CLATPen & Paper (Offline OMR)Once a year (First Sunday of December)
Common Law Admission Test
Administering Authority: Consortium of National Law UniversitiesOfficial Portal: consortiumofnlus.ac.in
CLAT is the standardized national entrance test for admission to undergraduate 5-year integrated law programs (BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.Com LLB) across National Law Universities.
Exam Scheduled Date
December 6, 2026
Application Deadline
October 25, 2026
Exam Duration
2 Hours (120 Minutes)
Target Streams
Law
Eligibility & Marking Scheme
Candidate Eligibility
10+2 with minimum 45% aggregate marks (40% for SC/ST candidates). No upper age limit.
Marking Blueprint
+1 for correct, -0.25 for incorrect • Total Marks: 120 Marks (120 Passage-based Questions)
Conducting Body Official Linkhttps://consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Question Paper Pattern & Sections
Test Format & Duration
2 Hours (120 Minutes) • Pen & Paper (Offline OMR) (Once a year (First Sunday of December))
Subjects & Question Paper Sections
English Language (24 Qs, 24 M)Current Affairs & GK (30 Qs, 30 M)Legal Reasoning (36 Qs, 36 M)Logical Reasoning (20 Qs, 20 M)Quantitative Techniques (10 Qs, 10 M)
Accepting Colleges & Syllabus Highlights
24 National Law Universities (NLSIU, NALSAR, WBNUJS, NLUJ, GNLU) and 60+ affiliated law collegesPassage-based reading comprehension assessing deduction and critical reasoningLegal propositions, constitutional jurisprudence, contemporary judicial judgmentsNational & International current affairs, geopolitics, and socio-economic developments
Last Verified & Updated: 2026 Academic Session
Source: Consortium of National Law Universities Official Bulletins & Public Disclosures