As per the recent Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) notification, CLAT 2024 will be conducted on 3 December 2023 (UG & PG). This means CLAT 2024 online applications will open anytime soon, along with the counselling process.
The application forms for UG and PG courses will be available online at the official website. So, now the CLAT exam 2024 is all set to be conducted in more than 130 exam centres nationwide.
Keep scrolling! Our article will definitely clear all your doubts regarding CLAT 2024.
CLAT 2024 Exam Dates
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Notifications
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Dates
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Release of early admission notification
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23rd May-2023
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CLAT 2024 notification
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Soon to be released
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CLAT application 2024 (begins)
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Soon to be released
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Last date of application
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November 2023
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Issue of CLAT admit cards
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Maybe November or December 2023
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CLAT exam date 2024
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3rd Dec-2023
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Official CLAT answer key
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December 2023
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Release of final answer key
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December 2023
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Declaration of CLAT results
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December 2023 or January 2024
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Commencement of counselling
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January 2024
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CLAT 2024 Exam Pattern
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Basis
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Details
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Mode of examination
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Offline
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Exam Duration
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2 hours
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Number of questions
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CLAT UG - 150
CLAT PG - 120
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Type of questions
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MCQs from the comprehension paragraph
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Marking scheme
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One mark for each correct answer
-0.25 marks for each incorrect answer
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CLAT 2024 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates seeking NLU admissions through CLAT 2024 must know their courses' eligibility criteria. Here's an overview:
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Basis
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CLAT Eligibility Criteria for 5-year LLB
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CLAT Eligibility Criteria for 1-year LLM
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Age limit
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No age limit for admission to 5-year LLB courses.
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There is no upper age limit.
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Qualifying exam
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Class 12th or equivalent exam from a recognized board of education/ university/ institute
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A UG degree in law from a BCI-recognized law college/ University.
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Minimum marks Required
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Candidates must have obtained at least,
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Candidates must have obtained at least,
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Now that the exam dates are out, why not check out the exam centres selected for CLAT 2024? Here's a list of cities where the exam will be conducted & you need to pick wisely depending upon your location.
CLAT 2024 exam centres
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Agra
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Gandhinagar
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Kolkata
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Ahmedabad
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Allahabad
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Gangtok
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Kota
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Amritsar
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Aurangabad
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Ghaziabad
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Kurukshetra
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Barrackpore
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Barasat
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Gorakhpur
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Lucknow
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Madurai
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Gurugram
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Greater Noida /Noida
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Mohali
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Mumbai
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Haldwani
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Guwahati
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Muzaffarpur
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Mysore
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Bangalore
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Bhopal
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Hisar
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Nagpur
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Bilaspur
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Hyderabad
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Imphal
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Varanasi
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Indore
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Jabalpur
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New Delhi
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Navi Mumbai
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Bhubaneswar
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Calicut
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Jaipur
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Patiala
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Chandigarh
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Jalandhar
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Patna
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Coimbatore
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Chennai
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Jammu
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Pune
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Durg
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Dehradun
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Jamshedpur
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Raipur
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Shimla
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Ernakulum
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Jodhpur
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Ranchi
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Tiruchirappalli
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Faridabad
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Kanpur
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Shillong
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Srinagar
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Siliguri
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Thane
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Rajahmundry
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Salem
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Sonepat
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Puducherry
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Kanyakumari
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Visakhapatnam
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Vijayawada
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Chittor/Tirupathi
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Kottayam
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Amrawati (Maharashtra)
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Hooghly
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Kurnool
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Tirunelveli
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Cuttack
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Hubli / Dharwad
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Vellore
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Gwalior
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Vadodara
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Surat
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Meerut
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Mangalore
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FAQs on CLAT 2024
Students applying should have cleared their Class XII or appeared for their Class 12 exams in the current year.
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has announced that CLAT 2024 will be held in December 2023 for admissions to the 5-year integrated BA, LL.B (Hons.), and LL.M. programmes. There are 22 participating NLUs.
You can read our article here for easy tips and tricks.
The exam is divided into five sections in CLAT UG: English, General Knowledge and Quantitative Techniques, Legal Reasoning, and Logical Reasoning, and in CLAT PG, the subjects include 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 Law.
Yes, they will be! Anyone who will take their Class 12 exams in May 2023 can apply for this exam.
Yes, this exam is open for all students, irrespective of their streams.
Step 1: Visit the official website, i.e., https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/
Step 2: On the Home page, click the link "REGISTER" to complete the registration process by entering your name and mobile number and setting a password.
Step 3: Enter the OTP received on the registered mobile number. This completes the registration process.
Step 4: Log in to the portal using the registered mobile number and password.
Step 5: Complete the application form by entering all the correct details.
Step 6: Upload necessary scanned images, documents, and signatures in the specified format.
Step 7: Pay the fee through the different online payment modes to complete the application process.
Yes, here’s the detail; keep these handy before starting to fill out the form:
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Dimensions
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Image Size (Maximum)
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Format
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Photograph
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500 KB
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Signature
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100 KB
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