CLAT NLUs Consortium: The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) or CLAT Consortium is a group of 24 NLUs that conducts the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). Since last year onwards, two additional universities are part of the Consortium of NLUs namely RPNLU Prayagraj and IIULER Goa. The consortium of NLUs was first established on August 19, 2017, with the objectives of improving the legal education of the country and ensuring better management and coordination among all the national law universities. Over the years, the CLAT Consortium has evolved into an organization that is well-organized, effective and transparent in conducting the national-level law entrance exam.
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The governing body of the Consortium includes vice-chancellors of all participating NLUs. The main objective of the consortium is to conduct the Common Law Admission Test and complete the CLAT admission process.
The CLAT consortium is a grouping of 24 NLUs who have come together with the common objective of taking legal education in India on par with global standards. The group's efforts have yielded results and several top NLUs are considered on par in the legal education field as are IITs for engineering and IIMs for management education.
Previously Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was conducted by National Law Universities on a rotational basis. However, to make the CLAT more organized, transparent and effective and to promote legal education in the country, around 18 NLUs came together and formed the Consortium of National Law Universities or CLAT Consortium on August 19, 2017. In later years, four more universities joined the CLAT Consortium. Today, except National Law University, Delhi, all other NLUs are part of CLAT Consortium. NLU Tripura and GNLU Silvasa are newly established NLUs and have joined the consortium recently.
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Given below are the details of universities which are part of the Consortium of NLUs.
| NLU Name | Courses offered | CLAT Seats (excluding supernumerary and NRI seats) |
|---|---|---|
BA LLB (Hons.) | 300 | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 132 | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 104 | |
BSc LLB (Hons.) (No admissions for 2025-26 session) | 59 | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 110 | |
B.Sc LLB (Hons.) | 52 | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 90 | |
BBA LLB (Hons.) | 30 | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 170 | |
5-year LLB (BA LLB(Hons.); BCom LLB(Hons.); BSc LLB (Hons.); BBA LLB(Hons) and BSW LLB(Hons) | 172 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 66 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 169 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 180 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 69 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 69 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 106 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 53 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 56 | |
BCom LLB (Hons) | 56 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 100 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | |
BA LLB (Hons in Adjudication and Justicing) | 60 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 60 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | BA LLB (Hons.) | 60 |
| IIULER Goa | BA LLB (Hons.) | 120 |
| BBA LLB (Hons.) | 60 |
| NLU Name | Course | CLAT Seats (excluding supernumerary and NRI seats) |
|---|---|---|
NLSIU Bengaluru | LLM | 120 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | LLM | 66 |
NLIU Bhopal | LLM | 60 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | LLM | 100 |
NLU Jodhpur | LLM | 80 |
HNLU Raipur | LLM | 90 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | LLM | 57 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | LLM | 33 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | LLM | 48 |
RGNUL Patiala | LLM | 58 |
NUALS Kochi | LLM | 60 |
NLUO Cuttack | LLM | 44 |
NUSRL Ranchi | LLM | 60 |
NLUJA Kamrup | LLM | 40 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | LLM | 60 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | LLM Corporate and Securities Laws | 20 |
LLM Intellectual Property Law | 20 | |
LLM (Natural Resources Law) | 20 | |
MNLU Mumbai | LLM | 50 |
MNLU Nagpur | LLM | 60 |
MNLU Aurangabad | LLM | 60 |
HPNLU Shimla | LLM | 80 |
DNLU Jabalpur | LLM | 50 |
NLU Tripura | LLM | 50 |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | LLM | 10 |
| IIULER Goa | LLM | 40 |
Given below are the names of the members of the governing body of Consortium of National Law Universities
| Name | Profile |
| Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar | Director Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar |
| Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey | Vice-Chancellor Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai |
| Prof. (Dr.) Amar Pal Singh | Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow Convenor, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy | Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru Secretary-Treasurer, CLAT-2025 |
| Prof. Dr. Sri Krishna Deva Rao | Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law (NALSAR), Hyderabad Ex-Officio Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) S. Surya Prakash | Vice-Chancellor, The National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal Ex-Officio Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Usha Tandon | Vice-Chancellor Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj Special Invitee, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. Priti Saxena | Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla Special Invitee, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) V.C. Vivekanandan | Vice-Chancellor Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur Member CLAT 2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) N.K. Chakrabarti | Vice-Chancellor, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Harpreet Kaur | Vice-Chancellor, National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Professor (Dr.) Jai Shankar Singh | Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa | Vice-Chancellor, Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. Dr. G.B. Reddy | Vice-Chancellor, National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari | Vice-Chancellor,National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Ashok R. Patil | Vice-Chancellor, National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) K.V.S. Sarma | Vice-Chancellor, National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam Member, CLAT-2026 |
Prof. (Dr.) D. Surya Prakasa Rao | Vice Chancellor, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) V. Nagaraj | Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirappalli Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar | Vice-Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Bindu S. Ronald | Vice-Chancellor (In-Charge), Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Aurangabad Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha | Vice-Chancellor, Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (M.P.) Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Singh | Vice-Chancellor, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Haryana Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Pratap Singh | Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Tripura Member, CLAT-2026 |
| Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao | In-Charge Vice-Chancellor, India International University of Legal Education and Research, India (IIULER), Goa Member, CLAT 2026 |
The Governing Body elected a new executive committee for CLAT 2026. Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar, Director, Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), has been elected as president of the Consortium of NLUs. Whereas, Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey, Vice-Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai was elected as Vice-President. The consortium of NLUS CLAT 2026 has also elected Amar Pal Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, (RMLNLU) as convenor for CLAT 2026.
In 2023, the Consortium introduced some changes in the pattern of CLAT. Although the syllabus was kept unchanged, the number of questions was reduced from 150 to 120. The change in pattern, according to the consortium, was to make the examination student friendly. The CLAT 2026 will also have a similar pattern and syllabus.
Before this, the consortium had announced some major changes to the CLAT pattern and syllabus in 2020. It introduced comprehension-based questions designed in all sections of the CLAT syllabus to test the critical thinking and reading skills of the candidates.
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As per the Consortium of National Law Universities notification, the CLAT 2026 will be held on December 7, 2025. The CLAT application form window was opened on August 1, 2025. Candidates will be required to use the NLU consortium login portal to check further details. CLAT 2026 will be conducted on December 7, 202
Before filling out the applicatinn form for CLAT. It is important candidates ensure that they meet the CLAT eligibility criteria that include conditions about minimum educational qualifications, minimum required passing marks and age limit if any. The detailed requirements for CLAT 2026 UG and PG eligibility is given below:
| Particulars | Dates |
|---|---|
Educational qualification | 10+2 or equivalent |
Minimum passing marks | 45% for general / OBC and 40% for SC/ST candidates |
Age limit | No age limit |
Particulars | Details |
Educational qualification | 3-year LLB or 5-year LLB |
Minimum passing marks | 50% for general / OBC candidates and 45% for SC/ST/PwD |
Age limit | No age limit |
The detailed step by step process to register and complete the CLAT application process 2026 is given below:
Filling up the CLAT 2026 application form: The second step in the CLAT 2026 application process is filling up the details in the application such as personal details, educational qualifications, reservation category, and address details.
Document upload: Candidates are required to upload their photograph, signature, and category certificates (if applicable)
Payment of fees: The last step in the CLAT 2026 application process will be the payment of application fees. The CLAT 2026 registration fee is Rs. 4000 for general and OBC candidates, and Rs. 3500 for SC/ ST candidates.
The CLAT syllabus will consist of the following subjects.
General knowledge and Current affairs
English language including comprehension
Quantitative ability
Legal aptitude
| Sections | Weightage | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 20% | Grammar and sentence correction, synonyms & antonyms, tense, voice |
Current Affairs including GK | 25% | National and international events, science and technology, science & technology, summits & conferences, sports, awards & honors, arts & culture, important historical events |
| Legal Reasoning | 25% | Torts, contract Law, IPC, family law, constitutional law, defamation, child rights, writs, cyber law, basic legal terms |
| Logical Reasoning | 20% | Analogies, series, seating arrangement, syllogisms, blood relations, logical sequences, and matching, calendars, and clocks. |
| Quantitative Techniques | 10% | Ratios and proportions, basic algebra, mensuration, statistical estimation, algebra |
| Particulars | No. of questions | Marks | Marking scheme |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 22-26 | 22-26 | 1 mark per question. 0.25 negative mark for every wrong answer. |
| Current affairs including GK | 28-32 | 28-32 | |
| Legal reasoning | 28-32 | 28-32 | |
| Logical reasoning | 22-26 | 22-26 | |
| Quantitative techniques | 10-14 | 10-14 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CLAT 2026 exam will be conducted on December 7, 2025.
The official website of CLAT consortium is - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
There are a total of 24 NLUs that form the consortium of NLUs.
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Most law colleges require entrance exams like CLAT or state-level law entrance tests. Some private universities may offer direct admission. Visit the official website of the college, fill out the application form, upload required documents, pay the fee, and complete counselling if required.
With a CLAT score of 71.35, you can apply for admission to NLU for mid-to-lower-tier NLU courses, with a state rank of 69.
With a CLAT 2026 rank of 33,825, it's difficult to get a seat at GNLU Silvassa in the initial stages.
You should focus on private institutions, where a CLAT 2026 rank of 33,825 has a higher chance of admission.
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