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.
On Question asked by student community
SASTRA Deemed University accepts CLAT scores for admission. They admit students based on CLAT scores as well as class 12 marks, with an aggregate score of 50% in English. Based on these scores, a merit list is published by the university.
SASTRA Deemed University accepts CLAT scores for admission. The eligibility criteria require class 12 marks, with an aggregate score of 50% in English, CLAT scores, and a maximum age limit of 19 years as of August 1, 2025.
With a rank of 3917 in CLAT PG, your best options for an LLM include top private universities that accept CLAT scores, along with CUETPG opportunities. Some of the best non-NLU options are BHU, LPU Jalandhar, UPES Dehradun, etc.
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CLAT is an entrance examination conducted for admissions into law colleges. The qualifying marks vary with the colleges. You should check the details on the website to get a clear idea regarding cut offs for the colleges. You will also get the exam pattern through the article shared.
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