18 April 2026
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| CLAT 2026,Law,BA LLB,NLU,Career
CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) 2026 is the gateway to 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) in India for admission to BA LLB and LLM courses. The exam will be conducted by Consortium of NLUs in December 2025 / December 2026 cycle.
CLAT 2026 PATTERN (UG):
- 120 questions in 2 hours
- Sections: English Language (22-26), Current Affairs + GK (28-32), Legal Reasoning (28-32), Logical Reasoning (22-26), Quantitative Techniques (10-14)
- Marking: +1 correct, -0.25 wrong
- Reading-based questions (passages of 450 words)
TOP NLUs RANKING:
1. NLSIU Bangalore — Top choice. Cutoff: ~50 rank
2. NALSAR Hyderabad — Cutoff: ~80
3. NLUJ Jodhpur — Cutoff: ~150
4. NLU Delhi (separate AILET exam, not CLAT)
5. WBNUJS Kolkata — Cutoff: ~200
6. GNLU Gandhinagar
7. HNLU Raipur
8. RMLNLU Lucknow
PREPARATION TIPS:
1. READING SPEED is the #1 skill — practice reading newspapers and editorials daily (target: 250-300 wpm)
2. Current Affairs: Read The Hindu / Indian Express for last 12 months
3. Legal Reasoning: Read landmark Supreme Court judgments
4. Mock tests: At least 50+ full-length mocks before exam
5. Vocabulary: Learn 20 new GRE-level words daily
CAREER AFTER CLAT:
- Litigation (court practice)
- Corporate Law (LPOs, top firms — pay 15-25 LPA)
- Judicial Services (PCS-J)
- Civil Services (UPSC)
- Legal academia and research
Other Law Entrance Exams: AILET (NLU Delhi), LSAT India, SLAT (Symbiosis), DU LLB.
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