The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs) announces the CLAT 2027 fee structure on its website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2027 application window will open on August 3, 2026. Candidates will be able to submit the CLAT 2027 application form fee online till October 31, 2026. 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 on December 6, 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 fee structure includes fee components such as 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 fee before the CLAT 2027 application form fee last date.
The CLAT exam fee 2027 is non-refundable or non-adjustable. It means candidates will not be able to get back the CLAT registration fees once they pay them. Candidates who do not wish to appear for the exam after registration will not get a refund of the CLAT 2027 application fee.
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