The Common Law Admission Test is the biggest law entrance exam in India. Every year, thousands of students appear for the Common Law Admission Test for admission to 25 national law universities (NLUs). Apart from the NLUs, many private and government institutes also accept scores of CLAT exams for admissions. DU 5-year LLB admissions are also done through CLAT exam scores. In CLAT 2025, a total of 78,914 students registered for the exam (CLAT UG and PG) and a total of 75,361 students appeared. Talking of CLAT 2024, a total of 54,808 candidates registered for the CLAT UG, of which 53,180 appeared. Read the complete article to know how many students appear for the CLAT exam every year, gender wise statistics and more.
Year | Registration (UG + PG) | CLAT UG | CLAT PG |
Registered | Registered | ||
2025 | 78,914 | 62,832 | 16,082 |
2024 | 67,590 | 54,808 | 12,782 |
2023 | 54,253 | 44,763 | 9,490 |
2022 | - | - | - |
2021 | 70,277 | - | - |
2020 | 75,183 | - | - |
Year | Appeared (UG + PG) | CLAT UG | CLAT PG |
2025 | 75,361 | 60,544 | 14,817 |
2024 | 65,185 | 53,180 | 12,005 |
2023 | 51,469 | 42,766 | 8,703 |
2022 | 59,443 | 53,226 | 6,217 |
2021 | 62,106 | 53,532 | 8,574 |
2020 | 59,443 | 53,226 | 6,217 |
While talking about how many students appear for the CLAT exam, it is also important to understand what is at stake. There are around 3300+ seats available for admissions in UG courses through CLAT 2026. Talking about the CLAT 2026 PG seats, there are around 1500 seats available for admission. The table below denotes CLAT 2026 seat intake for all levels:
Particular | 2026 |
Number of seats offered | CLAT UG - 3,700+ CLAT PG - 1300+ |
Participating institutes | 24 NLUs, GNLU off campus in Silvassa, IIULER Goa |
Candidates Appeared in CLAT | CLAT Seats | CLAT Success Rate (%) |
60,544 | 3,700 | 6.11% |
53,180 | 3,200 | 6.02% |
42,766 | 2,860 | 6.68% |
53,226 | 2,801 | 5.26% |
53,532 | 2,622 | 4.90% |
On Question asked by student community
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:
Hello Dear Student,
You should prepare for CLAT if your goal is to get admission into a top National Law University (NLU) for a 5-year integrated law course like BA LLB or BBA LLB.
You should choose CUET UG if you want admission into:
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