The CLAT 2024 exam date for the 2024 session has been announced by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU). The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for admission to UG and PG courses for the session 2024-25 is scheduled to be held on 3 December 2023. The online application process for the same has already started at consortium onlus.ac.in.  The exam pattern of CLAT 2024 has been changed by the consortium. Earlier, 150 questions were asked in the objective test. The number of questions has been reduced to 120 to make it more student-friendly and the duration of the exam will be two hours. Read below to know in detail about this highly competitive entrance exam. 

CLAT 2024 – Important Update
Exam Conducting Body	Association of NLUs
Name of the Exam	Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)
Type of Exam	Entrance Examination – for admission to National Law Universities and Affiliated Universities in India
Application Dates	From 1 July 2023 to 3 November 2023
Number of seats	UG Programmes – 3,000+ seats PG Programmes – 1,000+ seats
application system	Online
Mode of Examination	offline
Frequency of examination	Annually (from 2024)
Selection Process	Written exam Counselling

 

Important Dates for CLAT 2024

The last date to register for the law entrance exam for 2024 admission is 3 November 2023. Candidates willing to appear for this exam must be aware of all the important dates for CLAT 2024. It has been tabulated below for the convenience of the candidates.

Events	Date
Starting date of application	1 July 2023
Last date to apply	3 November 2023
CLAT 2024 Exam Date	3 December 2023
Admit card release date	will be updated soon
answer key	will be updated soon
CLAT 2024 Result	will be updated soon

 

Eligibility Criteria for CLAT 2024

Candidates must ensure that they fulfil the CLAT 2024 eligibility criteria before applying for the exam. The Consortium of NLUs has published the required eligibility criteria on its official website. You can apply for the entrance exam only if you fulfil these requirements.

The eligibility criteria are explained briefly in the following sections.

a. Nationality

• Indian citizens and NRIs who wish to take admission in UG and PG law programmes can apply for CLAT 2024.
• Foreign nationals can get admission in NLUs but they are not required to appear in CLAT exam. Their admission will be based on the procedure prescribed by the respective NLU.

b. Age limit

The exam conducting authority, Consortium of NLUs has not prescribed any upper age limit for the candidates appearing for the exam.

C. Educational Qualification for CLAT 2024

The eligibility for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes is given in the following table:

Program name	Essential Educational Qualification
CLAT Graduate Eligibility	To be eligible to appear in CLAT 2024 for undergraduate programmes, candidates must have passed 10+2 (or equivalent) with the minimum prescribed percentage of marks. The minimum marks required to be obtained in the qualifying examination are as follows: For General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI Categories: 45% Marks For SC/ST candidates: 40% marks Comment : Candidates who have not yet passed their qualifying examination (10+2) but will appear for it in March-April 2024 can also appear for CLAT 2024 exam. Such candidates will have to produce proof of passing the exam at the time of admission to the university. If they fail to do so, they will not be granted admission even if they have passed the CLAT exam. All candidates are required to submit their 10+2 results at the time of admission to the university. Those who fail to do so will lose their eligibility for the course they have applied for.
CLAT Postgraduate Eligibility	Candidates who wish to appear for CLAT 2024 PG exam must possess an LLB degree or its equivalent with the minimum required percentage as detailed below: For candidates belonging to General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories: 50% marks For SC/ST candidates: 45% marks Comment: Candidates who are in the final year of LLB and will appear in the qualifying examination in April/May 2024 will also be eligible to apply and appear in the examination in December 2023.

 

List of Colleges for CLAT 2024

The results of the CLAT exam are taken as the basis for admission to the 24 National Law Universities and universities affiliated to the CLAT association. Below is the list of NLUs along with the number of provisional seats for UG programmes in each.

university	No. of Seats(UG)
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore	300
Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad	132
National Law Institute University, Bhopal	120
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata	132
National Law University, Jodhpur	115
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur	180
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	180
Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Punjab	180
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow	178
Chanakya National Law University, Patna	120
National Law University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi	60
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack	120
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi	120
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam	120
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam	120
Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli	104
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai	50
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	120
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad	50

 

CLAT 2024 Application Process

For your convenience, the steps to follow to apply for CLAT 2024 are mentioned below.

Step 1: Firstly, visit the official website of CLAT 2024 @consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2024 .

Step 2: You will see a login form on the top right side of the home page.

Step 3: Click “Register” to create a new account.

Step 4: Fill the pop-up form to register for CLAT 2024. You will need to enter your name, mobile number, and email ID and create a password for your account.

Step 5: You will receive an OTP to validate the registered mobile number. Activate your account using it, and log in to your account.

Step 6: Fill in your details carefully. Your name and parent’s name (as mentioned on your mark sheet/identity proof) must be filled correctly.

Step 7: Selection of UG/PG programmes and categories must be done with utmost care as changing them later will not be allowed.

Step 8: Candidates have to upload scanned copies of their recent passport size photograph and signature.

So this was the complete information about the CLAT notification 2024.