CLAT Exam Centres 2025 (Released): 139 Cities, 22 States, Reporting Timing, Test Centre Instructions

No, its not at all necessary to give CLAT to become a lawyer. Candidates can enroll in law courses offered by various universities and colleges to pursue UG and PG law courses. However, those who wish to take admission in one of NLUs except NLU Delhi will have to appear for Common National Admission Test (CLAT).  Many private university conducts their own entrance exam having exam pattern similar to CLAT but with less difficulty level. 

Calculators are not allowed in the CLAT exam. However, students are provided the virtual calculator during the exam which can be used to solving lengthy calculations. The virtual calculator is made available on the computer screen during the test and candidates can use it by clicking on the calculator link. Candidates are advised to practice solving numerical questions on their own as using virtual calculators can take much time

No, the allotted exam centre cannot be changed at any stage after submission of the application form. Candidates will have to appear at the allotted test centre only. However, any incorrect detail related to the exam centre on the admit card can be reported to Consortium to get it corrected.

CLAT Exam is conducted to fill 3,213 seats in undergraduate courses and 1,217 in PG courses. These number doesn't include sponsored, supernumerary, NRI, and extra seats. The admission to 24 NLUs is done on the basis of the CLAT score and the cutoff. Candidates must note that the admission to any of the NLUs will not be done without CLAT score.

More than one lakh candidates from different cities across India appear for the CLAT exam every year. The exam authority has informed that Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2024 registered a total increase of 24.5% in applications compared to last year (CLAT 2023). Specifically, the Consortium of National Law Universities received 34.7% more Undergraduate applications and 25.8% more Postgraduate applications this year as compared to last year (CLAT 2023). For CLAT 2022, 56,472 candidates appeared out of 60,895 registrations. In 2021, 62,106 candidates appeared for the CLAT exam.

Joining a coaching institute for CLAT has become a trend. Apparently, coaching institutes are good at selling the idea that coaching is necessary to crack law entrance exams. However, that is far from the truth. Candidates without any professional coaching can also crack the CLAT exam with flying colours. However, for the same, it is important for candidates to adopt a well-planned and well-thought-out CLAT preparation strategy 2025. Apart from this, it is also extremely important for candidates to be completely dedicated and consistent with their CLAT preparation.

The CLAT question paper for UG course admissions carried 120 multiple-choice questions for a total of 120 marks like previous year. Candidates can check the section-wise questions weightage for each section as under:

Among all the books of CLAT 2025 in the world, candidates were advised to first go for the NCERT books. Candidates must complete all the NCERT books first before moving to other reference books available in the market. After completing the NCERT books, they could refer to the following books to boost up their practice and concepts: Universal’s LLB Entrance Guide, Lexis Nexis, Objective Arithmetic, GK Today, India Year Book and Analytical, Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal,  Word Power Made Easy,  Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal,  Manorama Year Book and Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey.

The CLAT question paper for UG courses had objective-type questions from subjects such as Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning Quantitative Techniques, English and Current Affairs including General Knowledge. The CLAT paper for the LLM. course had both objective questions from law subjects such as Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, etc. Generally, the questions are designed as passage followed by series of questions of one mark each. Candidates had to attempt the questions by reading and interpreting the passages only. 

Candidates could check important preparation strategies of CLAT 2025 below:

• Prepare a monthly and weekly timetable and have the syllabus handy
• Make sure to cover all the topics and concepts right on time and revise them at frequent intervals
• Write mock tests and practice tests frequently and analyze the tests taken to recognize the weak areas, and work towards improving them
• Do not make assumptions while attempting the questions in actual CLAT as for every incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted

Solving CLAT sample papers/question papers is beneficial as it gives the look and feel of the actual exam and develops the aptitude for solving questions in a given format and time duration. CLAT previous year papers also give you exposure to all types of questions asked in various sections of the exam. Moreover, the biggest benefit of solving CLAT question paper is that it prepares you for all levels of questions – difficult, easy, lengthy, or tricky.

It is recommended to solve previous year CLAT papers of at least 3 years. Given below are some of the benefits of solving CLAT question papers/sample papers:

• Understand paper pattern well: It helps in understanding the pattern, syllabus and marking scheme for CLAT exam
• Check difficulty level: It helps in understanding the difficulty level of the questions asked in the exam
• Know important topics: It helps you identify the important topics in the exam. Also Read: Important topics to study from CLAT 2025 syllabus
• Improve speed and accuracy: It helps in improving the speed and accuracy of taking the tests  
• Identify strong and weak areas: It helps you figure out your strong and weak areas for the exam
• Boost confidence: It helps you boost confidence and keeps the exam stress away

No. CLAT 2025 admit card will not be sent by post to any candidate. The hall ticket have to be downloaded online from the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in.. Candidates have to login and enter registration ID, password to download the admit card for CLAT 2025. Candidates are advised to download the admit card and check all details carefully. In case of any error, candidates are advised to contact the exam conducting body immediately to get the error rectified.

Candidates could download CLAT 2025 Admit Card by following the simple steps given below: Visit official website of CLAT consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Click on CLAT 2025, Login using your mobile number and password, the admit card link will be given on the dashboard. Download the CLAT admit card PDF and take a printout for your reference.

Candidates were not allowed to appear in the CLAT Exam without the CLAT Admit Card 2025. 

The CLAT Exam 2025 was scheduled to be held on December 1, 2024. CLAT 2025 admit card was released by the Consortium on November 15, 2024. Before releasing the admit card, the exam authority allowed candidates to make one last edition in their application details. Candidates were able to download the CLAT admit card by entering their login details on the official website. Know here all about CLAT admit card - https://www.shiksha.com/law/clat-exam-admit-card.

CLAT Consortium released the list of CLAT 2025 exam centres along with admission notification. The Consortium also inform about new addition in the list of CLAT 2025 test centre, if any. The exam was held in more than 139 cities listed as CLAT 2025 test centres across the country.

Candidates were given the option to select CLAT exam centres 2025 from the list of test cities while filling up the form only. The details of the allotted CLAT 2025 exam centre, including the name and location was mentioned on the admit card itself. On the day of the CLAT 2025 exam, a candidate had to report to the exam centre as per the scheduled time mentioned on the admit card. Since, the exam centre authority did not allow entry to candidates who are late. 

If you go through the pattern of CLAT exam, you will see that it is mostly general and does not involve any difficult subject. If you have basic understanding of English and have some interest in reading news and Current Affairs you are ready for two sections. The most challenging part, for most students, is Mathematics. However, it is of elementary standard and does not require special knowledge. If you did well in Math in class X, you have an edge. Only section that needs special preparation is legal aptitude. Most class XII students do not have idea about law. If you start in time and join coaching classes for help, you can get a hold of the basics in no time. 
So, we can say that CLAT is easy if you have basic knowledge of topics involved and you are prepared for some hard work to hone your skills further.

Yes, the CLAT exam has negative marking of -0.25 marks for wrong attempt. Unanswered questions have no negative marking. Candidates must select questions to solve very carefully in the CLAT exam. They should solve only those questions which they know they can solve accurately.

• For every correct answer, candidates are awarded one mark

• For every wrong attempt, 0.25 marks are deducted from their total score 

• No marks are awarded or deducted for questions not left un-attempted

The answer key for CLAT 2025 has been published on the official website; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The answer key of CLAT 2025 will be released in two steps - first a provisional answer key, and then a final answer key. Candidates can refer to the answer key to compare their responses. CLAT Final Answer Key 2025 has been released too.

CLAT 2025 Final Answer Key OUT. The Consortium released the CLAT Provisional Answer Key 2025 first and now the CLAT Final Answer Key 2025. CLAT 2025 Objection Window was closed on December 3, 2024.The CLAT 2025 exam was held on December 1, 2024. The CLAT 2025 exam was conducted in offline mode from 2 pm to 4 pm. The CLAT Provisional answer key 2025 has been published on the official website; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates can refer to the answer key to compare their responses.