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    CLAT 2026 Registration (Started) UG & PG: Application Form Link Active, Fees, Time, Documents required

    Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 01 Aug 2025, 08:09 PM IST

    The Consortium of NLUs has started the CLAT 2026 registration on August 1, 2025. Eligible candidates can fill out the application form by visiting the official website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT registration 2026 will be open for a period of three months. The last date to fill out the CLAT 2026 application form is October 31, 2025. As per the consortium, there is a slight change in the CLAT registration for 2026; now, candidates have to fill out their NLU preferences after the declaration of the CLAT result. This means candidates can now prioritise CLAT NLUs based on their score and rank, thereby enhancing the possibility of securing admission to their preferred NLU.

    CLAT 2026 Registration (Started) UG & PG: Application Form Link Active, Fees, Time, Documents required
    CLAT 2026 Registration UG & PG

    As students prepare to apply, it is essential to familiarise themselves with the syllabus and exam pattern, which play a crucial role in their preparation strategy. As per the CLAT exam pattern, the total number of questions in CLAT 2026 will be 120, each carrying one mark, with five sections. The CLAT 2026 syllabus has five sections, namely English language, logical reasoning, legal reasoning, general knowledge, current affairs, and quantitative techniques. The syllabus for CLAT UG 2026 contains comprehension passages followed by a series of multiple-choice questions.

    CLAT 2026 Application Form Dates

    Events

    Date

    Release of CLAT 2026 admission notification

    July 20, 2025

    CLAT 2026 application form open

    August 1, 2025

    CLAT 2026 registration last date

    October 31, 2025

    CLAT 2026 application correction last date

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    CLAT National Law Universities

    The CLAT-participating colleges in India offer a total of 3864 5-year LLB seats, including the CLAT NRI quota and supernumerary seats.

    List of Colleges Accepting CLAT UG Scores

    NLU Name

    Courses offered

    CLAT Seats (excluding supernumerary and NRI seats)

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    300

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    132

    NLIU Bhopal

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    104


    BSc LLB (Hons.) (No admissions for 2025-26 session)

    59

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    110


    B.Sc LLB (Hons.)

    52

    NLU Jodhpur

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    90


    BBA LLB (Hons.)

    30

    HNLU Raipur

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    170

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    5-year LLB (BA LLB(Hons.); BCom LLB(Hons.); BSc LLB (Hons.); BBA LLB(Hons) and BSW LLB(Hons)

    172

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    BA LLB (Hons)

    66

    RMNLU Luknow

    BA LLB (Hons)

    169

    RGNUL Patiala

    BA LLB (Hons)

    180

    CNLU Patna

    BA LLB (Hons)

    69


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    69

    NUALS Kochi

    BA LLB (Hons)

    60

    NLUO Cuttack

    BA LLB (Hons)

    106


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    53

    NUSRL Ranchi

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    NLUJA Kamrup

    BA LLB (Hons)

    60

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli

    BA LLB (Hons)

    56


    BCom LLB (Hons)

    56

    MNLU Mumbai

    BA LLB (Hons)

    100

    MNLU Nagpur

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120


    BA LLB (Hons in Adjudication and Justicing)

    60


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    MNLU Aurangabad

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    60


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    HPNLU Shimla

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    DNLU Jabalpur

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    NLU Tripura

    BA LLB (Hons)

    60

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    60

    IIULER Goa

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    120

    BBA LLB (Hons.)

    60

    CLAT Exam Pattern 2026

    The CLAT section-wise marks varies as per the weightage of subjects in the exam. As per the CLAT 2026 pattern, all the questions in the entrance exam will be objective-type questions.

    CLAT 2026 Exam Pattern - Subject-wise Weightage

    Section

    Number of Questions

    CLAT Section-wise Marks

    Weightage

    English Language

    22-26

    22-26

    20%

    Current Affairs including General Knowledge

    28-32

    28-32

    25%

    Legal Reasoning

    28-32

    28-32

    25%

    Logical Reasoning

    22-26

    22-26

    20%

    Quantitative Techniques

    10-14

    10-14

    10%

    Total

    120

    120

    100%

    CLAT 2026 Syllabus and Subject-wise questions and marks

    There are five sections in the CLAT 2026 exam syllabus. Candidates are required to answer the CLAT questions after reading the passages. The difficulty level of CLAT syllabus is class 12th or equivalent. The subject-wise distribution of questions and marks is given below.

    1. English Language

    • Grammatical errors and sentence correction,

    • Synonyms & Antonyms

    • Tenses

    • Fill in the Blanks

    • Active & Passive Voice

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    2. Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

    • National & international events,

    • Government schemes

    • Science & Technology

    • Sports, Awards & honors

    • Arts & Culture

    • Historical events of current relevance

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    3. Legal Reasoning

    • Indian Constitution

    • Fundamental Rights and Duties

    • Judiciary

    • Parliament

    • Directive Principles of State Policy

    • Local governments

    • Significant amendments and provisions

    • Family Laws

    • Landmark judgments

    • Current legal affairs

    • Law of Torts

    • Laws of Contract

    • IPR Law

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    4. Logical Reasoning

    5. Quantitative Techniques

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    Several top law colleges are accepting the CLAT score, other than the NLUs. These include:

    • Siksha ‘O’ Anusadhan University, Bhubaneswar
    • Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai
    • Lovely Professional University
    • Institute of Law, Nirma University

    Candidates can check out the detailed list of non-NLUs accepting CLAT for admission in

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    You can refer to books like AP Bhardwaj for legal aptitude, RS Aggarwal for reasoning, and dedicated guides like CULET Guide by Dipanjan Mitra for best preparation for CULET. Additionally, you can refer to the CULET previous year question papers .

    SASTRA Deemed University accepts CLAT scores for admission. They admit students based on CLAT scores as well as class 12 marks, with an aggregate score of 50% in English. Based on these scores, a merit list is published by the university.