The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National Law Universities around the country. CLAT is organized by the Consortium of National Law Universities, consisting of representative universities.
Till 2018, the exam was conducted by NLUs on a rotational basis. However, from 2019 onwards it is being conducted by a permanent body formed by the universities, i.e. The Consortium of NLUs.
CLAT Eligibility Criteria 2024:
All law schools in India accepting CLAT follow the eligibility criteria mentioned by the CLAT Consortium to offer admissions. Moreover, the eligibility criteria for legal education in India are prescribed by the Bar Council of India (BCI).
CLAT eligibility criteria for undergraduate (UG ) level law courses are mentioned below:
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Educational qualification:
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CLAT Eligibility for five-year Integrated LLB courses or LLM courses.
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Candidates should clear Class 12th with a minimum of 45% marks (applicable for candidates belonging to General/ Other Backward Class (OBC)/ Person with Disability (PwD)/ Non-Resident Indian (NRI)/ Person of Indian Origin (PIO)/ Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) category)
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Candidates should clear Class 12th with a minimum of 40% marks (applicable for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) category)
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Candidates appearing for their Class 12th board examinations are also eligible to apply for CLAT exam. However, such candidates need to produce proof of passing the Class 12th or equivalent exam at the time of admission. Candidates unable to produce the evidence shall forfeit their right of admission through CLAT exam
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CLAT age limit:
- There is no upper age limit to appear for the CLAT exam. This means that candidates belonging to any age group can apply for the law entrance exam.
- The age will be an important factor when there will be a tie-in mark of two or more candidates.
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