How Many Candidates Register for the CLAT Exam Every Year? Check past 5-year trends
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How Many Candidates Register for the CLAT Exam Every Year? Check past 5-year trends

Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 07 Dec 2025, 11:40 AM IST

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.

LiveCLAT 2026 Answer Key Date (OUT) LIVE: UG, PG provisional key on Dec 10; paper 'moderate' in difficulty levelDec 8, 2025 | 10:40 PM IST

Steps to download CLAT 2026 answer key:

  • Visit the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
  • Navigate to the CLAT 2026 section.
  • Click on the link for the CLAT 2026 provisional answer key.
  • Download the PDF of the answer key.
  • Check your responses against the official answers.
  • If required, submit objections through the designated portal before the deadline.
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How Many Candidates Register for the CLAT Exam Every Year? Check past 5-year trends
How Many Candidates Register for the CLAT Exam Every Year

How many students register for the CLAT exam each year?

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

-

-

How many students appear for the CLAT exam each year?

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

CLAT Seat Intake 2026

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:

CLAT Exam - Seats, Colleges, Highest Marks

Particular

2026

Number of seats offered

CLAT UG - 3,700+

CLAT PG - 1300+

Participating institutes

24 NLUs, GNLU off campus in Silvassa, IIULER Goa

CLAT Success Rate - Year-on-year

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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Questions related to CLAT

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Have a question related to CLAT ?

Good Morning, Candidate,

It entirely depends on the university whether the admission for the BA LLB will be based on the 12th board or the national-level entrance exam, or both. The admission exams are below

1. Common Law Admission Test

2. All India Law Entrance Test

3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test

4. Common University Entrance Test

Thank you. Hope this information helps you.

Hello

The best way to cover the important current affairs is to read the newspaper daily. Then try to analyse the newspaper and remember the trending topics. Practice the previous year's question paper and understand the pattern of the question. Summarise all current affairs topics and understand them in brief. If you want more information about current affairs, then you will read the article How to Prepare for CLAT Current Affairs 2026 .

Thank you.

Hello,

Yes, you can prepare CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) in Hindi Medium and access syllabus in Hindi from mentioned link below:

https://law.careers360.com/hi/articles/clat-syllabus

Hope it helps.

Hello there!

Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is a national level entrance exam for the programs related to engineering. It has two levels known as JEE mains (first level) and JEE advance (second level) . Many colleges from all over India in both government and private sector consider its scores. It is an online computer based test conducted by NTA ( National Testing Agency). Physics , Chemistry and mathematics are the major subjects to be focused in this exam.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with complete information about JEE.

https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main

NEET ( National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is a national level examination for admission in undergraduate medical courses. It is also conducted by NTA but in offline mode as in pen and paper test. It includes courses like MBBS, BDS BHMS , BAMS etc. The exam consists of 180 questions in total 45 from each physics , chemistry , zoology and Botany. The total marks for the exam are 720 marks.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with complete information about NEET examination:

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-full-form

CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is a national level entrance examination for the admission in national law colleges of India. The test is taken after 12th grade examination for the 5 years integrated programs in law. It tests students knowledge in legal aptitude. It also serves as a basis for public sector undertakings for legal positions.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with the complete information about the CLAT examination.

https://law.careers360.com/articles/what-is-clat-full-form-all-about-nlus-entrance-exam

thank you! Hope it helps!


Hello,

The CLAT PG exam pattern consists of 120 questions and 2-hour MCQ exam with negative marking.

Subjects Covered:

  1. Constitutional Law

  2. Jurisprudence

  3. Criminal Law

  4. Contract Law

  5. Other core law subjects

Here are some tricks which you must follow:

  1. Practice Previous Year Papers & Mock Tests
  2. Focus on Constitutional Law & Jurisprudence
  3. Time Management in Exam
  4. Revision Strategy

To know more access below mentioned link:

https://law.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-clat-pg-exam

Hope it helps.