Common Law Admission Test Offline

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted on rotational basis by 19 National Law Universities (NLU’s) of India. Through CLAT, candidates will get admission into UG & PG degree law programmes. The admission will be offered in various renowned law universities all over India.CLAT 2022 Application Form is available from first week of January 2022. Refer to the given information below to know the details regarding application form, exam dates, eligibility criteria, and much more

CLAT 2023 Important Dates

CLAT 2023 Highlights

CLAT 2023 Application Process 

Candidates seeking admissions to NLUs or law schools accepting CLAT scores have to follow the process as under: 

Step 1: Online application - The CLAT consortium opens the application window in online mode on the official website. Candidates seeking admissions through CLAT exam have to apply before the last date of application after completing each step including, registration, filling up the form, uploading documents and fee payment. Also Read: Steps to fill CLAT 2022 application form

Step 2: Issuing of admit card - The candidates who have successfully filled and submitted the application form of CLAT will be issued admit card to appear for the examination. The admit card of CLAT 2022 will mention details about the test-taking candidate, exam centre name and location, and test schedule.

Step 3: Appearing for the exam - Candidates have to appear for the entrance exam at the allotted test centres of CLAT 2022. The test timings for CLAT 2022 are 3 pm to 5 pm, however, candidates should report to their test centre by 2 pm. They should their admit card and a valid photo ID proof with them.

Step 4: Declaration of results - The consortium will announce results of CLAT 2022 on the official website along with a provisional merit list for each NLU. 

Step 5: Admission process - The counselling process of CLAT 2022 will begin in online mode with provisional seat allotment on the basis of the first merit list. The candidates have to confirm their seat after document verification and payment of counselling-cum-admission fee. 

CLAT 2023 Application Fee:

Application fee Application Fee can be paid online via net banking/credit card/debit card. 

• Rs. 4000/- for General/OBC/PWD/SAP
• Rs. 3500/- for SC/ST

CLAT Eligibility Criteria 2023

Candidates appearing for CLAT exam, need to fulfil the given eligibility criteria:

CLAT Eligibility for five-year Integrated courses:

• The Candidate must have passed 10+2 or any equivalent examination from a national or state board of education.
• The Candidate should have obtained atleast 45% marks if belonging to General/ Other Backward Class (OBC) / Specially-abled categories and 40% marks if belonging to Scheduled Class (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories. 
• There is no age limit to apply CLAT 2021 as the Bar Council of India (BCI) as removed the upper or lower age limit criteria for admissions to law courses. 

CLAT 2023 Syllabus

Multiple Choice Questions

CLAT Syllabus includes 6 sections – English (including comprehension), General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Mathematics, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.

English Section: This section includes topics as understanding of the passage & its central theme, meaning of words using therein, fill in the blanks. 
General Knowledge & Current affairs:This section will  include topics as static general knowledge, question & current affairs, national & international current affairs and much more.
Mathematics: In this section, the candidate’s elementary mathematics knowledge will be tested.
Legal Aptitude: This section will include topics under study of law, research aptitude, and problem solving ability.
Logical Reasoning: It will include variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogism, logical sequences or analogies etc.

CLAT 2023 Exam Pattern

The CLAT Exam Pattern will be as given below:

• CLAT 2023 will be conducted offline.
• CLAT 2022 will be conducted in English.
• CLAT 2022 questions will be based on the 10+2 syllabus.

CLAT 2023 Exam Centers

CLAT 2023 is likely to be held in the given cities. Check the table below: