CLAT 2024: CLAT Exam is basically an entrance exam conducted to enrol students in undergraduate and postgraduate law courses in various government and private law universities. CLAT is a National level Exam through which students are given admission to more than 50 law colleges in law programmes offered by 22 National Law Universities all over the country. After qualifying Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), students are allotted law colleges based on the scores acquired in the CLAT Exam. Read further to know more about CLAT Exam 2024.
CLAT 2024 – Overview
The table below contains the CLAT 2024 highlights.
| CLAT 2024 Notification – Highlights | |
| CLAT Exam Conducting Body | Consortium of National Law Universities |
| Exam Name | CLAT 2024 (Common Law Admission Test) |
| CLAT Exam Level | UG and PG |
| CLAT Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| CLAT Exam Mode | Online |
| CLAT Exam Duration | 120 Minutes |
| Number of Questions | UG: 150 and PG: 100 |
| Question type | MCQs |
| CLAT Exam Language | English |
| Number of seats | To be notified |
| Participating NLUs | 22 |
| CLAT Exam Purpose | Admissions to BA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB, BBA LLB, BSW LLB, & LLM courses |
| Website | @consortiumofnlus.ac.in |
CLAT 2024 Notification
Common-Law Admission Test is held once a year. The official notification for CLAT 2024 is expected to be released in December 2024/ January 2024. This year the CLAT Exam will be conducted on 08th May 2024. Till the CLAT 2024 notification is released candidates can bookmark this page to get notified whenever CLAT 2024 Notification is released.
CLAT 2024 – Important Dates
| CLAT 2024 – Important Dates | |
| CLAT 2024 Notification release date | December 2024/ January 2024 |
| CLAT 2024 Apply online begins | January 2024 |
| CLAT 2024 online application ends | March 2024 |
| CLAT 2024 application withdrawal | April 2024 |
| CLAT Admit Card Release Date | April 2024 |
| CLAT 2024 Exam Date | 08th May 2024 |
| Answer Key Release Date | May 2024 |
| CLAT 2024 Result | June 2024 |
| Counselling Sessions | June/July 2024 |
CLAT 2024 Admission Process
The CLAT 2024 Exam is conducted for students who want to become a lawyer. The candidates must be minimum a graduate to appear for CLAT Exam 2024. The CLAT admission process compresses mainly of three stages that are as follows
- CLAT online test
- CLAT Counselling
- CLAT Merit list release
CLAT 2024 Courses
There are varied courses that graduate or postgraduate students can pursue to get admission to various Law universities and become successful lawyers. The courses offered to the students for pursuing law as a career option are as follows:
- BA LLB (Bachelor of Arts LLB)
- BSc LLB (Bachelor of Science LLB)
- BCom LLB (Bachelor of Commerce)
- BBA LLB (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB)
- BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work LLB)
- LLM (Master of Laws)
CLAT 2024 Eligibility Criteria
The candidates must check the minimum eligibility requirement to appear for the CLAT 2024 Examination with respect to educational qualifications. It is worth noting that the CLAT Entrance exam does not have an upper age limit.
CLAT 2024 UG Eligibility
Educational Qualification
If the candidates want to pursue law as a graduate programme then they must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board. Then they can get themselves enrolled in the integrated law courses.
Minimum Percentage
Candidates must have a minimum of 45% to appear for CLAT 2024. While SC/ST candidates will be allowed to appear at 40% marks.
CLAT 2024 PG Eligibility
Educational Qualification
The candidates must have passed LLB (Graduate level law programme) to get qualified for appearing in Law PG courses (LLM).
Minimum Percentage
At least 55% marks are to be scored in graduation by the candidates to get enrolled in LLM. While SC/ST candidates will be given a relation of 5% marks.
CLAT 2024 Application Form
The candidates can register for CLAT 2024 courses from January 2024 onwards tentatively. The candidates are suggested to stay tuned with us to get notified whenever the CLAT 2024 Application forms are released. As we will be activating the CLAT 2024 application form link once it is officially activated.
Link to apply for CLAT 2024 (Inactive)
How to fill CLAT 2024 Application Form?
The candidates can follow the steps below for filling the CLAT 2024 Application Forms.
- First of all the candidates need to register themselves by entering details like mobile no. and e mail id that cannot be altered
- Then fill in the CLAT 2024 application form
- Upload the necessary documents like signature and photograph
- Pay the CLAT 2024 application fee
- Now prepare yourself for the CLAT 2024
CLAT 2024 Application Fee
| Category | CLAT 2024 Application Fee |
| All | Rs. 4000/- |
| SC/ST | Rs. 3500/- |
CLAT 2024 Exam Centres
As the CLAT is a national level exam, it is conducted in limited cities only. Here we have provided the list of CLAT Exam Centres according to the previous year. Any of these exam centres can be opted by the students while filling the CLAT application form 2024 as mentioned in the notification. The updated list of CLAT Exam centres will be published here. For the time being, have a look at the previous year exam centres for CLAT Exam.
| Agra | Gandhinagar | Kolkata | Shimla |
| Ahmedabad | Gangtok | Kota | Siliguri |
| Allahabad | Ghaziabad | Kurukshetra | Sonepat |
| Amritsar | Gorakhpur | Lucknow | Srinagar |
| Aurangabad | Greater Noida | Madurai | Thane |
| Barasat | Gurugram | Mohali | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Barrackpore | Guwahati | Mumbai | Trichy |
| Bengaluru | Haldwani | Muzaffarpur | Varanashi |
| Bhopal | Hisar | Mysore | Vijayawada |
| Bhubaneswar | Hyderabad | Nagpur | Vishakapatnam |
| Bilaspur | Imphal | Navi Mumbai | New Delhi |
| Calicut | Indore | Jabalpur | Noida |
| Chennai | Jaipur | Patiala | Chandigarh |
| Coimbatore | Jalandhar | Patna | Raipur |
| Dehradun | Jammu | Jamshedpur | Durg |
| Faridabad | Kanpur | Shillong | Ranchi |
| Ernakulum | Jodhpur |
CLAT 2024 Admit Card
The CLAT Admit Card is released two to three weeks prior to CLAT Exam. The candidates will be able to download their CLAT call letter from the link below once released officially.