The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted in December every year. Usually, CLAT is held on the first Sunday of the month. If we go by the past trends, the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) is likely to conduct the CLAT 2026 on December 07.
The consortium will release the CLAT 2026 notification on its official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2026 notification carries details such as the exam date for CLAT 2026, eligibility, registration date and other related information.
The Consortium of NLUs will open the CLAT 2026 application form tentatively between the first to third week of July 2025. Eligible candidates meeting the CLAT 2026 requirements will be able to appear for the Common Law Admission Test. Through CLAT, students will be admitted into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of CLAT participating colleges.
Particulars | Dates (Tentative) |
|---|---|
Release of CLAT 2026 notification | May 2025 |
CLAT 2026 application form window open | July 2025 |
Last date to fill out the CLAT 2026 application | October 2025 |
CLAT 2026 admit card date | November 2025 |
CLAT 2026 exam date | December 7, 2025 |
As per the trends of the past few years, the consortium conducts the CLAT exam on the first Sunday in December. Therefore, considering this, the CLAT 2026 exam is expected to be held on December 7, 2025. The CLAT exam will be held offline at the designated CLAT 2026 exam centres. The exam will be conducted for 120 minutes, and an additional 40 minutes will be given to PwD candidates to complete the exam.
Session | Dates |
|---|---|
CLAT 2025 | December 1, 2024 (First week of December) |
CLAT 2024 | December 3, 2023 (First week of December) |
CLAT 2023 | December 18, 2022 (Third week of December) |
CLAT 2022 | June 19, 2022 (Third week of June) |
CLAT 2021 | July 23, 2021 (Fourth week of July) |
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
You should prepare for CLAT if your goal is to get admission into a top National Law University (NLU) for a 5-year integrated law course like BA LLB or BBA LLB.
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Hi,
Yes, you should appear for the compartment/improvement exam in the subject where you got RT (Reappear in Theory).
Even though your 72% overall marks are enough for Common Law Admission Test 2027 eligibility, clearing the RT is still very important because your Class 12 marksheet should officially show “PASS.”
Yes, you can switch from one college to another to a CLAT college through the entrance test. However, it is important to note that you will have to start from year 1 rather than transferring directly into the second or third year. Some of the top
CLAT participating colleges
here.
Here you can check out the top
NLUs offering admission into 3-year LLB
with and without CLAT exam:
1. NLSIU Bengaluru for LLB programme through NLSAT.
2. NLU Odisha and NLU Visakhapatnam offer admission into the 3-year LLB course through their own admission process.
3. CNLU Patna
Yes, for CLAT preparation, building a reading habit daily is a good approach. You can read the daily newspapers like The Hindu and The Indian Express. While going for Animal Farm by George Orwell, Word power Made Easy by Norma Lewis for novel comprehension.
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