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    CLAT 2026 Application Form Fee: Check Category-wise Payment Details

    CLAT 2026 Application Form Fee: Check Category-wise Payment Details

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    Sukriti SahooUpdated on 01 Aug 2025, 07:49 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has notified the CLAT 2026 application form fee on its official website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2026 application fee must be paid in online mode. The application fee of CLAT 2026 for general and OBC candidates is Rs. 4,000. Candidates from SC/ ST/ BPL/ PwD category have to pay the CLAT 2026 registration fee of Rs. 3,500. Law aspirants who wish to appear in CLAT 2026 will have to fill and submit the CLAT registration fee on or before October 31, 2025 by 11:59 pm. The CLAT application form fee can be paid through the CLAT Candidate Login. However, the application fee is non-refundable or non-adjustable. The Consortium has opened the CLAT 2026 registration on August 1, 2025. Candidates who want to appear for CLAT 2026 can register before October 31, 2025. In the article, candidates will get details about the CLAT form fees and category-wise payment details.

    CLAT 2026 Application Form Fee: Check Category-wise Payment Details
    CLAT 2026 Application Form Fee

    Candidates must pay the CLAT 2026 registration fees within the stipulated date and time. The CLAT registration will be completed only after the successful payment of CLAT form fees. Candidates who successfully pay the CLAT 2026 application fee will receive a payment confirmation receipt. It must be noted that the CLAT fee structure varies depending on the category of the candidates. The Consortium of National Law Universities will conduct the Common Law Admission Test on December 7, 2025 from 2 pm to 4 pm in offline mode. Through CLAT 2026, candidates will get admitted to 24 participating national law universities, including IIULER Goa, RPNLU Prayagraj and over 60 affiliated colleges.

    CLAT Application Form Fee

    CLAT Application Form Fee

    CLAT 2026 Registration Fee Dates

    The application fee payment for CLAT is an integral part of the application process. It must be noted that if a candidate has filled in more than one online application form, the candidate's last online application form will only be considered. In such cases, the CLAT application fee for the previous application form will not be refunded. Candidates can check the important dates related to CLAT form fees 2026 in the table below.

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    CLAT Registration Fee 2026: Important Dates

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    CLAT 2026 application form release date

    August 1, 2025

    Last date to pay CLAT 2026 form fee

    October 31, 2025 by 11:59 pm

    Mode of CLAT fee payment

    Online (UPI Payment, Net Banking, Credit Card and Debit Card)

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    CLAT Registration Fees 2026: Category-wise Application Fee

    Candidates have to pay the CLAT exam form fee as per the category during the registration process. Check the category-wise CLAT 2026 registration fees here.

    CLAT Registration Fee 2026

    Category

    Registration Fees

    CLAT fee for General/ OBC Category

    Rs. 4,000 (without question papers)

    CLAT fee for General/ OBC

    Rs. 4,500 (with question papers)

    CLAT fee for SC/ ST/ BPL/ PwD category

    Rs. 3,500 (without question papers)

    CLAT fee for SC/ ST/ BPL/ PwD

    Rs. 4,000 (with question papers)

    CLAT Form Fees for General and OBC

    The CLAT form fee for general is Rs. 4,000. However, the cost of the previous year’s question paper is Rs. 500, and if included in the application fee, it will be Rs. 4,500.

    CLAT Form Fees for SC/ ST/ BPL/ PwD

    The CLAT form fee for SC/ ST/ BPL/ PwD candidates is Rs. 3,500. If previous years’ question papers are included, then the application fee will be Rs. 4,000 respectively.

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    How to pay CLAT 2026 registration fees?

    Students can follow the given steps below to pay the CLAT registration fees 2026.

    • Candidates have to pay the CLAT 2026 application fee after uploading the documents for registration.

    • Aspirants must select the payment mode. The CLAT exam fee 2026 can be paid online only.

    • The CLAT 2026 application form fee can be paid through UPI, net banking, credit card or debit card.

    • Pay the CLAT form fee before the deadline. A CLAT confirmation page will be displayed upon successful payment. Once the application fee is paid, the fee will not be refunded.

    • Download and save the confirmation page of the CLAT form 2026 for future reference.

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    CLAT 2026 Examination Fee: Mode of Payment

    The CLAT 2026 application fee can be paid in online mode only. To pay the CLAT application form fee, candidates have to select the payment mode, which can be checked below. The modes of payment are provided below:

    • UPI Payment

    • Credit Card

    • Debit Card

    • Net Banking

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