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% |
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CLAT 2027 aspirants can access these monthly current affairs compilations for regular revision. Use these resources to stay updated with important events and topics for CLAT 2027.
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If you have only two months, use a highly structured plan: daily current affairs, English reading, legal reasoning practice, logical reasoning sets, basic quantitative practice and regular full-length mocks. Spend as much time analysing incorrect questions as taking the mock itself. Consistency during these two months can make a substantial
You can download the CLAT previous years' question papers from here:
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For CLAT 2027 UG, candidates need to have passed Class 12/equivalent with at least 45% marks, or 40% for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
In your situation, having an RT in an additional subject but subsequently passing the required qualification through an improvement examination does not automatically make you ineligible. However, the important
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