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CLAT 2023 application form to close today; Steps to apply

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will be closing the application form window for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) today, 18 November 2022. Eligible candidates who are yet to apply can do so by registering online at the official website of consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in 

The registrations for CLAT 2023 started on 8 August 2022 and the CLAT 2023 exam is scheduled to be held on 18 December 2022 in offline mode.  The exam duration is of 120 minutes (2 hours). 

CLAT 2023 application form - Documents required

• Front facing passport size recent photograph with a plain background
• Signature of the candidate
• Category certificate if the candidate is SC/ST/OBC
• Relevant certificate issued by a competent authority in case of PWD candidates and BPL category candidates
• All documents or certificates should be uploaded in pdf format only.

CLAT 2023: Steps to apply

• Log in to the CLAT consortium official website – consortiumofnlus.ac.in
• Click on the registration link.
• Enter your required details such as name, mobile number, password, and email id.
• Log in using the newly generated ID and password.
• Complete the application form by entering personal, educational and contact details.
• Complete the application process by submitting the CLAT registration fee.
• Take a printout for future reference.

Candidates must note, those belonging to the general category are required to pay an application fee of Rs 4,000 and candidates who belong to SC/ST/BPL categories need to pay Rs 3,500 for the CLAT application.

The consortium has also released two sample papers to help candidates prepare for the exam well. It has also launched online emotional health support services from 17 November 2022. With emotional health support, the consortium intends to make the CLAT preparation phase stress-free. 

Candidates who have completed the registration process can avail of this service free of cost. CLAT 2023 scores will be accepted by 22 national law universities and other private institutes for admission to the 5-year LLB programme and one-year LLM programme. CLAT admit card will be soon for all the registered candidates who have paid the application fee. Candidates will be able to check their allotted exam centre once the admit card is released.