The Consortium of National Law Universities has informed Careers360 that it will open the CLAT 2026 application form in July 2025. Candidates can submit the CLAT application form 2026 online from the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2026 exam date will be notified later. In this article, get details of the CLAT 2026 registration including dates, application process, and more.
Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB programmes of participating NLUs. The Common Law Admission Test PG will be held for admission into LLM programmes of participating NLUs.
Given below is the update provided by the Consortium of NLUs to Careers360 regarding CLAT 2026 registrations. Candidates are advised to regularly check the official website for latest updates.

Candidates can submit the CLAT 2026 application form online from the official website. The steps are given below -
Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Click on new registration
Enter basic details such as mobile number, email id and name to obtain login credentials
Next, login and fill in elaborate personal details, academic details, and address
Select test centre preferences among the given city options
Upload photograph, signature and marksheet documents
Pay the application fee
Submit the application fee to complete CLAT 2026 registration
The application fee of CLAT 2026 can be paid online through Debit Card/ Credit Card or Net Bankig. The fee details are given below.
Category | Fee |
General/ OBC/ NRI category candidates | Rs. 4,000 |
SC/ ST/ BPL/ PWD category candidates | Rs 3,500 |
The Consoritum of NLUs has not confirmed the CLAT 2026 exam date. However, going by past trends, it is expected conduct CLAT 2026 in December 2025. Candidates are advised to keep visiting the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in for latest updates on exam date. The exam will be held in offline mode at around 89 cities across India.
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You can download the CLAT previous years' question papers from here:
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-previous-year-question-papers
https://law.careers360.com/download/clat-sample-papers-previous-years
Here's the link to download the CLAT mock test:
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To access the CLAT Exam Preparation Guide, please refer to the article link provided below. It covers important preparation tips, study strategies and section-wise guidance to help you prepare effectively for CLAT.
https://law.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-clat
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For CLAT, candidates should not prepare only a fixed list of questions because the examination tests conceptual understanding, reading ability and application skills.
Important areas include:
English Language
Reading comprehension
Vocabulary in context
Inference
Main idea
Tone and author's viewpoint
Current Affairs & General Knowledge
National and international events
Government
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