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CLAT 2026

Common Law Admission Test

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CLAT is India's national law entrance test for integrated BA LLB and LLM at 22 National Law Universities including NLSIU Bangalore — India's #1 law school. Score also accepted at Alliance, Symbiosis, NMIMS, and Christ University.

Exam Date

December 2026 (tentative)

Result

December 2026 (same day)

Total Seats

2,500 at 22 NLUs + hundreds at private colleges

App Fee

₹4,000 (GM) / ₹3,500 (SC/ST/PwD/BPL)

Official Website

Important Dates — CLAT 2026

Registration OpensAug 2026 (tentative)
Registration ClosesOct 2026 (tentative)
Admit CardNov 2026
Exam DayDec 2026
Provisional Answer KeyDec 2026
Result & Merit ListDec 2026
CounsellingJan 2027

Eligibility Criteria

BA LLB: Class 12 with 45% marks (40% for SC/ST/PwD)
LLM: LLB degree with 55% (50% for SC/ST/PwD)
No age limit (Supreme Court ruling 2024)
Appearing Class 12 students also eligible for BA LLB
Any stream in Class 12 — Commerce, Science, Arts all eligible

Exam Pattern

SubjectQuestionsMarksDuration
English Language2828—
Current Affairs & GK3535—
Legal Reasoning3535—
Logical Reasoning2828—
Quantitative Techniques1414—
›Negative marking: -0.25 per wrong answer
›Offline pen-and-paper — 2 hours, 120 MCQs
›Score accepted by NLUs + private law colleges
›No separate exam for NLSIU Bangalore — CLAT rank is used
›Reading Comprehension heavy — English is the backbone

Syllabus — CLAT 2026

English

•Reading Comprehension passages
•Vocabulary in context
•Grammar and usage
•Inference and assumption

Current Affairs & GK

•National & international events (12 months)
•Legal events and judgments
•Art, culture, history
•Science & technology in news

Legal Reasoning

•Principle-fact-conclusion questions
•Legal maxims
•Constitution basics
•Contracts, torts, criminal law (elementary)

Logical Reasoning

•Argument analysis
•Assumptions & inferences
•Strengthening/weakening arguments
•Critical reasoning passages

Preparation Tips

01Read Hindu/Indian Express daily for Current Affairs — CLAT tests last 12 months of events
02Legal Reasoning is pattern-based — no law knowledge needed, just logical application
03English RC is 28 marks — practice 5 passages per day
04Quant is only Class 10 level Maths — easy to score full marks here
05NLSIU Bangalore cutoff: ~70+ marks; other NLUs: 60–67 marks

Top Colleges Accepting CLAT 2026

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Alliance School of Law (ASOL)

Bangalore, Karnataka

NAAC A

BMS College of Law

Bangalore, Karnataka

NAAC B+

Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies

Bangalore, Karnataka

NAAC B+

Bengaluru Law College

Bangalore, Karnataka

NAAC B+

Bishop Cotton Women's Christian Law College

Bangalore, Karnataka

NAAC B+

Christ (Deemed-to-be) University, Bannerghatta Road Campus

Bangalore, Karnataka

NAAC A+

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