CLAT – The Common Law Admission Test is a national level entrance test conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU). CLAT exam score is useful for admissions into undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs provided by 22 NLUs and private Law universities in India. CLAT is organized once per year by the Consortium of NLUs.
The responsibility of conducting the CLAT exam is rotated among the representative universities. Test score is valid only for one year. Restriction is not there on the number of attempts.
The test is taken after 12th grade for admission into integrated UG in Law (BA LL.B) and after Graduation into Law for Master of Laws (LL.M) programs provided by NLUs. CLAT is usually conducted on the second Sunday of May every year.
1.There is no upper age limit for UG Programme in CLAT 2021
2. Minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2 or an equivalent examination), the candidates in a category must have secured:
Category | Qualifying percentage |
General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI | 45% or equivalent grade |
SC/ST | 40% or equivalent grade |
3. Candidates who are appearing for the qualifying examination in March/April 2021 are also eligible to appear in CLAT 2021 examination. But, they are required to show evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they will not be considered for admission
Subject Areas with weightage:
| (approximate number of
|
English Language
| 28-32 questions ( 20% of the paper)
|
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge
| 35-39 questions ( 25% of the paper)
|
Legal Reasoning
| 35-39 questions ( 25% of the paper)
|
Logical Reasoning
| 28-32 questions ( 20% of the paper)
|
Quantitative Techniques
| 13-17 questions (10% of the paper) |
Maximum Marks | 200 |
Duration of exam | 02:00 Hours |
Multiple-Choice Questions | 200 questions of one mark each |
Negative Marking | 0.25 Mark will be deducted for each wrong answer |
The CLAT focuses on evaluating the abilities of candidates and comprehension & reasoning skills. Overall, it tests aptitude and skills that are necessary for a legal education rather than prior knowledge, in some cases prior knowledge would be useful to respond to questions in the Current Affairs section.
The UG-CLAT generally is a 2-hour test, with 200 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each. For every wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks. These questions are divided across the following 5 subjects:
The Consortium plans to publish various preparatory materials for the UG-CLAT, including:
The Consortium will also provide candidates who have completed their application to the CLAT access to a learning platform where you may access the preparatory materials described above, as well as your scores on various exercises and model question papers.
Also, you should develop your capacity to read and understand big paragraphs of text, ensure you stay up-to-date on news and current affairs by regularly reading quality newspapers and periodicals. Improve your speed of answering questions on quantitative techniques.
Documents required for submission while filling online application:
Note: All documents/certificates should be uploaded in pdf format only
General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI : Rs.4,000/-
SC/ST/BPL: Rs.3,500/-
cost of previous years question papers (exclusive): Rs.500/-
Admit Card/Hall ticket
NLUs accepting CLAT exam scores
S.No | College Name | Seats available for UG+PG |
1. | 120 + 50 | |
2. | 80+ 80 | |
3. | National Academy of Legal Study & | 105 + 50 |
4. | The West Bengal National University of | 127 + 44 |
5. | 80 + 80 | |
6. | 104 + 50 | |
7. | 187 + 84 | |
8. | 187 + 63 | |
9. | 178 + 32 | |
10. | 196 + 44 | |
11. | 140 | |
12. | 68 + 59 | |
13. | 180 + 46 | |
14. | 140+ 50 | |
15. | 60 + 30 | |
16. | Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University | 120 + 24 |
17. | 120 + 18 | |
18. | 122 + 62 | |
19. | 120 + 20 | |
20. | 60 + 32 | |
21. | 148 + 52 | |
22. | 120 | |
23. | 120 |
Private Colleges accepting CLAT exam scores
S.No. | College Name | College Location |
1 | Meerut | |
2 | Bangalore | |
3 | Dehradun | |
4 | Bikaner | |
5 | Saharanpur | |
6 | Indore | |
7 | Indore | |
8 | Greater Noida | |
9 | Noida | |
10 | Bangalore | |
11 | Bhubaneswar | |
12 | Ahmedabad | |
13 | New Delhi | |
14 | Dehradun | |
15 | Greater Noida | |
16 | Naya Raipur | |
17 | Mumbai | |
18 | Noida | |
19 | Delhi | |
20 | Visakhapatnam | |
21 | School of Law, JIMS Engineering and Management Technical Campus | Greater Noida |
22 | Lakshmangarh | |
23 | Patiala, Punjab | |
24 | Mathura | |
25 | Dehradun | |
26 | Agartala | |
27 | Ahmedabad | |
28 | Rajkot | |
29 | Gandhinagar | |
30 | Greater Noida | |
31 | Panipat | |
32 | Bangalore | |
33 | Bengaluru | |
34 | Maharishi Law School, Maharishi University of Information Technology | Noida |
35 | Jaipur | |
36 | Sonepat | |
37 | Jaipur | |
38 | Indore | |
39 | Greater Noida | |
40 | Jaipur | |
41 | New Delhi | |
42 | Gurugram | |
43 | Bareilly | |
44 | Jaipur | |
45 | Greater Noida | |
46 | New Delhi | |
47 | Bangalore | |
48 | Bangalore | |
49 | Indore | |
50 | Alwar | |
51 | Gwalior | |
52 | Kelambakkam |
S.No. | NLU | GEN Category | SC Category | ST Category | |||
|
| Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening | Closing Rank | Opening | Closing Rank |
1 | NLSIU – Bengaluru | 1 | 66 | 562 | 2049 | 865 | 2528 |
2 | NALSAR – Hyderabad | 68 | 137 | 1584 | 3271 | 2971 | 6092 |
3 | NUJS – KOLKATA | 139 | 260 | 1246 | 4498 | 6196 | 9083 |
4 | NLIU – Bhopal | 169 | 428 | 3616 | 4326 | 3175 | 7791 |
5 | NLUJ – JODHPUR | 201 | 376 | 4386 | 6311 | 4692 | 9409 |
6 | GNLU – Gandhinagar | 360 | 1898 | 4621 | 8986 | 7948 | 11886 |
7 | HNLU – Raipur | 430 | 657 | 3915 | 9283 | 10386 | 13115 |
8 | MNLU – Mumbai | 478 | 503 | 6929 | 9302 | 10134 | 11122 |
9 | RMLNLU – Lucknow | 513 | 671 | 4720 | 12674 | 19064 | 23263 |
10 | RGNUL – Punjab | 565 | 924 | 2047 | 10314 | 11562 | 15915 |
11 | NUALS – Kochi | 603 | 928 | 9497 | 14324 | 16087 | 16087 |
12 | NLUO – Cuttack | 713 | 1167 | 6023 | 10697 | 11179 | 18957 |
13 | CNLU – Patna | 919 | 1186 | 9575 | 20460 | 15714 | 15714 |
14 | NUSRL – Ranchi | 1022 | 1255 | 7859 | 11146 | 15918 | 18973 |
15 | MNLU – Nagpur | 1039 | 1532 | 9944 | 24000 | 44302 | 44302 |
16 | DSNLU – Vizag | 1134 | 1432 | 7471 | 24588 | 27355 | 33363 |
17 | NLUJA- Guwahati | 1219 | 1556 | 4270 | 30074 | 4857 | 46992 |
18 | TNNLS – Trichy | 1433 | 1571 | 8883 | 11456 | 12376 | 18123 |
19 | MNLU – Aurangabad | 1503 | 1588 | 18560 | 36331 | NA | NA |
SNO | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | |||||
NLU | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | |
1 | Bangalore | 1 | 59 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 62 |
2 | Hyderabad (NALSAR) | 61 | 130 | 66 | 136 | 66 | 134 | 66 | 138 |
3 | Kolkata | 131 | 213 | 137 | 230 | 137 | 230 | 139 | 237 |
4 | Jodhpur (NLUJ) | 212 | 343 | 231 | 364 | 231 | 364 | 241 | 380 |
5 | Bhopal | 155 | 469 | 155 | 470 | 250 | 384 | 250 | 396 |
6 | Mumbai (MNLU) | 280 | 478 | 408 | 540 | 408 | 526 | 408 | 547 |
7 | Gandhinagar (GNLU) | 195 | 2006 | 387 | 2164 | 387 | 488 | 393 | 510 |
8 | Raipur | 371 | 625 | 489 | 694 | 498 | 640 | 500 | 716 |
9 | Lucknow (RMLNLU) | 329 | 1129 | 494 | 641 | 516 | 695 | 516 | 764 |
10 | Punjab | 119 | 1264 | 528 | 1308 | 528 | 933 | 528 | 1007 |
11 | Kochi | 559 | 1397 | 559 | 958 | 559 | 958 | 559 | 1034 |
12 | Patna | 110 | 939 | 908 | 1127 | 908 | 1127 | 1009 | 1324 |
13 | Cuttack | 565 | 1193 | 654 | 1193 | 654 | 1196 | 655 | 1418 |
14 | Ranchi | 674 | 1326 | NA | NA | 1073 | 1310 | 1073 | 1470 |
15 | Tiruchirappalli | 240 | 1301 | 1034 | 1350 | 1034 | 1430 | 1116 | 1581 |
16 | Assam | 710 | 4783 | 1230 | 6018 | 1233 | 6195 | 1406 | 1549 |
17 | Visakhapatnam | 610 | 1220 | 1302 | 1331 | 1302 | 1412 | 1261 | 1565 |
18 | Nagpur (MNLU) | 629 | 5386 | 1005 | 1285 | 1032 | 1369 | 1022 | 1538 |
SNO | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | |||||
| NLU | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing |
1 | Bangalore | 1 | 59 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 62 |
2 | Hyderabad (NALSAR) | 61 | 130 | 66 | 136 | 66 | 134 | 66 | 138 |
3 | Kolkata (WBNUJS) | 131 | 213 | 137 | 230 | 137 | 230 | 139 | 237 |
4 | Jodhpur (NLUJ) | 212 | 343 | 231 | 364 | 231 | 364 | 241 | 380 |
5 | Bhopal(NLIU) | 155 | 469 | 155 | 470 | 250 | 384 | 250 | 396 |
6 | Mumbai (MNLU) | 280 | 478 | 408 | 540 | 408 | 526 | 408 | 547 |
7 | Gandhinagar (GNLU) | 195 | 2006 | 387 | 2164 | 387 | 488 | 393 | 510 |
8 | Raipur (HNLU) | 371 | 625 | 489 | 694 | 498 | 640 | 500 | 716 |
9 | Lucknow (RMLNLU) | 329 | 1129 | 494 | 641 | 516 | 695 | 516 | 764 |
10 | Punjab (RGNUL) | 119 | 1264 | 528 | 1308 | 528 | 933 | 528 | 1007 |
11 | Kochi (NUALS) | 559 | 1397 | 559 | 958 | 559 | 958 | 559 | 1034 |
12 | Patna (CNLU) | 110 | 939 | 908 | 1127 | 908 | 1127 | 1009 | 1324 |
13 | Cuttack (NLUO) | 565 | 1193 | 654 | 1193 | 654 | 1196 | 655 | 1418 |
14 | Ranchi (NUSRL) | 674 | 1326 | NA | NA | 1073 | 1310 | 1073 | 1470 |
15 | Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS) | 240 | 1301 | 1034 | 1350 | 1034 | 1430 | 1116 | 1581 |
16 | Assam (NLUJAA) | 710 | 4783 | 1230 | 6018 | 1233 | 6195 | 1406 | 1549 |
17 | Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) | 610 | 1220 | 1302 | 1331 | 1302 | 1412 | 1261 | 1565 |
18 | Nagpur (MNLU) | 629 | 5386 | 1005 | 1285 | 1032 | 1369 | 1022 | 1538 |
S. No. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | |||||
NLU | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing | Opening Rank | Closing | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
1 | Bangalore (NLSIU) | 327 | 1779 | 327 | 1779 | 1064 | 1779 | 327 | 1779 |
2 | Hyderabad (NALSAR) | 1949 | 3867 | 1949 | 4777 | 2792 | 4777 | 1949 | 4777 |
3 | Kolkata (WBNUJS) | 2341 | 7556 | 2341 | 7556 | 2341 | 7556 | 2341 | 7556 |
4 | Jodhpur | 4777 | 7554 | 7460 | 9580 | 7460 | 9580 | 7460 | 12362 |
5 | Bhopal | 5336 | 7169 | 5336 | 7169 | 5336 | 7169 | 5336 | 7169 |
6 | Mumbai (MNLU) (State ST) | 13834 | 23875 | 13834 | 23875 | 13834 | 23875 | ||
7 | Gandhinagar (GNLU) | 6082 | 10585 | 8006 | 15099 | 8006 | 15099 | 8006 | 15532 |
8 | Raipur | 8608 | 13005 | 9013 | 14765 | 9013 | 14765 | 13005 | 15573 |
9 | Lucknow (RMLNLU) | 28216 | 30386 | 28216 | 30386 | 28216 | 32716 | 28216 | 34992 |
10 | Punjab | 9580 | 12580 | 10921 | 16213 | 10921 | 17743 | 11692 | 18688 |
11 | Kochi (NUALS) (State ST) | 24087 | 24087 | 24087 | 24087 | 24087 | 24087 | 24087 | 24087 |
12 | Patna (CNLU) (State ST) | 18688 | 18688 | 18688 | 18688 | 18688 | 18688 | 18688 | 18688 |
13 | Cuttack | 12002 | 15734 | 12002 | 18432 | 12002 | 19628 | 12002 | 20357 |
14 | Ranchi | 9330 | 18432 | NA | NA | 9375 | 19919 | 9375 | 20371 |
15 | Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS) | 8256 | 15029 | 14463 | 18649 | 14463 | 18672 | 14463 | 18672 |
16 | Assam | 10668 | 14693 | 10668 | 17661 | 10668 | 19101 | 18928 | 20171 |
17 | Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) | 20290 | 27903 | 20290 | 29990 | 20290 | 34011 | ||
18 | Nagpur | 38722 | 38722 | 38722 | 38722 | 38722 | 38722 | 38722 | 38722 |
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