CLAT 2025 results are out now on the official website. You can check your result by logging in to your registered account. The exam was scheduled for December 1, 2024. The Consortium of National Law Universities released the final answer key on December 9, 2024. The CLAT 2025 counselling process has also started on December 11, 2024 and will continue till December 20, 2024. The first allotment will be declared on December 26, 2024.
The Consortium of NLUs conducts the CLAT exam every year for admission to Law courses. This exam facilitates admission to UG and PG courses at NLUs. The CLAT scores are accepted by top NLUs, such as NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal, NLU Jodhpur, and others.
Here are the key highlights of the CLAT 2025 exam:
Particulars | Details |
Exam Name | CLAT |
Full Form | Common-Law Admission Test |
Conducting Body | The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) |
Exam Level | National |
Exam Mode | Offline (Pen and Paper Mode) |
Exam Duration | 2 Hours |
Courses Offered | CLAT UG: BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB, BTech LLB CLAT PG: Master of Law |
Accepting Colleges | 24 Participating NLUs and 61 private law college |
Official Website | consortiumofnlus.ac.in |
Helpdesk Number | Call At: 08047162020 Email At: clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in |
The Consortium of NLUs has declared the CLAT 2025 exam dates. The table below shows the important dates for the CLAT 2025:
Important Events | CLAT 2025 Exam Dates |
CLAT 2025 Exam Date | December 01, 2024 |
CLAT 2025 Provisional Answer Key | December 02, 2024 |
Inviting Objections to the Question Paper & Provisional Answer Key | December 02 – 03, 2024 |
CLAT 2025 Final Answer Key | December 07, 2024 |
CLAT 2025 Result | December 07, 2024 |
Registration for Admission Counselling | December 09 – 20, 2024 |
CLAT 2025 First Allotment List | December 26, 2024 |
Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze/Float options | December 26 – January 04, 2025 |
CLAT 2025 Second Allotment List | January 10, 2025 |
Payment Confirmation Fee for Freeze/Float options | January 10 – 16, 2025 |
CLAT 2025 Third Allotment List | January 24, 2025 |
Payment Confirmation Fee for Freeze/Float options | January 24 – 30, 2025 |
Payment of University Fee for the candidates selected the Freeze Option | May 14, 2025 |
CLAT 2025 Fourth Allotment List | May 20, 2025 |
Payment of Confirmation Fee for Freeze/Float options after Fourth Allotment | May 20 – 24, 2025 |
Here is the download link for the CLAT provisional answer key:
CLAT 2025 Answer Key | |
CLAT 2025 Provisional Answer |
You can check your scorecard by logging into your CLAT login account. You will be ranked based on your CLAT 2025 scores and allotted seats through the counselling process. You will be able to download the CLAT 2025 result, by following these steps below:
The table below shows some top colleges in India that accept the CLAT 2025 score:
NIRF 2024 Ranking | CLAT Accepting Colleges |
1 | |
3 | |
4 | NLU Kolkata (NUJS) - The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences |
8 | |
9 | |
17 | |
19 | |
20 | NLU Lucknow RMLNLU) - Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University |
21 | NLIU Bhopal - National Law Institute University |
22 | NLU Ranchi - National University of Study and Research in Law |
24 | |
26 | |
27 | NLU Assam (NLUJAA) – National Law University and Judicial Academy |
31 | |
31 | |
34 | |
38 | NLU Kochi (NUALS) – The National University of Advanced Legal Studies |
39 | NLU Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) – Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University |
Here are the expected CLAT 2025 cutoff marks for all the NLUs throughout India:
NLU | General | OBC | SC | ST | EWS | PwD |
NLSIU Bangalore | 98 | 95 | 90 | 86 | 96 | 80 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 96 | 93 | 86 | 82 | 94 | 78 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 94 | 90 | 84 | 80 | 92 | 78 |
NLIU Bhopal | 91 | 88 | 82 | 78 | 89 | 70 |
NLU Jodhpur | 92 | 89 | 81 | 76 | 90 | 76 |
HNLU Raipur | 87 | 83 | 74 | 70 | 85 | 65 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 90 | 84 | 76 | 72 | 86 | 60 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 87 | 84 | 76 | 72 | 85 | 55 |
RGNUL Punjab | 89 | 83 | 72 | 68 | 84 | 56 |
CNLU Patna | 85 | 82 | 70 | 66 | 83 | 52 |
NLU Odisha | 84 | 81 | 68 | 64 | 82 | 50 |
NLUJAA Assam | 80 | 78 | 65 | 60 | 79 | 48 |
DSNLU Vizag | 79 | 76 | 63 | 59 | 78 | 45 |
TNNLU Trichy | 81 | 79 | 64 | 61 | 80 | 47 |
The CLAT 2025 counselling process will start once the result is released. The CLAT counselling process involves these following steps:
The CLAT 2025 admit card was already released on November 15, 2024. You can download your CLAT hall ticket until December 1, 2024, from the official website. Download the CLAT admit card by following these steps:
The Consortium of NLUs released the CLAT 2025 exam pattern on the official website. The detailed CLAT 2025 exam pattern for the UG program and PG program is discussed below:
Category | UG Program | PG Program |
Exam Duration | 2 Hours | 2 Hours |
Mode of Exam | Offline | Offline |
Type of Questions | Objective-type, passage-based questions | Objective-type, passage-based questions |
No. of Questions | 120 | 120 |
Sections |
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Total Marks | 120 Marks | 120 Marks |
The CLAT 2025 marking scheme is the same for both UG and PG courses.
CLAT 2025 Marking Scheme | |
Correct Answer | +1 mark for every correct answer |
Incorrect Answer | -0.25 marks for every incorrect answer |
Here are the important topics of the CLAT 2025 syllabus:
Sections | Topics |
English Language | Grammer, Word Meanings, Comprehension Passages, Correct/Incorrect Sentences |
Current Affairs, including GK | Current Affairs include national and international importance, new appointments, sports, awards, honours, etc. Static GK includes the geography, history, politics, environment, etc. |
Legal Reasoning | Study of law, Problem-solving ability, Research Aptitude, Questions based on hypothetical situations, Important court decisions, etc. |
Logical Reasoning | Logical and Analogical reasoning skills |
Quantitative Techniques | Algebra, profit & loss, time & work, average, mensuration , speed & distance, permutation combination, Venn diagrams, statistical estimation, etc. |
Here are the important topics for the CLAT 2025 PG exam syllabus:
Section | Important Topics |
Objective Section | Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law, etc. |
While preparing for the CLAT 2025 exam, this advice you should keep in mind:
The Consortium of NLUs released the CLAT 2025 mock tests for UG and PG exams. They shared the links to online mock tests on their official website. If you are a registered candidate, then you can check the same on the official website.
The table below describes the CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria:
Criteria | CLAT 2025 Eligibility for UG Program | CLAT 2025 Eligibility for PG Program |
Educational Qualification | Must have passed class 12 examination. | Must have completed a 5-year integrated or 3-year LLB course. |
Age Limit | No age limit criteria | No age limit criteria |
Minimum Marks | 45% marks for General 40% marks for SC/ST | 50% marks for General 45% marks for SC/ST |
Number of Attempts | No limit | No limit |
For the CLAT 2025 registration, follow these steps:
Step 1: Visit the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2025. You could register by providing your name, mobile number, email, etc.
Step 2: Login to the applicant account and fill out the application form.
Step 3: Make sure to pay the CLAT 2025 application fee in online mode.
Ans: You can compare the CLAT 2025 answer key with the answers and then refer to the marking scheme to calculate the marks.
Ans: You can download the CLAT 2025 answer key from the official website, by clicking on the answer key link.
Ans: The Consortium of NLUs first releases the provisional answer key, which contains certain question answers. The provisional answer keys are revised later on at the time of the release of the final answer key.
Ans: After the exam, you must register for the CLAT counselling process by paying the registration fee. The seat allotment will be done based on your CLAT rank and NLU preferences.
Ans: You can check the CLAT 2025 cutoff through the official website under the notification section. There are no specific details required to check your CLAT 2025 cutoff.
Ans: The CLAT 2025 cutoff score is not the same for all the NLUs. The cutoff score at NLSU Bengaluru is generally higher as compared to their institutes.
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