CLAT 2025: Exam Date, Registration, Eligibility, Exam Pattern

What is CLAT Exam?

The Common Law Admission Test, popularly known as CLAT is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). The CLAT exam is held only once a year. The list of participating NLUs includes top-ranked law schools of the country such as NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata and NLU Jodhpur. Apart from the NLUs, CLAT is also accepted by over 60 law schools including Delhi University for BA LLB and BBA LLB and IIM Rohtak for BBA LLB admissions. The CLAT 2025 exam duration will be two hours. A total of 120 questions will be asked in the CLAT exam. CLAT syllabus 2025 includes questions from English, general knowledge, legal aptitude, logical reasoning, and maths. The PG-CLAT 2025 will have questions on various subjects of the law programme.

Through a notification published on its website, the Consortium of NLUs has informed that RPNLU is now part of the Consortium of NLUs. It will conduct its law admissions through CLAT admission process from 2025-26 onwards.

CLAT 2025 Incorrect Questions

CLAT Exam Date 2025

The Consortium of NLUs has conducted CLAT 2025 offline on December 1, 2024. The answer key has been released. The schedule includes the dates for CLAT registration, application correction, and the admit card.

CLAT 2025 Dates - Complete Schedule

CLAT 2025 Registration Process

The Consortium closed the CLAT 2025 application window. Earlier, it opened the CLAT application form 2025 on July 15, 2024. The CLAT 2025 exam registration could be done online from the official website of the consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT registration fee is Rs. 4,000 for general candidates and Rs. 3,500 for SC and ST candidates. The deadline to register for CLAT 2025 was extended till October 22, 2024. Candidates who need official CLAT previous year papers will have to pay Rs. 500 in addition to the application fee. This year, candidates do not have to fill in their NLU preferences at the time of CLAT registration. Rather, they must provide their NLU choices after the declaration of the result. The application process for CLAT 2025 is as follows;

Online CLAT Registration 2025

• Visit the official CLAT 2025 website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in

• Click on CLAT 2025, it will take the candidate to the login portal where all CLAT 2025 notifications are also published.
  

• Register using email ID and mobile number. The mobile number and email ID should be kept active at least till the completion of the admission process of national law universities. It will also be used for all kind of communication and grievance submissions at the later stages. Further, candidates will also be informed about their CLAT results, and their eligibility to participate in the counselling through registered CLAT ID and password.

How to Fill CLAT Application Form 2025?

The application form of CLAT 2025 can be filled by following the steps given below. Candidates must ensure that they provide the correct details in the CLAT application form. Any kind of discrepancy in the CLAT form 2025 may result in the rejection of the application form. Only certain modifications in the CLAT 2025 application form will be allowed at a later stage. The detailed CLAT application process is explained below.

Step 1: Personal Information

• Fill out the application form by providing personal information. The personal information includes the candidate's name, parent's name, date of birth, passport-size photo, scanned signature, category etc. Candidates must also upload their passport size photograph and signature.

Step 2: Communication Details

• Provide communication details including permanent address, correspondence address, state, district, PIN code etc.

Steps 3: Education Details

• Enter details of Class 12th and Class 10th. Candidates appearing in the Class 12th board exam can select the "Appearing in Qualifying Exam".

Step 4: Select CLAT Exam Centres

• Candidates can select at least three exam centres for CLAT exam. They are advised to select the CLAT 2025 exam centres in the order of preference. The allotment of exam centres will depend on the candidate's preference and the availability of the seats in the exam centre.

Step 5: Enter Reservation Status

• Select the reservation status depending on the category. A majority of NLUs offer domicile reservations. Candidates must ensure they also have the documents supporting their reservation status. The same will be required during CLAT counselling.

Step 6: Submit CLAT 2025 Application Form

• Pay the registration fee as prescribed by the authorities. The CLAT registration fee is Rs. 4,000 for general candidates and Rs. 3,500 for SC, ST and EWS candidates.

Documents Required for CLAT Application Form 2026

• Passport size recent photograph with plain background

• Signature of the candidate

• Category certificate if you are applying under SC/ST/OBC

• PWD certificate if applicable

• BPL certificate if applicable

CLAT Registration Fee 2025

CLAT Result 2025

The Consortium of NLUs declared the CLAT revised results 2025 on May 17, 2025. It has also issued the final answer key along with the counselling schedule. Candidates can access and download their official CLAT UG 2025 scorecards by visiting the CLAT 2025 portal on the Consortium’s website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Earlier, the authorities declared the CLAT 2025 result on its official website on December 7. Candidates can check their CLAT 2025 scorecard through their CLAT login. There are no minimum qualifying marks in CLAT 2025. Candidates will be ranked based on their CLAT 2025 scores and allotted seats through the counselling process as per their rank and preferences. Last year, the CLAT analysis showed that a good score in CLAT was around 90+ marks.

How to Download CLAT 2025 Result?

Candidates can download the result of CLAT 2025 by following the steps given below:

• Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in

• Log in with the registered mobile number and password

• Click on the result link

• The CLAT 2025 result will be displayed on the screen

• Download and save the result

CLAT Answer Key 2025

Out of the 18 objections raised, 13 questions from the master booklet of CLAT 2025 were rejected by the Delhi HC, and 5 were considered. One question from the Logical Reasoning section and two questions from the Quantitative Techniques section have been withdrawn, and the answer keys for one question each in the English and Legal Reasoning sections have been revised. Due to this revision, the total marks for the CLAT UG evaluation have been reduced from the originally announced 120 to 113. Earlier, the answer key to two questions, 14 and 100 has been modified. This is due to the ongoing court petitions filed against CLAT 2025 final answer key and the verdict delivered by Delhi HC on December 24, 2024. Earlier, the consortium released the CLAT 2025 answer key on December 2, 2024 at 4 PM. The consortium had also provided an objection window against the CLAT provisional answer key 2025 from December 2 to 3 up to 4:00 PM. Candidates could submit objections through their login after paying an objection fee of Rs 1000 per objection. After considering all the valid objections, the consortium will release the CLAT 2025 final answer key on

Modification in the CLAT 2025 final answer key

CLAT UG Final Answer Key 2025: Question Withdrawals across Different Sets

Modifications Ordered in CLAT Set A Answer Key 2025
The answer key to two questions, 14 and 100 have been modified. Given below are the details of the verdict delivered by the Delhi HC.

Steps to Download CLAT 2025 Answer Key

• Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
• Click on CLAT 2025 link
• In the notifications section, click on Click on CLAT 2025 answer key and master question paper
• The CLAT provisional answer key 2025 and the CLAT 2025 question paper will be displayed on the screen
• Download and save the answer key for future reference

Objections Against CLAT Answer Key 2025

Candidates will be allowed to raise objections online. Given below are the steps to raise objections:

• Visit the official website - consoritumofnlus.ac.in
• Log in to the CLAT account
• Click on the objection link
• Next, candidates should select the desired question booklet set and the type of objection (about the question or answer)
• Then, select the question and enter the objection details
• Submit the objection
• Make the payment to complete objection submission

CLAT 2025 Exam Analysis

CLAT 2025 exam analysis has been released by Careers360. The analysis of the CLAT 2025 question paper was easy in comparison to previous years. A good score in CLAT 2025 is likely to be 100 or above.

CLAT analysis 2025

CLAT Question Paper Analysis by Careers360

Good Score in CLAT 2025

The past trends in CLAT indicate that a good score in CLAT 2025 will be around 100 marks for the general category for admission into top-ranked NLUs, NLSIU Bengaluru, and NALSAR Hyderabad. A good CLAT score varies across categories. The table below provides the expected good score in CLAT 2025 for various categories in some NLUs.

Good Score in CLAT 2025 in Top NLUs

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CLAT Counselling 2025

The Consortium of National Law Universities has started the third round of CLAT 2025 counselling on June 20, 10 am and will continue it until June 23, 2025, 1 pm. Candidates are required to register online for the CLAT counselling 2025 process from the consortium's official website. The CLAT 2025 counselling registration fee is Rs 30000 for General and OBC candidates and Rs 20000 for SC/ST candidates. Only those candidates who register for the counselling process will be eligible to obtain the CLAT 2025 seat allotment. The NLU preferences for seat allotment are given during the CLAT registration process. In all, there are three rounds of CLAT 2025 counselling. However, candidates who registered for CLAT 2025 counselling based on the old result but are now ineligible as per the updated results for counselling will get their counselling registration fee refund.

Steps to register for CLAT 2025 Counselling

• Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
• Click on the make payment option which will be visible for shortlisted candidates in their CLAT account
• Provide bank account details.
• Make the payment of Rs 30000 (General/OBC candidates) or Rs 20000 (SC/ST candidates)
• Wait for the "Payment Successful" message
• Once the payment is made candidates will be registered for the CLAT 2025 counselling process

CLAT Merit List 2025

The consortium will publish the NLU wise CLAT 2025 merit list for each round of counselling. The third CLAT 2025 merit list will be published on June 20, 2025 at 10 am. Candidates included in the third CLAT 2025 merit list will have to pay the confirmation fee before June 23, by 1 pm and the university fee before June 27, 2025 by 5 pm. The merit list of CLAT 2025 contains details such as rank, category, admit card number and status of the candidate. Only those candidates who are included in the CLAT merit list 2025 will be able to participate in the CLAT 2025 counselling process for seat allotment at NLUs.

Steps to Download CLAT 2025 Merit List

• Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
• Click on the CLAT 2025 tab
• In the notification section, click on the CLAT 2025 merit list for the desired round
• Next, select the desired NLU for which the merit list is needed
• The CLAT merit list 2025 will be displayed on the screen
• Download and save the merit list for future reference

CLAT 2025 Exam - Overview

CLAT Admit Card 2025

The consortium released the CLAT 2025 admit card on November 15, 2024. A mandatory document for appearing in the CLAT 2025 exam, the admit card mentions details such as roll number and exam centre name along with instructions for the exam day. Candidates could download the CLAT 2025 admit card online from its official website. consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates are advised to download the admit card of CLAT 2025 and verify all the information mentioned on it. In case of any discrepancies, they should immediately ask the consortium for necessary changes.

Steps to Download CLAT 2025 Admit Card

Candidates should follow the steps given below to download the admit card of CLAT 2025-

• Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
• Login with the registered mobile number and password
• Click on the CLAT 2025 admit card link
• The admit card will be displayed on the screen
• Download and save the CLAT admit card 2025 for future reference

Items to be carried on the CLAT 2025 exam day

• A printout of CLAT admit card 2025
• A valid ID proof
• A blue/black ballpoint pen
• A transparent water bottle

Candidates should also note that any electronic device, including mobile phones, calculators, smart watches and study material is strictly prohibited inside CLAT exam centres. Those found with such items will be disqualified and subject to disciplinary action.

Who is eligible for CLAT 2025?

The consortium prescribes the CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria in its exam notification. CLAT eligibility criteria 2025 include the minimum educational qualification that candidates must have along with the minimum passing marks. There is no age limit to appear for CLAT 2025. The eligibility criteria for CLAT 2025 is given in the table below.

CLAT 2025 Eligibility

CLAT age limit

The consortium has not set any age limit for appearing in the CLAT exam. Candidates can attempt the CLAT exam at any age, and any number of times.

CLAT 2025 Reservation Criteria

The candidate's reservation category plays an important role in determining the candiate's admission chances. Candidates must carefully go through the CLAT reservation criteria 2025 specified by each of the NLUs and make sure they fulfil the eligibility criteria to claim the reservation at the time of completing CLAT 2025 registration. The consoritum also notifies changes to the reservation criteria from time to time on its official website.

CLAT 2025 Syllabus and Exam Pattern

Candidates preparing for the CLAT 2025 exam must follow the official syllabus and pattern to meet the test requirements. The CLAT syllabus is broadly divided into five sections. The question paper of CLAT 2025 will also have five sections. These sections are listed below.

• English language and comprehension

• Legal reasoning and aptitude

• Elementary maths

• Logical reasoning

• Current affairs and general knowledge

CLAT Syllabus 2025 - Subejct-wise distribution of marks

CLAT Exam Pattern 2025

The exam pattern of CLAT provides all the relevant information on how the question paper would be framed and what will be the time duration and marking scheme. Candidates must go through the exam pattern of CLAT 2025 to make themselves familiar with the testing rules and test structure.

CLAT 2025 exam pattern

How to prepare for CLAT 2025 exam?

Candidates preparing for CLAT 2025 need to start early. The exam is competitive and seats offered by prestigious NLUs are limited, so a well-rounded CLAT preparation is required to secure a good rank in the examination. The CLAT exam is also one of the lengthiest law entrance exams in India, testing high-level reading, critical thinking and analytical skills of the candidates.

Section-wise Tips for CLAT 2025

Given below are the section wise preparation tips for the five sections in the CLAT syllabus 2025.

CLAT Legal Reasoning

One of the most important sections, the CLAT legal reasoning and aptitude section, requires candidates to demonstrate basic level of understanding of laws along with critical thinking abilities. Given below are a few preparation tips for legal reasoning for CLAT.

• Candidates preparing for CLAT legal reasoning should start from the basic level of political science, the constitution, and laws. Understanding of concepts is more crucial then mugging up facts and terms.
• In the subsequent stages of their preparation, they should read legal journals, news articles and editorials, and judgments.
• Since most of the questions are taken for legal scenarios or cases discussed in newspapers and magazines, reading and understanding such material will help candidates prepare for this section.
• Finally, refer to the CLAT question papers of previous years to understand in what manner the legal reasoning questions are framed and the topics that feature too frequently.

CLAT English Language

English language is important not only because there is a section dedicated to it, but also because the entire question paper of CLAT is in English and requires a high level of reading and comprehension. Talking about the English language section, questions will be asked from comprehension passages that may be taken from recent news articles, magazines, and journals. Given below are easy preparation tips for this section.

• Candidates are advised to work on their basic grammar skills in the initial stage of preparation.
• They should read newspapers and journals to improve reading and comprehension speed.
• Having a strong vocabulary is very important for all sections of CLAT. Additionally, CLAT English may have direct questions asking about synonyms and antonyms of words, one-word substitution and idioms and phrases. So, candidates should allow enough time to do these.
• Last but not least, practising comprehension-based questions is very important to fit into the exam situation.

CLAT Logical Reasoning

This section focuses on testing the critical thinking and problem-solving abilities of candidates. Apart from some questions on one-liner statements and conclusions, most of the CLAT logical reasoning section also contains questions from comprehension paragraphs and requires the candidate to read the arguments and draw conclusions, relationships, or analogies in their answers.

• Preparation for logical reasoning can be done through regularly practising with puzzles and problems.
• Candidates must improve their reading and comprehension ability with a regular reading habit to understand the problems and passages quickly

CLAT General Knowledge and Current Affairs

One of the most crucial sections in the CLAT 2025 exam, the general knowledge and current affairs preparation has dominant effects on legal aptitude and English. It is not because the syllabus overlaps in these sections, but because the skills tested in these would largely overlap. Fast reading is required for CLAT GK and current affairs, and it is also a much-needed skill for English and Legal reasoning. The CLAT current awareness may have some straightforward questions on topics of social, political and economic importance, but some questions will also be asked about current legal affairs. Some preparation tips are given below.

• Preparing for general knowledge and current affairs becomes fairly easy when standard study material is taken for reference. A Lucent general knowledge book or a Manorama Yearbook is helpful
• Regularly reading daily newspapers like The Hindu or The Indian Express is good for current affairs. The current affairs preparation should be further consolidated using monthly magazines on the subject.

CLAT Maths

This section carries only 10% weight but can be a determining factor for CLAT aspirants. Although it tests basic maths skills, the framework of questions can be twisted to make it look like paragraphs with numbers. Candidates with good mathematical skills stand a good chance to capitalise on this section and secure full 10% marks which can make a decisive impact on their results. Here are a few preparation tips.

• Most of these topics in CLAT maths are dealt with in much detail in Class 10 itself. So, candidates are advised to stick to the basic books on elementary mathematics and practice the questions on a regular basis.
• Build a good understanding of the underlying concepts in mathematics
• Practice by doing and repeatedly solving the questions, as it will boost solving speed and complement the theoretical understanding
• Invest some time in reading the questions carefully and understanding what needs to be done.

CLAT 2026 Books for Preparation: Subject-wise

CLAT Sample Papers 2025

The Consortium of NLUs has released the second CLAT 2025 sample paper online on September 28, 2024. Candidates who have successfully registered for CLAT 2025 can access the sample papers of CLAT 2025 through their login. The consortium usually releases 3-4 sample papers of CLAT in the run-up to the exam. The CLAT sample papers 2025 are an important learning resource for candidates appearing for the exam. The first official CLAT 2025 sample paper was released on September 13.

Steps to Download CLAT 2025 Sample Papers

• Visit the official website - consoritumofnlus.ac.in
• Log in to the CLAT 2025 account
• Click on the CLAT 2025 sample papers link
• The CLAT sample paper PDF will be displayed on the screen
• Download and save the pdf for future reference

Is CLAT 2025 Tough?

The general consensus is that CLAT exam is tough. An analysis of the past year's CLAT statistics shows that the success rate in CLAT 2025 is 5.5% for CLAT UG and around 13.3% when one compares the applicants to the number of seats on offer. The Common Law Admission Test is one of the lengthiest and reading intensive law entrance exams which makes it very important for candidates to have intensive preparation.

CLAT 2025 NLU Preferences

After declaring the results, the consortium opened the window to add NLU preferences instead of last year's practice of filling the preferences at the time of registration. Candidates were allowed to add their CLAT NLU preferences through their login. Filling NLU preferences after the results gives the candidate the benefit of filling up the NLUs as per their expected performance in the exam based on the answer key.

Candidates can obtain CLAT 2025 seat allotment only in those NLUs which are part of their preferences given at the time of registration. Therefore, candidates must provide maximum NLU choices in the order of their preference. Candidates can rely on the CLAT 2025 marks vs rank analysis to decide which NLU provides them the maximum chance of admission for their CLAT score. The analysis is given below.

CLAT Marks Vs Rank Analysis

For candidates, it is important to know the rank, a particular CLAT score will translate into. An awareness of the CLAT marks vs rank analysis will help candidates formulate a preparation strategy that gets into their preferred NLUs. The table given below provides the analysis of CLAT marks vs rank.

CLAT 2025 Marks vs Rank Comparison

CLAT 2025 Colleges

The scores of CLAT 2025 will be accepted by 24 national law universities (NLUs). RPNLU Prayagraj and IIULER Goa are also part of the consortium in CLAT 2025. Only NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya do not accept CLAT scores. Apart from NLUs, over 60 different private law schools accept CLAT scores. Candidates can seek admission to any of these colleges provided they meet the eligibility criteria and admission cut-offs. Here is the list of national law universities (NLUs) participating in the examination along with their seat intake.

CLAT NLUs 2025 Seat Intake and Fees

CLAT Seat Allotment 2025

The Consortium of NLUs has published the third CLAT 2025 seat allotment on June 20, 2025. The CLAT 2025 allotment list is provisional. Candidates included in the allotment list are required to complete admission formalities such as document verification and payment of the confirmation fee by June 23 by 1 pm and the university fee by June 27 by 5 pm. Candidates who complete these processes will be able to obtain the CLAT 2025 seat allotment. This time, there are three rounds of centralised CLAT seat allotment 2025.

CLAT Cut-Off 2025

The Consortium of NLUs has published the CLAT 2025 cut off for the third round of counselling on June 20, 2025. The NLU cut-off 2025 is available through the merit list published on the official website. Only those candidates who have a rank above the CLAT cut-off will be able to gain admission. The consortium will provide the category-wise CLAT cut-offs for each participating NLUs separately.

CLAT UG 2025 Cut Off: Opening and Closing Ranks After Three Counselling Rounds

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CLAT Previous Year Cut-Off

Meanwhile, candidates can check the CLAT cut off for last year. Going through the previous year's CLAT cut-off will help candidates identify the trends and target certain NLUs as per their level of preparation.

CLAT UG 2024 Cut Off

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CLAT LLM Cut Off 2024

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