The Consortium of National Law Universities announces the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2026 for undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes. Candidates can apply online from 01/08/2025 to 31/10/2025. The exam is scheduled for 07/12/2025 and the admit card will be available on 22/11/2025. Application fees are ₹4,000 for General/OBC candidates and ₹3,500 for SC/ST/BPL candidates. There is no upper age limit; candidates must have passed 10+2 with at least 45% (40% for reserved categories). Over 25 law universities across India participate, and detailed information, result, answer key and admit‑card links are provided on the official CLAT portal.
Fee Information
General/OBC
4000
SC/ST/BPL
3500
Important Dates
Application Start Date
01/08/2025
Last Date
31/10/2025
Admit Card Date
22/11/2025
Exam Date
07/12/2025
answerKeyAvailable
10/12/2025
Exam Name
Common Law Admission Test CLAT 2026
Course Type
Under Graduate & Post Graduate
Eligibility
Under Graduate B.A / LL.B. Hons 5 Yr
Passed 10+2 with 45% marks (40% for reserved categories)
Reserve Category Minimum Marks
40%
Eligibility Status
Passed / Appearing candidates are eligible
Participating Institutes
NLSIU Bengaluru
NALSAR Hyderabad
NLIU Bhopal
WBNUJS Kolkata
NLU Jodhpur
HNLU Raipur
GNLU Gandhinagar
GNLU Silvassa Campus
RMLNLU Lucknow
RGNUL Punjab
CNLU Patna
NUALS Kochi
NLUO Odisha
NUSRL Ranchi
NLUJA Assam
DSNLU Visakhapatanam
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli
MNLU Mumbai
MNLU Nagpur
MNLU Aurangabad
HPNLU Shimla
DNLU Jabalpur
DBRANLU Haryana
NLUT Agartala
Application Process
Apply online between 01 August 2025 and 31 October 2025.
Read the full notification before filling the form.
Prepare required documents – eligibility proof, ID proof, address proof, photograph and signature.
Upload scanned copies of all documents.
Preview the form carefully before final submission.
Pay the applicable application fee online.
Print the final submitted form for records.