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CLAT
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) will be conducted under the authority of the National Law Universities (NLU) on a rotational basis. NLU is the apex body of 22 universities. Via CLAT 2027, the candidates will get a chance to get admission into UG and PG law courses offered by NLU. Interested candidates can apply for the entrance test via online mode. For the 2027 legislative session, the CLAT 2027 exam application form was available in August 2026.
The exam will be organized in an online mode, where the students will be allotted a system to answer the questions on the screen. Aspirants, before filling out the CLAT application form, must check out its eligibility criteria. Foreign Nationals applying for UG/PG law courses in any of the NLUs must connect to the concerned law institute.
CLAT 2027 Application Form
The aspirants need to register their details on the official CLAT website, i.e www.clat.ac.in. The candidate must have a valid and working email address with a valid mobile number to register for the CLAT 2027 exam. Once the aspirants are done with their registration procedure, they will receive a provisional registration ID and password on their email id or mobile number. The same details will be used to fill out the application form. And, the candidates must have their scanned copies of their signature, photograph, and certificate with them in a PDF format issued by authorities to support the SAP candidates before they fill out the form.
The candidates are not permitted to send any hard copies of the application form. You are not permitted to do any editing in the form once you submit it. The candidate must give authentic information; no false information will be accepted. The candidate needs to pay the application fee for the test.
Mode of payment: The applicants have the authority to pay via online mode. You can pay via Net-banking/debit card/credit card/ pay wallet/ E-challan, etc.
Nationality: Indian nationals/ NAI and sponsored NRI candidates are eligible to give the CLAT 2027 exam. Foreign nationals need not apply for the entrance exam.
Eligibility for UG courses:
Eligibility for PG courses:
Admit Card
The candidates can easily download the CLAT admit card via www.clat.ac.in. In the third week of November, 2026 the CLAT will release the hall ticket. You must take a printout of the hall ticket and keep it in a safe place for future reference. Without a hall ticket, you won’t be permitted to enter the exam hall. Any discrepancy in the hall ticket must be communicated to CLAT authorities.
After qualifying for the exam, centralized counseling will be held online in many rounds. The seats will be allotted to the students as per their CLAT rank, merit-based preference, the candidate’s category, and the number of seats available in the participating universities.
The exam pattern for CLAT 2027 is explained below:
| Exam mode | Computer-based exam |
| Language used | English |
| Duration of the exam | 2 hours |
| Type of questions | MCQ |
| Maximum marks | 200 marks for the UG exam and 150 marks for PG |
| Marking scheme | 1 mark for the right answer, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for the wrong answer. |
Exam pattern for UG courses
| Subject | Maximum marks | Exam duration |
| English with comprehension | 40 | 3 Hours |
| GK and current affairs | 50 | |
| Elementary mathematics | 20 | |
| Legal aptitude | 50 | |
| Logical reasoning | 40 | |
| Total | 200 |
Exam pattern for PG courses
| Subject | Maximum marks |
| Constitutional law | 50 |
| Jurisprudence | 50 |
| Other subjects like Torts, Contract, Criminal law, IPR, etc | 50 |
| Total | 150 |
| Subject | Topics |
| English | Grammar, jumble words/sentences, sentence correction, antonym work and their meaning, synonym, comprehension, etc. |
| Mathematics | 10th-level questions will be asked: Algebra, geometrical questions, etc. |
| GK and current affairs | This section will test your general knowledge about what is happening around the world. The candidate must be familiar with information about Indian states, political news, sports news, etc. Legal aptitude This section will test your knowledge in law, problem-solving skills, and research aptitude. |
| Logical reasoning | This section will test your skills on: Syllogism, blood relations, decision making, direction sense, puzzle, series, analogy, and classification etc. |
The candidates who want to prepare for the upcoming CLAT entrance can refer to these books:
| Books Name | Authors and Details |
| Logical Reasoning | Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal |
| Elementary mathematics | Fast Track Objective Mathematics by Arihant, R.S Aggarwal |
| General Knowledge | Manorama Yearbook 2020 and Lucent General Knowledge |
| Legal Aptitude | Legal Awareness & Legal Reasoning, Universal CLAT Guide |
| English | English Grammar by Wren & Martin and Word Power Made Easy |
Final words
Get ready for CLAT 2027. Students, if your dream is to be a top lawyer, you must work hard for CLAT 2027 and qualify to get admission to a top law college.
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| General | INR 4000 |
| SC/ST/PWD/BPL | INR 3500 |