Common Law Admission Test ( CLAT )

The Common Law Admission Test ( CLAT ) is an all India entrance examination conducted on rotation by 14 National Law Universities ( NLUs ) for admissions to their under-graduate and post-graduate degree programmes ( LL.B & LL.M ). The 14 participating NLUs in the order of their establishment are:

The first CLAT Core Committee consisting of Vice-Chancellors of the seven participating NLUs at that time decided that the test should be conducted by rotation in the order of their establishment. Accordingly, the first Common Law Admission Test ( CLAT ) was conducted in the year 2008 by the National Law School of India University ( NLSIU ), Bangalore. Subsequently, CLAT-2009, CLAT-2010, CLAT-2011 and CLAT-2012 have been conducted by NALSAR-Hyderabad, NLIU-Bhopal, WBNJUJS-Kolkata and NLU-Jodhpur, respectively. The CLAT-2013 is being conducted by Hidayatullah National Law University ( HNLU ), Raipur.

CLAT 2021 Important Documents

Important Dates for Common Law Admission Test ( CLAT ) Entrance Examination – 2015 :

Events	Dates
Date of Issue of First Admission Notification	25th December, 2014
Starting date for submission of online application form	1st January, 2015
Last date for submission of filled- in online application form	31st March, 2015
Download of Admit Cards / Hall Tickets	From 15th April, 2015
Date of CLAT – 2015 Online examination	10th May, 2015
Declaration of results i.e. issue of Merit List ( Category- wise )	20th May, 2015
Dates for indicating University- wise preference	21st-25th May, 2015
Publication of 1st Indicative seat allocation list	31st May, 2015
Dates for payment of counseling fee	4th-10th June, 2015
Publication of 2nd allotment list after payment of counseling fee	15th June, 2015
Dates for locking of allotted seats	16th-19th June, 2015
Publication of 3rd allotment list	22nd June, 2015
Dates for admission against allotment list to be completed by the participating NLU(s)	24th-27th June, 2015
Dates for receiving details of vacancies from the participating NLU (s)	Up to 28th June, 2015
Publication of 4th and final allotment list with up- graded & wait listed candidates	1st July, 2015
Dates for admission against 4th allotment list to be completed	Up to 2nd- 4th July 2015
Date of closure of admission process by CLAT-2015 office	6th July, 2015

The Convener, CLAT- 2015 is authorized to extend the last date of application, if required.

If any of the proposed date falls on a public holiday / non- banking day or in case of emergencies, the next working day will be reckoned as the due date.