How to Fill CLAT Application Form 2027: Date, Online Form Correction

CLAT 2027 registration and application process will likely begin on August 1, 2026. The CLAT 2027 is likely to be held on December 6, 2026. Candidates interested in participating in the exam can check details about registration, filling up details, and fee payment. 

CLAT 2027 Application Process

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) is likely to open the CLAT registration window 2027 for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) on August 1, 2026. Candidates who want to appear for the CLAT Exam must apply on or before the deadline. Candidates can apply for the CLAT Exam until October 31, 2026. The CLAT Application Process 2027 can be completed on consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates must check the CLAT Eligibility Criteria before applying for the exam.

Only those candidates who will complete the registration process on time will be issued the CLAT Hall Ticket. All the important information related to the CLAT Exam will be published in the CLAT Notification. The CLAT Exam Date 2027 is tentatively December 6, 2026. First-time applicants might face some difficulties in filling up the CLAT application. Candidates must learn how to fill out the CLAT 2027 application form by following the steps below.

The application process becomes easier when the details mentioned below 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

How to fill CLAT 2027 Application Form

Candidates can follow the steps below to fill the CLAT application form 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 CLAT Registration 2027 form will pop up on the screen and candidates have to provide following details to register:

Name – As mentioned on the academic documents (class 10^th certificate or name change certificate if any)

Mobile Number – Candidates have to enter a valid mobile phone number, either their own or their parents'/guardians’

Password – Candidates have to create a secure and strong password that has at least one numerical, one number, one symbol, an uppercase and a lowercase alphabet and it should be at least 8 characters long

After this, candidates have to click on the ‘Register’ button and an OTP is 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:

The login window for CLAT 2027 will appear as under: 

Filling up the application form

Candidates can then use their CLAT login to fill up the application form as under:

Upload photograph and signature – Candidates also have to upload their photograph and signature after they register for CLAT 2027. The photograph has to be front-facing and a clear image. Signature has to be a scanned copy, and the file format should be JPG/JPEG only.

Fill up the form – Candidates have to fill in 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 a 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 2027 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 25 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:

1. Click on green coloured ‘Make Payment’ button available on the dashboard
2. On clicking this, a pop up will appear as under:
3. Make the required select and proceed to pay the application fee

The application fee for each category is as under:

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: