CLAT Exam 2025 (Dec 1): Eligibility, Registration (July), Syllabus, Pattern, Preparation Tips
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About CLAT 2025
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has announced the CLAT 2025 exam date through an official notification on its website. The CLAT 2025 exam will be conducted on December 1, 2024. The CLAT 2025 registration will also begin in the first week of July 2024 tentatively. CLAT 2025 will be held in offline mode at around 131 test centres in India. Students seeking admission in the NLUs can complete the application process within the stipulated time to be eligible to take the exam.
What's New in CLAT?
The new changes in CLAT include a revised exam pattern that was introduced in 2024. The Consortium of NLUs had reduced the number of questions in CLAT UG question paper from 150 to 120 to make the exam more student friendly. Another news in CLAT is the addition of Rajendra Prasad National Law University Prayagraj which started accepting CLAT scores from last year for admission into its BA LLB programme. However, RPNLU coducts admissions separately and is not part of the centralised counselling of CLAT.
CLAT 2025 Syllabus
The Consortium of NLUs has reduced the number of questions asked in the CLAT entrance exam to make it more student-friendly. The total number of questions in the CLAT exam was reduced to 120, which was earlier 150. The section-wise distribution of questions is given below.
CLAT 2025 Syllabus and Pattern
Sections | Approximate number of questions | Weight |
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English Language | 22-26 | 20% |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 28-32 | 25% |
Legal Reasoning | 28-32 | 25% |
Logical Reasoning | 22-26 | 20% |
Quantitative Techniques | 10-14 | 10% |
What is CLAT Exam?
The Common Law Admission Test, also known as CLAT is a national-level law entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs). The CLAT scores are accepted for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programs offered by 24 national law universities and over 60 affiliated colleges. CLAT is conducted across the country, in offline, pen and paper format.
CLAT 2025 exam events
CLAT 2025 - Events | Details |
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CLAT 2025 official notification | The consortium has released the CLAT 2025 admission notification. The official notification informs candidates about eligibility criteria and CLAT important dates. |
CLAT application form 2025 | Registration for CLAT 2025 will open in mid-July. |
CLAT 2025 admit card | The CLAT admit card 2025 will be issued in the third week of November 2024. |
CLAT 2025 exam date | The offline-based CLAT 2025 will be conducted on December 01, 2024. CLAT question paper will have multiple-choice questions on subjects like general knowledge, current affairs, legal and logical reasoning and quantitative ability. The PG-CLAT will have questions on common subjects of the LLB programme. |
CLAT post-exam activities | After the conduct of the examination, the consortium will release the CLAT 2025 answer key and result. Candidates shortlisted based on CLAT results were invited for counselling. |
CLAT Highlights: Registered candidates, intake, NLUs (Updated)
Being conducted at a national-level, the CLAT entrance exam is attended by thousands of candidates every year. It is one of the most competitive law entrance exams in India at present. Mentioned below are the details of the CLAT exam in the previous three years.
CLAT Exam Highlights: Registered Candidates and Seat Intake
Particular | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
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CLAT Registration | Registration - CLAT UG - 60295 (97.03% appeared (58,504) CLAT PG - 10948 (93.92% appeared (10,282) | Number of candidates registered - UG 44,763, PG - 9,490 Number of appeared candidates - UG - 42,766, PG - 8,703 | Number of candidates registered - 60,895 Number of candidates appeared - 56,472 | Number of Registered Candidates - 70,277 Number of appeared candidates - 62,107
| Number of Registered Candidates - 75,183 Number of appeared candidates - 59,443
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Number of seats offered | CLAT UG - 3,200+ CLAT PG - 1,300+ | CLAT UG - 2,860+ CLAT LLM - 1,160+ | CLAT UG - 2,801 CLAT LLM - 1,072 | CLAT UG - 2622 seats LLM program - 808 seats | CLAT UG - 2622 seats LLM program - 808 seats |
Participating institutes | 24 NLUs | 23 NLUs | 22 NLUs | ||
CLAT Colleges 2024 (Updated) - List of NLUs and Affiliated Law Colleges | |||||
Highest marks | TBA | CLAT UG - 116.75 CLAT PG - 95.25 | CLAT UG - 121 CLAT PG - 94 | CLAT UG - 125.5/150 CLAT PG - 85.75/120 | CLAT UG - 127.25/150 CLAT PG - 72/120 |
CLAT Colleges 2025 and Seat Intake
The tables given below give the colleges and seat intake for CLAT 2025 for both the UG and PG courses.
CLAT 2025 UG Seat Intake
NLUs | Courses | UG Intake | Domicile % |
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BA LLB (Hons) | 300 | 25% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 132 | 25% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 132 | 33% | |
BA LLB (Hons), B.Sc LLB, LLM | 202 (BA LLB 134, B.Sc LLB 68) | 50% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | 25% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 180 | 50% | |
BA LLB(Hons.),BCom LLB(Hons.),BSc LLB (Hons.), BBA LLB(Hons), BSW LLB(Hons) | 172 (total seats for all the courses) | 25% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 66 | 25% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 169 | 45% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 180 | 10% | |
BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons) | 138( 69 seats each for BA LLB and BBA LLB | 50% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | 49% | |
BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons) | 180 (BA LLB 120, BBA LLB 60) | 25% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 134 | 50% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | 50% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 138 | 48% | |
BA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons) | 120 (BA LLB 60 , B.Com LLB 60) | 48% | |
BA LLB (Hons) , BBA LLB (Hons) | 100 | 62% | |
BA LLB (Hons) , BBA LLB (Hons) | 120 (BA LLB 60, BBA LLB 60) | 62% | |
BA LLB (Hons) , BBA LLB (Hons) | 120 (BA LLB 60, BBA LLB 60) | 62% | |
BA LLB (Hons) , BBA LLB (Hons) | 120 (BA LLB 60, BBA LLB 60) | 25% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | 50% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | 25% | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | 30% | |
Total | 3243 |
CLAT 2025 PG Intake
NLUs | PG Intake | Domicile% |
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NLSIU Bengaluru | 120 | 25% |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 66 | 25% |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 100 | 33% |
NLIU Bhopal | 60 | 50% |
NLU Jodhpur | 50 | 25% |
HNLU Raipur | 90 | - |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 57 | 25% |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 33 | 25% |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 48 | 50% |
RGNUL Patiala | 60 | - |
NUALS Kochi | 60 | 49% |
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack | 50 | 25% |
NUSRL Ranchi | 60 | 50% |
NLUJA Assam, Guwahati | 40 | 50% |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 69 | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | 60 | 50% |
MNLU Mumbai | 50 | 66% |
MNLU Nagpur | 60 | 62% |
MNLU Aurangabad | 60 | 62% |
HPNLU Shimla | 80 | 25% |
DNLU Jabalpur | 50 | 50% |
DBRANLU, Sonipat, Haryana | - | - |
NLUT Agartala | 50 | 30% |
Total | 1373 |
History of CLAT
The inception of CLAT as the common test has its roots in the 2007 case, Varun Bhagat v. Union of India when a parent of law aspirant argued for a centralized test. Following this, the first Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was organised in 2008 for seven national law universities.
In 2014, seven other national law universities joined CLAT. The exam was conducted online this time. However, a permanent secretariat for the CLAT consortium was still elusive. In 2015 - A PIL was filed by Professor Shamnad Bashir seeking an institutionalized system with a permanent secretariat for the conduct of CLAT. The case eventually led to the setting up of the CLAT Consortium in Bengaluru in 2018. The mode of the CLAT exam was also changed from online to offline.
Earlier, the CLAT was being conducted by national law universities on a rotation basis. Now, with a permanent secretariat, CLAT is conducted by a seven-member executive committee consisting of a convenor, president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer and other members.
As of 2024, CLAT scores are accepted by 24 out of 26 national law universities. NLU Delhi and the recently established NLU Meghalaya are conducting separate entrance exams. NLU Delhi conducts the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET), whereas NLU Meg organises MEG-UAT and MEG-PAT for admissions to UG and PG programs.
CLAT 2025 Highlights
Full Exam Name | Common Law Admission Test |
Short Exam Name | CLAT |
Conducting Body | Consortium of NLUs |
Frequency of Conduct | Once a year |
Exam Level | National Level Exam |
Languages | English |
Mode of Application | Online |
Mode of Exam | Offline |
Mode of Counselling | Online |
Participating Colleges | 61 |
Exam Duration | 2 Hours |
Number of Seats | 3361 Seats |
CLAT 2025 Important Dates
Upcoming Dates and Events
14 May, 2024
(Target 2024) - Counselling - Payment of university fee to NLU concerned for all candidates who have chosen the freeze option in the counselling process for first, second & third allotment lists | Mode: Online
20 May, 2024
(Target 2024) - Counselling - Publication of fourth allotment list | Mode: Online
20 May, 2024 - 23 May, 2024
(Target 2024) - Counselling - Payment of university fee for freeze or float options and admission by NLUs for the fourth allotment list | Mode: Online
28 May, 2024
(Target 2024) - Counselling - Publication of fifth and final allotment list | Mode: Online
28 May, 2024 - 31 May, 2024
(Target 2024) - Counselling - Payment of balance university fee for freeze option and admission by NLUs for fifth and final allotment list | Mode: Online
10 Jun, 2024
(Target 2024) - Counselling - Payment of university fee (after adjusting for confirmation fee and counselling registration fee) to Nlu concerned for all candidates who have chosen the freeze option in the counselling process of fourth & fifth allotment lists (fourth & fifth rounds | Mode: Online
Candidates who wish to appear in CLAT 2025 will have to meet the eligibility criteria as prescribed by the Consortium of National Law Universities. CLAT will be conducted for both UG and PG law programmes, so candidates should meet the eligibility criteria of the programme they have selected. The details of CLAT eligibility criteria are as mentioned below.
UG CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria
Candidates should have passed Class 12 with at least 45% marks (40% in the case of SC and ST students) from a recognized board or institution. Candidates who will appear in Class 12th board exams in April-May 2025 are also eligible to appear in the exam. However, the admission of such students will be subject to fulfilling the required eligibility criteria.
CLAT UG Eligibility Criteria
Particulars | Details |
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Educational qualification | 10+2 or equivalent |
Minimum marks | 45% for general/OBC and 40% for SC/ST |
Age limit | No age limit |
PG CLAT eligibility criteria 2025
Candidates should have passed graduation in Law (3-year LLB or 5-year LLB) from a recognized university. They must have obtained at least 50% marks (45% in the case of SC and ST candidates) in the qualifying examination. Further, candidates appearing in the final year of the LLB degree programme are also eligible.
CLAT PG Eligibility Criteria
Particulars | Details |
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Educational qualification | 3-year LLB or 5-year LLB |
Minimum marks | 50% for general/OBC and 45% for SC/ST |
Age limit | No age limit |
CLAT 2025 age limit
There is no age limit for appearing in CLAT 2025. Further, there are no restrictions on the number of attempts also.
Mode of Application : Online
Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Paytm | BHIM
The CLAT 2025 application form will tentatively be released in the first week of July 2024. Eligible candidates who wish to appear in CLAT 2025 can register online and fill out the application form, by visiting the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
How to fill CLAT Application Form 2025?
Candidates had to follow the steps mentioned below to fill out the application form of CLAT 2025.
- Registration: To register, enter your name, email id, mobile number, and other details.
- Fill in relevant details: Here enter personal, academic, and contact details. You will also be required to select the program of study (UG or PG), and enter preferred NLUs in the order of priority from the drop-down menu.
- Upload documents: Scanned copies of the signature, photograph, and other documents in the prescribed specification (refer to the table below) have to be uploaded.
Document Required for CLAT 2025 application form
Documents | Size | Format |
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Photograph | 500 KB | jpg/jpeg |
Signature | 100 KB | jpg/jpeg |
State domicile certificate | 2 MB |
- Application fee: Depending on the category of the candidate, the application fee may vary as shown in the table below.
CLAT 2025 registration fee
Category | Fee |
General/ OBC/PwD/NRI/PIO//OCI category | Rs. 4,000 |
SC/ST/BPL category | Rs. 3,500 |
CLAT Application Form 2025: Important points to remember
- During the document verification process of CLAT counselling 2025, all details entered in the form will be verified. Exam officials will demand originals of all essential documents to be produced before them. In case of any inconsistency in the information shared in the application form, the candidate may be disqualified.
- Also, simply meeting the eligibility criteria is no guarantee for admission, as the final CLAT seat allotment will be based on the merit rank of the candidate in the online exam.
Application Fees
Category | Quota | Mode | Gender | Amount |
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ST, SC | Online | Male, Female, Transgender | ₹ 3500 | |
OBC, General, EWS | PWD | Online | Male, Female, Transgender | ₹ 4000 |
English language
Passages (about 450 words each) |
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These passages will be derived from contemporary or historically significant fiction and non-fiction writing |
Current affairs including general knowledge
Passages (up to 450 words each) |
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The passages will be derived from news, journalistic sources and other non-fiction writing |
Awareness of various aspects of various aspects of current affairs and general knowledge, including: Contemporary events of significance from India and the world, arts and culture, international affairs, and international affairs |
Legal reasoning
Passages (around 450 words each) |
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The passages may relate to fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, public policy questions or moral philosophical enquiries |
Logical reasoning
Series of short passages (about 450 words each) |
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Quantitative techniques
Short sets of facts or propositions, or other textual representations of numerical information |
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Mathematical operations (10th standard) |
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Information including from areas such as ratios and proportions, basic algebra, mensuration and statistical estimation |
Sometimes the candidate may need a little assistance in their CLAT exam preparation to get over the line. Like the candidate may want to know about some tools that can assist them to improve accuracy or improve speed.
CLAT 2025 Preparation Tips
- Candidates need to be well-versed with the exam pattern and syllabus.
- Practice sufficient mock tests and sample papers to edify learning and to hone problem-solving skills.
- CLAT aspirants are also advised to follow a proper timetable for preparation.
- Candidates should choose books that are easy to follow, meet quality standards, and contain lots of practise material to prepare for the exam.
- Regular revision is the key to scoring good marks in exams.
- Maintaining equanimity is crucial for effective preparation. To achieve that stay in the moment, instead of flying into the future or pondering the past.
CLAT 2025 last-week and exam-day tips
- Solve sample papers: The last most should involve extensive solving of CLAT sample papers 2025. While in the preliminary phases of the CLAT exam preparation one may solve one sample paper a week, the number in the last month and weeks can be increased. One may solve as many sample papers as possible.
- Mock test: The idea of CLAT mock tests 2025 is to get an exam-like experience, which may include a pressure-cooker situation. Considering the exam will be now conducted in online mode, mock tests will help the candidate to understand navigation, how questions are presented, how questions can be answered, and manage time. Note that there will be 150 multiple choice questions that have to be answered in 120 minutes. This means speed and accuracy will be important qualities for success in the exam.
- Don't study new topics close to the exam: Unless you are thoroughly done with what you have already taken up, better don't get entangled in new topics, because it will eat into your last phase of exam preparation. Remember the last phase is all about acceleration, which includes doing fast revision, solving sample papers, and taking mock tests. But if you bring in new topics, you will break the flow; also note that new topics will take more time to master, which you can ill afford at this stage.
- How to answer the CLAT question paper 2025: The questions asked in the CLAT exam 2025 can be placed in three groups: easy, moderate, and difficult. It is recommended that the candidate starts with easy questions, before answering moderate and difficult questions. Also, if one gets stuck with a difficult question, better not spend too much time on it, but instead move on to the next question.
- Stay composed even in difficult situations during exams: Sometimes the question paper may turn out to be more difficult than expected, or you may not be able to answer an easy-looking question. In those situations, it is important to keep one's cool and not get rattled. Take a deep breath and move on to the next question.
Also read | Last minute preparation tips to ace CLAT 2025 exam
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CLAT Sample Paper for General Knowledge and English | Download here |
CLAT Legal Reasoning Sample Paper | Download here |
CLAT 2025 best books for exam preparation
When preparing for CLAT exam 2025, it is important to have dependable and high-quality study material. The CLAT best books 2025 will be those that are easy to understand, and contain few to no errors, including problem sets and instructions.
CLAT Exam Reference Books
Subject | Recommended books |
English language | Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis, High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin, Objective General English by RS Aggarwal, Barron’s Pocket Guide to Vocabulary |
Legal Reasoning | Universal’s CLAT Guide, Bare Acts of Indian Constitution, Legal Awareness and Legal Aptitude by AP Bhardwaj, LexisNexis Butterworths |
Quantitative Techniques | Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal, Class 10th NCERT Textbook |
Current affairs, including general knowledge | Lucent’s GK, Manorama Year Book, Competition Success Review India Year Book, and Pratiyogita Darpan. Also read leading newspapers like Hindu, Indian Express |
Logical Reasoning | Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey, Analytical and Logical Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal |
Candidates preparing for CLAT exam should be well-versed with the exam pattern and syllabus. The CLAT exam pattern informs the candidates about the test structure, number of questions and their types, marking scheme and several other test modalities.
As per the CLAT 2025 exam pattern, It is an offline-based exam, with OMR sheets and question papers. CLAT 2025 question paper comprises 120 multiple-choice type questions in CLAT UG and 120 questions in CLAT LLM. All questions are based on comprehension passages. The details of the exam pattern are mentioned below.
CLAT Exam Pattern 2025
Exam mode | Offline |
Language | English |
Type of questions | Objective type test |
Total number of questions | CLAT UG - 120 MCQs |
CLAT PG - 120 MCQs | |
Maximum marks | CLAT UG - 120 CLAT PG - 120 |
Exam duration | 2 hours |
Marking scheme | 1 mark for each correct answer |
Negative marking | 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer |
Candidates who wish to appear in CLAT 2025 can solve a good number of mock tests during their preparation. There are multiple benefits of taking the CLAT mock test 2025
Benefits of attempting CLAT mock test
- Mock tests contain similar types of questions to those asked in the exam. So, solving these problems will help candidates judge the difficulty level of CLAT 2025 and plan accordingly.
- The success in mock tests can be indicative of exam readiness or lack of it. If readiness is lacking, one may need to pull up one's socks and try harder.
- Doing well in mock tests would also give the candidate lot of confidence to carry to the actual exam.
- CLAT mock tests will teach the candidate time management skills and also how to wriggle out of a tricky problem by keeping a cool head.
- Effective prioritizing of questions is an art that can be cultivated by solving the CLAT mock test. Students who master this art will be able to lock down all the sure-shot questions first, before moving on to tricky and not-so-sure questions.
How to attempt CLAT mock test?
- Make sure to attempt mock tests which are updated as per the latest syllabus and exam structure.
- Follow a time table for attending mock test and attempt at least one CLAT mock test a day.
- After attempting the mock test, spend time on analysing the performance and identify weak areas and improve on them.
- Solve 4-5 papers and then try to identify any trends or patterns such as important topics, repeated questions. This will help the candidate to strategize for the exam.
CLAT previous year's papers
Candidates should also solve all previous year's CLAT papers, especially those based on the new exam pattern. The CLAT previous year's question papers would also be helpful in understanding the type of questions asked in the examination and topics that appear frequently in the test paper. While registering for CLAT, candidates may purchase the question papers on payment of Rs 500. However, the official question papers of CLAT at FREE of COST are provided below.
The Consortium of NLUs will issue the CLAT 2025 admit card tentatively in the third week of November 2024. CLAT admit card is a mandatory document for appearing in the examination.
Further, the admit card mentions various details such as candidate roll number, application number, exam centre name, address, CLAT exam reporting time and instructions. One must download and take a printout of the admit card to the designated CLAT exam centre on the exam day.
How to download CLAT admit card 2025?
Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download their admit card of CLAT 2025.
- Visit the official website of the CLAT consortium
- A login window will open
- Enter your registration or application number and password
- Enter your NLUs preferences (minimum five), and click on update NLUs preferences
- The CLAT admit card will be displayed on screen in downloadable pdf format
- Download the admit card and take a printout
CLAT admit card login window
CLAT 2025 Exam Guidelines
As per the CLAT 2025 exam guidelines, the candidate has to report to the CLAT 2025 exam centre at least one hour before the commencement of the exam. Also, after 15 minutes after the commencement of the CLAT exam, no candidate will be allowed fresh entry.
To take the test, the candidate has to display a printout of the admit card and a valid and original photo ID proof.
No baggage counter
There will be no baggage counter at the exam venue and candidates will be solely responsible for the safe keep of their belongings. So, it is advisable not to carry non-essential items to the centre.
If the candidate wants, they may visit the exam centre to check out the location, travel route, distance and traffic situation. However, no candidate will be allowed beyond the main entrance gate, except on exam day and that too is only on producing the admit card and photo ID.
Important items to carry to the CLAT exam hall
Blue/Black Ball Pen
Admit Card
Any original photo ID proof issued by the Government.
Transparent water bottle.
Own mask, gloves and personal hand sanitiser.
Self-health declaration
Disability certificate for PWD candidates
CLAT exam day 2025 - Things to avoid
Electronic/communication devices such as mobile phones
Any kind of watch, calculator, headphones, etc.
Sheets of paper including blank sheets are not allowed inside the examination hall.
Candidates may also note that the consortium or the security staff at the exam centre will not be held responsible for the loss and damage of any property/gadgets of candidates.
CLAT 2025 Exam Centers
State | City |
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Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad |
Ghaziabad | |
Kanpur | |
Lucknow | |
Noida | |
Varanasi | |
Meerut | |
Karnataka | Bangalore |
Dharwad | |
Mangalore | |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
Indore | |
Jabalpur | |
Gwalior | |
Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
Cuttack | |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
Tiruchirapalli | |
Salem | |
Kanyakumari | |
Tirunelveli | |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
Delhi | New Delhi |
Haryana | Faridabad |
Gurgaon | |
Hisar | |
Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
Vadodara | |
Rajkot | |
Assam | Guwahati |
Telangana | Hyderabad |
Rajasthan | Jaipur |
Jodhpur | |
Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu |
West Bengal | Kolkata |
Siliguri | |
Hooghly | |
Maharashtra | Mumbai |
Nagpur | |
Pune | |
Amravati | |
Punjab | Patiala |
Bihar | Patna |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
Jharkhand | Ranchi |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
Kottayam | |
Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada |
Visakhapatnam | |
Rajahmundry | |
Tirupathi Naidu Palli | |
Kurnool | |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Documents Required at Exam
- CLAT admit card
- An identity proof in original (Driving License/Aadhaar Card/PAN Card)
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will publish the CLAT 2025 answer ey next day after the exam is conducted, on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates can also raise their objections against the provisional answer key till a specified date. The answer key of CLAT 2025 can be used to calculate the marks in the examination.
Further, in case of any discrepancies in the answer key or question papers, candidates will have the opportunity to object to it. The objections will be reviewed by the expert committee of CLAT 2025. In case the raised objections are found to be valid, necessary changes to the answer key will be made and result will be prepared accordingly. The final CLAT 2025 answer key will be released after reviewing the objections raised by the candidates.
How to download CLAT 2025 answer key?
- Open the CLAT examination portal - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
- Click on the master question paper and answer key links
- The CLAT answer key will be displayed on the screen
- Download and calculate your answers
How to calculate marks using CLAT answer key 2025
As per the official marking scheme of CLAT 2025, every correct answer will fetch 1 mark, while for an incorrect answer 0.25 marks will be deducted. Use the following formula to calculate probable scores.
CLAT Scores = Total numbers of Correct options*1 - Total number of incorrect responses*0.25 |
For e.g. If the number of correct answers is 100 and incorrect answers is 40 then the total marks will be calculated as-
Total CLAT Marks = (100*1) - (40*0.25)
Therefore; Total marks = 100 - 10 = 90
How to raise objections against CLAT 2025 answer key?
Candidates will be given around two days to raise their objections against the key. The CLAT objection fee is Rs. 1000 per question. In case of the objections are accepted, the objection fee will be refunded.
Steps to raise objections against CLAT answer key 2025
- Visit CLAT 2025 official examination portal
- Login using your mobile number and password
- Click on the "Raise" objection option
- Select the type of objection - about the question or about answer key
- Select the question ID and add a comment
- Submit the objection
CLAT Question Paper & Answer Key - Previous Year's
Question Paper | Answer Key (Final) | Question paper | Answer Key (Provisional) | Answer Key (Final) |
5-year Law Programme | Series A | Click here | Click here | Click here |
Series B | Click here | Click here | Click here | |
Series C | Click here | Click here | Click here | |
Series D | Click here | Click here | Click here | |
LLM Programme | Series A | Click here | Click here | Click here |
Series B | Click here | Click here | Click here | |
Series C | Click here | Click here | Click here | |
Series D | Click here | Click here | Click here |
The result of CLAT 2025 will be tentatively declared in the first week of December 2024. Candidates can download their results from the official website of the NLU Consortium. They will need the application number and date of birth to download the admit card.
CLAT result is provided in the form of individual scorecards. Along with the result, an invite list is also released for counselling purposes.
How to download CLAT result 2025?
- Visit the official website of CLAT 2025
- Click on the result link
- In the CLAT login window, enter the registration/application number and date of birth
- The CLAT result 2025 would be displayed on the screen
- Download and take a printout of the result
Details mentioned on the CLAT 2025 result
- Name of the candidate
- Roll number
- Category under which admission is sought
- Program of study (UG / PG)
- CLAT score
- CLAT All India Rank (AIR)
- CLAT 2025 category rank (CR)
CLAT 2024 Toppers
AIR | Name | Score | Percentiile |
1 | Jai Bohara | 108 | 100 |
2 | Pradyot Shah | - | 99.99 |
3 | Rahul Palakurthy | - | 99.99 |
4 | Amireddy Sai Pragnya | - | 99.99 |
5 | TBA | - | 99.99 |
6 | TBA | - | 99.99 |
7 | Arijit Bansal | - | 99.99 |
8 | TBA | - | 99.98 |
9 | Jigyasa | - | 99.98 |
10 | Ashutosh Kar | - | 99.98 |
11 | Pawan Kumar Pandey | 103.25 | 99.98 |
CLAT UG 2023 Toppers
CLAT Toppers 2023 | Ranks (AIRs) | Scores |
Abhinav Somani | AIR 1 | 116.75 |
Gnanankit (SC category) | AIR 1 | 94.50 |
Sahil Gupta | AIR 2 | 112 |
Shubham Thakare | AIR 3 | - |
Arnav Maheshwari | AIR 4 | - |
Navya Nair | AIR 6 | - |
Piyush Gupta | AIR 8 | 107.75 |
Upmanyu Chatterjee | AIR 10 | - |
Kshitika Tyagi | AIR 12 | 106.75 |
Shruti Bhukar | AIR 16 in general, AIR 2 in OBC | - |
Ayesha Khan | AIR 17 | 105.75 |
Arunav Ghosh (To read full interview - Click here) | AIR 40 | 101.75 |
CLAT 2022 Toppers
CLAT Toppers 2022 | Ranks (AIRs) | Scores | Read Interview |
Rishabh | 1 | - | - |
Menal | 2 | - | - |
Shivaansh | 3 | - | - |
Harshit | 4 | 117.75 | Click here |
Akshat Aggarwal | 5 | 117.25 | - |
Akarsh Bhafna | 6 | 117.00 | - |
Sanjana Rao | 7 | - | - |
Jahnvi Joshi | 8 | - | Read here |
Khushi Aggarwal | 9 | - | - |
Oorja Newatia | 10 | - | - |
Varun Deval | 11 | - | - |
Shivaraman Raghuraman | 12 | - | - |
Rahul Malviya | 13 | - |
CLAT LLM topper 2022
Name of candidate | Rank | Marks obtained | Interview |
Samriddhi Mishra | 1 | 94 | Click here |
To be notified | 2 | - | |
To be notified | 3 | - |
CLAT 2021 toppers interview, rank, marks
CLAT Toppers 2021 | Ranks (AIRs) | Scores | Read Interview |
Manhar Bansal | 1 | 125.5 | |
Nidhi Agarwal | 2 | 117 | Click Here |
Karthik J Lal | 3 | 117 | Click Here |
Shwetha Ramachandran | 4 | 115.5 | Click Here |
Utkarsh Panda | 53 | 105.75 | Click Here |
Shristy Chhaparia | 57 | 105.5 | Click Here |
CLAT 2020 toppers interview
CLAT 2025 Merit List
The merit list of CLAT 2025 mentions the roll number, marks and merit rank of the candidates. The CLAT merit rank is important as it is referred to for inviting the candidates for counselling and seat allotment.
CLAT Merit List 2025 - Tie-breaking procedure
- The candidate who has a higher score in the “Legal Aptitude” section of CLAT 2025 will be placed higher in the merit list
- If this step, the candidate who is senior in age will get a higher rank
- If the tie is still undecided, a computerized draw of lots will be used to decide the merit rank of such candidates.
The CLAT 2025 cut off will be released in online mode. The consortium releases the cut off for each round of CLAT counselling. The cut off is the minimum marks required for admission to a national law university participating in the counselling. CLAT cut off 2025 will be different for each NLU, depending on the number of seats offered by NLU, number of applicants and reservation policy.
CLAT 2024 NLU Wise Cut Off - Round 1
Name of NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NLSIU Bengaluru | 97 | 488 | 907 | 2796 | 3876 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 158 | 564 | 1076 | 3375 | 6083 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 404 | 1006 | 1315 | 5178 | 10023 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 878 | 1599 | 1629 | 7622 | 15219 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 262 | - | 15978* | 3951 | 7487 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 998 | - | 23192* | 8117 | 11502 |
NLU Jodhpur | 341 | - | 1261 | 4503 | 8373 |
HNLU Raipur | 707 | - | 1965 | 6602 | 10917 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 429 | 938 | 1822 | 5652 | 10438 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 869 | 1476 | 2429 | 8958 | - |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 694 | 2307* | 3370* | 9616* | - |
RGNUL Patiala | 1129 | 8822 | 15548 | ||
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 1236 | 1839* | - | 13248* | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1384 | 2550 | - | 16099* | - |
NUALS Kochi | 1111 | 13761* | - | 15245* | - |
NLU Odisha | 1080 | - | - | 8124 | 15305 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 1336 | 1807 | 2518 | 9729 | 16676 |
NLUJA Assam | 1474 | - | 29403* | 14361* | 29648* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1233 | 1731 | 2459 | 9776 | 15875 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1401 | - | 2628 | 10378 | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 1459 | - | 3310 | 10681 | - |
MNLU Mumbai | 547 | 3932* | 6468* | 9030* | 30958* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 1360 | 7169* | 11780* | 18459* | 41956* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 1425 | 8009* | 13568* | 20584* | 43185* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 1561 | 9891* | 15419* | 14311* | - |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 1625 | 13863* | 16394* | 23,903* | - |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 1712 | - | - | 10847 | 18736 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 1773 | - | - | 11218 | 20154 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1559 | 1990 | 2782 | 11078 | 20412 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 1714 | 2180 | 3263 | 10830 | 20671 |
NLUT Agartala | 1785 | - | - | 51586* | 50744* |
CLAT Previous Year Cut-offs
In order to secure admission to a desired NLU, candidates must clear the cut-off. Meanwhile, candidates can check the NLU-wise cut-off trends of previous years to know about the expected cut offs for this year. Mentioned below are the details of the previous year's cut-off of CLAT exam with the details like opening rank and closing rank.
NLUs Cut-Off 2023 for 5-year LLB courses
NLU Name | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Ran | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
1 | 114 | 129 | 510 | 171 | 923 | 181 | 2674 | 1781 | 2835 | |
25 | 177 | 365 | 680 | 931 | 1116 | 702 | 3388 | 3375 | 6174 | |
136 | 260 | - | - | 1397* | 7119* | 588 | 4217 | 6121 | 7792 | |
186 | 463 | 796 | 1290 | 591 | 1268 | 4505 | 5311 | 8143 | 10960 | |
70 | 383 | - | - | - | - | 2360 | 4457 | 6689 | 8076 | |
481 | 805 | - | - | 2031 | 2061 | 6997 | 7137 | 10117 | 11277 | |
147 | 462 | 488 | 1210 | 1150 | 1878 | 3680 | 5683 | 8790 | 10837 | |
432 | 749 | 1432 * | 1845* | 772* | 3088* | 6014* | 9582* | 18980* | 27764* | |
563 | 1307 | - | - | - | - | 5693 | 8856 | 10300 | 15585 | |
628 | 1541 | 2002* | 2501* | 1511* | 5260* | 7741* | 13369* | 20004* | - | |
638 | 1461 | 5660* | 41647* | - | - | 6498* | 26009* | 27055* | 28147* | |
504 | 1207 | - | - | - | - | 6147 | 7957 | 13445 | 16910 | |
939 | 1895 | 2332 | 2688 | 2248 | 2756 | 7695 | 10032 | 14248 | 18477 | |
704 | 2045 | - | - | 2509 | 4119 | 6192 | 10557 | 14452 | - | |
538 | 2080 | 2477 | 3285 | 7113* | 16077* | 9337* | 17282* | 13295* | - | |
325 | 590 | 2034* | 4878* | 3078* | 9880* | 5963* | 8923* | 17578* | 32870* | |
878 | 2102 | 2710* | 14738 | 7420* | 22745* | 4921* | 21215* | 23125* | 39121* | |
1824 | 2655 | 13589* | - | 12558 | 24704 | 21626* | 26769* | 37995* | - | |
1375 | 2569 | - | - | 4913* | 38136* | 15318* | 31993* | 25618* | 42731* | |
822 | 2816 | - | - | - | - | 8337 | 11982 | 13021 | 20699 | |
1696 | 2698 | 2969 | 3513 | 3905 | 4318 | 10030 | 12073 | 17883 | 23002 | |
767 | 2713 | 2584 | 3412 | 2533 | 4515 | 9611 | 11010 | 10923 | 21673 | |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 810 | 1820 | 1863 | 2984 | 2435 | 3992 | 8339 | 10104 | 13276 | 14846 |
*state category reservation
The following table describes the category-wise NLUs cutoff 2023 for admission into the LLM course.
NLUs LLM Cut Off 2023
NLU Name | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 8 | 200 | 269 | 469 | 237 | 902 | 678 | 1927 | 251 | 3096 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 19 | 230 | 566 | 710 | 700 | 1056 | 1460 | 1642 | 514 | 3854 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 175 | 787 | - | - | 1749* | 5981* | 1127 | 3140 | 3109 | 4813 |
NLIU Bhopal | 274 | 494 | - | - | 1056 | 1289 | 1482 | 3221 | 4479 | - |
NLU Jodhpur | 236 | 909 | - | - | - | - | 3133 | 3756 | 5206 | 6998 |
HNLU Raipur | 719 | 1606 | - | - | 1734 | 3703 | 4225 | 5361 | - | - |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 37 | 766 | 864 | 1478 | 801 | 1942 | 1301 | 3767 | 5606 | 7812 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 12 | 101 | 1002* | 1335* | 217* | 640* | 187* | 1084* | 1481* | - |
RGNUL Patiala | 239 | 1645 | - | - | - | - | 2665 | 4526 | 5429 | 7874 |
NUALS Kochi | 545 | 1799 | - | - | - | - | 2687* | 6501* | 4447* | - |
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack | 369 | 1997 | - | - | - | - | 4345 | 6101 | 7332 | - |
NUSRL Ranchi | 529 | 1513 | 2209 | 2536 | 1714 | 3378 | 3077 | 3772 | 3701 | 5445 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | ||||||||||
LLM: Corporate and Securities Laws | 968 | 1918 | - | - | 2339 | 3252 | 4709 | 4839 | - | - |
LLM: | 1582 | 1830 | - | - | 2037 | 4001 | 2018 | 2390 | - | - |
LLM: Natural Resources Laws | 769 | 2757 | - | - | 3473 | 4078 | 5863 | - | 7921 | - |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 766 | 2583 | 2268 | 2894 | 5527* | 7465* | 6005* | 8479* | 6491* | 8177* |
MNLU Mumbai | 202 | 679 | 1781* | 4380* | 2421* | 5743* | 3153* | 6371* | 7132* | - |
MNLU Nagpur | 643 | 2488 | 5242* | 6435* | 4436* | 6714* | 7024* | 8188* | - | - |
MNLU Aurangabad | 2169 | 2780 | - | - | 6281* | 7926* | -- | - | - | - |
NLUJA Assam,Guwahati | 1594 | 2621 | - | - | 3859* | 8555* | 5222* | 6490* | 4647* | 8383* |
HPNLU Shimla | 698 | 2362 | - | - | - | - | 3436 | 5697 | 6023 | 8699 |
DNLU Jabalpur | 1629 | 2815 | 2554 | 3008 | 3230 | 3802 | 6206 | 6268 | 8217 | 8531 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 1628 | 2179 | 2154 | 2969 | 2100 | 4135 | 5471 | - | - | - |
*state category reservation
What is a good score in CLAT 2025?
To decide what is a good score you have to first identify the NLU you want to get admission into. And the last rank (or cutoff rank) for which admission is offered in that institute can be considered to be a good score. That said the cutoff fluctuates depending on a host of parameters like seat intake, the performance of candidates in CLAT 2025 total applicants, and the CLAT merit rank of these applicants. So, you will be in the safe zone only if you score a little higher than the past year's cutoff rank.
CLAT 2025 expected cut-off marks
Name of Law School | CLAT score |
---|---|
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru | 80+ |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | 78+ |
The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences, Kolkata | 75+ |
NLU Jodhpur | 72+ |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | 71+ |
Gujarat National Law University | 71+ |
MNLU Mumbai | 70+ |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | 68+ |
HNLU Raipur | 68+ |
National Law University, Odisha |
Mode of Counselling: Online
The CLAT 2025 counselling will be conducted in online mode. The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will release the CLAT merit list 2025 on the basis of scores of candidates. Candidates included in the merit list of CLAT 2025 will be eligible for admission to the allotted National Law Universities.
The counselling of CLAT 2025 will be conducted in five rounds, in online mode. After each round, the consortium will release the seat allotment for all national law universities participating in the common admission process. Around 15, 000 candidates in CLAT UG and 3,000 candidates are expected to be invited for CLAT counselling 2025.
CLAT counselling fee 2025
The counselling fee of CLAT 2025 is Rs. 30,000. For SC and ST candidates, the counselling fee is Rs 20,000. Candidates can pay the counselling fee online while registering for the counselling. The counselling fee will be adjusted with the NLU course fee.
CLAT Seat Allotment 2025
The CLAT seat allotment is made on the basis of the merit rank of the candidate and NLU preference selected. The seat allotment of CLAT 2025 will be announced for each law school, in five rounds. After each round of seat allotment, candidates will have the following options;
- Accept the seat allotment and complete the admission process
- Apply for upgrade and submit NLU fee
- Exit the admission process
Post Round 5 seat allotment, the candidate has two options before him:
- Accept the allotted seat
- Exit the admission process.
To accept a seat, the candidate will have to pay the NLU fees and complete admission formalities. However, if the candidate is unhappy with the allotted seat, they may exit the admission process without paying the admission fee.
Top Law Universities in India
Documents Required at Counselling
- Printout of CLAT application form
- CLAT admit card
- CLAT score card
- Class 10th marksheet (for date of birth proof)
- Class 12th marksheet (academic qualification)
- Caste certificate (if applicable)
- Specially-abled certificate (if applicable)
- NRI certificate (if applicable)
- Sponsored NRI certificate (if applicable)
- Domicile certificate (if applicable)
General Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question:Is CLAT 2025 result declared?
Answer:
No, the CLAT 2025 results have not been declared yet.
Question:How many seats are offered by National Law Universities through CLAT?
Answer:
At the UG level, the NLUs offer around 3,361 seats. For LLM courses, the colleges/universities have a combined intake of around 1,298 seats.
Question:I am studying in class 12 exam, can I appear in CLAT 2025?
Answer:
Yes, if you are appearing in Class 12 in April/May, you are eligible to appear in the CLAT UG examination 2025.
Question:When will be the CLAT answer key be released?
Answer:
The provisional CLAT 2025 answer key will tentatively be released on December 02, 2024.
Question:What is the full form of CLAT?
Answer:
The full form of CLAT is Common Law Admission Test. CLAT is conducted for admission to national law universities of India.
Question:How many colleges participate in Common Law Admission Test?
Answer:
24 national law universities are participating institutes of CLAT. All 24 NLUs offer 5-year LLB courses, whereas 21 of them offer one-year LLM programme.
Note that in addition to the NLUs, there are many other CLAT affiliated institutes and other colleges that offer admissions based on CLAT scores. The difference between then the NLUs is that they may also use other exam scores like AILET. Further, they don't take part in the CLAT counselling process conducted by the consortium of NLUs.
Question:What law courses are offered after cracking CLAT exam?
Answer:
There are various UG and PG courses that are offered through CLAT, these include, BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB, LLM specialisation etc.
Question:What are the changes introduced in the CLAT exam pattern?
Answer:
The changes in new CLAT exam pattern include reducing the number of questions from 150 to 120. Now, the questions asked in the exam will be a comprehension type. The postgraduate question paper will have 120 MCQs; the descriptive section has been dropped.
Question:When will the CLAT 2025 exam be conducted?
Answer:
The CLAT 2025 exam will be conducted on December 1, 2024, in offline mode.
Question:What is the eligibility for CLAT 2025 UG?
Answer:
As per the eligibility criteria of CLAT, the candidate should have completed Class 12 from a recognized board with a minimum 45 per cent marks (40 per cent for SC/ST category candidates). There is no age limit for appearing in the CLAT examination.
Question:When will the application form of CLAT 2025 be released?
Answer:
The CLAT 2025 application form will tentatively be released in the first week of July 2024.
Questions related to CLAT
hi.i want to prepare for CLAT exam plz give me advice to topics to cover
Hello,
To prepare for the CLAT exam:
1. Focus on Legal Aptitude, English Language, Logical Reasoning, General Knowledge, Quantitative Techniques, and Legal Reasoning.
2. Practice solving mock tests and previous papers.
3. Stay updated with current affairs and legal developments.
Hope this helps,
Thank you
After completing B.sc. from any university am I eligible for CLAT and also LLB?
Hii There,
Yes, after completing a B.Sc. degree from any recognized university, you are eligible to apply for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for admission to various National Law Universities (NLUs) in India for their integrated LLB programs. You can also pursue a traditional LLB program (3-year) from any university that offers it, provided you meet their specific eligibility criteria. It's important to check the individual university's or college's eligibility requirements for their LLB program.
I hope this answers your question.
Thanks
I am currently in class 11 and my exams are in march ones after qualifying it Ill be in 12th grade... can i give give clat this year, but I will have my board exam in 2025 march???
Hello aspirant,
Hope you are doing great.
As per your question, NO you are not eligible to give CLAT exam this year. Because the eligibility criteria for the CLAT exam provides that, you need to complete your 12th grade and during the filling of application form for the CLAT, you need to put your marks, and without completing 12th you cannot get your marks.
Hope this helps!
i will enter class 12th just after my class 11 exams, which clat exam will i give 2025 or 2026?
Hello,
you would likely give the CLAT examination in 2025. The CLAT examination is typically taken by students in their final year of high school or after completing high school, depending on the specific requirements of the universities or colleges they are applying to. Since you will be in class 12th in 2025, you would most likely take the CLAT exam in that year for admission to undergraduate law programs starting in the academic year 2026. However, it is essential to verify the specific eligibility criteria and exam dates for the CLAT exam in 2025 by checking the official CLAT website or contacting the conducting authority.
Hope this helps you,
Thank you
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can i get admission in ba llb in nmims hy with 68 marks in clat 2024? what are the cutoffs for clat ?
Hi student,
Hope you are doing well!
Taking admission in ba llb in nmims with 68 marks is only possible when you belongs to sc/st category. 60-70 is a good score in CLAT exam for SC/ST category.Analysis of the paper suggests that a good score in CLAT will be 80-90 this year. Overall, 90+ is a good score in CLAT 2024 for the general category