CLAT 

 

( Common-Law Admission Test  )

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national entrance exam for admission to Indian undergraduate (UG) and graduate (PG) law institutions. The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) administers the CLAT exam once a year. The CLAT 2025 will held on December 1. On its official website the date was announced. Between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m., the offline CLAT entrance exam 2025 will be held. The CLAT Admit Card 2025 was released for the students on December 15, 2024. The CLAT 2025 Application Process ended on October 25, 2024. Clat official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in, offers CLAT Hall Tickets 2025 for download. 

 

CLAT 2025 Overview:

 

Full Exam Name	Common Law Admission Test
Short Exam Name	CLAT
Conducting Body	Consortium of NLUs
Frequency of Conduct	Once a year
Exam Level	National Level Exam
Languages	English
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Exam	Offline
Mode of Counselling	Online
Participating Colleges	61
Exam Duration	2 Hours
Number of Seats	3361 Seats

 

CLAT 2025 Exam Dates:

 

The official dates for the CLAT 2025 exam are listed below:

Events	Exam Dates (Announced)
Notification release	7th July 2024
Application form release	15th July 2024
Deadline to submit the form	22nd October 2024
Last date to make fee payment	25th October 2024
Application correction	18th – 25th October 2024
Admit card release	15th November 2024
Exam Date	1st December 2024
Answer Key	1st week of December 2024
Objection against CLAT 2024 Answer key	2nd week of December 2024
Final answer key release	2nd week of December 2024
Announcement of Result	3rd week of December 2024
Counselling procedure	4th week of December 2024

 

CLAT 2025 Application Form:

 

Before starting the CLAT 2025 application, make sure you have the following items on hand: 

 

• A functional mobile number and email address

• Mark sheets for classes 10 and 12

• Proof of identity and address (Aadhaar card, driver's license, PAN card, etc.)

• Specifications Document Needed for the CLAT 2025 Application Form

 

Document	Image Size (maximum)	Format
Photograph	500 KB	jpg/jpeg
Signature	100 KB	jpg/jpeg
State domicile certificate	2 MB	PDF

 

• If applying under the SC, ST, or OBC categories, a category certificate

• relevant certification from an authorized body if you're applying as a BPL or PwD candidate.

 

How to Apply for CLAT 2025:

 

 

• A message will appear on the home page of the official CLAT Consortium website, consortium onlus.ac.in.

• Clicking on "CLICK HERE" will open the application window.

• The "Don't have an account? " button on the login form on the left side of the application window must be clicked by candidates who are registering for the first time. Press "Register."

• When candidates see the CLAT 2025 online registration form, they need to fill out the following details:

 

CLAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria:

 

For UG Programme:

 

Qualifying Examination: Candidates must have passed the class 12 level from a recognized board or university in order to apply.

 

Minimum Marks: Candidates must have obtained 45% overall in the qualifying exam (45% for SC/ST candidates) in order to be eligible for the exam.

 

Age Restrictions: There is no maximum age for applicants to UG law programs.

 

Appearing: Candidates who are currently enrolled in class 12 are also eligible to apply for the entrance exam.

 

For PG Programme:

 

Qualifying Examination: Candidates must have passed the LLB or 5-year integrated LLB exam, or its equivalent, from a recognized institute or university to be eligible for PG courses.

 

Age Restrictions: There is no upper age limit for applicants.

 

Minimum Marks: In the qualifying exam, candidates for the general category and reserved category (SC/ST) must have received 50% and 45% of the possible points, respectively.

CLAT 2025 Exam Pattern:

 

Exam Mode: The test will be given offline, with paper and pen.

Types of Questions: Subjective and multiple-choice (MCQ) questions will both be included in The Exam.

Sections: There will be five sections in all on the UG course test paper.

Duration: Applicants will have two hours to do the assignment.

Medium: The exam will only be administered in English.

Number of Questions: The UG and PG exams will consist of 120 questions in total.

Marking System: Each correct response will earn one mark.

Negative Marking: 0.25 points will be deducted for each incorrect response.

 

For UG Courses:

Subject	Questions
English Language	22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper
G.K & Current Affairs	28-32 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper
Quantitative Techniques	10-14 questions, or roughly 10% of the paper
Legal Reasoning	28-32 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper
Logical Reasoning	22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper

For PG Courses:

Subject

Constitutional Law

Other areas of law such as Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law

Total 120 Marks

 

CLAT 2025 Syllabus:

 

Some of the subjects covered in each exam part are listed here:

Subjects	Topics
Mathematics	In this section, candidate’s knowledge related to elementary mathematics will be checked.
Legal Aptitude	Rules and passages of law, application of the rules and passages, etc.
General Knowledge & Current Affairs	Contemporary events of National and International Significance, Arts and Culture, International Affairs, Historical Events of significance.
English including comprehension	Passages, Reading, Comprehension, Inference, and Conclusion, Summary, Vocabulary, etc.
Logical Reasoning	Argument- Premise and Conclusion, Inference, Relationships and Analogies, Contradictions and Equivalence, etc.

 

CLAT Preparation Tips:

 

• Decide on an appropriate schedule and follow it to the letter.

• To prepare for the test, go over the complete syllabus and pattern.

• For practice, don't forget to go over the sample and question papers from the prior year.

• Try to choose high-quality study resources from the internet and books.

• Compose a simple message and try to make it better each day.

• Steer clear of stress and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

 

CLAT 2025 Admit Card:

 

The CLAT admission card 2025 will be accessible online at the website. Starting in November 2024, the admission card will be available online.

 

The admit card for the same exam will have the following information: name, parents' names, other identifying information, a photo, a signature, the exam date, time, reporting time, and other instructions for the exam day. Candidates are required to bring a physical copy of their admit card on exam day. 

 

How to Download CLAT Admit Card 2025?

 

 

• Visit the official website for the exam at https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

• Enter your registered mobile number and password in the box provided.

• Click "Login" to log in.

• To download the admit card, click the link in the top right corner of the screen.

• After downloading the admit card PDF, save it to your device.

• Print the admit card on an A4 sheet at least three times for future use.

 

CLAT 2025 Answer Key:

 

A few hours after the test is given, the Consortium of NLUs will provide the CLAT answer key to the public. The official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in, will offer the CLAT 2025 answer key for download. Following the release of the CLAT preliminary answer key 2025, the Consortium will produce the CLAT final answer key. The exam authority will ask applicants to lodge objections if they detect discrepancies between the question paper and the CLAT answer key. 

 

How to Download CLAT 2025 Answer Key ?

 

Step 1: Visit the official CLAT Consortium website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

 

Step 2: Click the CLAT answer key link on the official website.

 

Step 3: View, save, and download the CLAT 2025 question paper and answer key in PDF format.

 

CLAT 2025 Result:

 

The CLAT 2025 Result Date has not yet been disclosed by the Consortium of NLUs. Nonetheless, a month following the test, the Consortium is anticipated to release the CLAT 2025 Results. Candidates should be aware that the final answer key will be used to calculate the CLAT results for 2025. After considering candidates' complaints, the final answer key is made public. The CLAT results, which include each test-taker's qualifying status, will be accessible on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. By logging in, candidates will also be able to download the scorecard.

 

How to download CLAT Result 2025?

 

> Visit consortium onlus.ac.in, the official CLAT 2025 website.

 

> Select CLAT 2025.

 

> Use your mobile number and password for login.

 

> Select the provided CLAT result link.

 

> On the screen will be the CLAT scorecard for 2025.

 

> The scorecard can be downloaded and saved for later use.

 

CLAT 2025 Cut Off:

 

Following each counseling session, the Consortium of NLUs will publish the CLAT 2025 Cutoff scores for each participating National Law University. Following each counseling cycle, the Consortium of NLUs will publish the CLAT cutoff scores for each participating National Law University.

 

Please take note that the CLAT 2025 Cutoffs for Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) courses will be announced separately. Additionally, CLAT Cutoff 2025 Marks for each of the following categories will be made public: Open, PwD, SC, ST, and OBC. The CLAT cutoff is the lowest score or rank for which a candidate is offered admission; as a result, candidates who score lower than the cutoff would likely not be admitted to their desired law schools.

 

What is a good score in CLAT 2025?

 

Top 5 NLUs	Cut-off marks (expected)
NLSIU Bengaluru	85-90
NALSAR Hyderabad	82-85
WBNUJS Kolkata	80-84
NLU Jodhpur	78-82

CLAT 2025 Counselling:

 

Beginning the final week of December 2024, the Consortium of NLUs will host CLAT counseling 2025. Examinees who made the short list will be permitted to attend the counseling process. During the counseling process, candidates will need to specify online which NLU they would like to attend using a centralized counseling system.

 

For both undergraduate and graduate programs, it will be held independently. The counseling process will consist of several rounds. The seat allocation for each participating NLU will be made public following each counseling session.