CLAT 2026: Applications Open, Entrance Exam Date, Last Date for Applications - Consortium of NLUS
- The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level admission test for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs offered by 25 National Law Universities in India.
- CLAT is organized by the Consortium of National Law Universities, comprising representative universities.
- Several affiliate universities and organizations also use the CLAT exam for admissions and recruitment, respectively.
- All admissions to the 5-year integrated LL.B. and LL.M. programmes that commence in the Academic Year 2026-2027 shall be through the CLAT 2026.
July 20, 2025
PRESS RELEASE
The Executive Committee and the Governing Body of the Consortium of National
Law Universities (the “Consortium”) at their Meetings held on July 20th, 2025 decided
that the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2026 shall be conducted on Sunday,
December 7th 2025, from 2 PM-4 PM.
The portal for applying for the CLAT 2026 will become functional from the 1st of August
2025 and will remain so until 31st October 2025, the last date of application for CLAT
2026.
Further details regarding the syllabus, application and counselling process shall be
released shortly.
Sd/-
PRESIDENT, CNLUs
CLAT UG Exam Eligibility
- There is no upper age limit for candidates appearing for UG Programme for the CLAT 2026.
- Candidates who have passed in 10+2 or an equivalent examination with a minimum of:
- Forty five percent (45%) of marks or its equivalent in grade or
- Forty Percent (40%) of marks or equivalent in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories.
- Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination in March/ April, 2026 are also eligible to apply. However, they shall be required to produce an evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered for admission.
CLAT UG 2026 Question Format
- Maximum Marks120
- Duration of CLAT 2026 Exam02:00 Hours
- Multiple-Choice Questions120 questions of one mark each
- Negative Marking0.25 Mark for each wrong answer
| Subject Areas with weightage: | (approximate 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 |
General Instructions
- The CLAT 2026 examination shall be in OFFLINE mode
- The applications have to be submitted ONLINE only through the website -consortiumofnlus.ac.in
- The CLAT 2026 is scheduled on Sunday, 7th December, 2025 from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. (Subject to revision in case of necessity) and from 2.00 P.M. to 4.40 P.M. - Eligible Candidates belonging to PWD Category
- Indian Nationals/NRIs seeking admission to the UG programmes can appear for CLAT 2026.
- Foreign Nationals are not eligible to appear for CLAT. The applicants are advised to refer to the e-brochures as well as the websites of the respective NLUs for more details. These candidates are required to approach the respective NLUs directly for admission.
- For NRI/NRI Sponsored seats, the applicants are advised to refer to the e-brochures as well as the websites of the respective NLUs for more details. These candidates are required to approach the respective NLUs directly for admission. The Consortium will not allot seats for these categories.
- Information regarding the details of intake, reservation policies and the courses offered along with the fee structures of all the 25 NLUs are available in the Information Brochure published on the Consortium Website and also from the websites of the respective NLUs. The candidates are, therefore, advised to thoroughly go through the rules, policies and the fee structure of the participating NLUs before filling in the application form for UG courses.
- Information provided in the e-Brochure regarding the intake, reservation policy, fee, courses offered and the subjects taught at various levels including the areas of specialization, etc., has been specified very briefly. For detailed information regarding the same, the candidates may refer to the information available at the websites of the respective NLUs.
- Candidates are advised to visit CLAT 2026 website regularly for updates. The allotment of seats and the offer for admission under CLAT 2026 shall be provisional and shall not create any right of admission in favour of a candidate.
- If more than one candidate secures an equal number of marks in the CLAT 2026, the break of tie shall be by the following procedure and order as under:
- Higher marks in the component/section on Legal Aptitude in the CLAT 2026 exam;
- Higher age;
- Computerised draw of lots.
- CLAT 2026 UG Syllabus, CLAT 2026 Exam Syllabus, CLAT 2026 Law Preparation Syllabus - Consortium of NLUS
- Participating Universities for CLAT 2026 - Consortium of NLUS
- FEE Rs.4000+500=4500.00
