Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2024

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2024 Courses

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law courses offered by 22 National Law Universities around the country. Candidates who qualify the CLAT exam and score above the cutoff can apply for admission to the courses mentioned below at 21 NLUs in India.

A law degree offers a five year law integration programme with a bachelor degree in any stream including, Arts, Humanities, Commerce, Science.

NLSIU offers a One-Year LL.M. Degree Programme. Similar to the BA LLB (Hons) programme, the LL.M. programme is organized around three trimesters every academic year. A total of 75 students are admitted to the LLM Programme for AY 2023-24.

Undergraduate Courses

The duration of the programme shall be for a period of five academic years. Each academic year is divided into three "Trimesters" with an average of not less than 70 working days for each. The academic terms will be announced in advance each year and will ordinarily be between July-September, October-January and March-June.

Admission to the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Programme is purely on the basis of merit as assessed through a Common Law Admission Test conducted for the purpose. Classes usually begin on 1st July every year.

The five-year integrated Undergraduate Degree Programme are:

  • BA LLB (Bachelor of Arts LLB)
  • BCom LLB (Bachelor of Commerce LLB)
  • BSc LLB (Bachelor of Science LLB)
  • BBA LLB (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB)
  • BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work)

Post Graduate Courses

NLSIU offers a One-Year LL.M. Degree Programme. Similar to the BA LLB (Hons) programme, the LL.M. programme is organized around three trimesters every academic year. A total of 75 students are admitted to the LLM Programme for AY 2023-24.

  • LLM

The list of 22 National Law Universities in India:

  1. National Law School of India University, Bangalore
  2. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
  3. National Law Institute University, Bhopal
  4. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
  5. National Law University, Jodhpur, Jodhpur
  6. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
  7. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
  8. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow
  9. National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
  10. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala
  11. Chanakya National Law University, Patna
  12. National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
  13. Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vishakhapatnam
  14. National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi
  15. National Law School and Judicial Academy, Guwahati
  16. Tamil Nadu National Law University, Trichy
  17. Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
  18. Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
  19. Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad
  20. Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
  21. Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur
  22. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat