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 .
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 |
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.”
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:
Question quality;
The structure of the paper;
The syllabus for the Entrance Examination;
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.
On Question asked by student community
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.
Yes, you can elevate your law entrance journey with Careers360’s CLAT mock test PDF free download link given below:
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-mock-test
The CLAT 2027 application form will open in the first week of August 2026. While the exam will be held on the first or second Sunday of December 2026.
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