CLAT Notification

CLAT 2021 Exam Notification

Every Year Consortium of NLUs releases notification for CLAT entrance exam to grant admission to students in LLB and LLM programs. CLAT 2021 exam will be conducted in offline mode tentatively in the month of June 2021. If the clat exam date is not extended, then clat 2021 exam will be conducted on 13th June 2021, Sunday between 2 pm to 4 pm.

Based on CLAT 2021 scores, admission will be offered to various law programs of LLB & LLM in 22 NLUs & by the other universities & institutions who are authorised to use clat score for admission in same law ug & pg courses.

12th CLAT 2019 exam was organized by The National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO). But from 2020, NLUs formed a Consortium & decided that besides any particular NLU, the Consortium will be responsible for conducting the clat entrance exam every year.

In this article, you will find the important details like CLAT online application process, clat application fees, clat exam centres, clat exam date, list of documents, clat admit card & list of colleges accepting CLAT scores. It is advisable to students that to complete online registration for clat 2021, they have to open Consortium of NLUs official website after reading all details here.

Trivia - In 2020, CLAT exam was conducted online centre based computerised test.

CLAT Exam Highlights

Key Points	Details
Exam Name	CLAT (Common Law Admission Test)
Exam Conducting Body	Consortium of National Law Universities
Exam Type	UG and PG
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Courses Offered	LLB and LLM
Exam Mode	Offline (Pen & Paper Mode)
Exam Duration	120 Minutes
Exam Language	English
CLAT Website	consortiumofnlus.ac.in

CLAT 2021 Important Dates

We have concise all important dates for CLAT 2021 exam in below table.

Events	Dates
CLAT 2021 notification	1st January 2021
CLAT 2021 online registration begins	1st January 2021
Last date of clat 2021 application	31st March 2021
Release of admit cards for clat 2021 exam	A week before exam
CLAT 2021 exam date	23rd July 2021 from 2 PM to 4 PM
CLAT 2021 result announcement	Aug 2021 (Expected)
CLAT 2021 online application link	Apply

Colleges accepting CLAT scores

CLAT is conducted for admissions to 22 NLUs and more than 50 private law colleges in India. Below is the list of colleges participating in CLAT 2021:

CLAT participating National Law Universities (NLUs)

National Law School of India University, Bangalore The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata National Law University, Jodhpur Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) Visakhapatnam Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur

National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad National Law Institute University, Bhopal Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow Chanakya National Law University, Patna National Law University Odisha, Cuttack National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University Sonipat, Haryana

CLAT 2021 Application Process & Fees

• The candidates are first required to register themselves at the CLAT 2021 website by using personal mobile number and e-mail Id.
• Upon registration, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number for validation. Once the mobile number is validated, candidates can login using the registered mobile number and the password provided at the time of registration.
• Please fill the form carefully. The Name of the candidate and the parents shall be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the Certificates/Mark sheets/Identity proof. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.
• Please note that once the application is submitted and paid, the candidate cannot change the program, category and BPL field.
• Updates to application form will not be entertained after the closure date.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

Application fee : Depending on the category of the candidate, the application fee may vary as shown in the table below.

Category	Mode	Gender	Amount
General, OBC & NRI	Online	Female, Male, Transgender	Rs.4,000/-
SC, ST & BPL category	Online	Female, Male, Transgender	Rs.3,500/-

List of Documents to be uploaded

• Front facing passport size recent photograph with plain background
• Signature of the candidate

Note:

• The photograph and signature of the candidate need not be attested while submitting the Online Application Form.
• All documents/certificates should be uploaded in pdf format only.
• Category certificate if you are applying under SC/ST/OBC.
• Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if you are applying if candidate is P.W.D.
• Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if you are coming under BPL category.

CLAT 2021 Exam Centres

The CLAT consortium has mentioned 40 test cities where candidates can take the exam. However, it can add more exam cities to the list, refer the table below for tentative test centres:

Allahabad Aurangabad Bengaluru Bhopal Bhubaneswar Chandigarh Chennai Dehradun Ernakulam Faridabad

Gandhinagar Ghaziabad Gurugram Guwahati Hisar Hyderabad Indore Jabalpur Jaipur Jammu

Jodhpur Kanpur Kolkata Lucknow Mumbai Nagpur New Delhi Noida Patiala Patna

Pune Raipur Ranchi Shimla Siliguri Trichy Thiruvananthapuram Varanasi Vijayawada Vishakapatnam

CLAT 2021 Admit Card

The clat 2021 admit card / hall ticket can be downloaded by the candidate by logging into his / her account. The exact date on which the hall tickets will be made available will be intimated on the clat website. However, it is expected that one week prior to clat 2021 exam, the clat admit card will be available to download.

Consortium of NLUs Contact

If you seek any help or information or clarification regarding clat 2021 application, candidature, terms etc. candidates can contact Consortium of NLUs in person or over telephone no.

• Address - P.O. Bag 7201, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 072 Karnnataka, India
• E-mail - clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in
• Contact No. - 080-47162020

on working days between 10.00 hrs. to 17.00 hrs.