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CLAT 2027
Common Law Admission Test (for 2027 admissions)
Exam date
6 Dec 2026
In 7 months
Registration ends
31 Oct 2026
In 6 months
Result
21 Dec 2026
Official website
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Colleges accepting CLAT
Quick facts
Eligibility
Class 12 passed/appearing with minimum 45% (40% for SC/ST)
Application fees
₹4,000 (General), ₹3,500 (SC/ST)
Admit card
25 Nov 2026
Registration opens
15 Jul 2026
Accepted by
25 National Law Universities (NLUs) — admission for 2027-28 batch
Exam pattern
Format
Comprehension-based MCQ
Total questions
120
Duration
2 hours
Total marks
120
Marking scheme
+1 for correct, −0.25 for wrong
Syllabus
5 sections — full topic breakdown below.
English Language
22-26 questions
Reading Comprehension (450-word passages)
Inference
Vocabulary in context
Grammar in context
Current Affairs & General Knowledge
28-32 questions
Recent national & international events
Awards & Honours
Sports
Books & Authors
Static GK in context of current events
Legal Reasoning
28-32 questions
Constitutional Law principles
Contract Law
Tort Law
Criminal Law principles
Family Law
International Law (basics)
Reading legal passages and applying principles
Logical Reasoning
22-26 questions
Critical Reasoning
Argument-Conclusion
Inferences
Strengthening / Weakening
Assumption
Analogies
Quantitative Techniques
10-14 questions (Class 10 level)
Ratios & Proportions
Percentages
Algebra basics
Mensuration
Statistics — Mean / Median / Mode
Data Interpretation
Important notes
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All sections are comprehension-based — passages with follow-up questions.
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21 NLUs accept CLAT score (except NLU Delhi which uses AILET).
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Conducted by Consortium of NLUs.