CLAT 2024 Exam
The consortium has officially released the CLAT admit card on its website. Those candidates who have successfully applied for the CLAT exam can now download the CLAT admit card from the website. The Consortium of NLUs will conduct CLAT 2024 on 3rd December in over 130 exam centres across the country. CLAT is the most sought-after law entrance exam for those seeking to build a career in this field.
CLAT exam is an offline exam that is held once a year. The exam consists of objective questions based on subjects that include English, Legal aptitude, logical reasoning, maths and general knowledge including current affairs. There has been a revision in the CLAT UG exam pattern recently by the Consortium. Get the direct link to apply for CLAT 2024 exam, exam date, eligibility, exam pattern and other details on this page.
CLAT Exam Latest Updates
- 21st November 2023: The Consortium has released the CLAT admit card.
- 15th November 2023: Candidates will soon be able to download CLAT admit card.
- 12th November 2023: Last date to edit test centre preferences and corrections closes today.
- 6th November 2023: The consortium has extended the last date to apply for CLAT 2024 exam.
- 26th October 2023: The last date to apply for CLAT exam 2024 is approaching.
CLAT 2024 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 2023 exam are as follows:
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CLAT 2024 Highlight |
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Particulars |
Details |
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Name of the exam |
Common-Law Admission Test |
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Popularly known as |
CLAT |
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Conducting body |
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) |
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Exam duration |
Two hours |
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Number of seats |
For UG courses - 3, 213 and for PG courses - 1,217 (Not including sponsored, supernumerary, NRI, and extra seats.) |
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Accepting colleges |
23 participating NLUs, and 61 private law colleges |
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Top-ranked participating NLU |
As per NIRF Ranking 2022
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Official website |
clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in/ |
CLAT 2024 Exam Date Out
CLAT 2024 exam shall be conducted by the Consortium of NLUs on 3rd December 2023. The exam shall be held in offline mode in over 130 exam centres across the country. Thereafter, the Consortium will release the answer key followed by the result. The candidates who will qualify the CLAT 2024 exam will then be called to appear for counselling for which the date shall be announced later on. Check the important dates related to CLAT exam in the following table.
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CLAT 2024 Dates |
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CLAT 2024 Exam Events |
Dates for CLAT 2024 Exam |
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CLAT 2023 notification release date |
1st July 2023 |
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CLAT application form link to be activated on |
1st July 2023 |
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Last date to submit CLAT application form |
10th November 2023 (Revised) |
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CLAT 2023 Admit Card Release Date |
Last week of November 2023 |
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CLAT 2024 exam date |
3rd December 2023 |
CLAT 2023 Eligibility Criteria
CLAT 2023 eligibility criteria is notified on the official website which is consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The educational qualification and age limit to appear for CLAT are shared in the table below.
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CLAT Eligibility - Age, Qualification |
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Type of Exam |
Eligibility Criteria |
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CLAT UG |
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CLAT PG |
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CLAT 2024 Registration
All the candidates who are interested to apply for CLAT 2024 exam must register for it by visiting the CLAT website. The steps for CLAT 2024 registration are as follows:
- Visit the official website of the Consortium of NLUs.
- Register for CLAT 2024 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 2024 Application Fees
All the candidates must ensure that they have paid the CLAT application fee as per their categories. The fee for CLAT exam is given below in the table.
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Category |
Fees |
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Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates |
Rs. 4,000 |
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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.
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Document to upload in CLAT form |
Image size (maximum) |
Format |
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Photograph |
500 KB |
jpg/jpeg |
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Signature |
100 KB |
jpg/jpeg |
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State domicile certificate |
2 MB |
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CLAT 2024 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.
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CLAT Exam Pattern |
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Particulars |
CLAT UG program |
CLAT PG program |
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Duration |
2 hours |
2 hours |
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Mode of Exam |
Offline mode |
Offline mode |
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Type of Questions |
Objective-type, comprehension-based questions |
Objective-type, comprehension-based questions |
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Number of Questions |
120 |
120 |
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Sections |
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Total Marks |
120 marks |
120 |
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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 2024 Participating NLUs
All 26 NLUs participating in CLAT counselling and seat allotment process for UG and PG courses. The list of all the participating NLUs for CLAT 2024 is given in the table below.
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List of NLUs for CLAT 2024 |
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National Law School of India University |
National University of Study and Research in Law |
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National Academy of Legal Studies and Research |
National Law University and Judicial Academy |
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National Law Institute University |
Tamil Nadu National Law School |
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West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University |
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National Law University Jodhpur |
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai |
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Hidayatullah National Law University |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur |
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Gujarat National Law University |
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad |
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Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University |
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur |
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Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies |
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Chanakya National Law University |
National Law University Odisha |
CLAT 2024 Cut Off
CLAT 2024 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 cut off as per the seats available in it. The CLAT cut off 2023 for NLU Bangalore for 1st and 2nd round is given below in the table.
CLAT 2023 cut off - Round 1, Round 2 for NLSIU Bangalore
CLAT 2023 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 2023 here.
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Vertical Reservation |
Horizontal Reservations |
Opening Rank |
Closing Rank Round 1 |
Closing rank Round - 2 |
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EWS |
- |
129 |
510 |
- |
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EWS |
EWS-KA |
204 |
3126 |
- |
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EWS |
W |
373 |
452 |
- |
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EWS |
W,EWS-KA* |
947 |
3706 |
4485 |
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EWS |
PWD* |
3699 |
- |
- |
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EWS |
PWD*,W |
3744 |
- |
- |
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General |
- |
1 |
107 |
108 |
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General |
W |
6 |
104 |
- |
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General |
W,GC-KA |
12 |
201 |
- |
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General |
GC-KA |
23 |
190 |
- |
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General |
PWD* |
152 |
3067 |
4919 |
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General |
PWD*,W |
1041 |
4827 |
- |
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General |
PWD*,GC-KA |
2956 |
- |
- |
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OBC |
- |
171 |
841 |
- |
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OBC |
W |
179 |
849 |
- |
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OBC |
OBC-KA |
713 |
3051 |
- |
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OBC |
W,OBC-KA |
802 |
2658 |
3134 |
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SC |
- |
181 |
2674 |
923 |
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SC |
W |
881 |
2670 |
2732 |
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SC |
SC-KA |
1691 |
5930 |
- |
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SC |
W,SC-KA* |
3520 |
6116 |
- |
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ST |
ST-KA |
974 |
7829 |
- |
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ST |
W |
1777 |
5001 |
- |
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ST |
- |
1781 |
4059 |
- |
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ST |
W, ST-KA |
2217 |
4922 |
- |