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    CLAT 2027 Registration to Begin in August 2026, Confirms Consortium of NLUs
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    CLAT 2027 Registration to Begin in August 2026, Confirms Consortium of NLUs

    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 09 Mar 2026, 01:57 PM IST

    The CLAT 2027 registrations are set to commence in August 2026. In response to a query from Careers360, the Consortium of NLUs confirmed that the CLAT 2027 application window will open in August 2026. The CLAT 2027 exam notification can be expected soon. Like every year recently, the CLAT 2027 exam date will fall in the first or second week of December. The CLAT exam is conducted in a single shift on Sunday. Candidates preparing for the upcoming law entrance exam must fill in the stipulated time window specified by the Consortium of NLUs. It will also be interesting to see what new changes the Consortium of NLUs will announce in the exam notification after it invited suggestions regarding the CLAT 2027 .

    CLAT 2027 Registration to Begin in August 2026, Confirms Consortium of NLUs
    CLAT 2027 Registration to Begin in August 2026, Confirms Consortium of NLUs

    CLAT 2027 Exam Schedule - Tentative

    Event

    Tentative Date

    Release of CLAT 2027 notification

    July 2026

    Start of CLAT 2027 application form

    August 1, 2026

    Last date to apply for CLAT 2027

    October 31, 2026

    Application correction window

    November 2026

    Release of CLAT 2027 admit card

    Third week of November 2026

    CLAT 2027 exam date

    December 6, 2026

    Provisional answer key release

    December 8–9, 2026

    Objection window for answer key

    December 2026

    Final answer key release

    Mid-December 2026

    CLAT 2027 result declaration

    Third week of December 2026

    Start of CLAT 2027 counselling

    Late December 2026

    Consortium of NLUs confirms CLAT 2027 Registration

    Careers360 contacted the Consortium of NLUs regarding the CLAT 2027 exam date and other important information. The Consortium confirmed that the CLAT 2027 registration will begin in August 2026. However, the Consortium said that the CLAT 2027 exam date has not yet been finalized. In its official response, the Consortium of NLUs said, “The CLAT application form registration will open in August 2026. However, the tentative dates for the exam have not been announced yet.”

    What changes are expected in CLAT 2027?

    The Consortium of NLUs had formed an Expert Committee for CLAT 2027. The expert committee was entrusted to review the CLAT 2027. The expert committee is expected to make some changes to the CLAT 2027 exam based on the following parameters:

    1. Question quality;

    2. The structure of the paper;

    3. The syllabus for the Entrance Examination;

    4. Review comparable entrance examinations like LSAT and LNAT in the US and UK respectively.

    Any changes in the CLAT 2027 exam pattern, syllabus, etc., will be notified through the CLAT 2027 notification. The Consortium of NLUs will release the CLAT 2027 notification likely in July 2026.

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