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
Several top law colleges are accepting the CLAT score, other than the NLUs. These include:
Candidates can check out the detailed list of non-NLUs accepting CLAT for admission in
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You can check NLU wise marks required in CLAT PG for admissions here .
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You can refer to books like AP Bhardwaj for legal aptitude, RS Aggarwal for reasoning, and dedicated guides like CULET Guide by Dipanjan Mitra for best preparation for CULET. Additionally, you can refer to the CULET previous year question papers .
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You can download the CLAT PG previous year question papers here .
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