Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

Instructions issued by Consortium of National Law Universities

1. General Instructions to Follow

• The CLAT 2024 examination will be held in OFFLINE mode.
• The applications have to be submitted ONLINE only from consortiumofnlus.ac.in website.
• The date of examination is scheduled on 3rd December 2023 from 2 PM to 4 PM. (Subject to revision in case of necessity)
• Indian Nationals/NRIs seeking admission in the UG programmes shall appear in CLAT 2024.
• Foreign Nationals need not appear for the test.
• For any information relating to the 22 NLUs, the candidate may refer to the e-brochure of the respective Institutions available on the Consortium website.
• For NRI/NRI Sponsored/Foreign National seats, the applicants are advised to refer to the e-brochures as well as the websites of the respective NLUs for more details. All NRI Category candidates have to appear for the CLAT 2024 examination for those NLUs where such category is admitted through CLAT 2024 rankings and not admitted directly by the concerned Universities. Please note that for admission in these categories, you will need to apply directly to the concerned NLU in addition to appearing for the CLAT exam. Please refer to the NLU website for more information.
• Information regarding the details of intake, reservation policies and the courses offered along with the fee structures of various participating National Law Universities is available in the Information Brochure which can be accessed from the official website of CLAT and also from the websites of the participating NLUs. The candidates are, therefore, advised to thoroughly go through the rules, policies, and the fee structure of the participating NLUs before filling in the application form for UG courses, and also for the NRI and Foreign National seats.
• Information provided in the e-Brochure regarding the intake, reservation policy, fee, courses offered, and the subjects taught at various levels including the areas of specialization, etc., has been specified very briefly. For detailed information regarding the same, the candidates may refer to the information available at the websites of the participating NLUs.
• Candidates are advised to visit CLAT 2024 website regularly for updates. The allotment of seats and the offer for admission under CLAT 2024 shall be provisional and shall not create any right of admission in favor of a candidate.

2. Other instructions

• The online enrolment for CLAT 2024 will open on 1st July 2023 and close on 3rd November 2023.
• The application form, complete in all respects and after payment of fees must be finally submitted and paid on or before 3rd November 2023 (11:59 P.M.). Incomplete application forms shall not be considered. The candidates shall fill in and submit the application form well in time to avoid last-minute hassles. The CLAT Office or the organizing University shall in no case be responsible for any incomplete information or misinformation or inconvenience faced by the candidate in this regard.
• The candidates are first required to register themselves at the CLAT 2024 website by using their personal mobile number and e-mail Id. Upon registration, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number for validation. Once the mobile number is validated, candidates can login using the registered mobile number and the password provided at the time of registration.
• Please fill in the form carefully. The Name of the candidate and the parents shall be spelled correctly in the application as it appears in the Certificates/Mark sheets/Identity proof. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.
• Please note that once the application is submitted and paid, the candidate cannot change the program, category, and BPL field.
• Updates to the application form will not be entertained after the closure date.
• The candidates are required to read the instructions carefully and furnish correct and authentic information. In case the information furnished at any stage of the application, examination and admission process is found to be false or incorrect or if there is any discrepancy or mismatch between the information furnished by the candidate at the relevant section and the certificates/documents produced at the time of admission, the provisional admission offered to the candidate shall stand cancelled with immediate effect without assigning any further reason. If such discrepancy or mismatch relates to the candidate’s eligibility for inclusion in a particular reservation category, that candidate shall be considered for admission to the NLUs in subsequent rounds of the Admissions Counselling Process, without being included in that reservation category.
• The candidates are requested to choose the program (UG/PG) and category correctly. Requests for change of program or category in the application form will not be entertained.
• In the event of unforeseen incidents resulting in the cancellation of a Test city or centre, or insufficient or extra number of candidates opting to appear from a particular Test Centre, the Convenor, CLAT 2024 reserves the right to cancel such a City/Centre and shift the applicant to another City/Centre
• In order to claim the benefit of reservation, the candidate must produce the relevant certificates as prescribed by the Government of India/State Government and as required by the respective NLU at the time of admission, as notified by them.
• The CLAT 2024 application fee is non-refundable and non-adjustable.
• Participating National Law Universities reserve the right to change the total number of seats and break-up of seats as per their policy before the final allotment. The reservation policy is subject to change as decided by the concerned Government from time to time.
• If a candidate has filled-in more than one online application form, the candidate’s last online application form will only be considered. In such cases, the application fee for the previous application forms will not be refunded.

3. Documents to be uploaded with the Online Application.

• Front facing passport size recent photograph with plain background.
• Signature of the candidate
• Category certificate if the candidate is applying under SC/ST/OBC
• Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if the candidate is applying as P.W.D
• Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if the candidate is applying under BPL category.

4. Note

• The original certificates/documents issued by the competent authority as specified in the brochure are to be submitted to the allotted University in the form and manner as specified by the respective universities at the time of admission.
• The photograph and signature of the candidate need not be attested while submitting the Online Application Form.
• All documents/certificates should be uploaded in pdf format only.
• Application fees can be paid online only.
• Application fee for General/OBC/PWD/NRI candidates: Rs.4,000/-
• Application fee for SC/ST/BPL category candidates: Rs.3,500/-
• The cost of previous years’ question papers is Rs.500/- (not included in the CLAT 2024 application fee of Rs.4,000/- or Rs.3,500/- as the case may be.)
• The candidates themselves will have to bear the bank transaction charges for remitting the fee online. The actual bank transaction charges will be displayed on the payment gateway page after candidates choose the mode of payment.
• Application Fees are non-refundable.
• The Admit Card/Hall ticket can be downloaded by the candidate by logging into his/her account. The exact date on which the hall tickets will be made available will be intimated on the website.