CLAT UG 2026 Exam: Know the Exam Details, Eligibility, and Syllabus
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Table of Contents
- CLAT Exam Details Overview 2026
- CLAT Exam Important Dates 2026
- CLAT Eligibility Criteria 2026
- SEATS FOR CLAT IN NLU
- CLAT UG Seat 2026
- CLAT PG Seat 2026
- How To Apply CLAT 2026
- CLAT Online Registration and Filling of Application Form 2026
- CLAT List of Documents Required for Registration 2026
- CLAT Important Link 2026
- CLAT Exam 2026 : FAQs
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CLAT Exam Details Overview 2026
The Common Law admission Test, usually known as CLAT, is a national-level law entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National Law Universities in India. The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) conducts the exam in an offline, pen-and-paper style. Qualifying candidates will be allowed to the 5-year integrated LLB and LLM programmes offered by the participating national law universities.
At participating NLUs, the Centralised Admission Process of seat assignment fills about 3000 undergraduate seats and 1,000 postgraduate seats. However, the nation's top private law schools have also approved of CLAT.
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CLAT Exam Important Dates 2026
The CLAT application form for 2026 was made available on July 20, 2025 by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs).Last date to apply for CLAT 2026 application form is October 31, 2025. Earlier, the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) had made some modification to the CLAT 2026 syllabus. In CLAT 2026, there will be 120 questions. CLAT 2026 examination will be held on December 7, 2025, in offline mode.
- Starting date of CLAT Application Form 2026 – 1st August, 2025
- Last date to submit CLAT Application Form 2026 –31 Oct, 2025
- Release of CLAT 2026 Admit Card- To Be Notified
- Exam date of CLAT 2026 – 7Dec, 2025
- Release of official CLAT 2026 Answer Key - To Be Notified
- Release of final CLAT 2026 Answer Key - To Be Notified
- Declaration of CLAT 2026 Result - To Be Notified
- Commencement of CLAT 2026 Counselling – To Be Notified
CLAT Eligibility Criteria 2026
Detailed CLAT 2026 Eligibility is explained here for CLAT 2026 exam candidates. The eligibility for CLAT hasn’t been modified for the past many years and this year are going to be no totally different.
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Eligibility criteria |
UG-CLAT(5-year LLB) |
PG-CLAT (One-year LLM) |
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Education qualification |
Class 10+2 or equivalent exam with at least 45% marks (40% for Reserved categories) |
Graduation in Law (3-year LLB or 5-year LLB) with at least 50% aggregate marks (45% in case of Reserved categories candidates) |
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Candidates appearing in qualifying exam are also eligible to appear in CLAT 2026 |
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Age limit |
There is no age limit for CLAT Exam |
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Attempt |
No limit (Candidates who appeared for CLAT 2025 can also appear in CLAT 2026) |
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Candidates who are taking their qualifying exams in March or April of 2026 are also eligible to take the CLAT 2026 exam. At the time of admission, the candidate must submit the results of the qualifying examination (i.e., the 10+2); if they do not, they will not be eligible for admission to the degree they have applied for.
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SEATS FOR CLAT IN NLU
In all, there are 22 organisations in the nation. Learn where every organisation with the most seats available for the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), and LL.M. degrees is located.
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Particulars |
CLAT UG Seats |
CLAT PG Seats |
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CLAT seats |
3705 |
1436 |
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NRI/Foreign National Seats |
247 |
69 |
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Supernumerary seats for various categories |
140 |
94 |
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Total |
4092 |
1599 |
CLAT UG Seat 2026
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NLU Name |
Course |
CLAT Seats |
Supernumerary Seats |
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NRI / Foreign national seats |
Other Category Seats |
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NLSIU Bengaluru |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
310 |
15 (FN) |
- |
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NALSAR Hyderabad |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
132 |
- |
- |
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NLIU Bhopal |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
116 |
18 (NRI/ NRI sponsored) |
- |
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BSc LLB (Cyber Security) |
59 |
9 (NRI/NRI sponsored) |
- |
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WBNUJS Kolkata |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
108 |
20 (NRI/ NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) |
2 (J&K) |
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B.Sc LLB (Hons.) |
50 |
10 (NRI/NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) |
2 (J&K) |
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NLU Jodhpur |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
164 |
16 (NRI / NRI sponsored) |
16 (EWS) |
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BBA LLB (Hons.) |
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HNLU Raipur |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
170 |
8 (NRI), 2 (FN) |
5 (Wards of Kashmir Migrants), 2 (Students of J&K) |
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GNLU Gandhinagar |
5-year LLB (BA LLB(Hons.); BCom LLB(Hons.); BSc LLB (Hons.); BBA LLB(Hons) and BSW LLB(Hons) |
172 |
16 (NRI), 5 (FN) |
2 (J&K residents), 5 (North East India), 4 (Sports) |
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GNLU Silvassa Campus |
BA LLB (Hons) |
66 |
- |
- |
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RMNLU Luknow |
BA LLB (Hons) |
169 |
20 (NRI/NRI Sponsored/ FN) |
2 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants/ |
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Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri Hindu |
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Families (Non-Migrants) |
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RGNUL Patiala |
BA LLB (Hons) |
180 |
5 (NRI) |
18 (EWS), 9 (Wards of Kashmir Migrants), 2 (J&K residents) |
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CNLU Patna |
BA LLB (Hons) |
69 |
5 (NRI) |
- |
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BBA LLB (Hons) |
69 |
- |
- |
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NUALS Kochi |
BA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
6 (NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) |
6 (EWS), 2 (Transgenders), 2 (J&K Migrants) |
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NLUO Cuttack |
BA LLB (Hons) |
106 |
10 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 4 (FN) |
- |
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BBA LLB (Hons) |
53 |
5 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 2 (FN) |
- |
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NUSRL Ranchi |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
- |
12 (EWS), 2 (J&K) |
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BBA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
- |
6 (EWS), 1 (J&K) |
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NLUJA Kamrup |
BA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
- |
- |
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DSNLU Visakhapatnam |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
12 (NRI / NRI Sponsored/ FN) |
6 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and |
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Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu |
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Families (Non-Migrants)) |
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TNNLU Tiruchirappalli |
BA LLB (Hons) |
56 |
3 (NRI/OCI guardian) |
1 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and |
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Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu |
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Families (Non-Migrants) |
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BCom LLB (Hons) |
56 |
3 (NRI/OCI guardian) |
1 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and |
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Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu |
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Families (Non-Migrants) |
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MNLU Mumbai |
BA LLB (Hons) |
100 |
20 (NRI/NRI sponsored/ FN) |
2 (Permanent Residents of J&K) |
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MNLU Nagpur |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
- |
- |
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BA LLB (Hons in Adjudication and Justicing) |
60 |
- |
- |
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BBA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
- |
- |
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MNLU Aurangabad |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
60 |
- |
- |
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BBA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
- |
- |
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HPNLU Shimla |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
18 (NRI/ FN) |
6 (Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Residents of J&K) |
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BBA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
9 (NRI/ FN) |
3 (Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Residents of J&K) |
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DNLU Jabalpur |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
- |
12 (EWS), 2 (J&K) |
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DBRANLU Sonepat |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
- |
- |
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NLU Tripura |
BA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
- |
- |
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RPNLU Prayagraj |
BA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
3 (J&K) |
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IIULER Goa |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
120 (BA LLB) |
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BBA LLB (Hons.) |
60 (BBA LLB) |
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Total |
3705 |
247 |
140 |
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CLAT PG Seat 2026
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NLU Name |
Course |
CLAT Seats |
Supernumerary Seats |
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NRI/ Foreign Nationals |
Other category Seats |
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NLSIU Bengaluru |
LLM |
120 |
6 (FN) |
- |
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NALSAR Hyderabad |
LLM |
66 |
- |
- |
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NLIU Bhopal |
LLM |
60 |
5 (FN) |
- |
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WBNUJS Kolkata |
LLM |
100 |
2 (FN) |
- |
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NLU Jodhpur |
LLM |
80 |
- |
8 |
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HNLU Raipur |
LLM |
90 |
- |
2 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Students from J&K) |
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GNLU Gandhinagar |
LLM |
57 |
5 (NRI), 2 (FN) |
1 (J&K residents), 2 (North East India), |
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GNLU Silvassa Campus |
LLM |
33 |
- |
- |
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RMLNLU Lucknow |
LLM |
48 |
5 (NRI / NRI sponsored / FN) |
2 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants/ Kashmiri Pandits/ |
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Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants)) |
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RGNUL Patiala |
LLM |
58 |
2 (FN) |
6 (EWS), 3 (Wards of Kashmir Migrants), 2 (J&K residents) |
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NUALS Kochi |
LLM |
60 |
6 (EWS), 2 (Transgenders), 2 (J&K Migrants) |
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NLUO Cuttack |
LLM |
44 |
4 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 2 (FN) |
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NUSRL Ranchi |
LLM |
60 |
- |
6 (EWS), 1 (J&K) |
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NLUJA Kamrup |
LLM |
40 |
- |
- |
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DSNLU Visakhapatnam |
LLM |
60 |
6 (NRI / NRI Sponsored/ FN) |
3 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and |
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Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu |
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Families (Non-Migrants)) |
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TNNLU Tiruchirappalli |
LLM Corporate and Securities Laws |
20 |
1 (TN ST) |
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LLM Intellectual Property Law |
20 |
1 (TN SC A) |
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LLM (Natural Resources Law) |
20 |
1 (TN BC M) |
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MNLU Mumbai |
LLM |
50 |
20 (NRI/NRI Sponsored/ FN) |
2 (Permanent Residents of J&K) |
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MNLU Nagpur |
LLM |
60 |
- |
- |
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MNLU Aurangabad |
LLM |
60 |
- |
- |
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HPNLU Shimla |
LLM |
80 |
12 (NRI/FN) |
4 (Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Residents of J&K), 22 (BC/OBC), 8 (EWS) |
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DNLU Jabalpur |
LLM |
50 |
- |
5 (EWS), 2 (J&K) |
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NLU Tripura |
LLM |
50 |
- |
- |
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RPNLU Prayagraj |
LLM |
10 |
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IIULER Goa |
LLM |
40 |
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Total |
1436 |
69 |
94 |
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How To Apply CLAT 2026
CLAT 2026 exam will be conducted in offline mode and application form will be submitted only in online mode from consortiumofnlus.ac.in website.
CLAT Online Registration and Filling of Application Form 2026
Candidates can follow the steps given below to fill out the application form of CLAT 2026.
•Registration: Visit the CLAT Official web site or click on the link consortiumofnlus.ac.in
•To register, enter your name, email id, mobile number, and other details.
•Log in to the website exploitation the mobile number and password.
•Fill in relevant details for CLAT: Here enter personal, academic, and contact details.
•You must also choose your programme of study (UG or PG) and enter your top-choice NLUs in that order from a drop-down menu.
•Upload documents: Transfer the Scanned copies of Documents- signature, photograph, and other documents in the prescribed specification have to be uploaded.
CLAT List of Documents Required for Registration 2026
1. Passport size recent photograph
2. Signature
3. Caste category certificate (if applicable)
4. PwD category certificate (if applicable)
CLAT Important Link 2026
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF CLAT – CLICK HERE
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CLAT Exam 2026 : FAQs
1. What is the CLAT Exam?The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level entrance exam conducted for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs at National Law Universities (NLUs) and other participating institutions.
2. Who is eligible to apply for the CLAT UG Exam?
Candidates who have completed their 10+2 or equivalent examination with at least 45% marks (40% for SC/ST candidates) are eligible to apply for the CLAT UG exam. There is no upper age limit for appearing in the exam.
3. What is the syllabus for the CLAT UG Exam?
The CLAT UG Exam syllabus includes sections on English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques.
4. What is the format of the CLAT UG Exam?
The CLAT UG Exam consists of 150 multiple-choice questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark. The duration of the exam is 2 hours. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer.
5. How can I apply for the CLAT Exam?
Candidates can apply for the CLAT Exam online through the official CLAT Consortium website. The application process involves filling out an online form, uploading required documents, and paying the application fee.
6. When is the CLAT Exam conducted?
The CLAT Exam is usually conducted once a year, typically in May. However, candidates should check the official website for the exact date as it may vary each year.
7. How can I prepare for the CLAT Exam?
Preparation tips for the CLAT Exam include reviewing the syllabus and understanding the exam pattern, practicing with sample papers and previous years' question papers, reading newspapers and staying updated with current affairs, using study guides and reference books designed for CLAT preparation, and taking mock tests to improve time management and accuracy.
8. Where can I find the admit card for the CLAT Exam?
The admit card for the CLAT Exam can be downloaded from the official CLAT Consortium website once it is released.
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