CLAT 2025: Answer Key (Out), Eligibility, Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Cut Off
The Common Law Admission Test is also known as CLAT. It is a national-level law entrance exam that is conducted by the Consortium of NLUs for admission to 5-year integrated LLB (UG) and one-year LLM (PG) courses. The exam is conducted for admission to 24 NLUs for UG courses and 21 NLUs for PG courses. The exam date for CLAT UG exam is scheduled for 1st December 2024 for which the answer key has been released. Get more updates on this page on CLAT exam 2025.
CLAT 2025 Exam Latest Updates
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has released CLAT Answer Key 2025 on 2nd December 2024. Candidates who appeared for the exam can begin to download the answer key pdf from the official website of the Consortium or the direct link shared on this page.
Those who registered successfully for the CLAT exam will be able to appear for the exam on 1st December 2024. The exam shall be held in pen and paper mode from 2 PM to 4 PM in over 133 exam centres across India. The exam consists of objective questions based on subjects that include English, Legal aptitude, logical reasoning, maths and general knowledge including current affairs.
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) started on the CLAT 2025 Registration on July 15, 2025. The last date to apply online for CLAT exam was 22nd October. Candidates had to fill the form by visiting the official website which is consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The Consortium of NLUs has released the CLAT 2025 exam date on its official website which is clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in. The exam will be held on 1st December 2024. Get the latest updates on CLAT 2025 exam, exam date, eligibility, exam pattern and other details on this page.
CLAT Exam Latest Updates
- 2nd December 2024: CLAT answer key 2025 has been released.
- 14th November 2024: CLAT 2025 admit card is expected to be released tomorrow by the consortium.
- 22nd October 2024: The last date to apply for CLAT UGC exam ends today.
CLAT 2025 Highlights
CLAT full form is the Common-Law Admission Test. This exam is conducted annually by the CLAT Consortium) for admission into the top NLU’s of India. The CLAT consortium is headquartered at NLSIU Bangalore. Check out the major highlights of CLAT 2024 exam are as follows:
| CLAT 2025 Highlight | |
| Particulars | Details |
| Name of the exam | Common-Law Admission Test |
| Popularly known as | CLAT |
| Conducting body | The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) |
| Exam duration | Two hours |
| Number of seats | For UG courses - 3, 213 and for PG courses - 1,217 (Not including sponsored, supernumerary, NRI, and extra seats.) |
| Accepting colleges | 23 participating NLUs, and 61 private law colleges |
| Top-ranked participating NLU | As per NIRF Ranking 2022
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| Official website | clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in/ |
CLAT Answer Key 2025 Out
The Consortium of National Law Universities has released the Common Law Admission Test or CLAT 2025 answer key on December 2, 2024. Candidates can download CLAT answer key from the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
CLAT Full Form with Details
CLAT stands for Common Law Admission Test. It is a national-level law entrance exam that is conducted by the Consortium of NLUs for admission to 5-year integrated LLB (UG) and one-year LLM (PG) courses. This law exam consists of questions from English, Current Affairs and GK, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Mathematics for UG course. On the other hand, questions from subjects such as Constitutional Law, and other law subjects like Jurisprudence, Torts, IPC, CrPC, CPC, Family Law, and IPR are asked.
CLAT 2025 Exam Date Out
CLAT 2025 exam was conducted by the Consortium of NLUs on 1st December 2024 in offline mode in across the country. The notification for CLAT exam was released on 15th July. Check the important dates related to CLAT exam in the following table.
| CLAT 2025 Dates | |
| CLAT 2025 Exam Events | Dates for CLAT 2025 Exam |
| CLAT 2025 notification release date | 15th July 2024 |
| CLAT application form link to be activated on | 15th July 2024 |
| Last date to submit CLAT application form | 22nd October 2024 |
| CLAT 2025 exam date | 1st December 2024 |
| CLAT Answer Key | 2nd December 2024 |
| CLAT Result Date | December 2024 |
| CLAT counselling registration date | December 2024 |
CLAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
The CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria are notified on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The educational qualification and age limit to take the CLAT are shared in the table below.
| CLAT Eligibility - Age, Qualification | |
| Type of Exam | Eligibility Criteria |
| CLAT UG |
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| CLAT PG |
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CLAT 2025 Registration
All the candidates who are interested in applying for CLAT 2025 exam must register for it by visiting the CLAT website. The steps for CLAT 2025 registration are as follows:
- Visit the official website of the Consortium of NLUs.
- Register for CLAT 2025 exam by completing the application procedure.
- Enter your email address and phone number for registration.
- Log in to using the registered phone number and password.
- Select your preferences amongst the 22 national law universities.
- Pay the required amount of application fees.
- Upload the required documents in the correct size and format.
- Click on the Submit button and take a printout of the form for future reference.
CLAT 2025 Application Fees
All the candidates must ensure that they have paid the CLAT application fee as per their categories. You must note that these are the fee structure of the last year. In case any changes in the fee structure is made, then it will be updated here as well. The fee for CLAT exam is given below in the table.
| Category | Fees for CLAT exam |
| Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates | Rs. 4,000 |
| SC/ST/BPL candidates | Rs. 3,500 |
Document to Upload in CLAT Form
The following is the list of documents that have to be uploaded by the candidates while filling out the application form. Make sure that all the documents are uploaded in the required format and size.
| Document to upload in CLAT form | Image size (maximum) | Format |
| Photograph | 500 KB | jpg/jpeg |
| Signature | 100 KB | jpg/jpeg |
| State domicile certificate | 2 MB | |
CLAT 2025 Exam Pattern Revised
CLAT exam pattern varies for CLAT UG and PG courses. The Consortium has made revisions to the CLAT UG exam pattern recently. The details regarding the CLAT exam pattern (new) is given in the table below.
| CLAT Exam Pattern | ||
| Particulars | CLAT UG program | CLAT PG program |
| Duration | 2 hours | 2 hours |
| Mode of Exam | Offline mode | Offline mode |
| Type of Questions | Objective-type, comprehension-based questions | Objective-type, comprehension-based questions |
| Number of Questions | 120 | 120 |
| Sections |
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| Total Marks | 120 marks | 120 |
| Marking scheme | +1 mark for a correct answer. -0.25 marks for incorrect answer. | +1 mark for a correct answer. -0.25 marks for incorrect answer. |
CLAT 2025 Participating NLUs
All 26 NLUs participating in CLAT counselling and seat allotment process for UG and PG courses. Other than this other law colleges in India also accept CLAT scores. The list of all the participating NLUs for CLAT 2025 is given in the table below.
| List of NLUs for CLAT 2025 | |
| National Academy of Legal Studies and Research | National Law University and Judicial Academy |
| National Law Institute University | Tamil Nadu National Law School |
| West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences | Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University |
| National Law University Jodhpur | Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai |
| Hidayatullah National Law University | Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur |
| Gujarat National Law University | Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad |
| Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University | Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur |
| Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law | National University of Advanced Legal Studies |
| Chanakya National Law University | National Law University Odisha |
CLAT Colleges and Seat Intake 2024
| CLAT Courses | Total Seat Intake at NLUs |
|---|---|
| BA LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Arts LLB Honours) | 3,213 seats |
| BSc LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Science LLB Honours) | |
| BCom LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Commerce LLB Honours) | |
| BBA LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB Honours) | |
| BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work LLB Honours) | |
| LLM (Master of Laws) | 1, 217 seats |
CLAT 2025 Cut Off
CLAT 2025 cut off is by the Consortium for each round. The CLAT cut off depends upon various factors such as the number of seats offered, difficulty level of the paper, NLU preference of the student, etc. Each NLU releases the cut off as per the seats available in it. The CLAT cut off 2024 for NLU Bangalore for 1st and 2nd rounds is given below in the table.
CLAT 2024 cut off - Round 1, Round 2 for NLSIU Bangalore
CLAT 2024 cut off for NLSIU Bangalore is given below in the table for round 1 and round 2. You can check the category wise CLAT cut off 2024 here.
| NLSIU Bangalore Cut Off 2024 - Round 1, 2 cut off | ||||
| Vertical Reservation | Horizontal Reservations | Opening Rank | Closing Rank Round 1 | Closing rank Round - 2 |
| EWS | - | 129 | 510 | - |
| EWS | EWS-KA | 204 | 3126 | - |
| EWS | W | 373 | 452 | - |
| EWS | W,EWS-KA* | 947 | 3706 | 4485 |
| EWS | PWD* | 3699 | - | - |
| EWS | PWD*,W | 3744 | - | - |
| General | - | 1 | 107 | 108 |
| General | W | 6 | 104 | - |
| General | W,GC-KA | 12 | 201 | - |
| General | GC-KA | 23 | 190 | - |
| General | PWD* | 152 | 3067 | 4919 |
| General | PWD*,W | 1041 | 4827 | - |
| General | PWD*,GC-KA | 2956 | - | - |
| OBC | - | 171 | 841 | - |
| OBC | W | 179 | 849 | - |
| OBC | OBC-KA | 713 | 3051 | - |
| OBC | W,OBC-KA | 802 | 2658 | 3134 |
| SC | - | 181 | 2674 | 923 |
| SC | W | 881 | 2670 | 2732 |
| SC | SC-KA | 1691 | 5930 | - |
| SC | W,SC-KA* | 3520 | 6116 | - |
| ST | ST-KA | 974 | 7829 | - |
| ST | W | 1777 | 5001 | - |
| ST | - | 1781 | 4059 | - |
| ST | W, ST-KA | 2217 | 4922 | - |
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FAQs
- Who is eligible to appear for CLAT exam 2025?+The candidates who have completed class 12th or appearing this year or equivalent in any stream from a recognised board can appear for CLAT 2025 Exam. Candidates must note that in order to apply they should have scored minimum 45 percentage marks in Class 12th. This is only applicable for General/ OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories.
- What is the full form of CLAT exam?+The full form of CLAT is the Common Law Admission Test. CLAT is a law entrance exam which is conducted every year for the admission to national law universities in India.
- What law courses are offered via CLAT exam?+By cracking CLAT 2022, the students can take admission in various UG and PG law courses including- BA LLB, BBA LLB, BSc LLB, BCom LLB, LLM specialization etc.
- What is CLAT 2025 exam date?+CLAT 2025 exam will be held on December 1, 2024, The exam shall be held in over 133 exam centres across India for admission to UG & PG courses.