CLAT 2023 Application Form is now open on the official website of the Consortium. The Common Law Admission Test, abbreviated CLAT, is an entrance exam for top law schools in India. This entrance exam is organized by the Consortium of National Law Universities, comprising 22 NLUs.
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) released the first CLAT 2023 sample paper on October 8, 2022. The second official CLAT sample paper 2023 will be released on October 14, 2022. CNLU started registration for CLAT 2023 on August 08, 2022. The CLAT 2023 registration form is available online, at CLAT official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in till November 13, 2022.
The CLAT 2023 registration fee is Rs 4,000 (Rs 3,500 for SC and ST candidates). CLAT 2023 will be held on December 18, 2022, in offline, pen and paper mode. The exam will be held in over 130 exam centers across the country. Recently, the exam authorities have announced Rajkot (Gujrat) as a new exam center.
How to fill out CLAT Application Form 2023?
1. Registration: To register, enter your name, email id, mobile number, and other details.
2. Fill in relevant details: Here enter personal, academic, and contact details. You will also be required to select the program of study (UG or PG), and enter preferred NLUs in the order of priority from the drop-down menu.
3. Upload documents: Scanned copies of the signature, photograph, and other documents in the prescribed specification (refer to the table below) have to be uploaded.
CLAT 2023 Course-wise Eligibility Criteria
Criteria |
UG program |
PG program |
Qualifying exam |
The candidate must have passed 10+2 or an equivalent exam |
The candidate must have passed the 5-year integrated or 3-year LLB exam. |
Minimum marks |
General - 45% SC/ST - 40% |
General - 50% SC/ST - 45% |
Age limit |
No upper age limit has been prescribed for UG courses. |
There is no upper age limit for admission to PG courses. |
Application Fees
Category |
CLAT Application Fee (in INR) |
General/OBC/PwD/NRI/PIO/OCI |
INR 4,000 |
SC/ST/BPL |
INR 3,500 |
CLAT previous years' question papers fee |
INR 500 |
CLAT 2023 Exam Dates
Events |
Dates |
Starting Date to Apply |
08 August 2022 |
Last date to apply |
13 November 2022 |
Last date for online fee payment |
13 November 2022 |
Admit Card Release Date |
The first week of December 2022 |
CLAT 2023 Exam Date |
18 December 2022 |