CLAT Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25
CLAT Notification 2026: The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs) published the CLAT 2026 notification on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The consortium has released the CLAT 2026 exam date notification on July 20, 2025. The detailed advertisement notification will be released shortly. The notification for CLAT 2026 will inform the candidates about the CLAT 2026 exam date, application form window, and eligibility criteria. The consortium of NLUs will conduct CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025. Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates will be admitted into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating NLUs. Read this article to stay updated with all the latest updates about CLAT exam notifications 2026.
CLAT 2026 will be conducted offline at around 130+ test centres across the country for admission to 24 participating national law universities and more than 60 private law schools. The complete schedule of CLAT 2026 including dates for application correction window, CLAT admit card, result and counselling will be notified later after the CLAT 2026 notification is publshed..
Event | Dates |
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Release of CLAT 2026 exam date notification | July 20, 2025 |
Release of CLAT 2026 admission notification | Soon |
CLAT 2026 application opens | August 1, 2025 |
Last date to apply for CLAT 2026 | October 31, 2025 |
Release of CLAT admit card | Will be notified |
CLAT 2026 exam date | December 7, 2025 |
Release of provisional answer key | 1-2 days after the exam |
Release of final CLAT answer key | One week after the exam |
CLAT 2026 result declaration | One week after the exam |
Given below is the demo image of the CLAT notification which will be available on the consoritum's official website.
The Consortium of NLUs released the CLAT 2026 exam date through an official notification. As per the CLAT 2026 exam date notification, the Consortium of NLUs will conduct CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025. The exam timings for CLAT 2026 will be from 2 pm-4 pm.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CLAT 2026 exam will be conducted on December 7.
No, the CLAT exam is held only once.
For CLAT 2026 registration, general category candidates must pay Rs 3,500, whereas SC/ST category candidates will have to pay Rs 3000 as a registration fee as per last year trends.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
While NLUs are costly, you can still pursue government-funded law education through state-funded universities and their affiliated colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as institutes like Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University.
I hope it will clear your query!!
It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.
For CLAT, the most important topics are from Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs & GK, the Indian Constitution, English Language, Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning. For a brief detail you can go through the following link: https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-important-topics
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Hi dear candidate,
Both the colleges Maharaja Agrasen (MAIMS) or Gitarattan (GIBS) are affiliated to IP University and allows admission either by CLAT or IPU CET Law. Without either of these exams, your admission is NOT accepted there. You can try looking for management quota seats in these colleges if you have got good marks in 12th class.
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Hi dear candidate,
You can easily register yourself for CLAT exam by visiting the Consortium of NLUs official website and follow these steps:
Know the complete process at:
CLAT Registration 2026 (Started): Documents Required, Application Fee, Link, Steps to Apply
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