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About CLAT 2025
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has published the CLAT 2025 notification on July 7, 2024 on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. and in various print and electronic media. The CLAT 2025 application form will open on July 15, 2024. Candidates can apply online from the official website. The last date for CLAT 2025 registration is October 15, 2024. Candidates from general and OBC category have to pay a CLAT 2025 application fee of Rs 4000. The CLAT 2025 application fee for SC/ST candidates is Rs 3500. Earlier, the consortium had released the CLAT 2025 exam date through a CLAT notification on May 06. As per the notification, CLAT exam 2025 will be held on December 1, in offline mode. The official website for CLAT 2025 is consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The offline-based CLAT exam will have 120 objective-type questions to be asked from topics mentioned in the exam syllabus. CLAT syllabus broadly covers the English language, general knowledge and current affairs, legal, logical and maths subjects.
Revised CLAT 2025 Syllabus
The Consortium of NLUs has reduced the number of questions asked in the CLAT entrance exam to make it more student-friendly. The total number of questions in the CLAT exam was reduced to 120, which was earlier 150. The section-wise distribution of questions is given below.
CLAT 2025 Syllabus and Pattern
| Sections | Approximate number of questions | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 22-26 | 20% |
| Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 28-32 | 25% |
| Legal Reasoning | 28-32 | 25% |
| Logical Reasoning | 22-26 | 20% |
| Quantitative Techniques | 10-14 | 10% |
What is CLAT Exam?
The Common Law Admission Test, also known as CLAT is a national-level law entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs). The CLAT scores are accepted for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programs offered by 24 national law universities and over 60 affiliated colleges. CLAT is conducted across the country, in offline, pen and paper format.
CLAT 2025 exam events
CLAT 2025 - Events | Details |
|---|---|
CLAT 2025 official notification | The consortium has released the CLAT 2025 admission notification. The official notification informs candidates about registration window and CLAT 2025 exam date. |
CLAT application form 2025 | Registration for CLAT 2025 will open on July 15, 2024 |
CLAT 2025 admit card | The CLAT admit card 2025 will be issued in the third week of November 2024. |
CLAT 2025 exam date | The offline-based CLAT 2025 will be conducted on December 01, 2024. CLAT question paper will have multiple-choice questions on subjects like general knowledge, current affairs, legal and logical reasoning and quantitative ability. The PG-CLAT will have questions on common subjects of the LLB programme. |
CLAT post-exam activities | After the conduct of the examination, the consortium will release the CLAT 2025 answer key and result. Candidates shortlisted based on CLAT results were invited for counselling. |
CLAT Highlights: Registered candidates, intake, NLUs (Updated)
Being conducted at a national level, thousands of candidates attend the CLAT entrance exam every year. It is one of the most competitive law entrance exams in India at present. Mentioned below are the details of the CLAT exam in the previous years.
CLAT Exam Highlights: Registered Candidates and Seat Intake
| Particular | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAT Registration | Registrations - TBA | Registration - CLAT UG - 60295 (97.03% appeared (58,504) CLAT PG - 10948 (93.92% appeared (10,282) | Number of candidates registered - UG 44,763, PG - 9,490 Number of appeared candidates - UG - 42,766, PG - 8,703 | Number of candidates registered - 60,895 Number of candidates appeared - 56,472 | Number of Registered Candidates - 70,277 Number of appeared candidates - 62,107
| Number of Registered Candidates - 75,183 Number of appeared candidates - 59,443
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| Number of seats offered | CLAT UG - 3,400+ CLAT PG - 1300+ | CLAT UG - 3,200+ CLAT PG - 1,300+ | CLAT UG - 2,860+ CLAT LLM - 1,160+ | CLAT UG - 2,801 CLAT LLM - 1,072 | CLAT UG - 2622 seats LLM program - 808 seats | CLAT UG - 2622 seats LLM program - 808 seats |
| Participating institutes | 24 NLUs + GNLU off campus in Silvassa | 23 NLUs + GNLU Silvassa | 23 NLUs | 22 NLUs | ||
| CLAT Colleges 2024 (Updated) - List of NLUs and Affiliated Law Colleges | ||||||
| Highest marks | TBA | CLAT UG - 108 CLAT PG - 95.25 | CLAT UG - 116.75 CLAT PG - 95.25 | CLAT UG - 121 CLAT PG - 94 | CLAT UG - 125.5/150 CLAT PG - 85.75/120 | CLAT UG - 127.25/150 CLAT PG - 72/120 |
CLAT Colleges 2025 and Seat Intake
The CLAT colleges include both national law universities and over 60 law schools that will sign the memorandum with the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). At present, there are 24 NLUs and an off campus of GNLU Gandhinagar, GNLU Silvassa that accept CLAT scores. Only NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya are not participating in the CLAT exam. NLU Prayagraj was a new NLU that was added in the list of CLAT colleges last year. Candidates can check the complete list of NLUs participating in CLAT below along with courses and seat intake offered by each of them.
CLAT 2025 UG Seat Intake
NLUs | Courses | UG Intake | Domicile % |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA LLB (Hons) | 300 | 25% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 132 | 25% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 132 | 33% | |
| BA LLB (Hons), B.Sc LLB, LLM | 202 (BA LLB 134, B.Sc LLB 68) | 50% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | 25% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 180 | 50% | |
| BA LLB(Hons.),BCom LLB(Hons.),BSc LLB (Hons.), BBA LLB(Hons), BSW LLB(Hons) | 172 (total seats for all the courses) | 25% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 66 | 25% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 169 | 45% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 180 | 10% | |
| BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons) | 138( 69 seats each for BA LLB and BBA LLB | 50% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | 49% | |
| BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons) | 180 (BA LLB 120, BBA LLB 60) | 25% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 134 | 50% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | 50% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 138 | 48% | |
| BA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons) | 120 (BA LLB 60 , B.Com LLB 60) | 48% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) , BBA LLB (Hons) | 100 | 62% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) , BBA LLB (Hons) | 120 (BA LLB 60, BBA LLB 60) | 62% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) , BBA LLB (Hons) | 120 (BA LLB 60, BBA LLB 60) | 62% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) , BBA LLB (Hons) | 120 (BA LLB 60, BBA LLB 60) | 25% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | 50% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | 25% | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | 30% | |
| NLU Prayagraj | BA LLB (Hons.) | 60 | - |
Total | 3303 | ||
CLAT 2025 PG Intake
NLUs | PG Intake | Domicile% |
|---|---|---|
NLSIU Bengaluru | 120 | 25% |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 66 | 25% |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 100 | 33% |
NLIU Bhopal | 60 | 50% |
NLU Jodhpur | 50 | 25% |
HNLU Raipur | 90 | - |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 57 | 25% |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 33 | 25% |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 48 | 50% |
RGNUL Patiala | 60 | - |
NUALS Kochi | 60 | 49% |
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack | 50 | 25% |
NUSRL Ranchi | 60 | 50% |
NLUJA Assam, Guwahati | 40 | 50% |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 69 | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | 60 | 50% |
MNLU Mumbai | 50 | 66% |
MNLU Nagpur | 60 | 62% |
MNLU Aurangabad | 60 | 62% |
HPNLU Shimla | 80 | 25% |
DNLU Jabalpur | 50 | 50% |
DBRANLU, Sonipat, Haryana | - | - |
NLUT Agartala | 50 | 30% |
Total | 1373 | |
History of CLAT
The inception of CLAT as the common test has its roots in the 2007 case, Varun Bhagat v. Union of India when a parent of law aspirant argued for a centralized test. Following this, the first Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was organised in 2008 for seven national law universities.
In 2014, seven other national law universities joined CLAT. The exam was conducted online this time. However, a permanent secretariat for the CLAT consortium was still elusive. In 2015 - A PIL was filed by Professor Shamnad Bashir seeking an institutionalized system with a permanent secretariat for the conduct of CLAT. The case eventually led to the setting up of the CLAT Consortium in Bengaluru in 2018. The mode of the CLAT exam was also changed from online to offline.
Earlier, the CLAT was being conducted by national law universities on a rotation basis. Now, with a permanent secretariat, CLAT is conducted by a seven-member executive committee consisting of a convenor, president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer and other members.
As of 2025, CLAT scores are accepted by 24 out of 26 national law universities. NLU Delhi and the recently established NLU Meghalaya are conducting separate entrance exams. NLU Delhi conducts the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET), whereas NLU Meg organises MEG-UAT and MEG-PAT
CLAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates who wish to appear in CLAT 2025 will have to meet the eligibility criteria as prescribed by the Consortium of National Law Universities. CLAT will be conducted for both UG and PG law programmes, so candidates should meet the eligibility criteria of the programme they have selected. The details of CLAT eligibility criteria are as mentioned below.
UG CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria
Candidates should have passed Class 12 with at least 45% marks (40% in the case of SC and ST students) from a recognized board or institution. Candidates who will appear in Class 12th board exams in April-May 2025 are also eligible to appear in the exam. However, the admission of such students will be subject to fulfilling the required eligibility criteria.
CLAT UG Eligibility Criteria
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Educational qualification | 10+2 or equivalent |
| Minimum marks | 45% for general/OBC and 40% for SC/ST |
| Age limit | No age limit |
PG CLAT eligibility criteria 2025
Candidates should have passed graduation in Law (3-year LLB or 5-year LLB) from a recognized university. They must have obtained at least 50% marks (45% in the case of SC and ST candidates) in the qualifying examination. Further, candidates appearing in the final year of the LLB degree programme are also eligible.
CLAT PG Eligibility Criteria
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Educational qualification | 3-year LLB or 5-year LLB |
| Minimum marks | 50% for general/OBC and 45% for SC/ST |
| Age limit | No age limit |
CLAT 2025 age limit
There is no age limit for appearing in CLAT 2025. Further, there are no restrictions on the number of attempts also.
CLAT 2025 Highlights
| Full Exam Name | Common Law Admission Test |
| Short Exam Name | CLAT |
| Conducting Body | Consortium of NLUs |
| Frequency of Conduct | Once a year |
| Exam Level | National Level Exam |
| Languages | English |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Mode of Counselling | Online |
| Participating Colleges | 52 |
| Exam Duration | 2 Hours |
| Number of Seats | 3361 Sea |
CLAT 2025 Important Dates
Upcoming Dates and Events
15 Jul, 2024 - 15 Oct, 2024
Application - CLAT 2025 application form window | Mode: Online
01 Dec, 2024
Exam - CLAT | Mode: Offline
Past Dates and Events
07 Jul, 2024
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Candidates preparing for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) should refer to its syllabus to familiarise themselves with the examination scheme and subjects they are required to study. CLAT syllabus consists of five subjects - English language and comprehension, logical reasoning, legal reasoning, quantitative ability, general knowledge and current affairs.Upcoming Dates and Events
15 Jul, 2024 - 15 Oct, 2024
Application - CLAT 2025 application form window | Mode: Online
01 Dec, 2024
Exam - CLAT | Mode: Offline
Past Dates and Events
07 Jul, 2024
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CLAT Syllabus 2025
| Subject | Number of questions |
|---|---|
| English Language | 22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper |
| Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 28-32 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper |
| Legal Reasoning | 28-32 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper |
| Logical Reasoning | 22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper |
| Quantitative Techniques | 10-14 questions, or roughly 10% of the paper |
The CLAT question paper will be divided into five sections based on the subjects mentioned in the syllabus. Each section will have comprehension-based passages followed by a series of multiple-choice type questions. Candidates will be required to read the passages, or charts and answer the underlying questions based on the information provided
