CLAT 2026 Notification is released by Consortium of NLUs

CLAT 2026 Exam Notification

Every Year Consortium of NLUs releases notification for CLAT entrance exam to grant admission to students in LLB and LLM programs. CLAT 2026 exam will be conducted in offline mode tentatively in the month of Dec 2025. If the clat exam date is not extended, then clat 2026 exam will be conducted on 7th Dec 2025, Sunday between 2 pm to 4 pm.

Based on CLAT 2026 scores, admission will be offered to various law programs of LLB & LLM in 25 NLUs & by the other universities & institutions who are authorised to use clat score for admission in same law ug & pg courses.

12th CLAT 2019 exam was organized by The National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO). But from 2020, NLUs formed a Consortium & decided that besides any particular NLU, the Consortium will be responsible for conducting the clat entrance exam every year. This 2026 Entrance Exam will be 19th edition of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).

In this article, you will find the important details like CLAT online application process, clat application fees, clat exam centres, clat exam date, list of documents, clat admit card & list of colleges accepting CLAT scores. It is advisable to students that to complete online registration for clat 2026, they have to open Consortium of NLUs official website after reading all details here.

Trivia - In 2020, CLAT exam was conducted online centre based computerised test.

CLAT Exam Highlights

Key Points	Details
Exam Name	CLAT (Common Law Admission Test)
Exam Conducting Body	Consortium of National Law Universities
Exam Type	UG and PG
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Courses Offered	LLB and LLM
Exam Mode	Offline (Pen & Paper Mode)
Exam Duration	120 Minutes
Exam Language	English
CLAT Website	consortiumofnlus.ac.in

CLAT 2026 Important Dates

We have concise all important dates for CLAT 2026 exam in below table.

Events	Dates
CLAT 2026 notification	15th July 2025
CLAT 2026 online registration begins	15th July 2025
Last date of clat 2026 application	22nd October 2025
Release of admit cards for clat 2026 exam	A week before exam
CLAT 2026 exam date	7th December 2025 from 2 PM to 4 PM
CLAT 2026 result announcement	2nd week of December 2025 (Expected)
CLAT 2026 online application link	Apply

Colleges accepting CLAT scores

CLAT is conducted for admissions to 25 NLUs and more than 50 private law colleges in India. Below is the list of colleges participating in CLAT 2026:

CLAT participating National Law Universities (NLUs)

National Law School of India University, Bangalore
National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
National Law University, Jodhpur
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) Visakhapatnam
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur
National Law University, Agartala, Tripura

National Law Institute University, Bhopal
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
Chanakya National Law University, Patna
Gujarat National Law University, Silvassa
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam
The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University Sonipat, Haryana
Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University Prayagraj

CLAT 2026 Application Process & Fees

The candidates are first required to register themselves at the CLAT 2026 website by using personal mobile number and e-mail Id.
Upon registration, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number for validation. Once the mobile number is validated, candidates can login using the registered mobile number and the password provided at the time of registration.
Please fill the form carefully. The Name of the candidate and the parents shall be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the Certificates/Mark sheets/Identity proof. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.
Please note that once the application is submitted and paid, the candidate cannot change the program, category and BPL field.
Updates to application form will not be entertained after the closure date.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

Application fee : Depending on the category of the candidate, the application fee may vary as shown in the table below.

Category	Mode	Gender	Amount
General, OBC & NRI	Online	Female, Male, Transgender	Rs.4,000/-
SC, ST & BPL category	Online	Female, Male, Transgender	Rs.3,500/-

List of Documents to be uploaded

Front facing passport size recent photograph with plain background
Signature of the candidate

Note:

The photograph and signature of the candidate need not be attested while submitting the Online Application Form.
All documents/certificates should be uploaded in pdf format only.
Category certificate if you are applying under SC/ST/OBC.
Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if you are applying if candidate is P.W.D.
Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if you are coming under BPL category.

CLAT 2026 Exam Centres

The CLAT consortium has mentioned 40 test cities (clat 2025 conducted at 141 Test Centres in 25 States and 4 Union Territories across India) where candidates can take the exam. However, it can add more exam cities to the list; refer the table below for tentative test centres:

Allahabad
Aurangabad
Bengaluru
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh
Chennai
Dehradun
Ernakulam
Faridabad

Gandhinagar
Ghaziabad
Gurugram
Guwahati
Hisar
Hyderabad
Indore
Jabalpur
Jaipur
Jammu

Jodhpur
Kanpur
Kolkata
Lucknow
Mumbai
Nagpur
New Delhi
Noida
Patiala
Patna

Pune
Raipur
Ranchi
Shimla
Siliguri
Trichy
Thiruvananthapuram
Varanasi
Vijayawada
Vishakapatnam

CLAT 2026 Admit Card

The clat 2026 admit card / hall ticket can be downloaded by the candidate by logging into his / her account. The exact date on which the hall tickets will be made available will be intimated on the clat website. However, it is expected that one week prior to clat 2026 exam, the clat admit card will be available to download.

Consortium of NLUs Contact

If you seek any help or information or clarification regarding clat 2026 application, candidature, terms etc. candidates can contact Consortium of NLUs in person or over telephone no.