam |
| Exam duration | 2 hours |
| Test language | English |
| Type of questions | Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Exam subjects | English Language Current Affairs including General Knowledge Legal Reasoning Logical Reasoning Quantitative Techniques |
| Total questions | 120 |
| Maximum marks | 120 |
| Marking scheme | +1 for correct answer- 0.25 for incorrect answer |
Exam Format
| Sections | MCQs per section (approximate) | Weightage (in %) (approximate) |
| English Language | 22-26 | 20 |
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge | 28-32 | 25 |
| Logical Reasoning | 28-32 | 25 |
| Legal Reasoning | 22-26 | 20 |
| Quantitative Techniques (Elementary Mathematics up to Class 10) | 10-14 | 10 |
| Total | 120 | 100% |
Colleges that accept CLAT score
Some of the top NLUs which accept CLAT are:
- NLSIU Bengaluru – 300 seats
- NALSAR Hyderabad – 132 seats
- WBNUJS Kolkata – 132 seats
- GNLU Gandhinagar – 172 seats
- NLIU Bhopal – 202 seats
- RGNUL Patiala – 180 seats
- RMLNLU Lucknow – 169 seats
- NUSRL Ranchi – 134 seats
- NLUJA Guwahati – 60 seats
- NLU Odisha – 180 seats
List of all Universities accepting CLAT 2025
Syllabus
| SECTION | What all is included |
| English language | Passages of about 450 words each. Each passage will be followed by a series of questions that will require comprehension and language skills. |
| Current affairs | Passages of up to 450 words each. The passages will be derived from news, journalistic sources and other non-fiction writing. The questions may include an examination of legal information or knowledge discussed in or related to the passage, but would not require any additional knowledge of the law beyond the passage. |
| Legal reasoning | Passages of around 450 words each. The passages may relate to fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, public policy questions or moral philosophical enquiries. Don’t require any prior knowledge of law to attempt the questions in this section. Candidates would benefit from a general awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues to better apply general principles or propositions to the given fact scenarios. |
| Logical reasoning | Evaluates critical and analytical reasoning skills. It includes topics like argument analysis, logical deduction, syllogisms, statement assumptions, and inference. |
| Quantitative techniques | Short sets of facts or propositions, or other textual representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. Candidates will be required to derive information from the passages or questions, and apply mathematical operations on such information. |
Detailed Syllabus & Guide – CLAT 2025
IMPORTANT LINKS:
- CLAT official website
- General Instructions for CLAT 2025
- CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria
- CLAT 2025 Application Form Link
- List of all Universities accepting CLAT 2025
- Detailed Syllabus & Guide for CLAT 2025
- Contact information : [email protected] , 08047162020
Last updated: 17 September, 2024
