The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs) will announce the CLAT 2027 fee structure on its website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2027 application window will tentatively open in the first week of August 2026. Candidates will be able to submit the CLAT 2027 application form fee online until the specified date once the application window open. Candidates must be aware of the CLAT exam fees 2027 to complete the registration and obtain NLU admission 2027. The CLAT 2027 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 2027 tentatively in the first week of December 2026, 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 26 participating National Law Universities and more than 60 law schools across the country.
The table below provides the CLAT 2027 entrance exam fee as given on the official website of CLAT 2027.
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 2027 counselling process. The details of the CLAT 2027 counselling fees are given in the table below.
Type of fee | Amount | Details |
CLAT 2027 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 2027 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 2027 application form fee last date. The application fee of CLAT 2027 for general and OBC candidates is Rs. 4,000. Candidates from the SC/ ST/ BPL/ PwD category have to pay the CLAT 2027 registration fee of Rs. 3,500. The CLAT exam fee 2027 is non-refundable or non-adjustable.
The CLAT exam fees 2027 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
Hello Dear Student,
Yes, with a CLAT UG CRL of around 7,400 and Outside Delhi EWS category , you have a reasonable chance of getting admission to Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS), Delhi for BA LLB or BBA LLB through GGSIPU counselling.
Recent GGSIPU law counselling data shows that
Hi,
If you're sure that you want to pursue law, then CLAT is generally the better option. It is the gateway to most National Law Universities (NLUs), which are among the top law colleges in India.
However, CUET is also worth considering as it can help you get admission to
Hello Komal,
Here are the links to the CLAT Exam previous year question papers.
Hello Banju,
You can download the CLAT 2021 question paper with solutions from the link below:
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-2021-question-paper-with-solution
Hello Dear Student,
With a CLAT PG rank of 4649 and CUET PG score of 106 , getting top NLUs or central universities may be difficult. However, you still have good options for pursuing an LLM in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at private and state-affiliated universities.
Some suitable options include:
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