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The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will release the CLAT 2025 First Merit List on December 26, 2024. The CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration was closed on December 20, 2024 (10 pm). The consortium announced the CLAT Result and CLAT Final Answer Key PDF on December 7. CLAT Exam was conducted on December 1.  For comprehensive information about CLAT, including CLAT 2025 dates, answer key, results, CLAT cut-offs, and more, continue reading below.

Get all the latest news and updates about CLAT 2025 here.

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Q:   Will CLAT be held twice in 2025?

A:

In 2022, CLAT exam was held twice, I. e. on June 19 as CLAT 2022, and on December 18, 2022 as CLAT 2023. However, from 2024 onwards, CLAT exam is to be conducted once in a year only, as confirmed by the exam officials in the latest notification. Earlier, CLAT exam was conducted in May or June, but from 2024 onwards the entrance exam will be conducted in December (of preceding year to the admission year) itself for concluding admissions on time. Therefore, CLAT counselling process will be completed by May of each academic year.

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Q:   When will the CLAT counselling 2025 begin?

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CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration is now over. Candidates could complete CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration until December 20, 2024 (10 pm). The Consortium will release the CLAT first allotment list 2025 on December 26, 2024. Candidates could register for counselling before the deadline. The consortium has also published the dates for announcement of merit list of various rounds. CLAT 2025 Counselling will be conducted in five rounds.  Know more about it here - https://www.shiksha.com/law/clat-exam-counselling.

 
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Q:   In what mode will the CLAT 2025 counselling be conducted?

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The counselling process of CLAT 2025 is a centralised seat allotment process for all the participating National Law Universities (NLUs). Therefore, the counselling is a standardized process as under: Step 1: Candidates who appeared for CLAT 2025 and secured above minimum cutoff marks, will be required to register for the centralized counselling process once the CLAT Consortium opens the window. Step 2: For registration, candidates will be required to login into their account, and fill their preferences and upload their documents and get it verified. Step 3: The counselling authority publishes a merit list for each round with the seat allotment results, and candidates who are listed can reserve/ secure their seat by completing admission formalities such as 'Freeze' and pay the admission fee as per their category. Step 4: Candidates who do like their seat allotment can apply for upgrade by selecting float option. And those who wish to exit the counselling process, can do so by selecting exit option. Step 5: Candidates who successfully secure the seat will be issued provisional admission letter and schedule for joining the college.

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Q:   What are Freeze, Float and Exit options in CLAT 2025 counselling?

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During CLAT counselling, candidates will be provided the option to choose from three options; i.e. freeze, float and exit. Candidates can understand all options below:

Freeze Option: In case a candidate is happy with the seat alloted to him/her then they can freeze it. With this they won't be allowed to appear in the further rounds of counselling. If a candidate freezes the seat, it means that the candidate is confirming their seat at the allotted National Law University (NLU).

Float Option: If a candidate is not happy with the seat allotted to them and wants to pariticpate in further rounds of counselling they can select the float option. This option mean that candidate is accepting the seat allotted to them but is willing to pariticpate in further rouns of counselling for a better college. Candidate must note that in case they choose the float option and is allotted a seat in the next round then the seat allotted in the previous round will be forfeited.

Exit Option: During the counselling process, if a candidate feels that they don't want to pariticipate further, then they may choose an option to exit. If they choose this option, it means that they are withdrawing from the counselling process and they will not be considered for further round of counselling. 

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Q:   When will the results of CLAT 2025 be declared?

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The CLAT 2025 results has been released. The NLU Consortium released the CLAT Counselling Schedule 2024 along with the CLAT Result. CLAT Counselling Registration Process 2025 will be done and only those candidates who register will be allowed to appear in CLAT 2025 Counselling. CLAT Exam 2025 was held in offline pen-paper-based mode. CLAT 2025 exam was conducted in more than 141 exam centers in India. Candidates need to secure a good rank in CLAT Exam 2025 to get admission into top NLUs.

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What is CLAT Exam?

The Common Law Admission Test, known as CLAT, is a national-level law entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). It facilitates admission to 5-year integrated LLB (UG) and one-year LLM (PG) courses. The exam is held for admission to 24 NLUs for UG courses and 21 NLUs for PG courses. Conducted in an offline, pen-and-paper format, the CLAT exam 2025 for UG courses will include sections on English, Current Affairs and General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques. For PG courses, the exam covers Constitutional Law and other legal subjects such as Jurisprudence, Torts, IPC, CrPC, CPC, Family Law, and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

Based on CLAT scores, the admissions are offered by NLUs. Apart from the NLUs in India:

  1. 61 other private affiliate colleges accept CLAT exam scores. Check here complete list.
  2. Some public organizations such as ONGC and BHEL use CLAT-PG scores for recruitment. 

Also Read: How to clear CLAT 2025 in first attempt?

What is new in CLAT 2025?

Candidates can check the important notification related to CLAT 2025 below:

CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration BEGINS!

 

CLAT Result OUT!

CLAT 2025 Exam Calendar OUT!

 

 

Also Read: CLAT UG Vs CLAT PG

CLAT 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CLAT 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

26 Dec '24

CLAT 2025 First Allotment List

26 Dec '24 -

04 Jan '25

CLAT 2025 First Allotment List fee payment

10 Jan '25

CLAT Second Allotment List 2025

10 Jan '25 -

16 Jan '25

CLAT Second Allotment List 2025 Fee Payment

24 Jan '25

CLAT Third Allotment List 2025

24 Jan '25 -

30 Jan '25

CLAT Third Allotment List 2025 Fee Submission

20 May '25

CLAT Fourth Allotment List 2025

DatesPast Exam Dates

11 Dec '24 -

20 Dec '24

CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration (Begins)

09 Dec '24 -

20 Dec '24

CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration

07 Dec '24

CLAT 2025 Result

CLAT 2025 Highlights

CLAT is conducted for admissions to law courses offered by 24 NLUs in India. Therefore, candidates must know the key elements of the exam as given in the table below:

Features Ongoing
Name of the exam  Common-Law Admission Test
Popularly known as  CLAT
Conducting body The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) 
CLAT Exam Date 01-Dec-2024
Exam mode Pen-and-paper exam
Exam duration Two hours
Number of seats

For UG courses - 3, 213 and for PG courses - 1,217 (Not including sponsored, supernumerary, NRI, and extra seats.)

To read more about CLAT score accepting institutes - Click Here

Accepting colleges
24 participating NLUs, and 61 private law colleges
Top-ranked participating NLU
Here are top-ranking participating NLUs as per NIRF Ranking 2023
  • NLSIU Bengaluru - Rank 1
  • NALSAR - Rank 3
  • WBNUJS Kolkata - Rank 4
Exam helpdesk number  08047162020
Official website https://clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in/ 

CLAT is one of the most important law entrance exams in the country and is the most difficult to crack. More than 1 lakh candidates are expected to appear for the CLAT exam this year. 97.03% of the candidates registered for the CLAT 2024 Undergraduate test, and 93.92% of the candidates registered for the CLAT 2024 Postgraduate test appeared in the exam.

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CLAT 2025 Counselling

CLAT 2025 First Merit List will be published on December 26, 2024. The counselling process of CLAT 2025 will be conducted in online mode on the official website of Consortium of NLUs; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac. CLAT Counselling Registration 2025 is now over. Candidates could complete CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration until December 20, 2024. Candidates who will be shortlisted for CLAT 2025 admission process will be asked to exercise their options to accept, revise or withdraw from the seat allotment process before the last date. Those accepting or applying for seat upgrades will be asked to pay the confirmation fee to hold the seat. The admission process for CLAT 2025 will conclude with five rounds of the counselling process. 

Also Read: CLAT Rank Predictor 2025: Calculate your CLAT 2025 Rank List Here

CLAT counselling process is completely online including, registration, publishing of the merit list, and then seat allotment as per the preferences marked by candidates. Candidates can accept or upgrade or exit from their allotted seat in any round of counselling. Once their choice of seat is allotted then they can complete their admission by paying the counselling and admission fee as required. 

Documents Required for CLAT Counselling 2025

Listed below are the documents that were required to verify the eligibility of candidates for final admission:

UG candidates:

  1. Class 10 Marksheet (as a Date of Birth proof document)

  2. Class 12 Marksheet (qualifying examination proof)

  3. CLAT 2025 Admit Card

  4. Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate
  5. Transfer/Migration Certificate
  6. Caste Certificate (If applicable)
  7. Specially-Abled Certificate (If applicable)
  8. Domicile Certificate (If applicable)
  9. Any other supporting document to claim your seat if applied under a category such as Wards of Serving/Retired Defence Personnel, EWS, Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel etc.

PG candidates:

  1. Class 10 Marksheet 

  2. Class 12 Marksheet 

  3. CLAT PG 2025 Admit Card

  4. LLB Marksheet
  5. Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate
  6. Transfer/Migration Certificate
  7. Caste Certificate (If applicable)
  8. Specially-Abled Certificate (If applicable)
  9. Domicile Certificate (If applicable)
  10. Any other supporting document to claim your seat if applied under a category such as Wards of Serving/Retired Defence Personnel, EWS, Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel etc.

CLAT Counselling Fee Refund

The CLAT counselling fee of INR 50,000 paid at the time of registration is refundable. However, candidates should keep in mind the below points:

  • The fee will be fully refunded if candidates withdraw their seat before the last date
  • A deduction of INR 10,000 to the total counselling fee will be done if candidates withdraw their seat after the last date
  • If candidates are found ineligible during document verification then their admission will be cancelled. Such candidates will get refund INR 40,000 after deduction of processing charges. 

CLAT Colleges and Seat Intake 2025

All the National Law Universities (NLUs) in India (except   NLU Delhi) accept  CLAT 2025 scores of candidates for admission to five-year integrated LLB courses and LLM courses. Check out the list of courses offered through CLAT exam along with the total seat intake at the 23 participating NLUs:
CLAT Courses Total Seat Intake at NLUs

BA LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Arts LLB Honours)

3,213 seats 

BSc LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Science LLB Honours)

BCom LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Commerce LLB Honours)

BBA LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB Honours)

BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work LLB Honours)

LLM (Master of Laws)

1, 217 seats 

CLAT Participating NLUs 2025

Every year, 24 NLUs participate in the counselling and seat allotment process of CLAT exam for UG and PG course admission. Here's the list of NLUs for CLAT exam:

CLAT participating National Law Universities (NLUs)

National Law School of India University, Bangalore 

National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata

National Law Institute University, Bhopal

National Law University, Jodhpur

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur

Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

Chanakya National Law University Patna

National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi

National Law University Odisha, Cuttack

National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi

National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) Visakhapatnam

The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur

Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University Sonipat, Haryana

NLU Silvassa (w.e.f from 2023 session)

NLU Tripura (w.e.f 2024 academic session)

CLAT Counselling 2025 Important Dates

The schedule for CLAT 2025 counselling dates is as per the table below:

Event

Dates

CLAT exam day 2025

01-Dec-2024

Official CLAT answer key 

02-Dec-2024

Release of CLAT final answer key

07-Dec-2024

Declaration of CLAT result 2025

07-Dec-2024

CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration (Begins)

09-Dec-2024

CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration (Ends)

20-Dec-2024

CLAT First Allotment List 2025

26-Dec-2024 (10 am)

CLAT Second Allotment List 2025

10-Jan-2025

CLAT Third Allotment List 2025

24-Jan-2025

Publication of Fourth Allotment List

20-May-2025

Publication of Fifth and Final Allotment List 

24-May-2025

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List of NLUs in India

NLUs Fee Structure

CLAT 2025 Cutoff

The Consortium of NLUs will release the NLU-wise CLAT 2025 cut off for the 5-year integrated and one-year LLM programs after each round. The cutoffs are category-specific and indicate the minimum marks (or ranks) one needs to secure in one's given category to be considered for admission.

CLAT cutoff 2025 for participating NLUs is determined considering the following points:

  • The seat intake for the program applied for admission
  • Total number of candidates seeking admission to that course
  • The CLAT 2025 merit rank of the applicants
  • Category under which admission is sought
  • NIRF Ranking (if available) of the applied NLU.

CLAT 2025 cut-offs

Candidates may check the CLAT cutoff here

  • Download here: CLAT First Merit List 2025
  • Download here: CLAT Second Merit List 2025
  • Download here: CLAT Third Merit List 2025
  • Download here: CLAT Fourth Merit List 2025
  • Download here: CLAT Fifth Merit List 2025

CLAT 2025 Result

The CLAT result has been announced. The CLAT result 2025 PDF or the scorecard was released online. Candidates will have to log in to the official website to download the CLAT 2025 result. The scorecard carries information such as candidate's name, Roll Number, the total score obtained, All India Rank, qualifying status and cutoff scores. The CLAT result 2025 or the scorecards can be downloaded from the official website by entering your CLAT Application number and date of birth. 

How to download CLAT result 2025?

Candidates can download the CLAT result 2025 following the steps mentioned below:

  1. Click on the result link given above
  2. A log-in window will open
  3. Fill in the following details:
    1. CLAT 2025 application number / Admit card number
    2. Date of birth 
  4. On successful login, the results would be displayed on the screen
  5. Download and take a printout of the CLAT 2025 scorecard.

Details mentioned on CLAT 2025 Result & Scorecard

The CLAT scorecard 2025 will contain the following exam information:

  • Name
  • Father's Name
  • Roll Number
  • Application Number
  • Category (General, OBC, SC, ST, etc.)
  • CLAT 2025 sectional and overall scores
  • All India Rank (AIR)
  • Category Rank

Note: The CLAT Consortium will not send hard copies of the scorecard to any candidate.

CLAT 2025 Toppers

The following table brings the list of CLAT 2025 toppers.

CLAT Topper 2025

All India Rank in CLAT 2025

Arijit Bansal AIR 7
Jigyasa AIR 9
Asutosh Kar AIR 10
Pawan Kumar Pandey AIR 11
Astha Nayak AIR 16
Aivyansh Bohra AIR 19
Umma AIR 50
Vaibhavi AIR 132

 

CLAT 2025 Admit Card

The Consortium released the CLAT 2025 admit card on November 15. Candidates could download the hall ticket for CLAT from the official website until 1.30 pm of December 1. Candidates could download CLAT Admit Card 2025 as per the steps below: 

  1. Go to the official website of CLAT exam 2025 or click here for direct link (will be updated soon)
  2. On the login window, enter the registered phone number and password to access the admit card
  3. Next, download the admit card, and cross-check all details mentioned on it.

CLAT admit card was an important and mandatory document to be carried on exam day and for admission to the allotted NLUs during the counselling process. Candidates had to carry a valid ID proof (with photo on it) along with the admit card on the exam day. 

CLAT 2025 Exam Day Guidelines

The CLAT 2025 admit card carried all the important guidelines that candidates had to follow on the exam day. Candidates were advised to read all the exam day instructions carefully to ensure hassle-free process on the day of the CLAT exam. Check out some important CLAT 2025 exam day guidelines below:

  • CLAT documents: Candidates must carry all the things and documents mentioned above to the test centre
  • Reporting time: Candidates should report at the test centre at least one hour before the exam 
  • Baggage: The test centre authorities may or may not provide the facility for baggage storage. Therefore, candidates are advised not to carry any valuable item to the test centre.
  • COVID guidelines: Candidates must adhere to all the COVID-19 guidelines to ensure proper social distancing is followed.

CLAT 2025 Answer Keys

The exam authority published the CLAT Answer Key 2025 in two steps. First released CLAT Provisional Answer Key 2025 and then it released the CLAT Final Answer Key 2025. Candidates who appeared for CLAT Exam, can download official CLAT Answer Key 2025 PDF Online by visiting the official website of Consortium; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The answer key of CLAT exam mentions correct options against each question asked in the question paper. Moreover, the exam authority also asked candidates to verify their responses with CLAT 2025 answer key, and raise objections in case of discrepancies.CLAT Objection Window 2025 was closed on December 3 at 4 pm. Once the Consortium receives the objections, it releases the CLAT Final Answer Key. The CLAT 2025 Final Answer Key has also been released. Based on CLAT Final Answer Key, CLAT Result 2025 was announced. 

CLAT Answer Key 2025 Analysis

Candidates can check CLAT UG 2025 answer key, and the revisions made in it:

MODIFICATION TO QUESTIONS CLAT 2025 UNDERGRADUATE

Section       Question Number Modification  
Legal Set A (69)  Set B (75) set C (56) SET D (82) Correct
Option
Indicated in
Provisional
Answer Key was  (D)
Correct
Option in
Final Answer
Key (c)
English Language SET A (16) SET B (10) SET C (4) SET D (19) Question Withdrawn Question Withdrawn
Legal Reasoning SET A (65) SET B (84) SET C (71) SET D (59) Question Withdrawn Question Withdrawn

MODIFICATION IN THE PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY CLAT 2025 POSTGRADUATE

Question  Correct Option Indicated in Provisional Answer Key Correct Option in Final Answer Key
SET A (116) D C
Set B (11) D C
Set C (14) D C
Set D (21) D C

For CLAT UG 2024 answer key, following revisions were made:

Question  Correct Option Indicated in Provisional Answer Key Correct Option in Final Answer Key
47 B A
71 C B
113 C Both, option B and option C

For CLAT PG 2023 answer key, Question number 144 was withdrawn as found incorrect. 

For CLAT 2022 answer keys, the exam authority revised some of the questions as under: 

CLAT UG Question number objected and revised  CLAT PG Question number objected and removed
Question number 22 Question number 30
Question number 28
Question number 139

How to download CLAT 2025 answer key?

Candidates can download the CLAT 2025 answer key by following the steps below:

Step 1: Visit the official website of CLAT Consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in 

Step 2: Click on CLAT answer key link present on the official website.

Step 3: View, download and save CLAT 2025 answer key and question paper PDF.

Link to download CLAT 2025 answer key will be provided here.

How to Raise Objections on CLAT Answer Key 2025?

Candidates were able to raise objections against the questions/answers with which they are not satisfied on the official website. Check out the quick steps below:  

Step 1: Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

Step 2: Login using registered mobile number and password.

Step 3: Click on the Submit Objections button.

Step 4: Select the type of objection (1) About the question or (2) About the answer key.

Step 5: Enter objection details.

Step 6: Click on submit button.

Step 7: Click on the Make Payment button to make a payment of INR 1,000 per question.

CLAT 2025 Exam Analysis

The CLAT 2025 Exam analysis is now out. Students who appeared for the CLAT Exam felt that with many conceptual problems, the logical section was moderately long. The English exam was similarly long but not too hard, with a lot of vocabulary problems. Arithmetic was challenging. There were some unexpected themes, and general awareness was only mediocre. By moderate, legal was a little bit long. It was, all in all, fairly long. 

CLAT 2025 Analysis (Overall)

Candidates can check the CLAT exam analysis below:

CLAT 2025 Sections

Difficulty Level

Cutoff Marks

English Language

Easy 20+

Current Affairs including General Knowledge

Moderate 30+

Logical Reasoning

Moderate 20+

Legal Reasoning

Easy to Moderate 15+

Quantitative Techniques 

Moderate to Difficult 10+

CLAT 2025 Exam Analysis

The paper analysis of CLAT 2025 for both UG and PG courses has been shared based on the review given by the test-takers of CLAT 2025. The expected cut off for CLAT 2025 is 100 for UG paper, and 80-90 for PG paper. The exam analysis for CLAT 2025 has been given below:

CLAT 2025 Sections

Difficulty Level

Questions details

English Language

Moderate

 

Questions were bit lengthy, however, was based on CLAT syllabus.

Current Affairs including General Knowledge

Easy

 

Questions were based on current affairs. Some questions were based on ISRO, G20 summit, Cricket World Cup, etc.

Logical Reasoning

Moderate, because of lengthy questions

 

The section was overall lengthy. The questions asked were quite tricky. 

Legal Reasoning

Easy to Moderate, due to a few tricky questions

 

The section was quite lengthy. The questions were asked from legal maxims, Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Bigamy,etc.

Quantitative Techniques 

Moderate to difficult, due to a few tricky questions

All the questions were asked on the basis of the CLAT syllabus released by the consortium earlier. The questions were

Overall difficulty level

Moderate

Moderately difficult and lengthy questions

CLAT 2025 student reaction video on CLAT Exam Analysis 2025: To be uploaded

CLAT 2024 Exam Analaysis

CLAT 2024 exam analysis was made available on December 3, 2023. Here we take a closer look at the CLAT 2024 exam analysis: 

  • The difficulty level of was moderate to easy (depending on the preparation level of candidates 
  • The question paper was lengthy for Logical Reasoning, and Legal Aptitude
  • There were a few tricky questions in Quantitative Techniques
  • The General Knowledge section also contained many static GK, and current affairs questions were around recent news. 

CLAT 2024 Analysis (Overall)

CLAT 2024 Sections

Difficulty Level

Questions details

English Language

Easy

Easy to comprehend section.

Current Affairs including General Knowledge

Moderate to Easy

Based on recent current affairs like FIFA, Worldcup.

Logical Reasoning

Moderate

A few tricky questions but lengthy section.

Legal Reasoning

Easy to Moderate

Easy for those prepared well. 

Quantitative Techniques 

Moderate to Tough

Questions were tough as compared to last year.

CLAT past years' paper analysis

CLAT Sections

Number of MCQs

Number of Passages

Difficulty Level

English 

30  Easy 

GK including Current Affairs

35 Moderate to Difficult

Logical Reasoning

30  6 Moderate 

Legal Reasoning

40 Moderate 

Quantitative Techniques

30  Easy

Total 

165 (15 optional questions) 33 Moderate 

 

CLAT 2025 Exam Pattern

The Consortium released the CLAT 2025 exam pattern along with the official CLAT 2025 notification. Since changes were made to the exam pattern in 2024, no changes were brought to the CLAT 2025 exam pattern. The CLAT exam pattern provided details about the structure of the question paper, including the types of questions, marking scheme, and topics covered. Candidates preparing for CLAT 2025 were advised to thoroughly understand the exam pattern and syllabus. The CLAT UG 2025 question paper carried 120 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). For a detailed exam pattern, refer to the section below:

CLAT UG 2025 Vs CLAT PG 2025: Exam pattern - Mode, Topics, Marking Scheme, Number of Questions

Category UG program PG program
Duration Two hours Two hours
Mode Offline mode Offline mode
Type of Questions Objective-type, passage-based questions
Objective-type, passage-based questions
Number of Questions 120 question  120
Subjects 
  1. English Language
  2. Current Affairs, including GK
  3. Legal Reasoning
  4. Logical Reasoning
  5. Quantitative Techniques
  1. Constitutional Law
  2. Other Law Subjects, including Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence.
Total Marks 120 marks 120 marks
Marking scheme

+1 mark for a correct answer. 

-0.25 marks for an incorrect answer. 

+1 mark for a correct answer. 

-0.25 marks for an incorrect answer. 

The exam pattern of CLAT 2025 carried important details such as mode of exam, total number of questions, marking scheme, etc. 

CLAT 2025 Syllabus

Candidates who appeared for the National Law entrance exam were advised to refer to the CLAT syllabus to understand what subjects they must study. It must be noted that the CLAT 2025 syllabus was given by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). The Commission released the syllabus of CLAT UG 2025, CLAT LLM 2025 along with the exam pattern. CLAT 2025 Syllabus PDF was made available for download on the official website. The CLAT question papers were set strictly based on the syllabus given by the consortium. CLAT Question Paper 2025 carried different sections like GK, Mathematics, English, Legal & Logical Reasoning section. The UG CLAT syllabus and PG CLAT syllabus were completely different

The awareness of topics that have maximum weightage in CLAT 2025 helped candidates in preparing more effectively and increasing chances to score high. In the table below, check the subject-wise topics and the number of questions asked.

Also read: 

Download complete section-wise CLAT UG syllabus in PDF format - Click Here

Download complete section-wise CLAT LLM syllabus in PDF format - Click Here

CLAT 2025 Syllabus (Updated): Subjects and Weightage 

Here's an overview of the question paper pattern for the CLAT exam for undergraduate courses. Candidates must note that it was as per the updated CLAT 2025 syllabus and exam pattern.

Subjects Number of Questions Weightage (%)
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge 35-39 25%
English Language 28-32 20%
Logical Reasoning 28-32 20%
Quantitative Techniques 13-17 10%
Legal Reasoning 35-39 25%
Total 120 questions  120 marks

Candidate were advised to understand the weightage of each subject carefully, to ensure a good rank in CLAT 2025.

CLAT LLM 2025 syllabus

Candidates could check the CLAT LLM 2025 syllabus below:

  • Constitutional Law
  • Jurisprudence
  • Administrative Law
  • Law of Contract
  • Torts, Family Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Property Law
  • Company Law
  • Public International Law
  • Tax Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Labour & Industrial

Also Read: PSU Recruitment through CLAT 2025: Eligibility, Application Form, Dates, Cutoff

Key takeaway from CLAT syllabus 2025 

Candidates could check the key takeaways below:

  • The Legal Reasoning and Current Affairs sections carry maximum weightage. 
  • The second most important sections are the English and Logical Reasoning. 
  • The least important section is Quantitative Techniques 
  • While the weightage varies between sections, do not ignore any section.
  • In CLAT LLM, questions are asked from Law subjects such as Constitutional Law, Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence, and more. Check the complete CLAT LLM Syllabus.

CLAT 2025 Preparation Tips

While preparing for CLAT, candidates were advised to have a plan in mind. Read further to know more:

Section-wise CLAT preparation tips for UG courses:

  1. CLAT preparation tips for English Section - The difficulty level of questions in this section is the same as that of Class 12 English. The important topics in English section include Vocabulary, Antonyms/Synonyms, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, and Idioms and Phrases. Develop a habit of reading the editorial section of reputed newspapers such as The Hindu. Practice grammar questions daily and clear the basics. 
  2. CLAT preparation tips for Current Affairs including GK - To prepare for GK and Current Affairs section of CLAT, candidates must keep track of all the latest news and events regularly by reading newspapers and magazines such as The Chronicles and Outlook India. Keep track of all important legal judgments. For GK, focus more on History and Art & Culture subjects. 
  3. CLAT preparation tips for Legal Reasoning - To prepare for CLAT Legal Reasoning section, candidates must improve reading and analytical skills by reading newspapers and blogs related to static and current legal issues. You can also read newspaper and magazine columns by some of the prominent lawyers of India. Practice a Legal Reasoning passage daily. While practising, do not let your biases or previous knowledge of the law affect your answer. Remember that the answer to the question is present in the given passage only. 
  4. CLAT preparation tips for Logical Reasoning - Few important topics to prepare for the CLAT logical reasoning section include Relationships, Analogies, Logical Sequences, and Arguments. Learning shortcuts to solve Logical Reasoning questions can prove extremely helpful. While attempting the passage, identify the premises and sets of arguments first. Practise at least one passage of Logical Reasoning daily. 
  5. CLAT preparation tips for Quantitative Techniques - The difficulty level of questions in the CLAT 2025 Quantitative Techniques section is the same as that of Class 10 Maths. To ace the section, it is important to have conceptual clarity of all the topics of the Class 10 Maths syllabus. Important topics to prepare for the section are Basic Algebra, Ratios and Proportions, Mensuration and Statistics. Learning shortcuts to solve questions can prove helpful in this section as well. 

Also Read: 

CLAT Maths Questions 2025 CLAT 2025 GK Questions - Preparation for Current Affairs including GK Section Legal Maxims for Law Exam Preparation

CLAT PG 2025 Preparation Tips 

In the CLAT PG exam 2025, questions were asked from Law subjects that are taught at the graduation level. Given below are important CLAT preparation tips for PG courses:

  • Know the CLAT syllabus and exam pattern for LLM well 
  • Read and refresh your knowledge of important judgments
  • Gain complete knowledge of important constitutional and legislative provisions
  • Practice essay writing with a clear presentation of issues, facts, arguments, and conclusions

Also Read: Common Mistakes to Avoid for CLAT 2025

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CLAT 2025 Exam Day Preparation Tips

Candidates could follow the below CLAT 2025 last-week and exam-day tips to crack CLAT Exam:

Writing Mock Tests: Write a few mock tests. However, aim to finish at least 70% to 80% of the syllabus before starting the mocks. That’s the only way that you will receive any benefit from writing the test. Look for a good mock test series, and aim to write at least 6-8 CLAT previous years papers before the actual exam. Reproduce the exam conditions as much as possible – including the time limit and turning your phone off to avoid distractions!

Solve sample papers: Candidates must ensure solving as many CLAT Sample Paper 2025 as possible. Candidates must plan to solve atleast one sample paper every week during their CLAT exam preparation. The number can be increased with time. 

Question Selection – It is essential to remember that all questions carry equal marks and there are no sectional cutoffs in CLAT! So feel free to start from any section you are comfortable with, and if a question is taking too much time skip it without prejudice.

Negative Marking – CLAT has 1/ -0.25 negative marking. So you get 1 marks for every correct answer and -0.25 marks for every wrong answer. You get 0 marks for any unattempted questions. This means there is a penalty for uneducated guessing. My advice to you – guess, but carefully. It makes sense to guess only if you can eliminate at least 2 of the choices in the question. So keep that in mind while taking a guess.

English – Being strong in Reading Comprehension and basic grammar will take you a long way in the English section. Remember to also practice Para jumbles, CLAT has traditionally favoured them.

CLAT 2025 Best Books

To crack CLAT Exam 2025, it is important to have a great study plan which includes choosing right books. CLAT Best Books 2025 has been listed below. Candidates seeking admission to 5-year program must follow CLAT UG 2025 books:

Subject

CLAT 2025 Book Recommendation

Logical Reasoning
  • A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
  • Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
  • Analytical Reasoning (English) by MK Pandey
  • A New Approach to Verbal and Analytical Reasoning by Arihant
Legal Reasoning
  • Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson
  • Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning by AP Bhardwaj
  • Objective Legal Aptitude by RS Aggarwal 
Quantitative Techniques
  • Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant Publications 
  • 30 days wonder for Maths by S Chand
  • Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Pearson's
  • Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
GK & Current Affairs
  • General Knowledge 2023, 2022, and 2021 by Arihant Publications
  • Current Affairs Yearly by Arihant Publications
  • Manorama Year Book by Manorama Publications
  • General Knowledge 2022-2023 by Lucent’s
  • General Knowledge 2021-2022 by Tarun Goyal
English 
  • Objective General English 2023 by SP Bakshi
  • Objective General English 2024 by RS Aggarwal
  • The Pearson Guide to the CLAT by Pearson's
  • Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
  • CLAT Guide by Tata McGraw-Hill

CLAT Toppers 2025

 Candidates can check tips and tricks from CLAT Toppers 2024 below:

CLAT Topper Interviews (UG)

CLAT 2024 Topper Interview: Sritama Goswami shares how solving mock tests, less study hours helped her ace in CLAT Exam

CLAT 2024 Topper AIR 1 Jai Bohara says 'Good score in Boards doesn't guarantee good college'

CLAT 2023 Topper, AILET 2023 Topper (AIR 1) Abhinav Somani read newspapers religiously, made notes from them

CLAT 2023 Topper Interview: Arnav Maheshwari (AIR 4) says read newspapers regularly to keep up with current affairs

CLAT 2023 Topper Interview: Himang Gupta (AIR 5) says don't delay solving mock tests

CLAT Topper 2023 Interview: Sana Singh (AIR 11) says she treated GK, Quantitative Aptitude as score boosters

Meet CLAT 2023 Topper Priyam Mitra (AIR 13) who cracked the exam with two weeks of preparation

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CLAT, AILET 2020 Topper Interview: Take mocks, manage time to score good, says Anhad Kaur CLAT Topper Interview 2019: AIR 5 Mouli Jain used Pomodoro technique for preparation
CLAT 2019 Topper Interview: AIR 8, Shubh Mittal wants to be a politician CLAT 2018 Topper Interview: AIR 1, Aman Garg shares his success mantra
CLAT 2018 Topper: AIR 6, Shikhar Agarwal shares that being calm & focused is important CLAT 2017 Topper Interview: AIR 1 Rajat Maloo shares his Success Mantra
CLAT 2017 Topper Interview: AIR 4, Sumit Kumar Gupta wants to join NUJS Meet CLAT 2017 Girl Topper Radhika Sarda
CLAT 2017 Topper Interview: AIR 5, Himanshu Ashwani advises aspirants to take mock tests regularly CLAT 2016 Topper Viraj Ananth to join NLSIU Bangalore – Know more about how he got AIR 1
CLAT Topper Interviews (PG)
CLAT PG 2020 Topper Interview: Sahil, AIR 5, says take mock tests for better results CLAT PG Topper Interview 2019: AIR 5, Shiwali Agarwal wants to become a Legal Advisor
CLAT PG 2019 Topper Interview: AIR 9, Anshuman Singh wants to join judicial services CLAT PG Topper Interview 2019: AIR 10, Sourabh Jain shares his success mantra
CLAT PG Topper Interview 2018: AIR 1, Aayush Singhal shares his success mantra CLAT PG 2017 Topper: AIR 1, Pranav Tripathi is from NLSIU Bangalore
CLAT PG 2017 Topper Interview: AIR 2, Swati Verma is from Delhi University CLAT PG 2017 Topper Interview: AIR 5, Rajat Shukla wants to get into a PSU
CLAT PG 2017 Topper Interview: AIR 6, Satyendra Kumar Tiwari shares his success mantras CLAT PG 2017 Topper Interview: AIR 9, Saptarshi Das wants to become a Judge

 

CLAT 2025 Mock Test

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) shared online mock tests for CLAT 2025 UG and PG exams one month before the exam. They activated the links of online mock tests/ sample papers for CLAT 2025 on their official website; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in. All the registered candidates could check the same on the official website. Candidates could practice CLAT 2025 online mock test and check their exam preparation. To secure a seat in one of the top NLUs, candidates were advised to practice as many mock tests as they can. The reason is that CLAT mock tests help candidates to accurately assess their preparation level, where they are lagging, and determining speed of attempting questions. 

How to Use CLAT Mock Test to Advantage?

While practicing CLAT mock tests was extremely important, it was also equally important to know how to make best use of them to ensure effective CLAT preparation 2025. Check out some points that were advised to candidates while attempting CLAT 2025 mock tests:

  • Enroll in a good online mock test series
  • Practice at least one mock test everyday along with one previous year CLAT question paper or sample paper
  • Be wary of the time while attempting the CLAT mock test. Although there is no sectional time limit, it is advised that you allot fixed time to each section to ensure efficient use of the total two hours for the exam
  • After attempting each mock test, note down your weak and strong areas for the exam and work on them accordingly
  • After attempting at least five mock tests, sample papers and question papers try to analyse the important topics from which most questions have been asked in the paper. Focus on the important topics more.

CLAT Question Papers 2025

Along with the CLAT mock tests 2025, it was also important to solve past years’ CLAT question papers and sample papers. Attempting CLAT question paper 2025 helps candidates understand questions asked in the exam – difficult, easy, lengthy or tricky, which will work best for CLAT preparation 2025. Apart from that, it provides candidates with a clear understanding of the CLAT pattern, which helps them to identify the important topics for the exam.

While attempting previous year's papers, candidates were advised to attempt CLAT 2024 Question Paper, CLAT 2023 Question Paper, CLAT 2022 Question Paper, CLAT 2021 question paper and CLAT 2020 question paper as they were based on the new pattern of the exam.

CLAT Sample Papers (New Exam Pattern)

Candidates can check CLAT Sample Paper as per the revised CLAT Exam pattern below: 

How to Attempt CLAT 2025 Questions?

The questions asked in the CLAT exam can be grouped into three levels - easy, moderate, and tough. If candidates know the right technique to attempt passage-based questions and are prepared well, then a majority of the questions can be attempted. Solving CLAT subject-wise sample papers and the right technique can help candidates to crack CLAT. The tips to attempt passage-based questions in CLAT exam is given section-wise in the table below: 

How to attempt section-wise CLAT questions 2025?
How to attempt questions in CLAT English Language section How to attempt questions in CLAT Legal Reasoning section
How to attempt questions in CLAT Quantitative Techniques section How to attempt questions in CLAT Logical Reasoning section

Download Previous year's CLAT Question Papers & Answer Key

For CLAT 2025, previous years' question papers are relevant as per the exam pattern to help them ace in the exam. Candidates can download the CLAT question papers and sample papers for current and previous years below:

CLAT UG Question Paper 2023

CLAT PG Question Paper 2023

Download CLAT 2022 UG Question Paper PDF

Download CLAT 2022 PG Question Paper PDF

CLAT 2025 Exam Centres

The NLU Consortium released the list of exam cities for the CLAT exam. Candidates could select at least three cities (nearest first) as their preferred test centre location. For this, they had to mark their options in CLAT 2025 application form. Candidates were allowed to select up to three CLAT 2025 exam centres while filling up the application form. The exam centers of CLAT 2025 was allotted to the candidates on the basis of their preference and the availability of seats. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 was conducted in around 139 test centres across the country. 

  • For CLAT 2025, the consortium arranged 139 test centres across the country.
  • For CLAT 2024, the consortium arranged 127 test centres in 22 states and 2 UTs all over India.
  • For CLAT 2023, the consortium arranged 131 cities across India.

CLAT 2025 Helpdesk

Official Address Official Phone Number Official E-mail ID
CLAT Consortium of NLU
PO Bag 7201, Nagarbhavi,
Bangalore - 560 072
Karnnataka, India

08047162020

clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in

 

CLAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates intending to appear for CLAT 2025 had to ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria established by the Consortium of National Law Universities. All eligible candidates were required to submit their CLAT 2025 application form before the deadline. The Consortium outlined the updated eligibility requirements for admission to 5-year LLB and LLM programs on its official website. These criteria included factors such as academic qualifications, minimum marks, age limits, and more.

Candidates can check what was CLAT Eligibility Criteria 2025 below:

CLAT UG Eligibility Criteria 2025

Candidates can check the UG CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria in the table given below:

Criteria Requirements
Educational Qualifications
  • Class 12 or equivalent exam with at least 45% marks (40% for SC and ST categories)

Age Limit
  • There is no age limit to take up the CLAT exam.
Minimum marks

General - 45%

SC/ST - 40%

Number of attempts

No limit (Candidates who appeared for CLAT 2024 can also appear in CLAT 2025)

CLAT PG Eligibility Criteria 2025

Candidates can check the CLAT PG 2025 Eligibility criteria below:

Criteria Requirements
Educational Qualifications
  • The candidate must have passed the 5-year integrated or 3-year LLB exam.

Age Limit
  • There is no age limit to take up the CLAT exam.
Minimum marks

General - 50%

SC/ST - 45%

Number of attempts

No limit (Candidates who appeared for CLAT 2023 can also appear in CLAT 2024)

Note: The affiliated colleges may have different eligibility criteria from the ones mentioned above; so you need to visit the website of the concerned university to get the latest information.

CLAT 2025 Age Limit

There is no age limit to appear in this entrance exam. However, candidates must check the eligibility criteria for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses above. 

CLAT 2025 Application Process

CLAT 2025 registration began on July 15, 2024. The application process for CLAT Exam 2025 was in online mode only. Candidates could fill the application for CLAT 2025 on or before October 22, 2024.To register for CLAT 2025, candidates needed a valid email ID and phone number.

How to fill CLAT 2025 Application Form?

Candidates could follow the simple steps given below to submit the CLAT Application Form:

  1. Registration - The candidate could register by entering their name, mobile number, and email id. Also, select and confirm a password for the newly created applicant account. 
  2. Login - Log in to access the application form.  
  3. Select the program of study - After logging in, the first thing was to select the program of study 5-year LLB or one-year LLB
  4. Fill the form - There were different fields like personal information, communication details, qualifying examination status, exam centre preferences (THREE centres can be selected in the order of preference), and reservation. All fields needed to be filled. Check what all documents were needed to be uploaded in the prescribed specification (refer to the table below).

Document Required for CLAT 2025 application form - Specifications

Document Image Size (maximum) Format
Photograph

500 KB

jpg/jpeg
Signature 100 KB jpg/jpeg
State domicile certificate 2 MB PDF

5. Submit the form - Once the details are duly filled, agree to the declaration, give consent and submit the form.    

6. CLAT NLU Preference List 2025:

Candidates must note that from CLAT 2025 onwards it was mandatory to give their preferences to NLUs while submitting their CLAT 2025 Application Form. Aspirants must select their preferences carefully, as the consortium will only consider those NLUs that have been mentioned in the preference list.

Also Read: CLAT 2025 Registration Fees: Check category-wise CLAT fees

7. Pay the application fee - In the last step, pay the application fee (which is category-specific) in online mode using credit or debit cards, or net banking. Note that in addition to the exam fee, candidates will have to pay an additional INR 500 if they want to opt for previous years' question papers.

Watch the video below to know how to fill the CLAT application form:

CLAT Exam 2025: Registered candidates, intake, NLUs (Updated)

Aspirants can check the details of the CLAT exam in the previous three years below:

Particular 2025 2024
CLAT Registration
  • CLAT UG - 60,000 (expected)
  • CLAT LLM - 10,000 (expected)
  • Number of candidates registered - 60,895
  • Number of candidates appeared - 56,472
Number of seats offered 
  • CLAT UG - 2,860+
  • CLAT LLM - 1,160+ 
  • CLAT UG - 2,801
  • CLAT LLM - 1,072
Participating institutes
  • CLAT UG - Undergraduate (UG) programmes are offered by all the twenty-two (22) participating National Law Universities (NLUs)
  • CLAT PG - Postgraduate (PG) programmes are offered by nineteen (19) NLUs.

Check All About NLU Courses - Five-Year LLB, LLB, LLM, PhD in Law and Distance Law Courses -- Read here

Highest marks
  • CLAT UG - 121
  • CLAT PG - 94

The comparison above has been mentioned to help candidates understand the CLAT 2025 exam, number of seats, institutes and previous years cutoff marks to help them prepare better.

How was CLAT last year?

CLAT exam 2024 was conducted on December 3. The CLAT exam paper was moderately difficult and lengthy paper. Aspirants said that the English section was comparatively easier than all the sections. CLAT question paper 2024 had comprehension-based questions, each paragraph followed by 4-5 multiple choice type questions. A total of 120 questions were asked in the CLAT Examination 2024. 

CLAT 2025 Application Form Correction

The Consortium has closed the CLAT Application Correction Window 2025. Candidates could make changes in the already submitted CLAT 2025 Application Form by visiting the official website. Candidates were given the option to make changes to CLAT Test Centre preferences too. The CLAT Application Correction Window 2025 remained open until October 25, 2024. Candidates could make the following changes until the CLAT 2025 Application Form Correction window was open:

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Candidate's Name

Email Address Father's Name
Mother's Name Exam Centre Date of Birth
Mobile Number Photograph Signature

CLAT 2025 Application Correction Window: What all can be edited?

The Consortium of NLUs enabled the facility to update test centre preferences. To update their categories and test centres, candidates had to follow the steps to edit CLAT application as under:

Link for CLAT 2025 correction window - To be updated 

  1. Click on the application correction link
  2. Login using mobile number and password
  3. Click on the Edit Application button
  4. Go to 'Category and Seat Reservation' for NLU preferences, as well as, Personal details tab for OBC category status, whether Non-Creamy Layer or Creamy Layer
  5. Make the required changes, Click on Next button
  6. Click on the declaration checkbox, and Save to submit the changes

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