The CLAT 2027 exam date is December 6, 2026. The exam will be held in a single shift, offline. The consortium of NLUs has released the CLAT 2027 notification, and registration for CLAT 2027 begins on August 3, 2026.
Students have to complete their applications by October 31, 2026. Students who have successfully paid the CLAT application fee before the deadline can edit their applications once the edit window opens. The CLAT UG form correction window opens for 2-3 days and is expected to be available in November 2026. Check all important CLAT dates 2027 in this article.
CLAT exam timing is from 2 PM to 4 PM. The CLAT exam is held in pen-and-paper mode at various centres in India.
| Particular | Details |
| Exam Name | CLAT 2027 |
| Conducting Body | Consortium of National Law Universities |
| CLAT Exam Date | December 6, 2026 (Expected) |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Duration | 2 Hours |
| Question Type | MCQs |
| Official Website | consortiumofnlus.ac.in |
The given dates are tentative. The official dates will be updated soon. However, we can expect the CLAT UG events to be held as per the following expected schedule.
| Events | Dates |
| CLAT Notification 2027 | July 22, 2026 |
| CLAT UG Registration begins | August 3, 2026 |
| Last Date to Apply | October 31, 2026 |
| CLAT Form Correction Date | First week of November 2026 |
| CLAT Admit Card Release Date | Last week of November 2026 |
| CLAT UG Exam Date | December 6, 2026 |
| Answer Key Publication | 2nd week of December 2026 |
| Result Declaration | Mid December 2026 |
| Counselling Process Begins | 3rd week of December or last week of December 2026 |
The CLAT 2027 notification was released on 22 July 2026 on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Click below to download the CLAT UG notification.
Check all important dates in the table given below:
| Events | Dates |
| CLAT UG Registration begins | August 3, 2026 |
| Last Date to Apply | October 31, 2026 |
| Last date to pay the fee for CLAT UG | October 31, 2026 |
| CLAT UG form correction date | First week of November 2026 |
| Last date to edit details | First week of November 2026 |
Here is the exam date and time for CLAT UG 2027:
| Events | Dates |
| CLAT UG Exam Date | December 6, 2026 |
| CLAT UG Exam Timing | 2 PM to 4 PM |
till the exam date. Check the expected dates below.
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| CLAT Admit Card Release Date | Last week of November 2026 |
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The CLAT 2027 exam schedule is given below.
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| CLAT UG Exam Date | December 6, 2026 |
| Reporting Time | 12:00 PM (Tentative) |
| Gate Closing Time | 1:30 PM |
| CLAT Exam Time | 2 PM to 4 PM |
The CLAT 2027 answer key will be released in two stages: the provisional answer key followed by the final answer key. The tentative CLAT 2027 answer key schedule is provided below.
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Release of CLAT provisional answer key | 2nd week of December 2026 |
| The objection window opens | 2nd week of December 2026 |
| Last date to raise the objection | 2nd week of December 2026 |
| Release of CLAT final answer key | 3rd week of December 2026 |
The CLAT result 2027 is expected to be announced a few days after the examination. Candidates can check their results online by logging in to the official CLAT portal with their registered credentials.
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Release of the result date | Mid December 2026 |
The Consortium of NLUs shall begin the CLAT counselling 2027 by the 3rd week of December or the last week of December 2026. The counselling will be held at the official website of the Consortium of NLUs. Only eligible candidates will receive an invitation via registered email to update their NLU preferences. The counselling registration window usually opens for 10 days.
Check the previous year’s dates below for reference.
| Events | Dates |
| CLAT 2026 Notification Release | 20 July 2025 |
| CLAT UG Registration Begins | 1 August 2025 |
| Last Date to Apply | 31 October 2025 7 November 2025 (Extended) |
| CLAT Form Correction Date | Up to 9 November 2025 |
| CLAT Admit Card Release Date | 22 November 2025 |
| CLAT UG Exam Date | 7 December 2025 (Sunday) |
| Provisional Answer Key Publication | 10 December 2025 |
| Result Declaration | 16 December 2025 |
| Counselling Process Begins | 17 December 2025 (6:00 PM onwards) |
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