CLAT 2025 Exam Date, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern

The Common Law Entrance Test (CLAT) is conducted for students who want to be enrolled in Undergraduate (UG) law courses offered at 22 National Law Universities and other private Law colleges/universities accepting Law scores. CLAT is organized by the Consortium of National Law Universities consisting of representative universities, which will be conducted by NUALS Kochi this year. Every year, the CLAT Exam is conducted once to provide opportunities to aspirants who are seeking admission to Law Schools and colleges. Besides NLU, more than 50 private colleges and universities are accepting admission on the basis of CLAT Scores. Go through the below article if you are planning for CLAT 2025 to learn the Application Fee, Exam Date, CLAT Courses, CLAT Colleges, Exam Pattern, CLAT Syllabus, Exam Centres, etc. The CLAT Notification 2025 was released on July 7, 2024 at the official website https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/. 

CLAT 2025 Notification Out

The official notification for CLAT 2025 has been uploaded to the official website of the Consortium of NLUs. As per the notification, the online registration for CLAT 2025 has began on July 15. The Annual Executive Committee and the General Body Meetings of the Consortium of National Law Universities met at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal, and decided to schedule the CLAT Exam 2025 on December 1, 2024, Sunday.

CLAT Exam 2025

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an entrance exam held every year by the Consortium of National Law Universities. It is used for students who want to get into law programs in India. This year, the CLAT exam is being organized again. The exam checks students' knowledge in subjects like English, current affairs, legal reasoning, and logical reasoning. The exam is important for anyone looking to study law at a top university. Here’s a brief overview to help you understand what the CLAT exam is about and how to prepare for the upcoming test.

CLAT 2025 Exam Date

CLAT 2025 Exam will be conducted on December 01, 2024 as per the CLAT Exams schedule announced by the Consortium of National Law Universities. Check the schedule for CLAT 2025 as given below.

CLAT 2025 Application Form

The Consortium of National Law Universities has released the Online Application forms for the CLAT Entrance Test on July 15, 2024 and as per the released schedule the last date to fill out the CLAT Application form is October 15, 2024, for all the Undergraduate [UG] Courses. All the candidates need to pay about Rs 4000 for both UG and PG programs, and Rs 3500 for SC/ST/PwD candidates. Candidates can visit the official website, www.consortiumofnlus.ac.in to fill out CLAT Application Form 2025 or click on the link below to register directly.

Steps to Fill CLAT 2025 Application Form

All the candidates who are interested in appearing in the CLAT 2025 (Common Law Admission Test) can fill in the CLAT 2025 Application form by simply following the steps discussed below:

Step-I Registration - The candidate needs to register by entering their name, mobile number, and email ID. 

Step-II Login - Log in with your Mobile number and password to access the application form.  

Step-III Choose the program of study - After logging in, the first thing is to select the program of study 5-year LLB or one-year LLB

Step-IV Fill out the complete form - There will be different fields like personal information, communication details, qualifying examination status, exam center preferences (THREE centers can be selected in the order of preference), and reservation. All fields need to be filled.

Step-V Submit the form - Once the details are duly filled, agree to the declaration, give consent, and submit the form.    

Step-VI Pay the application fee - In the last step, pay the application fee (which is category-specific) in online mode using credit or debit cards, or net banking. Note that in addition to the exam fee, candidates will have to pay an additional INR 500 if they want to opt for previous years' question papers.

Step-VII Get registered by entering details like name, email ID, and mobile number. Upload scanned copies of signature, photograph, and other documents in the prescribed specification. The size and format of pic are given below.

Step VIII Next fill in all relevant sections in the application form, including personal, academic, and contact details

CLAT 2025 Application Fees

The candidates have to pay the required exam fee at the time of the CLAT 2025 Registration process. You can check the details of the CLAT 2025 exam application fees in the table below:

CLAT 2025 Admission Process

In order to get admission to one of the 22 participating NLUs, candidates need to appear for the CLAT 2025 online entrance exam, which will be conducted by NUALS Kochi this year.

Post that, the counselling round are start after the successful declaration of results, where the candidates are granted a seat in the preference order of the NLU (as filled in the online application form), based on seat availability and merit list.

Thus, the CLAT 2025 selection process will be held in the following stages:

1. Online Test

2. Counselling

3. Merit List

Courses offered through CLAT 2025

The National Law Universities (NLUs) in India (except for the NLU Delhi) and other top law colleges offer admissions to five-year integrated LLB courses, as well as LLM courses on the basis of CLAT scores. The courses offered are:

1. BA LLB (Bachelor of Arts LLB)

2. BSc LLB (Bachelor of Science LLB)

3. BCom LLB (Bachelor of Commerce LLB)

4. BBA LLB (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB)

5. BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work LLB)

6. LLM (Master of Laws)

Participating Universities

CLAT is conducted for admissions to 22 NLUs and more than 50 private law colleges in India. Below is the list of National Law Universities accepting CLAT Scores for UG Courses:

CLAT 2025 Exam Pattern

Check the overview of the CLAT Exam Pattern 2025 of the UG Courses. Click on the link given below, to check the detailed exam pattern, syllabus and marking scheme of the CLAT 2025.

CLAT Exam Pattern for UG Course

The CLAT question paper for the UG Course will only be available in the English language. The UG-CLAT 2025 shall be a 2-hour test, with 120 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each. Also, there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.

These questions were divided into the following 5 subjects:

1. English Language

2. Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

3. Legal Reasoning

4. Logical Reasoning

5. Quantitative Techniques

Below you can check out the detailed CLAT 2025 UG exam pattern:

CLAT Syllabus 2025: Check Detailed Syllabus, Marking Scheme & Exam Pattern

CLAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The terms and conditions that the candidate has to fulfill for appearing in CLAT 2025, depending on the course (UG) the candidate is seeking for admission in Law School, are covered by CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria.

Eligibility criteria for the UG program

Education Qualification: The candidate must have passed a 10+2 or equivalent exam from a recognized university or board.

Percentage Requirement: A minimum of 45% marks in the qualifying degree is required to appear in CLAT 2025. SC and ST candidates need only 40% marks.

Age limit: There is no upper age limit.

CLAT Previous Year Question Papers (2024-2018) PDFs

CLAT Cut Off 2024: Check Here

CLAT 2025 Exam Centres

The candidate has generally been allotted a CLAT test centre opted for by him/her at the time of filling out the application form unless there is an unforeseen event, in which case one will be allotted an alternate centre. Candidates will be provided with all the details of the allotted test centre, like name and address, on their CLAT admit card. The list of centres for CLAT 2025 will be released along with the notification. Have a look at the previous year's exam centres for CLAT Exam.