CLAT 2026 — National Law University (NLU) Admission

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9th May 2026

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Single entrance for UG and PG law admission to all 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) in India.

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CLAT 2026 is the consolidated entrance test for admission to integrated five-year B.A./B.B.A./B.Com/B.Sc/B.S.W. LLB programmes (CLAT-UG) and one-year LLM programmes (CLAT-PG) at all 24 National Law Universities. Conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities. Some private and state-public law schools also accept CLAT scores. Counselling and seat allocation are centralised — candidates rank-order their preferred NLUs during application; the consortium runs 5 allocation rounds online. NLUD (National Law University Delhi) does not participate in CLAT and conducts its own AILET examination instead.

Department

Consortium of National Law Universities

Stage Level

National

Eligibility

Minimum Qualification

Class XII passed with aggregate ≥ 45% (40% for SC/ST) for CLAT-UG; LLB graduate with aggregate ≥ 50% for CLAT-PG

Job Type

Permanent

Exam Mode

Offline Paper Based

Applicants Gender

All

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Application Start Date	15th July 202615th July 2026
Application End Date	30th October 202630th October 2026
Exam Date	6th December 20266th December 2026
Result Announcement Date	20th December 202620th December 2026

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