CLAT 2026: Registration Form, Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

CLAT 2026 Registration Window will be open in the first week of July 2025. Exam will be held in the first week of December 2025. Exam will be conducted through offline mode at various exam centers. It is a National Level Entrance Exam conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities every year. Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted to provide admission into various UG law courses at 24 NLUs & PG law courses at 21 NLUs. Admission is offered to 5-year integrated LLB and one-year LLM law courses through this entrance exam. To appear for the exam, candidates will have to fill the application form through online mode.

Candidates can go through the article to get information related to CLAT 2026 Exam such as application form, fee, exam dates, eligibility criteria, pattern, syllabus, etc.

CLAT 2026 Overview

CLAT 2026 Exam Dates

To get complete schedule of CLAT 2026, candidates can check out the given table:

CLAT 2026 Application Form

Candidates can check out the given pointers to know the complete application form details:

• CLAT 2026 registration will begin from the first week of July 2025.
• Candidates will be able to fill out the application form through online mode, no offline method will be accepted.
• Before proceeding to fill the application form, candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria from below:
• Registration procedure includes various steps such as registration, filling up of details, uploading documents, updating NLU preference, fee submit, etc.
• There will be no correction facility provided by the authority, so make sure to submit the details carefully.
• Now fill the application form and upload the documents such as photograph, signature & other required certificates in PDF format.
• Recheck the filled details in the application form and submit the form on the website.
• Do not forget to take a hardcopy of the form and keep it safe till the admission procedure.

Application Fee:

• The CLAT 2026 application fee will be submitted through online mode.
• Candidates will be able to submit the fee using credit card, debit card, pay wallet, RU pay only.
• The submitted fee will be non-refundable under any circumstances.

Here candidates can check the category wise application fee:

Documents to be Uploaded with Application Form:

• Front Facing Passport size recent photograph with plain background.
• Signature of candidates.
• Category certificate (In case of SC/ ST/ OBC)
• Relevant Certificate issued by competent authority (In case of PWD)
• Relevant Certificate issued by competent authority (In case of BPL category)

How to Apply for CLAT 2026

In the pointers below, we have mentioned the process to apply:

• Step-1: Go to the website of CLAT (Link will be mentioned above).
• Step-2: Press the available link “CLAT 2026” on the webpage.
• Step-3: Now click on “Don’t have any account? Register button” & a login form will appear on the screen.
• Step-4: A registration window will pop up on the screen and start registering yourself by entering the details.
• Step-5: Fill the preference among all the 22 national law universities in the form.
• Step-6: After filling the details, upload the necessary documents in PDF format.
• Step-7: Submit the application fee using available gateways and submit the form.
• Step-8: Take a printout of the filled form & keep it safe till admission.

CLAT 2026 Application Correction

The consortium of National Law Universities will not provide any CLAT 2026 application correction. In case candidates will send any correction request to the authority then may be the facility will be started. Correction window will expect to be started after closing the registration window.

The CLAT 2026 application correction will be provided through online mode only. Candidates are suggested to fill their application form carefully. As till now, the authority has not provided any correction facility to make correction in the form.

CLAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates can check the complete CLAT 2026 eligibility criteria from below:

General Eligibility:

• Nationality: Indian Nationals/ NRI/ NRI Sponsored will be eligible to apply.
• Age Limit: For UG & PG courses, there will be no upper age limit to apply.

For UG Courses:

• Qualification: Candidates must pass class 12th level from a recognized board/ university to be eligible for UG courses.
• Marks: At least 45% marks must be scored by general category and 40% marks for SC/ ST category candidates to be eligible.
• Appearing: Class 12^th appearing candidates will also be eligible to apply for the entrance exam.

For PG Courses:

• Qualifying Exam: For PG courses, candidates must pass LLB, or 5-year integrated or its equivalent from a recognized institute/ university.
• Marks: In the qualifying exam, candidates must score at least 50% marks and 45% marks in case of reserved category (SC/ST) to apply.
• Appearing: Those final year appearing candidates in April/ May 2026 will also be eligible to apply for the exam.

CLAT 2026 Exam Pattern

To know complete CLAT 2026 exam pattern, go through the given article:

• Exam Mode: Exam will be conducted through offline (Pen-paper based) mode.
• Sections: There will be total 5 sections in UG exam.
• Duration: Total 2 hours will be provided to solve the paper.
• Questions Type: Paper will consist of Multiple- Choice Questions (MCQs) & Subjective type questions.
• Medium: There will be only English language available.
• Number of Questions: Total 120 questions will be asked for both UG & PG examination.
• Marking Scheme: 1 mark will be awarded for each correct answer.
• Negative Marking: For every incorrect answer, 0.25 mark will be deducted.

Check out the section below to know mark distribution of CLAT 2026 exam:

For UG Courses:

For PG Courses:

CLAT 2026 Syllabus

The CLAT 2026 syllabus will be released through online mode. Candidates can also check the syllabus form our website. For UG courses, there will be various sections from subjects such as English, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Mathematics, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.

We have mentioned below some of the topics from each section of the exam:

CLAT 2026 Preparation Tips

To score higher in the CLAT 2026 exam, candidates can follow the given tips & tricks:

• Firstly, check out the complete syllabus from the website.
• Make a proper study schedule as per the exam pattern and follow it strictly.
• Take a help from best books and study material from the internet.
• Try to practice previous year questions papers to know the paper strategy.
• Revise the difficulty topics on daily basis.
• Stay healthy, eat healthy and avoid taking stress.

CLAT Books

Candidates can check the CLAT books which helps to prepare for the exam. These books can be used for last minute preparation to improve performance on the exam day:

• Study Package for CLAT & LLB Entrance Examination by AP Bhardwaj
• LST Books and Material (Set of 20 Books)
• Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S Aggarwal
• Logical Reasoning by Arun Sharma
• Public International Law by Dr. Ashok K. Jain
• 30 Days wonder for Maths by S Chand
• A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
• Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson
• Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examination by Pearson’s
• Family and Property Law by Poonam Pradhan

CLAT 2026 Exam Centres

Here are the CLAT 2026 exam centers where the exam will be conducted:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

CLAT 2026 Admit Card

Consortium of NLUs will be released the CLAT 2026 admit card in third week of November 2025. There will be no offline facility available to download the admit card. Candidates will have to visit the website through online mode and download it.

Candidates will have to use their login credentials such as registration number/ application number and date of birth to access the admit card. After downloading it, candidates must take a hardcopy of it for the day of exam. To bring the original admit card to the center along with the valid photo ID will be mandatory.

CLAT 2026 Answer Key

The CLAT 2026 answer key will be published after completing the examination. Candidates will be able to download the answer key through online mode. It will be available in the form of PDF on the website.

There will be all the correct answers to the asked questions in the exam will be available in it. Appeared candidates in the exam will be eligible to access the answer key. In case of any discrepancy in answer key, candidates can raise an objection against it through online mode. The final answer key will publish after analyzing all the raise objection by the candidates.

CLAT 2026 Result

CLAT 2026 Result will be announced by the authority through online mode only. It will be released in the third week of December 2025. Result of CLAT 2026 will consist with the qualifying status of all test- takers. Candidates will be required to use their login credentials to download the result from the website.

On the basis of the final answer key, the result will be prepared by the authority. after download the result, candidates must keep it safe till the counselling procedure. Qualified candidates in the exam will be called to participate in the CLAT 2026 counselling sessions.

CLAT 2026 Cut Off

The CLAT 2026 cut off marks will be released by the authority through online mode. It will be released for all the participating National Law Universities after each round of counselling. It will be released separately for both UG and PG courses.

Cut off will be different for each participating NLUs. The cut offs for top NLUs will be higher generally. There will be various factors such as difficulty level, total candidates shortlisted which affect cutoff marks. Generally, the cut off marks will be minimum marks or rank required to secure admission to a various national law university.

CLAT 2026 Counselling

The counselling of CLAT 2026 will be organized from the last week of December 2025. Those qualified candidates in the entrance exam will be eligible to participate in counselling procedure. During counselling session, candidates will have to indicate their NLUs preference online where they want to take admission by centralized counselling.

For both UG & PG programmes, the counselling procedure will be held separately. The authority will release a seat allotment for each participating NLUs after each round of counselling. Various rounds will be organized by the authority in counselling as per the available seats. Applicants will also have to bring a original documents for verification procedure.

Required Documents for Counselling

Here are the documents which will be required at the time of counselling:

• Class 10^th or equivalent mark sheet
• 12^th class or equivalent mark sheet
• Graduation Certificate (for CLAT PG counselling)
• Character Certificate
• Transfer/ Migration Certificate
• Caste certificate (SC/ST/OBC), etc if applicable
• PWD Certificate (if required)
• Domicile/ residence Certificate, etc.

Participating Institutes of CLAT 2026

Here we have provided the various participating institutes of CLAT 2026:

• Gujarat National Law University, Gandhi Nagar
• National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
• Chanakya National Law University, Patna
• Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
• National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi
• National Law School of India University, Bangalore
• Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad
• The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
• National Law University, Jodhpur
• Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Mumbai
• Tamil Nadu National Law School, Srirangam

In case of any query related to CLAT 2026 Exam, candidates can feel free to ask their queries below in the comment section.