The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to candidates in undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law courses offered at 21 NLUs and other colleges/ universities accepting exam scores.
Till 2018, the exam was conducted by NLUs on a rotational basis. However, from 2019 onwards it is being conducted by a permanent body formed by the universities, i.e.The Consortium of NLUs. The consortium has its headquarter at NLSIU Bangalore and comprises:
An Executive Committee
The CLAT Convenor of the last year (DNLU Jabalpur for CLAT 2020)
The CLAT Convenor of the following year
Two co-opted Vice-Chancellors of NLU
CLAT 2021 Highlights
| Name of Exam | CLAT UG / CLAT PG |
| Name of Organization | CLAT Consortium, Bar Council of India |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Application Fee | Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI - INR 4,000 SC/ST/BPL - INR 3,500 |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Courses Offered | BA LLB/BBA LLB/B.Sc LLB/LLM |
| Acceptance Rate | 3% |
| Official Website | consortiumofnlus.ac.in |
CLAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria
| Exam | Age Limit | Educational Qualification | Minimum Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAT UG | No Upper Age Limit | 10+2 or Equivalent | Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI - 45% SC/ST - 40% |
| CLAT PG | No Upper Age Limit | LLB or Equivalent | Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI - 50% SC/ST - 45% |
CLAT 2021 Exam Pattern?
CLAT 2021 is held for both Undergraduate as well as Postgraduate courses and is called UG CLAT and PG CLAT Respectively.
| Subjects | Marks Allotted |
|---|---|
| English (with Comprehension) | 40 |
| Current Affairs | 50 |
| Legal Reasoning | 50 |
| Logical Reasoning | 40 |
| Quantitative Techniques | 20 |