CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is India’s national-level law entrance exam, conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs).
It is the entrance exam for:
- 22 National Law Universities (NLUs)
- BA LLB (5-year Integrated Law)
- LLM (1-year Postgraduate Law)
- Accepted by 100+ private & government law colleges
📆 CLAT 2026 Important Dates (Expected)
- Notification Release: July 2025
- Application Form: July–October 2025
- Exam Date: First Sunday of December 2025
- Result: December 2025
- Counselling: January 2026
- Session Begins: July 2026
🎓 Eligibility Criteria
For CLAT UG (BA LLB 5-year)
Qualification:
- Must have Class 12 passed/appearing
- Minimum Marks in 12th:
- General / OBC / EWS: 45%
- SC / ST: 40%
Age Limit:
- No age limit
📘 CLAT Exam Pattern (Latest)
CLAT UG is an offline exam (OMR)
- Duration: 2 hours
- Total Questions: 120
- Total Marks: 120
- +1 for correct
- –0.25 negative marking
📚 CLAT Syllabus (Subject-wise Breakdown)
1. English Language
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammar
- Synonyms/Antonyms
- Meaning-based questions
2. Current Affairs & GK
- National/International News
- Polity, Economy
- Awards, Sports
- Important Acts & Constitution basics
3. Legal Reasoning
- Legal principles
- Torts, Contracts, Constitution basics
- Case-based passages
4. Logical Reasoning
- Critical reasoning
- Arguments
- Assumptions
- Inference questions
5. Quantitative Aptitude (Maths)
- Class 10 level basics
- Ratio, Percentage, Profit & Loss
- Basic arithmetic
📊 Weightage of Each Section
| Section | Questions (Approx) | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| English | 22–26 | 20% |
| GK & Current Affairs | 28–32 | 25% |
| Legal Reasoning | 28–32 | 25% |
| Logical Reasoning | 22–26 | 20% |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 10–14 | 10% |
| Total | 120 | 100% |
🎯 CLAT Cutoff (Top NLUs – Expected)
General Category AIR Required:
- NLSIU Bangalore: AIR 1–120
- NALSAR Hyderabad: AIR 120–170
- WBNUJS Kolkata: AIR 250–400
- NLU Jodhpur: AIR 350–600
- GNLU Gandhinagar: AIR 450–650
🏫 Top NLUs Through CLAT
- NLSIU Bengaluru
- NALSAR Hyderabad
- NLU Delhi (NOT through CLAT – AILET only)
- NLU Jodhpur
- WBNUJS Kolkata
- GNLU Gandhinagar
- NLU Bhopal
- NLU Odisha
💼 Career After CLAT (BA LLB)
- Corporate Lawyer
- Litigation (High Court / Supreme Court)
- Legal Advisor
- Judge (after judiciary exam)
- Law Firms (e.g., Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co)
- Legal Officer in MNCs
Average NLU packages: ₹12–18 LPA
Top NLUs: ₹20–35 LPA
