Consortium of NLUS

The Consortium of National Law Universities was settled in 2017 with the aim of enhancing the quality of legal education in the country and justice system through legal education.

The Consortium dream to promote better teamwork amongst National Law Schools to achieve high standards of legal education in the country. Twenty-One National Law Universities have joined the Consortium as founder members.

The exam date of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2022 has been revised by the Consortium of National Law Universities (Consortium of NLUs). As per the new notification, the CLAT 2022 exam will be held in June this year. Candidates can visit the official website – consortiumofnlus.ac.in and check the revised schedule notification.

The last date to submit the online application for the exam has also been extended till 9 May.

Steps to apply for CLAT 2022

  • Go to Consortium’s official website – consortiumofnlus.ac.in
  • On the homepage, search for CLAT 2022 registration link and click on it
  • Register on the Consortium portal and then fill the application form
  • Fill the requested details, pay the CLAT 2022 application fee and submit the form
  • Download the CLAT 2022 application form and keep a printout of the same for future need

The CLAT 2022 will be held on 19 June for both undergraduate and postgraduate program. The duration of the exam would be 2 hours from 2 pm to 4 pm. earlier, the exam was scheduled to be held on 8 May and the last date to apply for the exam was 31 March.

The Post Graduation exam will consist of 120 questions, while the Under Graduate exam will have 150 questions. Each question will carry one mark. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer.

Eligibility

Students who have cleared Class 12 or appearing for the board exam are eligible to apply for the UG CLAT exam. While, those who have completed their Bachelor of Legislative Law (LLB) or are in the LLB final year are eligible to apply for CLAT Master of Law (LLM).

Counseling fees

The counseling fee has been reduced from Rs 50,000 to Rs 30,000 for candidates belonging to the unreserved category. However, the counseling fee for the reserved category candidates is Rs 20,000.

CLAT Participating Institutes 2022: The Consortium of National Law Universities conducts the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for admission to 5-year integrated LLB and LLM program offered by 22 NLUs. Scores are also accepted by more than 60 public and private colleges and universities across the country. These colleges and universities sign Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) with the Consortium of National Law Universities for accepting CLAT scores. It is important for candidates to know about the CLAT participating institutes 2022. It would help them in knowing the program offered by each NLU through CLAT 2022, their seat matrix and other relevant information. Knowing about the CLAT participating colleges would also help the candidates in giving NLU preference while filling the application form.