CLAT 2025 notification released, know eligibility and fee
CLAT 2025: The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has released the notice for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025. The registration for CLAT 2025 will begin on July 15 and end on October 15, 2024. Interested students can apply for the exam by visiting the official website consortiumofnlus.ac.in once the window opens. The exam is scheduled to be held on December 1 this year.This entrance exam is conducted for students seeking admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered by 22 NLUs and other participating institutes.
Know application fee and eligibility
The application fee for general category candidates will be Rs 4,000. For SC/ST/PWD candidates, the fee will be Rs 3,500.
Candidates must score a minimum of 45 per cent marks in Class 12 to be eligible for the undergraduate course (5-year integrated law degree). SC, ST, and PWD category students must score at least 40 per cent marks in their Class 12 exams to apply for the law entrance exam.
For post graduate courses (1-year LLM degree), general category candidates must complete LLB with at least 50 per cent marks. Candidates from SC, ST and PWD categories must be graduates with a minimum of 45 per cent marks to apply for postgraduate courses.
The CLAT exam consists of 120 questions and lasts for 2 hours. The CLAT UG paper covers topics such as English language, current affairs (including general knowledge), logical reasoning, legal reasoning and quantitative techniques. The CLAT PG paper includes questions on constitutional law and various other legal areas, such as jurisprudence, family law, criminal law, property law, administrative law, contract law, tort, company law, public international law, tax law, environmental law and labour and industrial law.