CLAT Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25
CLAT 2025: The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) conducted the CLAT 2025 exam on December 1, 2024 from 2 PM to 4 PM. The CLAT test 2025 was held in online mode at 130+ designated exam centres. The CLAT 2025 admit card was issued on November 15, 2025. Along with the hall ticket, the authorities also released the exam day instructions. Candidates could download the admit card of CLAT 2025 through their login till December 1 up to 1:30 PM. The Consortium of NLUs announced the CLAT 2025 revised counselling schedule on May 17, 2025 after publishing the CLAT 2025 revised result on the same day. The CLAT 2025 counselling process has started on May 17, 2025, at 4 pm. The CLAT 2025 final answer key has also been published as per the SC order. In CLAT 2025, the NLU preferences are to be submitted at the time of counselling registration
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It had earlier notified about the increase of NLISU Bengaluru to 310 seats by including 10 additional seats for Karnataka students. The Consortium of NLUs has also notified us that RPNLU Prayagraj will be part of the consortium from 2025-26 onwards. IIULER Goa has also been added to the CLAT colleges list in CLAT 2025. For CLAT 2025, candidates are required to provide their NLU preferences after the declaration of CLAT 2025 results, and not at the time of registration.
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.
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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.
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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.
Event | Dates |
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| CLAT 2025 notification | July 7, 2024 |
CLAT 2025 application form release date | July 15, 2024 |
Last date to apply |
October 22, 2024 |
| Last date to make corrections | October 25, 2024 |
CLAT 2025 admit card release date | November 15, 2024 |
CLAT 2025 exam date | December 1, 2024 (Sunday, 2 pm to 4 pm) |
Release of provisional answer key | December 2, 2024 4 PM |
Objection raising window | December 2-3, 2024 up to 4 PM |
Release of final answer key | December 7, 2024
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CLAT 2025 result date | December 7, 2024
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| CLAT 2025 revised result 2025 | May 17, 2025 (Out) |
| CLAT 2025 counselling registration opens | May 17, 2025, 4 pm |
| Last to register for counselling | May 21, 2025, 5 pm |
| Publication of the first allotment list | May 26, 2025 at 10:00 A.M (Out) |
| Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option | May 26, 2025, 10:00 am to May 30, 2025, 1:00 pm |
| Publication of second allotment list | June 04, 2025, 10:00 A.M (Out) |
| Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option | June 04, 2025, 10:00 am to June 09, 2025, 1:00 P.M |
| Payment of University Fee (after adjusting the Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee) to NLU concerned for all candidates who have chosen the Freeze Option in the counselling process during First and Second counselling rounds | June 14, 2025 by 5.00 PM |
| Publication of Third Allotment List | June 20, 2025, 10:00 A.M (Out) |
| Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option | June 20, 20, 10:00 am to June 23, 2025, 1:00 pm |
Payment of University Fees (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee) | June 27, 2025 by 5.00 PM |
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;
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.
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.
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.
Provide communication details including permanent address, correspondence address, state, district, PIN code etc.
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
Category | Fee | Mode of payment |
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General/ OBC/PwD/NRI/PIO//OCI category | Rs. 4,000 | Online: Net Banking Credit Card Debit Card |
SC/ST/BPL category | Rs 3,500 |
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.
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
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
Set A (*) | Set B (^) | Set C (O) | Set D (#) | Master Booklet (as per Supreme Court & Delhi High Court Judgments) | Option in Final Answer Key (Dec 7, 2024) | Correct Option |
14 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 5 | D | C |
62 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 56 | D | Marks will be awarded to all candidates who chose ‘C’ or ‘D’ as the correct option. |
87 | 105 | 99 | 96 | 93 | D | C |
85 | 103 | 97 | 94 | 91 | D | C |
68 | 72 | 56 | 83 | 78 | C | Objection to this question was rejected by the Delhi High Court. The Supreme Court was in agreement with the High Court’s Order. Thus, the correct option stays as C. |
Set A (*) | Set B (^) | Set C (O) | Set D (#) | Master Booklet (as per Supreme Court & Delhi High Court Judgments) | Modification |
89 | 107 | 101 | 92 | 95 | Question Withdrawn |
97 | 91 | 103 | 100 | 85 | Question Withdrawn |
99 | 93 | 105 | 102 | 87 | Question Withdrawn |
100 | 94 | 106 | 97 | 88 | Question Withdrawn |
102 | 96 | 108 | 99 | 90 | Question Withdrawn |
109 | 112 | 118 | 117 | 115 | Question Withdrawn |
110 | 113 | 119 | 118 | 116 | Question Withdrawn |
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.
| Particulars | Changes |
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| Question no. 14 | Correct option changed to option C |
| Question no. 100 | Question withdrawn |
Candidates will be allowed to raise objections online. Given below are the steps to raise objections:
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.
Section | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
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English Language | 20-22 Questions | Easy to Moderate |
General Knowledge including Current Affairs | 23-24 Questions | Easy to Moderate |
Legal Reasoning | 27-28 Questions | Moderate |
Logical Reasoning | 20-22 Questions | Moderate |
Quantitative Techniques | 10-11 Questions | Easy to Moderate |
Overall | 96-100 Questions | Moderate |
CLAT Question Paper Analysis by Careers360
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.
| NLU Name | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | NRI |
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| NLSIU Bengaluru | 100+ | 95+ | 90+ | 83+ | 78+ | - |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 100+ | 95+ | 90+ | 82+ | 78+ | - |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 98+ | - | 56+* | 80+ | 74+ | 89+ |
| NLU Jodhpur | 95+ | - | 88+ | 79+ | 74+ | 88+ |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 95+ | 90+ | 87+ | 77+ | 70+ | 84+ |
| MNLU Mumbai | 93+ | 81+ | 77+* | 71+* | 41+* | 43+ |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 91+ | 85+ | 82+* | 53+* | 41+* | 72+ |
*state reservation
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.
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.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
Exam name | Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) |
Conducting body | Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) |
Purpose | Admission to 5-year LLB and LLM Recruitment for India Army Recruitment in PSUs |
Participating colleges | 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) and 60+ affiliated colleges |
Seats offered | 5-year LLB - 3,400+ LLM - 12,00+ |
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.
Candidates should follow the steps given below to download the admit card of CLAT 2025-
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.
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.
| Particulars | CLAT UG eligibility criteria 2025 | CLAT PG eligibility criteria 2025 |
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| Educational qualification | 10+2 from a recognised board. Candidates appearing for class 12 exams can apply. | 3-year LLB or 5-year LLB from an institute recognised by BCI. Candidates appearing for their final year exams can apply. |
| Minimum passing marks | 45% for general/OBC/EWS and 40% for SC/ST | 50% for General/OBC/EWS and 45% for SC/ST |
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.
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.
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
| Subject | Marks |
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English Language | 22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 28-32 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper |
28-32 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper | |
22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper | |
Quantitative Techniques | 10-14 questions, or roughly 10% of the paper |
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.
| Particulars | Details |
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Time duration | 2 hours |
Mode | Offline mode (pen and paper-based mode) |
Type of questions | Objective-type questions |
Number of questions | 120 questions |
Total marks | 120 marks |
CLAT UG marking scheme | Correct answer - 1 mark Incorrect answer - 0.25 marks deduction Unattempted questions - No negative marking |
Language | English |
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.
Given below are the section wise preparation tips for the five sections in the CLAT syllabus 2025.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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 | Estimated CLAT 2025 rank |
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| 98+ | 200 |
| 92+ | 500 |
| 90+ | 1000 |
| 88+ | 1500 |
| 86+ | 2000 |
| 85+ | 2500 |
| 83+ | 3000 |
| 82+ | 3500 |
| 80+ | 5000 |
| 77+ | 6000 |
| 74+ | 8000 |
| 72+ | 10000 |
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.
| NLU Name | Courses offered | CLAT Seats (excluding supernumerary and NRI seats) | Fees |
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BA LLB (Hons.) | 300 | Rs 4.10 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 132 | Rs 2.70 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 104 | Rs 3.30 lakhs p.a. | |
BSc LLB (Hons.) | 59 | ||
BA LLB (Hons.) | 110 | Rs 3.85 lakhs p.a. | |
B.Sc LLB (Hons.) | 52 | ||
BA LLB (Hons.) | 90 | Rs 3.06 lakhs p.a. | |
BBA LLB (Hons.) | 30 | ||
BA LLB (Hons.) | 170 | Rs 2.15 lakhs p.a. | |
5-year LLB (BA LLB(Hons.); BCom LLB(Hons.); BSc LLB (Hons.); BBA LLB(Hons) and BSW LLB(Hons) | 172 | Rs 2.58 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 66 | Rs 2.58 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 169 | Rs 1.70 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 180 | Rs 2.59 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 69 | Rs 2.57 lakhs p.a. | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 69 | ||
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | Rs 2.14 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 106 | Rs 2.4 lakhs p.a. | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 53 | ||
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | Rs 2.41 lakhs p.a. | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | ||
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | Rs 2.44 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | Rs 2.09 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 56 | Rs. 1.17 Lakhs pa (TN SC/ST) Rs. 1.23 Lakhs pa (TN first generation graduate) Rs. 2.17 pa (All India SC/ST) Rs. 2.23 Lakhs pa (Others) Nil (TN Govt. schools quota) | |
BCom LLB (Hons) | 56 | ||
BA LLB (Hons) | 100 | Rs. 3.28 Lakhs p.a. (Maharashtra students) Rs. 3.62 Lakhs p.a. (All India) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | Rs 3.60 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons in Adjudication and Justicing) | 60 | ||
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | ||
BA LLB (Hons.) | 60 | Rs. 2.66 Lakhs pa (Maharashtra students) Rs. 3.12 Lakhs pa (All India) | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | ||
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | Rs 2.98 lakhs p.a. | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | ||
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | Rs 2.96 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | Rs 1.87 lakhs p.a. | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | Rs 1.81 lakhs p.a. | |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | BA LLB (Hons.) | 60 | Rs 2.59 lakhs p.a. |
| IIULER Goa | BA LLB (Hons.), BBA LLB (Hons.) | 120 (BA LLB) 60 (BBA LLB) | Rs 8.01 lakhs p.a. |
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.
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.
NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
| Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 112 | 119 | 703 | 209 | 1541 | 182 | 3133 | 678 | 3396 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 17 | 159 | 372 | 546 | 333 | 1219 | 1483 | 3273 | 1311 | 3621 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 257 | 480 | 787 | 1377 | 1658 | 1757 | 5077 | 5763 | 6166 | 8243 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 486 | 915 | 1338 | 1997 | 2217 | 2464 | 6764 | 8625 | 10384 | 11901 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 57 | 327 | - | - | 1359* | 4168* | 3048 | 4753 | 4823 | 6343 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 299 | 711 | - | - | 4168* | 4596* | 4244 | 6987 | 8994 | 9739 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 159 | 367 | 542 | 986 | 1333 | 1776 | 3343 | 5445 | 4343 | 5955 |
| HNLU Raipur | 480 | 807 | - | - | 2156 | 2408 | 6232 | 7660 | 9746 | 10507 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 236 | 444 | 819 | 1118 | 1396 | 2303 | 974 | 5934 | 4457 | 8568 |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | 755 | 1461 | 1447 | 2620 | 2745 | 2620 | 8584 | 8826 | 12320 | 15112 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 461 | 780 | 1327* | 2088* | 1064* | 3769* | 1832* | 11228* | 19305* | - |
| RGNUL Patiala | 565 | 1279 | - | - | - | 2067 | 8625 | 7540 | 12742 | |
| CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 882 | 1398 | 1420* | 1950* | 1861* | 7359* | 7884* | 12662* | 16829* | - |
| CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1215 | 1555 | 1928* | 2316* | 3106* | 8364* | 12269* | 15833* | 27043* | - |
| NUALS Kochi | 350 | 1346 | 4238* | 22632* | - | - | 9871* | 15029* | 32306* | - |
| NLU Odisha BA LLB | 469 | 1013 | - | - | - | - | 3196 | 7247 | 8920 | 12967 |
| NLU Odisha BBA LLB | 552 | 1176 | - | - | - | - | 7630 | 7891 | 10921 | 15161 |
| NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB | 864 | 1667 | 1501 | 2551 | 1671 | 3597 | 8542 | 9902 | 10015 | 15023 |
| NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB | 1164 | 1760 | 2052 | 2714 | 1845 | 4096 | 8493 | 38622* | 10573 | 13619 |
| NLUJA Assam | 1163 | 2141 | 3740* | 18701* | 10753* | 40275* | 4020* | 26413* | 8513* | 39689* |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 957 | 1682 | 1506 | 2571 | 2472 | 3813 | 8198 | 9330 | 13506 | 15632 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1231 | 1763 | - | - | 2045 | 4082 | 6291 | 10327 | 14211 | 15384 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 1259 | 1947 | - | - | 3432 | 4987 | 6571 | 12470 | - | - |
| MNLU Mumbai | 443 | 1473 | 2524* | 7523* | 4161* | 8067* | 7180* | 15622 | 10288* | 13124* |
| MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 722 | 1529 | 7863* | 16868* | 2230* | 15059* | 13180* | 27496* | 43425* | 16868* |
| MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 1214 | 1623 | 13166* | 19846* | 9041* | 16794* | 17024* | 26619* | 41775* | 19846* |
| MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 1023 | 1949 | 8328* | 23203* | 11062* | 19813* | 7378* | 30029* | 55196* | 23203* |
| MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 1361 | 2393 | 8244* | 19846* | 15631* | 21108* | 22029* | 31652* | 56594* | 19846* |
| HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 949 | 2555 | - | - | - | - | 8641 | 11597 | 13499 | 18083 |
| HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 1298 | 2634 | - | - | - | - | 9542 | 13886 | 15632 | 19910 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1371 | 2243 | 2112 | 2922 | 3766 | 4228 | 9959 | 11065 | 13674 | 20674 |
| DBRANLU Sonepat | 626 | 1930 | 1768 | 2727 | 2173 | 4210 | 7991 | 12802 | 12630 | 19973 |
| NLUT Agartala | 1964 | 2855 | - | - | - | - | 29955* | 49197* | 25887* | - |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | 1446 | 2469 | 2636* | 3726* | 3454* | 5559* | 12017* | 21354* | - | 25539* |
| IIULER Goa BA LLB | 1314 | 2784 | 2446 | 3623 | 2721 | 5597 | 6774 | 14412 | 12362 | 21325 |
| IIULER Goa BA LLB | 1198 | 2832 | 2727 | 3751 | 4440 | 5892 | 11342 | 14867 | 11093 | 22260 |
*state category reservation
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.
NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 102 | 122 | 523 | 151 | 971 | 372 | 3007 | 239 | 7487 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 6 | 167 | 175 | 564 | 189 | 1116 | 1604 | 3574 | 263 | 6083 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 311 | 450 | 621 | 1376 | 1191 | 1315 | 4573 | 5178 | 8403 | 11527 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 187 | 1047 | 1248 | 1777 | 1112 | 1959 | 6497 | 7622 | 13905 | 15219 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 140 | 279 | - | - | 2610* | 23192* | 2056 | 4503 | 5215 | 8860 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 289 | 1010 | - | - | 7619* | 26986* | 4663 | 8958 | 10961 | 11917 |
NLU Jodhpur | 170 | 379 | - | 1079 | 1424 | 3574 | 5178 | 6666 | 8960 | |
HNLU Raipur | 434 | 791 | - | - | 1841 | 2069 | 3408 | 6765 | 9218 | 12035 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 210 | 464 | 603 | 1248 | 1284 | 1858 | 4584 | 6175 | 7712 | 11580 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 593 | 1060 | 1113 | 1935 | 2225 | 2429 | 8833 | 10735 | 11291 | - |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 410 | 764 | 1022* | 2326* | 1170* | 3613* | 5397* | 10340* | 20456* | 34174* |
RGNUL Patiala | 502 | 1250 | - | - | - | - | 3234 | 10253 | 9562 | 16875 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 790 | 1358 | 1378* | 2122* | 2139* | 2776* | 4522* | 14864* | 23802* | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1051 | 1552 | 1571* | 2703* | 2560* | 4147* | 13550* | 16714* | 1339* | - |
NUALS Kochi | 231 | 1136 | 6867* | 14922* | - | - | 12306* | 15245* | 13117 | - |
NLU Odisha | 591 | 1205 | - | - | - | - | 5997 | 9869 | 11580 | 16676 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 637 | 1594 | 1468 | 2255 | 1837 | 3005 | 5972 | 11124 | 16161 | 19635 |
NLUJA Assam | 1344 | 1704 | - | - | 7386* | 37438* | 8824* | 17168* | 17149* | 46899* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 656 | 1390 | 1242 | 2195 | 2068 | 2940 | 8057 | 10568 | 11917 | 18342 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 806 | 1628 | - | - | 1634 | 3135 | 9853 | 11289 | 38376* | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 821 | 1711 | - | - | 2178 | 3800 | 10130 | 12418 | 16910 | 21607 |
MNLU Mumbai | 99 | 590 | 811* | 3932* | 2123* | 6468* | 4506* | 11392* | 24593* | 34264* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 491 | 1587 | 3974* | 6285* | 3089* | 17245* | 11235* | 25115* | 29470* | 50326* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 611 | 1685 | 6100* | 16730* | 4790* | 14814* | 12722* | 29474* | 42740* | 46480* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 945 | 1832 | 4220* | 18008* | 14714* | 18004* | 8281* | 28813* | 41238* | - |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 681 | 2115 | 8662* | 18056* | 7755* | 19003* | 21344* | 29975* | 47604* | - |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 885 | 2102 | - | - | - | 9061 | 12158 | 13213 | 20412 | |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 284 | 2150 | - | - | - | 9789 | 12740 | 16386 | 23188 | |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1060 | 1824 | 1935 | 2769 | 2677 | 3445 | 10083 | 12556 | 16830 | 23145 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 503 | 2050 | 1887 | 2687 | 2273 | 3861 | 9107 | 12447 | 17161 | 23000 |
NLUT Agartala | 1716 | 2243 | - | - | - | - | 32520* | - | 31488* | - |
*state category reservation
General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NLU | Open rank | Closing rank | Open rank | Closing rank | Open rank | Closing rank | Open rank | Closing rank | Opening | Closing rank |
14 | 239 | 302 | 940 | 165 | 1236 | 385 | 1642 | 2253 | 3663 | |
119 | 298 | 884 | 990 | 531 | 1432 | 699 | 2247 | 4313 | - | |
300 | 651 | - | - | 1217 | 1992 | 2749 | 3721 | 4726 | 5970 | |
158 | 620 | - | - | 1952* | 11255* | 805 | 2732 | 3263 | 5555 | |
290 | 638 | - | - | 1236 | 2039 | 2209 | 3465 | 3880 | 5562 | |
564 | 1094 | - | - | 1939 | 3428 | 3815 | 5056 | 5562 | 7718 | |
125 | 627 | 851 | 1205 | 1177 | 2757 | 2976 | 3815 | 5555 | 6372 | |
634 | 1267 | 1083 | 2237 | 2145 | 3858 | 3779 | 6459 | - | - | |
19 | 261 | 562* | 1307* | 315* | 2145* | 19* | 1628* | |||
90 | 987 | 1883 | 5971 | 5417 | 6881 | |||||
486 | 1707 | 4815 | 9708 | - | - | 6171 | 8179 | 9811 | - | |
494 | 1358 | - | - | - | - | 4010 | 5215 | 6881 | 8575 | |
827 | 1623 | 1343 | 3062 | 1778 | 3234 | 4860 | 6869 | 5241 | 6097 | |
1321 | 2195 | - | - | 4205* | 11821* | 6383* | 9703* | 8483 | 9702 | |
754 | 2033 | 1700 | 2420 | 2771 | 3929 | 5118 | 6890 | 6196 | 9326 | |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Corporate and Securities Law) | 660 | 1578 | - | - | 1818 | 4028 | 4162 | 5338 | 11187* | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Intellectual Property Law) | 641 | 1011 | - | - | 1956 | 3236 | 4753 | 6848 | - | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Natural Resources Law) | 1006 | 2246 | - | - | 3019 | 4108 | 5401 | 7072 | - | - |
242 | 727 | 2705* | 4227* | 2000* | 3683* | 5070* | 5242* | 5368* | 9388* | |
1 | 1808 | 6366* | 9403* | 5499* | 9083* | 4731* | 9822* | 7928* | 10923* | |
924 | 2250 | 2833* | 8514* | 5454* | 9280* | 6051* | 9876* | 10127* | - | |
623 | 2132 | - | - | - | - | 4191 | 6997 | 6614 | 8575 | |
1216 | 2278 | 1618 | 2532 | 2777 | 3299 | 4569 | 5545 | 8418 | 9145 | |
1619 | 2530 | - | - | - | - | 9760* | 11928* | 9326* | 9637* | |
*state category reservation
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
CLAT 2025 exam was conducted on December 1, 2024, in offline mode.
The CLAT 2025 registration started on July 15, 2024. The application form was closed on October 15, 2024.
No, CLAT will only happen once in 2024.
The CLAT 2025 syllabus includes topics such as general knowledge, current affairs, maths, English, legal reasoning and logical reasoning.
The pattern of CLAT 2025 is given by the Consortium of NLUs. As per the CLAT pattern, the exam will be held in offline mode. 120 multiple choice type questions will be asked from five subjects as mentioned in the CLAT syllabus. Each question carries one mark, and a negative marking of 0.25 marks will be applicable for each incorrect answer.
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On our official website, you can find various study material EBooks and Sample Papers that can help you prepare better that you can download for free.
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While NLUs are costly, you can still pursue government-funded law education through state-funded universities and their affiliated colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as institutes like Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University.
I hope it will clear your query!!
It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.
For CLAT, the most important topics are from Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs & GK, the Indian Constitution, English Language, Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning. For a brief detail you can go through the following link: https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-important-topics
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