CLAT 2025: The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2025) is a national-level entrance exam for admission into India’s top law schools, conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU).
This exam is for candidates who wish to join undergraduate and postgraduate law programs offered by 22 National Law Universities (NLUs) and other participating institutions.
We will inform you about CLAT 2025 in this article, including the eligibility, exam date, syllabus, important dates, question paper format, helpline, and the participating universities. Please read the entire article for all the details.
CLAT 2025: Overview
| Name of Entrance Exam | Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2025) |
| Exam Conducted By | Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Exam Level | National Level |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Official website | consortiumofnlus.ac.in |
Important Dates
| Online Application Start | 15 July 2024 |
| Online Application Last Date | 15 October 2024 |
| CLAT Admission Test Date | 1 December 2024 (Sunday) 2:00 to 4:00 |
Eligibility Criteria for CLAT 2025
UNDER-GRADUATE PROGRAMME (Five Year Integrated Law Degree)
- Educational Qualification: Candidates who have passed in 10+2 or an equivalent examination with a minimum of:
- (i) Forty Five percent (45%) of marks or its equivalent grade or
- (ii) Forty percent (40%) of marks or equivalent in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories.
- Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination in March / April, 2025, are also eligible to apply.
POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMME (One Year LL.M. Degree)
- Educational Qualification: An LL.B. Degree or an equivalent examination with a minimum of:
- (i) Fifty percent (50%) of marks or its equivalent grade or
- (ii) Forty five percent (45%) of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwDcategories.
- Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in April / May, 2025, are also eligible to apply.
Application Fee
Online Application Fee For Both UG and PG Programmes: (i) Rs. 4,000/- (ii) Rs. 3,500/- for SC/ST/PwD/BPL candidates
Documents to be Uploaded with the Online Application
- Passport Size Photograph: Front-facing, recent, with a plain background.
- Signature: Signature of the candidate.
- Category Certificate: Required if applying under SC/ST/OBC.
- Disability Certificate: Relevant certificate issued by a competent authority if the candidate is P.W.D.
- BPL Certificate: Relevant certificate issued by a competent authority if the candidate is under the BPL category.
Important Links
| Apply Link for CLAT 2025 | Click Here to Apply CLAT Online Form |
| Notification | Click Here to Download CLAT Notification |
| Official Website | Click Here to Visit Official Website |
Question Paper Format of CLAT 2025
UG Question Paper Format
- Maximum Marks – 120
- Duration of CLAT 2024 Exam – 02:00 Hours
- Multiple-Choice Questions – 120 questions of one mark each
- Negative Marking – 0.25 Mark for each wrong answer
| Subject Areas with weightage: | (approximate number of questions) |
|---|---|
| English Language | 22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper |
| Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 28-32 questions, or roughly 25% 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 |
| Quantitative Techniques | 10-14 questions, or roughly 10% of the paper |
PG Question Paper Format
- Maximum Marks – 120
- Duration of exam – 02:00 Hours
- Multiple-Choice Questions – 120 questions of one mark each
- Syllabus:
- 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
- Negative Marking – 0.25 Mark will be deducted for each wrong answer
CLAT Syllabus & Guide
UG Syllabus & Guide for CLAT 2025
Introduction and Overview
The UG-CLAT 2024 focuses on evaluating candidates’ comprehension and reasoning skills. It is a 2-hour test with 120 multiple-choice questions, each worth 1 mark, with a 0.25 mark penalty for wrong answers. The questions cover five subjects:
1. English Language
- Passages of about 450 words from fiction and non-fiction.
- Questions test comprehension, inference, summarization, comparison, and vocabulary.
2. Current Affairs, including General Knowledge
- Passages of up to 450 words from news and journalistic sources.
- Questions test awareness of contemporary events, arts, culture, international affairs, and historical events.
3. Legal Reasoning
- Passages related to legal matters, public policy, or moral philosophy.
- Questions test identification and application of rules and principles to fact situations.
4. Logical Reasoning
- Short passages of about 450 words.
- Questions test recognition of arguments, analysis of reasoning patterns, drawing inferences, and evaluating arguments.
5. Quantitative Techniques
- Sets of facts or numerical information.
- Questions require deriving and manipulating numerical information and applying 10th standard mathematical operations.
PG Syllabus & Guide for CLAT 2024
Introduction and Overview
The PG-CLAT 2024 focuses on the comprehension abilities of students. It is a 120-minute exam with one section:
Objective Section: This section includes 120 objective-type questions, each carrying 1 mark. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer. The questions are based on mandatory subjects from the undergraduate law program, including:
- Constitutional Law
- Jurisprudence
- Administrative Law
- Law of Contract
- Torts
- Family Law
- Criminal Law
- Property Law
- Company Law
- Public International Law
- Tax Law
- Environmental Law
- Labour & Industrial Law
Objective Section Details
In this section, you will be given extracts from primary legal materials, such as important court decisions, statutes, or regulations. Each passage will be followed by a series of questions that will test your ability to:
- Read and comprehend the issues, arguments, and viewpoints discussed in the passage.
- Be aware of the legal issues and facts related to and arising from the passage and its source judgment or statute.
- Summarize the passage.
- Apply your knowledge of the relevant fields of law discussed in the passage.
CLAT 2025 Participating Universities
- National Law School of India University, Bangalore
- National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad
- National Law Institute University, Bhopal
- West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata
- National Law University, Jodhpur
- Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
- Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
- Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
- Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala
- Chanakya National Law University, Patna
- National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
- National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
- National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi
- National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati
- Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam
- Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy
- Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
- Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
- Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad
- Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
- Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU)
- Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Haryana
- GNLU Silvassa Campus
- NLU Tripura
Helpline
- Email – clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in
- Mobile Number – 08047162020
FAQs
Q: When will the registration process for CLAT exam 2025 start?
A: The CLAT exam 2025 registration process will begin on 15 July 2024.
Q: How many NLUs will participate in CLAT exam 2025?
A: It is likely that all 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) will participate in the CLAT exam 2025.
Q: When will the CLAT exam 2025 take place?
A: The CLAT exam for the year 2025 will be held on 1 December 2024.