CLAT Exam 2021: Common Law Admission Test, abbreviated as CLAT, is a centralized test conducted by a consortium of National Law Universities of India, which is taken after the 12th Standard for admission to integrated undergraduate programmes in Law and it is also taken after graduation for admission to postgraduate programmes like Master of Laws. 21 National Law Universities and 45 other educational institutes of India accept the scores of CLAT for admission in their Law programmes. The exam is conducted in rotation by the 21 NLUs. (The CLAT Exam 2021 will be conducted by National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi.)
CLAT Exam will be an offline, pen-paper-based test of 2 hours with objective-type questions, with almost 60,000 test-takers.
CLAT Exam 2021: Eligibility
Only Indian Nationals and NRIs are eligible to give the CLAT Exam. Moreover, for Undergraduate programmes, candidates must have passed class 12th from a recognized board with at least 45% marks (40% in case of SC/ST candidates). And for postgraduate programmes, candidates must have an L.L.B./ B.L. degree with at least 55% marks. (50% for SC/ST candidates)
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CLAT Exam 2021: Important Dates
| EVENTS | DATES |
| CLAT Exam online Application starts | 1st January, 2021 |
| CLAT Exam online application ends | 31st March, 2021 |
| CLAT Exam Date | 10th May, 2021 |
| Answer key releases | 11th May, 2021 |
| Answer key objection window | 12th May to 15th May, 2021 |
| Final Answer key releases | 18th May, 2021 |
| CLAT Exam result | 24th May, 2021 |
CLAT Exam Application Process
The applications for CLAT Exam are going on right now, so here’s how to apply for it:-
- Go to the official website of CLAT.
- Get yourself registered on the portal by generating a provisional registration ID and password.
- Now, login with that ID and password, and enter all the required details, and all upload all the required documents and a scanned photograph too.
- Check all the details again for any mistakes or do-overs as you can’t change it once you’re done applying.
- Now, moving forward to the next step of the payment of fees. The fee needs to be paid online, through Debit/Credit cards or by net banking.
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CLAT Exam 2021: Fee Structure
| CATEGORY | FEE |
| General/OBC/PWD/NRI | Rs.4,000 |
| SC/ST/BPL | Rs.3,500 |
CLAT Exam 2021: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Is there any way that I could apply to the CLAT Exam 2021 offline?
No, the CLAT Exam 2021 application form needs to be filled online only, moreover, the fee will be paid online only.
- How many seats are there in all the 21 NLUs combined for undergraduate programmes?
There are 2,500+ seats in the 21 NLUs combined for undergraduate programmes.
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- When will the Admit card be released for CLAT Exam 2021?
The Admit card will be released in the third week of May, you can download it by logging in to the portal where you registered, and by clicking ‘Download Admit Card’.
- What is the Exam-pattern for CLAT- L.L.B.?
There will be 5 sections, with 30 objective-type questions in each section, the exam will be of 2 hours, and there will be negative marking (25%).
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