CLAT 2026 registration and application process closed on, 07-Nov-2025. The CLAT 2026 is scheduled to be held on 07-Dec-2025. Candidates interested in participating in the exam can check details about registration, filling up details, and fee payment.
The application process becomes easier when below mentioned details are kept handy
- Keep your signature and photograph ready as per the specifications
- Keep payment details ready (Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking)
- Keep education documents ready
- Check CLAT Eligibility Criteria
Before proceeding to fill up the application form of CLAT 2026, candidates are advised to read below to understand the application process:
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Candidates can follow the steps below to fill the application form of CLAT without making any errors:
CLAT Registration
- Visit the official website of CLAT Consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in and a message will appear on the homepage (see in the image below) and candidates have to click on ‘CLICK HERE’ to visit the application window
- On the left side of the application window, a login form will be given and candidates registering for the first time have to click on ‘Don’t have an account? Register’ button
- The online registration form of CLAT 2026 will pop-up on the screen and candidates have to provide following details to register:
You don't have to worry. In case you have forgotten your ID and password, which is pretty much normal. You can go and click on the forgot password tab in the registration window. You will receive the mail and then you have to reset your password. Once day you will be able to login.
See, it doesn't matter that you fill the form through laptop or phone. What matters is you fill the form. Yes, you should have good network connection and internet speed. It should not happen that you have filled the form and when you reach the last step you loose the connection. So what is important is network connection not the phone or laptop to fill the application form.
Name – As mentioned on the academic documents (class 10th certificate or name change certificate if any)
Mobile Number – Candidates have to enter a valid mobile phone number either their own or parents'/ guardian’s
Password – Candidates have to create a secure and strong password that has at least one numerical, one number, one symbol, an uppercase and a lower case alphabet and it should be at least 8 characters long
After this, candidates have to click on the ‘Register’ button and an OTP was sent on the registered mobile number. Candidates have to use this OTP to activate CLAT login account as under:
Account Activation
Candidates have to enter the OTP received on their mobile number to access the CLAT application form.
After this, the account activation window displayed a message as under:
Filling up the application form
Candidates can then use their CLAT login to fill up the application form as under:
Even with all the right documents, if you have not paid the application fee, your application form will be rejected. Since the application process cannot complete without submiting the fees. Once the window closes you won't be able to pay the fees or re fill the form.
No, there is no such provision given by the Consortium to fill out the application form offline. Candidates must complete filling the CLAT Application Form 2027 on or before the last date. You can only fill out the application form online. The form will be considered submitted only if you pay the fees.
The Consortium has released the CLAT Counselling Schedule. The CLAT First Merit List to be released on January 6, 2026. The Consortium will release atleast five round merit list.
Upload photograph and signature – Candidates also have to upload their photograph and signature after they register for CLAT 2026. The photograph have to be front-facing and clear image. Signature have to be a scanned copy, and file format should be jpg/ jpeg only.
Fill up the form – Candidates have to fill the following details in the application form:
- Enter Applicant Name – as per the class 10+2 certificate
- Select gender
- Select Date of Birth in MM/DD/YY format
- Enter the father’s name
- Enter the mother’s name
- Select nationality
- Select All India Category – General/ OBC/ SC/ ST (If you select the category other than general then, a new field will open up for uploading a supporting document as issued by the competent authority. The document should be in pdf file format and the size should be less than 1.5 MB)
- Select if belonging to PWD or BPL (Below Poverty Line) category – If yes, then respective documents need to upload in pdf file format and size not more than 1.5 MB)
After this, candidates have to proceed on the next stage as under:
Communication details – Candidates have to enter the communication address related information as under:
- Correspondence address – present residential address
- Select state/ UT, District
- Enter PIN code of your corresponding address
- Enter Permanent Address – fill the same details as correspondence if the address is same.
- Enter mobile number and email ID
Qualifying examination details – In this form, the candidates have to provide the following details of their academics:
- Qualifying examination
- Board/ University
- Status of qualifying examination – whether already appeared, appearing or passed
- Select month of passing the examination
- Select year of passing
- Enter the qualifying marks in percentage
Test Centre Preference – Candidates have to select at least three cities from the list of CLAT 2026 test centres in order of preference.
College Preferences – Here at this stage the candidates have to mark the National Law Universities (NLUs) in order of preference. All the 24 NLUs will be listed on this page.
Reservation – Candidates will be able to select the reservation quota available in each NLU in the following manner. Fill in the required details if seeking admission under the reserved category.
Fee payment
After filling up the application form, candidates have to pay the CLAT application fee as under:
- Click on green coloured ‘Make Payment’ button available on the dashboard
- On clicking this, a pop up will appear as under:
- Make the required select and proceed to pay the application fee
The application fee for each category is as under:
| Category |
Application fee (in INR) |
Application fee with question papers |
|---|---|---|
| General/OBC/PWD/NRI/ PIO/ OCI |
INR 4000 |
INR 4500 |
| SC/ ST/BPL |
INR 3500 |
INR 4000 |
Candidates should note that additional bank charges INR 50 or more will be included in the application fee. After making the application fee payment, the message will appear as under:

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