CLAT Exam Date 2026 (Out) - Check Complete Schedule Here

CLAT Exam Date 2026 (Out) - Check Complete Schedule Here

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Sukriti SahooUpdated on 08 Sep 2025, 10:51 AM IST
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CLAT 2026 Exam Date: The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has announced the CLAT exam date 2026 along with the admission notification. The CLAT exam 2026 will be held on December 07, 2025, in offline mode. The application form for CLAT 2026 is currently open. The last date to register for CLAT 2026 is October 31, 2025. Candidates should note that the admit card for CLAT exam is released around a week before the examination. The post-exam admission schedule, including announcement of results and counselling registration, is announced separately.

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  1. CLAT 2026 Dates - Complete Schedule
  2. CLAT 2026 Exam Timings and Schedule
  3. CLAT 2026 Admit Card Date
  4. CLAT 2026 Exam Date
  5. CLAT Answer Key Date 2026
  6. CLAT 2026 Result Date
  7. CLAT Counselling Dates 2026
CLAT Exam Date 2026 (Out) - Check Complete Schedule Here
CLAT exam date

Interested candidates who meet the CLAT 2026 eligibility criteria can complete the registration in online mode by visiting the official website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2026. Candidates seeking admission through the Common Law Admission Test are advised to refer to the schedule and prepare accordingly.

CLAT 2026 Dates - Complete Schedule

Event

Dates
CLAT 2026 notificationJuly 20, 2025

CLAT 2026 application form release date

August 01, 2025

Last date to apply

October 31, 2025
Last date to make correctionsWill be notified

CLAT 2026 admit card release date

Two weeks before the exam

CLAT 2026 exam date

December 07, 2025 (Sunday, 2 pm to 4 pm)

Release of provisional answer key

1-2 days after the exam

Objection raising window

Will be notified

Release of final answer key

One week after the exam

CLAT 2026 result date

One week after the exam
CLAT 2026 counselling registration opens1-2 days after the result
Last to register for counsellingWill be notified
Publication of the first allotment listWill be notified
Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float optionWill be notified
Publication of second allotment listWill be notified
Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float optionWill be notified
Publication of Third Allotment ListWill be notified
Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float optionWill be notified

Payment of University Fees (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee)

Will be notified
Publication of Fourth Allotment ListWill be notified
Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float optionWill be notified
Publication of Fifth and Final Allotment ListWill be notified
Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float optionWill be notified

Payment of University Fee (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee)

Will be notified

CLAT 2026 Exam Timings and Schedule

CLAT 2026 will be conducted from 2 PM to 4 PM in offline mode at the designated exam centres across the country. Candidates must report to the exam centre at the prescribed reporting time and also carry a printout of the CLAT 2026 admit card.

CLAT 2026 Exam Day Schedule

TimingsDetails
01:00 PMCandidates enter the exam premises
01:30 PMCandidates should be seated in their respective seats in the designated exam hall.
02:00 PMExam starts
02:15 PMCandidates not allowed to enter the exam hall after this time
4:00 PMExam ends
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CLAT 2026 Application Dates

The Consortium of NLUs has opened the CLAT 2026 registration on August 1, 2025, in online mode. Candidates can submit the CLAT application form from the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in before October 31, 2025. The CLAT registration 2026 is opened for 5-year LLB and one-year LLM programmes offered by participating national law universities (NLUs).

Candidates have to follow the steps as mentioned below to complete their registration.

  • Register and create a CLAT 2026 candidate login
  • Enter personal information
  • Provide communication details
  • Provide education details
  • Select three CLAT exam centres
  • Update reservation preferences and submit the application form
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The CLAT 2026 registration will be Rs. 4,000 for general and OBC candidates and Rs. 3,500 for SC, ST, BPL and PwD candidates. After the application form is closed, the Consortium of NLUs will also open an application correction window.

CLAT 2026 Admit Card Date

The Consortium of NLUs will release the CLAT admit card 2026 tentatively two weeks before the exam. The admit card of CLAT 2026 is a mandatory document that every candidate must carry with them on the day of the exam. The admit card comprises important details like the name of the candidate, CLAT 2026 exam date, name of the exam centre, detailed address of the exam centre, timings of the test, important instructions and more. The CLAT admit card 2026 was available for download online only. Students can download their admit cards through the CLAT candidate portal.

CLAT 2026 Exam Date

The Consortium of NLUs will conduct CLAT 2026 on December 07, 2025, in a single shift from 2 pm to 4 pm. The consortium usually conducts the exam on the first Sunday of December. The exam will be conducted at around 131 exam centres across the country. The CLAT exam is a pen-and-paper-based test based on comprehensive-type questions. According to the CLAT exam pattern 2026, there will be a total of 120 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) to be attempted in two hours. The CLAT syllabus 2026 comprises five subjects - English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Techniques.

CLAT 2026 exam details

Subject Areas with weightage:

Approximate number of questions

English Language

22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper

Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

28-32 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper

Legal Reasoning

28-32 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper

Logical Reasoning

22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper

Quantitative Techniques

10-14 questions, or roughly 10% of the paper

CLAT Answer Key Date 2026

The Consortium of NLUs will release the CLAT provisional answer key 2026 tentatively 1-2 days after the exam. After releasing the CLAT answer key, the authorities will open an objection window online. Through this window, candidates will be allowed to raise their objections against the provisional answer key. After considering the objections raised by the students, the Consortium of NLUs will release the CLAT final answer key 2026. The CLAT 2026 result will be declared based on the final answer key.

CLAT 2026 Result Date

The CLAT results 2026 will be declared tentatively one week after the exam. The CLAT 2026 scorecard will denote the marks secured by candidates in the entrance exam. It also specifies the All India Rank (AIR) and category rank secured by candidates in the test. Candidates who have a valid score in the CLAT 2026 results will be eligible to register for the counselling process.

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CLAT Counselling Dates 2026

The registrations for CLAT counselling 2026 started shortly after the announcement of the results. Candidates can complete the CLAT 2026 counselling registration online through their login. To register for the CLAT 2026 counselling process, candidates have to pay the counselling registration fee, which will be adjusted against the university fee.

There will be five rounds of centralised CLAT 2026 counselling. The authorities will publish the CLAT 2026 merit list for each round of counselling. Candidates included in the merit list are required to pay the confirmation fee and the university fees within the prescribed deadline to obtain seat allotment.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How many times does CLAT happen in a year?
A:

The CLAT exam is conducted once every year.

Q: How many times can we attempt CLAT exam?
A:

Candidates can take CLAT exam as many times as they want. There are no restrictions on the number of attempts in CLAT.

Q: What is the CLAT 2026 exam date?
A:

The CLAT 2026 exam will be conducted on December 07, 2025, in offline mode.

Q: What is the last date to apply for CLAT 2026?
A:

The deadline to apply for CLAT 2026 is October 31, 2025.

Q: How many candidates appear in CLAT exam?
A:

60,544 candidates appeared for CLAT UG 2025, and 14,817 candidates appeared for CLAT PG 2025.

Q: What is the cut off for CLAT exam?
A:

The CLAT cut-off varies from college to college. The higher-ranked NLUs are most preferred and have higher cut-offs. Usually, top-tier NLUs have CLAT cut-offs above 85. whereas lower-ranked NLUs have cut-offs from 70-85. 

Q: When does CLAT exam take place?
A:

The Consortium usually conducts the CLAT exam on the first Sunday of December; this year CLAT 2025 exam is scheduled to be held on December 7, 2025. 

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Questions related to CLAT

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Hello,

No, with a CLAT rank of 9515, it does not offer any admission to the University School of Law and Legal Studies.

As per the stats provided, USLLS BA LLB (Hons) lists the OBC category entries from 4600 to 5600 ranks.

For further clarifications visit

https://www.careers360.com/colleges/university-school-of-law-and-legal-studies-new-delhi/cut-off

Hope it helps with your query. Good luck.

Hello,

For your mentioned rank, the top elite law universities are constrained to be limited, especially when the chance is fairly divided among reserved category people.

But apart from CLAT rank, NRI admissions have some different processes.

Some NLUs handle counselling with required eligibility and quotas. The counselling registration window is open until December 27, 2025. You can apply to know through them. Because even missing application deadlines will lessen your eligibility.

NRI admissions regarding CLAT can be applied directly with the major required document proofs.

Cutoffs to 10,000 are being allotted after regular rounds for counselling, but the course fee for this will be 10-20 lakhs per annum only if the candidate is either of these: NRI, OCI, or PIO.

For further clarifications check the official portal

Consortium of  (https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2026/) NLUs.

Hope it helps with your query. Good luck.

Hello,

Here is your CLAT 2026 Rank-Wise College List - Available NLUs in your rank range. I am providing you the link. Kindly open and check it out.

https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-2026-rank-wise-college-list

I hope it will help you. For any further query please let me know.

Thank you.

Hello,

With an OBC category rank of 2796 and All India Rank (AIR) 15163 in CLAT 2026, your chances of admission into a National Law University (NLU) are moderate too low for the top NLUs, but you may still secure a seat in some of the newer or lower-ranked NLUs depending on the cutoffs and counselling rounds.

For more access mentioned link below:

https://law.careers360.com/articles/nlu-cutoff

Hope it helps.

HELLO,

With your OBC rank of 2716 and AIR 14780 , your chances at NUALS Kochi are possible , potentially even in earlier rounds , as NUALS often closes around 10000 - 15000 for general and even higher for OBC , but you should definitely aim for it and consider other NLUs like NLUJA , MNLU Nagpur in the 15K - 20K AIR range for OBC.

As your AIR of 14780 falls within the range where lower tier NLUs like NUALS Kochi often admit candidates, in later rounds or through state reservation and your OBC rank is strong for this category.

Visit the link for more such information :- https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-2026-rank-15000-20000

Hope this will help!