Common-Law Admission Test (CLAT)
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is one of the national level entrance exams after graduation. The 22 National Law Universities and other universities and colleges consider this test score for the postgraduate law courses’ admission. Approximately, 60,000 (round figure) aspirants sit for this highly competitive law exam. The number of test-takers continues to rise each year. A consortium of the NLUs, seated at NLSIU Banglore, oversees the exam affairs conducted by an NLU on rotational basis. The online registrations for this national level test start off in the first week of January tentatively. CLAT 2020 Exam Overview The below table offers you a brief about the CLAT 2020 exam. Read through the whole article for a comprehensive understanding of this popular test.| CLAT Exam Conducting Body | The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) |
| CLAT Exam Frequency | Once in a year |
| CLAT Exam Mode | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| CLAT Exam Duration | 2 hours |
| CLAT Exam Question Types | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Medium of the CLAT Exam | English |
| Courses Offered Through the CLAT Exam | PG & UG |
| Event | Feature | Date |
| CLAT 2020 Online Registrations Commencement | Apply online | 1 January 2020 |
| CLAT 2020 Online Application Closure | Complete all the necessary steps of your application | 10 July 2020 |
| CLAT 2020 Admit Card | The Admit Card will be released online | 29 August 2020 (Tentative) |
| CLAT 2020 Exam Date | Sit for the exam at the test centre | 28 September 2020 |
| CLAT 2020 Results | The CNLU will announce the results and the merit list | To Be Updated |
- Step 1: Online Application Submission
- Step 2: Admit Card Downloading
- Step 3: CLAT Exam
- Step 4: Results Declaration
- Step 5: Counselling
- An LL.B Degree or an equivalent examination with a minimum 50% of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories and 45% of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
- Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in April/May 2020 are also eligible to apply.
- No upper age limit is prescribed for appearing in CLAT 2020.
| PG CLAT Exam Duration | 2 hours |
| PG CLAT Exam Question Type | MCQs |
| Total Questions in PG CLAT | 120 |
| Total Marks in PG CLAT | 120 |
| Marking System | · 1 mark for each correct attempt · ¼ mark cut for each incorrect attempt · No mark cut for unanswered questions |
| Medium of the PG CLAT Exam | English |
| NLSIU, Bengaluru |
| NALSAR, Hyderabad |
| NLIU, Bhopal |
| WBNUJS, Kolkata |
| NLU, Jodhpur |
| HNLU, Raipur |
| GNLU, Gandhinagar |
| RMLNLU, Lucknow |
| RGNUL, Punjab |
| CNLU, Patna |
| NUALS, Kochi |
| NLUO, Odisha |
| NUSRL, Ranchi |
| NLUJA, Assam |
| DSNLU, Vishakhapatnam |
| TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli |
| MNLU, Mumbai |
| MNLU, Nagpur |
| MNLU, Aurangabad |
| HPNLU, Shimla |
| DNLU, Jabalpur |
| DBRANLU, Haryana |
