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    CLAT 2026 Registration Closing Soon; Check Dates and Details

    CLAT 2026 Registration Closing Soon; Check Dates and Details

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    Sukriti SahooUpdated on 24 Sep 2025, 03:46 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will close the CLAT 2026 application soon. CNLUs allows the candidates to submit the CLAT application form 2026 till October 31, 2025. Candidates can complete the application form for CLAT 2026 from the official website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The registration link is activated till the CLAT 2026 registration last date. The direct link to submit the application form of CLAT 2026 is given below. After the registration window is closed, the authorities will also open the CLAT 2026 application correction window. CLAT 2026 is scheduled to be conducted on December 7, 2025 from 2 pm to 4 pm in offline mode.

    CLAT 2026 Registration Closing Soon; Check Dates and Details
    CLAT 2026 Registration Closing Soon

    Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates will be able to gain admission into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes. Read on to check out all the important deadlines for CLAT 2026 registration, steps to apply and more.

    CLAT 2026 Application Form Dates

    Event

    Details

    Release of CLAT 2026 admission notification

    July 20, 2025

    Opening of CLAT 2026 application

    August 1, 2025 (Started)

    CLAT 2026 registration last date

    October 31, 2025

    Release of CLAT 2026 admit card

    15 days before the exam

    CLAT 2026 exam date

    December 7, 2025 from 2 pm to 4 pm

    Steps to Submit CLAT Application Form 2026

    Candidates can submit the CLAT 2026 application form online from the official website. The steps are mentioned below:

    • Visit the official website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in

    • Click on new registration

    • Enter basic details such as mobile number, email ID and name to obtain login credentials

    • Next, login and fill in elaborate personal details, academic details, and address

    • Select test centre preferences among the given city options

    • Upload photograph, signature and marksheet documents

    • Pay the application fee

    • Submit the application fee to complete CLAT 2026 registration

    CLAT 2026 Application Form Fees

    Category

    Fees

    General/ OBC/ NRI category candidates

    Rs. 4,000

    SC/ ST/ BPL/ PWD category candidates

    Rs. 3,500

    Documents Required to Fill up the CLAT 2026 Application Form

    • A passport-sized recent photograph with a plain background

    • Signature of the candidate

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

    • PWD certificate (if applicable)

    • BPL certificate (if applicable)

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    CLAT 2026 Exam Pattern

    The Consortium of NLUs notified the CLAT exam pattern 2026 on its official website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The exam pattern of CLAT 2026 informs about the exam structure, the number of questions, sections and the marking scheme in the exam. A thorough understanding of CLAT 2026 exam pattern is important to come on top in the CLAT exam. According to the CLAT exam pattern, the total number of questions in CLAT 2026 will be 120, each carrying one mark, spread across the five sections as per the assigned weights. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer. The CLAT 2026 paper pattern includes 4-6 passages in each section, which are followed by multiple-choice questions based on the passage.

    CLAT Exam Pattern 2026

    SectionsNo. of questionsMarksMarking scheme
    English22-2622-26

    1 mark per question

    0.25 negative mark for every wrong answer

    Current Affairs including GK28-3228-32
    Legal Reasoning28-3228-32
    Logical Reasoning22-2622-26
    Quantitative Techniques10-1410-14
    CLAT Sample Paper 2027 with Answer Key
    Download CLAT 2027 sample paper PDF with the latest exam pattern. Practice descriptive questions, improve accuracy, and strengthen your preparation for the upcoming CLAT exam.
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    CLAT 2026 Syllabus

    The Consortium of NLUs has released the CLAT 2026 syllabus on its official website. The syllabus of CLAT 2026 covers five sections, namely English language, logical reasoning, legal reasoning, general knowledge, current affairs, and quantitative techniques. The difficulty level of the CLAT syllabus 2026 is at the Class 12th level. The section-wise details and weightage of the CLAT syllabus are given in the table below:

    CLAT Syllabus 2026: Section-wise Details and Weightage

    Section

    Number of questions

    Weightage

    English Language

    22-26

    20%

    Current Affairs including General Knowledge

    28-32

    25%

    Legal Reasoning

    28-32

    25%

    Logical Reasoning

    22-26

    20%

    Quantitative Techniques

    10-14

    10%

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