CLAT is commonly known as Common Law Admission Test, are a centralized national level entrance examination for admission of candidates in Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) law courses at 22 National Law Universities (NLUs) and other colleges and universities. The test is taken after Higher Secondary Examination or 12th standard for Integrated under graduation programs in Law and after Graduation in Law for Master of Laws (LL.M) program.
Most of the Private and self-financed law schools in India accept this score for admission. Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs) lie Coal India, ONGS, SAIL, BHEL, etc. also accept the post-graduation (CLAT-PG) scores for recruitment of legal positions.
CLAT is conducted by a permanent body formed by the Universities named as Consortium of NLUs. The Consortium has its headquarter at NLSIU Bangalore and it comprises of the following:
- An Executive Committee
- The CLAT Convenor of the current year (DNLU Jabalpur 2020)
- The CLAT Convenor of the following year
- Two co-opted Vice-Chancellors of NLU
Table of Contents
List of 22 NLU Through CLAT
| S. No | NLU | NIFR Ranking | UG Seat | PG Seat |
| 1 | National Law School of India University, Bangalore | 1 | 80 | 50 |
| 2 | National Law University, Delhi | 2 | 80 | 80 |
| 3 | National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad | 3 | 105 | 50 |
| 4 | The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | 6 | 127 | 44 |
| 5 | National Law University, Bhopal | 17 | 80 | 80 |
| 6 | National Law University, Jodhpur | 5 | 104 | 50 |
| 7 | Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur | Not Ranked | 187 | 84 |
| 8 | Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | 7 | 187 | 63 |
| 9 | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | 11 | 178 | 32 |
| 10 | Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala | 10 | 196 | 44 |
| 11 | Chanakya National Law University, Patna | Not Ranked | 140 | |
| 12 | National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi | Not Ranked | 68 | 59 |
| 13 | National Law University Odisha, Cuttack | Not Ranked | 180 | 46 |
| 14 | National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi | Not Ranked | 140 | 50 |
| 15 | National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam | 16 | 60 | 30 |
| 16 | Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) Vishakhapatnam | Not Ranked | 120 | 24 |
| 17 | The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli | Not Ranked | 120 | 18 |
| 18 | Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai | Not Ranked | 122 | 62 |
| 19 | Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | Not Ranked | 120 | 20 |
| 20 | Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad | Not Ranked | 60 | 32 |
| 21 | Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur | Not Ranked | 120 | |
| 22 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat | Not Ranked | 120 |
Courses Offered at NLU’s
NLUs Offer Both Undergraduate And Postgraduate Courses Mentioned Below
UG Course |
PG Course |
| BA LLB (Hons.) (Five-year Integrated Law course) | LLM |
| BBA LLB (Five-year Integrated Law course) | LLD |
| BSc LLB (Five-year Integrated Law course) | Ph.D. in Law |
| BLS LLB (Five-year Integrated Law course) | PG Diploma in Urban Environmental Management and Law (NLU Delhi) |
| BCom LLB (Five-year Integrated Law course) | Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism and Environmental Law (NLU Delhi) |
| BBA LLB (Hons.) | Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law and Policy (NLU Delhi) |
| BSW LLB (Hons.) |
Highlights of the Exam
Features |
Details |
| Exam Name | Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) |
| Conducting Body | Consortium of NLUs |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Number of Registration | 60,000 |
| Number of College accepting CLAT score | 123 |
| Official Website | https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/ |
Exam Proposed Month
| Event | Tentative Month |
| CLAT Notification | December |
| CLAT Admit card | July |
| CLAT Exam | August |
| CLAT Result | October |
Eligibility Criteria
Nationality:
- Indian citizens can apply for Exam
- Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can apply for Exam
- Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) can apply for Exam
- Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) can apply for Exam
- Foreign Nationals can apply for Exam
Age limit:
There is no upper age limit set for appearing in CLAT UG and CLAT PG exams.
Educational Qualification:
| CLAT UG |
CLAT PG |
| Candidate must hold a 10+2 degree or an equivalent with a minimum of 45% marks or its equivalent in case of General/OBC/ NRI/PWD/PIO/OCI and 40% in case of SC/ST from a recognized board or its equivalent. | Candidate must hold an LL.B degree or an equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks or its equivalent in case of General/OBC/ NRI/PWD/PIO/OCI and 45% in case of SC/ST from a recognized University or its equivalent. |
| Appearing and result awaited candidates are also eligible to appear for the exam.
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Appearing and result awaited candidates are also eligible to appear for the exam.
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The number of attempts:
There is no fixed number of attempts for the exam, candidates can appear any number of times for the exam.
Exam Pattern
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EXAM PATTERN FOR CLAT UG & CLAT PG |
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| Category | Details |
| Exam Name | CLAT UG & CLAT PG |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Exam Format | MCQs from given passages |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours |
| Exam Language | English |
| Number of Questions | UG-150
PG-120 |
| Total Marks | UG-150
PG-120 |
| Marking Scheme | 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer |
Subject Wise Marks Distribution
| Subject | Number of Questions | Weightage |
| English Language | 28-32 | 20% |
| Current Affairs | 35-39 | 25% |
| Legal Reasoning | 35-39 | 25% |
| Logical Reasoning | 28-32 | 20% |
| Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 | 10% |
Subject Wise Marks Distribution: CLAT PG
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Subjects |
Number of MCQ Question |
Marks |
| Constitutional Law | 60 | 60 |
| Other law subjects, Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 120 | 120 |
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