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According to official data, a total of 62,832 candidates registered for UG-CLAT 2025. The registrations were highest in the last six years. Year-on-year, the registration improved by 18%. The general category participation was highest with 37,892 participants appearing in the exam, followed by 14,444 from the SC and 6,331 from the ST categories.
CLAT 2026 does not have a fixed passing marks criterion; admission to National Law Universities is based on the candidate’s rank in the merit list, which depends on their exam score, the number of applicants, seat availability, and category. The official cut-off marks and merit list will be released after evaluation, determining the scores required to secure admission.
The category-wise breakup of student data shows that the general category remains the most competitive among all. General category candidates, including EWS, make up 62.60% — from roughly 30% of the total population.
In contrast;
SC students were 23.86%. Their population share is roughly 16%
ST participation in CLAT was close to 10.46%, largely consistent with their share in the population, 8.6% as per 2011 census data
The EWS category has no official survey data, but it is roughly around 18% according to NITI Aayog estimates. Against this, around 8.9% students participate in CLAT from this category.
Category | 2025 | 2024 | ||
Applied | Appeared | Applied | Appeared | |
General | 39,285 | 37,892 | 32,904 | 31,870 |
SC | 14,896 | 14,444 | 13,995 | 13,702 |
ST | 6,676 | 6,331 | 6,257 | 6,037 |
OBC | 1,975 | 1,859 | 1,644 | 1,571 |
Total | 62,832 | 60,526 | 54,800 | 53,180 |
General - PwD | 324 | 300 | 634 | 613 |
General-EWS | 5,489 | 5,391 | 4,618 | 4,523 |
Source- RTI
Year on year, the general category saw the highest jump in registrations. The numbers rose by over 5,000 in a single year, indicating an increased level of competition in this category.
Year | Appeared (UG + PG) | CLAT UG | CLAT PG |
Appeared | Appeared | ||
2025 | 75,361 | 60,544 | 14,817 |
2024 | 65,185 | 53,180 | 12,005 |
2023 | 51,469 | 42,766 | 8,703 |
2022 | 59,443 | 53,226 | 6,217 |
2021 | 62,106 | 53,532 | 8,574 |
Overall, CLAT success rate ranges from 5-6% and it varies for each NLU, with four top-ranked universities recording less than 1% success rate for the general category. The success rate drops due to the NLU preference order submitted by students just before the counselling.
NLU Name | Closing Rank | Success Rate (in %) |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 112 | 0.30 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 159 | 0.42 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 327 | 0.86 |
NLU Jodhpur | 367 | 0.97 |
These top 4 NLUs are followed by tier 2 universities. These include GNLU Gandhinagar, NLIU Bhopal, RMLNLU Lucknow, HNLU Raipur, NLU Odisha, RGNLU Patiala, NLU Kochi and CNLU Patna.
The exorbitant amount of the CLAT application fee, with an English-heavy question paper, is seen by the students as prohibitive, discouraging lower-income groups from participating in CLAT. The NLU's fee structure has also remained at par with most of the private law schools, making affordability an important factor in choosing law schools.
As there have been no attempts in CLAT 2026 to improve student participation in different categories, the current trend is expected to continue.
CLAT 2026 is set to reveal its own participation insights once the consortium releases the data. Based on current trends, another uptick in registrations is likely, driven by:
Increasing competition in the general category
Saturation in engineering/medical career options
Acceptance of law as a mainstream career and increasing opportunities in the private sector
On Question asked by student community
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It entirely depends on the university whether the admission for the BA LLB will be based on the 12th board or the national-level entrance exam, or both. The admission exams are below
1. Common Law Admission Test
2. All India Law Entrance Test
3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test
4. Common University Entrance Test
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The best way to cover the important current affairs is to read the newspaper daily. Then try to analyse the newspaper and remember the trending topics. Practice the previous year's question paper and understand the pattern of the question. Summarise all current affairs topics and understand them in brief. If you want more information about current affairs, then you will read the article How to Prepare for CLAT Current Affairs 2026 .
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Yes, you can prepare CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) in Hindi Medium and access syllabus in Hindi from mentioned link below:
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Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is a national level entrance exam for the programs related to engineering. It has two levels known as JEE mains (first level) and JEE advance (second level) . Many colleges from all over India in both government and private sector consider its scores. It is an online computer based test conducted by NTA ( National Testing Agency). Physics , Chemistry and mathematics are the major subjects to be focused in this exam.
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NEET ( National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is a national level examination for admission in undergraduate medical courses. It is also conducted by NTA but in offline mode as in pen and paper test. It includes courses like MBBS, BDS BHMS , BAMS etc. The exam consists of 180 questions in total 45 from each physics , chemistry , zoology and Botany. The total marks for the exam are 720 marks.
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CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is a national level entrance examination for the admission in national law colleges of India. The test is taken after 12th grade examination for the 5 years integrated programs in law. It tests students knowledge in legal aptitude. It also serves as a basis for public sector undertakings for legal positions.
Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with the complete information about the CLAT examination.
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The CLAT PG exam pattern consists of 120 questions and 2-hour MCQ exam with negative marking.
Subjects Covered:
Constitutional Law
Jurisprudence
Criminal Law
Contract Law
Other core law subjects
Here are some tricks which you must follow:
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