How to Fill the CLAT Registration Form 2025?
Here are the major steps to fill out the CLAT registration form 2025. Please note that the registration link for CLAT UG and PG is the same.
Step 1 - CLAT 2025 Registration
- To begin CLAT 2025 registration, candidates must visit the official portal - consortiumofnlus.ac.in and click on the link “Register for CLAT”. Once the link opens, applicants have to enter details such as name, mobile number, email address, password, confirm password and hit the “Register” button.
- In the next step, they will be sent an OTP to the mobile number used for registration. They have to type the same for account validation.
- Once validated, aspirants can use the login into the CLAT account with the help of the mobile number and password used while registering.
Step 2 - Filling CLAT Application Form 2025
To start filling out the CLAT application form 2025, candidates have to log into the portal with their mobile number and password. Once the applicants log into the CLAT account, they have to select the programme for study.
They will find the options - Under Graduate (UG) 5-Year LLB programme and Post Graduate (PG) 1-Year LLM programme. After picking up the course, they have to press the tab - “Apply for CLAT 2025”.
Inside the CLAT application form 2025, candidates will find the below sections.
CLAT 2025 Application Form - Personal Information
In this part of the online form, aspirants have to type in details such as the applicant's name, date of birth, choose a category, gender, parent’s name/ guardian’s name, and upload their scanned photograph and signature.
CLAT 2025 Application Form - Communication Details
Here, applicants have to enter their present and permanent communication address.
CLAT 2025 Application Form - Qualifying Examination Details
Candidates have to select the qualifying examination from the drop-down menu and then proceed to furnish details such as the name of the education board/ university if they have appeared or will appear for the examination, year of passing, marks/ percentage secured etc.
CLAT 2025 Application Form - Test Centre Preferences
In this stage, applicants will have to add 3 test centres from the available list. Test Centre Preference 1 will be the examination venue which will be their 1st preference, and the rest 2 in decreasing order. The entrance test will be organised across India in more than 80 test centres such as New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Patna, Shillong, Amritsar, Kolkata, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Varanasi, Coimbatore etc.
CLAT 2025 Application Form - Reservation Criteria & Seat Intake
Applicants in this part have to select their respective reservation categories. They must check out the reservation criteria details, and seat intake for the participating NLUs and fill the particulars accordingly.
24 participating NLUs grant admission to the offered courses based on the performance of the candidates in CLAT. The participating NLUs aim to provide competitive standards of legal education in India.
Here are the seat intake details NLU-wise of CLAT 2025 for UG courses -
CLAT 2025 Application Form - NLU Preference List 2025
In this phase, the applicants will have to opt for NLUs and relevant courses in the order of their liking. Without entering NLU preferences, the candidates cannot submit the CLAT 2025 application form. Please remember to keep track of the deadline and finish the application form well in advance.
Check out the NIRF rankings of the participating NLUs in the below table -
NLUs | NIRF Ranking 2024 |
|---|
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru | 1 |
National Law University, New Delhi | 2 |
Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad | 3 |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | 4 |
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | 8 |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | 20 |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | 21 |
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi | 22 |
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala | 24 |
National Law University, Cuttack | 26 |
National Law University and Judicial Academy | 27 |
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai | 31 |
Chanakya National Law University, Patna | 31 |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | 34 |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi | 38 |
Step 3: Submission of the CLAT 2025 Application Form
Before submitting the CLAT 2025 application form, applicants are required to review the online form once and ensure that they have provided all the details accurately. They must not add any incorrect information as it will cancellation of their candidature. In the subsequent step, they must give their consent to the declaration form and complete the form submission.
Step 4: Pay CLAT 2025 Registration Fee
After form submission, applicants need to make the CLAT 2025 application fee payment. The payment has to be made via debit card/ credit card/ net banking. While paying the fee, aspirants can purchase CLAT previous years’ question papers as well by providing additional charges. Once the payment is done, the question papers can be accessed by the applicants from their accounts. Please note that the application fee will vary depending on the reservation category.
