CLAT Exam Centres 2026: 89 Cities, 100+ Test Centres

CLAT Exam Centres 2026: 89 Cities, 100+ Test Centres

Sukriti SahooUpdated on 07 Dec 2025, 10:02 AM IST

The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs) will soon issue the detailed CLAT 2026 exam centres list in its official notification. The exam centres of CLAT 2026 comprise the cities where the authority will conduct the CLAT 2026 exam. A candidate can provide a maximum of 3 choices in the order of their preference. The consortium will allot the CLAT 2026 exam centre after considering the availability and the preferences submitted by the candidate. The scores of the Common Law Admission Test will be accepted by 24 NLUs and over 60 affiliated colleges. These colleges offer 5-year LLB and LLM programmes.
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CLAT Exam Centres 2026: 89 Cities, 100+ Test Centres
CLAT Exam Centres 2026

The consortium will conduct CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025 in offline mode. The exam will be held in 131 CLAT 2026 exam centres in 89 cities spread across 25 states and 5 union territories. Read the complete article to learn about the CLAT 2026 exam centre list, exam instructions and more.

CLAT 2026 Exam Centres

Before entering their test preferences, candidates can have a look at the CLAT test cities 2026. Below is the complete CLAT 2026 exam centre list for the candidate's reference.

List of CLAT Exam Centres 2026

State

Exam centre city

Andhra Pradesh

Chittor/Tirupathi

Kurnool

Rajahmundry

Vijayawada

Vishakapatnam

Assam

Guwahati

Bihar

Muzaffarpur

Patna

Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur

Durg

Raipur

Gujarat

Gandhinagar

Rajkot

Surat

Vadodara

Haryana

Faridabad

Gurugram

Hisar

Kurukshetra

Sonepat

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu

Srinagar

Jharkhand

Jamshedpur

Ranchi

Karnataka

Bengaluru

Hubli / Dharwad

Mangalore

Mysore

Kerala

Calicut

Ernakulam

Kottayam

Thiruvananthapuram

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

Gwalior

Indore

Jabalpur

Maharashtra

Amrawati

Aurangabad

Mumbai

Nagpur

Navi Mumbai

Pune

Thane

Manipur

Imphal

Meghalaya

Shillong

National Capital Territory of Delhi

New Delhi

Odisha

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

Punjab

Amritsar

Jalandhar

Mohali

Patiala

Chandigarh UT

Chandigarh

Rajasthan

Jaipur

Jodhpur

Kota

Sikkim

Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

Coimbatore

Madurai

Salem

Tirunelveli

Trichy

Telangana

Hyderabad

Tripura

Agartala

Union Territory

Puducherry

Union Territory (part of Dadra and Nagar Haveli)

Silvassa

Union Territory (part of Daman and Diu)

Diu

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

Allahabad

Bareilly

Ghaziabad

Gorakhpur

Greater Noida / Noida

Jhansi

Kanpur

Lucknow

Meerut

Varanasi

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

Haldwani

West Bengal

Asansol

Barrackpore

Hooghly

Kharagpur

Kolkata

Malda

Siliguri

How to select CLAT 2026 exam centre preferences?

While filling out the CLAT 2026 application form, candidates can select up to three CLAT exam test centre preferences 2026. For a step-by-step process to select CLAT test centre preferences 2026, candidates can follow the steps mentioned below:

  • Log on to the official website of CLAT 2026: consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
  • Click on the “New Registration” tab and all the required details like name, address, email address, mobile number, etc.
  • Log in to your CLAT account using your mobile number and password.
  • While filling out of the detailed application form, candidates will also be required to enter their test centre choices.
  • Enter your three exam centre choices in order of preference.
  • Fill in all the other details, enter NLU preferences, make the application fee payment and click on the “Submit” button.
  • Your exam centre preferences have been successfully entered.

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How to edit CLAT 2026 exam centre preferences?

The consortium of NLUs will open an online window to allow candidates to edit their exam city preferences. The process to edit CLAT exam centre preferences 2026 is described below:

  • Visit the official website of CLAT 2026: consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
  • Log in to your CLAT account using your mobile number and password.
  • In the dashboard, select the “Edit Application” button.
  • Move to the “Preferences” tab and make the required changes to your test centre preferences.
  • Click on the next button and tick mark the declaration form.
  • Click on the “Submit” button.
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Important Instructions for CLAT 2026 Exam Centres

  • Candidates must enter their exam centre preferences very carefully. Once the online window to edit test centre preferences closes, no further changes will be allowed.
  • On the day of the exam, candidates must carry their admit card and a valid ID proof to get entry inside the CLAT exam centre.
  • Candidates are advised to reach the CLAT examination centre at least one hour before the commencement of the exam.
  • The CLAT 2026 exam will be conducted offline in pen and paper-based test mode. So candidates must carry two ball-point pens with them.
  • Candidates should not carry any prohibited items like phones, calculators, smart watches etc.
  • It is important that candidates listen and adhere to all the instructions given at the exam centre related to the admit card, frisking, attendance sheets etc.
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Documents to carry at the CLAT 2026 Exam Centres

The following documents and items are required to be carried at the CLAT 2026 exam centre:

  • Admit card
  • Valid photo ID proof such as Aadhar card, voter ID
  • Self-health declaration
  • Ballpoint pen and pencil
  • Transparent water bottle

CLAT 2026 Admit Card

All candidates who fill out the application form by October 31, 2025 will be issued the CLAT 2026 admit card in online mode. The admit cards denote the CLAT exam centres 2026 allotted to the candidates. Along with the exam centre, the CLAT admit card also comprises a detailed address of the test centre. The candidates are required to carry a printout of the CLAT admit card, without which they will not be allowed to appear in the exam.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How many total exam centres are there in CLAT 2026?
A:

There are a total 131 exam centres where CLAT 2026 exam will be conducted.

Q: How many exam centre preferences can a candidate enter for CLAT 2026?
A:

A candidate is allowed to give three CLAT exam centre preferences.

Q: How will I get to know about my allotted CLAT 2026 exam centre?
A:

The allotted CLAT 2026 exam centre will be mentioned on the CLAT admit card 2026 issued to the candidate.

Q: Is it guaranteed that I will be allotted an exam centre in one of my preferred cities?
A:

Candidates are usually allotted exam centres from their preferences. However, it is not guaranteed that candidates get the exam centre of their choice as there might be cases where many students have entered one particular exam centre as their preference.

Q: Where is CLAT exam held?
A:

The CLAT exam will be held at 131 exam centres across 89 cities in 25 states and 5 union territories in India.

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