The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs) has announced the CLAT 2026 fee structure on its website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2026 application window will remain open from August 1 to October 31, 2025. Candidates will be able to submit the CLAT 2026 application form fee till October 31, 2025 by 11:59 pm. Candidates must be aware of the CLAT exam fees 2026 to complete the registration and obtain NLU admission 2026. The CLAT 2026 exam fee is Rs. 4,000 for the general category and Rs. 3,500 for SC/ST candidates. In this article, get complete details of the CLAT registration form fee.
The Consortium of National Law Universities will conduct CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025 from 2 pm to 4 pm, in offline mode. Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Common Law Admission Test will be admitted into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of 24 participating National Law Universities and more than 60 law schools across the country.
The table below provides the CLAT 2026 entrance exam fee as given on the official website of CLAT 2026.
Category | Registration Fees |
CLAT exam fee for General/ OBC Category | Rs. 4,000 (without question papers) |
CLAT exam fee for General/ OBC | Rs. 4,500 (with question papers) |
CLAT exam fee for SC/ ST/ BPL/ PwD category | Rs. 3,500 (without question papers) |
CLAT fee for SC/ ST/ BPL/ PwD | Rs. 4,000 (with question papers) |
The candidates have to pay three types of fees during the CLAT 2026 counselling process. The details of the CLAT 2026 counselling fees are given in the table below.
Type of fee | Amount | Details |
CLAT 2026 counselling registration fee | Rs. 30,000 for general, Rs. 20,000 for ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD | Fees to be paid to register fr the counselling process |
Confirmation fee | Rs. 20,000 | Fees to be paid to confirm the allotted seat |
Balance university fees | - | Balance 1st-semester fees to be paid after adjusting the confirmation fee. Varies across NLUs |
Candidates can find out the NLU fee structure for 5-year integrated LLB and LLM courses that accept CLAT scores for admission to their law courses. The NLU fees structure includes fee components such as the tuition fees, one-time fee payments and recurring fee payments.
NLU Name | NLU fees for BA LLB (UG fees) | NLU fees for LLM (PG fees) |
Rs. 4.55 lakhs per annum | Rs. 4.55 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 3.83 lakhs per annum | Rs. 2.52 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.72 lakhs per annum | Rs. 1.95 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.86 lakhs per annum | Rs. 3.05 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 3.55 lakhs per annum (BA LLB) Rs. 4.56 lakhs per annum (BSc. LLB) | Rs. 2.72 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 3 lakhs per annum | Rs. 2.28 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.20 lakhs per annum | Rs. 1.70 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.58 lakhs per annum | Rs. 2.62 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.58 lakhs per annum | Rs. 2.62 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.05 lakhs per annum | Rs. 1.25 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.92 lakhs per annum | Rs. 2.43 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.63 lakhs per annum | - | |
Rs. 2.14 lakhs per annum | Rs. 1.63 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.57 lakhs per annum | Rs. 1.97 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 3.39 lakhs per annum | Rs. 2.99 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.44 lakhs per annum | Rs. 2.11 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.30 lakhs per annum | Rs. 2.30 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.99 lakhs per annum (All India/TN General) Rs. 2.92 lakhs per annum (All India SC/ST) Rs. 1.56 lakhs per annum (TN SC/ST) Rs. 1.62 lakhs per annum (TN First Generation Graduate) | Rs. 2.51 lakhs per annum (All India/TN General) Rs. 2.44 lakhs per annum (All India SC/ST) Rs. 1.69 lakhs per annum (TN SC/ST) | |
Rs. 3.28 lakhs per annum (Maharashtra students) Rs. 3.62 lakhs per annum (All India) | Rs. 2.52 lakhs per annum (Maharashtra students) Rs. 2.64 lakhs per annum (All India) | |
Rs. 2.75 lakhs per annum (Maharashtra students) Rs. 3.22 lakhs per annum (All India) | Rs. 1.87 lakhs per annum (Maharashtra students) Rs. 2.12 lakhs per annum (All India) | |
Rs. 2.98 lakhs per annum | Rs. 2.70 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 3.51 lakhs per annum | Rs. 3.51 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.22 lakhs per annum | - | |
Rs. 3.85 lakhs per annum | Rs. 3.33 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 2.01 lakhs per annum | Rs. 1.71 lakhs per annum | |
Rs. 3.02 lakhs per annum | Rs. 3.02 lakhs per annum | |
RPNLU Prayagraj | Rs. 4.53 lakhs per annum | Rs. 1.99 lakhs per annum |
Candidates can pay the CLAT 2026 registration fees online at the time of submitting the online application form on the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT exam fee can be paid through the CLAT Candidate Login. Candidates must pay the fees before the CLAT 2026 application form fee last date. The application fee of CLAT 2026 for general and OBC candidates is Rs. 4,000. Candidates from the SC/ ST/ BPL/ PwD category have to pay the CLAT 2026 registration fee of Rs. 3,500. The CLAT exam fee 2026 is non-refundable or non-adjustable.
The detailed CLAT 2026 schedule has been published in the press release at the time of release of the exam notification on the official portal. The CLAT registration last date is October 31, 2025.
The CLAT exam fees 2026 is non-refundable or non-adjustable. It means candidates will not be able to get back the CLAT registration fees once they pay it.
On Question asked by student community
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.
SASTRA Deemed University accepts CLAT scores for admission. The eligibility criteria require class 12 marks, with an aggregate score of 50% in English, CLAT scores, and a maximum age limit of 19 years as of August 1, 2025.
With a rank of 3917 in CLAT PG, your best options for an LLM include top private universities that accept CLAT scores, along with CUETPG opportunities. Some of the best non-NLU options are BHU, LPU Jalandhar, UPES Dehradun, etc.
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CLAT is an entrance examination conducted for admissions into law colleges. The qualifying marks vary with the colleges. You should check the details on the website to get a clear idea regarding cut offs for the colleges. You will also get the exam pattern through the article shared.
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