The Con­sor­tium of Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ties (NLUs) has released the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for the Com­mon Law Admis­sion Test (CLAT) 2026. CLAT is a nation­al-lev­el entrance exam­i­na­tion con­duct­ed for admis­sion to Under­grad­u­ate (UG) and Post­grad­u­ate (PG) law pro­grammes offered by par­tic­i­pat­ing Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ties across India.

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The online appli­ca­tion process will begin on 03 August 2026 and con­tin­ue until 31 Octo­ber 2026. Can­di­dates inter­est­ed in pur­su­ing legal edu­ca­tion through CLAT are advised to read the offi­cial infor­ma­tion brochure care­ful­ly before apply­ing. The brochure con­tains com­plete details regard­ing eli­gi­bil­i­ty, syl­labus, exam pat­tern, par­tic­i­pat­ing uni­ver­si­ties, admis­sion process, fees, and oth­er impor­tant instruc­tions.

CLAT 2026 Overview

Important Dates

Application Fee

Pay­ment Mode

Can­di­dates can pay the appli­ca­tion fee through:

• Deb­it Card
• Cred­it Card
• Net Bank­ing
• Mobile Wal­let
• Oth­er Online Pay­ment Methods
• Offline E‑Challan (where applicable)

CLAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria

CLAT UG (5‑Year Integrated LL.B.)

Can­di­dates must have:

• Passed or appeared in Class 12 (Inter­me­di­ate) from a rec­og­nized board.
• General/OBC: Min­i­mum 45% marks
• SC/ST: Min­i­mum 40% marks

Note: Can­di­dates appear­ing in the qual­i­fy­ing exam­i­na­tion are also eli­gi­ble to apply.

CLAT PG (LL.M.)

Can­di­dates must possess:

• LL.B. Degree from a rec­og­nized university.

Min­i­mum Marks Required:

• General/OBC: 55%
• SC/ST: 50%

Can­di­dates appear­ing in the final year of LL.B. are also eli­gi­ble to apply.

Age Limit

There is no upper age lim­it for appear­ing in CLAT 2026. Can­di­dates should sat­is­fy the edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion pre­scribed for the respec­tive programme.

Participating National Law Universities (NLUs)

Admis­sion through CLAT 2026 will be offered in the fol­low­ing par­tic­i­pat­ing Nation­al Law Universities:

• Nation­al Law School of India Uni­ver­si­ty (NLSIU), Bengaluru
• NALSAR Uni­ver­si­ty of Law, Hyderabad
• Nation­al Law Insti­tute Uni­ver­si­ty (NLIU), Bhopal
• The West Ben­gal Nation­al Uni­ver­si­ty of Juridi­cal Sci­ences (WBNUJS), Kolkata
• Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty, Jodhpur
• Hiday­at­ul­lah Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (HNLU), Raipur
• Gujarat Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (GNLU), Gandhinagar
• GNLU Sil­vas­sa Campus
• Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (RMLNLU), Lucknow
• Rajiv Gand­hi Nation­al Uni­ver­si­ty of Law (RGNUL), Punjab
• Chanakya Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (CNLU), Patna
• Nation­al Uni­ver­si­ty of Advanced Legal Stud­ies (NUALS), Kochi
• Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty Odisha (NLUO)
• Nation­al Uni­ver­si­ty of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi
• Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty and Judi­cial Acad­e­my (NLUJA), Assam
• Damodaram San­ji­vayya Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam
• Tamil Nadu Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (TNNLU), Tiruchirappalli
• Maha­rash­tra Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (MNLU), Mumbai
• Maha­rash­tra Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (MNLU), Nagpur
• Maha­rash­tra Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (MNLU), Aurangabad
• Himachal Pradesh Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (HPNLU), Shimla
• Dhar­mashas­tra Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (DNLU), Jabalpur
• Dr. B.R. Ambed­kar Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty (DBRANLU), Haryana
• Nation­al Law Uni­ver­si­ty Tripu­ra (NLUT), Agartala

How to Apply for CLAT 2026 Online Form

Can­di­dates can com­plete the appli­ca­tion process by fol­low­ing these steps:

1. Vis­it the offi­cial CLAT portal.
2. Reg­is­ter using a valid email ID and mobile number.
3. Fill in all per­son­al, edu­ca­tion­al, and com­mu­ni­ca­tion details carefully.
4. Upload the required scanned doc­u­ments, pho­to­graph, sig­na­ture, and certificates.
5. Pay the appli­ca­tion fee through the avail­able online pay­ment options.
6. Review all the entered infor­ma­tion before final submission.
7. Sub­mit the appli­ca­tion form and down­load the con­fir­ma­tion page for future reference.

Documents Required

• Pass­port Size Photograph
• Sig­na­ture
• Class 10 & 12 Mark Sheets
• LL.B. Mark Sheets (For PG Applicants)
• Cat­e­go­ry Cer­tifi­cate (if applicable)
• Valid Pho­to ID Proof
• Oth­er required sup­port­ing documents

Selection Process

Admis­sion will be grant­ed based on:

• Per­for­mance in the CLAT 2026 Entrance Examination
• Coun­selling Process
• Seat Allot­ment
• Doc­u­ment Verification
• Pay­ment of Admis­sion Fee

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