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Consortium of National Law Universities
CLAT
Five-year integrated law at the National Law Universities.
1 in 18
who appeared went on to a place (five-year LLB seats across the NLUs)
Highly competitiveCompetition, recent cycles
| Year | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Seats | Seat per appeared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72,248 | 4,054 | 5.6% | ||
| 2024 | 71,243 | 68,786 | |||
| 2023 | 50,600 |
What preparing for it involves
| Body of knowledge | Preparation |
|---|---|
| Maths & quantitative | ≈ 40 h |
| English & comprehension | ≈ 180 h |
| Reasoning | ≈ 200 h |
| General awareness & domain | ≈ 250 h |
A leading approximately marks hours that were estimated rather than counted from a syllabus topic list. How these figures are derived is set out in the overlap model.
Sources
- competition[2023] — CLAT year-wise registered and appeared — 2023 row, checked 9 Aug 2026 · reported by a news outlet, not the exam body
- competition[2024] — CLAT year-wise registered and appeared — 2024 row, checked 9 Aug 2026 · reported by a news outlet, not the exam body
- competition[2025] — CLAT 2025 candidates appeared and NLU seat intake, checked 9 Aug 2026 · reported by a news outlet, not the exam body