CLAT 2027 Exam Date & Registration Last Date: Confirmed Notification Timeline

The CLAT 2027 exam date is Sunday, 6 December 2026, held from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in offline, pen-and-paper mode by the Consortium of National Law Universities. CLAT 2027 registration opened on 3 August 2026, and the CLAT 2027 registration last date is 31 October 2026. Both are now officially confirmed in the CLAT 2027 notification released on 22 July 2026 at consortiumofnlus.ac.in — this is no longer an “expected” schedule.

If you have been searching “CLAT exam date 2027 registration last date”, that phrase is really two questions — when the exam is, and by when you must apply. This page answers both, then walks you through the exam timing, how to apply for CLAT 2027 step by step, the application fee, exam centres across Delhi NCR, and everything that follows the deadline. Every date below is marked Official (confirmed in the notification) or Expected (indicative, based on recent cycles) so you always know what is locked in.

CLAT 2027 — the two dates that matter

Registration last date: 31 October 2026 (apply online at consortiumofnlus.ac.in)

Exam date: 6 December 2026 (Sunday), 2:00–4:00 PM (offline, 120 questions, 2 hours)

CLAT 2027 Important Dates (Official Schedule)

The Consortium of NLUs published the CLAT 2027 notification on 22 July 2026. The registration window and exam date in the table below are confirmed in that notification; the remaining dates are the Consortium’s usual sequence and are marked expected until the admit card and result schedules are published.

Always cross-check the final dates on the official Consortium website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Third-party pages — including this one — exist to help you plan; the notification PDF is the only authoritative source.

When Is CLAT 2027? Exam Date, Day & Session

CLAT 2027 is on 6 December 2026, a Sunday. The Consortium consistently holds CLAT on a Sunday in the first or second week of December so that school and working schedules are not disrupted, and 2027 follows that pattern. It is a single-shift national exam — there is no second session or slot to choose from, so every candidate across all 130+ cities sits the paper at the same time.

The exam is offline (pen-and-paper, OMR-based) — not computer-based. You answer 120 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours across five sections: English Language, Current Affairs & General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Techniques. For the full section breakdown see our CLAT 2027 syllabus and CLAT exam pattern guides.

Why 6 December is credible: the CLAT December pattern

CLAT has settled into a fixed rhythm — the first Sunday of December — so 6 December 2026 fits the established trend exactly. Recent years confirm it:

CLAT 2027 Registration Last Date: 31 October 2026

The CLAT 2027 registration last date is 31 October 2026. Registration opened on 3 August 2026, giving aspirants a window of just under three months to complete the online application at consortiumofnlus.ac.in. There is no offline or paper application — the entire process, from creating an account to paying the fee, happens on the Consortium portal.

Two practical points from our counselling desk. First, do not wait for the last week — the portal slows down and occasionally crashes under last-minute load, and document-upload or payment failures near the deadline are hard to recover from. Register early, then revise your details at leisure. Second, an application correction window is expected in November 2026, allowing you to edit specific fields after submission — but treat it as a safety net, not a plan; some fields are not editable, and it has not yet been officially dated.

CLAT 2027 Exam Timing & Reporting Time

The CLAT exam timing for 2027 is 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM — a two-hour (120-minute) afternoon slot, which is the Consortium’s usual timing. Your admit card will state the exact reporting time, which is well before the start: candidates are typically asked to report about an hour ahead (around 1:00 PM), because gates close before the exam begins and late entry is not allowed.

Plan your exam-day timing around these fixed points:

• Reach the centre early — traffic and security checks eat into your buffer; aim to be at the gate 75–90 minutes before 2:00 PM.

• No extra time — the paper is exactly 120 minutes for 120 questions, roughly one minute per question, so pace matters as much as accuracy.

• Carry the essentials — a printed admit card and a valid original photo ID; leave phones and smart devices outside.

How to Apply for CLAT 2027: Step-by-Step

Wondering how to apply for CLAT exam 2027? Follow these seven steps online before the 31 October 2026 deadline. Keep your documents ready before you start so you can finish in one sitting.

1. Register an account at consortiumofnlus.ac.in using a working mobile number and email ID, then verify the OTP.

2. Log in and fill personal details — name, date of birth, category, and full communication and permanent address (state, district, PIN), exactly as they appear on your official documents.

3. Enter academic details — your Class 10 and Class 12 information (candidates appearing in Class 12 in 2027 can also apply).

4. Choose programme and test-city preferences — select the UG programme and your preferred exam cities (you can list up to three).

5. Upload documents — a recent passport-size photograph, your signature, and category / PwD / BPL certificates if applicable, in the prescribed format.

6. Pay the application fee online and confirm the payment status.

7. Review, submit and save — check every field, submit the form, and download the confirmation page and fee receipt for your records.

Documents required for CLAT 2027 registration

• Recent passport-size photograph — colour, front-facing, JPEG, approx. 100–500 KB

• Scanned signature on white paper — JPEG, approx. 100–500 KB

• Class 10 certificate (for date of birth) and Class 12 marksheet (if passed)

• Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS) — PDF up to ~1.5 MB, if applicable

• PwD / BPL / domicile / NRI certificate — if applicable

Before you pay, confirm you actually meet the CLAT eligibility criteria — there is no upper age limit, and Class 12 aspirants need 45% marks (40% for SC/ST/PwD). The application fee is non-refundable, so it is worth checking before the fee is spent.

CLAT 2027 Application Fee

The CLAT 2027 application fee is ₹4,000 for General, OBC, PWD, NRI and OCI candidates, and ₹3,500 for SC, ST and BPL candidates, paid online during the application. It is a one-time, non-refundable charge and is separate from coaching or college tuition.

Downloading the Consortium’s official previous-year papers is an optional ₹500 add-on during the form. For a full cost picture — application fee, NLU tuition and coaching — see our CLAT exam fees guide.

CLAT 2027 Exam Centres in Delhi NCR

CLAT 2027 will be conducted across 130+ cities in India, and you select up to three preferred test cities while filling the form. For Delhi-NCR aspirants, CLAT 2027 centres are available in New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Greater Noida, Noida, Sonepat and Meerut, so you can usually sit CLAT close to home. The final centre and address are printed on your admit card, not chosen by you — only the city preference is.

If you are preparing in the region, our four Delhi-NCR centres — Hauz Khas, GTB Nagar, Noida and Gurugram — run classroom and test-series batches aligned to this exact CLAT 2027 timeline.

After Registration: Admit Card, Exam Day, Result & Counselling

Once your CLAT 2027 application is in, here is the sequence that follows the 6 December exam:

• Admit card (expected third week of November 2026) — download it from your Consortium login; it carries your centre, reporting time and exam-day rules.

• Exam day — 6 December 2026, 2–4 PM — 120 OMR-based questions with +1 for a correct answer and –0.25 for a wrong one, so accuracy beats reckless attempts.

• Provisional answer key (expected 8–9 December 2026) — released within a day or two; you can raise objections in the objection window (expected around 9–11 December) against a per-question fee.

• Result & merit list (expected third week of December 2026) — published after the final answer key, as a rank-wise scorecard.

• Counselling (expected late December 2026) — centralised, online, in multiple rounds, allotting seats by rank, category and your NLU preferences.

Your rank decides which of the 26 NLUs (offering roughly 3,520 UG seats) you can enter. NLU Delhi is the one exception — it admits through AILET, not CLAT, so most aspirants sit both CLAT and AILET. AILET 2027 is expected around 13 December 2026, a week after CLAT, with its own last date to apply of 10 November 2026.

Will the CLAT 2027 Exam Pattern Change?

Not for 2027. The Consortium has set up an Expert Committee, chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Indu Malhotra and including academics from Oxford, LSE, Columbia and Cambridge, to review the CLAT UG and PG exams. As of now the pattern — 120 questions, 2 hours, five sections — remains unchanged, and any reform would apply from CLAT 2028 onward. Prepare for the current pattern (it is what every past paper and mock is built on) and watch the official notification for updates.

Turn This Timeline Into a Study Plan

Knowing the CLAT 2027 exam date and registration last date is step one; converting the ~13 months to 6 December 2026 into a week-by-week reading, sectional and mock schedule is what moves your rank. At Law Prep Tutorial Delhi NCR — 1,310+ NLU selections since 2009, with a best result of All India Rank 1 — our mentors build that plan around this exact timeline. Book a free demo class at any Delhi-NCR centre, or explore our CLAT coaching in Delhi NCR.