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 02-Jun-2026

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CLAT UG is a centralised national-level entrance test conducted by the Consortium of 26 National Law Universities. 

Introduction 

Name of the Examination 

CLAT UG 

Conducting Body 

Consortium of National Law Universities   

Key Stages 

Single Stage Objective Type Exam (120 questions, 2-hour duration) 

Mode of Application 

Online  

Mode of Examination 

Offline 

Official Website 

https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/  

Conducting body: 

  • Consortium of NLUs 
  • 26 National Law Universities

Mode: 

  • Pen & Paper 
  • OMR-based, offline

Duration: 

  • 120 min 
  • ~60 sec / question

Total marks: 

  • 120 
  • 1 mark per question

Age Limit 

  • There is no upper age limit for CLAT UG 2027.  
  • Any candidate who has passed or is appearing in Class 12 (or equivalent) from a recognised board may apply. 

Educational Qualification: 

Category 

Minimum marks in Class 12 

Remarks 

General/OBC/PwD/NRI / PIO / OCI 

45% aggregate 

In qualifying Class 12 exam from a recognised board 

SC /ST 

40% aggregate 

Relaxed criteria for reserved categories 

Syllabus 

Subject 

Topics Covered 

Skills Tested 

Current Affairs & General Knowledge 

  • Contemporary national & international events  
  • Arts & culture (India + world)  
  • International affairs & geopolitics  
  • Historical events of continuing relevance  
  • Legal/policy info from passages 
  • Awareness of current events  
  • Reading comprehension of news passages 
  • Contextual understanding (no extra law needed) 

Logical Reasoning 

  • Argument-based passages (~450 words)  
  • Analytical reasoning 
  • Critical thinking patterns 
  • Identify arguments, premises & conclusions 
  • Evaluate reasoning Strengthen/weaken arguments  
  • Draw inferences & analogies  
  • Detect contradictions 

English Language 

  • Reading comprehension passages (fiction + non-fiction) 
  • Vocabulary in context 
  • Sentence meaning 
  • Comprehension of main idea 
  • Summarisation  
  • Inference-based questions 
  • Vocabulary understanding  
  • Compare viewpoints 

Legal Reasoning 

  • Legal principles in passages  
  • Fact-based scenarios  
  • Public policy & moral philosophy 
  • Identify legal rules/principles  
  • Apply rules to facts  
  • Logical legal application  
  • Policy reasoning  
  • Analytical thinking (no prior law required) 

Quantitative Techniques 

  • Data interpretation  
  • Ratios & proportions  
  • Basic algebra  
  • Mensuration - Statistics (mean, median, mode) 
  • Numerical analysis  
  • Data interpretation  
  • Graph reading  
  • Basic calculations (Class 10 level)